POAP
POAP, short for "Proof of Attendance Protocol," allows you to mint memories as digital mementos we call "POAPs." Give POAPs to people for sharing a memory with you.
POAP, short for "Proof of Attendance Protocol," allows you to mint memories as digital mementos we call "POAPs." Give POAPs to people for sharing a memory with you.
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Co-founder and general manager Isabel Gonzalez announced that starting March 16, 2026, new issuers could no longer create POAPs via the platform's issuer interfaces; existing issuers, integrations and collector tools continued to function but the platform ceased active development as the team pivoted to an 'open collectibles' standard.
POAP announced it would start charging commercial clients for its services, ending years of unlimited free minting, citing the need for 'long-term sustainability.'
POAP announced a $10 million seed round led by Archetype with participation from Sapphire Sport, Sound Ventures, The Chernin Group and Advancit Capital, to fund development (e.g., anti-spam) as the platform scaled.
Starting October 1, 2020, new POAPs were minted on the xDai network (later renamed Gnosis Chain) to cut gas fees and scale issuance, with a bridge for collectors to migrate POAPs back to Ethereum mainnet.
Founder Patricio Worthalter (co-founder Isabel Gonzalez) distributed the first POAPs — ERC-721 NFTs — to hackathon attendees via a link, marking the protocol's public debut.