Proof of Work, UTXO, blockDAG, and GHOSTDAG. The plain idea is faster mined ordering, not a proof-of-stake validator set.
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Kaspa keeps Bitcoin-style mining, but lets honest blocks be found in parallel and still ordered into one shared payment history.
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Mainnet PoW, UTXOs, GHOSTDAG ordering, pruning-oriented node operation, and the 10 BPS Crescendo-era network.
Toccata is targeted, vProgs and native DeFi are roadmap, and DAGKnight plus RTD-derived app systems are research or future architecture.
Kaspa tests whether Bitcoin-style mining can feel fast enough for everyday use and later app rules while keeping L1 focused on ordering, ownership, and proofs.
Status check
What runs before what gets promised.
Kaspa keeps mined PoW and UTXOs, changes the block structure from one line to a DAG, and uses GHOSTDAG to order parallel honest work.
Mainnet already runs the PoW blockDAG, GHOSTDAG, UTXOs, pruning-oriented operation, and 10 BPS Crescendo-era network.
Toccata is targeted. vProgs and native DeFi are roadmap. DAGKnight and RTD-derived app systems are research or future architecture.
The thesis is fast mined ordering today, then app paths that produce useful activity and prove their rules if the roadmap ships and attracts real users.
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