Kaspa Holders Divided as Hashrate and Price Stir Debate

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

First up… the mood around price has been pretty mixed. A few people shared a simple “damage report” comparing last year to now: Bitcoin around 60 thousand dollars back in August 2024 versus about 88 thousand today, while Kaspa was around 20 cents then and about 4.6 cents now. That sparked the usual split: some folks are still holding and buying weekly no matter what, and others are straight-up annoyed and calling the price “cucked” lately. There was even a mini “save my bet” moment with people pushing for Kaspa to stay above 7 cents before the New York close… which tells you the community’s feeling that pressure right now.

Second highlight is the more serious tech talk: smart contracts and where Kaspa should put programmability. One thread asked why not do smart contracts directly on layer one, arguing it could drive adoption and fees — and even help the long-term security budget as mining rewards shrink. The pushback was basically: “don’t bloat layer one with junk if it doesn’t need to live there.” A lot of people leaned into the idea that the separate-layer route — vProgs and similar approaches — makes sense if user experience stays smooth, because for most users, it’s about the app feeling seamless, not what layer it’s running on. Someone summed the “why” pretty cleanly: the goal is for Kaspa to be the ultimate sequencer.

Third, a quick network-health note that got attention: one person claimed Kaspa has lost about 25% of the network hashrate since last week. There wasn’t a deep dive attached, but it definitely landed as a “hey, keep an eye on this” datapoint.

And finally, community reach and messaging. People were surprised by Kaspa’s Facebook presence — one group reportedly sitting around 114 thousand followers, plus another group around 40 thousand (with the caveat that there could be overlap). At the same time, there was frustration about an interview where the speaker couldn’t clearly explain basics like what “DAG” stands for or how Kaspa improves on Bitcoin — folks called it a missed educational opportunity.

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