On October 30, 2026, Kite's team and investors made an important decision: to extend their token lock-up periods by an additional 12 months.

Here's what you need to know: the team's and investors' allocations represent 32% of the total supply combined: 20% for the team, advisors and early contributors, and 12% for investors.

These tokens were originally scheduled to start unlocking in November 2026. Now, the first unlocks will only begin in November 2027.

In my opinion, this has two direct implications:

\- Less potential selling pressure from these allocations over the next 12 months.

\- A sign of long-term alignment: the team and investors are willing to delay access to their liquidity.

This is a strong signal of confidence in the project and alignment with its long-term ambitions.

It also gives Kite more time for the token's utility to grow alongside the ecosystem.

Because KITE shouldn't just be an asset people hold while waiting for its price to go up.

Its role extends to several aspects of the network's economy:

* Staking to secure the network and participate in its different roles.

* Liquidity requirements for modules.

* Access to the ecosystem for developers and service providers.

* Fees from AI service transactions, with a planned mechanism to convert a portion into $KITE.

Ultimately, delaying the unlocks gives Kite more time.

But that time should be used to build something more important: an economy where real network usage creates genuine demand for its token.

A vesting schedule can push potential selling pressure further down the road.

But only adoption can build lasting demand.

Bullish on Agentic Economy.

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