I didn't pay much attention when I first saw Kite. Every year, new Layer-1 projects emerge in the crypto space, with whitepapers boasting grand claims, benchmark data looking impressive, and early hype that can attract attention. But reality is often harsh: liquidity dries up, ecosystem coordination is difficult, and actual demand remains vague. Those chains that perform well technically often turn out to be fleeting.

What truly made me stop and think wasn't some groundbreaking performance promise, but a seemingly simple yet profound assumption — that the main users of blockchain in the future might not be humans, but autonomous AI agents.

This may sound a bit distant. Discussions about AI agents have been around for years, but most consider them science fiction. However, Kite is different; it views agents as an actual emerging need rather than an unreachable vision. This perspective shifts the way we think.

Traditional blockchain design logic revolves around human users: how to make transactions more convenient, lending more efficient, governance more transparent. But Kite takes a different approach — what if software systems could independently trade, coordinate resources, and make simple economic decisions? Would the existing infrastructure still be applicable?

Once this premise is accepted, many design decisions become logical. Kite isn't aiming to fully outperform Ethereum but focuses on pain points most chains overlook: how AI agents can safely transfer value, verify identities, and operate within clear permission boundaries without human approval at every step. In other words, it cares about the essentials, not everything possible. This focus makes Kite seem modest but solid and powerful.