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September 6, 2026 · Release

PayHole for Android

One tap routes every lookup on the phone through encrypted DNS to the PayHole resolver. The app shows what it blocked and keeps a 24-hour graph. Beta APK today, the stores next.

September 5, 2026 · Release

Sinkhole gets a dashboard, query statistics, list subscriptions, and encrypted DNS

Sinkhole, PayHole's DNS blocker, now runs on 64-bit ARM boards, shows Pi-hole-class statistics, subscribes to public blocklists, and speaks DNS over HTTPS and TLS.

September 5, 2026 · Release

353,000 scam domains on every node, and encrypted DNS for your phone

Sinkhole now reads JSON blocklists and every node carries the ScamSniffer scam database. The public resolver at dns.payhole.org speaks DNS over HTTPS and TLS, so a phone can use it anywhere.

September 5, 2026 · Token

PAYHOLE is on Pons, and how tiers are priced

The token launched on the Pons launchpad on Robinhood Chain. It has one job, being burned to unlock tiers, and the tier costs track a fixed dollar target.

September 5, 2026 · Release

Extension 0.1.1 and the Chrome Web Store

A new look for the popup and dashboard, the vortex as the icon, a fix for a bad first build, and the listing submitted for review.

September 4, 2026 · Launch

PayHole is live on Robinhood Chain

The contracts, the extension, the SDK, the verifier, and the website shipped together, and the first real payment settled through a public facilitator the same day.

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