tinkerer , builder. loves tech, ux and impactful products. currently focusing on the kaspa ecosystem and part of the great KYO team

Kaspathon submission deadline is approaching soon ! (can't believe it's going to be tomorrow already). So far we have 290 hackers registered, 32 projects submitted with excellent quality ! This is FANTASTIC ! #Kaspa #Kaspathon #Blockchain @kaspathon
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4 hours to the finish line on Kaspathon ! 44 projects so far and lots lots of real innovations, ideas and creativity... Judging is going to be hard (and fun !) Lots of them really show Kaspa incredible speed. Bravo to the participants ! #Kaspa #kaspathon
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📣New Spot Listing Alert: $KAS Kaspa @kaspaunchained @Kaspa_KEF Kaspa is a decentralized and fully scalable Layer-1, based on the GHOSTDAG protocol. 🪙Deposits Opened, 📈Trading Starts Soon! htx.com.lv/en-us/support/850…
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HTX公告将上线 $KAS (Kaspa) @kaspaunchained @Kaspa_KEF 📌 Kaspa 是一种去中心化的和完全可扩展的 Layer-1,基于 GHOSTDAG 协议。 ✅ 充币业务已开启 ⏰ 币币交易12月24日 17:00 (UTC+8) ⏰ 提币业务12月25日 17:00 (UTC+8)
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🚨 DEVS & CRYPTO CHADS – KASPATHON IS HERE TO BLOW YOUR MIND! 🔥🔥 Code dApps, DeFi, wallets, tools, anything that you can think of creating that actually feel like the future! Huge KAS prizes 💰 Instant legend status + eternal glory 🔥🚀 If you're a: - vibe coder - developer - idea man This is your entry to discover and experiment building on a PoW network with internet speed. Work together to create something amazing! DROP EVERYTHING. JOIN KASPATHON NOW. WE'RE MAKING HISTORY!!! #cryptocurrencynews #Hackathon #Kaspa #eth #Bitcoin
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Merlin retweeted
Good to see @HTX_Global finally listed $KAS. For those who are not familiar with HTX, you may be inetrested in reading this post: nitter.net/HuobiGlobal/status/199…, open release of its proof of reservce for the 38th month consecutively. DYOR, CEX transpareny @DefiLlama: defillama.com/cexs
HTX officially announces $KAS (#Kaspa) listing! Trading goes live December 24th at 17:00 (UTC+8). Marketing activities that we support will kick off alongside the listing. Stay tuned!
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(human thought [and wrote] for 3 days, 7 hours, 15 minutes, 34 seconds) The death of a casino, The birth of a clock 'Cypto is dead' is half-right. Crypto has only been around for less than two decades. You can only build something that is guaranteed to last by modeling it on something that has been needed for centuries, like clocks The closed loop 'cryptoland' has currently built-- the CT casino and the same 50k wallets rotating liquidity between slightly different yield farms is hitting its ceiling The people cheering for 'cryptoland's (in its current forms) death are right: as a subculture, crypto is finished. This also ties to misunderstanding the internal and external communities have about Kas The market (and 'cryptoland', more generally) is missing this pivot. The death of "crypto as a lifestyle" is the birth of crypto as infrastructure. The winning endgame is not a casino; it’s an invisible, neutral, immutable verification layer of the internet And that is exactly why the market isn't understanding $KAS A speed/decentralization paradox: Here is a technical reality most people ignore- fast proof-of-work (PoW) is the only way to scale without centralizing control In proof-of-stake (PoS), speed comes from knowing the validators ahead of time. You select the committee, then they work (select-then-work). This makes them fast, but it makes them targets; bribable, coercible, and political Fast PoW (Kaspa) flips this model: work first, select later You don't need a committee. Every block is a statistical proof that it out-worked the network. This means you can crank the block rate to 10 or 100 BPS without appointing a 'ruling class' of stakers (who continue to grow with power as they accumulate more of their favorite coin). Will the world in the future be based on doing (and proving) the work, or selecting those who already have the power? A ledger war: the computer vs. the clock, and the importance of understanding the differences We have been fighting the wrong war, staying in 'cryptoland'. Here's a brief on some technical nuances: Account Models (ETH/SOL): Optimized for stateful apps. Great for DeFi casinos, terrible for global verification (bloat, sequential bottlenecks) eUTXO: A hybrid attempt. Smart contracts on L1 are cool, but they add (too much) weight Kaspa is taking a different path, one let's call Radical Simplicity (this is the point most people are missing) We keep L1 (Kaspa) as a pure, fast (maxxed-out) UTXO timestamping engine. It doesn't want to be a computer; it wants to be a clock By stripping away the heavy logic, Kaspa becomes the perfect anchor for Real-Time Data, and therefore Real-Time Decentralization (RTD) Miners as a believable witness- at 10+ blocks per second, miners effectively become a real-time decentralized committee that can attest to external events (prices, APIs, payments) in seconds The end game: A "truth" layer- Flight delay insurance that pays instantly. Viral video verification where the deepfake is caught by checking the chain's timestamp. ZK-logins that kill phishing without needing a central server The point of all of this Scaling is messy. You will see politics. You will see friction between purists and builders. You will hear about bad actors and subversion. It will be unclear who to trust Ignore noise. Focus on the network that's being built and what will be required to run it If you believe the future of the internet requires a neutral, un-bribable way to prove what happened and when, you don't build it on a council of stakers. You need it built on high-speed proof-of-work. The protocol protects itself The casino is closing. A truth verification layer is opening Crypto is dead. Long live the Clock
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SUI was DDoS attacked yesterday causing mass delays Proving again that 127 validators is not enough Sufficient decentralization demands a larger attack surface Let this be a lesson for SOL not to let validator counts drop too low. We must win on scalability & decentralization!
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Merlin retweeted
FOSS #Kaspa Explorer. Right now is the time to get the lineup for the non-standard wishlist of items. ie. Feature: Konsole. A console interface for those who have preferences towards being geeky. (Kaspa, KRC20, KRC721, KNS) When using a Proxy/Gateway - I think it's important to show where the source of the data is coming from for validation/verification purposes. @MerlinNobody and a few others may be of interest in joining the initative - which is very welcomed once the beta is up on github, i think we can get this rolling quickly with vercel/like etc very quickly, then add in the local* multi-indexer with a simple config gateway swap. @supertypo_kas @IzioDev open invite as well. Some outsanding curiosities. Socket.io vs socketi / redis vs dragondb. Feedback and or Input/lessons learned are always helpful - but am experimenting with other pub/sub/sockets tech as well. @knsdomain #kaspaexplorer #buildinpublic 🐢.kas
FOSS #kaspa Explorer progress: Working on the Backend/Indexer unification for some key areas along with a gateway for security/scaling/management. If expediting is a key objective, can take a hybrid approach to fill in the missing items with external api's until localized.
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I've been working in tech and monitoring the blockchain space for over 10 years - anticipating how it would disrupt the products and industries I worked on. Now I'm on the other side, helping build that disruption. And a project that really caught my attention is Kaspa. Fair launched, fully decentralized, proof-of-work - but with block times so fast you can build at internet speed. Ready to be the infrastructure that enables these disruptions. I've participated in hackathons. I've organized them. I know how powerful they can be - not just for building cool stuff, but for bringing people together and sparking ideas that stick around long after the event ends. This is why I'm thrilled to have worked with the Kaspa community to launch a new hackathon: kaspathon.com 200K KAS in prizes. 4 tracks. A chance to bring new builders into an ecosystem I believe in. If you know someone who loves to build - a dev, a student, a tinkerer - send them our way. Whether you're Web3-native or even better, wanting to learn and bring a different perspective from real world experiences, hackathons are the best way to learn by doing. The best projects come from unexpected places. Let's learn, let's disrupt and let's see what we can create together. #Kaspa #Kaspathon #Hackathon #Web3 #BuildInPublic
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Kaspathon is live! Head over to kaspathon.com , Get a team, hack something great and spread the word ! This is a fantastic opportunity to grow the ecosystem, attract new devs, and create real open-source tools that benefit everyone! #Kaspa $Kas #hackathon
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Join us for another awesome episode of Blockchain Banter! On tonight’s show we have: @IzioDev @MerlinNobody @Seb28_7 We’ve got an awesome hackathon to learn about and we can all congratulate IzioDev in properly joining Core with the thanks of a grant from @Kaspa_KEF If you can’t listen live, listen later! See you there folks $KAS #Kaspa
Blockchain Banter - Episode 81 @Chris_Hutch7 and I are hosting yet another BANGER of a show! We will be joined by a few $KAS ecosystem builders so tune in and get updated Set That Reminder 👇 nitter.net/i/spaces/1vAxRQyYNZgJl
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Replying to @Tokenize_LDN
@Tokenize_LDN was so much fun! We have such a wonderful $KAS community!
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Had a blast @Tokenize_LDN & @fintech_connect at Excel London. As expected, the Kaspa booth was buzzing, and the talks on stage by @hashdag & @oneforonehaha were very informative and interesting. Below is my interpretation of Yonaton’s speech 👇👇👇 Great to see some absolute Kas legends like @KaspaQueeen @glitchin888 @Seb28_7 @MerlinNobody @Twixx2407 @XHodlerX @gallap01 @Elliott_Blast & @emdin Along with the mainstays like @LevendiPro @Chris_Hutch7 @TomHutchinson27 @FullFace_69 & @wolf_WolfysBar Key Points from Yonatan Sompolinsky’s Speech on @kaspaunchained future at Tokenize London • Vision for “Internet Money”: Sompolinsky starts by explaining that cryptocurrencies should work like fast internet cash, connecting blockchains to real-world events instantly and securely—think money that reacts to news as quickly as you scroll your phone. • Two Kinds of Experts in Crypto: He splits researchers into “cryptographers” who build strong math locks but forget to check if inputs are real (leading to trust issues), and “distributed systems” folks who assume most people are honest to link crypto to the outside world, like verifying news without middlemen. • Real-World Example with MicroStrategy: Using a possible January 2026 event where MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin strategy gets added to stock indexes, he shows how a liquidity provider could hand off a trading plan to a smart system that watches headlines and buys/sells Bitcoin right away if approved—making money moves as quick as a tweet. • The Missing Piece: Trustless Flow: Right now, no blockchain can split a plan, pass it to a network, and execute it based on live events without trusting someone shady; Sompolinsky says Kaspa fixes this by baking real-world checks into its core design. • How Kaspa Integrates Outside Events: Kaspa lets miners “vote” on real events (like a court ruling) using proof-of-work energy, creating a chain of blocks that tracks time like a shared timeline—turning news into unbreakable on-chain facts. • Speed at 10 Blocks Per Second: At Kaspa’s current rate, confirming a group vote takes about 1 second, but there’s a small risk (around 4.5%) of picking a bad sample of miners who lie, like flipping a coin and maybe getting heads when it’s tails. • Power of 100 Blocks Per Second: Cranking up to 100 blocks per second drops that lie-risk to almost nothing in just half a second, letting the network spot the honest crowd super fast—like crowd-sourcing truth without waiting for everyone to vote. • Why Proof-of-Work Still Rules: People say old-school mining is dead, but Sompolinsky argues it’s the only way to sample honest majorities in real time securely; other systems can’t match this raw, energy-backed trust. • Lightning-Fast Finality: Unlike Bitcoin’s hour-long “wait and see” confirmations, Kaspa seals deals in the time it takes for data to zip across the internet (one round-trip), making it feel instant for everyday use. • Kaspa vs. Other Blockchains: He calls out projects like Near or Zcash for add-on fixes, but Kaspa builds event-checking right into layer 1 and pays miners to join in, creating a self-reinforcing loop of activity. • The “Flywheel” Effect: Fast blocks unlock zero-delay tools (like auto-trading on news), which pull in more apps and money, boosting demand and making the network even more reliable—like a bike wheel that spins faster the more you pedal. • Tackling Big Ambitions: Critics say Kaspa’s goals are too wild, but features like “miner-vault auctions” (to stop sneaky trades) are must-haves for safe, fast money—essential bricks for building the future. • Call to Action for the Community: Sompolinsky urges everyone to rally around this real-time vision, admitting tech hurdles exist but stressing it’s not pie-in-the-sky—it’s the path to making crypto actually usable for the world. I’ll do a breakdown of the @Kaspa_KEF speech tomorrow.
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I couldn’t believe how busy the @Kaspa_KEF booth was at @Tokenize_LDN, it was so much fun to see everyone and to chat $KAS with the greater @fintech_connect community. @hashdag and @oneforonehaha both gave some incredible talks. It really feels like we’re on the precipice of something really monumental. The future is so bright✨
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We're excited to announce that @hashdag will be speaking at @Tokenize_LDN on December 2nd in London! Catch his talk, "Kaspa: Mining the Internet", at 2:00 PM in Hall 2. Later in the evening, join him at @Wolfysbar for a casual #Kaspa community gathering. 🎟️ Register for free @Tokenize_LDN: tokenize-event.com/register-… 🍻 Meetup details & RSVP: luma.com/wp8gjk1i Don't miss it!
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IGRA makes decentralized Kaspa Layer 2 possible. We built open-source tools to make running nodes accessible to everyone. IGRA CLI: Terminal dashboard for node operators. Simple, powerful, free. tinyurl.com/gitzor #Kaspa #Decentralization
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