Bubble
Kaia KAIA
Kaia (KAIA) was trading at $0.0285, ranked #178 by market cap at $182.60M, with 24h volume of $3.69M.
Data snapshot: 2026-09-02 12:15 UTC.
Kaia is the chain formed by merging Klaytn, built by South Korea's Kakao, with Finschia, built by LINE — bringing together two of Asia's largest messaging platforms behind one network. Its pitch is distribution rather than novel technology: reaching users through wallets embedded in apps that hundreds of millions of people in Korea, Japan and Thailand already have installed. Kaia was formed by merging two chains that had grown out of large Asian internet companies, combining their ecosystems and user bases into one network. Its distribution advantage is the same kind as TON's: reach into messaging and consumer apps with very large existing audiences, rather than developer mindshare won on technical merit. It is Ethereum-compatible, so existing contracts port over. On this map Kaia sits in the mid-cap Layer 1 range, and its price has been driven mainly by ecosystem and distribution news specific to it rather than by broad DeFi flows.
Where did Kaia come from?
It was created by merging two established chains backed by large Asian internet firms, consolidating their ecosystems, validators and user bases into a single network.
Is Kaia compatible with Ethereum?
Yes, it supports Ethereum-compatible contracts and tooling, so teams can deploy existing code without rewriting it.
What is KAIA used for?
It pays transaction fees, is staked to secure the network, and is used in governance.
Why does distribution matter for a Layer 1?
Reaching users inside apps they already use lowers the cost of onboarding, which can matter more for adoption than throughput figures.
Market cap decides how big a bubble is drawn, so rank is what places KAIA on the map relative to the rest of its sector.
| Rank | Coin | Market cap |
|---|---|---|
| #155 | Tezos (XTZ) | $234.21M |
| #157 | Plasma (XPL) | $229.01M |
| #178 | Kaia (KAIA) | $182.60M |
| #181 | IOTA (IOTA) | $180.73M |
| #208 | NEO (NEO) | $142.03M |