George Town, Cayman Islands, February 10th, 2025,
Chainwire
Pocket
Network has announced the six teams selected for the Winter
2025 cohort of the Pocket Gateway Accelerator Program (PGAT). These
projects are building decentralized gateways that redefine how
applications interact with open data by using the Shannon
Upgrade on Pocket Network.
The selected teams—Reppo Labs, Verve AI, SwanBlocks, Developer
DAO Cloud, Pattern, and Vistia—will focus on developing
infrastructure solutions aimed at enhancing decentralized data
access. Their work will culminate in Demo Day this April, where
they will showcase their progress to the broader Web3
ecosystem.
Introducing the Winter 2025 PGAT Cohort
- Reppo Labs: Building a
Data-AI Coordination Network, allowing data owners
and AI agents to collaborate seamlessly through Shannon’s
permissionless gateways.
- Verve AI: An
AI-powered on-chain research platform, delivering
real-time insights for institutional investors and portfolio
managers.
- SwanBlocks: A backend
and tooling platform for AI agents, making
blockchain interactions seamless for businesses.
- Developer DAO Cloud (D_D
Cloud): Focused on high-performance
decentralized infrastructure, providing developer teams
access to decentralized storage and compute networks.
- Pattern: Developing
an agentic RAG gateway, enabling AI-driven
applications to retrieve both real-time on-chain and off-chain
data.
- Vistia: An
AI-driven trading bot platform, leveraging
decentralized data signals and social gateways for real-time market
intelligence.
“These teams are changing the game when it comes to
building with open data on Shannon. From AI agents to high
performance infrastructure for LLMs, our Winter 2025 cohort is
doing amazing work in a burgeoning field,” said Michael O’Rourke,
Co-Founder Of Pocket Network,
For developers integrating decentralized data into their
applications, this program provides both funding and infrastructure
support without requiring equity. The Pocket Gateway Accelerator
Program offers technical grants to incentivize builders. The
projects accepted will receive:
- $5K upfront upon acceptance.
- $20K over 12 months upon successful
integration of a Shannon-based gateway.
- Technical support from the Pocket team.
- Exposure through Demo Day and community
events.
The Impact of the Shannon Upgrade on
Builders
The Shannon Upgrade, named in tribute to
information theory pioneer Claude Shannon,
introduces new capabilities for developers building on Pocket
Network:
- Permissionless Gateways: Open access to
decentralized data flows across applications, eliminating reliance
on centralized APIs.
- Open Data Layer: Extending Pocket’s
infrastructure beyond blockchain data to LLMs, privacy
protocols, and decentralized social networks.
- LLM Integration: Builders can tap into
large language models (LLMs) like DeepSeek via
decentralized infrastructure, ensuring privacy and
reliability.
- Privacy Protocols: Support for encrypted
communication, decentralized identity, and zero-knowledge proofs
for enhanced security.
- Decentralized Social Protocols: Enabling
social platforms where users retain sovereignty over their data and
interactions.
"The Shannon upgrade is transforming real-time
blockchain data access with unprecedented speed and reliability,"
said Sai P, Founder of Verve AI. "For our AI analytics platform,
Pocket Network's infrastructure enables us to deliver instant
cross-chain insights, making complex blockchain analysis as simple
as having a conversation."
About Pocket
Pocket
Network's mission is to provide the world with unstoppable
open-source infrastructure. We aim to empower developers with
access to any public data anywhere in a reliable, performant, and
cost-effective manner.
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