A clear path up.
Good projects deserve to be discovered. Hotlist is a paid leaderboard that makes visibility simple, transparent, and native to crypto.
01
Introduce your project.
Add your website, a short description, and a category. Connect your wallet to make it yours.
02
Choose your place.
Start at $10 or aim higher. See your estimated rank and the exact amount before you pay.
03
Make your move.
Pay in USDC or USDT on a supported network. Once the transfer is confirmed, your project appears on the board.
The rules are the whole algorithm.
- How are projects ranked?
- By confirmed contributions, highest first. All-time counts every payment. Today counts payments mined during the current UTC calendar day. Earlier-created listings win ties. Categories filter the same totals.
- How much does a place cost?
- New listings start at $10. Returning projects can add at least $1 and pay only the difference between their selected target and current balance. To overtake the leader on your selected board, set a target at least $5 above theirs. Targets use whole dollars, up to $999,999 per checkout.
- Does a payment buy an exact rank?
- No. Quotes show an estimate when you check out. Other projects can contribute too, so positions can change before and after payment. There is no guaranteed duration or traffic. Every confirmed payment remains part of your project’s total.
- Which stablecoins and chains work?
- Native USDC on Base, Ethereum, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, and Avalanche. USDT on Ethereum, Avalanche, and Solana. Solana supports native USDC and USDT with finalized confirmation. Pick a network where you already hold tokens; payment settles on that network. No bridging or token swap is performed. Keep some native currency for gas.
- What happens at midnight?
- The daily board starts fresh at 00:00 UTC. Credit follows the transaction’s mined timestamp, even if verification happens later. Your all-time balance stays. Previous daily boards are available in the archive.
- Can anyone change my listing?
- Only the wallet that created it can edit its details or boost it. A wallet signature proves control of the wallet, not ownership of the project’s brand or website. Listings are paid promotions, not verified endorsements. The operator may remove misleading or harmful listings.
- What if my tab closes during payment?
- Sign in with the same wallet and open My projects. Recover the checkout using the transaction hash from your wallet. Retrying verification never charges you again. Never send a second payment just because confirmation is slow.