The official X account (@hotdao_) for HOT Protocol was created, marking the project's public-facing inception.

The research paper 'HOT Protocol' (arXiv:2512.02287) was submitted by its authors, Peter Volnov, Georgii Kuksa, and Andrey Zhevlakov, detailing the protocol's architecture.

The HOT Protocol Betanet went live, enabling broader testing and development on the network.