Kaia is an EVM-compatible Layer 1 network formed by the governance-approved merger of Klaytn and Finschia. KAIA is the network’s native token: it is used for transaction fees and participates in the block-reward and staking economy. The network does not publish a fixed maximum supply in the current market listing.
| Ticker | Value |
|---|---|
| Ticker | KAIA |
| Price | $0.04012 |
| Market Cap | $258.372M |
| 24h Change | +4.0% |
CoinGecko values are live where the widget loads; fallback values captured 2026-10-22 04:22 UTC. Market data can change quickly.
How It Works
Kaia is a public smart-contract network built from the merged Klaytn and Finschia ecosystems. It supports EVM-style applications, so developers can use familiar Ethereum-compatible tooling, while transaction execution and block production follow Kaia’s own network rules. KAIA pays gas for transactions; gas abstraction can let a user pay with another supported asset in some applications, while settlement still occurs in KAIA according to the network documentation.
Calling Kaia a Layer 1 matters: it is the base network with its own validator and block-reward system, not a rollup that posts batches to Ethereum.
Tokenomics and Block Rewards
Kaia’s published token-economy documentation specifies 9.6 KAIA minted per block, or roughly 300 million per year at the stated block schedule. The document describes this as about 5.2% annual inflation relative to the total tokens in its reference calculation, but says the rate can change through Kaia governance. It is therefore more accurate to call issuance policy governance-adjustable than to present 5.2% as a permanent rate.
New issuance plus transaction fees are allocated by the published policy: 50% to validators and community, including 40% of the total for staking rewards and 10% for contribution rewards; 25% to the Kaia Ecosystem Fund; and 25% to the Kaia Infrastructure Fund. CoinGecko currently lists about 6.448 billion KAIA in circulation and total supply and no maximum supply. Rewards, fund governance, actual participation, and future policy changes affect how this plan operates in practice.
Uses and Limits
Users may hold KAIA to pay network gas or stake through supported mechanisms; validators and eligible participants may receive rewards under the network’s rules. Those activities carry technical and economic risks, and the published issuance rate is not the same as a guaranteed return. Developers may deploy compatible applications, but EVM compatibility alone does not guarantee application demand or decentralization.
Risks and Open Questions
The merger joined two existing ecosystems, but it did not make their histories, contracts, or communities identical. Users should verify chain and token details before bridging or interacting with legacy assets. KAIA’s issuance can change by governance, and validator concentration, ecosystem-fund decisions, application security, and market liquidity all affect the risks of using or holding the token.
Social Media Sentiment
The main direct community discussion located for this review is the 2024 Klaytn–Finschia merger proposal on Kaia’s governance forum. It records discussion around integration, governance, and token transition before the merger was approved; it is historical context, not a current sentiment poll about KAIA’s market or network. Read the KGP-25 merger discussion.
Last updated: 2026-10
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See Also
- What Is Tokenomics?
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Sources
- Kaia token economy documentation — Kaia documents the block issuance rate and the published reward allocations, including that governance can change the rate.
- Klaytn–Finschia merge approval — Kaia’s announcement describes the governance-approved merger that led to the combined network.
- CoinGecko KAIA market profile — CoinGecko supplies the current price, market capitalization, and supply snapshot shown here.