Kadena
KDA$0.009569
-9.54%Price data may be delayed. Prices and market caps are in US dollars. They were last updated on October 1, 2026, at 4:16 PM UTC.
What Kadena is, how it works, and what to watch for.
What it is
Kadena (KDA) is a mineable cryptocurrency that launched in January 2020. It is categorized as a Layer-1 blockchain platform utilizing proof-of-work consensus with the Blake2s hashing algorithm. The project spans multiple sectors including smart contracts, decentralized finance (DeFi), gaming, NFTs, DAOs, and Web3 infrastructure. Kadena is identified as a U.S.-based project and has associations with investment portfolios including CoinFund and Multicoin Capital.
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