Kusama (KSM) Price
KSM RANK #388The price of Kusama (KSM) is calculated in real-time by aggregating the latest data across 50 exchanges and 65 markets, using a global volume-weighted average formula. Learn more about how crypto prices are calculated on CoinGecko. Kusama is a public blockchain network that is running the exact same codebase as Polkadot. It is aimed to be a canary build for the Polkadot network which is an experimental and development environment for new features that will eventually be deployed to Polkadot. Because of the experimental nature of Kusama, the developmental speed is much faster and it has seen significant traction since launched in 2019. Notable projects that have expressed interest to deploy on the Polkadot network are also treating Kusama as an experimental sister chain. For example, the Acala DeFi network which was planned to be rolled out on Polkadot, will begin deploying the Karura network on Kusama first.
