KITE AI allocates 48% of tokens to the ecosystem and community, a relatively high proportion among similar projects, but a 'high allocation rate' does not mean 'the ecosystem can be activated'—the key lies in whether the community operation mechanism can truly engage users in co-construction, rather than simply 'receiving benefits'. From the current planning, the project team is gradually transforming the community into the core driving force of ecosystem development through strategies of 'layered incentives and scenario-based participation'.
First is the 'Developer Community Incentive': this is the core of community operations, after all, the prosperity of the AI agent ecosystem relies on developers providing diverse applications. The project team has established a 'three-tier incentive system': the basic incentive is the 'Agent Development Subsidy', where developers use the 'Agent Perception Module' (launching in December 2025) to develop agents, and as long as they pass the basic functionality review, they can receive 1000-5000 KITE; the intermediate incentive is 'Traffic Sharing', where agents, after going live in the market, will be ranked based on monthly usage (user payment amount), and the top 100 can receive an additional 50,000 - 500,000 KITE; the advanced incentive is 'Ecosystem Fund Investment', which provides up to $1 million in ecosystem fund investment for innovative and highly applicable agent projects (such as 'AI Medical Payment Agent' and 'Enterprise-level Supply Chain Agent'), along with technical guidance.
Currently, over 800 development teams have joined the developer community, with 30% from universities (such as Stanford AI Lab and Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), 40% from small and medium-sized tech companies, and 30% being independent developers, covering various fields such as AI, blockchain, and payments, providing ample application supply for the subsequent launch of the agency market.
Secondly, there is the 'ordinary user incentive': for non-technical users, the project party has designed an 'ecological contribution value system', where users can earn contribution values through various means, which can be exchanged for KITE tokens or ecological rights. For example, 'testing feedback' - experiencing the newly launched AI agent and submitting valid bugs, earning 10-100 contribution values each time; 'content creation' - publishing usage strategies and technical analyses of KITE AI on Binance Square and X (formerly Twitter), high-quality content can earn 1000-10000 contribution values; 'community promotion' - inviting new users to register and complete their first AI agent transaction, the inviter can earn 500 contribution values per person. Contribution values are settled monthly, with 1000 contribution values exchangeable for 10 KITE (currently valued at about $1.09), and the top 100 users in contribution value rankings can participate in 'ecological governance voting' to decide the use of part of the ecological funds.
In addition, the project party also focuses on 'local community operations': a Korean community has been established in South Korea, operated by a local team, regularly holding offline meetups; in the European and American markets, collaborating with crypto KOLs to launch the 'AI Agent Payment Challenge', where users submit creative scenario proposals, and the winners can receive KITE rewards. These localized operational measures have effectively enhanced user engagement in different regions, with the current total community membership exceeding 500,000 and monthly active users reaching 150,000.
48% of the ecological allocation is not a 'one-time distribution', but is gradually released over 3 years, with 16% released each year, ensuring the sustainability of incentives. This 'long-term, layered, scenario-based' community operation can avoid users 'collecting and leaving', while guiding community efforts to focus on core ecological needs (development, testing, promotion), providing a stable user base for the long-term development of the project. Simple sharing does not constitute any investment advice.
