What is DAGKNIGHT and how does it evolve Kaspa's BlockDAG?

DAGKNIGHT is a parameterless consensus protocol that extends Kaspa's BlockDAG architecture to make the network responsive to real conditions rather than fixed worst-case assumptions. Earlier consensus designs — including the PHANTOM paradigm that DAGKNIGHT evolves from — baked specific latency limits directly into the protocol rules. Those hardcoded bounds act like a speed governor permanently set to the worst expected road conditions: safe, but never faster even when the road is clear. DAGKNIGHT eliminates those fixed limits so the protocol can dynamically adjust as actual network performance changes. For a beginner, this matters because Kaspa's performance can now respond to how the network is really behaving rather than being permanently constrained by parameters set at launch.