This week’s Midweek with Max provided a detailed look into where Hemi stands as it approaches its Token Generation Event (TGE), along with major updates to tokenomics, network rollout, and long-term roadmap plans.

The team confirmed that final tokenomics are complete but still under internal review. While the community will need to wait just a bit longer for publication, the finish line is in sight. Expect a public release shortly after final approval.

Mainnet Season 1 will be ending very soon, with an official date to be announced by the end of the week. Afterward, the team will share details on Season 2, including new incentives and the bridge period leading into TGE. A claim page for rewards is already developed and in final testing. This will allow participants to check both testnet and mainnet incentives ahead of token launch.

Testnet Points: Final Export Incoming

Most users can already verify their PoP points on the testnet stats page. However, the team is re-running one final export from Absinthe to correct a few edge cases. If you notice discrepancies, you’re encouraged to open a support ticket.

Node Rewards & Incentives

The Hemi team is finalizing how node scale participants will be rewarded in relation to mainnet TVL provider incentives. More details are expected shortly.

What Comes After TGE?

Post-TGE, the HEMI token will:

• Become the preferred gas token across the network
• Serve as collateral for sequencers, data publishers, and liquidity providers
• Power the reverse staking system
• Enable liquidity around the Bitcoin Tunnel system
• Facilitate burn-and-reward mechanisms for misbehavior prevention

The team also teased a liquidity wrapper for BitVM, allowing users to interact with Bitcoin more flexibly without full vault withdrawals.

HBitVM: Bitcoin Meets Ethereum

One of the most anticipated features is hBitVM, Hemi’s Bitcoin tunnel system based on BitVM. This mechanism uses a dual-consensus model to validate Bitcoin and Ethereum state, opening up:

• Native Bitcoin light clients
• ZK-proofs of Ethereum state
• High-security ZK rollups
• Decentralized bridges

An upcoming whitepaper and engineering AMA will explore this in more depth.

Community Participation

Want to get involved? You can:

• Contribute to Hemi’s open-source repos on GitHub
• Build new DApps or infrastructure on HVM
• Help write tutorials, guides, and educational content
• Join future bounties and grant programs

The team emphasized a strong open-source ethos: all development is public, and contributions are welcome. As Rick put it, “Crypto minus open source is nothing.”

Final Thoughts

While some details like TGE date and tokenomics are still pending finalization, the overall message is clear: Hemi is converging on launch readiness. Internal systems are coming together, incentives are being finalized, and the roadmap is stacked with ambitious goals that stretch from Bitcoin tunnels to ZK-proven global settlement layers.

Stay tuned for the hBitVM whitepaper and next week’s updates.