About Kite
Kite (also called Kite AI) is a proof-of-stake Layer-1 blockchain built to handle payments and identity for autonomous AI agents. The project's goal is to allow verifiable, programmable machine-to-machine transactions in what it calls the agentic economy. Chi Zhang and Scott Shi co-founded Kite, with development starting around 2023 and 2024. The network is EVM-compatible and runs on proof-of-stake consensus. The KITE token launched publicly in late 2025, with spot trading on Binance beginning on November 3, 2025. KITE has three functions: paying network fees, staking to secure the network, and voting on governance proposals. Total supply is capped at 10 billion tokens. The project is designed to let AI agents transact and operate autonomously within decentralized networks.
Coinbase Exchange activates full trading for KITE-USD pair
Coinbase's full trading support for KITE-USD could accelerate AI-driven blockchain adoption, influencing future financial transaction models.
Cloudflare launches Kitesurf web browser built for AI agents
Kitesurf's efficiency could revolutionize AI web interactions, reducing computational costs and enhancing scalability for automated tasks.
Crystal Intelligence brings blockchain compliance to Kite’s agent economy
Amsterdam, Netherlands, 16th June 2026, Chainwire
Kite launches Kite Chain and Kite Agent Passport, enabling autonomous AI agent payments
San Francisco, United Stated, 30th April 2026, Chainwire
BTCC Exchange Q1 2026 report: TradFi and earn products expand beyond crypto trading
Lodz, Poland, 17th April 2026, Chainwire
EigenLayer integrates its restaking tech into Kite AI’s marketplace
San Francisco, CA, April 25th, 2025, ChainwireKite AI, the decentralized AI Layer-1 platform, today announced a strategic partnership with EigenLayer, the Ethereum-based restaking protocol, to integrating EigenLayer’s restaking technology into Kite AI’s on-chain AI asset marketplace.This partnership integrates EigenLayer’s Active Validation Service (AVS) into Kite AI’s marketplace, bringing verifiable trust to AI inference and asset listing processes.
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