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Tender Round 2B Results
Thank you to all the providers for submitting their proposals for this tender round. Curators have now completed the evaluation, with each submission reviewed and scored independently based on the published criteria.
During Tender 2B, we received a total of 9 tenders , covering 36 RPC services . After review, 2 service providers were selected to deliver 6 RPC endpoints across Polkadot and Kusama system chains.
Two tenders were disqualified due to eligibility issues:
<ul>
<li>OnFinality: Did not connect to the usage monitor before April 15th</li>
<li>RadiumBlock: Missed the monitor connection deadline, hash submission, and tender document deadline</li>
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The full Tender 2B results document is now available and includes the winning tenders for each chain, selected service providers, final scores, and costs. 
The total monthly cost for all selected services is $856.32 , with the following breakdown:
<ul>
<li>Polkadot services: $647.78</li>
<li>Kusama services: $208.54</li>
</ul>
Thank you again to all participants, and congratulations to the selected providers! <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/179_4oIeZQA-oL0QHoo4lsgOwwJcpdHLytUWfnNX5cuc/edit?usp=sharing" class="inline-onebox" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">Public RPC Bounty - Tender 2B Results - Google Docs</a>

Sorry, left this part out.
Coinbase says those funds are lost forever unless Hydration support gets added, which most likely won’t happen if at all.

Hey all, just wanted to jump in here after following the discussion and spending some serious time thinking about it. Sharing a few thoughts and learnings based on research we’ve done previously:
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EVM-based shielded pools (like Tornado Cash) can be functional, but structurally - nullifier sets still grow linearly, which challenges scaling over time. Then there are correlation risks (timing, withdrawal patterns). In geneeral, the EVM model is less flexible for privacy workflows compared to a Substrate runtime.
Tornado showed that even if the chain+backend is immutable and decentraliseed, the UI / human touchpoints remain the regulatory attack surface <a class="mention" href="/u/alice_und_bob">@alice_und_bob</a>
<a class="mention" href="/u/burdges">@burdges</a> is absolutely right: 
A truly strong, sustainable shielded system would ideally be at the parachain level where you can optimize everything natively: 
cryptography, batching, nullifier storage, transaction timing, XCM integrations… the works.
Substrate gives us insane flexibility compared to EVM. We’d be wasting it if we just settle for EVM-style mixers long-term.
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<img src="https://emoji.discourse-cdn.com/twitter/hammer_and_wrench.png?v=14" title=":hammer_and_wrench:" class="emoji" alt=":hammer_and_wrench:" loading="lazy" width="20" height="20"> We’d like to propose a two-track thinking
For now, the RFP scope is well defined for the use case and demand needed in Kusama ecosystem, but the long-term could be: to build a native Kusama privacy parachain for asset transfers:
<ul>
<li>Full Substrate pallets for shielded pools</li>
<li>Native ZKP verification</li>
<li>Efficient nullifier management (even cryptographic accumulators)</li>
<li>Native XCM privacy support, to bring in a wide range of tokens</li>
<li>Batching and timing obfuscation built into the runtime</li>
<li>Have a decentralized team &amp; control over the protocol</li>
</ul>
The native route sets Kusama up with real, scalable, future-proof privacy, for the whole web3 ecosystem.
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<img src="https://emoji.discourse-cdn.com/twitter/heart.png?v=14" title=":heart:" class="emoji" alt=":heart:" loading="lazy" width="20" height="20"> We would love to not just help build whatever comes from this RFP, but actually take it further:
<ul>
<li>Turn it into a full-blown privacy protocol project within Polkadot/Kusama, and grow it beyond just RFP deliverables</li>
<li>Explore additional privacy layers (like shielded staking, shielded governance, shielded NFTs even)</li>
<li>Dive deeper into areas like multi-asset shielded pools, native zkSNARK verification, XCM-native privacy channels, efficient nullifier scaling, and runtime-level batching/timing obfuscation</li>
<li>Maintain, evolve, and defend it for years via treasury + grants support</li>
</ul>
Basically - start here, but aim way bigger and actually solve existing asset transfer privacy concerns.
There’s a real chance for Kusama to be the network that gets privacy right, sustainably and credibly. We (Chainscore Labs) have applied for the RFP and we’d love to help make that happen. <img src="https://emoji.discourse-cdn.com/twitter/rocket.png?v=14" title=":rocket:" class="emoji" alt=":rocket:" loading="lazy" width="20" height="20">

It would have been beneficial for everyone , especially for those in your situation , to discover the need/problem and its public resolution on the forum. There is absolutely no need to share personal information to explain the situation.
We would be happy if one of you could share a feedback experience, it would be very positive.
For example, it’s possible that you were a Ledger user, and indeed, this involves some small steps and understanding of the new system with the Ledger generic app.
Similarly, when it comes to unlocking your locked DOT, it’s useful for everyone to better understand how PolkadotJS works, etc.
I won’t go into all the details here, but the idea is simply to avoid unnecessary posts (at least in the current situation).

gm,
In general is a good proposal to have a better accountability.
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We propose a 5% to 10% bounty for the entities that mediate the successful return of funds from an undelivered/red flagged referendum.
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My two cents: Consider increasing the bounty to 25%–20%, since OpenGov deals with pseudonymous individuals who haven’t signed formal legal contracts, ergo, there’s more work involved in recovering the debt.

Hello everyone,
We have registered six Kusama parachains (IDs 3415–3420) and will allocate all 73 of our cores to these chains today. Although the deadline for allocation is nine hours from now, we plan to complete this process well in advance.
Any team whose parachain appeared in our previous announcement must contact us immediately to ensure continued operation; otherwise, their parachain will be taken offline.
We will continue renewing our cores and participating in future core sales until core prices reach what we consider fair valuation. Please be aware that core availability is not guaranteed in upcoming sales, and you should not expect to receive the same treatment of being granted a core via whitelisting like Mythos may be on Polkadot.
For reference, our Bethany account is available here:
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<li>UGC - SpongeBob Tower Defense (Roblox)</li>
<li>UGC - Building Blox (Six Indies on Roblox)</li>
<li>Web3 Mobile - CM Games: Nitro Nations World Tour (on Mythos Platform)</li>
<li>Evrloot Dark Fantasy RPG (Polkadot Native)</li>
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Hello, See below answers to your questions -
Are these titles being co-developed or supported directly by Mythical or by Signum Growth and do those entities hold stakes within those games?
<ul>
<li>UGC - SpongeBob Tower Defense (Roblox)
<ul>
<li>Dot Play; no stakes from others. Caveat: $60,000 in funding was provided by the CTO / lead game developer of the studio, as requested by the CEO and board of the studio. The CTO provided cash funding of $60,000 for the game, and provides game developer services and services Dot Play with game data and analysis.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>UGC - Building Blox (Six Indies on Roblox)
<ul>
<li>Dot Play; no stakes from others</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Web3 Mobile - CM Games: Nitro Nations World Tour (on Mythos Platform)
<ul>
<li>Dot Play completed a credit facility with CM Games. Dot Play is the only holder of this credit facility. It is a tri-party agreement between Dot Play, CM Games (creator of Nitro Nation), and Mythical (publisher of Nitro Nation), ensuring that Dot Play /the Treasury will be in the first-position for payback from revenue generated from the game.</li>
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</li>
<li>Evrloot Dark Fantasy RPG (Polkadot Native)
<ul>
<li>Dot Play; no stakes from others</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Is there any institutional backing or strategic publishing relationship involved from the Dot Play side or other Polkadot-aligned entities?
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<li>Dot Play is acting as the sole games publisher for all of these Polkadot-aligned entities, except CM Games’ Nitro Nation, published by Mythical. Dot Play holds a credit facility with CM Games as described above. There may be other institutional investors behind these studios but they are unrelated to Dot Play. For CM Games, after finalizing the credit facility, which included $100,000, or a 20% allocation of the total for User Acquisition, we reached out to other potential institutional investors, e.g., Scytale, and made introductions to CM Games. We pre-negotiated a $500,000 “corridor” of User Acquisition financing, under our terms, so that others might have access to provide User Acquisition (marketing) financing under the same terms. UA funding is incredibly important for the success of mobile games. So far, a few investors are still evaluating it. We feel that we pre-negotiated attractive terms so if you happen to know investors who might be interested in financing game marketing, please send any potential investors our way.</li>
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Additionally, for games like SpongeBob Tower Defense and the Building Blox indies on Roblox, as well as Nitro Nation on the Mythos platform — how are these projects expected to connect with the Polkadot tech stack in the future?
Thanks for this question as I receive it quite often! First Roblox - the answer is the same for all games. As we have discussed, the traditional gaming market is shrinking, with ~100,000 layoffs since COVID, while Roblox is 17 years old and is doubling every three years, with almost 100 million daily active users. It is important to understand that Roblox is a platform, not a game. In the same way that Instagram does not create any of the content on their platform (we do!) Roblox players have created 40 million games as content on the platform. Roblox players now spend 2.5x the amount of “time spent” that users spend on TikTok on a per user basis, which dwarfs other social media. Effectively, Roblox and other platforms like it are displacing what we think of as social media. Roblox is also larger than all of AAA gaming combined on a Monthly Active User basis - 2x Steam, 3x Playstation, 3x Nintendo Switch, 5x number of Xbox Consoles sold in the last decade.
And when people ask, ‘aren’t these just kids’ the answer is no. 40% of the platform’s players are over 18. The SpongeBob developer team, now in their 30s, is led by Zach Letter, Zach’s wife Megan, and Wesley Leviton, a well-established developer across genres and platforms. They are all passionate about Roblox, having grown up on the game, and Megan happens to be one of the top influencers on the platform (follow her! @meganplays). We are a part of the Roblox community and have spent years researching it. The developers with whom Dot Play aims to partner share a common ethos with Polkadot, and we believe that there is a real shot at convincing them to build in our ecosystem. At the very least, they will participate in building out our Experience Exchange for gaming in Polkadot. And if we can find the Venn diagram of developers who share our ethos with developers who are creating highly engaging games with large audiences, we can attract them to Polkadot and their large player bases will follow.
Dot Play is doing two main activities: 1) top of funnel games BD; 2) evaluating pitches by developers, both in and outside of the Polkadot community, with the goal of pulling together a set of tools that will make it easy to onboard game developers (special thanks to our Advisors); 3) building a games publisher for certain games, which is really a different form of BD that ideally pays the Treasury back as we progress.
On point #3, the structure of Dot Play as a games publisher is a bit of an experiment. Bill Laboon inspired us greatly when he pointed out that Treasury spending was occurring too quickly, facing risk of depletion. He challenged the community to find ways to make the Treasury sustainable, and we took on the challenge! In one of our team brainstorms, Eliza, a long time content creator and games developer, Keshav, an Analyst in the space, and I realized that the games publishing model could be adapted to the bounty. We can target game developers with large audiences, serve as their publisher, and create a cash flow stream that could pay the Treasury back over time, while at the same time, convincing them to come to Polkadot. Effectively, it is a self-funding BD effort.
The other ah-ha moment was our experience in bringing Mythical to Polkadot. After completing the regulatory process for Polkadot, I shifted by sights to my area of expertise - gaming companies and bringing them to Polkadot. For many reasons, bringing a large gaming company to Polkadot, unless that company is in trouble or needs capital, is very competitive and takes a long time. It took years to convince Mythical to leave Ethereum for Polkadot because many other chains wanted them, and offered them a lot more money! Then it took even more time to onboard them, as Gautam from Blockdeep, who led this technical process for Mythical, can attest.
Roblox-developed games are very different because the time to market is much shorter. While it will take time to educate these developers on Polkadot, at least they are already independent-minded with a Polkadot ethos, even if they don’t realize it yet. Also, Polkadot can already solve some of their challenges, and their time to market is shorter. We don’t want to pretend that this will happen overnight, but we have been making a lot of positive progress with the developers.
Our game publisher’s highest expense as a percentage of revenues is legal fees. This might be obvious but just to explain, each deal that we negotiate with a studio for a particular game is different, requiring a lot of legal back and forth. There will be some scale benefits as we build a “stable” of contract types. All in, we estimate that roughly 15% of the bounty will be allocated to legal fees. The smaller independent games (Building Blox) have the additional cost of developer renovations that we need to make to the games to improve them. We have mitigated this by working with Building Blox who pays for these upgrades. However, this is a benefit that we cant count on receiving longer term. So far, CM Games’ Nitro Nation has been the most expensive contract to service - it is a tri-party agreement, and also the company has run into some snags in getting the game to market, all of which require legal involvement.
Again this is an experiment, and while the model appears to be tracking with strong revenues out of the gate from SpongeBob making up for slower revenues from CM Games and Building Blox, we have not determined whether we will continue the games publisher program for the Treasury.
First, we have not had a lot of support from the community on the concept. In fact, we have had mostly negative responses. We believe this is likely due to the fact that we are attempting something that we have built high conviction in over years, but is understandably new to the Polkadot community. Also, crypto investing generally occurs over a short time frame, which doesn’t match up with the longer time frame of the gaming industry, business development generally, or of a long-term investor. Full disclosure - I have had success as a long-term builder/investor, while I am generally untrained in short term investing and uninterested in trading. It’s always good to know who you are and who you are not!
Still, we are laser-focused on creating an easy onboarding experience for game developers to Polkadot. There are many capable parties who can help us inside and outside of Polkadot, and we always prefer to work with Polkadot-native developers - DMs are open! Even though we admittedly need a better way to manage the number of inbound requests, the overwhelming interest is a high class problem to have. We will continue to shepherd the game bets we have already made in the games publisher, and on the tools side, we are getting closer to solving the jigsaw puzzle so that Polkadot can present a simple, comprehensive, go-to-market package to indie game developers, alongside a collaborative and fun landing playground of games and experiences for people when they arrive. If you are still with me, thanks for reading and let us know if anything is unclear.
AD / Dot Play Team

Simon

Notion is an excellent tool for organization, I really like it, but it really has to be done manually, etc. But the level of control in Notion is fantastic!
I liked the idea of ​​the app that Daniel mentioned, it seems to solve part of the problem, but not the whole problem… I think it will need testing.
But any app developed to improve people’s work is always welcome!
Keep up the good work Anaelle <img src="https://emoji.discourse-cdn.com/twitter/clap.png?v=14" title=":clap:" class="emoji" alt=":clap:" loading="lazy" width="20" height="20">

I was working some time ago on a airdrop type pallet to launch with the asset hub to allow evm devs to be able to get some tokens so they could deploy on the asset hub but unfortunately i hit some readblocks along the way. If thats something you think could still be usefull for the success of the hub i might dive into it again and maybe seek dome help from other devs also.

ohh ok cause i was curious about how you would actually profit from it since from what i got its a steam-like but you dont actually sell games so i was wondering where the revenue would come from.

Rivara Tyr

Launch3r - A Steam-like solution, just for Crypto Games

Absolutely honored to read this, Shawn — thank you for the kind words and for spending time with us in Florida.
As one of the Polkadot Ambassadors here (as we know, it takes a team), I’m incredibly proud of the vibrant, welcoming, and deeply human-centered community we’ve cultivated in Miami. Your reflections capture exactly what we’ve worked so hard to build: a space where real relationships are prioritized, ideas are nurtured, and innovation is driven by empathy as much as by technology.
The energy here during Miami Mega Week was undeniable — not just from the events and activations, but from the people who showed up, listened, and leaned into possibility. If you’re in the Polkadot ecosystem (or even just curious), I invite you to come visit and experience firsthand what this kind of local engagement can produce. It’s not just about Miami—it’s a model for how we can grow meaningful ecosystems across North America and beyond.
Re: your comment about Miami being the gateway to LATAM, I am writing this reply from Panama, where I spent the last two days with the Polkadot team (from Argentina, Colombia, Mexico and Peru) at Panama Blockchain Week. The President of Panama, the Mayor of Panama City, and all attendees are looking for innovative blockchain solutions. We were the only protocol in the room, and now working to activate a Polkadot community here as well. Many solid BD and IR opportunities to follow up on, as well as devs exploring our ecosystem now. Also see Shawn Tabrizi’s talk at Talent Land Mexico 2025 this week, and again, the results of the Polkadot team there. LATAM has opportunities everywhere…let’s go get them!
Grateful for your insights, Shawn—and excited for what’s ahead. <img src="https://emoji.discourse-cdn.com/twitter/palm_tree.png?v=14" title=":palm_tree:" class="emoji" alt=":palm_tree:" loading="lazy" width="20" height="20">

Hello,
We are glad to announce that we are part of the Ink!ubator 2.0 program to bring Verifiable Offchain Computing to ink! smart contracts (RISC-V + <code>pallet-revive</code>).
This post will be used to keep the community informed about our development progress.
<h2><a name="p-28734-project-overview-1" class="anchor" href="#p-28734-project-overview-1"></a>Project Overview</h2>
<h3><a name="p-28734-overview-2" class="anchor" href="#p-28734-overview-2"></a>Overview</h3>
On-chain computation capabilities are inherently limited by blockchain design, which affects all smart contract platforms including ink!. Our project aims to complement ink! smart contracts by providing verifiable off-chain computing capabilities through Phala Cloud’s Trusted Execution Environment (TEE), enabling developers to build more complex applications while maintaining blockchain security guarantees.
This solution bridges the gap between blockchain’s security and off-chain computational power through:
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A Professional SDK Suite
<ul>
<li>Enterprise-ready toolkit for seamless smart contract integration</li>
<li>Built-in ACID compliance for reliable state management</li>
<li>Production-grade security with TEE protection</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Production-Ready Oracle Suite
<ul>
<li>Price Feed Oracle: Real-time market data integration from CoinGecko</li>
<li>VRF Oracle: Cryptographically secure random number generation</li>
<li>Graph API Oracle: Universal indexer connectivity (SubQuery, Subsquid, The Graph, …)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Next-Generation AI Integration (Future implementation, outside of this grant)
<ul>
<li>Full Eliza OS integration for advanced AI capabilities</li>
<li>Direct LLM connectivity through Phala Cloud</li>
<li>Interactive proof-of-concept with Tic-Tac-Toe game</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
<h3><a name="p-28734-ink-ecosystem-impact-3" class="anchor" href="#p-28734-ink-ecosystem-impact-3"></a>Ink! Ecosystem Impact</h3>
Verifiable Offchain Computing is crucial for ink! smart contracts because it enables complex computations to be executed off-chain while ensuring their integrity and verifiability on-chain. Here’s why it matters:
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<li>
Interoperability with External Systems
<ul>
<li>Smart contracts often need to access external APIs, databases, and oracles.</li>
<li>Verifiable Offchain Computing ensures that off-chain data used in smart contracts is correct and tamper-proof.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Verifiable Computation
<ul>
<li>To ensure the integrity of off-chain computations, Remote Attestations are generated and Phala L2 Explorer tools simplify trustless verification.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Use Cases
<ul>
<li>Rollups: Off-chain execution with verification.</li>
<li>Oracles: Retrieve and verify off-chain data for smart contracts.</li>
<li>AI: Use AI/LLM in your ink! smart contracts</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
In summary, Verifiable Offchain Computing provides many benefits and use cases for dApps developed with ink! smart contracts.
<h3><a name="p-28734-project-details-4" class="anchor" href="#p-28734-project-details-4"></a>Project Details</h3>
<h4><a name="p-28734-sdk-details-5" class="anchor" href="#p-28734-sdk-details-5"></a>SDK Details</h4>
The SDK will be designed to simplify the connection between smart contracts and dApps deployed on Phala Cloud. 
Its primary goal is to enable transactional and atomic cross-blockchain operations, ensuring seamless integration and interaction.
<h5><a name="p-28734-the-challenge-6" class="anchor" href="#p-28734-the-challenge-6"></a>The Challenge</h5>
Developing dApps that interact with blockchains can be a common but challenging task, especially when it comes to handling concurrency issues in off-chain programs. 
Without a proper synchronization mechanism, this may end up conflicting between the contracts and dApp deployed on Phala Cloud.
Consider a real-world scenario: a smart contract distributes computation tasks to workers. These workers compete with each other when claiming tasks from the blockchain. Ideally, each task should only be claimed once. However, without coordination among the workers, they might send transactions simultaneously to claim the same task, resulting in inconsistent smart contract states.
Consistent state management is crucial when developing an application that communicates with a blockchain. Developers need a reliable and transactional way to perform operations, where read and write tasks are combined into a single unit and executed atomically on the blockchain. This approach aligns with the ACID principle found in transactional database management systems.
The sdk is here to simplify development by providing a stable, ACID-compliant connection with ink! smart contracts. This eliminates concurrency issues and enables a request-response programming model for seamless interaction between the workers and on-chain smart contracts.
<h5><a name="p-28734-key-benefits-7" class="anchor" href="#p-28734-key-benefits-7"></a>Key Benefits</h5>
<ul>
<li>Seamless connectivity between ink! smart contracts and workers</li>
<li>Reliable KV-store on blockchains for durable state management</li>
<li>Transactional (ACID) on-chain KV-store designed for stateful dApps deployed on Phala Cloud</li>
<li>ACID-compliant read, write, and contract call operations for consistent data handling</li>
<li>Request-response programming model that simplifies interactions between worker and on-chain smart contracts</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="p-28734-architectural-diagram-8" class="anchor" href="#p-28734-architectural-diagram-8"></a>Architectural Diagram</h5>
Ink! smart contracts, built with ink! v6, will be deployed on <code>pallet-revive</code> and an application, built on js/ts and using PAPI sdk, will be deployed on Phala Cloud.
Websocket and http requests will be used to communicate between the ink! smart contracts and the application on Phala Cloud.
Our sdk will manage the synchronization mechanism and the developers would have a reliable and transactional way to perform operations, where read and write tasks are combined into a single unit and executed atomically on the blockchain.
The SDK will be divided into two parts:
<ul>
<li>the client will be integrated as a Rust library within ink! smart contracts.</li>
<li>the rollup will be integrated as a JavaScript library within applications deployed on Phala Cloud.</li>
</ul>
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You can find all the information about the project <a href="https://github.com/use-inkubator/Ecosystem-Grants/blob/47af88c038a3ba9f936208685e4e4bd26fe4f5be/applications/verifiable_offchain_computing.md" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">here</a>

Ink!ubator 2.0 program - Bring Verifiable Offchain Computing to ink! smart contracts (RISC-V + pallet-revive)

It looks promising as a proof-of-concept, but… I’m confused
According to the project link you shared, the first milestone includes most of the core functionality. However, although you indicate that the first milestone has been completed, the current state feels more like a basic mock-up rather than a feature-complete implementation. Taking a look at the goals of the first milestone:
<ol>
<li>Code Editor: Upgrade the Monaco editor with TypeScript-specific features for Polkadot API development, including autocompletion for polkadot-api functions, inline type checking, and parameter hints.</li>
</ol>
It has a few PAPI functions, but it gets completely lost on anything else. For instance, it’s not able to show parameter hints or type-checking for any interaction with the typedApi beyond “typedApi.query”.
<ol start="2">
<li>React Component Preview Panel: Implement the component rendering environment that displays real-time previews of React components as they are being edited, with proper error boundaries and state preservation.</li>
</ol>
This feature was difficult to discover, to open it is by clicking on the “Typescript” button above the code editor. But unfortunately, it doesn’t work, when activated it breaks with an error making it unusable.
Goals 3-5 is regarding state management, connection to a chain and its parachains.
The current implementation gives the impression that the code editor is still in a mocked-up state. Modifying the code and pressing run doesn’t really change anything about the result or what’s shown in the console. Or using the default example for “query account balance” on polkadot shows as if ALICE has 1223 DOT, which isn’t the actual value of ALICE.
And lastly, the UI is full of features that are half-implemented or non-functional. I would suggest focusing on completing and stabilizing individual components before moving to the next feature.
The concept is nice, but in its current state (version 1.0.0…) is not really usable as a sandbox. I’m looking forward to seeing this project come into live, but I’m worried it will get abandoned or not completed to its full potential if the current state represents “milestone 1”.

Yuri Volkov

Introducing PAPI Interactive Console / Playground

Ocelloids New Features
<img src="https://emoji.discourse-cdn.com/twitter/film_frames.png?v=14" title=":film_frames:" class="emoji" alt=":film_frames:" loading="lazy" width="20" height="20"> Stream Data Replay 
We’ve added generic historical stream data replay for any agent — filter and replay XCM events across open or closed time ranges, with automatic switching into the real-time stream.
<img src="https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/polkadot2/original/2X/5/5946f1165550d909eef8a700ed109b497e5413c4.gif" alt="xcm-historical-replay" data-base62-sha1="cJMubuQqayRriziKnMygUI6SGVu" width="690" height="345" class="animated">
<img src="https://emoji.discourse-cdn.com/twitter/test_tube.png?v=14" title=":test_tube:" class="emoji" alt=":test_tube:" loading="lazy" width="20" height="20"> XCM Analytics Dashboard (Pre-Prod): 
Explore the new analytical API capabilities for agents, backed by DuckDB. This is our first experimental interface into querying agent behavior and patterns over time: 
<img src="https://emoji.discourse-cdn.com/twitter/backhand_index_pointing_right.png?v=14" title=":backhand_index_pointing_right:" class="emoji" alt=":backhand_index_pointing_right:" loading="lazy" width="20" height="20"> <a href="https://xcm-analytics.ocelloids.net" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">xcm-analytics.ocelloids.net</a>
<hr>
Check out <a href="https://ocelloids.net" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">ocelloids.net</a> for more information!

SO/DA zone

Ocelloids Update: Stream Replay + Experimental Analytics Now Live

<h2><a name="p-28710-polkadot-news-1" class="anchor" href="#p-28710-polkadot-news-1"></a>Polkadot News</h2>
Referendum 1536, proposing to allocate four additional cores and assign two of these cores directly, is now up for vote. <a href="https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1536" class="inline-onebox" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">Assigning Coretime to Xcavate and Mythical | Polkassembly</a>
Interested in having breakfast with me and discussing Polkadot? I will be at an event with Signum Growth / DOT Play in New York tomorrow morning at 9 AM. <a href="https://lu.ma/jiwi8hy8?tk=wTgRsX" class="inline-onebox" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">Polkadot's Decentralized Cloud Morning Meetup · Luma</a>
The NYC Polkadot Meetup tonight, featuring me, Thomas Fecker Boxler (CEO, W3F) and Angie Darrow (CECO/CMO, W3F) is now entirely booked, but you can join the waitlist. <a href="https://x.com/Web3foundation/status/1912237484119085532" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">https://x.com/Web3foundation/status/1912237484119085532</a>
<h2><a name="p-28710-kusama-news-2" class="anchor" href="#p-28710-kusama-news-2"></a>Kusama News</h2>
The staking rate on Kusama has been increasing lately, now standing at 48.11%. <a href="https://staking.polkadot.cloud/#/overview" class="inline-onebox" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">Polkadot Cloud Staking | Polkadot Staking (DOT)</a>

bill_w3f

Polkadot Digest 24 Apr 2025

(Community Update &amp; Open Invitation) 
October 2024 marked the beginning of an experiment: a small, dedicated group of developers gathered to explore Polkadot. What started as a study group is forming into a community of contributors, currently tackling FRAME related tasks as this is my current area of expertise and interest in the PTF.
<h3><a name="p-28708-our-code-first-philosophy-1" class="anchor" href="#p-28708-our-code-first-philosophy-1"></a>Our Code-First Philosophy</h3>
<img src="https://emoji.discourse-cdn.com/twitter/white_small_square.png?v=14" title=":white_small_square:" class="emoji" alt=":white_small_square:" loading="lazy" width="20" height="20"> Direct immersion: Started immediately with Polkadot SDK, asking for help only when needed 
<img src="https://emoji.discourse-cdn.com/twitter/white_small_square.png?v=14" title=":white_small_square:" class="emoji" alt=":white_small_square:" loading="lazy" width="20" height="20"> Talent discovery: This approach naturally filtered for committed, long-term contributors 
<img src="https://emoji.discourse-cdn.com/twitter/white_small_square.png?v=14" title=":white_small_square:" class="emoji" alt=":white_small_square:" loading="lazy" width="20" height="20"> Real-world impact: All learning translates directly to ecosystem contributions
Contributor Highlight;
rainb0w-pr0mise: <a href="https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/6321" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">if-else call</a> 
run_c0met: <a href="https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/6267" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">dev-accounts</a> 
Natty-bajo: <a href="https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/7320" rel="noopener nofollow ugc"> Add view functions to Proxy pallet for runtime-specific type configuration</a>
<h3><a name="p-28708-runtime-development-guide-2" class="anchor" href="#p-28708-runtime-development-guide-2"></a>Runtime Development Guide</h3>
Since the push to make it public through the <a href="https://www.notion.so/polkadotafrica/Runtime-Development-1aea1d1b91a680d590f1db7ce7488347" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">PolkadotAfrica platform</a>, some additions were made like having developers get more context about Polkadot runtime development first through some ecosystem online learning pipelines;
<a href="https://dotcodeschool.com/courses" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">DotCodeSchool</a> 
<a href="https://pbax.polkadot.academy/" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">PBA-x</a>
<h3><a name="p-28708-about-polkadot-africa-3" class="anchor" href="#p-28708-about-polkadot-africa-3"></a>About Polkadot Africa</h3>
Polkadot Africa is a grassroots initiative driving blockchain education and development across the continent, with a focus on empowering builders through collaboration. It has been instrumental in scaling this experiment into a sustainable contributor network by:
<ul>
<li>Providing infrastructure: Hosting the <a href="https://x.com/PolkadotAfrica/status/1900514973899538608" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">Runtime Developer Guide</a> publicly, making it accessible to developers globally.</li>
<li>Fostering collaboration: Creating spaces for knowledge exchange, including weekly sync calls and dedicated channels for real-time problem-solving.</li>
</ul>
By leveraging its platform and regional networks, Polkadot Africa has attracted a diverse pool of contributors, enabling us to focus on FRAME development while laying the groundwork for future SDK expansions. Join the movement by participating in our <a href="https://lu.ma/han2im2t" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">Sunday calls</a> or engaging via <a href="https://x.com/PolkadotAfrica" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">X/Twitter</a>.

Doordashcon

Private Study Group -&gt; Runtime Developer Guide

Private Study Group -> Runtime Developer Guide

Thanks for sharing this <a class="mention" href="/u/nomadbitcoin">@nomadbitcoin</a> — the work your team is doing to onboard new developers into Polkadot is incredibly important and appreciated across the ecosystem.
At Pop, we’re focused on making it easier and more powerful for Rust developers to build with ink!, Polkadot’s native Rust-based smart contract language. With tools like <a href="https://pop.r0gue.io/cli/" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">Pop CLI</a>, we’re helping streamline the developer journey, from launching chains to deploying ink! contracts, reducing friction and accelerating adoption.
As Polkadot Cloud emerges as a strategic direction for the ecosystem, Pop Network, together with ink!, is uniquely positioned to help manifest this vision — providing the tooling and smart contract infrastructure needed to build composable, cross-chain (and in the future with JAM, cross-service) applications without the complexity of full parachain development.
We’d love explore ways to collaborate to help onboard Rust developers to the ecosystem seamlessly. Let’s keep building toward a more accessible and unified future for Polkadot.

Shifting the Focus: Onboarding Web2 Developers Instead of Competing for Web3 Talent

Thanks to <a class="mention" href="/u/olahfemi">@OlahFemi</a> for the advice, and it’s being followed strictly 
we look forward to working with you more.

It is polkadot “a place” ? A technology, a community, a network and an economy, maybe.
In the other hand, I would suggest to avoid “subjective” marketing gimmicks like “best” - why makes it the best? The slogan needs to give me info about the technology in a nutshell - it should be definitory. Best is a categorization that doesn’t mean anything except for us, as we said “it is the best”.
Language is a precision tool.

Tommi Enenkel / Alice und Bob | Mangata

<code>virto-connect</code> is a simple front to make interaction with our trustless holy grail combo convenient: pallet-pass(no wallets) + “nft memberships with gas tank”(no tokens - part of my proposed <a href="https://forum.polkadot.network/t/sustainability-modezl-of-a-tokenless-protocol/8683">tokenless sustainability model</a>).
Behind the scenes pass works similar to pure proxies, it gives you a regular keyless SS58 account and allows you to register “devices” that can dispatch calls on behalf of the SS58 address, passkeys are the first kind of devices but more forms of authentication will come like verification of ZK proofs or oauth tokens.
Then you have the nft memberships, in Kreivo it’s configured centered around DAOs, with some KSM anyone can create a DAO and buy these special nfts that come with a “gas tank” and were minted by the governance of the protocol, in our case only DAOs can use the memberships to assign them to their users in whatever way the organization sees fit, for the demo a bot acting on behalf of a test DAO will give your pass account the membership it needs to submit extrinsics without having any balance. The bot is a centralized component but totally optional, you can have a DAO that adds members in other ways in including smart contracts.

Daniel

S E R A Y A

Try out `&lt;virto-connect&gt;` - Transact without wallets or tokens

Try out `<virto-connect>` - Transact without wallets or tokens

I do have a similar tool for Xss/Sqli.

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whitelisted_caller

wish_for_change

staking_admin

treasurer

lease_admin

fellowship_admin

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auction_admin

referendum_canceller

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A True Tale of Crypto Recovery:Washington Recovery Pro

JAM China Academy (Educational Roadshow)

RECOVER LOST BITCOIN INVESTMENT - HIRE GRAYWARE TECH SERVICES

MY USDT WAS RECENTLY RECOVERED BY THIS TEAM

Have you lost your USDT wallet to finesse platforms?

ALL THANKS TO THIS RECOVERY TEAM 

THE CONTINUATION: When Decentralization Meets Negligence: A Narrative of Mismanaged Funds in the Polkadot Ecosystem in Brazil

Marketing and PR Proposal for Polkadot Brand Awareness in APAC by PANews

Treasury proposal: DOT liquidity loan for Bifrost DOT liquid staking token (vDOT) to be returned + DOT Staking rewards to Polkadot Treasury

Confirming

PolkaWorld Ops and Maintenance proposal：2025.4 - 2026.3

The JAM China Academy educational roadshow is an initiative led by Qinwen Wang and the Lollipop Team to introduce the JAM protocol to China's academic, entrepreneurial, technological, and political landscapes. The goal is to educate university students, entrepreneurs, and government decision-makers about JAM's innovative blockchain technology. The roadshow is important because it localizes blockchain education, aligns with China's policy and regulatory environment, and supports technological autonomy in geopolitical competition.

JAM's core breakthrough is its parallelized blockchain computation and compatibility with the RISC-V chip architecture, which aligns with China's strategy for self-reliant RISC-V chip development. The roadshow targets top-tier computer science students, entrepreneurs, and government decision-makers. The course, "Exploring the Future of Web3 Cloud Computing: A Practical Guide to JAM," is designed for Chinese computer science students, builders, and Web3 professionals to understand and apply next-generation decentralized computing technologies. The initiative also aims to build a JAM China Campus Network to enhance cognitive engagement, select and onboard skilled ambassadors, and foster long-term growth.

Deciding

When the** JAM Gray Paper** was first released, Qinwen Wang and the Lollipop Team initiated and translated the [Chinese version of JAM Gray Paper](https://www.lollipop.builders/JAM-Graypaper-Chinese.pdf), enabling developers and researchers in the Chinese-speaking world to better understand JAM’s groundbreaking innovations. Later,  Qinwen wrote a popular science article titled, [Three Enlightenment of Blockchain Grandmaster Gavin Wood: Decoding JAM’s Transformative Blueprint](https://x.com/Qinwen_Wang/status/1915384049730019799) which successfully brought JAM’s epoch-making significance to a broader group of audience in Mandarin and English world.&#x20;

These efforts are merely preludes to the upcoming **JAM China Academy educational roadshow** that it's proposed here which is led by Qinwen and Lollipop team, facing university students, entrepreneurs and government decision-markers. It will continue the traditions of  Dr. Gavin Wood's overseas itinerant presentations in a localized way. It is an ambitious initiative aimed at localizing and amplifying the transformative vision of the JAM protocol across China’s dynamic academic, entrepreneurial, technological, and political landscapes.&#x20;

Please find the link here to learn more about our proposal in detail：[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GltLCsxixMPj5xVHeZkMmaW-Ef7xlWbQ6ZhmXZmfX94/edit?tab=t.0](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GltLCsxixMPj5xVHeZkMmaW-Ef7xlWbQ6ZhmXZmfX94/edit?tab=t.0)

![JAM China Academy educational roadshow.jpg](https://i.ibb.co/TMnFfwJs/mdx-Editor-qinwen-1745723266142.png)



# **Why Support JAM China Academy educational roadshow?**

### A localized JAM academy in China as a legitimate bridge and innovation accelerator 

Founded by Dr. Gavin Wood in 2022, the Polkadot Blockchain Academy (PBA) has been a pioneer in blockchain education. To plant the seeds of blockchain knowledge and nurturing local talents, we decided to bring JAM to the universities in China. While China’s huge market potential is undeniable, simply replicating overseas models in the country is impractical due to differences in domestic policies, local cultures and market scales. We firmly believe that only localized blockchain education can bring sustainable growth and as a legitimate bridge and innovation accelerator for overseas projects to root and grow in the China market.

* **Policy and Regulatory Environment:** China local government encourages innovation in blockchain technology but strictly monitors the industry so that localized curricula can provide precise interpretations of policies ( for example, [the Regulations on Blockchain Information Service Management](https://www.cac.gov.cn/2019-01/10/c_1123971164.htm)）
* **Education and Talent Development:** Chinese universities lag behind their Western counterparts in blockchain education. A localized academy can close this gap by training talent skilled in both technology and domestic industry needs, fostering future leaders in computer science and entrepreneurship.
* **Technological Autonomy in Geopolitical Competition:** As technology competition between China and the US is getting heated, China tends to prioritize self-developed standards. A local academy can help overseas blockchain projects integrate into China’s ecosystem, such as aligning with domestic cryptography algorithms (e.g., SM2/SM3).



## **China Holds Strategic Significance for JAM**

JAM’s core breakthrough lies in its parallelized blockchain computation and the seamless compatibility of PolkaVM with the RISC-V chip architecture—an innovation that aligns perfectly with[ China’s strategy for self-reliant RISC-V chip development](https://www.reuters.com/technology/china-publish-policy-boost-risc-v-chip-use-nationwide-sources-2025-03-04/). As China prepares its first policy framework to protect domestic open source RISC-V chips, it is accelerating the development of a self-innovation system to reduce reliance on Western technologies. Most existing consortium chains in China rely on Ethereum’s architecture—a paradigm pioneered by Gavin Wood himself previously. 



## **3 kinds of target audience and institutions for JAM China Academy educational roadshow:**

1. &#x20;**Top-Tier Computer Science Students:** Focus on China’s top 25 computer science universities and top-rank institutions offering blockchain-related programs. There are 32 universities that have approved blockchain engineering undergraduate programs.
2. **Entrepreneurs:** Collaborate with EMBA programs or prestigious business schools that target entrepreneurs  (*e.g., Zhejiang Hupan Entrepreneurship Research Center)* to shape the understanding of blockchain among corporate leaders and accelerate its operational implementation.
3. **Government & Influential Decision-Makers:** China is accelerating the construction of a national blockchain infrastructure system. The Blockchain-based Service Network (BSN), a global public blockchain infrastructure with overarching planning and top-level design by the State Information Center, marks a paradigm shift in blockchain development—from market-driven exploration to state-strategic leadership. Against this backdrop, advancing deep integration between the JAM protocol and China’s national blockchain infrastructure will forge a technological foundation for interconnected digital sovereignty, laying a strategic cornerstone for the restructuring of the global digital governance system.



## **Course Introduction:** &#x20;

### **Exploring the Future of Web3 Cloud Computing: A Practical Guide to JAM**

This course is specifically designed for Chinese computer science students, builders and Web3 professionals who seek to understand and apply next-generation decentralized computing technologies in practical and business-oriented contexts.

By integrating global blockchain expertise with regional characteristics, the course simplifies complex Web3 concepts into accessible language with localized explanations, while simultaneously offering in-depth exposure to the technical foundations of the JAM protocol. The course also highlights how JAM aligns with China’s priorities in technological self-reliance and open-source innovation.



## **Build JAM China Campus Network**

**General Objectives:**

* Clearly define and establish measurable goals to enhance cognitive engagement among the target audience.
* Implement a systematic approach for selecting and onboarding skilled ambassadors, both technical and non-technical.
* Facilitate entrepreneurial engagement and business conversion activities effectively.
* Increase meaningful contributions from ambassadors, sustaining community engagement and fostering long-term growth.
* Coordinated ambassador-led efforts driving technical innovation, community education, and entrepreneurial enablement through JAM initiatives

![Build JAM on Campus Network.jpg](https://i.ibb.co/XrDKxSYC/mdx-Editor-qinwen-1745723829602.jpg)

Bifrost has proposed a liquidity loan to the Polkadot treasury, requesting a loan of 1,000,000 DOT (about $4,000,000) to be repaid with 6% interest. This loan aims to increase vDOT-DOT liquidity, support vDOT growth, and expand its use in DeFi applications within the Polkadot ecosystem. Bifrost has a good track record of repaying treasury loans with interest, having brought a total income of 8,370.5523 KSM to the Kusama Treasury. The loan will be used to mint vDOT, diversifying the Polkadot treasury's DOT capital and earning staking rewards. Bifrost is a liquid staking app-chain for all blockchains, allowing users to earn staking rewards and DeFi yields across multiple chains. The loan's success will be measured by tracking vDOT minting TVL, DOT-vDOT liquidity growth, unique address growth rate, and new vDOT ecosystem integrations.

Bifrost DOT liquidity loan for vDOT liquidity for one year; repay in full with approximately 6% interest.

On April 16th, James Slusser and Phunky attended FBBA's "Blockchain Day" in Tallahassee to advocate for the Polkadot ecosystem. They networked with legislators, answered questions, and explained Polkadot's features and benefits. They also met with Commissioner Weigel and his staff to discuss legal language for DAOs. Polkadot was recognized in both House and Senate chambers, thanks to DOT token holders joining the FBBA. Phunky and James were not compensated for their advocacy work, and they are requesting a tip to help cover their costs.

I would like to propose a tip for James Slusser and myself for our advocacy of the Polkadot ecosystem on Wednesday, April 16th during FBBA's "Blockchain Day" in Tallahassee. We both had an incredible day networking with legislators in both the House and Senate, answering their questions and telling them about Polkadot.

In every meeting we had with legislators and their aides, James went to great lengths to explain : 1) what Polkadot is; 2) how our governance system works; 3) why our security and scalability provide enterprise grade solutions via blockchain technology; 4) that the State of Florida should provide a legal framework for DAOs.

Later in the afternoon, we had an hour long roundtable with Commissioner Weigel and his staff at the Office of Financial Regulation, during which we both encouraged them to continue their work with the Florida Bar to investigate potential avenues to craft legal language that could be used for. a future bill during the next legislative session.

Moreover, thanks to DOT token holders previous decision to join the FBBA (Florida Business Blockchain Association), President Sam Armes made sure that Polkadot was recognized in both chambers before the House and Senate began conducting their legal business for the day.

You can read a longer reflection that I posted on X the next day [HERE](https://x.com/ThePhunky1/status/1912854196627341624).

On a final note, I would like the community to know that neither of us was previously compensated to do this advocacy work. The tip will help defray the costs of getting to the capitol, and spending nearly 10 hours of our time there on behalf of Polkadot.

Thank you in advance for your consideration,

Phunky

![1C91024D-1903-4C42-9469-530FF77952F1.jpeg](https://i.ibb.co/gXMv1nJ/mdx-Editor-Phunky-1745455406608.jpg)

Tip for Tallahassee Advocacy 

Mythical and Xcavate are two parachains that own a lot of Coretime but missed the chance to renew it. Someone bought all the cores because they think the price is too low. Without Coretime, parachains can't make blocks. The person who bought the cores is asking for a lot of money, so they might be a scammer. To help Mythical and Xcavate, a proposal is made to give them two cores. This will add 4 new cores to the system and let them use Coretime for about 2 months. The proposal also wants to improve the Coretime system so that good projects can always get cores and avoid scammers. In the future, parachains should use the auto-renew feature to avoid this problem.

Assigning Coretime to Xcavate and Mythical

PoKe Berlin Team is requesting a 6-month extension to transform promising projects into an operational state and maximize the impact on the Polkadot ecosystem. They have achieved all their milestones so far and secured signed agreements in over 10 industry verticals. Some of the most promising projects include collaboration with a Chinese technology conglomerate, diaspora-financed health insurance for an African country, mandatory travel insurance for an African country, a German Defense Industry Project, projects in the government and private sector for an outer territory of the USA, Central American Ministry for the Environment, Blockchain Use Cases in Supply Chain and CO2 Network, and a Photovoltaic Remote Control Project for German Municipalities. The team will focus on finalizing concepts, developing high-level roadmaps, involving Polkadot ecosystem partners, and offering project management support. The team members have deep roots in the Polkadot ecosystem and have demonstrated excellent skills in business development and key accounting.

# 6 Months Extension for the PoKe Berlin Team - Transform Projects to Operational State &#x20;

Requested amount: 290,899 USDC



# Short Description

The scope of PoKe is business development that targets enterprises and governments to leverage Polkadot’s technology and to hand over projects to the Polkadot community. For that the W3F funded PoKe through the Decentralized Futures Programme for one year from May 2024 onwards. 

PoKe has achieved all its milestones to date! To ensure the maximum impact for the Polkadot ecosystem we believe that an additional six month period of key accounting and project management is necessary. As already mentioned in our [initial forum post](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/scytale-digital-s-involvement-in-the-w3f-futures-program-via-poke-the-polkadot-key-account-unit/4881) and the application to the Decentralized Futures Programme we now ask the community to fund this period. 

**The goal of this period is to transform the most promising projects into an operational state.** 

[**Link to full proposal**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I-8UET7yJIV7CG6l56pXliYXaZghePTUwUgCRhF1SA0/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.8akw0h5h82wu)

# Achievements

Our efforts have proven highly successful, revealing significant potential for Polkadot’s adoption across enterprise and government sectors. We have secured signed agreements and built a strong project pipeline in more than 10 industry verticals, including government, healthcare, energy, and defense. Promising opportunities in various stages have emerged from these verticals. Some projects have already secured an MoU or a collaboration agreement, others will be secured within the scope of PoKe.

The following projects are the most promising ones from our point of view, and they would require additional management attention to get them to a state where the implementation project can be kicked-off. Some projects will also require management of the Polkadot ecosystem consortium and local entities during the implementation phase resulting in a hand over to the local organizations.

* **Collaboration with Chinese Technology Conglomerate**
 A MoU has been signed with a multinational technology conglomerate with a dominant presence in China and beyond. An affiliate of the conglomerate wants to move forward to integrate their solutions with Polkadot in different areas of collaboration.
* **Diaspora-financed health insurance for an African country**.
 A Signed Collaboration Agreement between a local company on the ground and Scytale for facilitating a pilot project is in place. The project is progressing smoothly, with the MOU signed by the Ministry of Innovation, a local university, a local company and the W3F. The PoKe team currently works on the LOI. This project has the potential to be rolled out throughout the African Union.
* **Mandatory travel insurance for an African country**.
 The concept was presented and discussed on site with high-ranking government representatives and insurance executives. The concept was accepted by everyone, especially the insurance companies who showed high interest in the project because it opens up another revenue stream for them.
* **German Defense Industry Project: Resilient Identification System**.
 We had two high level workshops with the company in December and March. The discussion centered around how they could leverage Polkadot and blockchain technology. Three areas of collaboration are planned, such as building a prototype in the area of maritime communication, participating in  a project funded through the EU military research fund and they are interested in participating in the PBA. The former PoKe team has established a trusted relationship with the decision makers and  we believe a lot of key accounting will be necessary to be successful.
* **Projects in the government and private sector for an outer territory of the USA.** PoKe is discussing three projects in different stages in the government and private sector for an outer territory of the USA. The first project involves establishing a decentralized energy production system managed by local communities, coupled with a decentralized blockchain-based energy exchange. The second project focuses on creating a blockchain-based land registry, while the third aims to transform the Caribbean territory into a central hub for air cargo. These projects have the potential to open the door for the Polkadot ecosystem for future and more projects within the US, which has always been a challenge in the past.
* **Central American Ministry for the Environment**
 The Ministry is positioning itself as a key driver of blockchain initiatives in the country. In collaboration with them, we have identified promising use cases, which are now being further defined and planned. While these serve as initial pilot projects, the government is also actively exploring additional blockchain solutions within the Polkadot ecosystem. The pilot projects still require management and support by PoKe to bring them to a state where they can be implemented. We believe that some key accounting will increase the probability for Polkadot to become the center of the country's blockchain strategy.
* **Blockchain Use Cases in Supply Chain and CO2 Network**
 A global service provider with a focus on digital transformation and automation is exploring the use of Polkadot nodes.They are seeking a compelling use case, potentially for one of their customers, to justify a Polkadot project. For example, they are in discussions with a leading gas monopolist developing the first CO2 network in Germany. The goal is to use blockchain technology to track and document CO2 transferred into the pipelines, as well as the consumers who store, transfer, or transport the CO2. 
* **Photovoltaic Remote Control Project for German Municipalities**
 Project for the municipalities of a major German city to remotely control photovoltaic systems for stabilizing the power grid by managing electricity oversupply from small to medium-sized PV systems. This project has the advantage that it can be used as a blueprint for further projects in the German energy market.

# &#x9;Deliverables

The initial goal of PoKe was to identify verticals, establish connections with decision-makers, identify problems, and develop solutions using Polkadot, and then move these solutions to the MoU stage. The objective now is to make these projects operational to benefit Polkadot and its ecosystem.

Due to time constraints, the remaining PoKe time is not enough and may result in missed opportunities for the Polkadot ecosystem. During the 6 months we will focus on:

* Finalizing concepts, requirements, technical approaches, and solutions.
* Developing high-level roadmaps, project plans, and timelines.
* Finding and involving Polkadot ecosystem partners to build consortia.
* Developing sustainable business and funding models for new companies and projects.
* Offering project management support for complex projects, even after handover.
* Generating follow-up projects for the Polkadot ecosystem.
* Ensuring publicity and press releases for projects with MoUs and agreements.
* Presenting successful MoU completions and key learnings at conferences.

# Team Members

The team has deep roots in the Polkadot ecosystem and has due to its experience a profound understanding of the requirements and workings of large organizations. Its members have been part of PoKe since the beginning (even since the ideation phase of PoKe) and they are the driving force behind the aforementioned projects. The team members have demonstrated excellent skills in business development and key accounting.

## Ingo Rübe

**Founder KILT Protocol / Co-Founder and Director of PoKe**

Ingo Rübe, CEO of BOTLabs GmbH and founder of KILT Protocol, leads a Berlin-based team developing blockchain-based identity solutions. With a Computer Science degree from the Technical University of Berlin, he has held leadership positions at Axel Springer SE, Hubert Burda Media, and Drupal. He is also a founding member of the International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications INATBA.

## Elisa Dratsdrummer

**Marketing Director at BOTLabs & KILT / Project and Ecosystem Manager at PoKe**

Elisa is a Web3 native with a broad range of experience in marketing, interactive media, strategic communication operations and compliance communication.

She has worked with KILT for over five years, leading events and social media initially,  and now leads marketing, communications, public relations and community operations. Elisa is also a Polkadot Events Bounty curator.

## Matthias Möller

**Director Operations BOTLabs & KILT/ Project Lead PoKe**

Matthias has more than twenty years of professional and leadership experience in developing and shipping cutting edge digital services for various industries.

He has been key to KILT Protocol's success since BOTLabs' 2018 founding. He leads enterprise adoption and high-level collaborations, notably with Deloitte and the German Energy Agency.

6 Months Extension for the PoKe Berlin Team - Transform Projects to Operational State

- A team of 11 people and 7 partners created a plan for Polkadot.
- They believe Polkadot needs better tools to help its public actions.
- Many dollars are spent to promote Polkadot, but some of this money is wasted.
- New users often have a hard time understanding how to use Polkadot.
- The plan combines 7 ideas to improve how Polkadot works with others.
- It aims to enhance partnerships, especially with two big esports organizations.
- New apps and tools will help users connect better with Polkadot.

Faze x Vitality - Unifying ecosystem efforts through Esport - Metaproposal

- The Polkadot Ecology Research Institute is a big research group in Asia about the Polkadot community.
- They have been working on Polkadot for more than 6 years and have helped many projects and events.
- The team has written nearly 300 pieces about Polkadot and has reached over 63 million readers.
- They support projects in the Polkadot ecosystem, even outside China, often for free.
- Their Twitter account has grown a lot, with over 4,700 followers this year.
- They recently shared a big report about Polkadot's future that got a lot of attention.
- They are asking for money to help pay for their operations and work for another year.

The operating cost for the research organization Polkadot Ecology Research Institute for 2025/4-2026/3

- The Spammening was a special event involving Amforc and Parity Technologies to test how well the Polkadot network can handle many transactions.
- This event included different phases and a big public test that showed strong performance of the Polkadot ecosystem.
- Before the main test, Amforc did other smaller tests on the Polkadot and Kusama networks.
- Amforc worked hard without getting paid during this project and is now asking for 45,000 USDT as a reward for their efforts.
- They helped design the structure of the event, prepared proposals, and coordinated with others to run the tests.
- Some problems were found during the tests, including issues with the network's ability to handle many transactions at the same time.
- The project showed the importance of rewarding those who help improve the Polkadot ecosystem.

The Spammening Reward for Amforc

Set Snowbridge-wrapped USDC & USDT as sufficient assets, set their ED to $0.01, and set their metadata on Asset Hub

- A new plan is replacing an old one to help manage money better for Polkadot.
- The Polkadot Blockchain Academy (PBA) trains people to work on Polkadot projects.
- Around 750 learners have finished PBA courses and are making important contributions.
- The academy needs more funding for nine months to grow its programs and reach more people.
- PBA has a good track record in producing skilled developers for the Polkadot community.
- They plan to expand their in-person programs, create new courses, and work with universities.
- This funding will help ensure there are enough skilled builders for Polkadot's future.

****This new proposal replaces referenda 1472, we are switching to USDT&nbsp; and a tranche based funds release schedule to ease pressure on treasury funds, everything else remains the same as 1472.****
The Future of Polkadot Depends on Talent
The Polkadot Blockchain Academy (PBA) is the single largest and most effective pipeline of talent into the Polkadot ecosystem. Over the past three years, close to 750 learners have completed our courses, many of whom now produce significant contributions towards Polkadot or ecosystem projects.
We are at a pivotal moment. The future of Polkadot depends not just on innovation but on a steady stream of highly skilled, motivated builders who can create and execute impactful projects, advance the network's capabilities and drive adoption. The PBA has proven its ability to deliver, our alumni are shaping the ecosystem, and demand for our programs has never been higher.
To capitalize on this momentum, we are requesting nine months of funding to scale our programs and diversify our offerings, making PBA more inclusive, relevant and far-reaching than ever before.
Why support PBA? A Track Record of Success
<ul>
<li>We are the largest producer of well educated, Polkadot-native talent &ndash; No other initiative has onboarded more developers successfully.</li>
<li>Close to 70% of 409 PBA Campus graduates actively contributed to open-source Polkadot-related repositories in 2024.</li>
<li>Trusted by ecosystem leaders &ndash; Parity, The Web3 Foundation and other top teams recruit directly from our alumni.</li>
<li>Expanding accessibility &ndash; Our online course, PBA-X, launched in January with 580+ learners, and close to 60% completion rate, proving demand for remote education for a diverse audience. Ongoing Evolution:</li>
</ul>
Scaling &amp; Strengthening the Polkadot Talent Engine
With this funding, we will:
<ul>
<li>Expand PBA&rsquo;s flagship in-person PBA Campus program (Wave 7) to train and place the next cohort of high-impact developers.</li>
<li>Launch The JAM Course, an intensive in person course demystifying Polkadot&rsquo;s JAM protocol, for top-tier engineers from the Web3 community.</li>
<li>Grow university partnerships, integrating PBA content into curricula and securing the next generation of builders.</li>
<li>Enhance alumni engagement through ongoing participation orientated events, education, placement and mentorship opportunities.</li>
<li>Build upon the success of PBA-X to offer new content based on the needs of the ecosystem, whilst continuing to run the original PBA-X content for 5 more cohorts in 2025.</li>
<li>Continue to identify, mentor and funnel new projects into the ecosystem via the Pitch and Mentor program.</li>
</ul>
Polkadot&rsquo;s growth depends on its builders. By funding PBA, we secure a sustainable, scalable pipeline of developers, entrepreneurs and advocates who will drive the ecosystem forward.
Follow the below link to find out more about our latest proposal;
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/11fKCbYG79VomgYFK4FDsK534ihmfSDG3wCnmLpo_kws/edit?tab=t.0">https://docs.google.com/document/d/11fKCbYG79VomgYFK4FDsK534ihmfSDG3wCnmLpo_kws/edit?tab=t.0</a>

***revised proposal***Polkadot Blockchain Academy, PBA Campus 7, The JAM Course launch, University pilot, ongoing PBA-X evolution, Alumni program.

Peer3 is developing an open-source Software Development Kit (SDK) that allows users to execute smart contracts directly with one another, bypassing the need to route each interaction through the blockchain. This project aims to improve the user experience of Polkadot by providing a real-time execution environment without any transaction fees. The SDK enables real-time, seamless interactions, inherits security from distributed ledgers, and eliminates unnecessary transaction fees. The has project successfully delivered all milestones for a Level 3 Grant from the Web3 Foundation.

The goal of this proposal is to seek treasury funding for a production version of the SDK. The team is asking for 350k USDT upfront and a delayed payment after 6 months for 250k USDT and 30k DOT. The funds will be used to hire more top talent to work on the SDK full time and cover operational costs. The DOT portion of the payment will be used for reserves to pay bonuses/incorporate into the compensation structure of the team and align their long-term financial interests with the Polkadot ecosystem.

The Peer3 SDK has the potential to unlock new possibilities for Web3 adoption and transform industries by providing real-time, decentralized solutions that redefine blockchain technology.

Peer3 SDK - real time peer-to-peer smart contracts 

- A group called Bifrost and Hyperbridge is asking for 795,000 DOT.
- They want to help make it easier for people to use DOT in different places.
- They noticed that not many people or money can get into Polkadot, which slows down its growth.
- Their plan is to give rewards for providing DOT liquidity in other networks like Arbitrum and Ethereum.
- The aim is to make DOT more popular and used widely in the web3 space.
- This will help developers and users join the Polkadot ecosystem better.
- The idea started as a group project but had to be split into smaller parts.

Polkadot DeFi Singularity

- A proposal for $598,100 is made to create a Talisman mobile wallet for iOS and Android to enhance user experience in web3.
- The mobile wallet will connect with Talisman’s existing desktop products for a seamless experience across devices.
- Key features will include portfolio management, wallet connect, biometric authentication, and AI-powered trading.
- The mobile wallet aims to increase accessibility and attract more users, especially since many prefer mobile apps.
- Users provided positive feedback and have expressed a need for a mobile Talisman wallet.
- The goal is to boost Polkadot's growth and allow users to efficiently manage their crypto assets anywhere.
- Talisman has over 140,000 active installs and aims to provide a user-friendly experience in managing crypto assets.

Talisman - Mobile Wallet Proposal

- We are excited to start the second part of our program for 2024 after successfully finishing the first part.
- In Phase 1, we had over 350 participants learn important skills through an Educational Series and the ink! Bootcamp.
- Now, we want to help these participants join the Polkadot Hackathon to use their skills on real projects.
- We are asking for $385,000 to support this next phase, which is split into three parts.
- The Hackathon will take place in Q1 of 2025, allowing developers to show their talents.
- This next phase helps graduates grow and bring new ideas to the Polkadot community.

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