Kaspa network introduces the initial stable Rusty Kaspa (RK) node, paving the way for an enhanced and optimized engine. Currently in the open beta phase, RK nodes comprise a quarter of the P2P network and account for 29% of the related hashrate.

The transition to RK is crucial for significant network advancements, including accelerating the mainnet to 10 BP, scaling to DagKnight, supporting smart contract opcodes, and other improvements. It offers immediate benefits to node managers, such as consistent storage, fast syncing, and an rPC software stack.

The company aims for gradual progress as additional nodes migrate to RK, providing comprehensive guidance for scaling based on specific use cases, such as rust open beta participants, galang node managers, mining pools, exchanges, wallet developers, and casual users.

The RK node features a CLI interface similar to golang nodes, with CLI modifications including RPC defaults to localhost, default UPnP support, configuration file format, and customizable RAM cache utilization.

A robust software stack has been developed on the RK codebase, including the KNG desktop service, which integrates various features such as the RK P2P node and the ability to connect with the public P2P node framework.

Additionally, the WASM SDK enables the rusty Kaspa infrastructure to operate in the WASM2 environment, facilitating connectivity with JavaScript and TypeScript. This compatibility allows the RK infrastructure to be utilized in Web3 browsers, Node.js environments, and Chrome browser extensions.