Everyone talks about AI agents becoming economic actors, but almost no one talks about the nightmare of delegation trust: give an agent too much power and it could drain you; give it too little and it's useless. Kite tackles this head-on with a three-layer identity model that feels like the first sensible answer I've seen.
Layer 1: the human user (you) with full control.
Layer 2: the persistent AI agent with its own verifiable passport, reputation score, and inherited lineage from creator.
Layer 3: short-lived sessions with tightly scoped permissions, budgets, and time limits think temporary execution sandboxes.
This setup lets agents roam autonomously (buy compute, pay for data, negotiate deals) while mathematically enforcing "you can't spend more than X" or "only access whitelisted services." It's cryptographically provable, audit-trail ready, and aligns perfectly with the stablecoin-native micropayments powered by x402. No more "trust me bro" delegation it's all on-chain rules.
The chain runs EVM, so devs can port existing tools easily, and the upcoming PoAI consensus will reward nodes for useful AI contributions rather than pure hashing. Tokenomics are pragmatic: capped supply, heavy community allocation, and real utility (fees → buy pressure) without insane unlocks. Post-launch volatility settled, and volume remains decent even in holiday slowdowns.
In a world where agent hacks or runaway bots could kill trust overnight, Kite's design feels like defensive moat-building. It's not the loudest narrative right now, but when the first big agent-to-agent economy wave hits in 2026–2027, security and programmable constraints will matter more than cute avatars.Quietly adding this to the long-term watchlist. The boring security details often decide who survives the hype cycles.
