PANews reported on January 27 that Kite, an AI payment public chain, released its mainnet roadmap, aiming to create a native trust and payment technology stack for intelligent agents, and solve the bottlenecks of trust, authorization, and payment in the transformation of AI agents from "answering questions" to "performing tasks".

The roadmap clearly states that the x402 protocol is natively compatible, supporting standardized payment intentions and settlement support with pay-per-call and end-to-end auditing. At the same time, the system capabilities are broken down into six independent pillars: agent trust (KitePass identity anchor + programmable governance), agent settlement (stablecoin native + Facilitator component), agent developer infrastructure (zero-fee RPC + documentation + observable tools), agent network operation (external validators + VaaS + progressive decentralization), AgenticFi (DEX + LSD + cross-chain bridging + deposit and withdrawal channels), and agent ecosystem growth engine (incentive system + ecosystem events).

Kite stated that the mainnet will be launched gradually, delivered in stages over one to two years, prioritizing a balance between security, auditability, and ecosystem scalability, ultimately forming a sustainable smart agent economy system.

It is reported that Kite previously completed a $33 million funding round led by PayPal Ventures and General Catalyst, and received strategic investment from Coinbase Ventures.