PNF Personnel Update

[JackALaing (Jack Laing)]

We are delighted to share that we successfully recruited a world-class Head of Product to serve as the Technical PM overseeing protocol development.

@JackALaing

Matthew joins us after more than 10 years in data and product leadership roles, most recently with 2 years at Chainalysis and then 2 years at Polygon, where he built out their product organization and oversaw PoS mainnet, Supernets, Avail, and Applied Research. He will be working alongside Olshansky to ensure the quality and timely delivery of the v1 protocol upgrade, as well as being the key point of contact for stakeholders on all protocol matters. As he is sitting inside PNF, he will also be an advisory resource to us on all technical/product matters.

More on new hires in the protocol team below:

Protocol Team Personnel Update

Transitioning protocol development into the custody of the Pocket Network Foundation (PNF), on behalf of the DAO, is a necessary step in the continued decentralization of Pocket’s ecosystem, ensuring that the protocol is credibly neutral and open to all capable contributors. This has always been the intention, as originally envisioned in the Foundation for the Future. Alongside this goal, the successful development and launch of v1 remains the top priority for our ecosystem. In service of these…