HOT vs HoloFuel: Why HOT Stays for Now and HF Is the Endgame

I know this is confusing: HOT remains available now, but the roadmap has always been to move economic settlement to HoloFuel (HF) as the native accounting currency. The presence of both tokens during the transition is transitional, not a permanent intent to split value.

HOT currently provides market liquidity and on‑ramp access; HF is designed as the holochain-native mutual‑credit unit that will power microtransactions, settlement and balancing. The plan to preserve value relies on a clear conversion path (swap/lock/burn rules, conversion ratio and exchange support) that consolidates economic utility into HF rather than creating two independent stores of value.

Most confusion comes from unclear timing and conversion mechanics. Watch for official details on swap mechanics, snapshot dates, and exchange integrations: if those are explicit and well‑executed, HOT should transition into HF value rather than permanently diluting it.