Kaspa (KAS) has been busy at the end of the year, and not just on price charts. The network recently launched K Social, a fully on-chain microblogging app where every post is written directly to Kaspa’s Layer 1 for a tiny fee.
At the same time, HTX added KAS spot trading with 10x leverage, pushing volume sharply higher. Behind the scenes, Kaspa’s Crescendo upgrade continues to show what high-speed Proof-of-Work can look like in practice.
Together, these developments explain why Kaspa keeps getting mentioned in the same sentence as Bitcoin.
The main reason Kaspa gets compared to Bitcoin is its design philosophy. Like Bitcoin, Kaspa is Proof-of-Work. There is no staking, no VC control, and no reliance on trust-based validators.
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KAS has recently shown significant fluctuations! The current price is $0.04417, with a market value of $119 million.
The 24-hour trading volume is 440 million, the fluctuation is 4.16%, and the buying momentum is strong.
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The difference is how blocks are handled. Kaspa (KAS) uses a blockDAG structure powered by GHOSTDAG, which allows many blocks to be created at the same time instead of forcing them into a single chain.
This solves one of Bitcoin’s biggest limits: speed. Kaspa now runs at 10 blocks per second and processes far more transactions per day than Bitcoin, while keeping fees low and predictable. Supporters see this as Bitcoin’s original idea, updated for modern usage rather than replaced.
Moreover, K Social is a small but important signal. It shows Kaspa is being tested outside of payments and speculation. Every post costs a fraction of a cent and lives permanently on-chain.
There are no servers to shut down and no central platform to control visibility. Adoption is still early, but it proves the network can handle real activity without congestion or fee spikes.
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At the same time, HTX’s listing brought attention back to KAS. Trading volume jumped, and on-chain data suggests larger holders have been adding rather than selling. This lines up with Kaspa’s long-term narrative rather than short-term hype.
The first POW blockchain to adopt the GHOSTDAG protocol, breaking the single-chain limitation of traditional blockchains. The goal is to become the "killer of BTC", addressing the problems of low transaction throughput and slow confirmation times of Bitcoin. The total supply is… pic.twitter.com/EbHClIse6e
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Why the Comparison Matters
Kaspa is not trying to replace Bitcoin. It is trying to answer a question Bitcoin never aimed to solve: can Proof-of-Work scale without breaking its core rules?
If Kaspa continues to grow while staying decentralized and cheap to use, the comparison will only get louder.
That is why many are watching Kaspa (KAS) closely, not as a meme or trend, but as a structural experiment with real implications.
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