Kusama is a network built as a risk-taking, fast-moving 'canary in the coal mine' for its cousin Polkadot. It's a living platform built for change agents to take back control, spark innovation and disrupt the status quo. It is an early unaudited release of the code that is available first and holds real economic value. For developers, Kusama is a proving ground for runtime upgrades, on-chain governance, and parachains.