Reshaping the ownership of precious underwater artifacts with NFTs. Introducing PAZAR, the first high value real asset NFT marketplace powered by PO8
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PO8 is a blockchain ecosystem tokenizing the recovery and ownership of underwater artifacts and treasures. Utilizing ERC-721 tokens, also known as Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), PO8 provides a unique way to track and verify ownership of assets. PO8 is also creating a first of its kind curated digital commodity marketplace allowing for the transfer of distinguishable asset backed tokens separately within smart contracts. The real ownership of an asset is now determined by its NFT.
Competing interest groups can’t agree on salvaging and preservation best practices, slowing down the recovery rate of historical artifacts
Recovery expeditions can easily go into the millions, creating a barrier to entry feasible by only a handful of companies with resources.
Selling priceless treasures or artifacts can cost salvage companies, governments and other owners anywhere from 12 to 20% in sales commissions
For the first time ever, anyone from around the world can help in the search and recovery efforts of long lost artifact treasures. Simply participate and complete any of our bounty tasks and earn free tokens. Bounty tasks include but not limited to analyzing data such as sonar, magnetometer, geo mapping, historical records, weather patterns, video feeds and more.
PO8 is creating a first of its kind curated digital commodity marketplace for NFTs powered by PO8 tokens. PO8 token holders will be able to buy, sell, lease, trade, auction and leverage their NFTs using the PAZAR Marketplace.
Recovered artifacts will be digitally imprinted with distinguishable NFTs ensuring the majority artifacts live on the blockchain and physically remain in the custody of the PO8 Foundation for continued studies by the archaeology community, and to be exhibited in various museums worldwide.
Utilizing the Ethereum blockchain and it’s ERC-721 token functionality, PO8 will create NFTs with specifically designed smart contracts containing unique asset data that are cryptographically certified.
Registered and established Bahamian Corporation
Historical Research on Nuestra Senora de las Maravillas, PO8’s maiden exploratory mission
Granted Salvage License by Government of The Bahamas
Assign key advisors
Creation of PO8 Ethereum based smart contract and wallet
Launch private sale
Launch pre-sale
Begin development of MADS Wallet
Begin development of MADS Blockchain Algorithm Database
Launch crowd sale
Exchange Listing
Historical data collection of charts, tides, hurricane and other natural disturbances
Submersible drones to collect structural and metallic underground anomalies
Satellite imaging data collection
MADS Wallet available – beta version
MADS Blockchain Algorithm Database available – beta version
Data mining information collected
MADS token awarded to wallets
PAZAR Digital Commodity Marketplace – Beta Version
Present to Bahamian Government area of interest for commercial salvaging
Salvage teams and divers deployed
Exploratory submersible drones deployed
Salvage teams and divers deployed
Salvage teams and divers search
Continuation of data mining and readjusting area of interest
Matthew is a Bahamian serial entrepreneur and former co-founder of sendmetickets.com, the first English language online ticketing platform in China, acquired by a private equity group in 2012. Subsequently, he turned his interest to cryptocurrencies and became an early adopter by investing in Bitcoin mining. Fluent in Mandarin Chinese, Matthew has served in various China market-entry advisory roles for the likes of Uber and Wework, as well as advising trade missions from The Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Panama and Chile in his role as Council General for Sino-Latam in Beijing. Matthew is an avid public speaker and has lectured on China business culture at leading universities in China and the U.S. He is a graduate of the Tsinghua-MIT Global MBA program.
Anh Nguyen is a softtware engineer with a solid track record in launching startups companies in Vietnam. Prior to joining PO8, Anh served as CEO for Tesse, an AI-based knowledge platform connecting the world’s knowledge into one system and making it accessible to all by searching, connecting and interacting with human beings and artificial intelligence. Anh also serves as Chairman of the Know Foundation, which is developing a two-layered blockchain platform that powers decentralized applications and real world transactions through smart contracts and additional on-chain information.
Raul is a seasoned marketer and entrepreneur with over 20 years work experience in the U.S. and China across various industries such as advertising, technology, journalism and start-ups. He has worked for leading brands such as DDB, Petsmart.com, Knight Ridder Tribune (now McClatchy) and has successfully launched the China division of Weddings Beautiful Worldwide, making it the most trusted learning institution for wedding industry professionals in the country and the most profitable division worldwide. Raul is graduate of Boston College and an avid cryptocurrency investor.
Claudio Bonifacio is a famed historian and author of the book Galleons and Sunken Treasure. With over 30 years experience in archival and historical researcher inside the The Archive of the Indies in Seville, Spain; Claudio brings a wealth of sea research and recovery operations experience, and real life stories about the lost treasures and cultural heritage of Spain and the New World. Claudio has discovered historical documentation detailing the loss of over 3,000 shipwrecks, with close to half of them carrying extensive treasure and precious cargos. Through his years of research Claudio has also discovered extensive documents disclosing untold fortunes buried by the Spanish, Jesuits, Knights Templar, and many other dynasties throughout the world.
David Gallo is an American oceanographer. His PhD thesis focused on the subject of seafloor mapping with a wide-range of scientific tools. For nearly 30 years he was employed by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in various position most recently Director of Special Projects. He was one of the first oceanographers to use a combination of manned submersibles and robots to map the ocean world with unprecedented clarity and detail. He was a co-expedition leader during an expedition to create the first detailed and comprehensive map of the RMS Titanic and he co-led the successful international effort to locate the wreck site of Air France flight 447. He remains very active in undersea exploration and is an acclaimed international speaker.
A world class diver, passionate explorer, and perpetual imaginer, Evan Kovacs began his work with subsea imagery in 2002 while working with the History Channel. He is one of very few people to film—in both 2D and 3D —the R.M.S. Titanic and her sister ship, H.M.H.S. Britannic.
In 2010, Kovacs formed Marine Imaging Technologies, LLC (MITech), a sought-after subsea imaging company headquartered in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to develop innovative ideas for subsea imaging systems and robotics, including Pixel, the first Cinema Class ROV, and Spooler, a new style of penetration class ROV.
Troy Launay is a certified commercial diver and ROV Superintendent with over 30 years’ experience in deep water applied technology expertise. Working on projects for the offshore energy sector, defense department, aerospace, and entertainment industries.
Troy brings many years of experience in the operation of side scan sonar, AUV’s, and ROV’s as well as all the associated handlings systems, heavy lift equipment, and salvage tooling and techniques.
Troy has successfully completed multiple expeditions to Titanic, Bismarck, and HMS Hood as well as countless aircraft recoveries for both the US and foreign governments. Troy was the ROV superintendent on the salvage expedition to the S.S. Gairsoppa. The deepest and most valued cargo recovery ever recorded. In 2014 Troy was a team leader and received the citation of merit from the Explorers Club for his efforts in the successful recovery of the Apollo F-1 engines.
Bill Lange is the Director of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s, (WHOI), Advanced Imaging and Visualization Lab (AIVL). Bill has participated in over 100 research expeditions including high-resolution surveys of R.M.S. Titanic, and Bismarck wreck sites as well as numerous geological, archeological, and biological surveys. His experience includes work with deep submergence vehicles including DSV Alvin, DSV Sea Cliff, DSV Turtle, NR-1, Johnson Sea-Link 1 and 2, Pisces 4 and 5, Nautile, and Mir 1 and 2 as well as many remotely operated vehicle systems used in both shallow and deep sea survey projects.
Ministry of Local Government West Grand Bahama, Bahamas
Nature Conservancy
Nassau, Bahamas
Leading Venture Capitalist Partner at Sequoia Capital China
HangTang Wealth
Risk Management
Attorney at Law
Founder
Crypto Analysis Singapore
Chairman, Advisory Broad
NARET GROUP CO., LTD Bangkok, Thailand
Adjunct Professor of Hanyang Univ. Global Entreprenuer Center Chairman of Advisory Board for Korean Business Strategy
Ministry of Local Government
West Grand Bahama, Bahamas
Don G. Cornish brings over 20 years of governmental and business experience. Most recently Don serves as a senior official in the Office of the Prime Minister, Freeport, Grand Bahama, where he oversees civil service and all government revenue (over $200 million annually). Prior to that he was tasked with spearheading Product Development for the Ministry of Tourism and was appointed Director of Tourism in Beijing, China from 2014-2017 to coordinate the Bahamas’ efforts to attract business from Asia, with special emphasis on China. Don has also spent a considerable amount of time in the community, leading several sports and community organizations as President; including the Bahamas Volleyball Federation and serving as Vice President of The Bahamas Olympic Committee.
Nature Conservancy
Nassau, Bahamas
Frederick is leading Marine Conservationists in The Bahamas with over 10-years experience in Ocean Governance - Policy, Law and Management. Fredrick brings a diverse background in conservancy in previous roles as former Bahamas Department of Marine Resources National Project Coordinator, The United Nations Environment Programme Liaison and Lead Project Manager of special conservation projects in The Bahamas and throughout the Caribbean. Frederick has been instrumental in the structuring and implementation of the Bahamas Protected - a government initiative to effectively manage and expand Marine Protected Areas by 2020. Throughout Frederick’s career he has been involved in significant research on Marine species conservation, and has participated in international organizations and symposia focused on these subjects. He Graduated Summa Cum Laude from The University of Rhode Island.
Leading Venture Capitalist Partner at Sequoia Capital China
Jin Jiahao is among China’s leading venture capital investors, currently serving as a key strategic partner for Sequoia Capital China. Some of Jin’s early investments where in the casino gaming space, where he was responsible for a number of successful casino ventures in Macau and Australia. A key influencer in cypto policymaking with Chinese regulators, Jin is now fully engaged in the value of blockchain and the opportunities it brings to the world's unbanked.
HangTang Wealth
Risk Management
Dingmi Gong is a seasoned risk management professional currently overseeing over $20 billion in assets and preventing over a $1B in high risk projects for HangTang Wealth, one of China’s leading independent financial advisors. Previously Dingmi held senior auditing roles at Pricewaterhousecoopers and Deloitte representing Fortune 500 clients and overseeing IPO audits for private and state owned companies listing on major exchanges in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Shenzhen.
Attorney at Law
Theo Burrows, an attorney called to the Bars of England and Wales and The Bahamas, has many years of experience in private client & wealth management, specializing in issues relating to company law and international commercial contracts, wills, estate planning, foundations and private trust companies. He also has experience in advising clients on regulatory compliance and gives advice to trust companies on the development of new services and issues arising in trust administration.
Theo is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. He lived in The People’s Republic of China for two years studying Mandarin at Tsinghua University, Beijing.
Founder
Crypto Analysis Singapore
Jun Hao is a cryptocurrency influencer and marketer, having helped more than 15 ICO projects worldwide build their communities from the ground up. Some of his include Strykz, Kinguin, BTU protocol, Lendo, AgentNotNeeded and Axens. He has built a total community of more than 200,000 followers across multiple ICOs. And raised more than $100 Million for all projects collectively.
Jun Hao is passionate about cryptocurrency and its underlying technology - blockchain. He has a deep understanding of the cryptocurrency market and has amassed over 18,000 followers on Telegram.
Chairman
Advisory Broad NARET GROUP CO., LTD Bangkok, Thailand
Dr. Thapana Boonlar serves as Chairman, Advisory Broad, NARET GROUP(THAILAND) CO., LTD and CEO of Asec Frontier, a Thai based fintech company launching the ASEC project, with a mission to develop mass adoption of cryptocurrencies to alleviate poverty in the Southeast Asia region. Dr. Boonlar also serves on many company and university boards in Thailand.
Adjunct Professor of Hanyang Univ. Global Entreprenuer Center Chairman of Advisory Board for Korean Business Strategy
Cheol Hwan Kim is a blockchain BM specialist. He earned a bachelor's degree of Oceanography and Electronic Engineering from Seoul National University and has 25 years of experience in ICT-related fields. He is a team leader of Blockchain Educational Center of Hanyang university and a member of Korean Blockchain Law association and blockchain policy advisory of Seoul&Gyeonggi Province. He is a passionate about cryptocurrency and author of “Blockchain Kingdom.” Cheol Hwan Kim is an innovative influencer in Korea’s blockchain cryptocurrency space.
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PO8 is a blockchain ecosystem making marine archaeology and treasure hunting more inclusive and decentralized. For the first time ever, people from around the world can participate in treasure hunting expeditions through the tokenization of search and recovery efforts. And, through our decentralized applications (DApps), PO8 provides secure, transparent and cost effective blockchain solutions for registering, authenticating, and transferring high valued assets.
The main problems we solve are eliminating barriers to entry for people who want to participate in marine archaeology projects, and the decentralizing the distribution of recovered treasures.
Currently PO8 is the first-to-market blockchain ecosystem bringing value to the marine archaeology industry. Our only indirect competitors would be traditional commercial salvage companies.
For starters, we want to provide an opportunity for anyone from around the world to be a part of recovering history. But what makes us even more unique is our collaboration approach to work with governments. PO8 has been working closely with the Maritime Affairs and Labour Department from the Ministry of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and has recently acquired an Abandoned Shipwreck salvage license. The acquisition of this license is a major milestone, considering licenses have not been issued for the last 18 years. The procurement of the license illustrates the dedication of the PO8 team to preserving the past and the Bahamas’ vote of confidence in PO8’s mission.
PO8 is a utility token that can be used to participate in our various decentralized applications, such as MADS, HOAP, GAAS and PHARS. The SILVER token in a sub token awarded to PO8 holders who take part and complete bounty tasks on our MADS application.
In the event we do not recover any treasures, we will have built a blockchain ecosystem available for many other archaeological endeavors worldwide. The same technologies powering search and rescue for shipwrecks and buried treasures can be used for finding other lost objects and perhaps solving some of our longest unsolved mysteries.Our open source decentralized apps will also provide individuals and enterprises with more cost effective and secure ways of distributing valuable assets.
PO8 tokens cannot be mined. SILVER tokens can be earned by completing bounty tasks on our MADS application.
As a PO8 token holder you will be able to bid on recovered artifacts that are sold on our HOAP application.
Yes, it is mandatory. Please make sure you register and provide all required KYC documentation.
No. DO NOT use a cryptocurrency exchanges like Coinbase, Binance, Huobi or others. You MUST send from an ERC 20 compatible wallet such as MyEtherWallet, ImToken, etc.
Private sale $250K USD, Pre-sale $50K USD and Crowd sale 0.1 ETH
A minimum 250 ETH investment is required for the private sale. Please contact us directly at info@po8.io for more information.
For the most part yes. For residents of the United States, we can only accept institutional investors. OFAC sanctioned countries are NOT permitted to participate in our token sale. For more information on OFAC listed countries please visit, https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Pages/Programs.aspx
While we have no control of any decentralized exchanges listing the PO8 token, we will be talking with major centralized exchanges to list the PO8 token. For regulatory issues, we cannot comment on exact details of the exchange.
Any wallet supporting ERC 20 tokens such as MyEtherWallet, ImToken, etc.
We are officially the first company to launch a token sale from The Bahamas and as a result of our vision to bring blockchain technologies to the country, we have been endorsed by senior members of government. Additionally, we are the first marine salvage company to receive an Abandoned Shipwreck salvage license from the Maritime Affairs and Labour Department from the Ministry of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas in over 18 years.
Upon our first successful expedition a portion of the recovered treasures such as gold or silver will be placed in a reserve in order to bring stability to our token and liquidity for future expeditions and development of new blockchain technologies.