How does DAGKNIGHT order blocks efficiently without recalculating everything?

DAGKNIGHT uses a minmax optimization approach to validate cluster coverage across the entire blockDAG without full recomputation. In a blockDAG, confirming which blocks belong in the agreed-upon order could in theory require checking every possible grouping of blocks — a calculation that would grow heavier as the network produces more blocks. DAGKNIGHT sidesteps this by focusing on k-clusters: once a k-cluster achieves majority coverage, the blocks inside it can be safely ordered without running those expensive calculations again. For a beginner, this means Kaspa can sustain its high block rate without the network being bottlenecked by the math required to reach consensus.

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