Kadena Price, Live Chart & Market Cap

Kadena (KDA) brings braided Proof-of-Work speed, near-zero fees, and EVM compatibility for DeFi, NFTs, and enterprise adoption

Kadena at a glance

Kadena unites Bitcoin-grade Proof-of-Work with parallel chains to give builders DeFi speed without PoS trade-offs. Gas is tiny; Pact code is easy to audit. Use Kadena for trading, staking rewards, NFT drops, real-world assets, and enterprise data—all secured by miners across 20 chains.

Kadena (KDA): Scalable Proof-of-Work for DeFi & NFTs

Utility & Use Cases KDA

Bonding & Yield

Lock KDA to secure bridges or liquidity programs and earn attractive yield while supporting network reliability.

DEX Trading

Swap tokens on Kaddex or KDSwap with negligible fees, no MEV, and instant finality across chains.

Marmalade NFTs

Mint NFTs with on-chain royalties, multi-sig ownership, and gas-sponsored drops for fans.

Cross-Chain Assets

Move BTC, ETH, USDC, and more through the Kadena relay for lending, farming, and everyday payments.

Friendly Wallets

Chainweaver, X-Wallet, and Koala app let users manage KDA, view charts, and sign trades on any chain.

Kadena Technologies Overview

Parallel Chainweb

20 braided PoW chains process ≈480k TPS and can scale further without sharding.

Safe Pact Contracts

Human-readable language with formal verification, upgradable modules, and built-in multi-sig.

Near-Zero Fees

Ultra-low gas plus gas-station meta-transactions let dApps cover costs for users.

Chainweb EVM

2025 launch adds 20 EVM-compatible chains so Solidity apps migrate with no friction.

Funding

Kadena raised about $35 million from 2017-2019, including $2.25 M seed, $12.9 M private SAFT, and a $20 M CoinList sale, while allocating only 6 % of supply to investors.

Roadmap

EVM Testnet Live

Preview opened in early 2025 for Solidity developers to deploy and test contracts.

Mainnet EVM Chains

Twenty Ethereum-compatible chains scheduled for Q4 2025 launch with production dApps.

Developer Tools 2.0

New Kadena.js SDK, GraphQL API, and Pact IDE rolling out through 2024 to streamline app building.

Institutional RWA Pilots

Ownera integration brings tokenized assets; first pilot trades are underway in 2025.

Kadena Security & Audit Reports

Braided PoW hashes safeguard every chain; Pact prevents common exploits; core code was reviewed by cryptographer Stuart Haber and is covered by an active $250k Immunefi bounty.

FAQ

How to stake KDA?

Bond KDA in approved programs like bridge security or provide liquidity on Kaddex to earn yield.

How to set up a Kadena wallet?

Download Chainweaver or add X-Wallet, back up the seed, choose a chain ID, and fund it with KDA from an exchange.

What makes Kadena’s fees so low?

Parallel chains remove congestion, and gas stations let dApps subsidize cost, keeping fees near zero.

Is Kadena compatible with Ethereum apps?

Yes; Chainweb EVM going live in 2025 lets Solidity contracts run natively on Kadena.

Can I mine Kadena today?

Use ASIC miners like Antminer KA3, join a Kadena pool, and receive KDA block rewards.

What is Pact?

Pact is Kadena’s readable smart-contract language with built-in formal verification and multi-sig.

Where can I trade KDA?

KDA is listed on Binance, KuCoin, Kraken, and Kadena-native DEXes for high-volume trading.

Does Kadena support NFTs?

Marmalade standard enables advanced NFTs with enforceable royalties and cross-chain transfers.

Top Crypto Exchanges to Trade Kadena (KDA)

#	Exchange	Pair	Price	24h Volume
1	Binance	KDA/USDT	~$0.81	$12,539,094
2	Bybit	KDA/USDT	~$0.81	$12,620,639
3	KuCoin	KDA/USDT	~$0.81	$1,741,824
4	Gate.io	KDA/USDT	~$0.81	$2,248,467
5	BYDFi	KDA/USDT	~$0.81	$1,589,307
6	DigiFinex	KDA/USDT	~$0.81	$482,050
7	Binance	KDA/BTC	~$0.0000079	$379,769
8	OKX	KDA/USDT	~$0.81	$360,918
9	BingX	KDA/USDT	~$0.81	$305,612
10	Bitvavo	KDA/EUR	~$0.79	$156,596
11	CoinEx	KDA/USDT	~$0.81	$361,224
12	MEXC	KDA/USDT	~$0.81	$122,485
13	Tapbit	KDA/USDT	~$0.81	$75,383
14	CoinEx	KDA/USDC	~$0.81	$11,750.58
15	TokoCrypto	KDA/USDT	~$0.81	$4,636.26
16	Hotcoin	KDA/USDT	~$0.81	$3,110,568
17	WEEX	KDA/USDT	~$0.81	$17,166.03
18	Pionex	KDA/USDT	~$0.81	$38,187
19	Bitget	KDA/USDT	~$0.81	$102,237
20	Byte Exchange	KDA/USDT	~$0.81	$184,983
21	Bitrue	KDA/USDT	~$0.81	$123,164
22	Crypto.com Exchange	KDA/USD	~$0.81	$8,354.44
23	OKX	KDA/USDC	~$0.81	$10,745.71
24	CoinEx	KDA/BTC	~$0.0000079	$9,676.74
25	KuCoin	KDA/USDC	~$0.81	$8,356.03
26	KuCoin	KDA/BTC	~$0.000008	$2,709.06
27	Coinmetro	KDA/USDT	~$0.81	$915.92
28	Nami.Exchange	KDA/USDT	~$0.81	$8,841.31
29	Nami.Exchange	KDA/VNST	~$20,734	$8,965.74
30	Binance US	KDA/USDT	~$0.82	$16,386.62
31	XT.COM	KDA/USDT	~$0.046	$10,254.93
32	Coinmetro	KDA/EUR	~$0.75	$23,996
33	Gate.io	KDA/BTC	~$0.000008	$519.63
34	Korbit	KDA/KRW	~$1,235	$3,467.49
35	TradeOgre	KDA/BTC	~$0.0000085	$189.45
36	TradeOgre	KDA/USDT	~$0.72	$129.33
37	ZebPay	KDA/INR	~$79.12	$221.37
38	ChangeNOW	KDA/BTC	~$0.000008	$48.1
39	TokoCrypto	KDA/BTC	~$0.0000098	$324.15
40	Giottus	KDA/INR	~$81	$41.15
41	HitBTC	KDA/USDT	~$0.56	$0.022
42	Mudrex	KDA/USDT	~$0.78	$506.65