diff --git a/packages/ui-keyring/package.json b/packages/ui-keyring/package.json
index a7bd6d67..d4e322a9 100644
--- a/packages/ui-keyring/package.json
+++ b/packages/ui-keyring/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@polkadot/keyring": "^1.1.1",
-    "@polkadot/types": "^0.90.0-beta.47",
+    "@polkadot/types": "^0.90.0-beta.70",
     "@polkadot/util": "^1.1.1"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/ui-settings/src/defaults.ts b/packages/ui-settings/src/defaults.ts
index 19bb5495..018a5155 100644
--- a/packages/ui-settings/src/defaults.ts
+++ b/packages/ui-settings/src/defaults.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ const WSS_NODES = {
     hosted: 'hosted by Parity',
     nodes: {
       alex: 'wss://poc3-rpc.polkadot.io/',
-      fir: 'wss://substrate-rpc.parity.io/'
+      fir: 'wss://substrate-rpc.parity.io/',
+      kusama: 'wss://kusama-rpc.polkadot.io/'
     }
   },
   unfra: {
@@ -32,10 +33,26 @@ const CRYPTOS: Options = [
 ];
 
 const ENDPOINTS: Options = [
-  { text: `Alexander (Polkadot, ${WSS_NODES.parity.hosted})`, value: WSS_NODES.parity.nodes.alex },
-  { text: `Alexander (Polkadot, ${WSS_NODES.unfra.hosted})`, value: WSS_NODES.unfra.nodes.alex },
-  { text: `Flaming Fir (Substrate, ${WSS_NODES.parity.hosted})`, value: WSS_NODES.parity.nodes.fir },
-  { text: 'Local Node (127.0.0.1:9944)', value: 'ws://127.0.0.1:9944/' }
+  {
+    text: `Kusama (Polkadot Canary, ${WSS_NODES.parity.hosted})`,
+    value: WSS_NODES.parity.nodes.kusama
+  },
+  {
+    text: `Alexander (Polkadot Test, ${WSS_NODES.parity.hosted})`,
+    value: WSS_NODES.parity.nodes.alex
+  },
+  {
+    text: `Alexander (Polkadot Test, ${WSS_NODES.unfra.hosted})`,
+    value: WSS_NODES.unfra.nodes.alex
+  },
+  {
+    text: `Flaming Fir (Substrate Test, ${WSS_NODES.parity.hosted})`,
+    value: WSS_NODES.parity.nodes.fir
+  },
+  {
+    text: 'Local Node (127.0.0.1:9944)',
+    value: 'ws://127.0.0.1:9944/'
+  }
 ];
 
 const LANGUAGES: Options = [
@@ -65,7 +82,7 @@ const UITHEMES: Options = [
 ];
 
 const ENDPOINT_DEFAULT = isPolkadot
-  ? WSS_NODES.parity.nodes.alex
+  ? WSS_NODES.parity.nodes.kusama
   : WSS_NODES.parity.nodes.fir;
 
 const PREFIX_DEFAULT = -1;
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 2fb6fa1e..27dd3abe 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2103,10 +2103,10 @@
   dependencies:
     "@types/chrome" "^0.0.86"
 
-"@polkadot/types@^0.90.0-beta.47":
-  version "0.90.0-beta.47"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@polkadot/types/-/types-0.90.0-beta.47.tgz#c125fcbbee9afdeaee88f1da72ab63a61033935b"
-  integrity sha512-1x0A8ix2YQOpqXb2ajR2TpAuQ1Bw0NAVbeOkFqFger8KTng+l+KRgWcOzNVw0XR2wjMLlJT1TGAktutgBzu8wQ==
+"@polkadot/types@^0.90.0-beta.70":
+  version "0.90.0-beta.70"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@polkadot/types/-/types-0.90.0-beta.70.tgz#ed96d3a6410be6bd0e0590421d0ab294d93fed87"
+  integrity sha512-Pg4z5zi832Gq+NKWqbo+TEwNgJhm3FZAI2dkIy8N+nF5PZAi/PIbXECaZLF55bxi3MdHJqRzSTuEwUcgAQY6og==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.5.5"
     "@polkadot/util" "^1.1.1"
@@ -2397,11 +2397,16 @@
   dependencies:
     "@types/node" "*"
 
-"@types/node@*", "@types/node@^12.7.1":
+"@types/node@*":
   version "12.7.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-12.7.1.tgz#3b5c3a26393c19b400844ac422bd0f631a94d69d"
   integrity sha512-aK9jxMypeSrhiYofWWBf/T7O+KwaiAHzM4sveCdWPn71lzUSMimRnKzhXDKfKwV1kWoBo2P1aGgaIYGLf9/ljw==
 
+"@types/node@^12.7.1":
+  version "12.7.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-12.7.2.tgz#c4e63af5e8823ce9cc3f0b34f7b998c2171f0c44"
+  integrity sha512-dyYO+f6ihZEtNPDcWNR1fkoTDf3zAK3lAABDze3mz6POyIercH0lEUawUFXlG8xaQZmm1yEBON/4TsYv/laDYg==
+
 "@types/normalize-package-data@^2.4.0":
   version "2.4.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/normalize-package-data/-/normalize-package-data-2.4.0.tgz#e486d0d97396d79beedd0a6e33f4534ff6b4973e"
@@ -2445,7 +2450,7 @@
   dependencies:
     "@types/react" "*"
 
-"@types/react@*", "@types/react@^16.9.0":
+"@types/react@*":
   version "16.9.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/react/-/react-16.9.0.tgz#27434f16d889a335eb4626d1f1e67eda54039e5b"
   integrity sha512-eOct1hyZI9YZf/eqNlYu7jxA9qyTw1EGXruAJhHhBDBpc00W0C1vwlnh+hkOf7UFZkNK+UxnFBpwAZe3d7XJhQ==
@@ -2453,6 +2458,14 @@
     "@types/prop-types" "*"
     csstype "^2.2.0"
 
+"@types/react@^16.9.0":
+  version "16.9.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/react/-/react-16.9.2.tgz#6d1765431a1ad1877979013906731aae373de268"
+  integrity sha512-jYP2LWwlh+FTqGd9v7ynUKZzjj98T8x7Yclz479QdRhHfuW9yQ+0jjnD31eXSXutmBpppj5PYNLYLRfnZJvcfg==
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/prop-types" "*"
+    csstype "^2.2.0"
+
 "@types/secp256k1@^3.5.0":
   version "3.5.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/secp256k1/-/secp256k1-3.5.0.tgz#0f3baf16b07488c6da2633a63b4160bcf8d0fd5b"