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KASKaspa: history, founders and key events
From Nov 7, 2021 to today, every major rally, crash and upgrade, each with a dated, sourced price.
Open the interactive timeline5dated events
3years covered
365daily closes charted
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Latest close in our data: $0.0378 (CoinGecko KAS/USD daily close, 2026-10-14).
LaunchedNov 7, 2021
ConsensusProof of work (kHeavyHash) with GHOSTDAG BlockDAG
SupplyCapped at about 28.7 billion KAS
Origin story
Kaspa is a proof of work coin built on GHOSTDAG, a protocol co invented by Yonatan Sompolinsky that lets blocks be created in parallel as a BlockDAG instead of a single chain.
Kaspa had a fair launch on November 7, 2021, with no premine or presale.
Founders: Yonatan Sompolinsky and the Kaspa community.
launchrallycrashupgradelegalforkoutagemilestone
Source: CoinGecko KAS/USD daily closes 2025-10-15 to 2026-10-14. Fetched Oct 14, 2026 from free public APIs. Click a dot for the event and its price on that day.
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Key events
- Nov 7, 2021launch
Kaspa fair launch
Kaspa launches with no premine. - May 5, 2025upgrade
Crescendo: 10 blocks per second
Kaspa raises its block rate tenfold. - Oct 15, 2025milestone
First daily close in our data $0.06068 (CoinGecko KAS/USD daily close, 2025-10-15)
Our sourced KAS price history begins on this day. - Jan 11, 2026rally
Highest close in our data $0.06468 (CoinGecko KAS/USD daily close, 2026-01-11)
The highest daily close for KAS in our price history. - Aug 14, 2026crash
Lowest close after the peak $0.02526 (CoinGecko KAS/USD daily close, 2026-08-14)
The lowest KAS close in our data after its highest close.
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Sources
Facts written in our own words. Last checked Oct 14, 2026.