According to @alice_und_bob, smart contracts are set to land on Kusama in 4 days from Dec 25, 2025, implying an expected date around Dec 29, 2025, for the feature’s activation on the network; source: @alice_und_bob tweet dated Dec 25, 2025. This announcement establishes a concrete near-term event window that KSM market participants can track for timing and on-chain activity around the rollout; source: @alice_und_bob tweet dated Dec 25, 2025. KSM is Kusama’s native token used for transaction fees and staking on the network, anchoring any usage tied to smart contract execution; source: Kusama Network. No additional technical details or release notes were included beyond the 4-day timeline noted in the post; source: @alice_und_bob tweet dated Dec 25, 2025.

According to @alice_und_bob, Kusama has experienced a surge in competition for Polkadot's parachain compute cores, which are considered the network's most limited resource. In recent months, a scalper acquired all available cores and resold them to projects at significant premiums, directly impacting the cost structure for teams looking to deploy on Kusama. To address this, technical updates have been implemented to make hoarding and reselling more difficult. These changes could increase volatility in KSM token prices and influence trading strategies as core access tightens and project deployment costs fluctuate. Source: @alice_und_bob.