Kaspa (KAS)
A fast and scalable cryptocurrency built around the GHOSTDAG protocol.
About Kaspa
Kaspa(KAS) was created in 2021 and uses a BlockDAG structure instead of a traditional blockchain. In a BlockDAG, multiple blocks can be created at the same time, and all of them can be accepted by the network. This greatly reduces the number of orphan blocks(blocks that are rejected because another competing block was accepted first). This design allows very fast block times without compromising security or decentralization.
Key Characteristics
- Algorithm: kHeavyHash
- Block Time: 0.1 seconds
- Max Supply: 28,700,000,000 KAS
- Block Reward (First Block): 440 KAS
- Block Reward (Current): 2.18 KAS
- Halving Schedule: Every year, divided into 12 parts(one each month)
- Difficulty Adjustment: Every 1 blocks
- Preferred Mining Hardware: ASICs
- Preferred Mining Software: Visit Mining Softwares page for details
- Pool Explorer: MiningPoolStats
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Quick Facts
Created: 2021
Creator: Yonatan Sompolinsky
Max Supply: 28.7B
Block Time: 0.1s