Attributes
- Author(s): SendNodes Team - 13/13 doxxed
- Recipient(s): SendNodes, Inc.
- Category: Reimbursement
- Asking Amount: 1,381,007 $POKT
Summary / Abstract
Our team created a Chrome, Brave, and Firefox browser extension wallet (similar to Metamask) that allows users to easily access their $POKT.
After installing the browser extension, users have one singular step of entering a password to access their wallet(s). The wallet provides a visually appealing UI and design and also includes several unique features:
- BIP32 Mnemonic Wallet with ED25519 support (one phrase, many addresses)
- Add up to 10 sub-addresses to better monitor multiple sources of income/expenses
- Add/edit a nickname for each address added to the wallet
- Recover wallet with Recovery Phrase
- Full screen mode
- Track and view all transactions
- One-click access to POKTwatch
- One-click locking of the wallet
- One-click copy of your wallet address
- View $USD value of your $POKT
- Import and export of private keys
- Access to native Pocket Network Wallet
Users can find supporting documentation and a link to download the wallet at [https://poktwallet.io.]
Motivation / Rationale
Pocket Network needs a wallet that is more accessible and functional to the average user. Currently, the native Pocket Network wallet requires several steps to access, including browsing to the site and inputting a keyfile, passphrase, and/or password. If any part of the login is lost or forgotten, it’s difficult to access the wallet again as there is no existing recovery process. As more and more users enter the Pocket Network ecosystem, a convenient and visually appealing wallet experience is important to generating and keeping users.
In addition, we have a dedicated customer service team that answers all POKT Wallet related questions and concerns. As the Pocket Network grows, this is a valuable aspect and service to provide new and inexperienced users, especially those who have not previously participated in this kind of token economy.
Needs Being Met
The native Pocket Wallet has limited functionality and can be intimidating for new users. In addition to a dedicated customer service team, POKT Wallet has many features to support new and long-term users for a better overall experience.
Dissenting Opinions
- The wallet is not open source
Currently the wallet is not open source as we are still regularly updating new features to the wallet. After our launch in May, we have added user requested features like editing wallet names, a full screen mode, and one click access to POKTwatch.
We are now in the process of getting the wallet ready for EVM/Polygon support, and are constantly looking to develop better and more efficient add-ons. We plan to be open source within the next few months.
In the meantime to alleviate any general concerns, our team has decided to dox every single one of its members, which is provided in this proposal, to show current and future commitments to this project.
- There is already an official wallet. Why do we need to allocate funds for POKT Wallet?
As mentioned in our motivations above, the native Pocket Network wallet is not intuitive and has limited functionality. POKT Wallet is designed to be easily accessible for all users, beginning or advanced, and our dedicated customer service team is readily available to offer support and answer questions. POKT Wallet also provides a professional and polished user interface and the ability for our team to add new features in response to community needs and requests.
As for the requested funds, please look at the value model below to see our rationale in full detail.
Value Model
Total Base Value:937,707 $POKT / $140,656 USD ($POKT Price - $.15)
Encouragement Premiums: 443,300 $POKT / $78,592
- Reach 8% - Other wallets exist but with POKT Wallet + EVM compatibility, we think we can help expand users holding the $POKT token and give more visibility to POKT through the use of other chains.
- Reimbursement 8% - SendNodes Inc. has spent over $100,000 developing the wallet so far.
- Need 8% - Wallets are the gateway to the token of a project; it makes sense that the Pocket community has a wallet that is user friendly and a team that is obsessed with the user experience.
- Identity 5% - 13/13 SendNodes team members are fully doxxed and committed to this project.
- Trust 8% - We’ve designed and developed some great projects to date that you may have heard of - Alchemist, mistX, Copper Launch, PoktPool rubber ducky, red-envelope giveaway campaign, and all of the Thunderhead and tPOKT branding.
- Runway 8% - Planned EVM support and eventual POKT bridge support.
- Planned “connect to dapp” support so node runners can integrate POKT wallet into their onboarding. - Safety Net 0%- We don’t believe in asking for a safety net. It’s up to us to build, and if the work is deemed worthy by the DAO, be reimbursed for the product.
Total Ask: 1,381,007 $POKT / $207,151
Contributor(s)
Pseudonym - Don
Real Name - Vincent Jacques
Location - France
Twitter - https://twitter.com/donvincenz0
Pseudonym - Dire
Real Name - Taylor McMonigle
Location - Austin, Texas
Twitter - https://twitter.com/Dire_0x
Pseudonym - BigBoss
Real Name - Allen Eubank
Location - Dallas, Texas
Twitter - https://twitter.com/AllenFreebank
Pseudonym - Dry
Real Name - David Renard
Location - Abu Dhabi, UAE
Twitter - https://twitter.com/Dry_Wi
Pseudonym - Dpb8
Real Name - Danny Goulder
Location - London, UK
Twitter - https://twitter.com/dpb_8
Pseudonym - Dmftr
Real Name - David Trinh
Location - Los Angeles, California
Twitter - https://twitter.com/dmftr888
Pseudonym - Rit
Real Name - Ritesh Srivastava
Location - Bucharest, Romania
Twitter - https://twitter.com/riteshsriv88
Pseudonym - Mr. Feeny
Real Name - Elliot Van Nest
Location - Los Angeles, California
Twitter - https://twitter.com/elliot_vannest
Pseudonym - Akw
Real Name - Abdelkarim Watmani
Location - Abu Dhabi, UAE
Twitter - https://twitter.com/akw_12
Pseudonym - Chimmy
Real Name - Cristina Jung
Location - Tustin, California
Twitter - https://twitter.com/chimmychimmyya7
Pseudonym - JYi64
Real Name - John Yi
Location - Los Angeles, CA
Twitter - https://twitter.com/rolling64sports
Pseudonym - Boo21
Real Name - Buu Tran
Location - Los Angeles, CA
Twitter - https://twitter.com/bobotron21
------------- Edit 2022/07/15 -----------
POKT Wallet code is now open source.
POKT Wallet: GitHub - sendnodes-io/pokt-wallet: POKT Wallet is gateway to the Pocket Network and broader ecosystem.
HD-Node: GitHub - sendnodes-io/hd-node: POKT Wallet - Computing, deriving, encoding and decoding Hierarchal-Deterministic private keys. Supports ed25519 and secp256k1.
A fork of ethers HD-Node that adds support for ed25519 keys
HD-Keyring: GitHub - sendnodes-io/hd-keyring: POKT Wallet - Manage BIP-32 compatible hierarchical deterministic (HD) wallets, with added support for ed25519 keys.
A class for managing the HD-Node and wallet signing
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