Kaito (KAITO)
System: Kaito — Trusted Data and Identity
Kaito provides a crypto-native information and attention coordination system that delivers AI-driven market intelligence and tokenised attention signals for users, creators, and projects. Its products enable discovery, ranking, and coordination around crypto information flows and token launch participation. Founded in 2022, Kaito operates primarily as an off-chain AI platform with supporting on-chain components on Base, including the KAITO token, staking contracts, launchpad and attention attestations. The system boundary includes Kaito-operated applications and infrastructure and these on-chain components, and excludes external social platforms and third-party protocols.
Market Data
| Price | $0.466786 |
| Market Cap | $112.69M |
| Fully Diluted Valuation | $466.86M |
| 30d Change | 13.80% |
| 365d Change | -47.51% |
Token Functionalities
Payments
- General Medium of Exchange
Right to subscribe to Kaito Pro services by paying for annual or bi-annual subscriptions with KAITO token. Using KAITO as payment currency does not offer discounts relative to traditional payment solutions.
Governance
- Product/Service Line Decisions (Partial)
Right to vote on which projects/programmes are selected for Kaito Connect launchpad/leaderboard launches using Holder Votes derived from staked KAITO (sKAITO)
Value Distribution
- Buyback Entitlement (Discretionary but Regular)
Right to benefit from open-market buybacks by Foundation using system revenue.
System Attributes
Operating Model
Kaito’s primary products (Pro/Yaps/Connect) are platform services that use proprietary search algorithms, semantic LLM capabilities, and analyticsvdelivered as an application-layer product rather than a purely on-chain protocol.
Value Creation
The primary valuable service, transforming unstructured Web3 data into searchable and actionable insights, is produced by off-chain AI components (OpenKaito Digital Ltd).
Value Capture
Subscription revenue from the Kaito Pro terminal, which serves over 600 crypto teams, is captured by the corporate entity to fund ongoing development. Conversely, protocol fees generated by the Yapper Launchpad and other on-chain services are routed back to the community through a programmatic buyback program and staking rewards.
Governance
Corporate governance is evidenced by the company-operated platform and legal terms. Separately, KAITO is explicitly positioned to enable community governance (propose/vote on key protocol and algorithm changes) and tokenomics references governance voting for allocation decisions, but the publicly available docs do not specify whether votes are binding/automatically executed (so “hard power” strength is uncertain).