Kaia: Asia’s Best Bet for Mass Adoption Crypto’s next wave of users will be onboarded inside the super-apps they already trust and use on a daily basis. Many chains have good mindshare in crypto but fail to have a unique distribution angle. Enter @KaiaChain, an L1 ecosystem that has a mobile-first strategy through Asia’s largest messaging app, Line, and is building a suite of products (wallets, gaming, DeFi and payments) directly into 200m+ LINE and users’ daily routines. A summarised overview of the ecosystem and platform, read the full report in the link in the next tweet. - - - - - 1. Distribution Leverage • Exclusive Web3 mini-dApp SDK in LINE (200m+ users in Japan and SEA) and native wallet flow in KakaoTalk (50m+ users in Korea) • 35.2 M total wallets and 6.25 M daily transactions so far (data taken April 2025) • Currently the 3rd largest EVM chain by active wallets (behind Ethereum and BNB chain) - - - - - 2. High-Performance Chain • 1s block times with near instant finality • Up to 4k TPS; gas fees roughly 1/100 of Ethereum • Full EVM equivalence via Kaia Virtual Machine (KVM) with additional precompiled contracts → optimised for a mobile-first usage - - - - - 3. Developer-First Tech Stack • Solidity support for devs, comprehensive toolkit including Unity WebGL compatibility • JavaScript/TypeScript/Rust SDKs, embedded wallet components • “Ignite on Kaia” → an onboarding programme supported by 150+ infrastructure partners - - - - - 4. Ecosystem Growth • 35.2m cumulative Mini Dapp wallet users, 3rd largest EVM chain • Strong monetization: $4M in on-chain purchases with 13% paying user ratio • $481 Average Revenue Per Paying User (ARPPU) across top 3 Dapps • DeFi infrastructure in place, 42 live Mini Dapps (e.g. @KyuzosFriends, @fatewarofficial and @KeitoKunyarn) and native USDT integration and upcoming RWA integrations Four initiatives that offers multi-layered support: • Kaia Ecosystem Fund (KEF): Developer engagement and service development • Kaia Infrastructure Fund (KIF): Core blockchain infra and technical R&D • Ignite on Kaia (IOK): Builder onboarding with technical and GTM support • Kaia Wave: Consumer adoption initiative with LINE NEXT - - - - - 5. Tokenomics and Funding Model • The $KAIA token is used to secure the network and is used to pay for on-chain transactions • Block reward split: 50% to validators/stakers, 25% to the Ecosystem Fund (KEF) and 25% to the Infrastructure Fund (KIF) • Grants, hackathons and the “Kaia Wave” campaign have driven roughly USD $36m on-chain GMV since February 2025 - - - - - 6. 2025 Plans • Integrate fiat on/off-ramps for users through LINE Pay and Kakao Pay → payments thesis • Expansion of RWA verticals for more yield sources • Mobile-first gaming growth through Unity SDK and the mini-dApp portal In short, Kaia = unique distribution angle + good support for devs + amplified reach through Mini Dapps with healthy DAUs and ARPUs