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.