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POK: A Knowledge Economy Where Verified Human Knowledge Mints Currency

https://paragraph.com/@pok-whitepaper/pok-proof-of-knowledge-%E2%80%94-a-decentralized-knowledge-economy?referrer=0xd09c307d09C8d45c55CC19b854014aF366D12D7a
2•sihwan•1h ago

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sihwan•1h ago
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...]

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