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Published in Pocket Network

·Apr 29, 2021

Since Pocket’s mainnet launch, node operators have generated 10M POKT in network revenue that has…

Since Pocket’s mainnet launch, node operators have generated 10M POKT in network revenue that has been distributed by the protocol among nodes, block producers, and the Pocket DAO. After several months of keeping this news under wraps, we’re excited to finally share the story: After 6 months, we concluded our public sale in January totaling $9.3M with strategic purchasers including Blockchain.com, Eden Block, DACM, and over 200 other node runners to power decentralized data infrastructure for Web 3.0…

Blockchain Infrastructure

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Since Pocket’s mainnet launch, node operators have generated 10M POKT in network revenue that has…
Since Pocket’s mainnet launch, node operators have generated 10M POKT in network revenue that has…
Blockchain Infrastructure

3 min read


Published in Pocket Network

·May 20, 2020

Why Pocket Is Excited to Integrate with Solana

While visiting San Francisco for SFBW in 2017 I discovered a new revolutionary blockchain, Solana. My co-founder, Luis, messaged me with excitement about the Proof of History concept they were innovating on. We began chatting about the grand experiment going on between sharding and composability. …

Solana

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Why Pocket Is Excited to Integrate with Solana
Why Pocket Is Excited to Integrate with Solana
Solana

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Published in Pocket Network

·Feb 12, 2020

Pocket Economic Paper Release

Alongside our public testnet release, we are extremely excited to release the full overview of Pocket’s economic model. …

Blockchain

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Pocket Economic Paper Release
Pocket Economic Paper Release
Blockchain

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Published in Pocket Network

·Jan 2, 2020

Pocket Year In Review

It’s the start of a new decade, and now is as good a time as any to reflect on what we’ve accomplished to date. …

Blockchain

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Pocket Year In Review
Pocket Year In Review
Blockchain

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Published in Pocket Network

·Nov 25, 2019

The BOSI Stack

Blockchain Open System Interoperable Stack — The physical world has many constraints. Each jurisdiction has its own rules, language and currency. Since the inception of the internet in the 90’s, we’ve had amorphous digital businesses and locations whose owners decide the currency, rules of engagement and boundaries within these new digital jurisdictions. Web3 as an ideology…

Blockchain

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The BOSI Stack
The BOSI Stack
Blockchain

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Published in Pocket Network

·Nov 4, 2019

Whitepaper Version 0.3.0 Release.

With updated Mainnet Specs, Economics, and Governance info. What is Pocket Network? Pocket is a protocol that incentivizes people to run full nodes for any blockchain. …

Blockchain

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Whitepaper Version 0.3.0 Release.
Whitepaper Version 0.3.0 Release.
Blockchain

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Published in Pocket Network

·May 17, 2019

Cryptonetworks will challenge infrastructure monopolies

Amazon Web Services (AWS) impact on the global economy and the startup ecosystem has been transformational. In the 1990’s, “in order for a web-based company to exist, the table stakes were about $2-to-$3 million.” according to Om Malik. Today, AWS allows you to rent a server for less than $100/month…

Cloud Computing

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Cryptonetworks will challenge infrastructure monopolies
Cryptonetworks will challenge infrastructure monopolies
Cloud Computing

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Published in Aion

·Feb 20, 2019

The Next Wave

We’ve gone through two major cycles that have resulted in a significant explosion of the number of cryptocurrencies in existence. The first being Bitcoin, which has led to many forks, ranging from small configuration changes such as Litecoin to innovations of much bolder magnitude such as Dash and Decred. The…

Blockchain

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The Next Wave
The Next Wave
Blockchain

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Published in Pocket Network

·Jul 6, 2018

Buenos Aires release 0.3

It’s been a busy Summer so far for the Pocket team, and we’ve got some exciting updates including new additions to the Pocket family, and a surprise augmented reality Decentralized Application called BANANO Quest that we can’t wait to share with everybody! BANANO Quest- ETH Buenos Aires We had the pleasure of participating in the…

Blockchain

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Buenos Aires release 0.3
Buenos Aires release 0.3
Blockchain

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Jun 18, 2018

Leave a voice note for your Representative

After asking myself, “What can I do?” in frustration so many times when another shooting happens or some bill is put on the floor I disagree with, I was inspired by what happened during the attempt to push the bill that was supposed to repeal the Affordable Care Act last…

Telegram

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Telegram

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Michael O'Rourke

Michael O'Rourke

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