KASPA.NEWS REPORT

Upcoming community events include the Kaspaton Hackathon scheduled for mid-January to February, designed to attract developers outside the current ecosystem to build on Kaspa. Regular community engagement continues through weekly spaces like Blockchain Banter, which recently recapped the Tokenized London event. The community is also bracing for the imminent shutdown of the kas.fyi explorer in the next few days, prompting a migration to alternative tools. - @TitanLin88 [source]

Core technical development has seen significant updates, with Michael Sutton clarifying timelines for upcoming features. He indicated that intermediate MVP plans for vProgs could be production-ready in less than a year, emphasizing that this programmability layer is enshrined in L1 rather than being a Layer 2 solution. Sutton noted that the technical plan is solidifying, with different projects fitting together to support the narrative of fast Proof-of-Work enabling real-time decentralization. - @michaelsuttonil [source] - @michaelsuttonil [source]

Progress on the DAGKnight protocol was demonstrated by @coderofstuff_, who released a vanilla static-DAG implementation containing core components such as hierarchic conflict resolution and incremental coloring. While cascade voting is not yet implemented, this marks a tangible step toward the next generation of consensus. Additionally, PR740 was merged into the rusty-kaspa repository, allowing populated transactions to be returned in RPC calls, a critical update for exchanges and applications needing to identify sender addresses. - @coderofstuff_ [source] - @coderofstuff_ [source]

In the ecosystem, Kaskad launched its Unified Global Orderbook v1 Oracle, which aggregates live data from centralized exchanges to determine fair market value. Kaspa Finance is actively building a DeFi super-app featuring swaps, liquidity farming, and staking. Tensions exist regarding the role of Layer 2 solutions like Igra Labs and Kasplex, with some users advocating solely for native vProgs, though developers argue these layers provide necessary utility while the native programmability layer is finalized. - @xximpod [source] - @legend_block01 [source]

The tooling landscape experienced a mix of positive adoption and setbacks. Ledger wallet officially integrated KAS swaps, allowing users to exchange assets directly within the hardware wallet interface. Conversely, the popular block explorer kas.fyi announced it is winding down operations due to sustainability and usability concerns. This triggered a wave of community support, with Yonatan Sompolinsky suggesting that funding could be arranged to maintain essential community projects if needed. - @KaspaHub [source] - @kasfyi [source] - @DailyKaspa [source]

Market sentiment is currently defined by a perceived dissonance between suppressing price action and accelerating R&D progress. Kaspa is trading around the $0.04 support zone, with analysts noting fatigue among retail holders while development circles expand. Core contributors like Sutton highlighted that talent and expertise are compounding despite the bearish price action, drawing parallels to historical accumulation phases in other major networks. - @michaelsuttonil [source] - @Morecryptoonl [source]

Community discussions have centered on the disconnect between fundamental growth and market valuation, as well as potential synergies with other protocols. Recaps from recent events discussed the possibility of integrating BitTensor subnets with Kaspa for proof of useful work. The departure of the kas.fyi developer also sparked conversations about the sustainability of volunteer-driven tools and the need for better community funding models. - @TitanLin88 [source] - @KaspaSilver [source]

Mining fundamentals remain stable, with the network hashrate reported at approximately 613 PH/s. The network continues to process 10 blocks per second seamlessly. New hardware distribution, such as the Iceriver KS7 Lite, suggests continued investment from the mining sector despite lower profitability levels, reinforcing the security budget of the network. - @KaspaBuilders [source] - @RedPandaMining [source]