Igra Labs will officially activate the Caravel testnet—Kaspa’s Ethereum-compatible Layer 2—on Monday, July 21. The deployment will take place on Kaspa’s TN10 testnet and marks a major milestone in expanding Kaspa’s capabilities beyond its high-throughput Layer 1.
The testnet launch will be rolled out in three structured phases:
Phase 1 – Genesis Activation
The Caravel network will activate once TN10 reaches DAA score 206700000. At that point, the following steps will take place:
- Deployment of core smart contracts
- Minting of test $IGRA tokens
- Bridging of TN10 testnet $KAS to Caravel as $iKAS
Phase 2 – Community Testing
Approximately one week after genesis, Igra Labs will begin sharing node software with selected community testers. This phase is intended to monitor network performance, test key functionalities, and gather early feedback.
Phase 3 – Public Access
Within one to two weeks of launch, the testnet will be opened to the broader public. Anyone will be able to run Caravel nodes and interact with the smart contract environment.
Caravel is designed to scale Kaspa’s transaction throughput from the current range of 1–10 transactions per second (TPS) to over 1,000 TPS. Built with Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatibility in mind, Caravel brings smart contract functionality and Ethereum tooling into the Kaspa ecosystem.
Igra Labs has also announced plans to release technical documentation, a litepaper, and grant opportunities for developers. The team expects active participation from the community during the test phase, including the possibility of resets and upgrades as the network evolves.
More information will be made available through official Igra Labs channels in the coming weeks.
