As part of our modular governance upgrade, we delved into the potential of reputation-based governance in our recent thread and blog post. READ HERE
COMMUNITY
The Pocket Open Priority initiative received four exceptional submissions from Liquify, Raid Guild, Decentralized Authority, and SpaceBelt LLC. These submissions are focused on building open-source gateway references. View them here OPEN PRIORITY: Gateway Demo
The RaidGuild and Liquify teams were selected for the Pocket Open Priority’s Gateway demo project. Read more on the reasoning behind the decision: OPEN PRIORITY: Gateway Demo - #7 by JackALaing
Two new Sockets were opened to expand our reach and boost awareness in the Korean and Chinese communities. This relaunches both our Korean and Chinese hubs. Sockets - Pocket Network Forum
Tune in to the Space with Grove’s @ArtSabintsev and Radix’s Jacob & Ben as they delve into the exciting details of the recent collaboration. An absolute must-listen. Set your reminder: https://x.com/i/spaces/1djxXNDjjkkGZ
EVENT OF THE WEEK
This week’s standout event was never in doubt and the poll demonstrated it, with the Grove x Radix collaboration storming to the top spot!!
There you have it, another Week in POKT neatly wrapped up!
During this week’s Ecosystem Office Hours, our Head of Protocol, @olshansky, updated us on the State of the Protocol, including the eagerly awaited Shannon timeline. Exciting timeline below
Grove’s @ArtSabintsev joined the Radix team to discuss their recent partnership. It was an insightful discussion. Listen in: Radix x Grove
COMMUNITY
The 3rd Era Cycle report was published, highlighting accomplishments from the new brand strategy and visual identity to the launch of the Gateway Kit. ERA CYCLE III
Don’t miss our compelling piece explaining why we’re bullish about 2024! The Year Shannon
MUST LISTEN
Our next must-listen is RockTree Capital’s OG Talks, featuring industry leaders and our own @Dermot_Oriordan, discussing Web3 Infrastructure. Set your reminder. RockTree OG Talks Series
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
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.
V1 of the Ecosystem Dashboard went live, serving as a hub to monitor the ecosystem’s health and activities, thanks to Together Crew. Explore the dashboard: All Things POKT
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.
That’s another eventful week in the Year of Shannon neatly wrapped up!
Our friends at Messari unveiled their Q4 State of POKT Network report, offering insights into our growth and performance. State of POKT Network Q4 2023 | Messari
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
GATEWAYS
We were excited to announce that POKT Network’s next and 3rd Gateway will be operated by Liquify.
8 new bounties were launched, covering everything from POKT Emoji Designs to Data Scraping, fueling creativity and innovation within the POKT community.
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.
The Morse upgrade to RC-0.11.1 was successful and smooth. Morse now has the right economic incentives for node operators to support AI inference and LLMs.
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
@katerinaproposed enhancing the POKT Network x Encode Club partnership by launching a POKT Educate Series and establishing POKT as a preferred RPC provider.
COMMUNITY
@RawthiL and the PNYX team initiated a Quick Grant to kickstart research and development on the Quality of Service of Machine Learning models deployed in the POKT Network.
The POKTscan website was updated to accommodate all the new features made possible by the upgrade to RC-0.11.1.
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.
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.
The DAO commenced voting on PEP-67 to boost POKT’s liquidity. If approved, $3m in POKT will be lent to market makers to achieve a 2% depth of $50K+ across all exchanges where POKT is listed.
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.
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!
The second must-watch is our own @adrienne_adz, discussing how dPRCs are addressing numerous infrastructure issues with the power of DePIN on the DePIN hub podcast.
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.
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.
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.
Chainstack made their first contribution to the Gateway Server since joining the Gatewayverse.
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
EVENT OF THE WEEK
The standout event of the week was the expansion of the Gatewayverse with 3 new additions.
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
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.
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
Grove introduced a new feature, showcasing real-time usage data.
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
The report outlining ERA Cycle 4 accomplishments was published.
The POKT Japan Community Hub announced their upcoming DePIN Space.
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,
Nodies unveiled a new feature during the Builder’s All Hands. This feature enables their gateway users to route their traffic to POKT Network for chains that the gateway doesn’t support.
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
This week’s must-read is the State of POKT Network Q1 2024 from Messari Crypto, highlighting the protocol’s growth and gateway strategy.
MUST READ
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