POKTlog is a scannable release notes style update that will be published monthly with the goal of providing transparency into the progress the core team has made toward completing our roadmap.
The POKTlog will include:
- TL;DRs- Key takeaways from that month’s work
- PSAs - Action items and notices that directly impact our community
- Updates - Tasks that have been completed or we have made meaningful progress on during that month, broken down by core team and focus area
- Next up - core focus areas for the upcoming quarter (start of quarter)
- Additional Reading - New or key documentation/publications/releases
Check the POKTlog for updates about ongoing development, project deliverables and roadmap milestones. Feedback about this process is welcome!
POKTlog | Q3 September 2022
TL;DR
- Marketing, Product and Marketplace have been laser focused on demand side - developers and portal revenue
- Launch of Portal Monetization
- Launch Support and Feedback Form - Utilized for focused support ~1 week post launch
- Official Launch Tweet
- Blog Post:
- Launch of new Pocket website
- PUP-22: Further Reduction of Emission Numbers (FREN)
- Infracon Day - Bogota - Oct 10th 2022
- wPOKT Update - Michael O’Rourke - CEO Pocket Network
PSAs
- Non-Custodial reward system now targeting 0.9.1
- Pocket Network Powers Crypto UBI Project GoodDollar
-
Pocket Doc site migrated
- An easier way for community members to contribute to Pocket documentation (see here)
- Ethereum Mainnet Merge - Pocket Discord Announcement
- Pocket DAO continues to grow: Now with 53 voters!
- Pocket DAO is currently doing a survey to learn more about your experience participating (or not) in the DAO’s proposal process. Help make the DAO’s proposal process more efficient, accessible, and inclusive!
Updates
Product
- Portal Monetization
- A major undertaking and focus for the team
- New RPC Chains:
-
Starknet:
- starknet-mainnet (0060)
- starknet-testnet (0061)
-
Starknet:
Engineering
- BETA-0.9.1
- BETA-0.9.1.1
- Portal Monetization
- New Developer Bounties:
- Recruitment:
Marketplace
- Contract signed for > $500k in revenue
- Currently > $2 million in conversation phase
- Identified ~145 early growth opps so far
- Worked with Product and done competitive research to develop the pricing structure
- Begin to introduce pricing to the masses
- Updated direct sales tracker
- Portal Monetization
- Looking Forward Growth Initiatives:
- Startup Grant Program
- Hackathons
- Inbound Funnels
- Referral Program
- Waitlists
- Recruitment:
Marketing
- New Pocket website launch
- Portal Monetization marketing campaign - blogs, tweets, value prop content, graphics, infographics, Twitter Spaces, advertising
- DEVCON sponsorship
- ETH Bogota + Hackathon sponsorship and marketing campaign
- Infracon Day production and marketing campaign
- Kickoff to ETH Denver + Hackathon sponsorship
- Metis co-marketing
- Blockdaemon co-marketing
- Capital Markets planning and campaign
- Blogging:
- Proposals, Grants, and More: How Pocket Network is Enabling Hands-On Collaboration
- How Osmosis is Boosting Liquidity for the New Age of AMMs
- Dogechain is Coming Out Strong, as Ethereum Spikes
- Pocket Network Now Supports Meter, a Rapidly Growing L1
- Optimistic about Optimism
- How Metis is Taking on Ethereum’s Pain Points - With Pocket’s Support
- Avalanche Doubles Relays, Moves Up Top 10
- PR pitching and media outreach
- Pocket Network Sponsors the Legendary Ethereum Hackathon ETHBogota at Devcon 6
- Pocket Network Announces Infracon, a Top Infrastructure-Focused Event for Web3 Developers and Middleware Protocols
- Pocket Network Launches Upgrade to its Decentralized Web3 Infrastructure Portal for Developers
- Pocket Network onboards developers via major update to Portal service
- Pocket Network aktualisiert das dezentrale Web3-Infrastrukturportal für Entwickler
- Pocket Network launches Web3.0 infrastructure portal for developers
- Pocket Network upgrades its portal service
- Pocket Network launches upgrade to decentralized Web3 infra portal
- Recruitment:
Community / Ecosystem
- Community Calls:
- AMA w/ Mike:
- Recording - Sept 26, 2022
- Node Runners:
- Twitter Space:
- What’s New in the Pocket Portal? - Sept 28, 2022
- Core Contributor Office Hours
- Recording - Sept 29, 2022
- AMA w/ Mike:
- Requirements for the Ecosystem section of the website, which will feature products/services in our ecosystem
- Trial of 3rd party analytics tools to provide us with comprehensive metrics about community health across all platforms
- Refining the structure of Discord channels utilizing the new Forum channels feature
- Pocket Doc site migrated
- Portal Monetization
- Referral Program
- PEP is drafted
- DAO Proposal Voting Snapshot:
-
DAO Governance Town Hall - Upcoming Debate (scheduled for Oct 04, 2022):
- Theme: Supporting Long-term Contributions & DAO Leadership
- Open Floor to Express Feelings About the Theme (15 mins)
- Debate 1 (45 mins): The DAO should not let concerns about accountability structures delay entering into long-term forward-looking contracts with contributors
- Debate 2 (45 mins): The DAO should adopt an organizational structure that delegates leadership of different workstreams/functions to groups of contributors
- Theme: Supporting Long-term Contributions & DAO Leadership