Proof of Existence 1.0<br />
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<br />
A team at Bitcoin Magazine, the birthplace of Ethereum, brainstorms a platform to timestamp and tokenize published articles.
November 2016
Joining BTC Labs<br />
Po.et joins BTC Labs, an incubator for blockchain technology projects run by BTC Inc.
December 2016
Initial Kickoff<br />
The Po.et team meets in the U.S. to outline the initial architecture of the network.
December 2016
Seed Funding<br />
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<br />
Lautaro Dragan and Álvaro Crespo join the Po.et team to develop the Alpha release.
February 2017
Colombia<br />
Development team spends a month together in Colombia to kick off the Alpha release development cycle.
March 2017
LTB Partnership<br />
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<br />
The Po.et Authenticator App enters the App Store to provide secure identity solutions.
April 2017
Po.et Foundation Established<br />
The Po.et Foundation is established in Singapore.<br />
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Blockchain Proofs Recognized<br />
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<br />
The Po.et publisher tool is unveiled at the Maven Media Summit in Seattle, Washington.<br />
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Jeff Garzik Joins Advisory Board<br />
A Bitcoin Core developer, Garzik comes on board as technology advisor to Po.et.<br />
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Konstantin Richter Joins Po.et<br />
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<br />
Jaxx, a leading digital asset wallet, signs on to become a wallet provider for the Po.et token.<br />
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Po.et Raises $1M<br />
Po.et raises $1 million in funding from angel investors and strategic partners.<br />
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Po.et Testnet Goes LivePo.et launches a public testnet with initial alpha partner Bitcoin Magazine.
July 2017
First Publishers Integrate Po.et<br />
Coin Speaker, the Merkle and other publishers join Po.et as alpha partners.
August 2017
The Po.et Token Sale Begins<br />
The Po.et token sale begins, with a goal of raising $10 million to further develop the platform.
September 2017
Integrate With CMS Platforms<br />
Po.et integrates with existing CMS platforms such as Wordpress using an open API.<br />
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Standard Metadata Schema<br />
Using existing Schema.org data, Po.et will support a standardized metadata format for digital assets.
October 2017
Version Control and Edit Logs<br />
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<br />
The Po.et Authenticator App will allow users to sign digital transactions and view porfolios.
February 2018
Identity Management<br />
User profiles and multi-signature permission for access and control of assets on the Po.et network.
April 2018
Licensing Marketplace<br />
Po.et will support custom content licenses, in addition to Creative Commons and other industry standards.
July 2018
Revenue Sharing<br />
Multiple owners for a digital asset can share in the profits and licensing revenue from that asset.
September 2018
Payment Channels<br />
Payment channel support will enable frictionless and instant micropayments.
October 2018
Asset Marketplace<br />
The Po.et content marketplace launches with 20+ integrated publishers.
January 2019
Immutable Portfolio<br />
This feature will enable content creators to maintain an immutable record of digital assets across different publications.
February 2019
E-book Registry<br />
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<br />
While Po.et only supported written content initially, the platform now supports adding graphics to the network.
August 2019
Open, Decentralized Marketplace<br />
Po.et will open the digital media asset marketplace to all content creators, publishers, editors and other interested parties.
October 2019
SEO Liquidity<br />
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<br />
Developers are able to build and deploy smart contracts and other DApps that interact with the Po.et network.
February 2020
Audio Support<br />
Users can now register sound clips, podcasts and music to the Po.et platform.
April 2020
Reputation System<br />
Po.et will integrate a reputation and dispute resolution system to combat spam or fraud on the network.
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