THE FOUNDER
Yonatan Sompolinsky
DAGLabs was founded by Dr. Yonatan Sompolinsky with the purpose of implementing the GHOSTDAG protocol – invented by Yonatan with his then Ph.D. advisor professor Aviv Zohar.
Yonatan started gaining a reputation within the cryptocurrency academic circle back in 2013 when he and professor Zohar conceived the GHOST protocol, a protocol famous for being cited in the Ethereum whitepaper as a design goal.
Yonatan currently holds a post-doctoral position at Harvard researching transaction ordering protocols and MEV.
CORE DEVELOPERS & RESEARCHERS
All of whom contributed immensely to the implementation and stabilization of the network, include:
Michael Sutton
msutton
Core Developer. Distributed Systems Researcher and Developer,
Michael got his M.Sc in computer science from the Hebrew University, where he researched parallel algorithms and distributed systems.
Shai Wyborski
deshe
Shai is a Kaspa researcher and one of the authors of the GHOSTDAG paper.
Shai is a Ph.D candidate in the Hebrew University and Ben-Gurion University where he researches classical and quantum cryptography.
Mike Zak
svarog
Core Developer. Cryptocurrency and Distributed Systems Developer
Elichai Turkel
elichai2
Core Developer. Applied Cryptographer and High-Performance Developer
Ori Newman
someone235
Core Developer. Cryptocurrency and Distributed Systems Developer
COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTORS
In addition to the core developers, there are many other community developers, community marketers, and project volunteers who are actively contributing to the Kaspa ecosystem’s growth. Kaspa is a 100% decentralized, community project. Anyone that wants to participate can join the development team, marketing team, business development team and community.
Anton Yemelyanov
aspect
Applied Blockchain Technologies Researcher, Advisor & Contributor
Dmitry
Mining and Wallet Improvements
Georges Künzli
Tiram
Data Scientist and Developer. Ecosystem Development, Hosting, and Tester
Mert
Mertery
Turkish Telegram Mod, Social Media, and Miner
Surinder Singh Matoo
Matoo#2047
Web Systems Architect and Developer, Wallet Framework
Tim
Ecosystem Infrastructure and DNS Developer. Technical Support. Community Moderator. Treasurer
Chris Wolf
Kaspa_HypeMan
Marketing, Business Development/Listings, & Community Helper
Jason Dixon
titorelli
Marketing, Content Creation, & Community Helper
D-Stacks
(github) JWJ
Core Improvements and Ecosystem Tools Developer
Oudeis
Community Developer
Chad
Rhubarbarian
Marketing, Branding, Web Development, Social Media, Graphic Designer & Community Helper
Navin Tiwary
icecreamfish
Marketing, Web Development, Social Media, Infosphere Builder & Community Helper
Tmrlvi
(github)
hauntedcook
Community Developer
Robert Matejko
IAmeR^
API and Block Explorer Developer
allii
Marketing & Business Development/Listings
Edward
cryptoarmy
Marketing, Infosphere Builder & Community Helper
Cafalchio
CafaBr
Community Developer
Adam
@CoinProspector
Project Advisor & Business Development
Avidan Abitbol
Avidan
Community Helper,Community Moderator. Marketing,Business Development/Listings, and Rust Committee
Gavin Wood
GWood
Community Helper and Reddit Moderator
Amao
Amao
Chinese Community Developer
Panchuker
@lab_cripto
Network Security (mining)
Brandon Smith
Miner_League
Community Developer, Stratum Developer and Mining Pool Developer
Lazzeruz
Lazzeruz
Community Helper, Marketing, Partnership Scout
Articles & News
Kaspa Full Node Tutorial by AvogHadro
A tutorial on installing Kaspad on Windows — used for solo mining and participating in the Kaspa network. Kaspad Full Node Kaspad is the reference full node program for the Kaspa cryptocurrency network. By running a Kaspad node on your desktop computer, you become an...
Kaspa Exchange Crowdfund Update: Listing on Gate.io and Startup
Gateway To Crypto The Crowdfund and Gate.io Kaspa’s community crowdfund campaign was initiated to raise funds for the listing fee on Gate.io. The campaign was ended on March 3rd, 2023. In just 8 days, Kaspa successfully raised over $100,000 in KAS and USDT and...
Kaspa v0.12.13 Released
Kaspad is the full node program for Kaspa. Kaspa v0.12.13 Kaspad, the full node implementation of the Kaspa blockchain, has released version 0.12.13. This latest update includes bug fixes for some minor dependency-related security issues. However, the most significant...
Kaspa Listed on XT.com
The World’s First Social Infused Exchange XT.com XT.com Exchange was established in 2018 and registered in Seychelles. Its operating headquarters is located in Dubai. In addition, it has operation centers in Singapore, Europe, and other countries and regions, and its...
Kaspa Mining Tutorial by AvogHadro Bzminer
A beginner Bzminer and acc-pool tutorial. Wallet Before you can start mining Kaspa, you will need a wallet to receive your rewards. Three options are available, and detailed information can be found here:...
Kaspa Pool Addition — Max Gor Pool
The first Kaspa mining pool in Israel. Max Gor Max Gor has launched a PPLNS mining pool for Kaspa. https://kaspa.maxgor.info/ Having more mining pools to choose from benefits Kaspa miners. Max Gor supports Kaspa’s technology, hoping to promote its widespread use....
Kaspa on Rust — Update
Experimental rustlang node synced live on mainnet. Rust Update A tweet from Kaspa’s Core Developer: Michael Sutton: Michael Sutton : $kas people, does this screenshot speak for itself?? (experimental #rustlang node synced live on mainnet)...
Kaspa — Decentralization and Mining Pools
A balanced mining pool distribution is crucial for security and decentralization. Distributing Hashrate Kaspa is a proof-of-work(PoW) cryptocurrency that uses a unique blockDAG structure allowing for faster and more efficient processing of blocks and transactions....
Kaspa Pool Addition — f2pool & Contest
Enjoy the new mining experience. Stratum/Pool Connections...
Integration of OneKey and Tangem
The community bans together to successfully integrate hardware wallet support. A Hardware-Fought Victory In the world of cryptocurrency, security is of utmost importance. One way to ensure the safety of your digital assets is by using a hardware wallet. However,...
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We are a growing community and are always looking for enthusiastic people to join the project. If you are a coder, marketer, vlogger, community manager, enthusiast, or anything else join the Kaspa Discord and say, “hi!”
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PUBLIC DONATIONS ARE WELCOME!
Simple donation through Cryptocurrency Checkout
Manual donations dev-fund-address: kaspa:precqv0krj3r6uyyfa36ga7s0u9jct0v4wg8ctsfde2gkrsgwgw8jgxfzfc98
Mining dev-fund-address: kaspa:pzhh76qc82wzduvsrd9xh4zde9qhp0xc8rl7qu2mvl2e42uvdqt75zrcgpm00
The wallet is managed by 4 members of the community (msutton, Tim, The SheepCat and demisrael) who were publicly voted in to become the Treasurers.