# Is KITE Inflationary? +47.21% New Supply in 90 Days

*From https://mrnasdog.com/research/kite, updated Oct 25 2026*

How much new KITE is coming? **+47.21%** in the next 90 days, **+96.85%** in the next year — checked Oct 19 2026.

- **Long-run signal:** negative for Kite
- **Score:** 2/10 — supply 0/5, demand 2/5
- **New supply:** +47.21% in 90 days · +96.85% in a year
- **Demand:** weak (2/5)
- **Price drivers:** 1 ▲ price up · 1 ▼ price down

## New KITE hitting the market

Kite's token for AI-agent payments mints nothing, yet monthly unlocks added 195.6M KITE in 90 days, and about 1.13B more comes in the next 90 as the team and investor lock ends on Nov 3 2026.

Kite adds +47.21% new supply in the next 90 days and +96.85% over a year — supply scores 0/5 (extreme) (place 2 of 101).

## Demand today

Demand reads **weak** (2/5), #65 of 110 coins we track — that is how much people want KITE now and how much buying could still come.

A deeper KITE demand breakdown is on the page for members.

## What could move Kite's price

What the score misses: 2 drivers. Today 1 push KITE's price up and 1 push it down.

### ▲ Kite chain use

Tens of thousands of transactions a day, over 2.5M since Dec 2025.

▲ Price up if: More transactions on Kite. ▼ Price down if: Use fades. Now: ▲ up side.

| Date | Daily transactions |
|---|---|
| Oct 15 2026 | 108,866 txs |
| Oct 16 2026 | 64,539 txs |
| Oct 17 2026 | 70,593 txs |
| Oct 25 2026 | 45,939 txs |

*Checked Oct 19 2026*

### ▼ Where payments settle

Kite's payment app keeps adding other chains; Base is still default.

Good for the price: Payments settle on Kite. Bad for it: Payments move elsewhere. Right now it points down.

| Date | What happened / what is coming |
|---|---|
| Sep 2 2025 | $18M raise, PayPal leads |
| Dec 16 2025 | Kite mainnet block 1 |
| Jun 23 2026 | x402 settles on Solana |
| Jul 8 2026 | Base now default chain |
| Jul 22 2026 | Robinhood Chain added |
| Oct 9 2026 | Arc mainnet added |

*Checked Oct 19 2026*

## Is KITE inflationary? Questions about Kite supply

### Is KITE inflationary or deflationary?

KITE is inflationary right now: its supply changes +47.21% over the next 90 days and +96.85% over the next year (checked Oct 19 2026). More KITE is added than removed.

### What is the KITE inflation rate in 2026?

About +96.85% a year: that is how much KITE supply changes over the next 12 months, with +47.21% in the next 90 days (checked Oct 19 2026). That puts KITE #2 of 101 coins we track for new supply (#1 = the most new supply).

### When is the next KITE token unlock?

The next KITE unlock we track is on Nov 1 2026: about 65.2M KITE, 2.73% of the KITE in circulation (Ecosystem monthly unlock). Checked Oct 19 2026.

### Is any KITE burned or bought back?

Not in a way that removes KITE today: nothing takes KITE off the market over the next 90 days (checked Oct 19 2026). Nothing buys or burns KITE yet; the planned fee swap into KITE has not started.

### Where does new KITE supply come from?

In our count, about 1.13B new KITE reaches the market over the next 90 days (checked Oct 19 2026). How it works: About 65.22M KITE unlocks on the 1st of each month, and the 1-year team and investor lock ends Nov 3 2026 with about 800M KITE.

### How much KITE is in circulation?

About 2.39B KITE is in circulation (checked Oct 19 2026). Over the next 90 days that changes +47.21%, and over a year +96.85%.

### Does KITE have more new supply than GNO, PIEVERSE or OP?

Over the next 90 days (checked Oct 19 2026): KITE +47.21%, GNO 0.00%, PIEVERSE +24.11%, OP +1.96%. KITE has the most new supply of these 4 coins.

## More on Kite

- Full KITE inflation analysis (every unlock, burn and buyback): https://mrnasdog.com/research/kite/inflation
- Every coin's new supply, side by side: https://mrnasdog.com/token-supply
- How we read Kite and every other coin: https://mrnasdog.com/research/pressure-framework/full

*Every answer here applies basic economic theory — the law of supply and demand — to this coin's data. It is not financial advice.*