Kaia 

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What is Kaia coin?

Kaia is an EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain built for stablecoin settlement and onchain finance across Asia. The network formed in 2024 through the merger of Klaytn (Kakao's blockchain) and Finschia (LINE's blockchain), inheriting distribution inside messaging apps used across Korea, Japan and the wider region. Native USDT runs on the chain, and use cases span payments, remittances, FX, yield, tokenized assets and LINE Mini Dapps, which launched on Kaia in Q1 2025. The network produces 1-second blocks with instant finality.

Is KAIA a coin or a token?

KAIA is a coin, the native asset of the Kaia blockchain. The coin pays gas fees for transactions and smart-contract execution on the network. Kaia's development governance runs through the Kaia Governance Council and the DLT Foundation. Block activity on the chain is verifiable on explorers such as KaiaScan.

How did KLAY and FNSA holders convert to KAIA?

Holders converted at fixed ratios set in the merger: 1 KLAY became 1 KAIA, and 1 FNSA became 148.079656 KAIA. Genesis supply at the integration was about 5.77 billion KAIA: 3,789M from circulating KLAY, 1,179M from FNSA, 330M for the LINE NEXT delegation, 270M for the Kaia Ecosystem Fund and 200M for the Kaia Infrastructure Fund. A further 1,382M KAIA from formerly uncirculated KLAY was burned. The ticker unification completed on October 31, 2024.

Does KAIA have a maximum supply?

No. Kaia has no fixed maximum supply: new KAIA is issued with every block, so total supply grows indefinitely through block rewards. The initial target inflation was 5.2% per year, adjustable by governance. Issuance splits 50% to validators and the community, 25% to the Kaia Ecosystem Fund and 25% to the Kaia Infrastructure Fund. A four-layer burn model (transaction, MEV, business and contribution burns) removes half of every transaction fee, which reduces effective inflation.

How does Kaia's token allocation and vesting model affect investor risk?

Kaia has no cliff-based vesting schedule. Uncirculated KLAY and FNSA were converted and largely burned at the 2024 integration, and the ecosystem and infrastructure allocations are deployed through governance-approved budgets. Supply risk for KAIA therefore comes from ongoing block issuance at a governance-set rate, rather than from scheduled insider unlocks hitting the market on fixed dates.

Which investors backed Kaia?

Blockchain Capital and 1kx led Kaia's strategic investment round. Per DropsTab data, the round is dated April 30, 2025; the raise amount was not disclosed. Other participants included The Spartan Group, Galaxy, IDG Capital, Waterdrip Capital, Mirana Ventures, SNZ Holding, Lingfeng Capital, Comma3 Ventures, Caladan (Alphalab) and MEXC. The stated goal was accelerating Web3 adoption starting with Asia.

What does Kaia's funding signal about project maturity?

The round brought Tier 1 venture backing from Blockchain Capital and 1kx, alongside crypto-native funds and several exchanges, including MEXC. Kaia's foundational backers are Kakao and LINE, whose chains merged to create the network, giving Kaia distribution inside two major Asian messaging ecosystems. No venture capital firm is publicly reported as holding more than 20% of supply, and no round valuation was disclosed.

Which exchanges is KAIA traded on?

KAIA trades on more than 40 spot and derivative markets across over 30 centralized venues, per DropsTab data. Spot venues include Upbit, Bithumb and Coinone (KRW pairs), Binance, OKX, Bybit, KuCoin and Bitget (USDT pairs), plus fiat markets on Crypto.com (USD), Bitvavo (EUR) and BitoPro (TWD). Derivatives trade as perpetual futures on Binance Futures, Bybit, KuCoin Futures and Kraken Futures, among others. No decentralized-exchange pairs are recorded on DropsTab.

Why does KAIA liquidity concentrate on Korean exchanges?

The KRW pairs on Upbit, Bithumb and Coinone reflect Kaia's origin inside Kakao's and LINE's messaging ecosystems, and the deepest KAIA order books sit on these Korean venues. Venue concentration risk is low overall: KAIA markets span more than 30 exchanges across KRW, USDT, BTC, USD, EUR, TWD, THB and IDR pairs. Non-KRW liquidity is thinner by comparison.

Did KAIA run a Binance Launchpool or an airdrop campaign?

Yes, for its predecessor token. Binance ran a Launchpool for KLAY, the token rebranded to KAIA, from June 25, 2021 until early July 2021: users staked BNB or BUSD to farm a pool of 1.32 million KLAY, which is why DropsTab lists the Binance Launchpool category. DropsTab lists no separate KAIA-branded airdrop. Kaia Wave is a builder-support program run with LINE NEXT that offered up to $1.2M in marketing and technical support to Mini Dapp developers, not a user-earning campaign.