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Guides, comparisons and insights on mining Kaspa (KAS) — from choosing a pool to estimating profitability on open-source infrastructure.
The Kaspa Toccata Hard Fork, Explained (And What It Means for Miners)
What the Kaspa Toccata hard fork does: covenants, the Silverscript compiler, based ZK apps, KIP-16/17/20/21, activation at DAA 474,165,565 — and why miners do nothing.
· 6 min read
Crescendo vs Toccata: Kaspa's Two Hard Forks Compared
Crescendo vs Toccata compared: Crescendo took Kaspa from 1 to 10 blocks per second, while Toccata adds covenants and ZK. What each fork means for miners.
· 6 min read
How Kaspa Mining Works: kHeavyHash, BlockDAG, and GHOSTDAG
How Kaspa mining works: kHeavyHash proof-of-work, the BlockDAG, GHOSTDAG ordering, 10 blocks per second, sampled difficulty, and how stratum shares earn rewards.
· 6 min read
Is Kaspa Mining Profitable in 2026?
Kaspa mining profitability in 2026 depends on hashrate, electricity cost, ASIC efficiency, KAS price and pool fee. Learn the formula and run your own numbers.
· 6 min read
The Most Profitable Kaspa ASIC Miners in 2026
Which Kaspa ASIC miners are most profitable in 2026? A comparison ranked by efficiency (J/TH) across IceRiver, Bitmain and Goldshell, with ROI and pool-fee guidance.
· 5 min read
PROP, PPLNS, and PPS: Kaspa Pool Reward Schemes Explained
A precise guide to Kaspa mining pool reward schemes — PROP, PPLNS and PPS/PPS+/FPPS — covering payout logic, who bears variance, pool-hopping and fees.
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How Kaspa Pool Payouts Actually Work (And Why Some Pools Fail Them)
How Kaspa mining pool payouts work end to end, what transaction mass is under KIP-9 and KIP-13, and why naive batching makes some pools silently fail payouts.
· 6 min read
Solo vs Pool Mining Kaspa: Which Should You Choose?
Solo vs pool mining on Kaspa, explained with the variance tradeoff and expected-time-to-block math, so you can decide which approach fits your hashrate.
· 6 min read
Kaspa Tokenomics: Emission, Supply, and the Deflationary Schedule
How Kaspa emission works: the fair launch with no premine, the chromatic monthly reduction equal to one annual halving, the ~28.7B KAS cap, and miner impact.
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What Is NACHO? Earning the Nacho Kat Token While Mining Kaspa
Learn what NACHO and Nacho the Kat are, how KRC-20 tokens work on Kaspa, and how Kat Pool's fee rebate lets miners earn NACHO alongside KAS.
· 6 min read
How to Switch From HumPool to Kat Pool: A Step-by-Step Migration Guide
Switching from HumPool to Kat Pool takes minutes: repoint your miner to kas.katpool.com:3333, keep your Kaspa address, and confirm shares. No wallet move needed.
· 5 min read
How to Choose a Kaspa Mining Pool in 2026
A practical guide to picking a Kaspa (KAS) mining pool: how to weigh effective fees, reward schemes, open-source transparency, payout thresholds and server latency.
· 5 min read