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      <h1>GHOSTDAG explained.</h1>
      <p class="lead">GHOSTDAG is the live Kaspa rule that turns a graph of parallel proof-of-work blocks into one ordered payment history.</p>
      <p class="fit-note"><strong>Citable summary:</strong> GHOSTDAG is Kaspa's current blockDAG ordering rule; it is not DAGKnight and it does not mean instant finality.</p>
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        <article><span>Problem</span><p>If blocks arrive quickly, honest miners can find blocks at nearly the same time.</p></article>
        <article><span>Old shape</span><p>A single chain has to choose one path. Some honest work can become stale or orphaned.</p></article>
        <article><span>Kaspa shape</span><p>A blockDAG keeps more parallel blocks visible in the record.</p></article>
        <article><span>Ordering rule</span><p>GHOSTDAG gives nodes a shared way to classify and order the graph.</p></article>
        <article><span>User effect</span><p>Transactions can appear quickly while confirmation confidence increases over time.</p></article>
        <article><span>Boundary</span><p>This is fast mined ordering, not proof that every transaction is instantly irreversible.</p></article>
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            <tr><td>Is GHOSTDAG live?</td><td><span class="status-pill live">Live</span></td><td>GHOSTDAG is Kaspa's live blockDAG ordering rule.</td></tr>
            <tr><td>Is it DAGKnight?</td><td><span class="status-pill not-live">No</span></td><td>DAGKnight is a separate future consensus direction.</td></tr>
            <tr><td>Does it remove finality risk?</td><td><span class="status-pill not-live">No</span></td><td>Kaspa has fast inclusion and probabilistic confirmation confidence.</td></tr>
            <tr><td>Does it mean unlimited TPS?</td><td><span class="status-pill not-live">No</span></td><td>Throughput depends on block capacity, policy, fees, demand, and network conditions.</td></tr>
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