KAITO
Last changed 2026-10-10 · Score recalculated — Rescored under Scoring v2, the published formula (avoid.net/scoring): 30 → 63. Problems weighed by who is responsible: concerns that are not fraud −12.4, incidents the subject suffered −6, problems around the subject, caused by others −1.8; legitimacy credit long-running +8; fact-check adjustments (−12) now shown as page reliability, not in the score. Version history →
Why this score
| Every page starts at | 65 |
| Concerns that are not fraud | -12.4 |
| Incidents it suffered (e.g. hacks) | -6 |
| Problems around it, caused by others | -1.8 |
| Long-running | +8 |
| Sum | 53 |
Score: 63/100 (kept between 0 and 100)
How scoring works →Summary
KAITO is the native token of Kaito AI, an AI-powered 'InfoFi' (information finance) platform built on Base blockchain, founded by former Citadel quantitative trader Yu Hu and launched in February 2025. On March 15, 2025, both the official Kaito AI X account and Yu Hu's personal account were compromised by hackers who spread false claims of wallet breaches while simultaneously holding short positions on KAITO, netting an estimated $1 million in profit from the manufactured price panic. The platform faced additional scrutiny from blockchain investigator ZachXBT over alleged AI bot spam incentivized by its Yaps reward system, which was ultimately sunset in January 2026 after X revoked API access to all InfoFi applications.
Connected Entities
6 entities · 60 linked investigations- ZachXBT→mentioned with→Ethereum(70%)
- ZachXBT→mentioned with→Binance(60%)
- Hyperliquid→mentioned with→Ethereum(70%)
- Binance→mentioned with→Ethereum(65%)
- Base→mentioned with→Ethereum(80%)
- KAITO→mentioned with→Base(70%)
- KAITO→mentioned with→Hyperliquid(65%)
- KAITO→mentioned with→ZachXBT(70%)
- KAITO→mentioned with→Ethereum(70%)
- KAITO→mentioned with→Binance(70%)
Connected Through
5 shared actors · 617 investigationsDistinct actors this investigation shares with others — holders, traders, and named parties. Shared infrastructure (exchanges, pools) is excluded.
- □Ethereumorganization
- □Binanceorganization
- □ZachXBTorganization
- □Baseorganization
Timeline(9 events)
2022
Kaito AI founded by Yu Hu, former Citadel quantitative trader, as an AI-powered Web3 information aggregation platform.
Atomic Wallet Academy20 February 2025
KAITO token officially launched with airdrop claims opening on Base blockchain. Token listed on Binance and other major exchanges. Opening price approximately $1.14, reaching intraday high near $1.96. Community criticism emerges over 43.3% insider allocation and only 10% community airdrop with no vesting.
CoinMarketCap / CoinTelegraph20 February 2025
KAITO reaches all-time high of $2.88, implying a fully diluted valuation near $2 billion.
The Block15 March 2025
Hackers compromise both the official Kaito AI X account and founder Yu Hu's personal X account. False claims of wallet compromise are posted to trigger panic selling. Attackers had pre-positioned short positions on Hyperliquid. KAITO price swings nearly 20%. Attacker profits estimated at $1 million total, ~$300k from KAITO trades.
Mitrade / AMBCrypto16 March 2025
Kaito team regains control of X accounts and confirms user wallets were not compromised. Yu Hu discloses attacker profit estimates publicly.
The Shib Daily2025
ZachXBT launches $5,000 bounty to scrape user data from InfoFi platforms including Kaito Yaps, Galxe, Layer3, Cookie, Wallchain, and Xeet, citing AI bot spam concerns.
Bitcoin Ethereum News9 January 2026
Automated bots generate 7.75 million crypto posts in a single day — a 1,224% spike — attributed to InfoFi incentive systems including Kaito Yaps.
CoinSpeaker15 January 2026
X revokes API access for all InfoFi applications, citing AI slop and reply spam. Kaito founder Yu Hu announces sunset of Yaps and incentivized leaderboards. KAITO token falls 15–24%. ZachXBT notes 157,000 Kaito Yapper community members banned.
CoinDesk / The Block15 January 2026
Kaito announces pivot to Kaito Studio, a selective tier-based marketing platform expanding to YouTube and TikTok.
CoinDeskDecision Log
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- slot 445508854 · hash 9oTXEKrVyfgAE2XJFdo8BmUPWm7AF4R8E9wniVNmQfGM
- slot 443525910 · hash CaCyM1nW6MM5ccWGsDiETxnGW3cPpDrSXWUoqF2HgUvY
- slot 443525896 · hash 28Fo4iH6RnZRVdy97jt113FbH4HJ3r8iGjjKR6TimuuS
- slot 420800080 · hash 9tjLUMZUPT6tnEe7aQUTP4tj8LW1kCeeS1Hgd7PSCdgT
This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (5 decisions).
model: claude-sonnet
generated: 5/4/2026, 4:05:00 PM
last updated: 10/10/2026, 6:45:17 PM
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