{"id":19983,"date":"2026-01-16T09:17:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T09:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/kaito-token-price-crashes-below-key-descending-trendline-as-devs-sunset-yaps\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T09:18:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T09:18:08","slug":"kaito-token-price-crashes-below-key-descending-trendline-as-devs-sunset-yaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/kaito-token-price-crashes-below-key-descending-trendline-as-devs-sunset-yaps\/","title":{"rendered":"KAITO token price crashes below key descending trendline as devs sunset Yaps"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">KAITO token price dropped as much as 24% on Friday after the development team at Kaito revealed they would be ending their Yaps program. It has dropped below a key descending trendline, making it vulnerable to more losses ahead.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_efeccfc338eb3ec60bf0692d8a4de863\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>KAITO token price has fallen over 24% in the past 24 hours.<\/li>\n<li>The downtrend began after Kaito shut down Yaps to comply with X policy changes.<\/li>\n<li>KAITO price fell below a key trendline support on the 4-hour chart.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>In a Jan. 15 X <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Punk9277\/status\/2011837292907020605\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">post<\/a>, Yu Hu, founder of crypto analytics platform Kaito, announced that the project will be ending its Yaps product and incentivized leaderboards in a bid to comply with policy changes at X, which recently implemented a ban on applications that reward users for posting content.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter discussions with X, it\u2019s agreed that a fully permissionless distribution system is no longer viable, nor aligned with the needs of high-quality brands, serious content creators, or X as a platform,\u201d noted Hu.<\/p>\n<p>The KAITO (KAITO) token fell nearly 21% within the first hour and subsequently settled at approximately $0.54 at press time, down about 24% from the time the news broke.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<p>Hu\u2019s announcement came shortly after X\u2019s head of product, Nikita Bier, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nikitabier\/status\/2011825522817270230\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">noted<\/a> that the company has revised its policies to prohibit applications that incentivize users for posting. Bier cited a surge in AI-generated spam and reply slop, which led to this resolution.<\/p>\n<p>The policy change targeted Information Finance (InfoFi) platforms such as Kaito that gamified user engagement through X\u2019s API and distributed crypto rewards based on social interactions.<\/p>\n<p>Crypto sleuth <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/investigations\/301\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">ZachXBT<\/a> noted the policy change had affected nearly 157k members from the Kaito Yapper community who were banned following the crackdown.<\/p>\n<p>For the uninitiated, Yaps was a product from Kaito where users earned Yap points and KAITO tokens for posting tweets about brands or projects. However, as more users joined the ecosystem, it led to a significant rise in AI-generated content and automated spam.<\/p>\n<p>Following the sunset of Yaps, Kaito will replace it with Kaito Studio, a more selective, tier-based marketing platform that will expand its reach to other social channels, including YouTube and TikTok.<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">KAITO price analysis<\/h1>\n<p>On the 4-hour chart, KAITO has lost a key descending trendline that had been acting as a critical support level since late December last year. A drop below this trendline suggests bearish momentum could likely continue to weigh on the price in the short term.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">KAITO price has dropped below a key descending trendline support on the 4-hour chart \u2014 Jan. 16 | Source: crypto.news<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Technical indicators such as the MACD and Chaikin Money Flow index also seem to support the bearish bias.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The MACD lines recently confirmed a bearish crossover and were steeply trending downwards, which is a sign that sell-side pressure was increasing. The Chaikin Money Flow index, which shows the net flow of money into or out of the asset, also came out with a negative reading.<\/p>\n<p>Hence, it\u2019s likely that KAITO will continue to decline towards its December low of $0.47 before bulls attempt any potential recovery.<\/p>\n<p>However, if the KAITO price manages to rebound and move back above the $0.60 psychological level, it could potentially end its current downtrend.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KAITO token price dropped as much as 24% on Friday after the development team at Kaito revealed they would be ending their Yaps program. 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