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- Kite AI is built around a novel consensus mechanism called Proof of Attributed Intelligence (Proof of AI).
San Francisco, CA, March XX, 2025 – Kite AI, the purpose-built Layer 1 for AI, shared today metrics demonstrating the success of its recently launched Testnet v1 Aero. Since launch, the network has processed over 546 million agent calls, averaging 11.4 million calls daily since the Testnet became public in February.
The Testnet also saw 32 million transactions executed and onboarded ~4 million users, including 2.4 million unique AI users. Testnet v1 was introduced as a live development environment to evaluate Kite AI’s Layer 1 blockchain, designed specifically for the needs of autonomous agents, model developers, and data providers. The initiative saw early adopters engage with the system to test its performance, identify areas for improvement, and contribute to its refinement.
“Testnet v1 has provided valuable insight into real-world usage patterns, architectural stress points, and developers’ needs when building on-chain AI systems,” said Chi Zhang Co-founder and CEO of Kite AI. “The upcoming release of Testnet v2 will reflect those learnings as we continue to iterate and scale the platform.”
The feedback gathered from the community during the Testnet phase enabled the Kite AI team to resolve key issues, enhance system performance, and make architectural improvements. As a result, the Testnet is now more stable, scalable, and feature-complete in preparation for future phases of the network.
Kite AI is built around a novel consensus mechanism called Proof of Attributed Intelligence (Proof of AI), that ensures fair attribution and transparent rewards for contributors across agents, models and data. Their innovative architecture establishes a universal framework with purpose-built identity and attribution mechanisms, empowering contributors—from enterprises to individuals—to collaboratively build, own, and monetize AI, fostering a transparent and interoperable ecosystem.
Kite AI’s Testnet has attracted a growing community of developers building a wide range of AI-native applications, from decentralized co-pilots and data markets to autonomous financial agents. The Testnet continues to serve as a proving ground for programmable AI infrastructure, and work is now underway on Testnet v2, which will introduce additional capabilities and performance enhancements.
About Kite AI
Kite AI is a purpose-built, EVM-compatible L1 designed to power the AI economy. At its core is Proof of Attributed Intelligence (Proof of AI), an innovative consensus mechanism that ensures fair attribution and transparent rewards for contributors across agents, models, and data. Kite AI has raised funding from top-tier investors, including General Catalyst, Hashed, Hashkey, Samsung Next, and many more to be announced shortly. Its battle-tested end-to-end infrastructure has been built in the last two years and is trusted by partners like Eigenlayer, Story Protocol, Sui, zksync, Polygon, AWS, Stellar, Chainink, Crypto.com, and many more.
Kite AI is developed by a team with significant experience at the intersection of blockchain and AI. The co-founders bring deep expertise in AI through AI tech leadership roles at Uber, Salesforce, and Databricks.
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