Kusama

Blockchain Ecosystems

Blockchain ecosystems include:

• Kusama
• Polkadot

Crypto Services

Services offered:

• Crypto blockchain services (BaaS)

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Overview, Documents, and Team

The Scalable, Multichain Network for Radical Innovation. Unprecedented interoperability and scalability for blockchain developers who want to quickly push the limits of what’s possible. Built using Substrate with nearly the same codebase and industry-leading multichain infrastructure as Kusama’s cousin, Polkadot.

What is Kusama?
Kusama is a scalable network of specialized blockchains built using Substrate and nearly the same codebase as Polkadot. The network is an experimental development environment for teams who want to move fast and innovate on Kusama, or prepare for deployment on Polkadot.

Kusama was founded in 2019 by Gavin Wood, founder of Polkadot and co-founder and former CTO of Ethereum.

Innovation
Kusama is built by the same teams as Polkadot, using nearly the same code and tools. The network places the latest tech from Parity Technologies and Web3 Foundation in the hands of developers, even before those features make it to Polkadot.

Scalability
Kusama’s sharded blockchains and open governance provide a scalable and future-proof infrastructure for businesses, marketplaces and applications to deploy and mature.

Interoperability
Kusama brings multiple blockchains together into one sharded network, freeing developers from the siloes created by legacy blockchain networks.

Customization
With Substrate, developers can build their own app-specific blockchain and connect it to Kusama.