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Untitled - motion #420

**Subscan Reimbursement Proposal**

- Subscan is a block explorer for Polkadot, Westend, and Rococo networks.
- It provides important analytics and insights for the Polkadot community.
- Running Subscan costs money for servers, security, and staff.
- The proposal asks for $190,244 to cover costs from July to December 2022.
- The money would come from the Polkadot treasury.
- This helps Subscan keep working and supports the Polkadot network.
- The exact amount in DOT will be based on the EMA7 price at the time of submission.
- Billing details are available in a linked document.

proposalId

Subscan | Infrastructure Costs of Subscan for Polkadot & Westend & Rococo & Statemint & Rockmine  Networks (from July to December 2022)

- Polkadot Decoded 2023 will be held in Copenhagen in June 2023.
- It's the biggest conference about Polkadot, a web3 technology.
- A special event for Asia will happen in Shanghai in July 2023.
- The Shanghai event will have talks, workshops, and a hackathon.
- It's for people interested in Polkadot, like business leaders, developers, and fans.
- There will be a main stage, networking areas, and an after-party.
- The event aims to have 300-500 attendees and 25 speakers.
- It's organized by a Chinese event agency called Aitijia’er.

Polkadot Decoded 2023 China (Satellite Event) July 15-16, 2023 in Shanghai China

### EasyA Progress Update

- **Requested Allocation:** $104,000 (equivalent to 19,866.2846 DOT)
- **Proponent:** EasyA
- **Milestones Achieved:** 
  - Milestone 1: Opened educational opportunities to more parachains/projects.
  - Milestone 2: Prepared content framework, collected feedback, and redesigned UX for Polkadot challenges.
- **Hackathons:** Finalized dates and locations, invited developer groups and parachains.
- **Next Steps:** Focus on social media and activations to promote building on Polkadot.
- **Full Report:** Detailed progress report available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tvSCM9w8fSKxUBgTIuXNbhrdNWZUzpQHtORZxtyVAKE/edit?usp=sharing).
- **Milestone 2 Allocation:** Requested for proceeding to Milestone 3 (hosting hackathons).
- **Excitement:** High anticipation for #60DaysOfPolkadot and upcoming hackathons.

Milestone 2 Proposal: Polkadot Developer Hackathons and Crash Course for 1,000 Developers (#60DaysOfPolkadot)

### Summary of the Proposal

- This proposal is a follow-up to an earlier one from mid-January.
- It aims to fund the development and maintenance of RPC services for Polkadot, Statemint, and Westend.
- The proposal includes one milestone: continuing to run these services on dedicated hardware in Sweden and Tunisia.
- In Q1 2023, the Polkadot RPC node handled an average of 3,065,667 requests per day.
- The Statemint RPC node handled an average of 158,022 requests per day.
- The Westend RPC node handled an average of 69,447 requests per day.
- The full proposal can be read [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v5kotmRSFE6nQQghbZwZlcPgeAvTKLC60KDnu4SO4R0/edit#).

Polkadot RPC services Dwellir Q2 2023

### Open Runtime Module Library (ORML)

- **What is ORML?**: A collection of modules created by Acala's co-founders in 2019 to solve common blockchain issues.
- **Purpose**: To provide features that are not specific to Acala but can be used by other Polkadot/Kusama developers.
- **Current Proposal**: Seeks payment for development and maintenance from November 2022 to April 2023.
- **Community Involvement**: Community members are invited to review the proposal and ask questions.
- **Next Steps**: Questions will be addressed before moving forward with the proposal.

Retroactive funding for ORML maintenance Nov 22 to Apr 23

### Boosting Developer Adoption for Polkadot Ecosystem Projects

- **Objective**: Increase the number of skilled developers in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Proposer**: Missing Link, a web3 recruiting firm in Europe.
- **Plan**: Place 15 Rust developers in Polkadot ecosystem companies in three phases.
- **Funding**: Requesting $360k USD in three $120k tranches from the Polkadot treasury.
- **Impact**: Ensure enough skilled developers support the Polkadot network's growth.
- **Community Involvement**: Seeking feedback before final submission.
- **Full Proposal**: Available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zON3bX38D1MXLjaIIdc0aioosxmbQ2IDlMSouM2TLHo).

Treasury Proposal for Missing Link: Boosting Developer Adoption

**Sub.ID** is a web app launched in 2021 that helps users manage their Substrate addresses, balances, NFTs, and other assets in the Polkadot ecosystem. It has been connected to 40 Substrate chains and has a dedicated vision and roadmap.

In 2022, a Kusama treasury proposal was approved, leading to the successful delivery of new features in 2023. A demo and report are available to showcase these features.

Now, Sub.ID is seeking funding for "Batch Two," which includes:

- **Alternative balances view**: Improved user experience with token-centric views and support for multiple accounts.
- **Accounts grouping**: Enhanced account management with groups like "Followers" and "Favorites."
- **Transaction history**: Detailed transaction lists and filters, integrated with Subsquid.
- **P&L analytics**: Profit and loss dashboard with charts and multi-account views, using CoinGecko data.
- **Automated quality assurance**: Testing frameworks for balances, crowdloans, NFTs, and real-time integration.

The full proposal with costs is available for review, and feedback is welcomed.

Sub.ID Proposal #2: Tx history, Token-centric view, P&L analytics, and more

- OnFinality requested 12,141.2773 DOT (USD $64,834.42) for running high-performance infrastructure for Polkadot, Statemint, Westend, and other networks.
- They provided a free public API service to help grow the ecosystem and support existing projects.
- In Q1 2023, their API served 4.3 billion responses and accumulated over 50,000 GB of data egress.
- They introduced features like Auto Expand Storage and Geographical Insights to improve service.
- They partnered with POKT network and expanded support to new networks like Ajuna and Polygon.
- Their infrastructure achieved high uptime, with Polkadot at 99.98% and Statemint at 99.99%.
- They improved health metric collection and recovery scripts to maintain service reliability.

OnFinality - High Performance Public Infrastructure (Q1 2023)

Batch of HRMP Channels with Statemint

### Motion 410 Summary

- **Objective**: Implement a trustless Ethereum 2.0 light client as a Substrate Pallet.
- **Compatibility**: Works with all parachains in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Interoperability**: Enables asset, data, and application transfers between Polkadot and Ethereum.
- **Specifications**: Based on official Consensus Eth2 Light Client specs.
- **Details**: Includes budget, team information, and more.
- **Approval Process**: Council approves first, then community votes in democracy module.
- **Treasury Proposal**: [Link to Treasury Proposal](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/treasury/261).
- **Contextual Information**: [Link to Proposal Details](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/motion/410).

External Motion: Development of a trustless Ethereum 2.0 Light Client as a Substrate pallet

- The Polkadot Ecosystem is extending its maintenance and support contract with Polkascan Foundation from January 1, 2023, to March 31, 2023.
- Polkascan Foundation is a nonprofit that provides infrastructure services and maintains open-source software for the Polkadot ecosystem.
- Their Python libraries, initially funded by Web3 Foundation, are used by 213 GitHub repositories.
- Previous activity reports are available from October 2020 to the first quarter of 2023.
- The foundation is ready to answer questions from the Polkadot Council.

Continuation of Maintenance & Support for Python Libraries

### Summary of the Proposal

- **Proponent:** 12wWLUd5qMzLFGqBsMnHLVFeTuYJwuo5ygMAxuSywrBX1XSF
- **Date:** March 30, 2023
- **Requested DOT:** 74,785 DOT ($495,000)
- **Contact:** William Freudenberger (william@k-f.co)

#### Key Points:
1. **Objective:** Improve the user and custodian experience in Statemint by enabling small atomic swaps and making it a central hub for asset deposits.
2. **Issue Addressed:** The proposal highlights the problem of slow swaps of large volumes being front-run or sandwiched, especially in governance-driven trades.
3. **Proposed Solution:** Implement TWAMM (Time Weighted Automated Market Maker) to execute large orders over a long period, making it harder for price manipulation.
4. **Use Cases:** 
   - Paying out treasury grants, bounties, or salaries in stablecoins.
   - Enabling parachains to build DOT reserves for various purposes.
   - Governance investing part of the treasury into tokens for diversification.
5. **Deliverables:** 
   - TWAMM-pallet and associated runtime APIs.
   - Research for optimizing and extending the pallet.
   - Security audit of the pallet.
   - Frontend development.

**Full Proposal:** [Link](https://centrifuge.hackmd.io/Q4AZOW2WRPq7Q0Ti3ee8Og?view)

Treasury Proposal by Centrifuge: On-Chain Automated Treasury Management (with TWAMM)

**Dot.alert() Funding Request**

- **Proponent:** 12uokSRn2hmEWPZuzHK1xqnFxRgyoApLtXRBd4jFan2x2T1P
- **Date:** 13.05.2023
- **Amount Requested:** 7,654 DOT (equivalent to USD $41,402)
- **Purpose:** Funding for Q2 & Q3 2023 operations of Dot.alert()
- **Description:** Dot.alert() is a knowledgebase for safe asset management in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Previous Funding:** Received funding in Q4 2022 and Q1 2023 from the Polkadot Treasury.
- **Discussion:** Available on Polkassembly (post #1743).
- **Full Proposal:** Details include milestones, tasks, and costs for April–September 2023.

 Treasury proposal: Dot.alert() operational costs – Q2-Q3 2023

- Cervera is the creator of the YouTube channel [Cryptonitas](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsP0zGvvzB4RGyDYHkDdmUA).
- They have been making educational videos for the Polkadot and Kusama communities since April 19, 2021.
- Cervera helps the community by answering questions on Telegram and YouTube.
- They participate in events as a speaker and organizer.
- Cervera created the Decoded 2022 viewing party in Valencia.
- They also set up a Nomination Pool on both Polkadot and Kusama.
- This proposal aims to continue creating 85+ pieces of educational content.
- The goal is to educate the community to use the network effectively.

Polkadot education content production extension by Cryptonitas

**Polkadot Data Ecosystem Survey Proposal**

- **Proposer:** Tommi, known as Alice und Bob on YouTube and Twitter.
- **Background:** Tommi has built tools like Subscrape and Polkalytics for data analysis in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Objective:** Create a comprehensive overview of all data-related projects in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Components:** A GitHub repository with structured data and an accompanying website.
- **Preparation:** Tommi discussed the proposal with the Parity Data Team, Subwallet, and others.
- **Feedback:** Open to integrating feedback that aligns with the proposal's goals.
- **Resources:** Includes a detailed proposal document and a companion video.
- **Outcome:** Aim to better connect and organize data projects within the Polkadot ecosystem.

Proposal: A Survey of the Polkadot Data Ecosystem

### Polkadot Network Upgrade Summary

1. **Upgrade to Runtime v9420**: The Polkadot network is being upgraded to version 9420, which includes changes from v9370 to v9420.

2. **Relay Chain Migrations**: There are 4 runtime migrations for the Relay Chain in this release, along with all migrations since v9380.

3. **OpenGov Integration**: This upgrade includes the integration of OpenGov on Polkadot, which requires the approval of a related proposal for full functionality.

4. **Relay Chain Changes**: The upgrade includes various changes such as deprecating Currency, introducing holds and freezing, updating weights, and enabling dispute slashes.

5. **System Parachain Updates**: The upgrade includes changes since v9370, including XCM v3 and a new runtime API for querying account balances.

6. **External Motion**: This proposal is submitted as an external motion, requiring approval from the Council and a community vote for final enactment.

7. **Community Voting**: The community is expected to vote on this proposal for a complete launch period of 28 days.

8. **Preimage Submission**: The preimage for the upgrade has been submitted.

Runtime Upgrade v9420 on Polkadot Network

### Summary of Polkadot System Parachain Upgrade Proposal

- **Upgrade to Runtime v9420**: The proposal aims to upgrade the Collectives system parachain to runtime v9420.
- **Release Notes**: Detailed changes are listed in the [release notes](https://github.com/paritytech/cumulus/releases/tag/parachains-v9420).
- **Runtime Migrations**: Includes 4 runtime migrations for the relay chain and all migrations since v9380.
- **Preimage Submission**: The preimage hash is `0x89902130dbc0b878d643e0367f5b9cc85c1b8ac80c4f6cceed9013491177da15`.
- **Major Updates**: The upgrade includes changes since v9370, including XCM v3.
- **Technical Fellowship**: Introduces the Technical Fellowship, which manages membership and voting on the Collectives chain.
- **External Motion**: The proposal is submitted as an external motion, requiring Council approval and community referenda.
- **Community Involvement**: Community members are encouraged to review and vote on the proposal.

Runtime Upgrade for Collectives Parachain To v9420

### Polkadot Governance Incentivization Proposal

- **Objective**: Create a tool to boost governance engagement and voter activity in the Polkadot community.
- **Challenges**: High time investment required for studying proposals, leading to potential disengagement.
- **Solutions**:
  - Train more voters.
  - Delegate votes to motivated members.
  - Add formal proposal compliance analyses.
  - Provide volunteer analyses and reports.
- **Proposed Solution**: Establish a decentralized group of competing experts to review proposals, reducing the need for ordinary voters to engage deeply.
- **Implementation**:
  - Allocate research budgets for each proposal.
  - Researchers register and conduct studies within a timeframe.
  - Reviews are assessed, and researchers are compensated based on relevance and experience.
- **Team**: Experienced in RUST, WASM/EVM smart contracts, and Polkadot.js, with strong community connections.
- **Impact**: Improved communication, audience engagement, and easier onboarding for new voters.

Grabber, a tool that incentivizes experts and leaders within the community to boost governance engagement and voter activity.

Integritee is working on creating private transaction sidechains for Statemine and Statemint.
- They plan to follow two main phases.
- The goal is to have operational beta sidechains.
- You can read more about their plans in their blog.
- There is a discussion thread on Polkassembly.
- A detailed proposal document is also available.

Privacy Sidechains on Statemin*

### Summary of Acala Parachain Issue

- **Acala Foundation** won a parachain slot auction with para id 3336, intending to renew Acala's lease.
- A **bug in Polkadot** prevents para id 3336 from producing valid blocks, making it impossible to perform a lease swap.
- The proposal suggests swapping leases between para id 2000 (Acala) and para id 3336.
- Technical issues arose during the registration process, including using a dummy wasm and later updating it.
- A bug in Polkadot caused an unexpected side effect, leading to a panic error when para id 3336 tried to produce blocks.
- The issue requires intervention from the relaychain to resolve, prompting the proposal for a lease swap.

Lease swap for Acala

- **Polkadot Decoded** is a big event about Polkadot, happening on June 28-29, 2023.
- It's the 4th time it's happening, with both online and in-person parts.
- This year, it's in Copenhagen, Denmark, with extra events in the USA, Europe, LatAm, and China in July.
- There will be talks, workshops, and chats for people interested in Polkadot.
- The event is for business leaders, tech experts, and Polkadot fans.
- More details are in a [document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/15OgE-hsNGepFpN-xgLDG1x5cHWJ55ltYroMGHaQnYQM/edit?usp=sharing).
- This is the 2nd part of the event; the 1st part was approved earlier.

Polkadot Decoded 2023, tranche 2/3 (June, Copenhagen, DK)

### Summary of Polkadot Validator Set Increase Proposal

- **Proposal Goal**: Increase the number of active validators from the current set to 400.
- **Increment Plan**: Increase the validator set by 5 validators per era, with a one-time increase of 3 validators to reach 400.
- **Duration**: The process will take 20 eras to complete.
- **Security Concerns**: The proposal aims to ensure that the increase does not compromise the security of the chain.
- **Community Interest**: There is interest in increasing the validator set but with careful increments.
- **Core Developers' Opinion**: Core developers suggest starting with an increase to 400 validators and then re-evaluating.
- **Submission Details**: The proposal is submitted as an external motion, requiring approval from the Council and a community vote.
- **Preimage Hash**: `0xbacad43f5467717cb1edfba6317524dc1d24fe3246afbe6a8cea7ed5fae1ba5f`

1kvP Validators Initiative: Increase Validators Active Set to 400

- Motion 383 requested 16,655 DOT for operational costs from March to August 2023.
- The request was approved, but 500 DOT was mistakenly applied on-chain instead of 16,655 DOT.
- This supplementary proposal seeks approval for the remaining 16,155 DOT.
- The original proposal details are available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oJjtkZD8mgv5vRpBh_aoGmWqWlLK9tomGhP8M9esMng/edit?usp=sharing).
- The team hopes for a quick vote on the remaining amount.
- They appreciate understanding and support from the community.

Treasury Proposal：A supplementary proposal for the 2023/3-2023/8 operating cost for the nonprofit organization Polkadot Ecology Research Institute

**RockX RPC Service Proposal**

- **Proponent:** RockX Official
- **DOT Account:** 14tm4js6PgrDGZttNzyy7CM4pnYiPu3LxxZDb1zhJWUc5Wpj
- **Date:** 28/04/2023
- **Requested Allocation:** USD $93,063 (15,485 DOT)
- **Summary:** RockX aims to provide free RPC services for multiple parachains to boost the Polkadot ecosystem's growth.
- **Plans:** Add 3 parachains every quarter, starting in 2023, and expand to 6 parachains by mid-2023.
- **Services:** Free API requests, developer portal, and blockchain maintenance dashboard.
- **History:** RockX has been offering reliable RPC services for Polkadot and Kusama since October 2021.

Council Motions