[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Ashish [@ashishinsydney](/creator/twitter/ashishinsydney) on x XXX followers Created: 2025-07-25 02:25:50 UTC Why Kaspa isn’t a “blockchain” (and why that matters) Most coins stack one block on top of another. Kaspa doesn’t. It’s a BlockDAG: many blocks can be created in parallel and then ordered by the GHOSTDAG consensus. This means miners don’t have to wait in line; the protocol later figures out a single, agreed order. Key ideas: X . Throughput without cheating on decentralization XX blocks per second on PoW sounds insane for a “chain”. It is. That’s why Kaspa is a DAG. parallel blocks, later consistently ordered. X . GHOSTDAG = order after concurrency Instead of discarding most “competing” blocks as orphans(like bitcoin does), Kaspa keeps them and deterministically ranks them. More work kept = more security per unit of energy. X . Pruning without losing trust At this speed, the ledger would explode in size. Kaspa prunes but pairs it with a proof-of-genesis (cryptographic evidence that today’s state really came from the hardcoded genesis). You don’t need every historical byte to verify integrity. X . Fast confirmations, PoW security You see blocks within seconds, and finality tightens quickly as more blue blocks (honest work) pile on. No committees, no checkpoints, no leader rotation games. X . Same first principles(the one satoshi envisioned), new architecture Still pure PoW, still permissionless, still simple yet hard/sound money. Different data structure to actually scale it. If this clicked, the next post will unpack how GHOSTDAG ranks blocks (blue vs red, k-clusters, and why it’s robust to high orphan rates). Want that? Reply “GHOSTDAG 101”. $KAS XXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [stack](/topic/stack) [decentralization](/topic/decentralization) [the protocol](/topic/the-protocol) [protocol](/topic/protocol) [blocks](/topic/blocks) [blockdag](/topic/blockdag) [coins](/topic/coins) [blockchain](/topic/blockchain) [Post Link](https://x.com/ashishinsydney/status/1948570358510223412)
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Ashish @ashishinsydney on x XXX followers
Created: 2025-07-25 02:25:50 UTC
Why Kaspa isn’t a “blockchain” (and why that matters)
Most coins stack one block on top of another. Kaspa doesn’t. It’s a BlockDAG: many blocks can be created in parallel and then ordered by the GHOSTDAG consensus. This means miners don’t have to wait in line; the protocol later figures out a single, agreed order.
Key ideas:
X . Throughput without cheating on decentralization XX blocks per second on PoW sounds insane for a “chain”. It is. That’s why Kaspa is a DAG. parallel blocks, later consistently ordered.
X . GHOSTDAG = order after concurrency Instead of discarding most “competing” blocks as orphans(like bitcoin does), Kaspa keeps them and deterministically ranks them. More work kept = more security per unit of energy.
X . Pruning without losing trust At this speed, the ledger would explode in size. Kaspa prunes but pairs it with a proof-of-genesis (cryptographic evidence that today’s state really came from the hardcoded genesis). You don’t need every historical byte to verify integrity.
X . Fast confirmations, PoW security You see blocks within seconds, and finality tightens quickly as more blue blocks (honest work) pile on. No committees, no checkpoints, no leader rotation games.
X . Same first principles(the one satoshi envisioned), new architecture Still pure PoW, still permissionless, still simple yet hard/sound money. Different data structure to actually scale it.
If this clicked, the next post will unpack how GHOSTDAG ranks blocks (blue vs red, k-clusters, and why it’s robust to high orphan rates). Want that? Reply “GHOSTDAG 101”.
$KAS
XXXXX engagements
Related Topics stack decentralization the protocol protocol blocks blockdag coins blockchain