Kaito Ends YAPS Incentives and Launches KAITO Studio Platform
Founder Yu Hu explained the X legal notice timeline and Yaps shutdown, noting KAITO Studio will be the cross-platform core in 2026 while other ventures remain unaffected.
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Fact Check
The evidence provided strongly and unequivocally supports the statement. The primary source, an official announcement from Kaito AI's X (Twitter) account, directly states that the company is 'sunsetting Yaps and incentivized leaderboards' to launch 'Kaito Studio'. This is the most authoritative evidence possible for a company's actions. The secondary source, a crypto news article, corroborates this information completely, reporting that Kaito is 'ending its Yaps incentives program' and pivoting to 'launch Kaito Studio'. There are no contradictions between the sources, and both directly confirm both clauses of the statement. The combination of a primary, official announcement and a consistent secondary report provides the highest level of confidence that the statement is true.
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Summary
In an official announcement, Kaito founder Yu Hu provided a timeline for recent events, including X’s Jan. 13–15 legal notice and the shutdown of YAPS. He confirmed KAITO Studio, prepared over months, will serve as the cross-platform core in 2026, with other Kaito businesses unaffected. Prior actions included X banning 'InfoFi,' winding down YAPS incentives, and transferring 5 million KAITO tokens to Binance.
Terms & Concepts
- YAPS: A community engagement and incentive system previously used by Kaito to reward participants.
- KAITO Studio: A marketing platform developed by Kaito to connect brands and creators through structured, tiered project collaborations.
- KAITO tokens: The native cryptocurrency used within the Kaito ecosystem for transactions and platform operations.