Roadmap

2025

Q4 2025

Testnet deployment on Igra
Closed mainnet launch (invite-only early access)
Oracle V1 integration with established price feed providers
Bounded governance module activation
Initial security audits
Hyperlane cross-chain integration testing

2026

H1 2026

Public mainnet launch on Igra
Full cross-chain support via Hyperlane (100+ networks)
Token Generation Event (TGE) and $KSKD distribution
Epoch-based incentive system live
User onboarding phase begins (18-month program)
Initial asset pairs: iKAS / USDC

H2 2026

Additional asset pairs onboarded (yield-bearing assets, stablecoins, major tokens)
Oracle V2 development and parallel testing (trustless, Kaspa-aligned oracle)
Oracle V2 dual-feed validation period alongside V1
Automated repayment and re-collateralization features
Enhanced governance tooling and dashboard
Community governance activation (first community-submitted proposals)

Future

Oracle V2 migration to primary (pending governance approval and validation)
Expansion of supported asset types and lending markets
Advanced risk management tools
Potential L1 migration path as Kaspa covenants and vprogs mature
Ecosystem integrations (yield aggregators, portfolio trackers, institutional tooling)

Kaskad is designed as a forward-compatible protocol. As Kaspa's L1 capabilities mature, Kaskad can progressively migrate core logic from Igra to native Kaspa — reducing trust assumptions and maximizing decentralization.

vProgs (Verifiable Programs)

vProgs are Kaspa's upcoming programmable computation layer, enabling verifiable off-chain execution with on-chain settlement. For Kaskad, vProgs could allow:

Oracle logic execution — price feed aggregation and validation as verifiable programs
Risk parameter computation — utilization curves, liquidation thresholds computed off-chain and verified on-chain
Governance tallying — vote counting and proposal execution as verifiable outputs

Covenants

Kaspa covenants will enable programmable spending conditions on UTXOs. Key applications for Kaskad:

Collateral lockups — enforce minimum collateralization ratios at the UTXO level
Time-locked repayments — automated repayment schedules without trusted intermediaries
Liquidation triggers — covenant-enforced liquidation when collateral value drops below threshold

Key Kaspa Improvement Proposals (KIPs)

KIP	Title	Relevance to Kaskad
KIP-10	Transaction introspection opcodes	Enables covenants — foundation for on-chain collateral enforcement
KIP-17	Covenant-based programmable UTXOs	Direct support for lending primitives (locks, conditions, timelocks)
KIP-16	Native token standard	Multi-asset lending without bridged tokens
KIP-20	ZK verification opcodes	Trustless vProg verification, enabling oracle and risk logic on L1

Synchronous Composability

Kaspa's parallel block DAG currently processes transactions asynchronously. Future protocol upgrades targeting synchronous composability would enable:

Atomic multi-step lending operations (deposit, borrow, swap in one transaction)
Flash loans natively on Kaspa L1
Cross-protocol interactions without bridge risk

Expansion Conditions

Migration of Kaskad components from Igra to Kaspa L1 is contingent on:

Covenant maturity — KIP-10 and KIP-17 activated and battle-tested
vProg stability — verifiable execution framework proven in production
Economic viability — L1 transaction costs remain sustainable for DeFi operations
Governance approval — community vote required for any migration decision
Security audits — independent audits of L1 implementations before migration