Multiple KOLs have exposed that Kaito team member Wenyue is suspected of accepting bribes, while the latter denies this and claims that all payments were made directly to Kaito.

On July 30, several KOLs, including Crypto Brave (@cryptobraveHQ), recently indicated that Kaito's business director Wen Yue is suspected of accepting bribes. Among them, Crypto Brave stated that Wen Yue charged certain projects excess listing fees, collecting about $200,000 in suspected bribes under the guise of an overall fee package, to ensure that the project party is prioritized for listing on Kaito. Crypto world veteran @SEFATUBA3 stated, "Wen Yue wants a $30,000 bridge fee, and can provide Allowlist or Token." In response to the above allegations, Wen Yue (@0xWenMoon) claimed, "I have never accepted any bribes. Any payment exceeding $150,000 was for more professional analytical add-on services (, such as the Kaito Pro platform ), or to expedite scheduling (, for example, when a project team needs to go live on the leaderboard faster to align with a certain event ). All payments were made directly to Kaito, not to me or any other individual."