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...]