December 15, 2025 Bitcoin has been holding its ground above $91,000, giving quieter projects room to build. Kite AI (KITE) is using that space well, focusing on face-to-face builder outreach rather than price chatter. The token trades near $0.084, up 4.2 percent in 24 hours, trimming its weekly decline to just under 12 percent. Market cap sits around $151 million with roughly $48 million in daily turnover, placing it 185 on CoinMarketCap. That’s still a long way from the $0.1387 launch peak on November 3, but the post-launch period hasn’t been idle. The Kite Global Tour, which began December 16 in Chiang Mai and Seoul, drew large turnouts, and the twin rollouts of the MCP Protocol and x402 V2 show the team continuing to ship.
The testnet has already passed 300 million transactions, a scale few expected this early. New support from Coinbase Ventures keeps the roadmap well-funded. The bigger ambition remains clear: verifiable identity rails for what analysts peg as a $30 trillion autonomous-AI market by 2030. Sentiment, however, is bleak Fear & Greed index 10, “Extreme Fear.” Sometimes that’s when builders quietly set up the next leg; maybe $0.09 is not far.
The Blueprint: Infrastructure for Autonomous Agents
Kite’s pitch is straightforward but bold. It’s building an EVM-compatible Layer-1 so AI agents can act on-chain with accountability. The network is stablecoin-native and uses Proof of Artificial Intelligence (PoAI) to reward measurable, human-verified contributions.
At its core is Kite Passport, a programmable identity system that has already issued over 17.8 million agent passports. Each one distinguishes users, agents, and sessions, giving developers fine-grained control.
December’s work revolved around two major upgrades. x402 V2 cuts micropayment fees by about 90 percent and aligns with Google’s AP2 and ERC-8004 standards. The new MCP Protocol eliminates password-based verification for agent-service links, letting integrations happen almost instantly.
Testnet data show depth as well as scale: 50 million wallets, 7.8 million active accounts, and 30 million daily agent calls within those 300 million transactions.
Commerce has become the natural proving ground. Through the Kite Agent App Store, agents can already locate and pay merchants on PayPal or Shopify, while account-abstraction tools make life easier for developers.
Funding remains healthy over $33 million raised, including an $18 million Series A led by PayPal Ventures and General Catalyst in September, followed by a Coinbase Ventures extension in October.
The KITE Token
The $KITE token fuels the entire ecosystem. Agents pay fees through x402, validators stake for security at roughly 12–15 percent APY, and holders govern network policies. Total supply is 10 billion, about 1.8 billion circulating with 18 percent unlocked. Allocation stays community-heavy 48 percent for incentives, 12 percent to investors, and 20 percent to the team and early contributors, vesting through 2027.
Emission pressure will taper as transaction fees take over. When Binance Seed Label launched KITE on November 3, it reached a $159 million market cap, $883 million FDV, and $263 million volume that day. Portable agent memory and reputation features now let agents move across contexts while keeping data sovereignty intact.
December’s Activity
December has been about visibility and polish. The Chiang Mai dev event, co-hosted with OpenBuild and ETHChiangMai, and the Seoul meet-up at Perplexity’s Cafe Curious both pulled strong crowds. CEO Chi Zhang spoke about agentic payments and real-world utility rarely the topic of hype threads.
On-chain, x402 V2 now supports multi-step transaction intents, and MCP has simplified agent-service connections. Weekly activity sits near 932 thousand transactions, a staggering 10 000 percent increase since May.
Integrations keep widening: OKX Wallet joined on November 19, Pieverse on November 12. Agent Passport’s zero-knowledge proofs allow verified agents to roam freely, while the Orchestration API automates tasks like “buy the dip” with enforceable service agreements.
Market Picture
KITE trades between $0.080 and $0.086, volume around $48 million, mostly on HTX KITE/USDT.With an RSI near 48 the chart looks neutral, but a Fear & Greed reading of 10 reminds traders that sentiment is still stuck in fear mode. Even so, 40 percent of recent sessions closed green, volatility averaging 1.69 percent. Analysts see roughly +8.75 percent monthly upside and a possible $0.173 target by November 2026 if adoption continues. Key levels: $0.078 support, $0.09 resistance.
Risks and Catalysts
With an $800 million FDV against a $151 million cap, vesting pressure through 2027 is the clear overhang. With no burn mechanism so far, a slowdown in network use would naturally raise inflation risk. And regulators are still figuring out how to treat AI-driven agents, a process that could easily reshape the space.
On the positive side, builder sign-ups from the Global Tour, Pieverse’s Q1 expansion, and Q4 e-commerce pilots could triple agent calls. Sustained $48 million volume would likely push a clean break above $0.09.
Final Take
At $0.084, KITE looks less like a hype token and more like a slow-burn infrastructure bet. The MCP Protocol, x402 V2, and active builder circuit show consistent delivery, while staking yields of 12–15 percent keep long-term users engaged. Short-term traders watch the $0.078–$0.09 range; developers keep shipping either way.
As Chi Zhang said in Seoul, “Agents will soon shop, pay, and negotiate but always on human terms.” That blend of automation and oversight might end up defining how this whole sector earns trust.
