Ultimate Guide To Earn with Kaito Yaps
I’ve made over $6,000 since the launch of Kaito Yaps, including $KAITO airdrops and partner project rewards for Yappers.
If you didn’t know what Kaito Yaps is, please read my previous post:
In this post, I will help you discover how to earn with Kaito Yaps through Yap Points and Mindshare Leaderboards. This ultimate guide covers strategies, airdrop tips, and reward opportunities for Web3 content creators.
There are currently two distinct metrics on Kaito Yaps: Yap and Mindshare.
Each metric has its own set of criteria, so it’s important to first understand the difference between them.
What is Yap? How do I earn Yap points?
Earning Yap Points is all about genuine, high-quality participation in crypto conversations. These points are awarded based on a mix of the following factors:
Crypto relevance of your content
Authentic, reputation-weighted engagement from others
Insightful, original, and focused discussions (quality over quantity)
Yap Points are not meant to be easy to farm or driven by sheer posting volume, that kind of system would be far too easy to game.
The most common signals that help you earn Yap Points:
Your content must be genuinely valuable, usually based on original ideas, not copy-pasted or recycled takes.
Your posts attract engagement from Smart Followers, influential accounts in the crypto community. (More on them below.)
What Is Yapper Mindshare?
Mindshare measures how much influence and visibility your account brings to a specific project. It reflects your share of voice within that project’s ecosystem.
Factors that contribute to Mindshare on a project-specific leaderboard:
Posting relevant, focused content about the project, detailed insights carry more weight than broad overviews.
Real, weighted engagement from a diverse range of respected CT (Crypto Twitter) accounts.
Prioritizing original and thoughtful commentary over spammy or repetitive posts.
Advocating for the project’s vision and values in a meaningful way.
What are Smart Followers?
They’re users with the Inner Circle CT badge on their profile.
Smart Followers are a set of Crypto Twitter (CT) accounts with the highest inter-following ratios within the CT social graph.
The CT social graph is dynamically and objectively maintained through algorithms.
How to earn with Kaito Yaps?
Now that you understand the basics, let’s dive into how to actually earn with Kaito Yaps.
Originally, Yaps were the primary metric used to determine $KAITO’s first airdrop allocation. At the time, they were the single most important signal — and they’re still highly relevant. Many upcoming projects use Yap scores to select eligible users for their own airdrop campaigns.
AIWayfinder had a major airdrop for anyone with over 0 Yaps. I got over 6000 $PROMPT from that alone by having just 100+ Yaps.
That said, earning Yaps isn’t easy. It requires original, high-quality content and strong engagement from Smart Followers, reputable and influential accounts in the space. Because of this difficulty, many people have started shifting their focus toward the Yapper Mindshare Leaderboard.
There hasn't been an official announcement yet for the next wave of $KAITO airdrops or its eligibility criteria. So, naturally, many are moving to Mindshare as a more accessible path.
Mindshare is still challenging, but slightly easier than earning Yaps. You can climb the leaderboard by consistently posting meaningful content about your favorite projects. And yes, you can rank without earning any Yaps at first, though Yaps may still come along the way as you build Mindshare.
What makes this even more valuable: Projects are now partnering with Kaito and offering exclusive rewards to top yappers on their Mindshare leaderboards. You can check out each project’s reward details directly on the Rewards Station.
So, what’s the best way to earn Yap and Mindshare?
Here are two battle-tested strategies I’ve created to help you get started and make the most of Kaito:
✅ Best Strategy to Earn Kaito Yaps: Coming soon
✅ Best Strategy to Gain Yapper Mindshare: https://kaitodelima.com/p/how-to-become-a-top-yapper
Remember, your results will depend on your consistency, creativity, and effort. Nothing is guaranteed, but if you stay active and strategic, the rewards can be worth it.