How Kaito Built an InfoFi Economy with Yu Hu
The Rollup8 Maalis 2025

How Kaito Built an InfoFi Economy with Yu Hu

In today's episode, we cover what happens when you tokenize attention.

We sat down with Yu Hu to get the inside story of how Kaito went from tracking crypto Twitter sentiment to dropping what might be the most widely distributed token in recent history. It's completely reshaping how value flows through the crypto social layer.

Kaito leans into using market forces and onchain mechanics to cut through the noise and find signal. And they're just getting started too. They have plans to move beyond Crypto Twitter into TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube as well.

While other similar project crash and burn, Kaito is positioned for longevity because there's real value being generated underneath all the hype.

Let's dive in.


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