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      <h1>Kaspa in 90 seconds</h1>
      <p class="lead">Kaspa keeps Bitcoin-style mining but lets honest blocks land in parallel instead of racing for one slot. GHOSTDAG then orders that graph into a single shared payment history.</p>
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          <p>Kaspa is testing whether Bitcoin-style mining can feel fast enough for everyday use while L1 stays focused on ordering, ownership, and proofs. App rules build on that same base.</p>
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