Kite and the Co-Managed Economy: Structuring Agentic Payments for a Mixed Human–AI Future
Kite is building a blockchain where autonomous AI agents can execute payments, yet always remain tied to a verifiable identity structure. The core idea is simple: humans set direction, agents execute it. Rather than treating AI as fully independent, Kite’s layered identity system separates human owners from their agents and the temporary sessions those agents initiate. That means actions can be audited, limited, or revoked without shutting down entire operations.
As digital commerce speeds up, humans won’t manually approve thousands of micro-transactions or negotiate compute access in real time. Agents can handle those tasks, but institutions still need control—budgets, rules, and accountability. By designing an EVM-compatible Layer 1 specifically for this coordination, Kite aims to give autonomous agents room to operate while ensuring their authority is contained and transparent. The result is neither machine dominance nor unchecked automation, but a structured partnership where human oversight defines the boundaries and AI delivers the execution.
