Kaspa’s Future: Smart Contracts or More Pain?

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

First up… sentiment was all over the place. Some people were calling this the start of a bear market, saying crypto got “killed” back on October tenth, and joking that the only person left buying Bitcoin is Saylor. But inside the Kaspa chat, the mood wasn’t just doom. There was still plenty of conviction, especially around long-term price targets. One person threw out “one dollar in 2027, four dollars in 2028,” while another pushed back with a more conservative range around 35 cents to one dollar and 21 cents. And then, of course, the classic “400 cents” and “314 cents” waiting-room memes came back too. So yeah, the hopium is alive, just with a side of anxiety.

The biggest real theme today was tech, not just price. People were talking about smart contracts pushing Kaspa higher, covenants possibly enabling practical applications within six to 12 months, and the combination of tokenization and AI. There was also hope that KII will actually launch some of its projects soon. A few people made the point that updates themselves may not pump price immediately, because the market often finds technical stuff boring… but the important question is what those updates make possible.

Another big discussion was around Kaspa infrastructure and liquidity. Igra came up, especially around whether bringing EVM liquidity over helps or just fragments Kaspa’s efforts. Some were open to giving it time, while others were blunt: they don’t do layer twos, and they’d rather see things like stablecoins native on layer one instead of bridged or wrapped assets. There was also frustration about low swap limits and jokes about donations, but underneath the noise, the real concern was clear: Kaspa needs usable liquidity without compromising the base-layer vision.

Kasia Messenger also got a little burst of excitement today, with people saying it’s “pumping” and pointing to it as an example of actually using the network instead of only obsessing over price action. That tied into a broader reminder from the chat: build on Kaspa, use Kaspa, and don’t let every conversation become just “wen pump.”

And finally, community culture was very much alive. Merch from Rock the Kaspa got a shoutout, the Worison meme coin got remembered, and there was the usual mix of trading debates, leverage lessons, and friendly chaos.

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