Ordinary users’ guide to earning Kaito Yaps points: How can small accounts “rise up” and earn Yaps?

Author: @thedefiedge , crypto KOL

Compiled by: Felix, PANews

AI encrypted search engine Kaito may end up being one of the biggest airdrops of 2025. This conclusion is mainly based on the following points:

Kaito has rewarded the community with a Genesis NFT minting event and will soon be redistributing the minting fees to the first 1,000 Yaps users. Kaito has taken action to reward the community.

Kaito is leading “InfoFi” (Information Finance). The protocol currently closest to InfoFi is Arkham. Arkham had a massive airdrop last year and now has a market value of $536 million. Kaito's market value may be even higher due to the purity of its design mechanism.

Although Kaito's ultimate goal is uncertain, Kaito is planning something big. Earning Yaps Points is one of the best ways to play in Crypto right now (especially considering it doesn't cost anything).

At the heart of it all is Kaito Yaps. You will be rewarded with Yaps (aka points) if you write tweets that are deemed to be of "high quality".

But the question remains: How to earn Yaps? There are many people who have a lot of followers and X influence, but don’t make many Yaps.

No one knows the exact algorithm (in case of violations). Therefore, this guide is mainly based on what Kaito has shared, experiments and observations of those who have obtained small Yaps accounts.

(There are several small accounts that earn more Yaps than larger accounts. So don’t make the mistake of thinking you don’t have a chance)

Start with first principles. Kaito gave some insights on Yaps, let’s dig deeper sentence by sentence below.

Proof of Work: Number of crypto-related posts

You won't get Yaps if you chatter incessantly or make random comments. Kaito wants to reward high-quality, crypto-related posts.

operate:

Tweet more every day. Tweet about encryption, making sure to include relevant keywords.

Although it’s challenging to provide content consistently, it’s okay to write about things you’ve learned recently, comment on recent events, and share your thoughts on different protocols.

**Proof of Transaction: Authentic Participation Based on Reputation

Weighted Impact Analysis**

Not all X accounts are created equal, everything revolves around "Smart followers".

I believe Google’s SEO algorithm will give you some inspiration. How does Google know a website is "trustworthy"? And worthy of showing up on the first page of Google search?

They have something called PageRank.

If a website has a higher PageRank and links to your site, it will tell Google that you are a better fit. To rank higher in SEO, you need more trustworthy websites to link to your website.

I believe Kaito works the same way. The more “Smart followers” ​​an account has, the greater its influence.

For example, if a blogger has more than 3,000 followers, and you write something and the blogger participates, then you will earn more Yaps than those who only have 30 followers. That makes sense, doesn't it?

Participation takes the form of comments, likes or retweets. There are two ways to do this:

1. First write content that can attract Smart Accounts to participate. Smart Accounts are always online. So far, they've seen thousands of pieces of content and posts. It takes a lot of effort to get noticed.

Basically, you need to write something interesting. Here’s what I saw and liked about Smart Accounts:

• Real Stories and Examples: Love the story of a reading challenge. For example, Y22 is participating in a $500,000 to $5 million challenge.
• Specific knowledge: Sharing information that is less commonly known.
• Number crunching: Ignas is a great example. He just wrote an article analyzing PENGU.
• Related information: For example, if you like AI agents very much, you will read it when 0xJeff and s4mmy.moca publish articles.

This method will only be more effective if you have a significant number of followers. If you write a great article on Solana and no one sees it, you won't get Yaps because there are no Smart Accounts involved.

What if you have a small account? It's better to focus on being a replyer and writing some insightful comments that encourage accounts to reply to you.

If not many people will respond, ask follow-up questions that interest them.

Of course, you can also consider the opposite view:

The crypto Twitter community is an “echo chamber.” Counter an export perspective and defend it intelligently, and you'll get a lot of user engagement because it sparks discussion and debate.

The picture below is an example of what I saw:

operate:

• Enter the Yap leaderboard. Create an X list of accounts you want to interact with. While it's tempting to focus on the Top 10 accounts, competition in the comments section can be fierce.
• It’s best to look for accounts with a large following, tweet a lot, and they will reply to comments.
• Write an insightful review. Your goal is to get engagement from that account. If you just write a brief comment of approval, you may not get a response.

**Proof of Insight: Weighted by relevance, informativeness, originality,

etc.**

Some people can write content that gets a lot of attention because it's motivational or they know how to evoke emotions in the right way.

This is not something Kaito likes. Kaito wanted the kind of content that would make people think, the kind that would push Crypto forward.

Relevance : Are you writing about what is “hot” right now? You can look at the ratio of mindshare (mind maps) on Kaito. If you don't have a subscription, you can follow Kaito or Sandra as they often share this information.

It’s fun to focus on. Think of it as the percentage of your posts that revolve around the topic. A tweet that's 1,000+ words all about Kaito but randomly inserts "Hyperliquid" at the end of the tweet isn't going to get Yaps.

Informative: This is a combination of post length + account engagement. Therefore, high-quality long-form articles should meet this standard.

Originality: Some people use AI to rewrite posts. Kaito wants to see unique content and analysis. Those copy and pastes won't earn you Yaps.

operate:

• Write more long-form content about specific protocols.
• If you have more fans, write articles about popular protocols. For example, Hype, Pengu and Virtuals are all popular right now.
• market segments. If you are a small account, it will be difficult for your posts about Hype to be noticed. So think about supply and demand. Becoming the “go-to” for a certain area or protocol makes it easier to stand out.

Small account strategy

Let's say you are a small account with less than 300 followers. What should you do?

• First, be a responder. Create a list of accounts to participate. Remember to have content that makes them engage with you.
• Write protocol specific content. You can focus on popular protocols that not many people have written.
• Popular opinions. For example, "Hyperliquid will surpass Solana."
• Write a great essay and defend it. This is the difference between a good work and a "clickbait".
• Study the Yap algorithm. Looking for small accounts that earn a lot of Yap. Look what they are doing.
• market segments.

Algorithm of X platform

The higher the "reach" of your post, the more likely you are to earn Yaps. Some basic principles:

• Add a picture or video to every post. X is trying to be more multimedia.
• Instead of adding a link to the original tweet, add the link as a follow-up tweet.
• Try to reply to everyone who comments on your post.
• Improve the quality of your posts. Think about whether readers can learn something new from your article.
• Be more specific. Look for areas where you can be more specific. For example, you can explain and share profit formulas and share recent case studies of profit taking. Or don’t say “Sui is the fastest blockchain”… add specific numbers. The small details add up.
• Long-form posts have better reach. There isn’t much difference in reach between articles, long-form threads, and long-form posts. Decide which format to use depending on what you're writing about.
• Write like real humans. There are many AI agents and chatbots and no one wants to reply to the bot.

Other operations :

• Make sure to link your EVM wallet address to Kaito in the dashboard before January 1st (snapshot deadline).

Yaps can be earned through referrals. Most people are already sharing referral links on X. You can promote via other channels like Discord or Telegram (don't spam).

other ideas

I have seen some critical comments about the Yap plan, saying that the airdrop returns may not be so generous, or that this move has turned Crypto Twitter into a "garbage factory." But the plan actually has stimulating factors for the encryption field.

That starts with being able to inspire everyone to improve themselves and write quality content.

Secondly get everyone more engaged. We all know that Crypto Twitter is a bit cliquey. Now everyone is doing tasks for Yaps, which provides an opportunity to start more communication.

All eyes are on a possible airdrop. Even if not, you're making connections and growing your account. Having a larger account brings more opportunities.

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