- Crescendo Hard Fork activates subprotocols like block pruning, SPV, and subnetwork support, preparing network for Layer 2 scalability.
- GHOSTDAG protocol powers Kaspa’s PoW model, delivering fast block times with high throughput, rivaling smart contract Layer 1 chains.
Kaspa (KAS) is trading at $0.07703, showing a 4.2% price increase over the last 24 hours and a 9.7% gain over the past 7 days, signaling strong short-term momentum. The token currently ranks #55 by market capitalization, valued at approximately $2.03 billion, with a 24-hour trading volume of $128.5 million, reflecting a notable 12.5% increase in market activity.
KAS is trading 62.9% below its all-time high of $0.2074, yet more than 44,800% above its all-time low, underlining its explosive historical performance.
From a technical perspective, Kaspa is in a clear bullish structure, supported by a rising channel that has held since early June. The price has broken above resistance at $0.075, now forming new short-term support around $0.073–$0.074.
The next upside target is $0.082–$0.085, with momentum indicators like RSI currently trending around 65, suggesting strong but not yet overbought conditions. Volume inflows from major centralized exchanges such as Bitget and Gate.io are reinforcing the price action, with most of the liquidity concentrated on the KAS/USDT pair.
Fundamentally, Kaspa continues to gain traction thanks to its unique technological architecture. It is a proof-of-work Layer 1 network that implements the GHOSTDAG protocol, allowing blocks to coexist rather than compete — a significant departure from traditional blockchains.
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#6 – GhostDAG 👻
Kaspa’s GhostDAG protocol refines DAG-based technology to improve scalability and security while maintaining fair consensus. Unlike traditional DAG systems, which struggle to determine the main chain, GhostDAG assigns probabilities to blocks for fair… pic.twitter.com/krFgxpTP8z— Kaspa City (@KaspaCurrency) March 29, 2025
This enables Kaspa to maintain very high block rates, targeting up to 10 blocks per second with confirmation times limited only by internet latency. These design features make it one of the most scalable and fastest PoW blockchains in existence.
Recent updates include the rollout of the Crescendo Hard Fork, a major protocol upgrade that introduced new sub-protocols such as block pruning, subnetwork support, and enhanced SPV (Simplified Payment Verification) features.
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The Crescendo hard fork, scheduled for May 5, 2025, incorporates several KIPs (KIP=Kaspa Improvement Proposal) aimed at enhancing Kaspa's scalability, efficiency, and fairness.Read about KIP 14 which activates KIPs 4,9,10,13,15
Link in thread. pic.twitter.com/QNrj9Apxt5— Kaspa City (@KaspaCurrency) April 29, 2025
These additions are expected to improve decentralization and set the groundwork for Layer 2 implementations, pushing Kaspa closer to its goal of enabling real-time, decentralized payments with extremely low latency.
Kaspa has also been mentioned in recent blockchain development articles as a promising architecture that bridges Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAGs) with real-world financial use cases. Analysts from ETHNews have speculated that Kaspa could emerge as a strong competitor in the smart contract and Layer 1 space, particularly as developers seek alternatives to congested chains with slow finality.
