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How to buy Kusama in the UK
Learn how to buy Kusama on Kraken’s crypto platform. Create your free account and connect a funding method to buy over cryptocurrencies including KSM. Kraken makes it quick and easy to get started.
Step 1: Sign up - Provide your email address and country of residence to get started with our secure verification process.
Step 2: Choose a payment method - Send a bank wire, make an ACH purchase, use a credit/debit card or connect several other payment methods.
Step 3: Click "Buy Crypto" - Select “Buy crypto” on either Kraken’s desktop and mobile app to start your purchase.
Step 4: Choose from 300+ assets - Buy Kusama or select from hundreds of other popular cryptocurrencies available on Kraken today (geo restrictions apply).
Step 5: Enter the cash amount - Input the amount you want to spend using your local currency before previewing how much KSM you will receive.
Step 6: Complete your order - Confirm the asset price, purchase amount and fees to instantly receive Kusama in your Kraken account.
In the past 24 hours, Kraken clients bought 11,299 KSM worth £117,171.
Why buy Kusama with Kraken in the UK?
Kraken offers a safe and easy way to get started with crypto in the UK. Use our flexible payment methods to buy Kusama with a credit card, debit card, bank transfer, and more.
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About Kusama
Kusama is an experimental test environment based on Polkadot's codebase. Created by the same team that deployed Polkadot, Kusama is a testing ground for developers that hold the KSM token and want to build and deploy a parachain or try out Polkadot's governance, staking, nomination and validation functionality in a real environment.
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Swap Kusama for other assets
After you buy Kusama, you can trade it for fiat currencies and other cryptocurrencies. Kraken offers over 200 Kusama trading pairs so you can move in and out of the market with ease.
Crypto Asset General Risks
- Investing in crypto assets is risky and each token can have its own set of risks. Below is a list of risks that generally apply to all crypto assets:
- Volatility: The performance of crypto assets can be highly volatile, with their value dropping as quickly as it can rise. You should be prepared to lose all the money you invest in crypto assets.
- Lack of protections: Crypto asset investments are unregulated and neither the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) nor the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) will assist or protect you in the event something goes wrong with your crypto asset investments.
- Liquidity: Some crypto asset markets may suffer for low liquidity which could prevent you buying or selling your crypto assets at the price you want or expect.
- Complexity: Specific crypto assets may carry with them specific complex risks that are hard to understand. Do your own research and if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket: Putting all your money into a single type of investment is risky. Spreading your money across different investments makes you less dependent on any one to do well.
If you want to learn more about specific risks related to Kusama, please visit our crypto asset statements page.
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