Recorded space co-hosted by @glitchin888 and @12stringcara on X.
This live session of "Blockchain Banter – Beneath the Surface" dives into updates, community dynamics, and technical advancements in the Kaspa (KAS) ecosystem. The hosts and guests explore community challenges and resilience, emerging decentralized innovations on Kaspa, sovereignty and sound money principles, and how this high-speed blockDAG challenges the legacy internet. The discussion blends technical depth with philosophy—covering abundance mindset, manifestation, gratitude, compassion, and the emotional side of being early in transformative tech—while stressing building, education, and support for new users.Guest Speaker Biographies:Cara (Host): Community leader in the Kaspa/crypto space, with a background in cryptography, philosophy, and writing. Host of "Blockchain Banter – Beneath the Surface."
Juan / Glitchin888 (Host): Kaspa community leader, business and sales background, advocate for sound money and sovereignty. Known for positive energy and personal growth narratives.
Buffalo (Guest): Long-term community member, knowledgeable about crypto adoption, business use cases, and onboarding small businesses to crypto payments.
Onion (Guest): Known for witty shitposts, deep knowledge of Kaspa vs. Bitcoin, and challenging mainstream/maximalist narratives with humor and insight.
Bishop (Guest): Co-host of The Kaspa Standard, focused on truth, mental sovereignty, and thoughtful community engagement.
Top Topics Discussed:Community Resilience, Sovereignty, and Compassion
Speakers reflect on recent controversies, highlighting how they strengthened the "tribe"—those who support each other authentically. Emphasis on compassion, respect, healing from mistakes, and building lasting bonds.
Technical Innovations on the Kaspa Network
Rapid ecosystem growth: encrypted messaging (Kasia), file storage, live streaming platforms, social networks, decentralized identity (KNS - Kaspa Name Service), and more.
Upcoming upgrades like vProgs (verifiable programs for off-chain verifiable computation and composable apps) and DAGKnight (adaptive consensus for faster finality and scalability) enable interoperable Layer-1 dApps, positioning Kaspa as future-proof for users and developers.
Sound Money Principles & Macro-Economic Context
Critique of failing fiat, inflation, and the Cantillon Effect. Kaspa's deflationary design offers first-mover advantages as sound money. Market dips seen as opportunities for patient builders focused on adoption over short-term hype.
Philosophy of Abundance, Manifestation & Time
Deep personal reflections on mindset, gratitude, Alan Watts-inspired abundance framing, numerology, time perception, and how mental/emotional growth parallels portfolio success in crypto.
On-Chain Utility and the Future of the Internet
Kaspa can power the entire internet stack—social, hosting, streaming, messaging, identity—with censorship resistance and high uptime. This sovereignty over legacy platforms is the ultimate long-term case.
Websites, Companies, Tools, & Resources Mentioned:
Kaspa (KAS) blockchain
Blockchain Banter / Beneath the Surface (show)
Kasia (encrypted decentralized messaging on Kaspa)
KNS (Kaspa Name Service for .kas domains and decentralized identity)
vProgs (verifiable programs upgrade for composable apps)
DAGKnight (upcoming consensus upgrade for adaptive speed/security)
The Kaspa Standard (podcast/live show)
Alan Watts (abundance philosophy)
Steve Bartlett (Diary of a CEO podcast)
Key Learnings / YouTube Summary Highlights:Decentralized tech on Kaspa restores sovereignty by challenging centralized platforms with fast, secure alternatives for messaging, storage, social, streaming, and identity.
Market dips = building opportunities for long-term believers in sound, deflationary money.
Macro flaws in fiat highlight Kaspa's edge; protocol upgrades (vProgs, DAGKnight) unlock massive utility and adoption.
