KAITO (KAITO)
Unlock Schedule
KAITO (KAITO) Token Unlock & Vesting Schedule
As of October 16, 2026, 473.93 million of the 1 billion KAITO (47.39%) have been released. The remaining 526.07 million KAITO, all estimated, are worth about $157.51 million at today's price (218.48% of the market cap). Of these, 244.51 million KAITO release over the next 12 months, mostly from Ecosystem & Network Growth (32.2% of maximum supply) and Core Contributors (25% of maximum supply). The next release is on October 20, 2026: an estimated 17.6 million KAITO from Core Contributors (25% of maximum supply), Early Backers (8.3% of maximum supply), Ecosystem & Network Growth (32.2% of maximum supply) and Foundation (10% of maximum supply). KAITO is fully unlocked on January 20, 2029; after that date the schedule has no further dated releases.
The chart shows gross modeled releases of every allocation: vesting unlocks, new issuance and reserve distributions, each allocation counted once. These have different meanings; a scheduled release is not evidence that tokens entered circulation or were sold. Review the coverage, sources and assumptions below.
Each color segment in the chart corresponds to a specific allocation group described in the Allocations section below. Underlying assumptions and data models used to reconstruct this schedule are explained in detail under Assumptions, while broader utility insights and token use cases are covered in Tokenomics & Utility.
Tokenomics & Utility
KAITO has a maximum supply of one billion tokens. Its original allocation set aside 32.2% for ecosystem and network growth, 10% for initial community and ecosystem claims, 7.5% for long-term creator incentives, 5% for liquidity incentives, and 2% for a Binance community allocation. The remaining portions were 10% for the foundation, 25% for core contributors, and 8.3% for early backers. Together, these categories describe how the project planned to support users, contributors, and continued development. (resources.cryptocompare.com)
A token allocation is a plan for distribution, rather than a description of everything available for use at one time. The early community allocation recognized participation in Kaito’s first products, including Yaps and ecosystem governance. Since Yaps ended, that part of the project is best understood as launch history. The longer-term allocations remain part of the token’s economic design as Kaito develops other products. (resources.cryptocompare.com)
KAITO’s stated utility has three main parts: ecosystem currency, participation in decisions, and helping shape incentives around attention. Staking offers another form of participation. Kaito’s staking portal exchanges deposited KAITO for sKAITO and provides a withdrawal process after unstaking. The token’s role in a particular product depends on that product’s published rules; holding KAITO alone does not describe every way someone can use Kaito Pro, Studio, or the launchpad. (binance.com)
Upcoming KAITO Releases
| Period | Allocation | Type | Amount | Value | % of supply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16 – 31, 2026 | Ecosystem & Network Growth (32.2% of maximum supply) | Vesting, estimated | 7.2M | $2.1M | 0.72% |
| Core Contributors (25% of maximum supply) | Vesting, estimated | 6.9M | $2.1M | 0.69% | |
| Early Backers (8.3% of maximum supply) | Vesting, estimated | 2.3M | $690.3K | 0.23% | |
| Foundation (10% of maximum supply) | Vesting, estimated | 1.2M | $356.4K | 0.12% | |
| Nov 2026 | Long-term Creator Incentives (7.5% of maximum supply) | Vesting, estimated | 8.3M | $2.5M | 0.83% |
| Ecosystem & Network Growth (32.2% of maximum supply) | Vesting, estimated | 7.2M | $2.1M | 0.72% | |
| Total, next 12 months | 244.5M | $73.2M | 24.45% | ||
Values at $0.299 per KAITO (October 16, 2026), today's price, not a forecast. Releases continue after September 2027. Estimated amounts are modeled from the schedule's rules rather than dated by a source; see the Assumptions below. Releases without dates are listed under Allocations.
Assumptions
All one billion KAITO tokens were minted at launch in February 2025; the allocation chart tracks when those existing tokens become available, not new minting. The initial community claim, Binance HODLer allocation and liquidity budget were available at launch, while ecosystem, Foundation, contributor, backer and creator allocations follow modeled monthly or quarterly releases extending into 2029. The installment amounts and some launch splits are estimates based on Kaito’s visual schedule, the reported initial circulating supply and vesting trackers. Actual recipient claims, staking rewards and treasury spending have no complete dated payout schedule here and are not added to the unlock curve.
- Ecosystem & Network Growth (32.2% of maximum supply): Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- Initial Community & Ecosystem Claim (10% of maximum supply): Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
- Long-term Creator Incentives (7.5% of maximum supply): Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
- Liquidity Incentives, including staking rewards (5% of maximum supply): Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
- Foundation (10% of maximum supply): Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- 1. https://docs.kaito.ai/overview/introducing-usdkaito/tokenomics
- 2. https://docs.kaito.ai/overview/introducing-usdkaito/token-release-schedule
- 3. https://basescan.org/token/0x98d0baa52b2d063e780de12f615f963fe8537553
- 4. https://www.binance.com/en/research/analysis/kaito
- 5. https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/detail/270d00295b854230a4fae344b64f36b4
- 6. https://faq.launchpad.kaito.ai/yapper-launchpad-faqs/staking-mechanics
- 7. https://dropstab.com/coins/kaito/vesting
- 8. https://app.tokenomics.com/tokenomics/kaito
Tokenomics Overview
Market Data
Tile coloring: Green indicates positive changes, red indicates negative changes, and neutral indicates no significant trend or unavailable data.
Perpetuals: 5 markets on Binance, OKX, Hyperliquid and Lighter · $13.8M open interest
Binance (CEX) | 1.6M | 61K/68K |
HTX (CEX) | 1.5M | 424/1.1K |
OKX (CEX) | 696K | 30K/29K |
![]() MEXC (CEX) | 682K | 59K/61K |
Binance (CEX) | 505K | 7K/3.9K |
Bitget (CEX) | 122K | 10K/6.4K |
![]() Coinbase (CEX) | 122K | 28K/11K |
Kraken (CEX) | 74K | 11K/64K |
Binance (CEX) | 68K | 40K/39K |
![]() MEXC (CEX) | 54K | 58K/54K |
KuCoin (CEX) | 42K | 2.9K/3.6K |
Gate.io (CEX) | 35K | 33K/36K |
OKX (CEX) | 30K | 18K/25K |
Kraken (CEX) | 3.9K | 4.6K/9K |
OKX (CEX) | 2.6K | 2.4K/2.4K |
Uniswap V3 (Base) | 1.4K | 208/207 |
OKX (CEX) | 166 | 12K/12K |
![]() Pancakeswap V3 (Base) | 9.1 | 62/62 |
Allocations
Parts of this allocation with their own release dates are charted as their own allocations; the chart shows the rest here.
Description
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Kaito is a project that aims to create an AI-powered information network. The KAITO token will be used for transactions, governance, and shaping the ecosystem's attention distribution. It's designed to support a decentralized information economy.
| Sector: | SocialFi |
| Blockchain: | Base |
Tokenomics Overview
Market Data
Tile coloring: Green indicates positive changes, red indicates negative changes, and neutral indicates no significant trend or unavailable data.
Perpetuals: 5 markets on Binance, OKX, Hyperliquid and Lighter · $13.8M open interest
Binance (CEX) | 1.6M | 61K/68K |
HTX (CEX) | 1.5M | 424/1.1K |
OKX (CEX) | 696K | 30K/29K |
![]() MEXC (CEX) | 682K | 59K/61K |
Binance (CEX) | 505K | 7K/3.9K |
Bitget (CEX) | 122K | 10K/6.4K |
![]() Coinbase (CEX) | 122K | 28K/11K |
Kraken (CEX) | 74K | 11K/64K |
Binance (CEX) | 68K | 40K/39K |
![]() MEXC (CEX) | 54K | 58K/54K |
KuCoin (CEX) | 42K | 2.9K/3.6K |
Gate.io (CEX) | 35K | 33K/36K |
OKX (CEX) | 30K | 18K/25K |
Kraken (CEX) | 3.9K | 4.6K/9K |
OKX (CEX) | 2.6K | 2.4K/2.4K |
Uniswap V3 (Base) | 1.4K | 208/207 |
OKX (CEX) | 166 | 12K/12K |
![]() Pancakeswap V3 (Base) | 9.1 | 62/62 |


