Kaspa research lead Michael Sutton said Covenants++ is about 40–50 days away from a fully featured, mainnet-ready testnet, with a formal timeline to be announced. "For cov++? ~40-50 days" - @michaelsuttonil [source]. The estimate arrived as the ecosystem digested a separate, fast-moving execution push around vProgs and related tooling.

Sutton also framed programmability as two efforts “digging a mountain from both directions,” with a runtime track and an L1 covenant and ZK infrastructure track intended to meet through a narrow, production-quality pathway first. "Consider this as two efforts digging a mountain from both directions" - @michaelsuttonil [source]. Community accounts amplified the “two tunnels” framing as a roadmap for how settlement and execution are expected to connect without overloading the base layer. "Two teams working from opposite ends of the stack" - @Kaspa_Commons [source].

Core developer Hans Moog open-sourced the vProgs framework during the week, describing a post-Amdahl execution engine designed for inter-block parallelism and linear scaling through dependency-encoded behavior rather than lock-heavy control logic. "Today we are open-sourcing our vprogs framework" - @hus_qy [source]. Sutton publicly endorsed the release as an early but necessary step, calling it the start of a longer journey. "kaspanet/vprogs… It’s about time" - @michaelsuttonil [source].

Developer iteration continued within days. Moog said the repository quickly saw early issues and fixes, highlighting rapid community feedback loops. "We already have the first issue and the corresponding fix" - @hus_qy [source]. He later reported that two large pull requests enabling eviction and pruning had been merged, reducing one of the “rough edges” he flagged at release. "We just merged two big PR's that enable eviction and pruning" - @hus_qy [source].

A detailed community explainer summarized a Kaspa R&D update as two parallel paths: native covenants and ZK covenants, with an eventual goal of delivering a cohesive SDK for builders. "Kaspa is currently exploring two programming paths in parallel" - @Kaspa_Commons [source]. The write-up outlined tradeoffs between inline ZK proofs (fast verification but proof generation constraints) and heavier “based” ZK approaches that shift complexity off L1.

A separate technical breakdown described multiple work streams, including native covenants for simpler primitives, inline ZK covenants, and based ZK approaches that can batch proofs and support more complex standalone applications. "There are 5 work streams" - @emdin [source]. The discussion set the week’s tone: most high-engagement technical posts focused on execution design and developer enablement rather than short-term market narratives.

The community spent much of the week debating what “marketing” should mean for an open-source protocol, with Moog arguing that outreach must emphasize understanding the ideas, not trust in individuals. "Our marketing strategy should not be about 'promoting Kaspa' but about helping people understand it" - @hus_qy [source]. The thread also included his plan to host regular hangouts to explain architecture and vision, anchored by new microphone equipment to support more frequent technical discussions.

On the community side, Kaspa Commons published a long-form argument that Kaspa’s path should prioritize adoption-driven “pull” marketing and evidence-based infrastructure storytelling rather than paid hype. "Kaspa is code. Open-source technology. A protocol" - @Kaspa_Commons [source]. Kaspador said the lack of coordinated messaging remains a constraint but framed the current phase as a puzzle where multiple pieces must align. "Retail is not here… but different puzzles must come together" - @kaspador_ [source].

Organizers reported growing participation in Kaspathon, with 240 hackers and early projects visible ahead of the deadline. "We're at 240 hackers now" - @kaspathon [source]. Earlier in the week, Kaspathon contributors cited more than 200 participants and multiple in-progress submissions, with some teams signaling they are open to new teammates. "200 participants+ and already a few BUIDL" - @IzioDev [source].

The hackathon was repeatedly referenced in broader community discussions as evidence of builder momentum during a period of market volatility. Kaspa Eco Foundation highlighted hackathon participation as a constructive counterpoint to marketing debates. "Kaspathon looking good" - @Kaspa_KEF [source].

KAT Bridge announced that it has onboarded 84 KRC-20 projects and reported “thousands of users actively bridging,” framing this as organic demand ahead of Igra Labs public mainnet. "84 KRC-20 projects onboarded" - @Kaspa_KAT [source]. The project also detailed ongoing correctness practices, including automated daily validation checks that match L1 vault balances to L2 circulating supply for tokens and NFT collections.

On transparency, KAT Bridge said its design targets verifiability with zero missing or stuck assets and continuous checks. "Automatic daily validation checks" - @Kaspa_KAT [source]. The team added that per-token and per-collection validation is part of the default operating model rather than an optional audit workflow. "ensure all L1 vault balances match L2 circulating supply" - @Kaspa_KAT [source].

Kaspa saw a wave of merchant tooling updates, led by a newly released Kaspa payments plugin for WooCommerce. "Accept Kaspa payments in your WooCommerce store" - @KaspaHub [source]. The plugin received community validation as a practical integration for merchants already using WordPress storefronts. "A welcomed plugin for all Kaspa Merchants" - @Kaspa_Commons [source].

Kaspero Labs continued expanding Kaspero Pay, positioning it as a pay button that can be embedded on any site and announcing documentation updates oriented toward integration flexibility. "Kaspero Pay - drop a payment button on any site" - @KasperoLabs [source]. The developer also said instant confirmations can be counterintuitive for users, describing UI changes meant to make transaction completion feel legible at human speed. "had to add a spinner… because instant confirmation feels like" - @KasperoLabs [source].

Kaspero Labs announced open-sourcing Kaspa Security Center, describing it as a security-oriented tooling set for the ecosystem. "Kaspa Security Center - now open source" - @KasperoLabs [source]. Separately, Kaspero Labs said it is open-sourcing an accountability-focused repository intended to help create a common place for verifiable ecosystem review. "open sourcing… a common place for kaspa accountability" - @KasperoLabs [source].

A new community initiative, K Notes, was announced as a transparency and open-review effort aimed at publishing conservative, evidence-based observations about projects and tools without forecasts. "Introducing K Notes" - @kaspa_notes [source]. @DailyKaspa said methodology updates and early observations would be shared publicly as the initiative develops. "Early observations and methodology updates will be shared" - @DailyKaspa [source].

KaspaLens introduced new performance comparison charts designed to compare Kaspa against high-volume reference assets and nearby-volume peers across multiple time horizons. "NEW: Performance Comparison Charts" - @KaspaLens [source]. The team framed the feature as context tooling rather than narrative, with normalized comparisons refreshed daily.

Later in the week, KaspaLens said it began rolling out Kaspa futures and perpetual markets into its exchange listings and rankings, arguing that derivatives often lead price discovery and liquidity formation. "started rolling out Kaspa Futures / Perpetual Markets" - @KaspaLens [source]. The feature expansion was presented as a deeper market overview, with additional markets to be added progressively.

AppKaskad announced a partnership with MEXC, describing it as an on-ramp to a coming DeFi phase and promising to detail the scope over time. "partnership with MEXC" - @AppKaskad [source]. @DailyKaspa reported the partnership but noted that specifics were not immediately available. "Details were not immediately available" - @DailyKaspa [source].

KaspaLens said it integrated MEXC into its market breadth and order book tooling and discussed possible UI consolidation to improve insight efficiency. "MEXC is now part of our Kaspa Market Breadth Meter" - @KaspaLens [source]. It later posted exchange volume rankings showing where Kaspa’s 24-hour volume sits among each venue’s listed assets. "rankings by 24h volume" - @KaspaLens [source].

On-chain watchers highlighted continued accumulation among large holders during price consolidation. @DailyKaspa said the top holder added roughly 2.6 million Kaspa, bringing its balance to about 1.32 billion coins, or around 5% of total supply. "largest holder… ~1.32 billion" - @DailyKaspa [source]. The same account later reported a rare transfer out from wallet number 1 that ultimately reached Bitvavo. "Wallet number 1 transferred… to Bitvavo" - @DailyKaspa [source].

Dormancy metrics also rose. @DailyKaspa reported the share of supply unmoved for more than two years reached a new high at 18%, and the six-month inactive supply hit an all-time high near 63%. "over 2 years… new all-time high at 18%" - @DailyKaspa [source]. "~63%… not moving for half a year" - @DailyKaspa [source].

Network hashrate volatility became a focal point late in the week. @DailyKaspa reported a sharp drop to around 340 PH/s and urged monitoring alongside miner behavior and difficulty adjustments. "hashrate has fallen sharply… around 340 PH/s" - @DailyKaspa [source]. The following day, @DailyKaspa said the hashrate briefly recovered above 400 PH/s before dropping again to around 314 PH/s. "briefly recovered… then dropped again" - @DailyKaspa [source].

KaspaLens also described the episode as a temporary decline followed by recovery toward 420 PH/s, suggesting potential pool or infrastructure maintenance as plausible explanations while noting the exact cause was unknown. "Temporary Hashrate Drop Observed, Network Quickly Recovered" - @KaspaLens [source]. The combined updates shaped the week’s mining narrative: short-term swings, unclear cause, and rapid reversion.

Kaspa Industrial Initiative detailed GeoSeal, a proof-of-place and proof-of-existence concept anchored on Kaspa to attest to physical-world events without continuous tracking. "GeoSeal provides cryptographic Proof of Place and Proof of Existence" - @KaspaKii [source]. The post focused on regulated and industrial use cases including trade compliance, logistics chain-of-custody, and real-world assets.

Kaspa Hub later highlighted WarpCore’s positioning as middleware that can verify off-chain processes on Kaspa and anchor financial messaging standards, framing it as interoperability infrastructure rather than a retail feature. "WarpCore lets them run processes off-chain and verify results on Kaspa" - @KaspaHub [source]. Kaspa Commons amplified GeoSeal as a “bridge” between physical events and on-chain truth for compliance and infrastructure verification. "GeoSeal is basically the missing “bridge”" - @Kaspa_Commons [source].

The community opened a public discussion on updating the official Kaspa website, inviting feedback on structure, content, and design in the official Discord. "open community discussion about updating the official Kaspa website" - @DailyKaspa [source]. Kaspa Hub also highlighted increasing developer interest in its own developer resources page, citing elevated Google impressions and asking what content may be missing. "Developers page receives the highest Google impressions" - @KaspaHub [source].

On operational security, Kaspa Commons highlighted Sentin, a Discord bot deployed in the Kaspa Discord to detect and remove scam messages in real time, describing it as live and effective. "Sentin is a discord bot… catches scammers in real-time" - @imaldev [source]. Kaspador separately amplified the same bot deployment as an ecosystem improvement. "Imal strikes again" - @kaspador_ [source].

KasMap introduced new event options, including paid event pricing calculators that can show Kaspa amounts alongside fiat equivalents. "new options for events… calculator build-in" - @KasMaporg [source]. The platform also began a migration to new infrastructure and said emails with instructions were being sent as the rollout progressed. "pressed the button to start the migration" - @KasMaporg [source].

KasMap later announced a new Marketing Hub designed to coordinate local and global community campaigns, positioning it as a practical tool for campaign planning rather than a general discussion channel. "now also has a Marketing Hub" - @KasMaporg [source]. The feature was cited in the broader marketing debate as a way to operationalize community coordination.

KasMedia shared updates on ZK Knowledge resources and Covenant++ documentation, pointing to real applications launching in gaming, education, markets, and commerce. "Check out recent ZK Knowledge updates and Covenant ++ resources. Moreover, real apps in gaming, education, markets, and commerce are launching!" - @kasmediadotcom [source]

Community educator Wolfie published a detailed X article explaining the vProgs framework, making technical concepts accessible to the broader community. The article gained over 15,000 views. - @Kaspa_HypeMan [source]

Kaspa Eco Foundation funded the first phase of the Kaspa Educational Series in Nigeria, led by community builder 0x_ObinnaNwafor. The initiative reached over 3,700 individuals and onboarded 1,000+ new users. KEF contributed $1,000 to kickstart the expansion phase targeting West Africa. "We have contributed $1,000 to the expansion to kickstart the momentum, and invite others who share the same passion to join us" - @Kaspa_KEF [source]. Community member KaspaCrypto stepped up with a donation matching pledge, committing to match the current balance and add 50% of every new donation. "I'm matching the current balance RIGHT NOW. After that, I'll add 50% of every new total between my updates. Stop voting, start sending!" - @KaspaCrypto [source]

Kaspa KAT announced multi-network support through Igra Labs integration, with both Token and NFT Bridges confirmed for full Igra compatibility. "KAT Bridge x @Igra_Labs: the next phase of Kaspa connectivity • Multi-network support with Igra Testnet confirmed • Both Token and NFT Bridges will be fully Igra-compatible" - @Kaspa_KAT [source]

Community voice Dr Gonzo published a viral thread calling for expanded grassroots marketing beyond crypto Twitter, framing the community as "the marketing budget" and urging Kaspians to break out of echo chambers. "We are the marketing budget. We are the PR firm. We are the roaming swarm that breaks narratives" - @Dr_Gonzo_K [source]

KaspaMarketing shared Kasmart marketplace metrics showing 2,218 total views, 360 KAS in volume from 7 completed orders, and 527 active listings. "Kasmart is scaling fast and the numbers speak clearly" - @KaspaMarketing [source]

XXIM released an episode with KaspaCom CEO cryptosione covering the evolution of Kaspa's DeFi ecosystem. The discussion highlighted KaspaCom's infrastructure including decentralized trading, lending protocols, NFT marketplaces, and launchpads. Cryptosione shared metrics showing 90 million all-time KAS volume with 9 million monthly average. The episode also covered the Kaspajeets NFT launch (7,000 pieces sold in 24 hours) and BitcoinMaxiTears meme token as a KRC20 rallying point. Syndika was announced as advisory partner for upcoming TGE. "ITS TIME TO MOVE OUT OF KASPA BUBBLE" - @xximpod [source]

Syndika announced joining KaspaCom as an advisor, providing support across strategic advisory, capital raising, investor strategy, and TGE planning. "Syndika is joining @KaspaCom as an advisor. We'll support the team across: Strategic advisory, Capital raising and investor strategy, Pre-TGE, TGE and post-TGE Advisory" - @Syndika_co [source]

Kaspador shared details of a productive call with HTX exchange representative John, who expressed interest in promoting Kaspa to the HTX community at no cost. "Today I had a very productive call with John from HTX. He loves the vibes of $kas community and he is trying to figure out some ways to promote kaspa to the HTX community. This is for free" - @kaspador_ [source]

Kastle Wallet announced L2 swaps are now live in their mobile app through ZealousSwap integration, enabling instant swaps between KAS, WKAS, and all available KRC20 tokens. KaspaCom integration was confirmed as next on the roadmap. "L2 Swaps are officially live in the Kastle mobile app via @ZealousSwap! You can now swap instantly between $KAS, $WKAS, and all available KRC20 tokens... integration with @KaspaCom is next on the list and coming ASAP" - @KastleWallet [source]