Kadena news

What is new on Kadena: node releases, core development, network numbers and new community tools. Updated every day by Kadena Nexus.

The network today

15,429Transactions in the last 24 hoursall 20 chains

27.14 sAverage block timeper chain, target 30 s

100%Active chainsof 20 chains producing blocks

45Adoption Index scorebaseline 50, for Oct 18, 2026

As of October 19, 2026 (UTC). Live numbers: Kadena Network Monitor and Adoption Index. Monthly data, updated weekly: Kadena network reports.

Node releases and core development

New releases of the Kadena Community Edition node and changes merged in the last 8 weeks, from the public kda-community repositories on GitHub.

Aug 21, 2026chainweb-node 3.2.1 (release)
Aug 2, 2026chainweb-node 3.2 (release)
Dec 24, 2025chainweb-node 3.1 (release)
Oct 19, 2026pact-5: Update OS lists in workflow (merged PR #30)
Oct 19, 2026pact-5: GHC 9.14 (merged PR #15)
Oct 18, 2026chainweb-node: Update freeze file after GHC 9.10.3 transition (commit)
Oct 18, 2026chainweb-node: Update GHC and Cabal versions in workflow (commit)
Sep 4, 2026pact-5: Use Crypton to compute Keccak256 hashes (merged PR #18)
Sep 1, 2026pact-5: Sanitize MPFR C Calls signatures (merged PR #17)
Sep 1, 2026pact-5: Fix #ifdef (merged PR #16)

From Kadena Nexus

Oct 13, 2026New guides: How to buy KDA in 2026 and the Kadena FAQ
Oct 12, 2026Published the explainer What is Kadena Community Edition?
Oct 9, 2026Launched the Quantum-Safe Kadena explainer at quantum.kadena.ws
Oct 8, 2026Saudi Arabia's first Kadena mainnet node went live in Jeddah
October 2026Launched the Kadena Community Edition Adoption Index at adoption.kadena.ws

About Kadena

Kadena is a proof-of-work blockchain that runs 20 chains in parallel, called Chainweb, with smart contracts written in Pact. Its coin is KDA. After Kadena LLC wound down in late 2025, former Kadena engineers and community developers kept the network running as Kadena Community Edition. New here? Start with What is Kadena Community Edition?, the Kadena FAQ or How to buy KDA.

Sources

kda-community on GitHub (chainweb-node and pact-5)
Kadena Network Monitor, Kadena Nexus
Adoption Index methodology, Kadena Nexus
kda-chain.org, the Kadena Community Edition site

Updated October 19, 2026. Built automatically every day from the public sources above by Kadena Nexus, an independent community project not affiliated with Kadena LLC. Not financial advice.