This Week In POKT (As seen on Twitter 😏)

This Week in POKT (JAN 27th)

PROTOCOL

  • Morse’s Testnet has been upgraded to BETA-0.11.1. Nodes have now begun adopting the RC-0.11.1 release, initiating preparations for the Mainnet upgrade.
    Track progress on POKTscan: Road to RC-0.11

  • DePINscan v1.0 was launched, featuring POKT network. Acknowledged by Iotex, Pocket emerged as a trending project on DePINscan. Check it out: The DePIN King

GOVERNANCE

  • The Pocket Network Foundation detailed the process for appointing a DAO Observer to its board. Read about it here: Board Observer :male_detective:

  • The DAO started voting on the proposal to appoint @b3nnn21 as a Pocket Network Foundation Director. Track results here: PIP-36: Appointing Ben as a director

GATEWAYS

  • Nodies DLB, Pocket’s 2nd Gateway, displayed impressive benchmark results, ranking as one of the top public endpoints for #Optimism Mainnet in the MEA region according to Compare Nodes.

  • Continuing their impressive performance, Nodies achieved a new milestone by recording their first day with 100 million daily relays.

COMMUNITY

EVENT OF THE WEEK

  • The event of the week was a close call, and for the first time, we had a tie. The community was torn between the Testnet upgrade and the Ecosystem Dashboard for this week’s winner, with both receiving 34.6% of the votes each. So both will get the coveted trophy! And don’t mind the rumors of bribery—they’re completely unfounded.:sweat_smile:

That’s another eventful week in the Year of Shannon neatly wrapped up!

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This Week In POKT (FEB 3RD)

PROTOCOL

GOVERNANCE

GATEWAYS

  • Grove rolled out an update introducing a feature for quick tests and debugging.

  • A major milestone was reached by Nodies, servicing over 5 billion relays since inception.

COMMUNITY

MUST LISTEN

  • This week’s “Must Listen” involved our Head of Protocol, @olshansky, and members of the DePIN alliance discussing the future of transparent, trusted data with Iotex. Listen In

EVENT OF THE WEEK

  • The announcement of added support for Celestia Archival stole the spotlight this week. Poll

That’s a wrap for yet another eventful Week In POKT.

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This Week In POKT (FEB 10TH)

PROTOCOL

  • The game-changing Gateway Server was launched: slashing the requirements for running an RPC node from massive hardware demands to minimal. This makes it possible to connect to POKT’s 50+ supported chains with significantly reduced resources.

GATEWAYS

  • Metis nod to Nodies DLB as an RPC provider underscored the trust and reliability of Gateways under-DePIN-ned by POKT.

  • Nodies DLB’s Grant win from the Nym Innovation Fund put a spotlight on their commitment to privacy.

  • The Liquify team’s UI teaser stirred excitement for their upcoming venture into the Gatewayverse.

GOVERNANCE

  • A forum post was shared, laying out the need for the proposed Creds and Governance system to address representation gaps, inertia, imbalances, and manual processes in our current model.

COMMUNITY

  • The ETH Denver Bounty winners were announced and celebrated.

  • A Guide was published for new contributors to navigate the POKT community, showcasing the value-driven journey from initial engagement to becoming a core contributor.

MUST WATCH

EVENT OF THE WEEK

That’s a wrap for another packed Week In POKT.

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This Week In POKT (FEB 17TH)

PROTOCOL

  • A Partnership between Thesis Defense and POKT Network was announced, solidifying our commitment to security. They will be conducting several security audits (SMTs, wPOKT bridge etc) in preparation for the Shannon Upgrade.
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GATEWAYS

COMMUNITY

MUST WATCH

  • This week’s Must Watch is a deep dive into the proposed Governance upgrade and the CREDs system discussed in the community call this week.
    Watch it here: Community Call
    Or check out the ELI5 summary

EVENT OF THE WEEK

  • The announcement of Liquify as the 3rd Gateway was crowned the week’s top event.

That’s all from This Week In POKT.

This Week In POKT (FEB 24th)

PROTOCOL

GATEWAYS

  • Following the RC-0.11.1 upgrade, POKT’s OG Gateway Grove announced an exciting private LLM pilot.

  • POKT Network’s next gateway, Liquify, achieved a new all-time high in RPC usage, soon to be under-DePIN-ned by POKT.

GOVERNANCE

  • @katerina proposed enhancing the POKT Network x Encode Club partnership by launching a POKT Educate Series and establishing POKT as a preferred RPC provider.

COMMUNITY

MUST READ

DON’T MISS

As we gear up for #ETHDenver2024, here are the events you can’t afford to miss if you’re attending:

EVENT OF THE WEEK

  • The week’s standout moment of the week goes to… Morse’s upgrade to RC.0.11.1!

That’s a wrap for another jam-packed Week in POKT!

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This Week In POKT (March 2nd)

PROTOCOL

  • We continued our progress to #UltraSoundInfra with a burn of 10.5K POKT from Gateway fees.

GATEWAYS

  • Rabee’s showcase of Grove’s “Sandbox” provided a peek at the new feature.

GOVERNANCE

  • PNF’s call for a Board Observer attracted six strong candidates. Meet them all here

COMMUNITY

  • A forum post emerged on deploying AI models on POKT, sparking a forward-looking discussion among community members.

MUST WATCH

EVENT OF THE WEEK

  • The event that took the week’s EOTW crown was the discussion on deploying AI models on POKT Network.

And that’s a wrap of another Week In POKT.

For those that couldn’t make it to Denver, here’s a short vid from the Lego event: https://x.com/POKTnetwork/status/1764395798115004563?s=20

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This Week In POKT (March 9th)

PROTOCOL

  • A total of 11.2K POKT was burned this week and added to the ever-growing protocol revenue.

GOVERNANCE

  • A new proposal by PNF aimed to secure $3m in POKT to increase liquidity on CEXes.

  • Blockworks Research proposed POKT Network co-sponsoring a Blockworks Research report to position us as a DePIN thought leader.

  • Community feedback led to the refinement of the proposed Governance upgrade to a two-house model, simplifying participation.

GATEWAYS

  • Celestia RPC endpoints went live on our OG Gateway, Grove.

  • Planq partnered with our 2nd Gateway Nodies, enhancing network performance to accommodate its expanding user base and activity.

  • Fresh off a busy week in Denver, our 3rd Gateway Liquify linked up with Bware Labs for a giveaway.
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COMMUNITY

  • Discussion was started on a new RetroPGF approach to better align rewards with proven impact.

MUST WATCH

EVENT OF THE WEEK

  • The PEP-67 proposal to improve liquidity on CEXes took the week’s event of the week! Poll

And that’s it for another Week In POKT.

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This Week In POKT (March 16th)

PROTOCOL

  • The protocol’s revenue saw an addition of 16K POKT through the burn, moving us closer to our goal of sustainability.

GOVERNANCE

  • Voting commenced on PUP-33, aiming to increase the block size and the minimum number of proofs, facilitating scalability for POKT Morse as POKT Shannon development continues.

  • Additionally, the voting process began for appointing an Observer to PNF’s Board. The DAO-appointed observer will have a crucial role, offering the opportunity to influence core decisions.

GATEWAYS

  • The second POKT Gateway, Nodies, achieved a significant milestone, processing over 10 billion relays since its inception.

COMMUNITY

  • Beta testing for various Community Onboarding Quests on the POKT Discord has started. The Node Runner quest is one such initiative.Try it here :point_down:
    Discord

  • The Ecosystem call focused on discussing POKT Network’s role in supporting AI’s Cambrian explosion. Watch the discussion here: https://youtu.be/tzCZxvI10rU?feature=shared

EVENT OF THE WEEK

  • Nodies’ milestone of 10 Billion relays took the week’s EOTW trophy!

And that wraps up another week in POKT.

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This Week In POKT (March 23rd)

PROTOCOL

  • The private Testnet for Shannon was launched. The protocol team will use this for quick iterations and to establish the basics for Shannon before the launch of a public Testnet in April. Catch up on more protocol updates from the week’s Builder’s Call.

  • PUP-33: SPACE has been approved by the DAO. This approval will lead to updating 2 on-chain parameters in POKT Morse. The updates will increase the block size and raise the minimum number of proofs required for a node to claim.

  • 13.9k POKT was burned and added to the protocol’s revenue.

GOVERNANCE

GATEWAYS

  • Liquify teamed up with Cartesi to host an exciting evening of engaging discussions at #ETHTaipei.
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EVENT OF THE WEEK

The highlight of the week was the announcement of Shannon’s private Testnet launch.

That wraps up all events from the week in POKT.

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This Week In POKT (March 30th)

PROTOCOL

  • We announced the listing of $POKT on Upbit, enhancing its accessibility.
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  • Following the approval of PUP-33: SPACE, the following protocol parameters were updated:
    • BlockByteSize expanded from 8MB to 12MB


    • MinimumNumberOfProofs increased from 10 to 500

GOVERNANCE

  • The CREDS proposal (PIP-37) was published, introducing a governance model based on reputation rather than capital.

  • PEP-67 was greenlit by the DAO, setting the stage for enhanced POKT liquidity across exchanges.

  • The DAO elected @Cryptocorn as PNF’s new Board Observer, aiming to be a valuable liaison between the community and board.

  • Approval of PEP-68 was granted, meaning POKT DAO will co-sponsor a Blockworks Research DePIN report, reinforcing our position as the sector thought leaders.

  • The proposal to renew the POKT x Messari partnership went to vote, aiming to continue Messari’s quarterly reporting of POKT Network.

GATEWAYS

  • Grove announced the deprecation of support for Ethereum Goerli & Polygon Mumbai, following guidance from their respective Foundations.

COMMUNITY

  • PNF proposed the formation of an expert working group to craft a litepaper on POKT’s AI potential.

  • 2 new Quick Grants were opened. One is for the official website maintainer, and the other is to enhance POKT documentation with a focus on the Developer Audience.

  • A community bounty for a refreshed slide deck was unveiled. Time for a visual upgrade!

MUST WATCH

EVENT OF THE WEEK

The standout moment of the week, with 90% of votes, was the announcement of POKT’s Upbit listing.

That’s a wrap for another Week In POKT.

This Week in POKT (April 6th)

PROTOCOL

  • We announced our decentralized RPC support for the Celestia ecosystem.

  • An update on wPOKT v2 was released, confirming its launch on Arbitrum by the end of April.

GOVERNANCE

  • PEP-71 was proposed to expand the POKT x Encode Club partnership.

  • Voting on PEP-70 was initiated to assist ex-Nodes For All stakers.

  • The DAO approved PEP-69, continuing our partnership with Messari for insightful reporting of POKT Network.

GATEWAYS

  • Our OG Gateway Grove shared exciting updates in this week’s View From The Grove: support for Rollchains data retrieval, development of a specs library for RAG developers complete with a testing endpoint, and more.

  • Nodies enhanced the Gateway Server with a notable QoSNode feature, aiding node operators.

  • Liquify announced their participation in Infura’s Decentralized Infrastructure Network (DIN) initiative.

COMMUNITY

  • POKT AI Lab’s debut report unveiled a Local-Net proof of concept with LLMs and Diffusion Models.

MUST WATCH

  • Our very own @Adrienne on an episode of The Deep Dive discussing all things POKT Network and what makes it the RPC Base Layer. Check it out in this week’s Must Watch.
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MUST LISTEN

  • This week’s Must Listen is the Space with our own @b3n and Near Digital Collective delving into the topic of decentralized governance and how to make governance more inclusive.

MUST READ

  • Check out the DePIN report by Blockworks Research, this week’s Must Read, exploring the impact of Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks.

    Don’t miss the Space to delve deeper into the DePIN report. Set your reminders!
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EVENT OF THE WEEK

  • The week’s standout moment, as voted by the community, was the announcement of Celestia support!

That wraps up another Week In POKT.

This Week in POKT (April 13th)

PROTOCOL

  • We announced the addition of 3 new Gateways, with Developer DAO, Raid Guild, and Chainstack joining the Gatewayverse.

GOVERNANCE

  • A new proposal was made to use 60K OP, 75K ARB, and 750K $POKT custodied by PNF on behalf of the DAO to fund a retroactive grant program.

GATEWAYS

ECOSYSTEM

  • Community members joined the Quick Grants program to kickstart research into a 1-click solution for POKT, establish a community Hub in Japan, and more.

MUST LISTEN

  • This week’s must-listen is the insightful discussion we hosted on the Bblockworks Research DePIN report, joined by Sal, Jonathan Victor, Michael Sothan, and our very own @Dermot. Listen here
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EVENT OF THE WEEK

  • The standout event of the week was the expansion of the Gatewayverse with 3 new additions.

And that concludes another Week in POKT.

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This Week in POKT (April 20th)

GATEWAYS

  • It was a busy week for the team at Grove. Head of Protocol @olshansky participated as a panelist at Princeton, they launched support for Fraxtal and more. Get the scoop in the week’s View from the Grove

  • Nodies unveiled an upcoming update to the Gateway Server kit, adding Quality of Service checks for 3 chains.

  • Liquify announced support for Dusk with a Testnet node and began management of Maya Protocol’s RPC infrastructure. Read their weekly recap.

GOVERNANCE

ECOSYSTEM

MUST READ

  • This week’s must-read is our insights on how POKT Network could revolutionize communications infra for AI and blockchain.

MUST ATTEND

  • This week’s must-attend event is our upcoming DePIN meetup alongside Peaq Network, Hot Spotty & Streamr, focusing on all things Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks.

EVENT OF THE WEEK

  • The week’s standout moment of the week was the launch of the community Hub in Japan. See poll

And that concludes another week in POKT.

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This Week in POKT (April 27th)

PROTOCOL

  • Following a one-month grace period for a smooth transition, the final phase of PUP-33: SPACE was implemented. The BlockByteSize parameter was increased from 12MB to 16MB to facilitate the onboarding of new gateways and chains.

GATEWAYS

  • Liquify, POKT’s 3rd Gateway, officially announced going live with beta testing currently underway. If you’re interested in joining as a beta tester, fill out the Liquify Portal BETA waitlist
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  • Grove introduced a new feature, showcasing real-time usage data.

  • Porters joined the #GG20 round for funding as Open Source Software nominees. You can contribute here.

GOVERNANCE

  • The proposal to renew and strengthen the partnership between POKT Network and Encode Club was approved, along with the proposal to launch Retroactive POKT Goods Funding . More details on the RPGF here.

  • The DAO also approved an initiative to assist Nodes4All stakers with their refunds.

ECOSYSTEM

MUST LISTEN

  • This week’s must-listen is the first in a series of deep dives Into the Gatewayverse, featuring insights from our Gateway operators at Liquify and DevDAO. Recap here

EVENT OF THE WEEK

  • The event that took this week’s trophy was Liquify’s Gateway official launch,

That’s all for this Week In POKT.

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This Week In POKT (May the 4th :crossed_swords:)

PROTOCOL

  • This week marked one year since the mainnet launch of Sui Network and the start of our decentralized support for the chain.

  • It also marked 2 years since we enabled decentralized and unstoppable access to Fantom

  • Our friends at Encode Club officially announced POKT Network as their preffered RPC provider.

GATEWAYS

ECOSYSTEM

  • The POKT Japan Hub hosted their first X Space event, exploring DePIN.

MUST-WATCH

  • The first must watch of this week is the recording of the Builder All Hands meeting, showcasing an exciting demo of the Liquify Gateway and a teaser from DevDAO. Watch it here.

  • Another must-watch is the recording of the DePIN drinks event we hosted with our friends at Hotspotty, Streamr, and Peaq Network, where we explored the potential of DePIN.

MUST LISTEN

  • This week’s must-listen is our X Space delving into our Retro POKT Goods Funding with @juanbugeth, @sejal_rekhan, and our very own @Dermot . Check it out.

MUST READ

EVENT OF THE WEEK

  • The standout moment of the week was Liquify’s first gateway fee payment.

That concludes another eventful Week In POKT.

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This Week In POKT (May 11th)

PROTOCOL

GATEWAYS

ECOSYSTEM

MUST LISTEN

  • This week’s Must Listen is the Space where we discussed Shannon’s upcoming Testnet launch. We took a trip down memory lane and delved deep into Shannon’s capabilities.

MUST READ

  • This week’s Must Read is the blog post discussing the launch of Shannon, complete with an updated Mainnet timeline.

EVENT OF THE WEEK

  • The stand out moment of the week was the release of the Shannon blog marking the beginning of the Shannon era.

That concludes another Week In POKT.

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This Week In POKT (May 18th)

PROTOCOL

• During the recent Builders All Hands, our Head of Protocol, @olshansky, demoed the developer environment for Shannon in preparation for its public testnet launch. Watch the full demo here

GATEWAYS

  • Grove spotlighted #Solana in their latest Chain Spotlight episode.

  • Porters’ Benedictvs was announced as a speaker at ETH Belgrade.

  • Grove and Porters shared plans to onboard more chains at the Ecosystem Office Hours.

GOVERNANCE

ECOSYSTEM

  • The submissions window for Retro POKT Goods Funding opened. The aim is to get funds in the hands of impact creators so they can keep building and delivering impact.

  • POKTscan unveiled new features providing global visibility of gateways on the POKT Network ecosystem, and more.

  • Our own @ArtSabintsev spoke on the future of bridging UX at #EthDC.

MUST READ

EVENT OF THE WEEK

  • The standout moment of the week was the Demo of Shannon’s testnet tooling for devs.

And that’s all folks!

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This Week in POKT (May 25th)

PROTOCOL

  • We celebrated the 2-year anniversary of supporting NEAR Protocol. Over 900 million NEAR relays processed by POKT Network.

GOVERNANCE

  • CREDS 1.1 was published to provide additional discussion time to refine and agree on governance principles for POKT.

GATEWAYS

ECOSYSTEM

EVENT OF THE WEEK

  • The Marketing update & Chainstack’s first set of traffic both tied for the Event of the Week’s trophy. POLL

REMINDER

Less than a week left to apply for the Retro POKT Goods Funding. Apply here: Retro POKT Goods Funding

That’s a wrap for this Week in POKT.

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This Week In POKT (June 1st)

PROTOCOL

  • Shannon Testnet has launched! In Alpha 1, community members and developers can explore testnet resources. Devs can contribute through open bounties, while operators can deploy Suppliers and Gateways.

  • Taiko was allowlisted onto the protocol, expanding our list of supported blockchains.

  • We celebrated two years of supporting Evmos with decentralized infrastructure.

GATEWAYS

ECOSYSTEM

  • wPOKT LP incentives were extended for another 90 days, with efforts underway to launch wPOKT on more chains.

  • The POKTscan team released new features for the explorer.

  • The third report from the POKT AI Lab team was published.

MUST LISTEN

MUST WATCH

  • This week’s Must Watch featured our own @Dermot_Oriordan talking about all things DePIN on the Talking Tokens podcast.

EVENT OF THE WEEK

That’s a wrap for this Week in POKT.

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This Week in POKT (June 8th)

PROTOCOL

  • Network traffic increased by 11% compared to the previous week, setting a new weekly relay count record for 2024. This follows the highest monthly relay count since October, recorded in May.

GATEWAYS

  • The first set of relays from the PORTERS Gateway was processed by the network. There are now five active POKT Gateways.

GOVERNANCE

  • We received a review of the recent POKT Network Foundation board meeting.

ECOSYSTEM

MUST LISTEN

  • This week’s must-listen is a deep dive into the current Retro PGF round with LauMaMu, Feems, Grendel, and @b3n . We gained insights into the application and voting process and received an introduction to the POKT Impact Hub.

MUST READ

  • This week’s must-read is from @Dermot , highlighting the potential of decentralized infrastructure to create a more competitive, open, and user-friendly internet.

EVENT OF THE WEEK

  • The event that took the week’s EOTW trophy was the weekly relay high of 2024!

That’s a wrap for This Week In POKT.

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