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.
Anton Yemelyanov
aspect
Applied Blockchain Technologies Researcher, Advisor & Contributor
Dmitry
Mining and Wallet Improvements
Georges Künzli
Tiram
Data Scientist and Developer. Ecosystem Development, Hosting, and Tester
Mert
Mertery
Turkish Telegram Mod, Social Media, and Miner
Surinder Singh Matoo
Matoo#2047
Web Systems Architect and Developer, Wallet Framework
Tim
Ecosystem Infrastructure and DNS Developer. Technical Support. Community Moderator. Treasurer
D-Stacks
(github) JWJ
Core Improvements and Ecosystem Tools Developer
Jason Dixon
titorelli
Marketing, Content Creation, & Community Helper
Sa1krishna
Discord Mod, Community Helper, Social Media Mod
Oudeis
Community Developer
Navin Tiwary
icecreamfish
Marketing, Web Development, Social Media, Infosphere Builder & Community Helper
Tmrlvi
(github)
hauntedcook
Community Developer
Robert Matejko
IAmeR^
API and Block Explorer Developer
allii
Marketing & Business Development/Listings
Edward
cryptoarmy
Marketing, Infosphere Builder & Community Helper
Cafalchio
CafaBr
Community Developer
Adam
@CoinProspector
Project Advisor & Business Development
The AllFather
The AllFather
Community Moderator, donator and rust committee.
Gavin Wood
GWood
Community Helper and Reddit Moderator
Amao
Amao
Chinese Community Developer
Panchuker
@lab_cripto
Network Security (mining)
Brandon Smith
Miner_League
Community Developer, Stratum Developer and Mining Pool Developer
Lazzeruz
Lazzeruz
Community Helper, Marketing, Partnership Scout
Articles & News
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Kaspa Integrated on NOWPayments
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Kaspa Community AMA with Guest @realKateL from ChangeNOW & NOWPayments
Held on July 27th— Hosted by @BubblegumLtng ChangeNOW & NOWPayments The Kaspa Community hosted an AMA on July 27th with guest @realKateL, a partnership lead from two exciting projects: ChangeNOW and NOWPayments, each offering unique solutions for users and...
The Solution to Double Spending
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Embarking on the Unknown
Kaspa’s Relentless Pursuit of Innovation The Primordial Data Kaspa’s inception was not only a winding and intricate journey but also one marked by exploration, confusion, and experimentation. In the very beginning, even fundamental aspects such as installing and...
Kaspa Crowdfund Campaign for a Tier-1 Crypto Exchange
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Kaspa’s Fair Launch
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Kaspa Community Twitter Spaces -with Guest ChangeNOW
Exploring the ChangeNOW and NOWPayments KAS Integration Twitter Spaces AMA Bubblegum Lightning, from the Kaspa community, is set to host an engaging Ask Me Anything (AMA) session with Kate, from ChangeNOW, on Thursday, July 27th, at 22:00 UTC (6:00 PM EST). The...
Kaspa Community Browser Wallet Crowdfund
Developing an extension wallet for Kaspa Browser Extension Wallet Kaspa Community developers, KaffinPX and Not Thomiz have launched an exciting new crowdfunding initiative. They aim to develop an extension wallet for Kaspa, similar to the...
New Exchange Listing — Bitpanda
Invest in what you believe in. Bitpanda A leading multi-asset platform renowned for blending the functionalities of cryptocurrency, forex, and online brokerage, Bitpanda announced the addition of Kaspa to its listings on July 13th, 2023. This progressive move...
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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.