KAITO surged as much as 42% today, kicking off a strong rally amid rising investor interest driven by new partnerships and expanding community rewards.

Kaito (KAITO) rallied to hit an intraday high of $1.17 on May 7 before cooling down a bit to around $1.13 by press time.

Kaito (KAITO) price surged as much as 42% on Sunday, kicking off a strong rally amid rising investor interest driven by new partnerships and expanding community rewards.

By 8:45 AM Grant Time on Sunday, Kaito had reached an intraday high of $1.17 before cooling down a bit to around $1.13. That’s nearly a 70% gain from last month’s low. Its market cap has also exploded, sitting at over $273 million.

As of Sunday morning Asian time, its daily trading volume was 340% higher than the previous day at over $317 million, indicating a major rise in trading activity.

The surge followed a sharp increase in futures open interest in recent days, which hit a 2-month high of $103 million, way up from about $37.7 million just a month ago, according to data from CoinGlass. The simultaneous rise in price and open interest typically signals strengthening bullish sentiment.

What happened: KAITO crypto’s recent price surge appears to be linked with renewed attention after Kaito integrated Huma Finance’s Yapper leaderboard ahead of its TGE. Yappers are users who actively post and engage with crypto-related content on X, and they earn rewards through Kaito’s platform.

According to the announcement, eligible yappers will get special rewards, likely in tokens like KAITO or even Huma’s upcoming token or ecosystem perks, for boosting awareness of Huma Finance.

Momentum was already high after Kaito founder Yu Hu, in a May 5 X post, announced they’re kicking off the ‘Earn and Drop’ season with the first collaboration being with PayFi Network BOOP.

On top of that, the project recently added Total Value Distributed data to its Dune Analytics dashboard, giving more transparency into how rewards are flowing across the ecosystem.

Dune data shows that over $71 million in rewards have already been distributed to yappers, stakers, and hodlers across the ecosystem, excluding the KAITO airdrop. The project also now boasts over 200,000 monthly active yappers, showing strong community growth.

Meanwhile, a look at CoinGlass reveals that investors have withdrawn more than 2 million KAITO tokens from exchanges over the past 30 days. This withdrawal trend indicates accumulation by holders, which bodes well for future price gains.

Kaito price analysis

On the 4-hour USDT chart, Kaito broke out above a descending parallel channel yesterday, a move that suggests the downtrend might be over and bulls are taking charge.

This breakout occurred after a multi-week descending trendline broke down, adding to the bullish momentum.

The buying pressure is also showing up in the indicators: the Chaikin Money Flow has climbed to 0.21, signaling stronger demand, while the Aroon Up is at a high 97.86% and the Aroon Down is all the way at 0%, showing buyers are clearly dominating.

With this setup, Kaito might be on track to retest the $1.50 psychological resistance it hit back in March, that’s roughly 32% higher than where it’s trading right now.

However, market commentators remain optimistic that the rally could extend even further, potentially reaching $1.75, thanks to a rounded bottom pattern showing up on the 1-day chart, a major bullish reversal sign in technical analysis.