Kite

KITE CMC #93 in the snapshot

A live EVM-compatible network focused on payments by software agents, combining blockchain settlement with a permission system for delegated spending.

Profile checked 14 Nov 2026Asset ranks captured 14 Nov 2026Snapshot & methodology ↗

01 / THE PURPOSE

What is Kite for?

Kite aims to let an agent purchase services within limits approved by its user. Production mainnet settings are documented, while Agent Passport supplies identity, wallet access, spending rules, and records around those payments.

02 / THE ARCHITECTURE

Three questions about the machinery.

How does it agree?

Consensus & security

The network describes a proof-of-stake validator model. Validators and delegators commit KITE within its economic framework; those blockchain security roles are separate from an individual user’s permission to let an agent spend.

Where do instructions run?

Execution model

Kite Chain supports EVM applications and stablecoin-denominated settlement. Passport coordinates authorization and agent payment sessions, so a workflow includes both application-level policy checks and the underlying on-chain transaction.

What is the token for?

KITE in the system

KITE is the native gas token and supports staking and governance. Agent-facing payments can use stablecoins, and sponsored gas can hide fee handling without making the network’s execution free.

03 / THE DESIGN CHOICES

What comes with the design?

Each architecture makes choices about security, performance, coordination, and who can participate.

A spending cap limits monetary authority; it does not prove that an agent chose a useful or truthful service.
Agent policy, wallet software, service integration, and blockchain consensus are separate dependencies that can fail independently.
A live mainnet does not establish that every module or incentive mechanism described in a broader roadmap has the same operational maturity.

04 / IN PRACTICE

Follow one use.

A research agent receives a small approved budget for data APIs. It pays an eligible service in a stablecoin within the session rules, and the user can inspect the resulting payment record.

05 / CHECK THE EXPLANATION

Sources & snapshot.

Network descriptions use the references below. The CoinMarketCap snapshot determines which assets are in scope and their captured rank; it does not assess the quality of a network.

Kite network information Kite Developer Docs
KITE tokenomics and network design Kite Developer Docs
Kite Agent Passport overview Kite Developer Docs
Introducing Kite Mainnet Kite AI
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Kite (KITE) on CoinMarketCap Captured asset rank #93

Profile checked 14 Nov 2026. Network designs and ranked positions can change.