Hotstuff has taken the agentic route, enabling all users, be it DeFi-native traders or investors, to execute trades, manage portfolios, rebalance, set stops, handle banking tasks, and more, right inside Claude.

Traders on Hotstuff no longer need to switch between tens of tabs to copy strategies and ideas from AI terminals. Your agent now connects directly to your Hotstuff account via our MCP server and acts on your behalf.

What Does This Mean?

Hotstuff is a DeFi Layer 1 built for real trading, investing, and banking - perps, RWAs, equities, ETFs, and more- open while traditional markets sleep. With the launch, Hotstuff has made it agent native.

You can now tell Claude things like:

• “Set an 8% stop-loss on everything I own and tighten it to 5% on winners up >30%.”

• “Keep my portfolio at 25% cash / 20% spot equity / 25% semis, rebalance weekly.”

• “When new deposit hits, auto-invest 20% into my index basket before I touch it.”

How To Connect Through Houstuff’s MCP

We built a dedicated Hotstuff MCP server (Model Context Protocol) that lets Claude (Chat, Code, and Cowork) discover and invoke real on-platform actions securely against your connected account.

• Secure & permissioned: The agent operates within boundaries you control.

• Real execution: Not just suggestions - actual trades, transfers, rebalances, etc.

• Multi-platform: Works today with Claude. WhatsApp + ChatGPT support coming soon.

• Developer-friendly: Powered by our TypeScript SDK for those building custom agents or automations.

This is the beginning of the agentic economy in finance - where AI doesn’t just advise; it does.

The launch is inspired by the realisation that a lot of complex tasks will be handled by AI agents in the near future, and finance is no different.

Go to hotstuff.trade/en/agents and check out the feature now.

This is just the first step. Expect deeper agent capabilities, more pre-built strategies, better orchestration across tools, and tighter integration with Hotstuff’s full suite - perps, spot, RWAs, banking primitives, and points/creator programs.

The future of finance isn’t just decentralized. It’s autonomous.

Trade tokenized stocks, ETFs, & crypto assets to earn from a pool of 100,000 Hotstuff points: app.hotstuff.trade/join/SPOT

“Just another perp DEX” has been the usual remark to dismiss new platforms seeking to fix gaps in the onchain economy. Not anymore. Today, we are introducing Hotstuff Invest - 24/7 spot markets for tokenized equities, ETFs, and crypto assets on Hotstuff, powered by xStocks.

The launch is another step towards making Hotstuff home for all of onchain finance and unlocking access to the $147 trillion global equity market.

Why Spot Equities?

When we launched Hotstuff L1 as the house of all onchain finance just three months ago (February 6, 2026), one of the biggest ideas behind it was simple:

What if the next crypto bull run isn’t driven only by memecoins or DeFi tokens, but by real-world equities flowing onchain?

That thought is now turning into reality. Thanks to the rapid emergence of tokenized equities and ETFs, institutions have started moving in, and tokenized assets have picked up serious pace even as altcoin activity cooled off.

The 99% Opportunity

We saw a rising demand for tokenized equities, but we also saw a massive gap.

Right now, fewer than 1% of onchain traders actively interact with tokenized equities. This has restricted the tokenized equities market cap to under $1B. The reasons?

• Fragmented access — scattered platforms, complicated onboarding, and limited availability

• Fragmented liquidity — thin order books and unreliable trading

• Inefficient pricing — wide spreads and poor synchronization with traditional markets

These barriers have kept the world’s largest asset class almost entirely out of reach for crypto natives.

Not anymore!

Enter Hotstuff Spot Markets

Starting today, every Hotstuff user can buy, hold, sell, and transfer tokenized spot equities 24/7, with the speed, transparency, and self-custody that crypto users expect.

Powered by our DracoBFT consensus and the xStocks integration, Hotstuff combines the best of both worlds: the speed and openness of crypto with the depth and reliability of traditional equities markets. No middlemen. No traditional market hour restrictions. No hidden fees.

Key highlights of the launch:

• 1:1 asset backing: Every tokenized stock and ETF is fully backed by real shares held at regulated custodians via Alpaca’s Instant Tokenisation Network and is redeemable for equivalent cash value.

• True 24/7 trading: Markets never close.

• Hybrid RFQ liquidity: Tight spreads across asset classes by combining deep off-chain liquidity with native order books (starting with Bebop as our first RFQ partner).

• Instant listings: Stocks become tradable the moment they are tokenized.

We’re starting with 100+ US stocks and ETFs, with Korean, Chinese, and additional global equity markets rolling out in phases.

Built on Real Momentum

Since mainnet, Hotstuff has already crossed $1 billion in total trading volume across crypto and RWA perpetual pairs in just 90 days - making us one of the top 25 DeFi platforms globally and a top 10 platform for RWA futures trading. More than 3,000 active traders are on the platform around the clock.

During our recent RWA Trading Competition, RWA volume even surpassed crypto volume by nearly 3x - a clear signal that both institutions and retail are hungry for on-chain real-world assets.

The new home of onchain finance is here. Take your first spot trade on Hotstuff and earn a 2x points boost until May 31: app.hotstuff.trade/join/SPOT

(Palantir) perp is now live to trade on Hotstuff, with up to 20x leverage. It is the 8th equity market to be listed on Hotstuff, following the listing of Mag 7 equities. is live for all Hotstuff users in growth mode.

As of May 5, the market cap of Palantir stands at a whopping $350B. It posted a revenue of $1.633B in Q1 2026 (+85% YoY, +16% QoQ), registering the highest growth rate as a public company. The company has witnessed eleven straight quarters of accelerating revenue growth.

CEO Alex Karp expects Palantir to see 100% growth in 2027. Q2 earnings, which could serve as a major catalyst, are scheduled for Aug 2026. Hotstuff will continue to list leading markets and emerging giants across industries to emerge as the house of all of onchain finance.

Reminder: Hotstuff Taker Royale and RWA Global Markets Cup are still going on with up to $20,000 in rewards up for grabs. All Hotstuff users are eligible to participate in the competition, and access to the platform remains invite-only. Join our Discord for access codes and priority platform updates.

Two new trading competitions are live on Hotstuff, with up to $20,000 in total rewards for the top participants. The competitions started on April 29 and will conclude on May 8.

These competitions are:

Hotstuff Taker Royale Cup: A trading Competition for crypto-only markets, open to all traders on Hotstuff. Only the taker volume will be accounted for while selecting the winners for the Taker Royale Cup. Winners will be decided based on the highest taker volume, with rewards up to $10,000.

Eligible Markets: All crypto markets.

Bonus Reward: Hotstuff Taker Royale Cup participants are also eligible for $7,000 USDC worth of Magnificent 7 Equities in spot (distributed on spot equities launch), i.e., $1,000 worth each of AAPL, TSLA, NVDA, MSFT, GOOGL, AMZN & META. The winners for the bonus reward will be selected randomly from the list of Taker Royale participants.

Hotstuff RWA Global Markets Cup: An RWA-only trading competition with a reward pool of $3,000 USDC. Winners will be decided based on the highest effective volume (effective volume = maker volume + taker * 1.5) on all RWA pairs, i.e., non-crypto assets. The reward pool unlocks at $50M in RWA volume during the competition.

• Eligible markets

  • ETFs: USA100, USA500

  • FX: EURUSD, USDJPY

  • Equities: AAPL, TSLA, NVDA, MSFT, GOOGL, AMZN, META

  • Commodities & Metals: WTIOIL, BRENTOIL, NATGAS, GOLD, SILVER

Note: Only Hotstuff users are eligible to participate in the competition, and access to the platform remains invite-only. Join our Discord for access codes and priority platform updates.

Trade Wall Street Like Crypto

Wall Street never sleeps anymore

AI headlines break after market close. Earnings reactions continue overnight. Macro news moves risk on weekends.

Crypto traders already live in a 24/7 market.

Now Hotstuff is bringing that same always-on access to U.S. equities.

The Magnificent 7 are now live as perpetual contracts on Hotstuff:

Apple. Microsoft. Amazon. Alphabet. Meta. Nvidia. Tesla.

Together, these seven companies account for over 30% of the S&P 500’s total market cap. They drive the AI trade, dominate index flows, and sit at the center of global market attention.

The Market Is No Longer 9:30 to 4

Traditional equities were built around the opening and closing bell.

But the news cycle is always open.

A chip headline can move Nvidia overnight. A Tesla delivery report can hit over the weekend. A new AI product launch can move Microsoft, Google, Meta, or Amazon before traditional markets reopen.

Perpetual contracts bring these exposures into a format traders already understand: 24/7, collateral-efficient, and built for active trading.

Why the Magnificent 7?

The Magnificent 7 have become the clearest expression of the current market cycle.

Nvidia is the AI infrastructure trade. Microsoft is enterprise software, cloud, and AI distribution. Amazon is e-commerce, logistics, and AWS. Apple is consumer hardware and services. Meta is social distribution, ads, and attention. Google is search, ads, and AI infrastructure. Tesla is EVs, reflexivity, retail participation, and volatility.

These names are watched by everyone: hedge funds, retail traders, market makers, macro desks, crypto traders, and long-only investors.

They are also increasingly traded as narratives, not just as companies.

AI acceleration. Rate cuts. Risk-on rotations. Earnings surprises. Retail momentum. Semiconductor demand. Consumer weakness. Advertising cycles. Cloud growth.

All of these themes show up in the Mag 7.

That makes them a natural starting point for U.S. Equity Perps on Hotstuff.

What is live on Hotstuff

Hotstuff now supports 24/7 perpetual markets for:

Apple: AAPL-PERP

Microsoft: MSFT-PERP

Amazon: AMZN-PERP

Alphabet: GOOGL-PERP

Meta: META-PERP

Nvidia: NVDA-PERP

Tesla: TSLA-PERP

Each market supports up to 20x leverage with -1 bps maker / 1.5 bps taker fees.

Access is currently invite-only.

Why it matters

The same trader who watches Bitcoin also watches Nvidia earnings, Tesla volatility, gold, USA500, and macro headlines.

Markets are converging around narratives, liquidity, and speed.

Hotstuff is being built for that world: one venue for crypto, commodities, indexes, and now U.S. Equity Perps.

The Magnificent 7 are live.

Trade them 24/7 on Hotstuff.

Trade USA500 on Hotstuff

USA500 perpetual contract on Hotstuff tracks the S&P500, and is a modified market-capitalization-weighted index of 500 leading publicly traded companies in the U.S., widely regarded as the best single gauge of large-cap U.S. equities.

With up to 50x leverage and 24/7/365 trading, USA500 gives traders a new way to access broad U.S. large-cap equity exposure directly on Hotstuff.

Trade USA500 now

Introducing USA100

Trade USA100 on Hotstuff

USA100 perpetual contract on Hotstuff tracks the NASDAQ 100, and is a modified market-capitalization-weighted index of 100 of the largest, most actively-traded, non-financial companies that are listed on a U.S. stock exchange and serves as a benchmark for large-cap US tech & growth stocks.

With up to 50x leverage and 24/7/365 trading, USA100 gives traders exposure to diverse US equities, directly on Hotstuff.

Trade USA100 now

Built for traders and developers

USA500, and USA100 are available not just through the Hotstuff interface, but also through Hotstuff’s public APIs for traders and developers building on top of the platform.

Hotstuff Developer Docs

If you want to trade programmatically, build strategies, or integrate directly with Hotstuff, our public APIs are available to get started.

To connect with the team and community, join our Discord. For product launches, market updates, and the latest announcements, follow @tradeHotstuff on X.

Traders today move across crypto, commodities, equities, and macro. The best trading venues should reflect that reality.

Together, USA500 and USA100 bring two of the world’s most important market exposures into the Hotstuff ecosystem with the speed, simplicity, and capital efficiency that traders expect.

This launch marks another step in expanding Hotstuff beyond crypto-native markets and toward a more complete 24/7 global trading venue.

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WTIOIL, BRENTOIL, and NATGAS perps are now live on Hotstuff, with up to 20x leverage.

The oil and natural gas pairs are live in growth mode, with Maker / Taker Fee at1 bps, and 1.5 bps respectively.

Hotstuff today distributed 500k points amongst 2,600+ users for Week 5 of the ongoing points program.

The Hotstuff Easter Golden Egg Hunt is live until April 17, with up to $16,000 USDC + a real gold egg up for grabs.

Access to Hotstuff remains invite-only.

Forex markets EURUSD perp and USDJPY perp have been listed on Hotstuff at community request.

Hotstuff users can now trade EURUSD and USDJPY with up to 50x leverage in growth mode. The Maker / Taker Fee for the Fx pairs is -1 bps / 1.5 bps.

Both pairs earn boosted points allocation during Hotstuff’s weekly points distribution.

Hotstuff continues to ship!

We’ve now enabled Growth Mode for $GOLD and $SILVER perpetuals, with cross margin support live on both markets.

GOLD and SILVER perps now feature

• -1 bps maker rebate

• 1.5 bps taker fee

• Cross margin enabled

These changes are aimed at improving liquidity, tightening execution, and giving traders more capital efficiency when trading non-crypto markets on Hotstuff.

GOLD: app.hotstuff.trade/trade/GOLD-PERP

SILVER: app.hotstuff.trade/trade/SILVER-PERP

Also live in this release

This update includes several major platform improvements beyond market fee changes:

Full write transactions via WebSockets

The Hotstuff WebSocket API now supports all write txs, including order placements and cancels. This unlocks a much smoother experience for API traders and market makers who want faster, more direct execution flows.

Interactive API docs for REST and WSS

We’ve upgraded our documentation with interactive REST and WebSocket API docs, making it easier than ever to test endpoints and integrate with Hotstuff.

TP/SL support

Take Profit and Stop Loss orders are now available, giving traders better tooling for execution and risk management.

50% lower withdrawal fees

We’ve cut withdrawal fees by 50% to reduce friction and improve the overall user experience.

Building toward a better trading venue

This release reflects what we care about most: better markets, better infrastructure, and a better trading experience.

Hotstuff is being built for serious traders, market makers, and developers who want access to fast-moving markets with clean APIs, efficient execution, and expanding asset coverage.

More updates are coming soon.

BNB perpetual future market is now open to traders on hotstuff beta with up to 25x leverage. More details on our latest X post.

Trade BNB

Access to the mainnet beta is invite-only and will be expanded to more users in a phased manner. Join the community on Discord to get an access code or DM us on X/Twitter.

gHotstuff!

Hotstuff launched another volume competition today to reward top traders on the platform. The 14-day volume competition is designed to reward users with the highest volume on the platform.

Top 25 traders with maximum volume will share up to $16,000 in rewards. There’s also a bonus reward for one lucky user - round-trip tickets to Amsterdam or Thailand, up to $1,000.

The competition - Hotstuff Volume Championship, has two tiers.

Tier 1 unlocks if the total volume generated is over $150M, with total rewards worth $8,000.

Tier 2 unlocks if the total volume generated is more than $300M, with total rewards worth $16,000.

Hotstuff will also distribute 500k points today across 2284 users, for Week 2 of its points program.

Hotstuff Volume Cup, which started on March 3 on Hotstuff mainnet beta, is scheduled to conclude on March 10, less than 12 hours from now.

The total volume on the platform during this period has already crossed $70 million, unlocking the Tier 1 for rewards, which includes $4,000 and an iPhone 17. The rewards will be distributed across the top 25 users on the leaderboard.

Tier 2 will unlock if the total volume reaches $100 million before the conclusion of the volume cup, doubling the cash reward to $8,000. Participants have less than 12 hours to unlock tier 2. Individual rankings can be seen on the leaderboard in the competition section.

Access to the mainnet beta is invite-only and will be expanded to more users in a phased manner. Join the community on Discord and follow us on X for the latest updates.

By community demand, $XRP (Ripple) and $ZEC (Zcash) are now live on Hotstuff, with invite-only access. Users with access to the mainnet beta can trade XRP with upto 20x leverage and ZEC with up to 10x leverage.

Access to the mainnet beta is invite-only and will be expanded to more users in a phased manner. Join the community on Discord and follow us on X for the latest updates.

HYPE (Hyperliquid) is now live on Hotstuff mainnet beta to trade with up to 25x leverage with invite-only access. Beta users can now trade $HYPE 24/7/365. Hype, Gold, Silver, and SpaceX markets earn boosted allocations.

Access to the mainnet beta is invite-only and will be expanded to more users in a phased manner. Join the community on Discord and follow us on X for the latest updates.

More details on our latest X post.

SpaceX (boosted) is now live on Hotstuff mainnet beta to trade with up to 5x leverage. Beta users on the invite-only mainnet can now trade SpaceX 24/7/365. The ticker is $X.

Access to the mainnet beta is invite-only and will be expanded to more users in a phased manner. Join the community on Discord and follow us on X for the latest updates.

On community demand, the deposit cap for the Hotstuff Liquidity Vault (HLV) has been raised by $500k to $1M. Deposits go live today, Feb 10, 9:00 EST, and will remain open for the next 24 hours, i.e., until Feb 11, 9: EST or until the cap is filled.

Depositors get exclusive access to Hotstuff’s invite-only mainnet-beta. Access to the mainnet beta is invite-only and will be expanded to more users in a phased manner. Join the community on Discord and follow us on X for the latest updates.

Precious metals Gold and Silver markets (boosted) are now live on Hotstuff Mainnet Beta. Whitelisted users can trade Gold and Silver with up to 25x leverage.

Hotstuff Beta users traded $530k+ in Gold and $55k+ in Silver in the last 24 hours, making it one of the first perp platforms to drive real weekend volume in metals.

Access to the mainnet beta is invite-only and will be expanded to more users in a phased manner. Join the community on Discord and follow us on X for the latest updates.

The much-anticipated Hotstuff Mainnet Beta is now live with invite-only access.

In the first phase, users can trade BTC-USDC, ETH-USDC, and SOL-USDC with up to 50x leverage. Access for more users will be unlocked in a phased manner in the coming weeks.

Join our Discord now for exclusive updates.

Hotstuff Mainnet Beta goes live on Friday, 02-06-26. The mainnet beta will be invite-only, with priority access to HLV depositors, the top 2000 community members, and seasoned DeFi users.

The launch of Hotstuff mainnet follows the community-led success of HLV, which saw $500k filling out in 12 hours.

Join our Discord for exclusive updates and become an early community member.

The Hotstuff Liquidity Vault (HLV) went live for deposits today, January 25, at 1:30 PM UTC.

Eligible users can deposit USDC on mainnet to the vault, with priority access given to early-stage community members and testnet users. The vault remains open for deposits until February 2, or until the $500k cap is breached, with a lock-up period of 8 days.

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