KaiaKAIA

The coin of Kaia, the layer-1 formed in Aug 2024 by merging Kakao's Klaytn and LINE's Finschia chains.

Rank #158Since August 2024 (merger of Klaytn, from 2019, and Finschia)

Price on 31 Oct 2026

C$0.0476 +25.6% since 31 Jul 2026 · 91.7% below its all-time high

The short version

Kaia is a layer-1 blockchain created on 29 Aug 2024 by merging Klaytn (started by Kakao) and Finschia (LINE), run by the Kaia DLT Foundation in Abu Dhabi under chairman Sam Seo and a Governance Council of validators. Issuance is 9.6 KAIA per block, about 300M a year, while most gas fees are burned. Unpaid monthly Contribution Rewards are now burned too: 2,463,579 KAIA on 21 Oct 2026. On 31 Oct 2026 one KAIA cost C$0.0476. From 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026 its price changed +25.6% in Canadian dollars, and it was 91.7% below its all-time high of C$0.5713 set on 2 Dec 2024.^[1]

Facts checked 2 Nov 2026 · 13 sources · next update about 1 Dec 2026

Price, past year

Past year: high C$0.1464 (3 Nov 2025) · low C$0.0305 (19 Aug 2026) · -67.5%^[1]

Month-end prices (table)

Date	C$	US$
31 Oct 2026	C$0.0475	US$0.0340
30 Sep 2026	C$0.0482	US$0.0339
31 Aug 2026	C$0.0395	US$0.0285
31 Jul 2026	C$0.0378	US$0.0270
30 Jun 2026	C$0.0510	US$0.0359
31 May 2026	C$0.0670	US$0.0486
30 Apr 2026	C$0.0625	US$0.0459
31 Mar 2026	C$0.0635	US$0.0455
28 Feb 2026	C$0.0895	US$0.0656
31 Jan 2026	C$0.0830	US$0.0612
31 Dec 2025	C$0.0771	US$0.0562
30 Nov 2025	C$0.1102	US$0.0789

Daily prices from CoinGecko; C$ converted at the Bank of Canada daily rate. The latest point is live when available. Past prices, not a forecast.

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Key facts

Price, 31 Oct 2026: C$0.0476^[1]
3-month change: +25.6% in C$ (31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026)^[1]
From its high: 91.7% below its high of C$0.5713 (2 Dec 2024)^[1]
Market rank: #158, market value about C$307.1M^[1]
Kind: Native coin · Kaia (its own network)
Started: August 2024 (merger of Klaytn, from 2019, and Finschia)

Checks: the same 9 questions for every coin

Facts, not a rating

Can an admin key create new coins?NoNew KAIA come only from the fixed 9.6 per block; changes need a Governance Council vote^[2]

Can anyone freeze or take coins from holders?NoNo freeze or blacklist function on the base coin^{[2, 3]}

Can the token's contract code be changed?Not applicableRuns on its own blockchain; its rules change only through network upgrades

Is the supply capped?NoNo maximum; about 300M KAIA a year are issued^[2]

Any scheduled unlocks in the next 12 months?NoNo vesting schedule published^[2]

Does a team or foundation hold over 10% of supply?Not disclosedThe foundation's KEF and KIF balances are not published in its token documents^[2]

Do network fees reach coin holders?YesMost gas fees are burned (KIP-82); unpaid Contribution Rewards are also burned^{[3, 4]}

Main network hacked or halted in the past 2 years?NoNo exploit or halt of Kaia in the DefiLlama hacks list since Nov 2024^[5]

Is a regulator or court case targeting the coin itself?NoNo regulator or court action naming Kaia found^[6]

Each answer is a fact with a source, not a score. What each check means.

Who controls it

Run by: Kaia DLT Foundation (Abu Dhabi Global Market), chairman Sam Seo, with a Governance Council of validators^{[7, 2]}
Origins: Mainnet launched 29 Aug 2024 by merging Klaytn and Finschia, chains started by Kakao and LINE^[7]
Admin key: None; issuance and reward rules change through Governance Council votes, such as GP-21 in 2026^{[2, 4]}
Funds: 25% of each block reward goes to the Kaia Ecosystem Fund and 25% to the Infrastructure Fund, both foundation-run^[2]

Supply

In circulation: 6.46B KAIA^[1]
Maximum supply: None set^[1]
Issuance: 9.6 KAIA per block, about 300M a year (5.2%): 50% validators and community, 25% KEF, 25% KIF^[2]
Maximum: None; the rate can change by governance vote^[2]
Burns: Most gas fees burned since the Kore hard fork (KIP-82); unpaid Contribution Rewards burned, 2,463,579 KAIA on 21 Oct 2026^{[3, 8]}
Unlocks: None; no vesting schedule published^[2]

Use and fees

Main use: Gas, staking and governance on Kaia; apps reach users inside the KakaoTalk and LINE messengers^[9]
Network fees: US$52,636 in the past year^[10]
Contribution Reward: 2.5M KAIA a month since Jul 2026 for users staking 10 KAIA per US$1 in stablecoins; 36,421 paid so far^{[11, 8]}

Trading

Daily trading: About C$12.8M a day on average, 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026^[1]
Daily turnover: Typically 2.60% of its market value changes hands each day^[1]
20-week average: 0.1% below its 20-week average price^[1]
1-year change: -68.8% in C$^[1]^[12]

History

Not a forecast

Coins ranked 51-200 at this point in past cycles (12-14 months after a Bitcoin peak), one year later: 4,050 cases, 612 coins

39% were higher a year later^[13]

Typical result: Median -25% after a year; 45% higher after two years
Lost half or more: 38% within a year
Against Bitcoin: 12% did better than Bitcoin over the year

History, not a forecast.

Red flags and things to watch

No red flags found

The Kaia DLT Foundation said on 14 Oct 2026 it would burn 2,463,579 unpaid KAIA on 21 Oct and 2,441,567 more in Nov 2026.^[8]
GP-21 (Mar 2026) replaced the Proposal Reward with a Contribution Reward; unearned rewards are burned, which lowers effective inflation.^[4]
The Osaka hard fork on 7 Apr 2026 added EIP-4844 blobs and a flexible reward mechanism.^[6]

Checked: admin keys, contract upgrades, unlocks, insider supply, hacks, legal actions and claims against records.

Sources and dates

Facts as of 31 Oct 2026. Prices from CoinGecko in Canadian and US dollars; US$ figures without a C$ price are converted at 1.3976 C$ per US$.