WSX News: Kaspa (@kaspaunchained) has taken a major step toward programmable Layer 1 applications following the activation of its Toccata hard fork in June 2026. The upgrade introduced native covenant programming, transaction v1, expanded introspection opcodes, and infrastructure for based ZK applications, allowing application state to be enforced directly on Kaspa’s UTXO layer. One of the more interesting pieces is the ability to run computation off-chain and return a cryptographic proof to Kaspa for verification, rather than forcing the entire computation onto the base layer. Partitioned sequencing lanes further allow ZK applications to prove activity related to their own lane instead of processing the network’s entire transaction flow. That gives Kaspa a new programming model without abandoning its UTXO architecture, opening the door to stateful applications and proof-based systems while keeping the base layer focused on verification and settlement.