According to ChainCatcher, Kaito founder Yu Hu tweeted that after discussions with X, both parties agreed that a completely permissionless distribution system is no longer viable. They will shut down Yaps and the incentivized leaderboard and launch Kaito Studio, a more traditional tiered marketing platform where brands can selectively collaborate with creators based on established criteria and a clearly defined project scope. "2026 will be the year Kaito surpasses CT as its primary platform and surpasses cryptocurrency as its primary vertical," said Yu Hu.
Previously, Nikita Bier, product manager for X, tweeted that the team was revising its developer API policy and would no longer allow any apps that reward users for posting on the X platform (such as "infofi") to gain API access, as this had led to a large amount of AI spam and spam replies flooding the platform.
