- DoraHacks is hosting a Substrate Hackathon in Hangzhou, China on December 19-20, 2020.
- The event will bring together 80-100 people including developers, designers, and blockchain fans.
- There are 10 online workshops about Substrate and Polkadot leading up to the hackathon.
- The hackathon has 20 judges who will review the projects based on their technical and business ideas.
- They are asking for 3000 DOT as prizes and to cover costs of the event.
- Hacker projects will be shared on a specific website and bounties will also be posted there.
- DoraHacks is a big global hacker community known for organizing many hackathons.

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Substrate Hackathon @ Hangzhou, China on Dec.19-20, 2020

- LocalCoinSwap is a platform for trading cryptocurrencies directly between people (P2P).
- It helps people in many places access cryptocurrencies, especially where banks are not available.
- They finished the first part of a project and are now working on the second and last part.
- In the first part, they created tools to help with trading on a special system called Polkadot.
- For the second part, these tools will help users trade Polkadot on LocalCoinSwap.
- Users will have features like wallet access, direct trading, and swapping different kinds of cryptocurrencies.
- They invite people to ask questions or give feedback on their plans.

LocalCoinSwap Treasury Proposal - Python Substrate libraries upgrade & Polkadot integration: Milestone 2

- A bug was fixed in the Polkadot v26 runtime that affected some accounts.
- This bug caused unfair slashing of candidacy bonds in the council.
- Motion 43 is a plan to refund those affected accounts.
- It aims to help candidates and runners-up who were hurt by the bug.
- A system called `utility.batch` will handle all refunds together.
- Councillors are asked to vote on this motion.
- If it passes, the community will also vote on the proposal.

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Incorrect Slashing on Council Caused by elections-phragmen Pallet Bug

- **Project Name**: Megaclite  
- **Goal**: Add zero-knowledge proof (ZK) support to Polkadot for better privacy and performance.  
- **Key Features**:  
  - Supports four cryptographic curves: alt_bn128, bls12_381, BLS12-377, and BW6_761.  
  - Provides basic math operations (ADD, MUL, Pairing) for these curves in both Native and WASM layers.  
  - Helps developers build privacy-focused apps using ZK Rollup technology.  
- **Future Plans**:  
  - Create tools for developers to use ZK proofs in smart contracts.  
  - Build a sample payment app using ZK Rollup for fast and secure transactions.  
- **Cost**: $31,500 for the first phase (v0.1).  
- **Verification**: Test on Jupiter Testnet, watch YouTube demos, and check GitHub libraries.

Patract Hub's treasury proposal for Megaclite (ZKP support) v0.1

- A person who made a proposal to increase validators to 259 wants to cancel it.
- They said it was a mistake.
- The Council is checking to make sure the person is the one who made the proposal.
- They verified this using a special call.
- The person knows what happens when they cancel their proposal.
- A motion has been made to cancel the proposal.
- All council members are asked to vote on this.

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Cancellation of Proposal 8

Redspot is a tool developed by Patract Hub for creating smart contracts easily. Its main features and future plans include:

- It aims to simplify contract development and provide useful tools, like plugins for testing and checking performance.
- The next big updates will focus on promoting Redspot and making it easier for developers to join and use it.
- It will also support TypeScript and create plugins for specific needs like testing and performance reports.
- Redspot's team is working on building a user-friendly website with tutorials and FAQs for better guidance.
- They plan to create new plugins like the Jupiter testnet for customized contract development and a tool to report gas consumption during contract transactions.
- The estimated cost for their upcoming plans is around $32,700. 

You can learn more on their official website and GitHub.

Patract Hub's treasury proposal for Redspot v0.3

- The proposal is for funds to help cover expenses for SUBSCAN from December 2020 to February 2021.
- SUBSCAN is part of the Polkadot network and costs about $1500 per month for Google Cloud services.
- They have paid for their own operating costs for over a year and now need financial support.
- Operation and maintenance expenses include services like Cloud SQL and Cloud Storage.
- SUBSCAN is open to providing more details about the costs if needed, but some information is private.
- They plan to apply for funds every few months or at the start of each month based on previous costs.
- Their goal is to create a sustainable business model and eventually become independent.

The operating expenses of SUBSCAN (Polkadot network) from December 2020 to February 2021

- Motion 38 is a vote to upgrade to a new version called v26.
- The priority for this upgrade is medium.
- There are some important changes in this upgrade:
  - It fixes how target names with dashes are logged.
  - It stops using old substreams that aren't needed anymore.
  - It makes certain functions unsafe for remote use.
- People can find more details in the release notes.

Runtime upgrade to v26

- The Polkadot ecosystem is growing, but new users find it hard to join.
- New users usually have to use centralized exchanges, which can be difficult.
- There is a proposal for an easy way to buy DOT (Polkadot's currency) called Ramp.
- Ramp makes buying DOT simpler by allowing users to use one interface that connects to their wallet.
- Users can buy DOT quickly with cards or bank transfers without leaving their app.
- Ramp aims to make the onboarding process faster, from days to just minutes.
- This will help more people use and develop new projects in the Polkadot ecosystem.

Adding DOT to Ramp's SDK and enabling frictionless on-ramping across multiple dapps and wallets

- LocalCoinSwap is an online place where people can trade cryptocurrencies safely without needing a bank.
- They want to make it easier for everyone around the world, especially in places where banks are hard to reach.
- After testing their ideas with Kusama, they're ready to create new tools that can work with many different currencies.
- They plan to make a special way to trade Polkadot (DOT) that doesn't need someone to hold your money for you.
- The proposal has been updated to include more details about the project.
- They welcome questions and feedback about their plan.

LocalCoinSwap Treasury Proposal - Python Substrate libraries upgrade & Polkadot integration

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**Polkadot and Kusama News Authoring Tool**

- Many people get news about Kusama and Polkadot from online sources like Twitter and blogs, but it can be slow and hard to access.
- Sharing links on platforms like Telegram isn't very effective for reaching audiences quickly.
- Developers and marketers find it difficult to create eye-catching posts or images for social media.
- There’s a need for a tool that helps create quick and easy news updates and knowledge tips.

**Proposed Tool Features:**
- Users can create an appealing image just by writing a title and details.
- It will have templates to choose from for different kinds of posts, making sharing smoother.

**Use Cases:**
1. Developers can quickly broadcast good news by generating an image, so viewers can see the full content by simply clicking on it.
2. Users can explain concepts like "what is the Kusama council" in an easy-to-understand way by sharing custom images.

**Goal:** The tool aims to improve how news and knowledge are shared in the Polkadot ecosystem.

OpenSquare's treasury proposal for a knowledge tip authoring tool

Elara is a project by Patract Labs aimed at helping developers create smart contracts. Here are some key points:

- Elara is a free toolset for building smart contracts on Polkadot.
- It provides services to help developers easily access and manage their projects.
- The project is being developed in stages, with the next stage (v0.2) focusing on features like account management and project statistics.
- Developers can log in using their GitHub accounts to create and manage projects.
- Elara will help developers understand how their projects are performing with detailed statistics.
- The team plans to finish the next steps in about 5 weeks and has a budget of $35,200 for this phase.
- The goal is to make it easier for developers to focus on creating applications rather than worrying about infrastructure.

Patract Hub’s treasury proposal for Elara v0.2

Elara is a new project in the Polkadot ecosystem that aims to help developers manage connections to multiple blockchains, making it easier and cheaper to build apps.

- Elara allows developers to access the Polkadot network through a simple interface.
- It is inspired by a service called Infura used in Ethereum.
- The project will improve how developers connect to different blockchains.
- Elara will provide useful tools and services for smart contract development.
- There are plans for different versions to add more features over time.
- Version 0.1 will focus on creating a server for developers to monitor their requests.
- The project aims to support many developers and their app projects efficiently.

Patract Labs' treasury proposal for Elara v0.1

- A referendum is a way for a community to vote on something important.
- Referendum 7 did not work because it was set to start at zero instead of one.
- The code needed to check if the start time was in the past.
- If it had been set to one, it would have started as soon as the next block happened.
- The writer wants to propose the same idea again to the Council.
- They hope the Council will send it to the voting queue like before.

Proposal to gradually increase the number of validators

Europa is a new project designed to help developers create and test apps using Substrate, a framework in the Polkadot ecosystem. Here are some key points about Europa:

- Europa is a special environment for testing, making it easier to develop and debug applications.
- It has no complicated parts like peer-to-peer connections, focusing only on running the code.
- The project plans to create three versions, starting with basic features and adding more support later.
- Version 0.1 lets developers quickly start a private Substrate chain for testing without needing a whole blockchain.
- Future versions will improve error notifications and work with other tools to enhance the development experience.
- The team is working on milestones that include setting up a database, creating a block packing feature, and integrating with other systems.

Patract Labs' treasury proposal for Europa v0.1

SubstraTEE Scalability Proposal

Redspot is a tool for developing blockchain contracts. Its main goals are to make developing contracts easier and to hide complex processes.

Future plans for Redspot include:
- Version 0.1 finished core functions using the Truffle framework.
- Version 0.2 will switch to the Buidler framework, adding new features and plugins.
- Version 0.3 will improve integration with other tools and languages.
- Version 0.4 will add helpful libraries.

Some problems with version 0.1:
- There isn’t an easy way to interact with contracts.
- Private keys can't be well protected, making it less secure.
- Developers can only run deployment scripts once with the same settings.

The next version will focus on improving user experience by adding:
- An interactive command line.
- Support for multiple deployments.
- Enhanced safety for private keys.
- Reports on the gas used during contract activities.

Patract Labs' treasury proposal for Redspot v0.2

- Motion 25 wants to add 1 more validator slot every time a new era starts.
- This will happen for 100 eras, which is a lot of blocks.
- The motion will be voted on after the council discusses it.
- The voting process takes about 7 days.
- Councillors need to check a special code called the presage hash.
- Everyone is welcome to share comments or questions. 
- More details can be found in the original proposal link.

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