There has been an ongoing debate about how Kaspa is the better cryptocurrency when compared to some cryptos. A video released on Friday by the Kaspa Silver YouTube channel took a close look at an article claiming LTC is far superior to KAS. In his breakdown, the analyst debunked several claims and shared why he thinks Kaspa actually holds its ground well against Litecoin.
The article being discussed argued that Litecoin had a fairer launch than Kaspa. It said Kaspa insiders mined half the coins in the first year, making it unfair. But the analyst explained that “fair launch” is a subjective idea. For Kaspa, no one got coins before launch without mining or buying them, just like everyone else. He also showed proof that Kaspa’s launch was public, with posts from the founder months before and thousands of people in the Discord by the first year.
The analyst pointed out that even Bitcoin had very few miners early on, so it’s unfair to call early Kaspa miners “insiders” when information was public. He shared data showing that Kaspa videos got thousands of views soon after launch, proving people knew about it.
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Litecoin’s Security vs Kaspa’s Security
Another claim was that Litecoin’s network is more secure because it costs more money to carry out a 51% attack. But the analyst argued that higher cost doesn’t always mean better security. He noted that no one has attacked Kaspa even though it’s cheaper to do so theoretically. He also explained that Litecoin relies heavily on merge mining with Dogecoin to survive, and that Dogecoin’s popularity is what keeps LTC’s miners profitable. Without Dogecoin, Litecoin’s network security might struggle.
Kaspa, on the other hand, pays more money to miners daily than LTC does, even though Kaspa has a smaller market cap. The analyst said this shows Kaspa has a stronger security budget that better supports its miners.
Decentralization and Launch Fairness
Litecoin’s supporters claimed Litecoin had a more decentralized launch because its founder didn’t pre-mine coins. The analyst clarified that Kaspa didn’t pre-mine either. Kaspa started with zero coins at its genesis block, meaning no coins existed before the network launched. Everyone could mine from the start. He stressed that the fast emission schedule of Kaspa helped distribute coins quickly and widely before specialized ASIC miners could dominate the network.
He also pointed out that fast emissions let early GPU miners, who are usually regular people, get most of the coins instead of a few big players. This way, Kaspa achieved a wider distribution among individuals.
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Scalability and Fees
The video addressed claims about scalability. Litecoin’s supporters said Litecoin handles up to 2.5 million transactions a day without congestion. But the analyst showed that Kaspa can handle up to 200 million transactions per day today, which is a massive difference.
He explained that KAS processes 10 blocks per second, boosting its transactions per second (TPS) to around 3000. During times of high activity, Kaspa handled millions of transactions in a day with fees around 25 cents, which he said is still reasonable. He argued that fees are necessary for proof-of-work networks to stay secure in the long run because miners need incentives beyond block rewards.
The analyst criticized Litecoin’s reliance on low fees. He said Litecoin’s approach depends on block rewards that shrink every four years, yet Litecoin’s price hasn’t doubled consistently with each halving. Without higher fees or a new plan, Litecoin could struggle to keep miners profitable as block rewards decline.
Lost Chain History and Privacy Features
Another criticism against Kaspa was missing early transaction data. The analyst confirmed that about 75% of Kaspa’s old data has now been recovered, including the genesis block proving no coins were pre-mined. He reassured viewers that the missing data affects no one who joins Kaspa today, and that new transactions are fully recorded and transparent.
Regarding privacy, Litecoin’s Mimblewimble Extension Block (MWeb) adds optional privacy features. The analyst agreed this is a good feature but noted that KAS could adopt similar technology in the future. He also mentioned existing efforts to build mixers for Kaspa to improve privacy.
Adoption and Development
The claim that no one uses or builds on Kaspa was strongly rejected. The analyst listed projects like Casplex and Egolabs creating smart contracts and layer 2 solutions for Kaspa. He also shared personal examples of using KAS daily through apps like Casio, showing that Kaspa is seeing real adoption.
He highlighted that the Kaspa community and developers are active, and new tools and platforms are constantly emerging. This, he argued, proves Kaspa’s ecosystem is alive and growing.
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Kaspa’s Performance Against Litecoin
Finally, the analyst showed charts comparing Kaspa’s performance to Litecoin’s. Since Kaspa launched, it has outperformed Litecoin by more than 25,000%. Even in the recent months of 2025, Kaspa has been beating Litecoin by about 40%. He believes Kaspa will continue to outperform Litecoin over time because of its better technology and fundamentals.
He compared the competition between Kaspa and Litecoin to how Google eventually beat Yahoo. He believes Kaspa’s superior scalability, fast transactions, and strong community will help it win in the long run.
In summary, while Litecoin has strengths like privacy features and a long track record, Kaspa’s launch, scalability, miner rewards, and growing ecosystem make it a strong contender. The analyst believes Kaspa’s fundamentals will help it surpass Litecoin in the coming years.
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