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
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
Avidan Abitbol
Avidan
Marketing, Business Development/Listings
Rust Committee – Community 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
WDMS 2024 Oman Recap
March 29, 2024 By Global AMbassador, Luke I was honoured to represent Kaspa as a Global Ambassador at the World Digital Mining Summit (WDMS) in Muscat, Oman. This summit, organised by Bitmain, a manufacturer of ASIC miners, brought together the foremost minds in...
Kaspa Kicks off World Tour 2024 at the Web3 Festival in Hong Kong
Hong Kong, March 30, 2024 - Kaspa, the revolutionary cryptocurrency platform, is set to make waves at the upcoming Web3 Festival in Hong Kong, marking the commencement of the highly anticipated Kaspa World Tour 2024. Supported by the Kaspa Ecosystem Foundation (KEF),...
Kaspa Developer Spotlight – Coder of Stuff
Written by Shai Wyborski Hi $kas, meet @coderofstuff_ from the rusty crew! Coder is a self-taught developer in the Great White North working in the tech industry for over a decade. Coder started making contributions to the Kaspa echosphere since as early as 2022,...
Kaspa: Accelerating Beyond the Blockchain
From a Concept to a Cutting-Edge Deployment An Evolution, Not a Replication Those who follow Kaspa understand the monumental work the developers are undertaking. It’s far from just another entry in the crowded space of crypto-nonsense; it’s not another Bitcoin clone,...
On Crypto Forks
The differences and reasons of hard and soft forks. Crypto Forks Do you ever wonder what a fork actually is in cryptocurrency? What is the difference between a hard and a soft fork, and why does it matter? Why do people make such a big deal over a fork in the road?...
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...
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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.