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 BlockDAG Makes Waves at IIT Mumbai
I was privileged to serve as a Representative at The OPHacks event, held at IIT Mumbai.This event brought together the best developers from across India, providing a unique opportunity for me to engage with them. One of the highlights of the event was witnessing...
GET HIGH AND FLY 2024 Sponsored with KASPA!
This is the first time Kaspa was introduced at a sporting event. And so, KASSports was born. Thanks, Nur!! Combining KASPA with people’s passion for sports is a win-win. It lowers the barrier to entry by connecting something complex and new like cryptocurrency to...
CryptoXR 2024 Report
CryptoXR 2024 (Auxerre, France) at a Glance 👥 Entries over 2 days: +3,500📅 Entries Friday: +1,500📅 Saturday entries: +2,000🎙 Speakers: +60🙋🏻Workshops: 18🗞Media: +20📄1000 Battle Cards handed out🎤Asked to join a Panel VIDEO1:09:45People I met and connected with:...
Kaspa 2023 – Past, Present, and Future
Stepping Into 2023 As the final curtain fell on 2022, giving way to the dawn of 2023, Kaspa emerged not merely as another player in crypto but as a burgeoning juggernaut equipped with sci-fi futuristic blockDAG technology. A game-changing architecture ready to shake...
Kaspa Ambassador represents at the Digital Transformation Center of Rwanda
Introduction to Kaspa - Kigali, Rwanda. Community has long been a proven tool for ecosystem growth across blockchain projects and as it must sound obvious, with the true nature of decentralization and community-driven in the Kaspa ecosystem:- the Kaspa ambassador in...
Kaspa on Rust: Evolving Testnet 11
Breaking New Ground in PoW Efficiency with Rust Pushing Boundaries… Again! On the evening of January 7th, at 8 PM UTC, another pivotal chapter in the Kaspa saga will be written in code and history with the second unveiling of Testnet 11 (TN 11). This public release is...
Doing the right thing takes time, but it’s worth it. TN11 internal testing is on!
By Shai ❤️ Deshe 💜 Wybors𐤊i 💙 (大胡子) For those of you wondering why testnet 11 is taking so long, it is because the incredible Rusty-Kaspa team keeps coming up with exciting new ways to improve the performance of the client. However, these require deep and subtle...
Rusty Kaspa Update-12-23
With so many app integrations, new exchanges, Kaspa Ambassador's onboarding and meetups around the globe, we wanted to make sure all are aware of the progress on the RUST Re-write and other developments! Not only is the progress going well, more and more contributors...
IronWeb 2023: Unleashing the Potential of BlockDag Among 500 Bright Minds
In the realm of digital innovation and blockDag technology, a remarkable event unfolded from December 4th to 6th, 2023. IronWeb, a national student competition organized by 10h11 (www.10h11.com) and lead by Julien Daubert (@judaubert), carved a new path in the digital...
Happy Birthday Kaspa Parties and Events – Nigeria & Uganda
O3finance - Nwafor Obinna Balor, the Nigerian Ambassador for Kaspa it is with great pleasure and a huge sense of fulfilment that I draft this mini report as regards the just concluded O3finance. The event was held between Oct 30th to 10th Nov 2023. The event was okay...
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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.