Miners Struggle, Builders Rise – Kaspa Keeps Pushing

Hey, welcome to Kaspa Daily Pulse – here’s what the Kaspa community’s been buzzing about today.

First up, the never-ending “Binance tomorrow” drumbeat. The chat was full of pings, memes, and back-and-forths about a potential listing, mixed with reminders to “vote” and daily nudges for Yonatan and Michael. But the vibe was split: some say “we don’t need Binance, they need us,” others insist a listing would cook shorts… and plenty called it delulu, or said it could be years away. Bottom line: lots of noise, zero official announcement. Let’s file it under “talk, not fact,” for now.

Second, real tech talk made a comeback. Folks shared clear explainers on GhostDAG—how it orders parallel blocks into a single stream—plus praise for DAGKnight as a PoW upgrade in the “desiderata” sense. There was also chatter that Igra’s approach means transactions happen on L1 while data lands on L2, and a “vProg” concept where you can “be your own L2,” prove execution, and post proofs back to L1. Big idea: sovereignty and interoperability, with some friendly nitpicks and grammar fixes flying around the docs.

Third, trading venues and perps. HyperLiquid and a new-ish “Variational” got shout-outs for KAS perps, with wishes for an HL spot listing. People asked whether Aster or Apex have KAS (not yet), complained about regional restrictions, and even brainstormed a native perp DEX—maybe with zk tricks to stop hunting. It’s half wishlist, half war stories from the degen trenches.

Fourth, miners compared notes on survival mode. Hosting rates of around 7–8 cents per kilowatt hour came up a lot, with anecdotes of 4–5 cents in some places—and even ~3 cents in Brazil. A few use KAS machines to heat homes in northern Canada. The thread wrestled with “is it profitable today?” vs “hang on for alt season,” with some saying miners are still in the red unless power is cheap. Gritty, practical, and very Kaspa.

Finally, the mood meter. Calls for “vote and share,” dreams of alt season, and price banter ranging from 80 cents to 4 dollars if the majors moon—countered by plenty of sarcasm and “it’s jover” jokes. There was some spicy drama, but also wholesome moments: helping newcomers, editing docs, and swapping learning resources. Net-net: hopeful under the memes, and still building.

That’s it for today’s pulse. Let’s see what tomorrow brings. Catch you then.