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[AI-DRAFTED · AWAITING VERIFICATION][src:etherscan][src:zachxbt][ai][airdrop][analytics][attention-economy][base][hack][infofi][insider-trading-allegation][phishing][token-launch][yaps]

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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
Organizations
□Ethereum64□KAITO□Binance45□Base68□ZachXBT82□Hyperliquid62
Relationships
  • 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%)
Also appears in
Base·68Ethereum·64Lendf.me·30Levyathan·18Jump Trading·42StableMagnet·2Shibarium·28Dean Daghita / CMDSS (Command Services and Support)·0Bankr·18Nexera·32+ 50 more

Connected Through

5 shared actors · 629 investigations

Distinct actors this investigation shares with others — holders, traders, and named parties. Shared infrastructure (exchanges, pools) is excluded.

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Timeline(9 events)

2022

Kaito AI founded by Yu Hu, former Citadel quantitative trader, as an AI-powered Web3 information aggregation platform.

Atomic Wallet Academy

20 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 / CoinTelegraph

20 February 2025

KAITO reaches all-time high of $2.88, implying a fully diluted valuation near $2 billion.

The Block

15 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 / AMBCrypto

16 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 Daily

2025

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 News

9 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.

CoinSpeaker

15 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 Block

15 January 2026

Kaito announces pivot to Kaito Studio, a selective tier-based marketing platform expanding to YouTube and TikTok.

CoinDesk
Provenance & Audit Trail
Anchored on SolanaVerify on-chainsrc:etherscansrc:zachxbt

Decision Log

This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (4 events).

Fact-checked 2026-09-0726 claims checked2 corrections pending0 applied⛓ anchoredSee findings →
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model: claude-sonnet

generated: 5/4/2026, 4:05:00 PM

last updated: 8/27/2026, 12:05:42 PM

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