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 Alpha Rust Release — April 15th
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Kaspa AMA Recap with Rhubarbarian
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A Comprehensive Comparison of Custodial vs. Non-Custodial Crypto Wallets
Understanding your custodial and non-custodial options. Be Your Own Bank The growing popularity of Kaspa has brought crypto users, experienced and new, to the Kaspa community. This recent influx of users requires a thorough understanding and reminder of secure storage...
Kaspa on Zelcore — Wallet and DeFi
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Kaspa Twitter Space — Chad Ballantyne of Rhubarb Media
March 31st, 2023, at 5 PM EST — Hosted by @BubblegumLtng Kaspa Twitter Space with Rhubarbarian Bubblegum Lightning/@BubblegumLtng and Wolfie/@Kaspa_HypeMan are hosting an upcoming Kaspa Twitter Space to discuss the Community Marketing Fund (CMF) and the crowdfund for...
Kaspa Listed on BYDFi
BUIDL Your Dream Finance BYDFi BYDFi, a leading cryptocurrency exchange platform, announced the listing of Kaspa on its platform on March 29th, 2023. BYDFis integration with Kaspa highlights the increasing recognition and support for the innovative blockDAG network....
Kaspa Listed on Hotbit
The World’s Leading Cryptocurrency Trading Platform Hotbit Hotbit, a renowned digital asset exchange platform, announced the listing of Kaspa on its platform on March 27th, 2023. Established in 2018 and based in Shanghai, Hotbit has grown exponentially, attracting a...
Kaspa On Twitch
Support and engage with the Kaspa Currency Twitch community. Kaspa on Twitch Twitch.tv/KaspaCurrency is an engaging and informative platform that shares insights, news, and updates about the Kaspa project and serves as a platform to host events, games, and voice...
Kaspa’s Community Governance
Collective efforts in a community-driven governance model foster innovation, inclusivity, and outstanding accomplishments. The Community Governance Model Kaspa has captured the attention of the cryptocurrency world with its innovative approach to community governance....
Kaspa AMA Recap with Kyle Krason
Shai Deshe hangs out to talk Kaspa, the tech & goals of the project Shai Deshe & Kaspa AMA host Kyle Krason speaks with Kaspa researcher Shai Deshe about the Kaspa project, the GHOSTDAG paper, and his research in cryptography. Shai Deshe is a quantum &...
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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.