What if verified human knowledge was the
basis of currency?
THE PROBLEM
Modern currency is backed only by national
trust. Meanwhile, people with real knowledge
— scientists, engineers, marketers, doctors
— are systemically underrewarded compared
to influencers and content creators.
THE IDEA
POK is a decentralized economic system
where AI evaluates the accuracy, originality,
and feasibility of knowledge articles —
then sets a price. Tokens are minted ONLY
when someone purchases the article.
Pure demand-driven issuance.
HOW IT WORKS
1. User writes a detailed knowledge article
(any verifiable field: science, marketing,
medicine, law, engineering, etc.)
2. AI scores it: accuracy 30%, originality
30%, feasibility 25%, completeness 15%
3. Article is listed with a preview (20-30%)
4. When a buyer purchases → tokens mint
5. Auto-split: Author 70% / 10 contributors
x1% / Server 10% / Dev team 10%
6. 10 supplement comment slots open
(original content disclosure =
immediate token forfeiture)
KEY DIFFERENTIATORS
- No pre-minting. Tokens only exist when
real demand exists.
- Covers ALL verifiable knowledge fields,
not just hard science. Marketing is
behavioral psychology. Sales is game
theory. Pricing is behavioral economics.
- Knowledge Cell structure: max 10
supplement slots, permanently closed
once filled. Scarcity creates value.
- Dual token: POK-I (internal use) and
POK-E (convertible externally),
preventing speculation.
WHY NOW
Bittensor proved AI-evaluated contribution
can be tokenized. Ocean Protocol proved
data can be traded. Nobody has built the
complete cycle: human writing → AI pricing
→ purchase-triggered minting → knowledge
marketplace.
LOOKING FOR
Blockchain developers, AI engineers, and
anyone who believes knowledge should be
the basis of economic value.
POK (Proof of Knowledge) — Whitepaper
What if verified human knowledge was the basis of currency?
THE PROBLEM Modern currency is backed only by national trust. Meanwhile, people with real knowledge — scientists, engineers, marketers, doctors — are systemically underrewarded compared to influencers and content creators.
THE IDEA POK is a decentralized economic system where AI evaluates the accuracy, originality, and feasibility of knowledge articles — then sets a price. Tokens are minted ONLY when someone purchases the article. Pure demand-driven issuance.
HOW IT WORKS 1. User writes a detailed knowledge article (any verifiable field: science, marketing, medicine, law, engineering, etc.) 2. AI scores it: accuracy 30%, originality 30%, feasibility 25%, completeness 15% 3. Article is listed with a preview (20-30%) 4. When a buyer purchases → tokens mint 5. Auto-split: Author 70% / 10 contributors x1% / Server 10% / Dev team 10% 6. 10 supplement comment slots open (original content disclosure = immediate token forfeiture)
KEY DIFFERENTIATORS - No pre-minting. Tokens only exist when real demand exists. - Covers ALL verifiable knowledge fields, not just hard science. Marketing is behavioral psychology. Sales is game theory. Pricing is behavioral economics. - Knowledge Cell structure: max 10 supplement slots, permanently closed once filled. Scarcity creates value. - Dual token: POK-I (internal use) and POK-E (convertible externally), preventing speculation.
WHY NOW Bittensor proved AI-evaluated contribution can be tokenized. Ocean Protocol proved data can be traded. Nobody has built the complete cycle: human writing → AI pricing → purchase-triggered minting → knowledge marketplace.
LOOKING FOR Blockchain developers, AI engineers, and anyone who believes knowledge should be the basis of economic value.
Full whitepaper: [https://paragraph.com/@pok-whitepaper/pok-proof-of-knowledge...]