Kaito (KAITO): a new key player in the InfoFi and AI sectors
Artificial Intelligence (AI) projects aim to make existing tools for analyzing and processing information more efficient for users.
What is Kaito, and how does it work?
Kaito is an information decentralized platform developed using artificial intelligence to improve the efficiency of interaction with market data and the Web3 ecosystem as a whole.
One of the main objectives of Kaito developers is to solve key problems of the financial sector (including Web3) by integrating artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies.
The Kaito platform lays the foundation for the development of a new area of the Web called "information finance" (InfoFi). In the InfoFi sector, information is not just a data set but a financial instrument. Thus, developers of InfoFi platforms like Kaito can use the information to create innovative blockchain-based economic models with benefits such as:
- Decentralization;
- Transparency;
- Efficiency and cost-effectiveness;
- Full control over assets;
- Fair remuneration system without intermediaries.
How does Kaito work?
The Kaito platform provides users with a multifunctional tool for analyzing financial data. It uses artificial intelligence to collect and process information affecting the dynamics of the cryptocurrency market. This allows investors and traders to get a more complete picture of what is happening in the crypto market and, ultimately, make faster and more accurate decisions.
The Kaito network receives data from more than a thousand different sources, such as social media, analytics platforms, topical forums, media, and many others. Even professional analysts will not be able to process as much information as artificial intelligence in a short period.
The LLM (Large Language Model) AI model, specially developed for the Kaito platform, is responsible for searching and collecting data. This allows analyzing information at different levels, such as the dynamics of the crypto industry as a whole and its individual sectors.
The Kaito platform is based on an incentive-based mechanism popular in the blockchain industry: the ecosystem is designed to reward its participants with tokens and motivate them to contribute to the network's development.
The Kaito network itself consists of three key components:
- Kaito Connect;
- Kaito Pro;
- Kaito Yaps.
The first component, Kaito Connect, is an InfoFi protocol based on blockchain and artificial intelligence technologies. Kaito Connect is a tool for efficient search and analysis of financial information similar to the well-known ChatGPT neural network, only in the InfoFi environment.
The next component of the platform is a specialized advanced search engine, Kaito Pro. Unlike Kaito Connect, Kaito Pro analyzes data from sources unavailable to conventional search engines. It is paid and also regularly updates the data set for more efficient work.
In addition, Kaito Pro includes advanced features such as:
- MetaSearch to instantly find information such as ticker and market trends;
- Sentiment Analysis to analyze the dynamics of market sentiment and the factors influencing it;
- Smart Alerts and Dashboards to create customized feeds to track crypto assets and projects for the most up-to-date data on them;
- Catalyst Calendar — AI calendar to track significant changes such as tokenization, token unlocks, votes, and other events related to selected crypto projects;
- Audio Library — a unified information space with access to summarized podcasts that AI automatically creates;
- AI Copilot helps investors assess trends in the crypto market and make quick decisions.
The third component of the ecosystem is Kaito Yaps. It is a function for analyzing social networks and assessing market sentiment based on key engagement metrics (likes, views, and others). Kaito Yaps belongs to SocialFi tools and contains three key components:
- Yaps is a "tokenized attention model" based on quantitative social metrics from platforms like X (formerly Twitter). These metrics can include content quality and relevance;
- Yapper Leaderboards — a system for ranking expert authors based on their influence and contribution to the ecosystem. The system determines rankings based on points (Yaps) earned;
- Yapper Launchpad — a platform "for distributing attention".
All three components are based on the same AI technology underlying Kaito but have different functions and purposes.
KAITO token
KAITO is a native token on the same-name network, issued in February 2025, based on Base's Layer-2 or L2 network. The Base network is one of the leading solutions for scaling Ethereum and was chosen by the developers of the Kaito platform because it provides speedy and cheap transactions.
The KAITO token is endowed with the following functions:
- Payments: KAITO plays the role of the AI platform's internal currency to pay for services and reward ecosystem members;
- Governance: KAITO token holders can participate in voting and influence the platform's development.
As of the end of February 2025, about 241 million KAITOs were circulating on the market, less than 25% of the total token supply (1 billion). At the same time, the maximum supply is also limited to 1 billion, and no new KAITO tokens will be issued when this number is reached.
Although only a week has passed since KAITO was listed on exchanges, the token has already taken 127th place in the cryptocurrency ranking, and its market capitalization exceeded $444 million as of the end of February 2025.