POAP, the blockchain-based platform that turned event attendance into digital collectibles, is entering maintenance mode — ending active development on its current platform after nearly seven years as a fixture of the Web3 community.
In a post on X, POAP co-founder and general manager Isabel Gonzalez announced that starting March 16, 2026, new issuers will no longer be able to create POAPs through the platform’s issuer interfaces. Existing issuers, integrations, and collector-facing tools will continue to function, but the platform itself will no longer receive active development.
“Some operations may also run more slowly as we reduce the resources allocated to the service,” Gonzalez wrote.
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