Founding Member Access · Las Vegas & WeHo

Gay dating,
finally done right.

A new kind of gay dating app, built from scratch on one rule: your data belongs to you. The ⚣ mark signals a sovereign identity that cannot be rented, revoked, or monetized by centralized platforms.

Free forever on the Test Network — not a trial. Or lock in a permanent identity for a one-time $1.99 founding price. The ⚣ mark is the signal that your identity is yours, permanently.

No credit card to start. Runs in your browser. Add to home screen — nothing on your App Store record.

🔒 $1.99 is the founding price. Lock it in as an early member — it goes up after launch.

The problems you already know.

Here's what we fixed.

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They charge you to exist.
Grindr: $39/month to see who viewed you. Scruff: paywalled features. Every app monetises your loneliness.
hotkane charges a single $1.99 one-time fee — less than a coffee — and you own your account forever. No tiers, no boosts, no read-receipt ransom.
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They expose your location.
Most apps show your exact GPS to anyone nearby. That's how stalkers find you. That's how you get outed.
hotkane never transmits your raw GPS. Your location is quantised to a ~500 m zone — enough for “nearby”, not enough to triangulate your front door.
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They sell your data.
Grindr sold LGBTQ+ user data to advertisers. Your sexual preferences became a product. Your identity became inventory.
hotkane stores zero message content and zero profile data on our servers. Everything lives encrypted on your device. We literally cannot sell what we don't have.

Three ways to connect.

Whatever you're after tonight — we've got a mode for that.

MODE 01
⚡ Right Now
The ephemeral grid. See who is in your local hex right now. When you close the tab, you vanish from the map.
MODE 02
💜 Date
The slow scroll. Share your full profile securely. Your photos live on your own storage — not ours.
MODE 03
📍 Social
The venue map. Check into partnered bars, see who is in the room with you, and claim digital drink tokens.
PROOF OF HUMANITY

The Pink Border means it's real.

Tired of bots, catfishes, and recycled torso pics? A quick on-device scan earns you the Pink Border — mathematical proof there's a real human behind the profile. The mark is your signal: sovereign identity, zero fakes, and no rented identity layer in the middle. No ID uploads. No selfies on our servers.

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Unverified
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✓ Pink Border

In a community exhausted by fakes, the Pink Border is instant trust — and a status symbol you can't fake.

THE FOUNDING CHALLENGE

Delete Grindr.
We dare you.

You already hate it. The ads, the $39/month, the bots, the data leaks. Drop the app that monetises your loneliness and claim your spot as a hotkane founder instead.

"What happens here, mathematically stays here."

Free TestNet identity. No download, no trace. Burns itself when you're done.

Bring Your Own Storage

We don't want your data or the liability. Connect your own Google Photos or iCloud album. We route only end-to-end encrypted links. Sovereign control over who sees your face — revoke any time.

FOR VENUES & AMBASSADORS

Grow the Network.
Keep the Margin.

Ambassadors pitch the Hex Sponsorship programme to bars, clubs, and LGBTQ+ spaces. Set your price; keep everything above the $50 base fee.

🤝 Become an Ambassador
Generate cryptographically signed QR codes with your own price. Venue owners scan to onboard directly — no middlemen.
✓ Set your own price (min $50 base)
✓ Keep 100% of the margin above base
✓ Signed QR codes prevent undercutting
✓ Earn per hex, per renewal
Apply to Ambassador Programme
🍸 Sponsor a Hex
Own or manage a venue? Claim your H3 hex and appear on the Social map. Reach queer users who are already nearby.
✓ Live presence on the Social map
✓ Digital drink token offers
✓ Hyper-local: only nearby users see you
✓ No demographic data sold — ever
Enquire About Venue Sponsorship

Choose Your Network

hotkane is a decentralised web app. No app-store tracking. Just open the link, add it to your home screen, and reclaim the grid. You're running the latest release-candidate beta — the build we're testing right before MainNet launch.

FREE FOREVER
The Burner Grid (TestNet)
$0 / free forever
Not a trial — the full platform, free for as long as you want it. It just lives on the Test Network, the proving ground for the beta before MainNet.
✓ Full Right Now, Date & Social access
✓ ZK Proof of Humanity enabled
✓ Encrypted messaging & profiles
⚠ TestNet is periodically reset — your identity here may be wiped. Go MainNet to make it permanent.
Forever Free (on TestNet)
FOUNDING PRICE
Founding Member (MainNet)
$1.99 one-time
A permanent identity marked by — cryptographically yours, never rented from a centralized platform. Nobody can reset it, revoke it, or rent it back to you.
✓ Permanent identity — truly yours, forever
✓ Founding-member status & locked-in price
✓ Zero subscriptions, zero ads, ever
✓ Pay in seconds — card, XLM, USDC, or access code
🔒 Founding price — rises after launch. Lock it in now.
Join the Founder's Circle — $1.99 yearly →

Questions, answered.

No fine print. No gotchas.

Is anyone near me yet?
We're rolling out city by city, starting with Las Vegas and WeHo. Get in as a founder now — the verified, bot-free grid means quality over a sea of fakes, and you'll shape your local scene from day one.
Do I need a crypto wallet?
No. No wallets, no seed phrases, no gas. It just works like any $1.99 purchase. It's blockchain-backed under the hood — which is exactly why your identity is permanently yours and can't be taken away.
Will it always be $1.99?
$1.99 is the founding-member price for early adopters. Claim now to lock it in — later members will pay more.
How do I install it?
There's nothing to download. Open the link, tap "Add to Home Screen," and you're in — with zero footprint on your App Store account.
Can you see my messages or location?
No. Messages are end-to-end encrypted — our relay only ever sees ciphertext. Your location is blurred to a ~500m zone, never raw GPS. Everything sensitive lives on your device.
What happens to my data if I leave?
Nothing to delete on our end, because we never stored it. Close the tab on a free TestNet identity and it simply ceases to exist.
Is the free account just a trial?
No — it's free forever, with the full feature set. The catch isn't a paywall or a countdown; it's simply that free accounts live on the Test Network, which gets reset from time to time. Going MainNet ($1.99) makes your identity permanent.
Is hotkane finished?
You're using the latest release-candidate beta — the build we're testing right before promotion to MainNet. It's fully usable today, and as a founder you help shape the final cut. Expect the occasional rough edge.