We’re beyond excited to announce the six incredible teams joining the Pocket Gateway Accelerator Program (PGAT) Winter 2025 Cohort. These six talented teams have been selected to define the next era of decentralized gateways, powered by the transformative Shannon Upgrade on the Pocket Network. We can’t wait to see what these teams achieve and share…
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To Shannon, and Beyond
I’m pleased to be taking on the role as Head of Operations at Pocket Network Foundation, and thank you for all of the very kind messages celebrating that. I’m excited to be able to meaningfully contribute to an area where the Foundation has had a particular need since its inception, and where my experience can…
A New Look For a New Era
Today, we refreshed the Pocket visual branding. We have moved from pokt.network to the pocket.network domain to reflect this change. While Pocket Network at its core is a technical protocol for builders and developers, ultimately, with the token POKT, we need to be able to appeal to everyone. With Shannon launching this year, we now…
Empowering Builders: The POKT Gateway Accelerator Tour (PGAT)
Hey there, builders! If you’ve been tinkering with ideas around gateways, I’ve got some news that might just make your day. The POKT Gateway Accelerator Tour (PGAT) is kicking off soon. What Is PGAT? PGAT is a hands-on, fully remote accelerator built to support developers shaping the future of decentralized infrastructure. With funding, mentorship, and…
TL;DR Summary of the AI Litepaper
The AI Litepaper explores the potential to deploy Large Language Models (LLMs) on POKT Network to provide robust, scalable AI inference. POKT Network’s protocol has served over 750+ billion requests since its Mainnet launch in 2020 via an experienced network of ~15k nodes in 22 countries, and can enhance the accessibility and financialization of AI…
Using Grove’s Portal for Low-Latency Gaming
The following text was provided by Grove, the original POKT Network Gateway. As developers look to keep pushing the boundaries of Web3 gaming and GameFi experiences, the need for high-performing, low-latency RPC service is becoming more and more important. Portal’s RPC service, built on POKT Network’s decentralized protocol, meets these requirements, catering to the unique…
How we become Unstoppable: Decentralising POKT’s capital markets
Meaningful decentralization is how we become Unstoppable and, as per our ecosystem thesis, we drive towards that along 4 axes: supply, demand, capital markets, and governance. Decentralizing POKT Network’s: Decentralized supply and governance have been key strengths of the project since our launch on mainnet in 2020. Last week we announced major progress along our…
POKT Network’s Top-Rated Tech!
Token Metrics is an analytics platform specializing in cryptocurrency investments and recently their engineering team completed a code review for POKT Network’s decentralized RPC codebase. Firstly, it’s really important to note that this was unpaid. It was part of Token Metrics’ ongoing commitment to provide their members with the best insight into different investment options….
The Personhood Module in POKT DAO
POKT Network has pioneered democratic governance since its inception, steering clear of the centralizing forces we see in token-based voting models. As a result, we have a Gini Coefficient of 0 while the majority of DAOs have a Gini Coefficient tending to 1. By protecting minority power, we enabled our community to remain empowered and…
Intro to Modular Governance at POKT DAO
At the heart of institutional design is an evolutionary tension between stability and change (North, 1991) – change too frequently and you risk destabilizing your institution, change too infrequently and you risk becoming so stable that you can never change again (ossification). To build a future-proof institution, it is necessary to strike a balance between…