What is the Crescendo Hardfork?

The Crescendo Hardfork is a Kaspa network upgrade that increased block production from 1 block per second (1 BPS) to 10 blocks per second (10 BPS). A hardfork is a change to the network's rules that all nodes must adopt at the same time; Crescendo activated at DAA Score 110,165,000, on approximately May 5, 2025, at 15:00 UTC. The upgrade significantly increased transaction throughput and network capacity while shortening the time between blocks, making the network more responsive. For a beginner, the practical takeaway is that Kaspa can now process ten times as many blocks per second as before, which means transactions confirm faster and the network has more room to grow.