# Kaspa Explained Independent source-first Kaspa research guide. This is not an official Kaspa website. It is written to be useful for: - humans who want a plain-English but technically serious entry point, - search engines, - LLM retrieval systems, - people trying to separate live Kaspa facts from roadmap, research, and speculation. - people trying to separate real crypto use cases from forced blockchain/token use cases. For a full editorial/project handoff to another LLM or contributor, start with `CONTENT_BRIEF.md`. ## Domain `kaspaexplained.com` The root `CNAME` file must contain exactly: ```txt kaspaexplained.com ``` ## GitHub Pages setup - Repository: `parker2017code/kaspa-explained` - Visibility: public - Pages source: deploy from branch - Branch: `main` - Folder: `/` root - Custom domain: `kaspaexplained.com` - Enforce HTTPS when GitHub makes it available Only one repository should claim `kaspaexplained.com`. Remove the custom-domain Pages setting from `parker2017code/parker2017` when this public repo is ready. ## DNS For Namecheap or equivalent DNS: - Apex `@` A records: - `185.199.108.153` - `185.199.109.153` - `185.199.110.153` - `185.199.111.153` - `www` CNAME: - `parker2017code.github.io` Do not point `www` to the repository name. ## Source discipline Use primary or near-primary sources first: Community portals, media sites, learning libraries, interviews, and recaps are useful source material, but they are not official protocol authority. Status-sensitive claims should be anchored in code, releases, KIPs, research papers, protocol documentation, or direct implementation notes from core technical contributors. 1. https://hashd.ag/ - Hashdag / Yonatan Sompolinsky's writing archive 2. https://hashd.ag/raw - raw archive view 3. https://medium.com/@michaelsuttonil/kaspa-covenants-toccata-hard-fork-outlook-a4d81a40900c 4. https://github.com/kaspanet/rusty-kaspa 5. https://github.com/kaspanet/rusty-kaspa/releases 6. https://research.kas.pa/ 7. https://qa.kas.pa/ 8. https://kasmedia.com/ - KASmedia articles, interviews, recaps, and theory posts; useful community context, not primary activation evidence 9. https://kaspa.com/learn-kaspa - Kaspa.com Learn Kaspa / Kaspa Facts intro and intermediate learning library 10. Bitcoin Takeover S16 E41 Yonatan Sompolinsky interview and transcript: - https://www.youtube.com/live/GaJmYV8OHfQ - https://podscan.fm/podcasts/bitcoin-takeover-podcast/episodes/s16-e41-yonatan-sompolinsky-on-bitcoin-kaspa-amp-proof-of-work - North-star interview for site framing: generalized Nakamoto consensus, current GHOSTDAG, future DAGKnight/vProgs, pruning nuance, and broader crypto context. Do not treat roadmap discussion as live activation evidence. 11. Kaspa: Mining the Internet Yonatan Sompolinsky Tokenize talk 12. https://kasmedia.com/article/weeklyknight-08282025 - recap of the Bitcoin Takeover Yonatan interview, with selected quotes and exact YouTube live URL 13. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIZGKoIaGR0 - Yonatan Sompolinsky Oxford Union address 14. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1dS1xvvFss - Yonatan Sompolinsky Oxford Union Q&A 15. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHlOcR1x2tU - Michael Sutton vProgs talk 16. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p21KDrKEhB8 - Michael Sutton on Crescendo, based rollups, and DAGKnight 17. https://kasmedia.com/article/ori-interview 18. https://kasmedia.com/article/theweeklyknight081725 19. https://kasmedia.com/article/weeklyknightl12s-and-pows 20. https://kasmedia.com/article/moog-synthesizers-and-kaspa 21. https://kaspa.org/ - community-maintained public portal context and broad summaries 22. https://kaspa.org/yonatan-sompolinsky-at-the-oxford-union/ - event context, paired with the available recording/Q&A links when using the Oxford material Active public technical accounts can be useful for discovery and replies: - https://x.com/hashdag - https://x.com/michaelsuttonil - https://x.com/OriNewman - https://x.com/hus_qy - https://x.com/IzioDev - https://x.com/coderofstuff_ - https://x.com/FreshAir08 - https://x.com/eliottmea Read public replies as well as top-level posts. Do not use stale team pages, recycled handle lists, or X alone for activation dates, shipped-feature claims, exchange claims, or protocol guarantees. ## Site pages - `/` - audience-routed Kaspa overview, real-time Proof-of-Work thesis, status lanes, and blockDAG visual. - `/what-crypto-is-good-for.html` - general crypto reality check for where crypto is useful and where a normal database, payment system, court, or trusted operator is better. - `/status.html` - compact shipped-vs-roadmap status page. - `/overview.html` - 90-second first-reader overview. - `/faq.html` - direct answers to common Kaspa status and concept questions. - `/why-kaspa-matters.html` - bridge page from the general crypto reality check to Kaspa's live Proof-of-Work blockDAG settlement, base real-time decentralization framing, and future coordination-market / vProgs thesis. - `/where-kaspa-fits.html` - comparison page and scannable table for Kaspa's lane among Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, BNB, TRON, stablecoins, exchange chains, meme assets, smart-contract L1s, Chainlink, and app-specific chains. - `/knowledge-map.html` - ordered concept map for average crypto readers, with supporting references. - `/glossary.html` - compact plain-English glossary for common Kaspa terms. - `/sources.html` - public source hierarchy, external reference map, Kaspa.com Learn Kaspa topic index, and crawlable LLM file map. - `/about.html` - editorial policy, disclosures, and correction process. - `/CLAIMS.yml` - lightweight status ledger for sensitive live/targeted/roadmap/research claims. ## Status discipline Do not flatten everything into "live." - Live: Proof of Work blockDAG, UTXO model, GHOSTDAG, Crescendo 10 BPS era. - Near-term track: Toccata, covenants, Silverscript, ZK verification foundations, sequencing commitments, and vProgs groundwork. - Architecture / roadmap: vProgs as app-level verifiable programs, Kaspa-native DeFi rails, monolithic-feeling developer experience, synchronous composability. - Research / speculative: DAGKnight activation, 100 BPS with probabilistic predecessor selection, RTD-derived miner attestation/oracle designs, TangVM-style extensions, Proof of Useful Work, post-quantum migration. ## Local check This is a plain static site. A quick smoke check is enough: ```sh python3 -m http.server 4173 ``` Then open `http://127.0.0.1:4173/`.