Kaito (KAITO) is the token of an AI-powered platform that pioneered 'InfoFi' — turning attention and information in crypto into a measurable, tradeable resource. Its core tool is an AI engine that crawls social media and crypto content to rank projects by 'mindshare' (how much attention they're getting) and to reward influential creators. It became famous for 'Yaps', a system that scored people's posts and rewarded the best 'yappers', effectively gamifying crypto influence. KAITO is used across its products for access, incentives and governance. Its bet is that in crypto, attention itself is valuable, and whoever can measure and route it holds real power.
Where it stands today: Kaito is a young project (token launched in 2025) that hit a major bump — in January 2026 it had to shut down its flagship 'Yaps' program after Elon Musk's X changed its data-access policy, cutting off the social feed Kaito depended on. The token dropped on the news. Kaito adapted, pivoting to a suite of products (Kaito Pro for institutions, a creator marketplace, a launchpad) and partnering with the prediction market Polymarket on 'attention markets'. Its institutional product reportedly generates real subscription revenue. So today it's a resilient but volatile bet on the unproven 'attention economy' idea, freshly reminded that its business can be upended by a single platform's policy change.