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When we talk about the future of AI, we often focus on the "brain"—the large language models that can write poetry or code. But for a trader or an investor looking at the long-term arc of the digital economy, the real question isn't just how smart an AI can be, but whether it can actually do anything. Right now, most AI agents are essentially confined to a sandbox. They can suggest a trade, but they can't sign the transaction. They can find a product, but they don't have a credit card. This is the gap Kite is filling, and it’s why the project has garnered so much attention as we move into late 2025.

Kite isn't just another AI wrapper; it is an EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain built specifically to serve as the economic backbone for what many are calling the "Agentic Internet." The fundamental problem with our current financial infrastructure is that it was designed for humans. Traditional banking and even many first-generation blockchains assume a human is at the end of every "click." Kite flips this script by treating AI agents as first-class economic citizens. It provides the rails for machine-to-machine payments that are instant, verifiable, and—most importantly—governed by programmable rules that keep the humans in control.

At the heart of the system is a three-tier identity model that I find particularly elegant from a risk management perspective. In the Kite ecosystem, you have the User, the Agent, and the Session. The human user sits at the top, holding the master authority. Beneath them, the AI agent has its own cryptographic identity and wallet, but it operates under strict, pre-defined boundaries. The session layer adds a final level of safety, creating temporary permissions for specific tasks that expire once the job is done. This means you can authorize an agent to spend up to $50 on a specific research task without giving it the keys to your entire portfolio. It’s a level of granularity that makes autonomous AI transactions actually viable for real-world use.

The technology behind this is a specialized consensus mechanism known as Proof of Attributed Intelligence (PoAI). While Bitcoin relies on energy and Ethereum on staked capital, Kite’s PoAI is designed to reward the actual contributions of AI models and data providers within the network. This ensures that the value created by the "intelligence" of the network is captured and distributed fairly. When you combine this with the SPACE framework—which stands for Stablecoin-native, Programmable constraints, Agent-first authentication, Compliance-ready, and Economically viable—you get a system that can handle millions of tiny, sub-cent microtransactions that would choke a standard network.

We are already seeing this move beyond the whitepaper phase. In late 2024 and throughout 2025, Kite secured $33 million in funding from heavyweights like PayPal Ventures and Coinbase Ventures. This isn't just venture capital "chasing the dragon"; it's a strategic bet on the plumbing of the next economy. We’ve seen pilot programs where agents on the Kite network browse Shopify storefronts and execute autonomous payments via PayPal’s stablecoin infrastructure. It’s a glimpse into a world where your personal AI doesn't just remind you that you’re out of coffee, but goes out, finds the best price, and handles the entire settlement and shipping process without you ever lifting a finger.

For the developers and investors watching the charts, the launch of the KITE token in November 2025 marked a significant milestone. While the initial post-listing period saw the usual volatility, the underlying metrics tell a more interesting story. The network has already seen millions of "Agent Passports" created on its testnet, and daily agent interactions are climbing steadily. The integration with protocols like LayerZero and partnerships with cross-chain liquidity providers suggest that Kite isn't interested in being a walled garden. It wants to be the settlement layer that connects AI agents across every chain, from Ethereum to Solana.

Is there risk? Of course. Merging the complexities of high-frequency AI inference with the security requirements of a Layer 1 blockchain is an immense technical challenge. There are also the looming questions of regulation around autonomous financial actors. However, Kite’s focus on "verifiable identity" and "programmable governance" seems specifically designed to satisfy the concerns of regulators and institutions. They aren't trying to hide the agents; they’re trying to give them a badge and a set of rules they can’t break.

As we look toward 2026, the roadmap points to a "Public Mainnet" launch and the expansion of the "Agent App Store," where users can discover and deploy specialized agents for everything from portfolio optimization to automated supply chain management. The era of the human-only internet is sunsetting. In its place, we are seeing the rise of a hybrid economy where humans set the goals and machines handle the execution. Kite is positioning itself as the trusted arbiter of that transition, providing the digital "passport" and the "wallet" that allow AI to move from being a novelty to being a productive economic force.
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L'ultimo acquisto di Bitcoin da parte di MicroStrategy è rapidamente finito sotto esame. Solo un giorno dopo che la società ha rivelato un acquisto importante, Bitcoin è sceso bruscamente.

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