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
Those contributing 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
Anton Yemelyanov
aspect76
Core Developer | Advisor | Smart Contracts
30 years of experience in systems engineering
and high-performance and mission-critical
systems architecture. 12+ years dedicated to
cryptocurrency systems. Co-founder: Scaling
Bitcoin academic conference.
CoderofStuff
coderofstuff
Core Developer from the community
CORE MARKETING, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & LISTINGS
Those who contribute daily to the communication, creative content and business development efforts are:
Chris Wolf
Wolfie
Business Development/Listings
Nathaniel Crowningshield
BubbleGum Lightning
News/Medium Author, AMA’s, PR Managment
Chad Ballantyne
Rhubarbarian
Marketing, Branding, PR Management, Web Development, Social Media, Creative Content
Luke Dunshea
Luke
Kaspa Ambassador Program Lead, Australian Ambassador, Community Moderator.
Avidan Abitbol
Avidan
Marketing, Business Development/Listings
Rust Committee – Community Moderator.
The All Father
the.allfather
Busines Development, Contributor, Donator, Moderator
COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTORS
In addition to the core developers & Marketers, 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.
Articles & News
KASPA at SHAKA Biarritz in France
Written by Julien - France Ambassador The SHAKA event is presented as one of the most exciting events in the field of Web3 and artificial intelligence in France. It takes place in Biarritz and offers a unique platform for entrepreneurs, cryptocurrency enthusiasts, and...
Kaspa + WebX in Tokyo
Written by Bitmo: Japan Ambassador WebX Side Event Report: Introduction of Japan’s First Kaspa Payment and the Establishment of KJEA On August 30, 2024, the Kaspa Japanese Ecosystem Association (KJEA) hosted a side event during WebX in Tokyo, fully supported by the...
From Desert Energy Initiative to #Kaspa Industrial Initiative: A Story on How Rory O’Neal and His Team Discovered $KAS
By Crypto Proselyte (@Crypto Proselyte on X) Early Explorations in BlockchainRory O'Neal and his team have been involved in blockchain research since 2015-2016, initially focusing on how DLT could optimize energy transactions and facilitate cross-border...
Unveiling the “Crescendo” Hard-Fork roadmap — 10BPS and more
Written by Michael SuttonWith the help of coderofstuff, Shai Wyborski and others With the successful deployment of the Rusty Kaspa (RK) node software (stable release), and its broad adoption by Kaspa’s P2P network and mining community (~97% of Kaspa blocks are mined...
Japan Meetup Report
By Bitmo -A Japanese Kaspa Ambassador This week (July 12th), 2 Kaspa Family meet-ups were held in the Japanese community. While Kaspa is gaining attention worldwide, it is still not well known in Japan, but this event brought together Kaspa fans in Japan. Many people...
Kaspa World Tour USA
The months of May/June for the Kaspa Project have been incredible.Ambassadors and other core team members attended three conferences and each one brought Kaspa more exposure, more fans and more investors and integration opportunities. Here are some highlights and...
Kazakhstan Ambassador Represents at Binance Kazakhstan
Written by Nur, Kazakhstan Kaspa Ambassador Binance Kazakhstan hosted its first major 2024 meetup in Astana on May 14, attracting over 700 Web3 enthusiasts. The event coincided with the company earning ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certifications, emphasizing its commitment...
Next Block Expo – Warsaw Report
Photo credit: https://www.instagram.com/mjk.travelphotoThe NBX Event in Warsaw, Poland was a massive collaborative effort between local Kaspa Ambassadors, Core team members the Rhubarbarians via The Community Marketing Fund (CMF) and The Kaspa Ecosystem Foundation...
Rusty Kaspa makes integrations with ecosystem developers more accessible
Community and development ecosystem participation has been the core design motivation of Rusty Kaspa (RK) since its inception. Aspect, known for his contributions to the Kaspa ecosystem through the KDX app and web wallet, took this to the next level with his work on...
KASPLEX XSpaces Script
🎙️For today's AMA, we've invited Khris, the co-founder and project manager of Kasplex, to answer everyone's questions. 👦Hello everyone, great to be part of this AMA. I'm Khris. I am the project manager and co-founder of Kasplex. I'm sure many of you have been hearing...
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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.