While Bitcoin returned to $100,000, the market value of the AI concept token increased by 14.22% in 24 hours, and it also broke through the $10 billion mark strongly. The DeAI track continues to heat up and has become the core focus of the market. In this context, BlockBeats recently conducted an exclusive interview with Scott Stuart, co-founder of Kava, an L1 public chain that focuses on the construction of Crypto+AI.

Scott dissected the logic behind Kava's strategic shift, DeAI's technical architecture and core advantages, and innovative practices in key areas such as security and architecture collaboration. With a strong background in mathematics, economics, and technology, combined with the strategic thinking developed over many years of professional poker, Scott clearly depicts how Kava has evolved from a DeFi pioneer to an explorer and leader in the DeAI track.

In the face of pain points in the DeFi field, such as high user barriers and complex operations, Kava keenly captures the huge potential of AI technology. By seamlessly integrating AI into blockchain operations, Kava aims to dramatically simplify the way users interact with the decentralized network, automating complex blockchain operations, and truly lowering the barrier to entry for DeFi to benefit a wider user base.

By empowering DeFi with AI, Kava is committed to building a more inclusive, efficient, and secure decentralized digital economy future. This interview will give you an in-depth understanding of Kava's strategic layout, technological innovation, and future vision in the DeAI field, and get a glimpse of how this former DeFi powerhouse is riding the wind and waves on the new track and creating a new pattern of DeFi and AI integration and development.

From DeFi to DeAI: Kava's Strategic Shift to

BlockBeats: Tell us a little bit about your background and what led you to the crypto industry and Kava?

Scott: My journey began with math and economics, followed by years as a professional poker player, during which strategic thinking, probabilistic evaluation, and the ability to make quick decisions were crucial. After leaving my poker career, I founded AppEase, where I gained valuable experience in expanding technology-driven businesses.

Around 2016, I became interested in blockchain and was intrigued by its potential to empower decentralized finance. Recognizing the transformative power of Ethereum and Cosmos, we founded Kava Labs in 2017 to democratize financial services and make them transparent, fair, and accessible to the world.

BlockBeats: Kava was originally positioned as a DeFi platform, why did you decide to shift your core strategy to decentralized AI? Can you tell us about the overall architecture of Kava and a few key milestones?

Scott: We went from focusing on DeFi to focusing on decentralized AI, with the goal of solving the complexity of DeFi, which is a common prohibitive problem for mainstream users.

The introduction of AI was a logical step, greatly simplifying the process of user interaction by automating complex blockchain operations. Today, Kava's architecture seamlessly integrates decentralized AI systems into blockchain operations. Recent notable developments include the launch of a decentralized AI model based on DeepSeek R1, which quickly achieved more than 100,000 unique user interactions, demonstrating the strong demand for intuitive, decentralized AI solutions.