Imagine a world where AI agents don’t just exist in labs or apps, but actually live in the digital economy, buying, selling, negotiating, and managing resources on their own. That’s the vision behind Kite, a next-generation blockchain designed to make the “agentic economy” real. Unlike traditional blockchains that revolve around human transactions, Kite puts AI agents at the center, letting them operate autonomously while keeping everything secure and transparent.
Kite runs on its own purpose-built Layer 1 blockchain, but it’s fully compatible with Ethereum developers, meaning building on Kite is familiar yet far more powerful. Every aspect of the system, from payments to governance, has been tailored for AI. Transactions happen in milliseconds, fees can be paid in stablecoins, and the network supports complex, automated behaviors that human-centered blockchains simply can’t handle.
At the heart of Kite’s design is a smart identity system. It separates humans, AI agents, and sessions the moments when agents act to give granular control. Owners can set rules for their agents, like spending limits or time-restricted permissions, all enforced on-chain. Combined with programmable governance, this allows Kite to operate not just as a blockchain, but as a living ecosystem where agents can interact safely, negotiate deals, and even follow dynamic rules without human intervention.
The ecosystem is powered by KITE, the network’s native token. KITE isn’t just another cryptocurrency it’s the key that unlocks access to the entire platform. Early adopters can use it for participation and rewards, and soon it will also power staking, governance, and fee payments. With a total supply of 10 billion tokens, nearly half is set aside for the community, while investors and early contributors hold the rest. When KITE launched in November 2025, it quickly gained traction on major exchanges, signaling strong interest from both traders and developers.
Behind Kite’s vision is serious backing. The project raised $33 million in total funding, including an $18 million Series A led by PayPal Ventures and General Catalyst, alongside support from Samsung Next, SBI US Gateway Fund, 8VC, Hashed, Avalanche Foundation, Animoca Brands, and more. These investors aren’t just funding the project they’re helping shape the future of autonomous digital economies.
The platform isn’t just theory. Kite AIR, the Agent Identity Resolution system, is already live. Agents now have cryptographically verifiable identities and can access a marketplace of services through the Agent App Store. Early integrations with Shopify and PayPal show that agents can actually make purchases, settle payments in stablecoins, and interact with the real-world economy. On top of that, partnerships with firms like Brevis and Coinbase bring advanced cryptography, trustless computation, and standardization for AI payments, making the network more practical and secure.
By late 2025, Kite has moved from testnet to full adoption. Developers are onboarding with ease, new modules and SDKs are being released, and the ecosystem is expanding rapidly. The platform is showing that autonomous AI commerce isn’t a futuristic idea it’s happening now, and Kite is leading the charge.
Looking ahead, Kite aims to scale up machine-to-machine commerce, from data exchanges to compute services, with microtransactions happening at lightning speed. Reputation systems, coordination tools, and advanced governance will allow AI agents to operate like digital citizens of a new economy, with the freedom to act, learn, and transact.
Kite isn’t just another blockchain. It’s a bold step toward a world where AI agents are not only intelligent, but economically empowered, autonomous, and fully integrated into the digital landscape. The age of agentic economies has arrived, and Kite is flying at the front.
