Working of Kusama

It is built mainly for developers who want to launch bold, ambitious projects with a fast paced development. It is built on a multichain heterogeneous sharded design that uses a nominated proof-of-stake (NPoS) consensus system. It is an alternative consensus mechanism to proof-of-work (PoW) which is energy intensive.

This system enhances security from fraud and facilitates rapid on-chain upgrades. It also supports cross-chain messaging between parachains on the Kusama network.

Kusama also has chain governance like Polkadot. This means that anybody having a Kusama token can take part in voting and making governance proposals. This may include upgrades, changes to the protocol, and feature requests.

The governance system on Kusama is four times faster than Polkadot with a combined voting and enactment period of just 15 days.

The Kusama network allows the creation of two types of blockchains: the Relay chain and the Parachain. Transactions are finalized on the relay chain, which is the main blockchain.

To increase the speed, the relay chain separates the addition of new transactions from the act of validating those transactions. Parachain uses the computing resources of the relay chain to confirm that the transactions are accurate.

The relay chain uses a variation of proof-of-stake, the NPoS. This system allows anyone who stakes KSM by locking the cryptocurrency in a special contract to perform one or more roles necessary for the operation. The Validator and the Nominator.