Kusama

Kusama is an experimental blockchain network supporting innovation within Polkadot.

What Is Kusama (KSM)? Kusama is an experimental blockchain network that supports innovation within the Polkadot ecosystem.

An experimental blockchain network used as a real-world testing environment for innovations before deployment to a larger interoperable ecosystem.

Experimental Scaling: Used as the utility token of a high-innovation network where new features are tested before moving to a more conservative mainnet.

Polkadot Test Bed: A canary network with higher inflation and faster governance than Polkadot. Used to test new features with real economic value before mainnet deployment.