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….
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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…
Rolling into the Modular Future (a technical Deep Dive)
TL;DR POKT Network’s core protocol team has decided to implement the first version of the next iteration of the protocol (v1) as a “micro-rollup” using Rollkit with Celestia as a Data Availability (DA) layer. You can read the announcement by @MatthewRossi, our Head of Product (Protocol), on behalf of the Pocket Network Foundation, here to…
One Small Step for Nodies. One Giant Leap for POKT Network.
Posted on October 6, 2023 by Pocket Network Today we are excited to announce that our second Gateway to the POKT Network, NodiesDLB, will begin live testing of sending relays through the network. Nodies is a trusted contributor in our ecosystem whose founders are ex-AWS engineers with expertise in infrastructure, especially as it pertains to…
Submissions Are Now Open for the first Retro POKT Goods Funding
Why Retroactive funding? Retroactive funding is a great complement to our other funding mechanisms because it enables us to use a novel variable. Time. Time allows impact to be fully observed before being rewarded. Because of this, it closes the gap between impact created and rewards received. This creates greater certainty for impact creators that…
A Sovereign Rollup and a Modular Future
For those of you who have been part of the POKT Network (or Pocket Network) community for a while, this is going to seem like a long overdue update on the status of “v1” (henceforth the Shannon Upgrade) – and it is that, but also much more! What we are excited to announce is that…
The Shannon Era Begins
The protocol team and Grove and PNF are excited to start releasing official Shannon materials. Shannon is the next generation of the POKT protocol, taking its utility to new heights with a modular design. Over the coming weeks PNF and the protocol team will be releasing developer tools, research works, bounty programs, and community initiatives…
Launching Retro POKT Goods Funding!
The launch of Retroactive POKT Goods Funding mechanism closes a small but important gap in our funding mechanisms, one we previously filled using ad hoc direct proposals. This represents a major upgrade and is part of making POKT Network the best place to contribute and to have your impact recognised and rewarded. This retroactive funding…
Ramping Up POKT Network’s Gateway Strategy with the Announcement of 3 New Gateways
POKT Network is excited to announce 3 new Gateways to POKT Network, from Developer DAO, Raid Guild, and Chainstack: doubling the number from today, taking us from just 1 Gateway just 7 months ago to a total of 6 Gateways in the very near future. Today we’re excited to announce the launch of three new…