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Kusama

Q: What is Kusama?

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. Kusama is an early, highly experimental version of Polkadot presenting real economic conditions. The community will own the network – there will be no central kill switch. Kusama will exist as long as its community maintains it and we envision it will cater to new, early functionality and projects preparing to develop and deploy on Polkadot.

Q: How to add Kusama to Metamask?

To add KSM to the metamask you need: 1. In the wallet select the desired network and then in the cryptocurrencies section scroll to the bottom - click "Import tokens". 2. Copy the smart contract address for Kusama from the list below. 3. Paste into the "Smart Contract Address" field. 4. Click the "Add Custom Token" button. The KSM is available on the 1 blockchain networks. Below is a list of Kusama smartcontract addresses to add to the metamask: Hydration - asset_registry1000771

Q: Official websites and links for Kusama

Official website and social media of Kusama: https://kusama.network/, https://twitter.com/kusamanetwork, https://www.reddit.com/r/Kusama, https://www.facebook.com/, https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk.

KSM

Price of 1 Kusama today (15 October)

$ 4.33

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Market Cap

$ 82.2 mln.

+13.56% 30 days #434

Volume · 24h

$ 2.3 mln.

-0.92%

Market share

<0.01%

Circulating KSM

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Price: low and high

24 hrs

Low $ 4.3 High $ 4.69

30 days

Low $ 3.61 High $ 5.47

1 year

Low $ 2.8 High $ 16.33

All time

Low $ 0.877 High $ 621.71

-99.30% from ATH +14 258.20% to ATH

How the range is calculated

24h uses saved quotes from the last 24 hours. The 30-day and one-year views use daily lows and highs for UTC calendar days, including today. Gaps are not filled; prices may have differed between samples. The dot marks the current price, not a buy signal.

All time uses CoinGecko’s USD ATL and ATH. Other currencies use the current exchange rate; these are not historical records in the selected currency.

KSM Sectors:

Kusama belongs to the sectors:

Exchanges where KSM is traded

	Exchange	Pair	Price	Volume, 24h
1	Bybit Editor's choice 3.6 74 reviews	KSM/USDT	$ 4.38 ₮ 4.3810 spread 0.09%	$ 14 38846m ago	Go Affiliate link
2	BloFin 3.5	KSM/USDT	$ 5.08 ₮ 5.0800 spread 0.97%	$ 371 7093d ago	Buy
3	BitDelta 3.0	KSM/USDT	$ 4.67 ₮ 4.6700 spread 0.21%	$ 347 2681d ago	Buy
4	XT.COM 3.0 8 reviews	KSM/USDT	$ 4.73 ₮ 4.7300 spread 0.21%	$ 126 7782d ago	Go Affiliate link
5	CoinW 4.2 3 reviews	KSM/USDT	$ 4.67 ₮ 4.6720 spread 0.34%	$ 105 3451d ago	Buy
6	Pionex 3.1 1 review	KSM/USDT	$ 4.68 ₮ 4.6800 spread 0.21%	$ 98 00323h ago	Buy
7	BYDFi 4.0	KSM/USDT	$ 5.11 ₮ 5.1130 spread 0.53%	$ 44 9943d ago	Buy
8	Tothemoon 2.5	KSM/USD	$ 5.11 $ 5.1100 spread 0.17%	$ 38 4753d ago	Buy
9	Coinbase Exchange 4.5 15 reviews	KSM/USD	$ 5.1 $ 5.0930 spread 0.15%	$ 37 9983d ago	Go Affiliate link
10	BingX 3.4 10 reviews	KSM/USDT	$ 5.13 ₮ 5.1300 spread 0.58%	$ 32 3353d ago	Go Affiliate link

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What is Kusama?

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.

Kusama is an early, highly experimental version of Polkadot presenting real economic conditions. The community will own the network – there will be no central kill switch. Kusama will exist as long as its community maintains it and we envision it will cater to new, early functionality and projects preparing to develop and deploy on Polkadot.

How to add Kusama to Metamask?

To add KSM to the metamask you need:

In the wallet select the desired network and then in the cryptocurrencies section scroll to the bottom - click "Import tokens".
Copy the smart contract address for Kusama from the list below.
Paste into the "Smart Contract Address" field.
Click the "Add Custom Token" button.

The KSM is available on the 1 blockchain networks. Below is a list of Kusama smartcontract addresses to add to the metamask:

Hydration - asset_registry1000771

Official websites and links for Kusama

There are currently about 5 official links to Kusama websites and social media:

Website - kusama.network
Twitter - twitter.com/kusamanetwork
Reddit - reddit.com/r/Kusama
Facebook - facebook.com
GitHub - github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk

Position in the «Polkadot Tokens» sector

of 10 coins

#	Coin	Price	24h	7d	Cap.
1	DOT	1.1 $	-5.89%	-5.54%	1.9 bln. $
2	TRAC	0.408 $	-2.51%	+0.12%	182.3 mln. $
3	KSM	4.33 $	-7.60%	-10.81%	82.2 mln. $
4	ASTR	0.0061 $	-7.26%	-10.91%	53.4 mln. $
5	PHA	0.05 $	-7.86%	-15.04%	42.9 mln. $
6	MANTA	0.0702 $	-0.79%	+10.56%	33.8 mln. $
7	EWT	0.348 $	+1.98%	+0.76%	28.2 mln. $
8	GLMR	0.0101 $	+7.66%	-8.61%	11.1 mln. $
9	AVT	0.294 $	-9.78%	+8.05%	3.1 mln. $
10	BNC	0.0119 $	+21.26%	+23.21%	446.0 ths. $

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Position in the «Hydration Tokens» sector

of 9 coins

#	Coin	Price	24h	7d	Cap.
1	LINK	12.06 $	-7.43%	-5.85%	9.3 bln. $
2	AAVE	150.14 $	-7.32%	-10.75%	2.3 bln. $
3	SKY	0.0692 $	-11.30%	-10.00%	1.6 bln. $
4	TBTC	80 868 $	-3.44%	-1.92%	332.2 mln. $
5	KSM	4.33 $	-7.60%	-10.81%	82.2 mln. $
6	EWT	0.348 $	+1.98%	+0.76%	28.2 mln. $
7	HOLLAR	0.9956 $	-0.14%	-0.29%	13.4 mln. $
8	H2O	5.44 $	-4.19%	-4.39%	12.8 mln. $
9	GETH	2 399.68 $	-5.99%	-5.27%	4.0 mln. $

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