Discovered HOT token mining on NEAR and it's actually pretty interesting. Turns out this is one of the first tokens in the NEAR ecosystem that works like a native L1 blockchain token. The whole thing starts simple - you create a wallet, get your first free HOTs with a click, and boom, the mining process kicks off right away.

What caught my attention is how meta transactions make this work. You can actually do real blockchain transactions, play games, and handle transfers all with HOT. The mining keeps going until your storage fills up, which is a different approach compared to most token systems.

The setup for near mining is straightforward enough if you follow the wallet creation process. Once you claim those initial tokens, the system starts accumulating more automatically. It's interesting how they tied token functionality directly to the NEAR ecosystem mechanics. Definitely worth checking out if you're exploring what's possible with blockchain tokens beyond just trading.