This Week In POKT (As seen on Twitter 😏)

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This week in POKT (DEC 16th)

PROTOCOL

• We received some exciting updates from our Head of Protocol, @Olshansky, on Shannon’s development and it’s journey to Testnet.
  

  
  

• The protocol earned 23K POKT in protocol revenue from our 2 Gateways for the 3.3B relays processed last week.
  

  

GATEWAYS

• Nodies DLB crossed the 1 billion relays milestone.
  

  

• They also introduced a new security feature, which enables users to secure their endpoints using API keys. https://x.com/nodies_infra/status/1735712496437117052?s=20

• During the community call, Grove delivered an impressive recap of 2023. It was truly a remarkable summary.
  

  

GOVERNANCE

• The Builder Specification for the proposed 3D Governance Model was published. It outlines eight builder credentials that correspond to different types of contributions a Builder can make. Builder Spec

• Voting began on two important proposals: PEP-65, which aims to continue funding POKTscan, and PEP-66, which seeks to recognize our Community Mods as Core contributors. https://snapshot.org/#/poktdao.eth

COMMUNITY

• The community successfully pushed and voted for POKTnetwork’s metrics to be displayed on DePINscan.io, along with other exciting DePIN projects where it rightfully belongs.

• The Socket Program welcomed a new member who will contribute their expertise to help Pocket establish the healthiest culture and governance among all DAOs. Their role will involve tracking important community and governance metrics. New Socketeer

• Bounty Hunter turned full-time POKTnetwork Protocol Dev, @h5law, shared a review of their first year in POKT. It has been quite a remarkable year. Definitely worth a read! A Year In POKT | h5law

• A brand new Pocket Open Priority (POP) launched, inviting community builders to create open-source reference implementations of a full-stack user-facing gateway. OPEN PRIORITY: Gateway Demo

MUST READ

• This week’s must-read is an insightful piece titled “Three Truths” by @o_rourke. In this article, he outlines the three fundamental beliefs that shape his vision for Grove and POKTnetwork. Three Truths - Michael O'Rourke

MUST LISTEN

• This week’s must-listen is part 2 of “Don’t Quit Your Daydream” Space by Grove. In this episode, they have a conversation with POKTscan and GensynAI on Decentralized AI. DQYD PART II

MUST WATCH

• This week’s Community Call is an absolute must-watch. It’s filled with exciting updates, a recap of 2023, and a sneak peek into what’s in store for 2024.
  https://youtu.be/X5qQgqTxP2o?feature=shared

EVENT OF THE WEEK

• The event that took this week’s trophy was…Nodies DLB crossing 1B relays!! A massive achievement for Nodies, POKT and the Gatewayverse.

And that wraps up another Week In POKT!