diff --git a/packages/apps-config/src/links/polkassembly.ts b/packages/apps-config/src/links/polkassembly.ts
index 7e09a68200..399b5fd3a2 100644
--- a/packages/apps-config/src/links/polkassembly.ts
+++ b/packages/apps-config/src/links/polkassembly.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export const PolkassemblyIo: ExternalDef = {
     Khala: 'khala',
     Kintsugi: 'kintsugi',
     Kusama: 'kusama',
+    'Kusama Asset Hub': 'kusama',
     'Kusama CC3': 'kusama',
     'Kusama People': 'kusama',
     Parallel: 'parallel',
diff --git a/packages/apps-config/src/links/subsquare.ts b/packages/apps-config/src/links/subsquare.ts
index d8b362a864..e34d238bd2 100644
--- a/packages/apps-config/src/links/subsquare.ts
+++ b/packages/apps-config/src/links/subsquare.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export const Subsquare: ExternalDef = {
     Karura: 'karura',
     Khala: 'khala',
     Kusama: 'kusama',
+    'Kusama Asset Hub': 'kusama',
     'Paseo Testnet': 'paseo',
     Phala: 'phala',
     Polkadot: 'polkadot',
diff --git a/packages/apps/src/Root.tsx b/packages/apps/src/Root.tsx
index d6f9d08bc3..b6ebc335f9 100644
--- a/packages/apps/src/Root.tsx
+++ b/packages/apps/src/Root.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { HashRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { ThemeProvider } from 'styled-components';
 
 import { ApiCtxRoot } from '@polkadot/react-api';
-import { ApiStatsCtxRoot, BlockAuthorsCtxRoot, BlockEventsCtxRoot, KeyringCtxRoot, PayWithAssetCtxRoot, QueueCtxRoot, WindowSizeCtxRoot } from '@polkadot/react-hooks';
+import { ApiStatsCtxRoot, BlockAuthorsCtxRoot, BlockEventsCtxRoot, KeyringCtxRoot, PayWithAssetCtxRoot, QueueCtxRoot, StakingAsyncApisCtxRoot, WindowSizeCtxRoot } from '@polkadot/react-hooks';
 import { settings } from '@polkadot/ui-settings';
 
 import BeforeApiInit from './overlays/BeforeInit.js';
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ function Root ({ isElectron, store }: Props): React.ReactElement<Props> {
                     <HashRouter>
                       <WindowSizeCtxRoot>
                         <PayWithAssetCtxRoot>
-                          <Apps />
+                          <StakingAsyncApisCtxRoot>
+                            <Apps />
+                          </StakingAsyncApisCtxRoot>
                         </PayWithAssetCtxRoot>
                       </WindowSizeCtxRoot>
                     </HashRouter>
diff --git a/packages/page-referenda/src/Referenda/RefEnd.tsx b/packages/page-referenda/src/Referenda/RefEnd.tsx
index 1c7c71b231..b5c3b2af96 100644
--- a/packages/page-referenda/src/Referenda/RefEnd.tsx
+++ b/packages/page-referenda/src/Referenda/RefEnd.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import type { BN } from '@polkadot/util';
 
 import React from 'react';
 
-import { useBestNumber } from '@polkadot/react-hooks';
+import { useBestNumberRelay } from '@polkadot/react-hooks';
 import { BlockToTime } from '@polkadot/react-query';
 import { formatNumber } from '@polkadot/util';
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ interface Props {
 }
 
 function RefEnd ({ className = '', label, when }: Props): React.ReactElement<Props> {
-  const bestNumber = useBestNumber();
+  const bestNumber = useBestNumberRelay();
 
   return (
     <td className={`${className} number`}>
diff --git a/packages/page-staking-async/src/CommandCenter/index.tsx b/packages/page-staking-async/src/CommandCenter/index.tsx
index 02650564a8..9233467996 100644
--- a/packages/page-staking-async/src/CommandCenter/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/page-staking-async/src/CommandCenter/index.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 
 import { Dropdown, styled } from '@polkadot/react-components';
 import { useApi } from '@polkadot/react-hooks';
-import { getApi } from '@polkadot/react-hooks/useStakingAsyncApis';
+import { getApi } from '@polkadot/react-hooks/ctx/StakingAsync';
 
 import AssetHubSection from './ah.js';
 import RelaySection from './relay.js';
diff --git a/packages/page-staking/src/Actions/partials/SessionKey.tsx b/packages/page-staking/src/Actions/partials/SessionKey.tsx
index 68f61226ee..624ee3a243 100644
--- a/packages/page-staking/src/Actions/partials/SessionKey.tsx
+++ b/packages/page-staking/src/Actions/partials/SessionKey.tsx
@@ -26,20 +26,20 @@ const EMPTY_PROOF = new Uint8Array();
 function SessionKey ({ className = '', controllerId, onChange, stashId, withFocus, withSenders }: Props): React.ReactElement<Props> {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const { api } = useApi();
-  const { isStakingAsyncPage, rcApi } = useStakingAsyncApis();
+  const { isStakingAsync, rcApi } = useStakingAsyncApis();
   const [keys, setKeys] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
   useEffect((): void => {
     try {
       onChange({
         sessionTx: isHex(keys)
-          ? (isStakingAsyncPage ? rcApi : api)?.tx.session.setKeys(keys, EMPTY_PROOF)
+          ? (isStakingAsync ? rcApi : api)?.tx.session.setKeys(keys, EMPTY_PROOF)
           : null
       });
     } catch {
       onChange({ sessionTx: null });
     }
-  }, [api, isStakingAsyncPage, keys, onChange, rcApi]);
+  }, [api, isStakingAsync, keys, onChange, rcApi]);
 
   return (
     <div className={className}>
diff --git a/packages/react-components/src/AddressInfo.tsx b/packages/react-components/src/AddressInfo.tsx
index 78e4e8117c..b134d0be13 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/src/AddressInfo.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-components/src/AddressInfo.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import type { BN } from '@polkadot/util';
 import React, { useRef } from 'react';
 
 import { withCalls, withMulti } from '@polkadot/react-api/hoc';
-import { useBestNumber } from '@polkadot/react-hooks';
+import { useBestNumberRelay } from '@polkadot/react-hooks';
 import { BlockToTime, FormatBalance } from '@polkadot/react-query';
 import { BN_MAX_INTEGER, BN_ZERO, bnMax, formatBalance, formatNumber, isObject } from '@polkadot/util';
 
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ function renderBalances (props: Props, lookup: Record<string, string>, bestNumbe
 
 function AddressInfo (props: Props): React.ReactElement<Props> {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const bestNumber = useBestNumber();
+  const bestNumber = useBestNumberRelay();
   const { children, className = '', extraInfo, withBalanceToggle, withHexSessionId } = props;
 
   const lookup = useRef<Record<string, string>>({
diff --git a/packages/react-hooks/src/ctx/StakingAsync.tsx b/packages/react-hooks/src/ctx/StakingAsync.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c8a057d8b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-hooks/src/ctx/StakingAsync.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+// Copyright 2017-2025 @polkadot/react-hooks authors & contributors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import type { PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
+import type { StakingAsyncApis } from './types.js';
+
+import React, { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+
+import { ApiPromise, WsProvider } from '@polkadot/api';
+import { createWsEndpoints } from '@polkadot/apps-config';
+import { useApi } from '@polkadot/react-hooks';
+
+const allEndPoints = createWsEndpoints((k, v) => v?.toString() || k);
+
+export const getApi = async (url: string[]|string) => {
+  const api = await ApiPromise.create({
+    provider: new WsProvider(url)
+  });
+
+  await api.isReadyOrError;
+
+  return api;
+};
+
+const EMPTY_STATE: StakingAsyncApis = {
+  ahEndPoints: [],
+  isRelayChain: false,
+  isStakingAsync: false,
+  rcEndPoints: []
+};
+
+export const StakingAsyncApisCtx = React.createContext<StakingAsyncApis>(EMPTY_STATE);
+
+export const StakingAsyncApisCtxRoot = ({ children }: PropsWithChildren) => {
+  const { api, isApiReady } = useApi();
+
+  return isApiReady &&
+    !!((api.tx.stakingAhClient) || (api.tx.staking && api.tx.stakingRcClient))
+    ? <StakingAsyncProvider>{children}</StakingAsyncProvider>
+    : <>{children}</>;
+};
+
+export const StakingAsyncProvider = ({ children }: PropsWithChildren) => {
+  const { api, apiEndpoint } = useApi();
+  const [ahApi, setAhApi] = useState<ApiPromise>();
+  const [rcApi, setRcApi] = useState<ApiPromise>();
+
+  const isRelayChain = useMemo(() => {
+    return !!api.tx.stakingAhClient;
+  }, [api]);
+
+  const isStakingAsync = useMemo(() => {
+    return !!((api.tx.stakingAhClient) || (api.tx.staking && api.tx.stakingRcClient));
+  }, [api]);
+
+  const rcEndPoints = useMemo(() => {
+    return (isRelayChain
+      ? apiEndpoint?.providers
+      : apiEndpoint?.valueRelay) || [];
+  }, [apiEndpoint, isRelayChain]);
+
+  const ahEndPoints: string[] = useMemo(() => {
+    if (isRelayChain) {
+      return allEndPoints.find(({ genesisHashRelay, paraId }) =>
+        paraId === 1000 && genesisHashRelay === api.genesisHash.toHex()
+      )?.providers || [];
+    }
+
+    return apiEndpoint?.providers || [];
+  }, [api, apiEndpoint, isRelayChain]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (isRelayChain) {
+      const ahUrl = ahEndPoints.at(Math.floor(Math.random() * ahEndPoints.length));
+
+      !!ahUrl && getApi(ahUrl).then(setAhApi).catch(console.error);
+    } else {
+      const rcUrl = rcEndPoints.at(Math.floor(Math.random() * rcEndPoints.length));
+
+      !!rcUrl && getApi(rcUrl).then(setRcApi).catch(console.error);
+    }
+  }, [ahEndPoints, isRelayChain, rcEndPoints]);
+
+  const state = useMemo(() => ({
+    ahApi,
+    ahEndPoints,
+    isRelayChain,
+    isStakingAsync,
+    rcApi,
+    rcEndPoints
+  }), [ahApi, ahEndPoints, isRelayChain, isStakingAsync, rcApi, rcEndPoints]);
+
+  return <StakingAsyncApisCtx.Provider value={state}>
+    {children}
+  </StakingAsyncApisCtx.Provider>;
+};
diff --git a/packages/react-hooks/src/ctx/index.ts b/packages/react-hooks/src/ctx/index.ts
index fe2e5ecb53..b1a6b9610d 100644
--- a/packages/react-hooks/src/ctx/index.ts
+++ b/packages/react-hooks/src/ctx/index.ts
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ export { BlockEventsCtxRoot } from './BlockEvents.js';
 export { KeyringCtxRoot } from './Keyring.js';
 export { PayWithAssetCtxRoot } from './PayWithAsset.js';
 export { QueueCtxRoot } from './Queue.js';
+export { StakingAsyncApisCtxRoot } from './StakingAsync.js';
 export { WindowSizeCtxRoot } from './WindowSize.js';
diff --git a/packages/react-hooks/src/ctx/types.ts b/packages/react-hooks/src/ctx/types.ts
index e0eae90fea..9b6b679da3 100644
--- a/packages/react-hooks/src/ctx/types.ts
+++ b/packages/react-hooks/src/ctx/types.ts
@@ -114,3 +114,12 @@ export interface WindowSize {
   height: number;
   width: number;
 }
+
+export interface StakingAsyncApis {
+  rcApi?: ApiPromise,
+  ahApi?: ApiPromise,
+  ahEndPoints: string[],
+  isRelayChain: boolean,
+  isStakingAsync: boolean,
+  rcEndPoints: string[]
+}
diff --git a/packages/react-hooks/src/index.ts b/packages/react-hooks/src/index.ts
index 1d1d4941bf..b8f0e5fb41 100644
--- a/packages/react-hooks/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/react-hooks/src/index.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export { useAssetInfos } from './useAssetInfos.js';
 export { useAvailableSlashes } from './useAvailableSlashes.js';
 export { useBalancesAll } from './useBalancesAll.js';
 export { useBestHash } from './useBestHash.js';
-export { useBestNumber } from './useBestNumber.js';
+export { useBestNumber, useBestNumberRelay } from './useBestNumber.js';
 export { useBlockAuthors } from './useBlockAuthors.js';
 export { useBlockEvents } from './useBlockEvents.js';
 export { useBlockInterval } from './useBlockInterval.js';
diff --git a/packages/react-hooks/src/useBestNumber.ts b/packages/react-hooks/src/useBestNumber.ts
index 64340ded4e..50bc69e90b 100644
--- a/packages/react-hooks/src/useBestNumber.ts
+++ b/packages/react-hooks/src/useBestNumber.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import type { BlockNumber } from '@polkadot/types/interfaces';
 import { createNamedHook } from './createNamedHook.js';
 import { useApi } from './useApi.js';
 import { useCall } from './useCall.js';
+import { useStakingAsyncApis } from './useStakingAsyncApis.js';
 
 function useBestNumberImpl (): BlockNumber | undefined {
   const { api } = useApi();
@@ -13,4 +14,12 @@ function useBestNumberImpl (): BlockNumber | undefined {
   return useCall<BlockNumber>(api.derive.chain.bestNumber);
 }
 
+function useBestNumberRelayImpl (): BlockNumber | undefined {
+  const { api } = useApi();
+  const { isStakingAsync, rcApi } = useStakingAsyncApis();
+
+  return useCall<BlockNumber>((isStakingAsync ? rcApi : api)?.derive.chain.bestNumber);
+}
+
 export const useBestNumber = createNamedHook('useBestNumber', useBestNumberImpl);
+export const useBestNumberRelay = createNamedHook('useBestNumberRelay', useBestNumberRelayImpl);
diff --git a/packages/react-hooks/src/useStakingAsyncApis.ts b/packages/react-hooks/src/useStakingAsyncApis.ts
index 32b717ad08..5aceeb47a7 100644
--- a/packages/react-hooks/src/useStakingAsyncApis.ts
+++ b/packages/react-hooks/src/useStakingAsyncApis.ts
@@ -1,93 +1,15 @@
 // Copyright 2017-2025 @polkadot/react-hooks authors & contributors
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import type { StakingAsyncApis } from './ctx/types.js';
 
-import { ApiPromise, WsProvider } from '@polkadot/api';
-import { createWsEndpoints } from '@polkadot/apps-config';
-import { createNamedHook, useApi } from '@polkadot/react-hooks';
+import { useContext } from 'react';
 
-export const getApi = async (url: string[]|string) => {
-  const api = await ApiPromise.create({
-    provider: new WsProvider(url)
-  });
+import { StakingAsyncApisCtx } from './ctx/StakingAsync.js';
+import { createNamedHook } from './createNamedHook.js';
 
-  await api.isReadyOrError;
-
-  return api;
-};
-
-const allEndPoints = createWsEndpoints((k, v) => v?.toString() || k);
-
-function useStakingAsyncApisImpl () {
-  const { api, apiEndpoint, isApiReady } = useApi(); // <- check readiness
-  const [ahApi, setAhApi] = useState<ApiPromise>();
-  const [rcApi, setRcApi] = useState<ApiPromise>();
-
-  const isRelayChain = useMemo(() => {
-    if (!isApiReady) {
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    return !!api.tx.stakingAhClient;
-  }, [isApiReady, api]);
-
-  const isStakingAsyncPage = useMemo(() => {
-    if (!isApiReady) {
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    return !!((api.tx.stakingAhClient) || (api.tx.staking && api.tx.stakingRcClient));
-  }, [isApiReady, api]);
-
-  const rcEndPoints = useMemo(() => {
-    if (!isApiReady) {
-      return [];
-    }
-
-    return (isRelayChain
-      ? apiEndpoint?.providers
-      : apiEndpoint?.valueRelay) || [];
-  }, [isApiReady, apiEndpoint, isRelayChain]);
-
-  const ahEndPoints: string[] = useMemo(() => {
-    if (!isApiReady) {
-      return [];
-    }
-
-    if (isRelayChain) {
-      return allEndPoints.find(({ genesisHashRelay, paraId }) =>
-        paraId === 1000 && genesisHashRelay === api.genesisHash.toHex()
-      )?.providers || [];
-    }
-
-    return apiEndpoint?.providers || [];
-  }, [isApiReady, api, apiEndpoint, isRelayChain]);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!isApiReady) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    if (isRelayChain) {
-      const ahUrl = ahEndPoints.at(Math.floor(Math.random() * ahEndPoints.length));
-
-      !!ahUrl && getApi(ahUrl).then(setAhApi).catch(console.error);
-    } else {
-      const rcUrl = rcEndPoints.at(Math.floor(Math.random() * rcEndPoints.length));
-
-      !!rcUrl && getApi(rcUrl).then(setRcApi).catch(console.error);
-    }
-  }, [ahEndPoints, isApiReady, isRelayChain, rcEndPoints]);
-
-  return {
-    ahApi,
-    ahEndPoints,
-    isRelayChain,
-    isStakingAsyncPage,
-    rcApi,
-    rcEndPoints
-  };
+function useStakingAsyncApisImpl (): StakingAsyncApis {
+  return useContext(StakingAsyncApisCtx);
 }
 
 export const useStakingAsyncApis = createNamedHook('useStakingAsyncApis', useStakingAsyncApisImpl);
diff --git a/packages/react-signer/src/index.tsx b/packages/react-signer/src/index.tsx
index 0ee0a3b1e9..00182218dc 100644
--- a/packages/react-signer/src/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-signer/src/index.tsx
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ function Signer ({ children, className = '' }: Props): React.ReactElement<Props>
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const { queueSetTxStatus, txqueue } = useQueue();
   const [isQueueSubmit, setIsQueueSubmit] = useState(false);
-  const { isStakingAsyncPage, rcApi } = useStakingAsyncApis();
+  const { isStakingAsync, rcApi } = useStakingAsyncApis();
 
   const { currentItem, isRpc, isVisible, queueSize, requestAddress } = useMemo(
     () => extractCurrent(txqueue),
@@ -107,14 +107,14 @@ function Signer ({ children, className = '' }: Props): React.ReactElement<Props>
 
   useEffect((): void => {
     if (isRpc && currentItem) {
-      const apiForCall = isStakingAsyncPage
+      const apiForCall = isStakingAsync
         // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
         ? STAKING_RELAY_CHAIN_RPC.includes(`${currentItem?.rpc.section}.${currentItem?.rpc.method}`) ? (rcApi!) : api
         : api;
 
       sendRpc(apiForCall, queueSetTxStatus, currentItem).catch(console.error);
     }
-  }, [api, currentItem, isRpc, isStakingAsyncPage, queueSetTxStatus, rcApi]);
+  }, [api, currentItem, isRpc, isStakingAsync, queueSetTxStatus, rcApi]);
 
   const _onCancel = useCallback(
     (): void => {