The POKT Builder's All Hands are always fire! 

The recent one had a deep dive into Morse (POKT's current v0) and Shannon (POKT's next version).

The main focus was on Suppliers, formerly known as Servicers, and how they will be tweaked to be more inclusive in Shannon.

Breakdown below 🧵

In Morse, on average, Suppliers need to run 15 chains in a minimum of 3 regions and 100 nodes to break even.

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The entire community's subconscious fused into a single consciousness. 

All things $Pokt and POKTNetwork.

This prevents chain-specific specialists from joining POKT and puts a strain on indie node runners.

In Shannon, by adjusting or removing the MaxChains parameter and Geo-Mesh, Suppliers could run 1 chain in 1 region and 2 nodes to break even.

This would open up many use cases for POKT and make node running more inclusive.

A more inclusive reward model is also being explored

The model would introduce a revenue stream for data sources (the clients or the underlying chains that nodes connect to)

For example, Polygon Foundation would receive a portion of the rewards generated from Polygon's traffic.

This would incentivize Chain foundations to integrate with POKT and ensures they benefit from their own developments and maintenance efforts.

It would also incentivize new Data Sources on POKT.

Exciting times!!!

Now, some protocol updates shared during the call.

Shannon Development:

- Shannon's private testnet has launched. Focus is on establishing the basics of Shannon. Tests are already ongoing, with some suppliers submitting claims.

- Public testnet scheduled for April.

Morse:

- SPACE proposal approved by the DAO. This allows us to increase the block size and also increase the amount of relays required to submit a claim to reduce bloat.

More on SPACE here:

Morse:

- SPACE proposal approved by the DAO. This allows us to increase the block size and also increase the amount of relays required to submit a claim to reduce bloat.

More on SPACE here: https://forum.pokt.network/t/pup-33-scale-parameters-and-capacity-for-evolution-space/5104?u=poktnews