Kaito AI, an intelligence and financial markets platform focused on the attention economy, has launched Kaito Katalyst, a performance-based reward tier for creator marketing that allows project teams to compensate creators solely according to verified conversion outcomes rather than flat fees or estimated reach. The launch reflects a broader push in creator and token marketing toward attribution models that tie spending to measurable outcomes, rather than paying primarily for exposure that is harder to verify.

The product is built on Kaito’s latest intelligence infrastructure and enables project owners to attribute rewards using a flexible set of criteria, including mindshare, click-through rates, registrations, deposits, and subsequent in-platform activity. Kaito said the attribution system rests on three technical pillars: a data cooperation agreement with X, a zero-knowledge verification architecture developed with Brevis, and proprietary in-house tracking infrastructure. The company said these components are intended to provide auditable proof that specific creators generated measurable engagement rather than passive impressions.

"Introducing Kaito Katalyst, a new reward layer for creator campaigns, where projects pay for what creators actually drive. This is the closest thing yet to the model many of you have been asking for, rebuilt with a better mechanism underneath and in line with platform rules.…" — Kaito AI (@KaitoAI)

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Ecosystem incentives and Stakedrop revival

For ventures approaching a Token Generation Event, Kaito has created a dedicated format that removes service fees entirely. Participating teams instead post a refundable deposit alongside the reward pool, giving creators assurance that committed capital is in place before content is published. Each campaign discloses its token allocation and vesting terms upfront, which Kaito said is designed to reduce counterparty risk and information asymmetry.

Under this structure, 80% of each token pool is distributed to creators who produced verified conversions, while the remaining 20% accrues to KAITO token stakers and YT-sKAITO holders on Pendle Finance. Long-term KAITO holders and Yapybara participants receive multiplier incentives, which Kaito said reinforces alignment between marketing spending and ecosystem loyalty.

Kaito said the mechanism revives its Stakedrop program, first introduced in 2025, which the company claims has generated an annualized return of approximately 136% for ecosystem participants. The model is designed for experimental or early-stage ventures, described by the company as "breakout projects," by removing upfront marketing costs and replacing them with performance-contingent token distributions.

Beyond cryptocurrency launches, Kaito said the framework could also support tokenized equity campaigns, potentially broadening its reach to conventional startups that may want to compensate creators with equity or token instruments instead of cash.

The platform said it has spent the past two months piloting Katalyst with artificial intelligence laboratories, consumer AI applications, smart hardware manufacturers, and crypto-finance firms. Several partnerships are currently in testing, with commercial deployments expected imminently.

By combining on-chain verification, social media data, and flexible attribution, Kaito is positioning Katalyst as infrastructure for the attention economy rather than a conventional advertising marketplace.