Kite is developing an EVM-compatible Layer-1 blockchain purpose-built for agentic payments, enabling autonomous AI agents to securely transact, coordinate, and participate in governance with verifiable, programmable identity.
The platform’s core innovation is a three-layer identity architecture separating users, agents, and execution sessions, significantly improving security and control compared to traditional wallet models. This design allows AI agents to operate autonomously while limiting risk through scoped permissions and session-level revocation.
Kite’s native token, KITE, introduces utility in two phases:
Phase 1: Ecosystem participation, agent deployment incentives, and early network growth
Phase 2: Staking, governance, transaction fees, and economic security mechanisms
The network targets real-time performance approximately 1,000–5,000 TPS with sub-2-second finality positioning Kite between high-throughput chains and EVM ecosystems, while differentiating itself through agent-native infrastructure.
Primary use cases include autonomous SaaS payments, AI-to-AI marketplaces, and DAO automation, areas where current blockchains rely on manual processes or trusted intermediaries.
Key risks include agent exploitability, complex AI-inclusive governance, regulatory uncertainty around autonomous transactions, and competition from established Layer-2 solutions. Kite’s success will depend on real-world agent adoption, security under adversarial conditions, and clear economic value for KITE holders.
In short Kite aims to provide foundational infrastructure for machine-driven economies. If autonomous AI agents become major economic actors, Kite’s agent-centric blockchain design could play a critical enabling role provided execution matches ambition.
