Question 1

What is Pokat?

Accepted Answer

Pokat is a closed-loop workspace where a freelancer and their client run a whole project from one shareable URL — brief, files, messages, comments, signed approval, and payment — replacing the WhatsApp + Drive + Word + bank-app chain.

Question 2

Who is Pokat for?

Accepted Answer

Freelancers and the corporate clients who pay them. It is infrastructure for clients a freelancer already has, not a marketplace to find new ones.

Question 3

How does Pokat handle payments?

Accepted Answer

The client pays a normal card or bank checkout. Behind the scenes the fiat converts to USDC and is held in an on-chain escrow contract; when the client releases (or a 14-day timelock fires) an atomic split pays the freelancer and the Pokat treasury in one transaction.

Question 4

Is Pokat custodial? Does it hold my money?

Accepted Answer

No. Pokat is non-custodial and holds no key over escrowed funds. Money sits in the escrow contract until the buyer releases it or the timelock fires. Pokat only controls its own treasury wallet, which receives the platform fee.

Question 5

What does Pokat cost?

Accepted Answer

Free tier is $0/month with a 6% seller fee and 3% buyer fee. Pro is $19/month with a 3% seller fee and 3% buyer fee. Both fees are always shown as separate line items, never hidden in one total.

Question 6

Does the client need an account?

Accepted Answer

No. The client never signs up or installs an app. The project URL itself is the access token — open it to view the work, comment, approve, and pay.