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Kusama price

KSM Position by market cap among the coins we track whose circulating supply is checked.

Current price

$2.71

−3.21% 24h

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Today Kusama falls 3.2%, trailing the market.

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Change by period

  • 1 hour −0.37%
  • 24 hours −3.21%
  • 7 days −13.42%
  • 30 days −39.51%
  • 1 year −73.61%

Kusama's move in context

  1. Lagging the market today

    −3.21% in 24 hours against −2.01% for the market as a whole, a gap of 1.2 points. Small gaps like this are common, so they don't point to anything specific.

  2. We compare the last 24 hours with this coin's typical day, from 26 recent days (up to four weeks). We only count exchanges we read on both days, so an exchange we've just added doesn't look like extra trading. This describes trading, not where the price goes next.

    $388.59K traded in the last 24 hours on the exchanges we read, close to its usual day.

  3. The price of each exchange's last trade, read in the past few minutes, in US dollars or dollar stablecoins; markets with little trading are left out. A last price isn't an offer: what you'd pay also depends on fees, the gap between buying and selling prices, and how much is for sale.

    Kusama's last prices on 7 exchanges we read run from $2.71 on Bybit to $2.88 on HTX, 6.6% apart. Compare before you buy: fees and how much is for sale at each price differ too.

  4. Part of a slide

    −13.4% over 7 days and −39.5% over 30 days: the recent move continues the monthly direction.

This is analysis of past prices, not a prediction or financial advice.

Where to trade Kusama

Prices differ by up to 6.6% across these 7 exchanges, so compare before you buy.

  • Binance Most traded KSM/USDT $218.57K 24h volume Last price $2.71 0.00% vs our price
  • MEXC KSM/USDT $67.47K 24h volume Last price $2.71 +0.07% vs our price
  • Bybit KSM/USDT $26.66K 24h volume Last price $2.71 −0.15% vs our price
  • KuCoin KSM/USDT $26.44K 24h volume Last price $2.72 +0.37% vs our price
  • Bitget KSM/USDT $21.67K 24h volume Last price $2.71 −0.15% vs our price

Each exchange's last price against our price above. Listed for convenience, not as advice: check that an exchange is allowed where you live.

About Kusama

Overview

Kusama is an experimental blockchain platform that serves as a proving ground for developers and projects aiming to launch on the Polkadot network. It is designed to facilitate rapid deployment of decentralized applications (dApps) and the implementation of new features. With its core mission of enabling innovation and experimentation in the blockchain space, Kusama allows projects to test their functionalities, governance structures, and economic models in a real-world environment while maintaining the ability to traverse transitions smoothly to the more secure Polkadot network. Distinguishing features of Kusama include high speed, scalability, and the ability to undergo rapid changes based on community feedback, standing in stark contrast to the slower, more rigorous update process typical of traditional networks.

Technical Features

Kusama operates on a modified version of the Substrate framework, which supports the development of custom blockchains. It utilizes a decentralized, proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism known as NPoS (Nominated Proof-of-Stake). This mechanism improves network security by allowing KSM holders to nominate validators who propose and verify blocks. The network architecture consists of parachains that can be created for specific functionalities and communicate with each other as well as with the main Kusama relay chain. Such interoperability enhances scalability and ensures that applications can exploit shared security. Additionally, Kusama's technical features include referenda-based governance, allowing token holders to propose and vote on changes, thereby creating a participatory ecosystem.

Kusama market

Position by market cap among the coins we track whose circulating supply is checked.
#185
Position by market cap among the coins we track whose circulating supply is checked.
Price × coins in circulation. It measures a coin's size, not its quality.
$51.45M
Price × coins in circulation. It measures a coin's size, not its quality.
Dollars traded in the last 24 hours on the exchanges we read, in pairs against the dollar or a dollar stablecoin such as USDT. Sites that count more exchanges and pairs show higher figures.
$388.59K
on the exchanges we read
Dollars traded in the last 24 hours on the exchanges we read, in pairs against the dollar or a dollar stablecoin such as USDT. Sites that count more exchanges and pairs show higher figures.
The lowest and highest price we recorded in the last 24 hours. The dot marks the current price.
Low $2.61 High $2.80
The lowest and highest price we recorded in the last 24 hours. The dot marks the current price.
The highest price in our records for this coin. The bar shows the current price as a share of it.
$621.71
Now 0% of it Reached 18 May 2021 · Needs +22,841% to get back
The highest price in our records for this coin. The bar shows the current price as a share of it.
Coins that exist now and can be traded.
18.98M KSM
190% of max
Coins that exist now and can be traded.
Every coin created so far, minus any destroyed, including coins that are locked up.
19.15M KSM
Every coin created so far, minus any destroyed, including coins that are locked up.
The most coins that can ever exist. Some coins have no limit.
10M KSM
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1 Kusama = $2.71

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