In today's rapidly changing technological era, software developers face unprecedented challenges. As project complexity increases and development cycles shorten, Kite emerges as a solution. Kite AI is the first foundational blockchain specifically built for AI, aiming to achieve fair and transparent collaboration between data, models, and agents.

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On February 7, Kite AI launched an incentivized testnet called Aero on Avalanche! The official launch will feature the first AI-focused Layer 1 sovereign blockchain AVAX – achieving fair and transparent collaboration between data, models, and agents.

On February 10, the Kite AI testnet was updated! Due to huge demand, Kite AI has added over 160 wallets for you to use!

Project Introduction

Kite AI is a specially constructed blockchain for coordinating global AI development and value capture. Kite AI is a decentralized AI layer supported by ZettaBlock, enabling democratic access to fundamental data and models at scale.

The platform leverages Avalanche's scalable infrastructure to facilitate high-speed workload processing, allowing developers to create and deploy AI-based applications without the limitations of traditional blockchain environments.

Tags: Infrastructure, AI

Established: 2024

Kite AI Team and Financing

Kite AI is built by an experienced Silicon Valley team, with co-founders possessing deep technical leadership experience in the field of artificial intelligence. Core team members come from industry-leading companies such as Google, BlackRock, Uber, and the NEAR Foundation, with academic backgrounds from top institutions like MIT and Harvard.

Co-founder and CEO of ZettaBlock: Chi Zhang

Chi Zhang is the co-founder and CEO of ZettaBlock, having successfully led data engineering product development at Databricks and played a key role as the founding data science leader at AutoML company dotData.

Chi earned a Bachelor’s degree in Statistics and a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley. In addition to her professional achievements, she cherishes her past as a professional inline speed skater and finds joy in various outdoor activities.

The project has received top-tier investments from institutions such as General Catalyst, Hashed, Hashkey, and Samsung Next, and has formed technical partnerships with Eigenlayer, Sui, Avalanche, and AWS.

Kite AI Core Advantages

Compared to other similar products, Kite's most outstanding advantage lies in its powerful AI engine. Models trained on vast code libraries can accurately understand user intents and provide the most relevant suggestions.

Moreover, Kite also places special emphasis on user experience, with its clean and intuitive interface design allowing even newcomers to quickly get started.

In addition to a regularly updated library of rich code examples, Kite undoubtedly becomes an indispensable powerful tool for improving programming efficiency. For professionals eager to stay competitive in the fast-paced software development industry, mastering how to use Kite is undoubtedly an important step toward success.

Aero Incentive Testnet

Aero is an AI-centric Layer 1 blockchain designed to create a decentralized environment for AI models, tools, and data. The platform introduces Proof of Attributed Intelligence (PoAI), a consensus mechanism used to track and reward AI contributions, ensuring transparency and incentivizing data providers, model builders, and AI agents.

Additionally, Kite AI provides a decentralized data access engine, a composable AI ecosystem, and decentralized AI memory for long-term attribution.

Kite AI's Aero testnet plan is divided into several phases, as follows:

• Aero: This is the first incentive testnet phase, which started on February 7, 2025.

• Ozone: The second phase of the testnet, expected to start after the Aero phase.

• Strato: The third phase of the testnet, following the Ozone phase.

• Voyager: The fourth phase of the testnet, occurring after the Strato phase.

• Lunar: The final phase, which is the mainnet (Mainnet) launch phase.
  

Entry: https://testnet.gokite.ai.

Future Vision

Looking ahead, Kite will undoubtedly play an increasingly important role in the programming assistance field. With continuous advancements in artificial intelligence technology, Kite is expected to further enhance its intelligence level and provide users with more personalized services. Additionally, as support for more programming languages and frameworks is added, Kite's application scope will continue to expand, becoming an all-around assistant across platforms and domains.

In the near future, Kite will become an indispensable force in enhancing programming efficiency and driving technological innovation!