What principles from Bitcoin did Kaspa keep?

Kaspa was built to stay faithful to the core principles Satoshi embedded into Bitcoin. Specifically, Kaspa uses proof-of-work mining, a UTXO-based isolated state model, a deflationary monetary policy, no premine, and no central governance. Proof-of-work means miners expend real computing energy to secure the network — the same approach Bitcoin uses. UTXO (unspent transaction output) is the accounting model that tracks who owns what. Deflationary monetary policy means the supply of coins is designed to shrink over time rather than inflate. No premine means no coins were created and handed to insiders before launch. For a beginner, these design choices matter because they signal that Kaspa was launched as a fair, open network — not one that handed early advantages to founders or investors.