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Kadena (KDA) News: Foundation to Cease Operations, Blockchain to Continue Without Core Team

The Kadena Foundation cited market challenges for halting operations, leaving over 566 million tokens allocated for mining and the blockchain to run without core developer support.

  • On October 22, 2025, the Kadena Foundation said it will cease all business operations and dissolve its organization, while Kadena's native token KDA plunged 84% after the announcement.
  • The foundation said market conditions and inability to sustain development forced winding down, while a small transition team will release a new node binary to maintain network continuity.
  • Stuart Popejoy, co‑founder, and Will Martino, co‑founder, led Kadena's creation, combining traditional mining with smart contracts using Pact, its own programming language.
  • KDA tumbled more than 55% in 24 hours to below 9 cents, wiping out nearly all of its five-year price action and shaking investor and community confidence.
  • Over 566 million KDA remain allocated for mining rewards until 2139, and with the core team gone, community developers and independent miners face a precarious network future.
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decrypt.co broke the news in New York, United States on Tuesday, October 21, 2025.
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