Pro Crypto: Pocket Network

Published on: March 23rd, 2022

In this month’s Deep Dive, the Delphi team digs into the Pocket Network — a decentralized API for blockchains that aims to bridge the gap between Web3’s decentralized, censorship-resistant ethos and users’ needs for centralized platforms that simplify their client/server interface. Tell us what you think about this issue. Join the conversation on the Pro Crypto Discord.

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    Sam F.
    4 April 2022 @ 20:01
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    Lots of FUD against infura and other centralized node providers in this. It also bears mentioning that POKT also sponsored a very similar write up from the good folks at Messari. Exactly the same story and talking points. From my POV POKT is a proxy layer between my app / wallet and blockchains. We can easily solve accessibility issues by assigning fallback RPC nodes, there by completely obviating the need for something like POKT. I have annotated this PDF with my thoughts and saved it for posterity. In my opinion POKT is a solution in search of a problem. This write up and the one at Messari attempt to FUD centralized providers to make a case for their complex, poorly incentivized solution. They specifically cite a config mistake that prevented Venezuelan users from using MetaMask. This particular problem was resolved in a matter of hours. Story here: - https://newblock.news/infura-mistakenly-leaves-venezuelan-users-without-metamask-support/