Kite AI, often called Kite or GoKiteAI, is a new EVM-compatible Layer-1 blockchain designed from the ground up for autonomous AI agents. Unlike traditional blockchains that focus mainly on human users, Kite treats AI agents as first-class citizens of the economy. Its core idea is simple but powerful: let AI agents transact with each other safely, cheaply, and in real time, without constant human involvement.
At its heart, Kite is built for what the team calls the “agentic internet.” This means an internet where AI agents can buy data, pay for compute, subscribe to services, sell their own skills, and coordinate complex tasks automatically. To make this possible, Kite focuses heavily on ultra-low fees, fast confirmations, and stablecoin-based payments so agents can handle microtransactions that would be impossible on most blockchains today.
Technically, Kite is fully compatible with Ethereum’s EVM, so developers can use Solidity and familiar tools. But under the hood, it’s optimized for AI workflows rather than DeFi speculation. Transactions are designed to settle almost instantly, with costs often described as fractions of a cent, making high-frequency machine-to-machine payments practical.
One of Kite’s most important innovations is its identity system. Instead of treating identity as a single wallet address, Kite separates identity into three layers: the human user, the AI agent, and the individual session the agent is running in. This sounds abstract, but it’s actually very practical. It allows a human to create an AI agent, set strict rules on what it can do, limit how much it can spend, and track its reputation over time. If something goes wrong, the damage is contained. This structure is essential if AI agents are going to operate safely in the real economy.
Kite also introduces what it calls Agent Passports. These are cryptographic identities for AI agents that carry reputation, verification, and history with them. An agent with a good track record can be trusted more easily by others, while malicious or poorly behaving agents can be restricted or ignored. Over time, this creates a trust layer for autonomous systems, something the wider AI world desperately needs.
To support real usage, Kite is building an entire ecosystem around these agents. There is an Agent App Store where developers can publish AI services, data feeds, tools, and modules. Other agents can discover these services and pay for them automatically, without human approval each time. Payments settle on-chain, usage can be tracked transparently, and developers get paid instantly. This turns AI development into a real on-chain economy rather than a closed platform controlled by one company.
On the consensus side, Kite promotes a concept called Proof of AI, or PoAI. While details are still limited publicly, the idea is to combine traditional blockchain security with mechanisms that recognize and reward useful AI contributions to the network. Whether this becomes a true breakthrough or remains mostly branding is something the market will judge over time, but it shows Kite’s ambition to rethink how blockchains and AI intersect.
The KITE token plays a central role in all of this. It launched in late 2025 and quickly appeared on major exchanges like HTX, with reports of broader listings as well. The token is designed to roll out in phases. Early on, it’s used mainly for ecosystem incentives, developer rewards, and liquidity. As the network matures, KITE becomes the fuel of the system: paying for transactions, staking for network security, participating in governance, and settling payments between AI agents and services.
Supply is reported to be around ten billion tokens, allocated across network incentives, ecosystem growth, and long-term development. The goal is not just speculation, but to make KITE the default currency for AI-driven economic activity on the network.
What really stands out are the usage numbers Kite has shared. The project claims billions of agent interactions processed and tens of millions of agent identities created across its testnets and early mainnet phases. While these figures depend on how interactions are defined, they suggest Kite is being used far beyond a small demo or closed experiment. Developers are actively testing what it means to run AI agents as economic actors.
Backing Kite is a strong list of investors and partners. The project has reportedly raised over thirty million dollars, with support from names like PayPal Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Samsung Next, General Catalyst, Animoca, and others. These aren’t random crypto funds; they are groups deeply interested in payments, commerce, and the future of digital infrastructure. Kite has also aligned itself with emerging standards like Coinbase’s x402 for agent payments, signaling a desire to plug into a broader AI and crypto ecosystem rather than remain isolated.
Recent updates show steady progress. Kite has been expanding support for agent-to-agent payment standards, improving stablecoin handling, and experimenting with cross-chain identity so agents can move between networks without losing their reputation. Testnets have gone through multiple phases, each processing massive volumes of agent calls, helping the team refine performance and security.
The use cases Kite is targeting feel futuristic but practical. Autonomous shopping agents that compare prices and buy on your behalf. AI systems that pay for data only when they need it. Subscription-based agents that manage budgets automatically. Entire businesses run by coordinated AI agents that pay each other for work completed. Kite wants to be the invisible financial and identity layer that makes all of this possible.
Right now, the network is described as being in an alpha mainnet stage, with a broader public mainnet expected as the system stabilizes. Like all ambitious projects, there are risks, unknowns, and bold claims that still need to be proven at scale. But the vision is clear: Kite isn’t just another blockchain or another AI platform. It’s trying to merge the two into a living economy where software agents don’t just think, but earn, spend, and govern.
