POAP: The platform will enter maintenance mode starting March 16 and will no longer undergo active development.

PANews, March 13 – The official digital badge platform POAP announced that, due to limited growth and failure to expand into broader infrastructure, POAP has decided to shift the current platform into maintenance mode starting March 16, 2026. At that time, new issuers will not be able to access the issuing interface, while existing issuers can continue using current tools. Previously created POAPs will remain intact, the collector interface will not be affected, and APIs and existing integrations will continue to operate, but the platform will no longer be actively developed and some operations may slow down due to reduced resources.

POAP stated that operating the platform made them realize that digital collectibles are still an emerging medium, and existing tools often reflect the constraints of their system architecture rather than community needs. Future efforts will focus on developing open collectible standards and providing platforms for standardized implementation, to sustainably support truly permissionless collectible creation models.

Previously, in January 2022, Ethereum NFT badge application POAP completed a $10 million financing round.