KiiChain is an onchain FX orchestration layer built to support round-the-clock foreign exchange, cross-border payments, and programmable settlement. Developed by Kii Global, the project connects dollar-denominated and local-currency stablecoin liquidity with smart-contract execution. Its target users include fintech platforms, remittance providers, importers, exporters, trading firms, and financial institutions operating across emerging and developed markets.
Overview
- Company founded: 2021 through Kii Global
- Headquarters: Bogotá, Colombia
- Category: Layer 1 blockchain, onchain FX, payments, and tokenization infrastructure
- Native token: KII
- Network status: Pre-mainnet, with a public testnet and block explorer as of August 2026
- Website: kiichain.io
History and Background
Kii began as an over-the-counter foreign-exchange operation before expanding into a broader blockchain and settlement stack. The ecosystem includes KIIEX, a hybrid exchange and payment platform, and KiiChain, an application-specific blockchain designed around FX liquidity. KiiGlobal S.A.S. is organized in Colombia and is a subsidiary of EMF Group SA de CV in El Salvador. The group’s positioning centers on improving access to settlement, liquidity, and financial products in Latin America and other emerging economies.
Onchain FX and Payment Products
KiiChain’s core model combines centralized wholesale pricing and market-making with decentralized settlement. Its hybrid matching engine is intended to source liquidity from global US dollar stablecoins, locally denominated stablecoins, and cross-chain pools. Users and integrated applications can then route swaps, deposits, withdrawals, pay-ins, and payouts through a non-custodial interface.
The company uses “agentic settlement” to describe programmable contracts that coordinate FX swaps, liquidity rebalancing, and payment completion. KiiChain’s website identifies onchain FX, self-custody, and cross-chain routing as available components. Debit cards, virtual US accounts, yield vaults, unsecured credit, broader country coverage, and AI-managed FX settlement remain roadmap products rather than fully deployed network services.
Blockchain Architecture and KII Token
KiiChain is designed as a Layer 1 blockchain built with the Cosmos SDK and CometBFT proof-of-stake consensus. It supports Ethereum Virtual Machine contracts, CosmWasm contracts written in Rust, and Inter-Blockchain Communication connectivity. This architecture is intended to let developers use familiar Ethereum tooling while accessing the Cosmos ecosystem. Additional modules cover price oracles, native token creation, payments, and compliant real-world asset tokenization using ERC-3643-related standards.
KII is designed as the network utility token for gas fees, staking, validator delegation, governance, protocol charges, and liquidity incentives. The whitepaper specifies a fixed maximum supply of 1.8 billion KII, although it also states that the complete allocation and release schedule remained subject to finalization. KII does not represent equity, debt, or an income claim against the issuer.
Funding, Leadership, and Ecosystem
KiiChain states that it has raised $26 million in total. Backers listed by the company include Nimbus Capital, Super Cycle Capital, WTG Ventures, In On Capital, Kahuna Ventures, and Latam Nodes. A $20 million Nimbus Capital commitment announced in 2025 formed the largest disclosed portion of that financing.
Co-founder Danyel Arenas serves as chief executive officer, while co-founder Alex Cavallero is chief operating officer. Jhelison Uchoa leads technology. The project lists integrations or ecosystem relationships across interoperability, liquidity, lending, compliance, and asset tokenization, including Hyperlane, Euclid, Minteo, Mansa Finance, Hacken, and Elliptic. KiiChain also participated in a HackenProof DualDefense audit program for its Layer 1 code during May and June 2026.
Risks and Considerations
KiiChain remains an early-stage network. Its official disclosures state that the mainnet had not begun public operation as of August 2026 and that the public explorer indexed the testnet. Token delivery and intended utility therefore depend on a successful mainnet launch. Adoption also requires sufficient stablecoin and local-currency liquidity, reliable oracles and interoperability infrastructure, regulatory compliance, and functional on- and off-ramps. Users should distinguish currently operating products from planned services and assess smart-contract, counterparty, liquidity, and jurisdictional risks.