Artificial intelligence is entering a new era—one defined not just by smarter models, but by autonomous agents capable of acting, transacting, and coordinating on behalf of users and organizations. As AI systems begin to operate independently, a major challenge emerges: how can these agents conduct payments and economic activity in a secure, verifiable, and decentralized manner? Kite is one of the first blockchain platforms built specifically to answer this question. Designed as an EVM-compatible Layer 1 network optimized for real-time agentic payments, Kite brings together verifiable identity, programmable governance, and high-speed transaction capabilities to support the emerging world of autonomous machine economies.
Kite’s vision is ambitious but timely. As AI agents become more capable—handling tasks like booking travel, executing trades, managing logistics, or coordinating complex workflows—they will need a financial infrastructure that operates as autonomously as they do. Traditional payment systems cannot support the speed, scale, or programmability required by machine economies. Blockchain, with its decentralized, secure, and automated design, offers a natural foundation. Kite builds on this foundation with specialized identity layers and governance structures that make it far more suited to AI-native transactions than the general-purpose networks that came before it.
