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HotKeySwap

HotKeySwap — a reference card for a crypto project: what the product does and how verifiable the project’s key claims are; also — alignment with the Decentralized AI thesis (DecAI Fit).

HotKeySwap — an AI/Other + DeFi project on Ethereum (EVM), token (symbol: HOTKEY).

Disclaimer

Important: this page is a reference overview of the project. Within DecAIHub, we separately record a verification based on open sources within the AI thesis (what is real AI/onchain/why a token, and which sources this is based on).
This is not financial advice and not a recommendation to buy/sell/hold any asset. We do not assess price, returns, or entry/exit timing.
Conclusions are based on publicly available materials found as of the verification date. The absence of confirmation does not imply the absence of the technology.

TL;DR (for readers who are not into AI)

  • What it is: a DEX/aggregator and a set of interfaces for swap/bridge across several networks.
  • Who it’s for: DeFi users who need swapping and bridging without manual route selection.
  • Why onchain/token: the HOTKEY token exists on EVM networks; the project claims AI routing and product features (DEX/bridge), but the necessity of the token for accessing the service is not confirmed.
  • What you can actually touch (Tier‑1): the web DEX/interfaces from the official website/documentation (swap/bridge).

How it works (very briefly)

  1. The user does: sets the input asset/network and the target asset/network (swap/bridge).
  2. The system does: selects a route via DEXs/aggregators/bridges (the materials claim this is done with the help of AI algorithms).
  3. The user gets: a completed swap/bridge and the resulting asset in the target network.
  4. Where the blockchain is: operations take place onchain in the selected networks; HOTKEY is a token on several EVM networks.
  5. Token role (if any): per the sources found, the token participates in the ecosystem (contracts across networks), but its specific “mandatory nature” for using the DEX/bridge is not proven.

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Project passport

Field Value
Project name HotKeySwap
Also known as (aliases) HOTKEY; Hotkeyswap
Logo (logo) —
Token symbol (ticker) HOTKEY
Category AI/Other | DeFi
Primary chain (chain) Ethereum
Type EVM
Network status mainnet
Consensus (consensus) PoS (Ethereum)
Launch date (launch_date) —
Project status (status) active
Token (standard) ERC-20
Token contract 0x018DD3A0Dd7F213cc822076b3800816d3CE1ED86
Token model (token_type) —
Max supply 100,000,000 HOTKEY
Issuance fixed
Tokenomics (tokenomics, brief) total supply: 100,000,000; burned: 5,000,000 (per the docs)
Governance company
Admins/keys —
Audit —
Bug bounty —
Team (team) —
Funding (investors/funding) —
AI component (ai_component) AI routing for cross-chain swaps
Use‑case (use_case) swap + bridge aggregation
DecAI Fit — AI thesis fit 3/6 — medium alignment with the Decentralized AI thesis
DecAI Fit component summary 2 / 1 / 0 / 3
Last verified 2026-02-11

General project overview

HotKeySwap describes itself as a DeFAI platform with a DEX/route aggregation and cross‑chain operations (swap/bridge). The documentation claims that the system uses AI algorithms to select efficient routes and execute trades via various protocols and networks.

Features/modules

  • Cross‑chain swap/bridge: exchanging and transferring assets between networks.
  • DEX interfaces: the web DEX and other interfaces listed on the website.
  • AI routing (claimed): route selection taking into account cost/slippage/network state.

Typical scenarios

  • Scenario 1: a user performs a cross‑chain swap, receiving an asset in another network.
  • Scenario 2: a user bridges HOTKEY between networks via the official bridge.

Getting started (wallet/network)

  • What you need: a web3 wallet and access to the DEX/bridge web interface.
  • Network/chain: Ethereum (for the main pair of HOTKEY contracts; there are also contracts on other networks per the docs).
  • Fees: gas in the selected network(s) and possible protocol/bridge fees (depend on the route).

Architecture/tech (non‑AI)

  • Components: DEX/bridge web interfaces; the HOTKEY token; integrations with DEXs/aggregators and bridges (claimed).
  • Participant roles: users; liquidity providers/protocols through which the swaps go; the team/operators.
  • Where logic runs: execution of swap/bridge — onchain; route selection/aggregation — may be partially offchain (per the product description).
  • Dependencies: EVM networks, bridges (for example LayerZero for HOTKEY), external DEXs/aggregators.

Token/economics (expanded, no forecasts)

  • Issuance/burn: the documentation specifies a total supply of 100,000,000 and a burned supply of 5,000,000.
  • Contracts across networks: the documentation lists the HOTKEY addresses on Ethereum and on Base/BSC/Arbitrum.
  • Purpose of the token: claimed in general terms (an ecosystem token); detailed “mandatory for the service” rules were not found per Tier‑1 sources as of the verification date.

Governance

  • Who makes decisions: company (per public materials).
  • How product parameters change: via product/contract updates; a formal governance process was not found per Tier‑1 sources as of the verification date.

Security and incidents

  • Audits: no confirmed public audits were found per Tier‑1 sources as of the verification date.
  • Bug bounty: not found per Tier‑1 sources as of the verification date.
  • Incidents: no public postmortems were found per Tier‑1 sources as of the verification date.

Project status and timeline

  • Current status: the web interfaces are available; the HOTKEY token on mainnet networks.
  • Roadmap: there is a roadmap page in the official documentation.

Ecosystem/integrations

  • Integrations: bridges/DEX protocols (claimed in the documentation and on the website); swap/bridge interfaces.
  • Partners: — (no Tier‑1 confirmations of partnerships were recorded per Tier‑1 sources as of the verification date).
  • Where it’s actually used: the DEX and bridge (Tier‑1 links on the website/in the docs).

AI component of the project

  • What is real AI here? the documentation claims that “AI algorithms” select optimal swap/bridge routes (AI routing).
  • What is truly onchain? the HOTKEY token and the swap/bridge operations (execution in the networks); the addresses of HOTKEY contracts on several networks are listed.
  • Why is a token needed? the token exists and is bridged between networks; the detailed “necessity” of the token for accessing the service is not confirmed per Tier‑1 sources as of the verification date.
  • Red flags (based on the information found): AI‑washing (few tech details about the “AI algorithms”); token‑washing (it is unclear whether the token is mandatory for the service); what to double‑check — the DEX/bridge contract(s) and their addresses, as well as the real rules for using the token.

DecAI Fit component summary

  • DecAI Fit: 3/6 — medium alignment with the Decentralized AI thesis
Component Level Score
AI reality medium 2
Onchain necessity low 1
Token necessity low 0
Evidence Tier‑1 present 3
Details

AI reality

AI_0 — AI intent (Tier‑1 roadmap) (1/0)

  • AI_0 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): AI is described as part of a working product; a separate “intent‑only” roadmap item is not required.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — —
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): without an explicit “roadmap/intent” artifact we set 0.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

AI_1 — what the AI does (1/0)

  • AI_1 (decision): 1
  • Claim (one line): it is claimed that AI algorithms select the most efficient routes for cross‑chain swap/bridge (routing/optimization).
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.hotkeyswap.com/introduction/our-solution
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): the Tier‑1 documentation describes the role of AI routing and its purpose.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

AI_2 — demos/examples (1/0)

  • AI_2 (decision): 1
  • Claim (one line): public web DEX/swap/bridge interfaces are available, and the official links lead to them.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://hotkeyswap.com/ ; https://dex.hotkeyswap.com/
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): the product can be opened and used as a demo interface (its existence is confirmed by the Tier‑1 website).
  • Conflict note (if any): —

AI_3 — metrics/quality (1/0)

  • AI_3 (decision): 0
  • Metrics: —
  • Context (version/date/how measured): —
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — —
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): quality metrics/benchmarks of the “AI routing” were not found per Tier‑1 sources as of the verification date.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

AI_4 — tech description/architecture/versions (1/0)

  • AI_4 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): a detailed architecture/versions of the AI component were not found (there are product descriptions without tech details).
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.hotkeyswap.com/introduction/our-solution
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): without an architecture/a description of the models we set 0.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

Onchain necessity

OC_1 — contracts/addresses/chain (1/0)

  • OC_1 (decision): 1
  • Chain: Ethereum
  • Addresses/identifiers: HOTKEY (Ethereum): 0x018DD3A0Dd7F213cc822076b3800816d3CE1ED86; Base/BSC/Arbitrum: 0x374Ad0440Cd5c8E1A8412C156BeeEcE108EF4bB6
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.hotkeyswap.com/introduction/usdhotkey
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): the official documentation lists the contract addresses.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

OC_2 — onchain beyond just a token (1/0)

  • OC_2 (decision): 0
  • What useful logic is onchain: the addresses/contracts of the product’s DEX/bridge logic (other than the HOTKEY token contracts) are not confirmed per Tier‑1 sources as of the verification date.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — —
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): without addresses/a description of deployed contracts with useful logic we set 0.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

OC_3 — onchain is critical (1/0)

  • OC_3 (decision): 0
  • “Replace the blockchain” test: the criticality of onchain for the claimed AI routing is not proven per Tier‑1 sources as of the verification date.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — —
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): without explicit proof we set 0.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

Token necessity

TK_0 — no token (1/0)

  • TK_0 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): the HOTKEY token exists (the contracts are listed in the official documentation).
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.hotkeyswap.com/introduction/usdhotkey
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): the contract addresses are listed in the Tier‑1 docs.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

TK_1..TK_4 (1/0)

TK_1 — payment for the service (1/0)

  • TK_1 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): payment for the service with the HOTKEY token (as mandatory) could not be confirmed per Tier‑1 sources as of the verification date.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — —
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): without Tier‑1 payment/access rules we set 0.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

TK_2 — incentives/collateral/penalties (1/0)

  • TK_2 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): incentives/collateral/penalties necessary for the protocol are not confirmed per Tier‑1 sources as of the verification date.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — —
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): without incentive mechanics we set 0.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

TK_3 — governance (1/0)

  • TK_3 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): governance via the token is not confirmed per Tier‑1 sources as of the verification date.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — —
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): without a description of voting/a DAO we set 0.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

TK_4 — token is replaceable (1/0)

  • TK_4 (decision): 1
  • Claim (one line): per the sources found, the token looks replaceable (payments/access can also be implemented without a separate token).
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.hotkeyswap.com/introduction/usdhotkey
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): no proof of irreplaceability was found → we consider it replaceable and set 1.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

Evidence (table)

Tier Source What it proves
Tier‑1 https://docs.hotkeyswap.com/introduction/our-solution The AI routing claim and the purpose of the product
Tier‑1 https://hotkeyswap.com/ The existence of the product and links to the swap/bridge interfaces
Tier‑1 https://docs.hotkeyswap.com/introduction/usdhotkey Tokenomics and the official addresses of the HOTKEY contracts
Tier‑2 https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/hotkeyswap/ Token profile (for reference)
Tier‑3 https://twitter.com/HotKeySwap Marketing announcements/updates (context)

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