When it comes to "AI + Blockchain," many people's first reaction is—another hype concept. But Kite AI gives a completely opposite impression; it is filling a big gap that will inevitably be exposed sooner or later.

Honestly, AI is already quite powerful today. Analyzing data, making decisions, executing commands, and even collaborating with each other are all feasible. So what’s the bottleneck? It’s not computing power, nor the models themselves—it's one word—money.

Without a native, secure, and independently operating economic system, AI, no matter how advanced, is just a "high-level tool" and cannot act autonomously.

Here’s the interesting part. Kite chose not to modify existing systems but to face a reality:

In the future, the ones making trades might not be humans at all.

Thousands of AI agents could be running trades in the background, 24/7 executing payments, settlements, and interactions at speeds humans simply cannot keep up with.

Looking at it this way, the problem becomes clear.

How are most current blockchains designed? The default scenario is: humans confirm on screens, pay gas fees, and wait to see the results.

AI doesn’t operate like that. AI requires continuous operation, millisecond-level responses, and small, high-frequency interactions. Waiting for this concept is simply not relevant to it.

Kite’s answer is straightforward—build from scratch, a Layer 1. AI agents are not supporting roles; they are fully equal economic participants.

In this design, AI agents can autonomously earn, spend, and settle. The only constraint is one: rules are embedded on-chain and cannot be tampered with.