Proof of Existence 1.0
Manuel Araoz and Esteban Ordano, Po.et CTO, create one of the first non-financial blockchain applications: a website where users can upload a document and hash it into the Bitcoin blockchain.
October 2016
Original Idea for Po.et
A team at Bitcoin Magazine, the birthplace of Ethereum, brainstorms a platform to timestamp and tokenize published articles.
November 2016
Joining BTC Labs
Po.et joins BTC Labs, an incubator for blockchain technology projects run by BTC Inc.
December 2016
Initial Kickoff
The Po.et team meets in the U.S. to outline the initial architecture of the network.
December 2016
Seed Funding
The Po.et team travels to Shanghai to meet with investors and raise seed capital to pave the way for "The Future of Media."
January 2017
Development Team Grows
Lautaro Dragan and รlvaro Crespo join the Po.et team to develop the Alpha release.
February 2017
Colombia
Development team spends a month together in Colombia to kick off the Alpha release development cycle.
March 2017
LTB Partnership
BTC Media acquires Let's Talk Bitcoin and converts existing LTB token balances to Po.et tokens.
March 2017
The Po.et Authenticator App Enters Beta
The Po.et Authenticator App enters the App Store to provide secure identity solutions.
April 2017
Po.et Foundation Established
The Po.et Foundation is established in Singapore.
Blockchain Proofs Recognized
The State of Arizona recognizes that electronic signatures using blockchain technology and smart contracts are valid, legal contracts and records.
May 2017
Po.et Officially Revealed
The Po.et publisher tool is unveiled at the Maven Media Summit in Seattle, Washington.
Jeff Garzik Joins Advisory Board
A Bitcoin Core developer, Garzik comes on board as technology advisor to Po.et.
Konstantin Richter Joins Po.et
A veteran of the media industry, Richter brings many years of experience to a business development role, engaging publishers for Po.et.
June 2017
Jaxx Announced as Custodian Partner
Jaxx, a leading digital asset wallet, signs on to become a wallet provider for the Po.et token.
Po.et Raises $1M
Po.et raises $1 million in funding from angel investors and strategic partners.
Po.et Testnet Goes LivePo.et launches a public testnet with initial alpha partner Bitcoin Magazine.
July 2017
First Publishers Integrate Po.et
Coin Speaker, the Merkle and other publishers join Po.et as alpha partners.
August 2017
The Po.et Token Sale Begins
The Po.et token sale begins, with a goal of raising $10 million to further develop the platform.
September 2017
Integrate With CMS Platforms
Po.et integrates with existing CMS platforms such as Wordpress using an open API.
Standard Metadata Schema
Using existing Schema.org data, Po.et will support a standardized metadata format for digital assets.
October 2017
Version Control and Edit Logs
Publishers and readers will be able to view different versions of assets through time, each with an immutable timestamp.
November 2017
Po.et Authenticator App Launches
The Po.et Authenticator App will allow users to sign digital transactions and view porfolios.
February 2018
Identity Management
User profiles and multi-signature permission for access and control of assets on the Po.et network.
April 2018
Licensing Marketplace
Po.et will support custom content licenses, in addition to Creative Commons and other industry standards.
July 2018
Revenue Sharing
Multiple owners for a digital asset can share in the profits and licensing revenue from that asset.
September 2018
Payment Channels
Payment channel support will enable frictionless and instant micropayments.
October 2018
Asset Marketplace
The Po.et content marketplace launches with 20+ integrated publishers.
January 2019
Immutable Portfolio
This feature will enable content creators to maintain an immutable record of digital assets across different publications.
February 2019
E-book Registry
Po.et's standard e-book metadata format will provide a less costly, open system for e-book publication similar to today's ISBN codes.
July 2019
Image and Video Support
While Po.et only supported written content initially, the platform now supports adding graphics to the network.
August 2019
Open, Decentralized Marketplace
Po.et will open the digital media asset marketplace to all content creators, publishers, editors and other interested parties.
October 2019
SEO Liquidity
Using Po.et, publishers have a transparent price discovery tool to effectively "liquidate" their SEO value for some time interval.
January 2020
Po.et App Platform Launches
Developers are able to build and deploy smart contracts and other DApps that interact with the Po.et network.
February 2020
Audio Support
Users can now register sound clips, podcasts and music to the Po.et platform.
April 2020
Reputation System
Po.et will integrate a reputation and dispute resolution system to combat spam or fraud on the network.
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