How It Works

I won a bet in college that I can't talk about for matters of propriety given they dealt with certain unsavory themes. It was a four-year-long bet for $100 and making my friend pay was one of the sweetest feelings I've ever experienced.

I love making money. I love spending money even more. I also love being right. But more than being right, I love being in the right. I love having had the correct opinion about a subject that has no final outcome.

I hate how if you hit a banger of a tweet the only way to make money off of it is a lame brand sponsorship deal and bitcoin scam. I think you should make money for having taste. I think you should be able to spite bet against someone else because you think they are a fool. I think you should be able to make money on fun and folly alike.

Hot Talk was born out of a simple idea. We don't make things anymore. All we do is talk about things, and bet on things. What if we just mashed those two things together? What is more American than that, I ask you?

Now: a warning. If you think you can waltz into my platform and hack your way to some easy money, think again.

Like the great Jim Thompson, our very own Dimestore Dostoeskovy said: "there is only one plot: things are not as they seem."

Creating Opinions

Start by creating your own opinion or use our AI-powered generator to craft hot takes on trending topics. Every opinion begins at $10.00 - a level playing field where your wit and insight determine value. You can add images to make your opinions more engaging, and watch as the market decides if your take has legs.

Trading Mechanics

Buy opinions you believe will rise in value, sell ones you own when you think they've peaked, or short opinions you think are overhyped and destined to fall. Each trade directly impacts the opinion's price - buy pressure drives it up, sell pressure brings it down. You can trade single opinions or bundle multiple opinions together like an ETF for diversified exposure.

Price Dynamics

Opinion prices fluctuate in real-time based on trading activity. When more people buy than sell, prices climb. When selling pressure mounts, prices drop. The market is always moving, always reacting. Watch the live feed to see trades happening in real-time, track price movements, and identify trends before they become obvious.

Earning Tokens

When other users trade your opinions, you earn tokens. The more trading activity your opinions generate, the more you earn. It's that simple. Create opinions that resonate, that spark debate, that people want to bet on - and watch your token balance grow. Popular opinions generate more trading volume, which means more tokens for you.

Shorting and Betting

Think someone's opinion is wrong? Short it. Place a bet that it will drop by a certain percentage within a timeframe. The shorter the timeframe and higher the target drop, the bigger the potential payout. You can also place directional bets on opinions increasing or decreasing. Risk multipliers reward bold predictions - but remember, the market doesn't care about your confidence.

Building Your Portfolio

Track all your holdings in your portfolio. Monitor profit and loss in real-time. See which opinions are performing and which are dragging you down. Build bundles of opinions to diversify your exposure. Climb the leaderboard by making smart trades and creating opinions that others want to bet on. Your portfolio value, win rate, and trading activity all factor into your ranking.

The Live Feed

Watch the action unfold in real-time. See who's buying, who's selling, who's shorting. Track trending opinions, identify patterns, and spot opportunities. The live feed shows all trading activity across the platform - use it to inform your strategy, find opinions worth betting on, or just watch the chaos unfold.