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Kusama

Network

A canary network for Polkadot that runs the same codebase with faster governance and higher risk tolerance.

Sections

Definition

Kusama provides a live environment for testing upgrades, parachain deployments, and economic experiments before they reach Polkadot. It offers shared security, staking, and governance mechanisms that closely mirror the Polkadot relay chain.

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