In the year 2025, when artificial intelligence is rapidly developing, autonomous AI agents are no longer a science fiction concept, but real entities participating in economic activities.
These agents require real-time payments, the signing of executable contracts, and coordination of multi-party tasks, but are limited by existing blockchains that cannot provide the infrastructure of "identity verifiable, behavior programmable, and funds custodial". Kite was born to address this, positioning itself as a Layer 1 blockchain exclusively for AI agents, dedicated to becoming the "financial native layer" of the AI economic era.
Kite adopts an EVM-compatible architecture, inheriting the mature development toolchain of Ethereum, while deeply optimizing the consensus and execution layers, stabilizing the on-chain transaction confirmation time to sub-second level, which is crucial for AI agents that require immediate settlement. Official data shows that Kite's current testnet TPS has exceeded 28,000, far surpassing most public chains, paving the way for high-frequency microtransaction scenarios.
The most innovative design is Kite's unique three-layer identity system:
1. User Layer (User Identity): The root identity of real-world users on-chain, bound by zero-knowledge proofs or multi-signatures;
2. Agent Layer (Agent Identity): Each AI agent has an independent on-chain address and permission set, which can be authorized or revoked by the user;
3. Session Layer (Session Key): The agent generates a temporary session key when executing specific tasks, with a validity period and scope of authority strictly limited. Even if the agent is compromised, the main funds cannot be misappropriated.
This layered design of 'root identity - agent identity - temporary session' perfectly addresses the prevalent security paradox of 'private key equals full control' in current AI agent wallets. Users can confidently let agents trade autonomously 24 hours a day and freeze them with one click in case of anomalies, truly achieving 'programmable trust.'
$KITE, as the native token of the network, has its economic model centered around the AI agent ecosystem. The first phase has initiated ecological incentives, allowing node operators, developers, and data providers to earn $KITE rewards; the second phase will gradually open staking and governance, with over 50% of transaction fees used for buyback and burn or distributed to stakers, forming a clear deflationary expectation. Together with a low gas design, AI agents can maintain extremely low actual costs even for high-frequency small payments.
From the recent updates on Twitter @GoKiteAI, Kite has partnered with several leading AI agent frameworks, including Autonomous Trading Agent and AI×DeFi strategy bots. In the future, agents can directly complete cross-model collaborative payments through the Kite chain, completely breaking the barriers of centralized platforms.
What Kite is building is not just a high-performance public chain but a new world where AI has an 'economic identity card.'
