Learn Kaspa

Two tracks: tutorials to get hands on, and concepts for how the network actually works. New here? Start with What is Kaspa?

Tutorials

• What is Kaspa? — orientation for newcomers.
• Wallet Walkthrough — set up a wallet, receive KAS, send a transaction.
• Explorer Tour — a tour of the blockDAG through a block explorer.

Concepts

Consensus

• BlockDAG Basics — why Kaspa uses a blockDAG instead of a blockchain.
• PHANTOM GHOSTDAG — the consensus protocol.
• GHOSTDAG Ordering — block coloring, blue score, and the VSPC.
• DAGKnight — the proposed parameterless successor to GHOSTDAG.
• Confirmations & Finality — when a transaction becomes final.
• Pruning — why nodes discard old block data and why it is safe.

Mining & supply

• Mining — proof of work in a blockDAG: kHeavyHash, block templates, rewards.
• Difficulty Adjustment — target, the DAA, and hash rate.
• Emission & Supply — the chromatic emission schedule and max supply.

Transactions

• UTXO Model — how Kaspa tracks coins and why it fits a blockDAG.
• Pay-To-Script Hash (P2SH)
• PSKT & PSKB — partially signed Kaspa transactions.

Network upgrades

• Crescendo Hard Fork — the 10 BPS throughput upgrade (May 2025).
• Toccata Hard Fork — the L1 programmability upgrade (June 2026).

Programmability

• Overview — covenants, ZK, SilverScript, and what’s coming next.
• Covenants++
• VProgs
• SilverScript
• Zero Knowledge (ZK)