- Blockchained India, a big blockchain community, wants to start a "60 Days of Bootcamp" program.
- They need 15,008 DOT, which is about $89,058, to support this program.
- The bootcamp aims to help Indian developers learn about the Polkadot network.
- They want to connect new developers with experienced teachers and industry experts.
- Blockchained India has successfully run other programs like "100 Days of Code" and India's Largest Dapp Fest.
- The goal is to create a strong community for developers moving from Web 2.0 to Web 3.0 on the Polkadot network.
- Feedback on their proposal is welcomed for further improvement.

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Polkadot Developer Bootcamp - India

- A community is sharing updates about research on DOT tokens and their legal status.
- They previously discussed this topic on a forum and received helpful feedback.
- In the past, there was a lot of debate about tokens and regulations, especially during 2017 and 2018.
- Now, with stricter rules for crypto after events like FTX, discussing these rules again is important.
- Polkadot wants to help the wider community understand the legal process for DOT tokens.
- They have talked to experts who want to help with this research.
- The goal is to create a paper about how DOT tokens are regulated and what can be learned from it.

Polkadot Purple Paper / Token Morphism Guidelines

1TRIBE is a new project designed to help Africans learn about and engage with WEB3 technology, particularly through the Polkadot system. Here are some key points about it:

- 1TRIBE aims to empower Africans by providing education and resources about WEB3.
- The initiative will use various media, including online radio, to share important information.
- It encourages a community of Africans and people of African descent to explore WEB3.
- The project will highlight African culture through music, art, and innovation.
- 1TRIBE intends to educate young artists, students, and entertainers about the opportunities in WEB3.
- Its goal is to help grow the WEB3 ecosystem across Africa.

1TRIBE believes that this initiative will connect Africa to exciting future possibilities with Polkadot technology.

1TRIBE: Bridging Africa to the Future with Polkadot

- The sub0 conference is for developers who work with Polkadot technology.
- It will happen in Lisbon in 2023 and aims to gather more developers.
- The last conference was in November 2022 and involved many teams from Polkadot.
- The event helps people learn about multichain networks and improve their skills.
- They want half of the attendees to be new developers eager to learn.
- More information and a funding request is available through a detailed document online.

Polkadot Developers Conference // sub0 Europe // Milestone 1

- The Sublab team is creating tools for developers in the Substrate ecosystem.
- They recently finished their first proposal and made 13 libraries in Swift and Kotlin.
- The new proposal aims to improve these libraries and work with popular mobile functions.
- They want to build a special manager to handle multiple clients on mobile devices efficiently.
- The team plans to ensure their libraries work with all existing parachains and create small libraries for accessing block explorers.
- They are asking for $259,500 to support their project and plan to share progress on their GitHub and Telegram.
- Their goal is to help developers create better apps and support existing applications in the ecosystem.

Sublab proposal #DOT-1: Substrate client improvements, ecosystem tools, and Kotlinization

- PolkaWorld is asking for money to cover costs for their work from March to May 2023.
- They help teach people about the Polkadot ecosystem.
- Since June 2021, they have completed 7 important projects.
- In 2022, they published 576 articles and had over 412,000 views on WeChat.
- They hosted 42 online broadcasts with 21,551 participants.
- They made 35 education videos that received 28,759 views.
- PolkaWorld interviewed 23 teams and hosted 14 online meetups with 8,348 participants.
- They plan to keep supporting the Polkadot ecosystem in 2023 and welcome feedback.

PolkaWorld Ops and Maintenance proposal：2023.3 - 2023.5

- The Polkadot Community is proposing a tool to help experts and leaders get more people involved in voting and making decisions.
- This tool will make it easier for voters to understand proposals and participate in governance.
- The proposal includes forming a group of experts who will analyze and summarize the proposals for everyone.
- Voters will use a system where they can trust these expert reviews, which will save time and improve decision-making.
- There is a plan to reward these experts based on how helpful their analyses are to the community.
- The goal is to make Polkadot's governance stronger and more efficient by encouraging collaboration.
- Grabber is a platform supporting this initiative and is ready to engage more voters with its features.

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

- A proposal wants to change some rules about tokens in a system called Polkadot.
- The minimum number of tokens to start a nomination pool will go up from 200 DOT to 500 DOT.
- To be a direct nominator, the bond size will increase from 100 DOT to 250 DOT.
- Fast unstaking, which is already tested in Kusama, will be available in Polkadot.
- The number of validator candidates will rise from 1200 to 1500.
- The maximum number of nomination pools will increase from 128 to 256.
- This proposal will need Community voting after being approved by the Council.

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Adjusting Nomination Configuration

- Polkassembly helps manage the Polkadot and Kusama networks.
- This proposal is about paying for Polkassembly’s upkeep every three months.
- The money will cover maintenance, upgrades, and other costs.
- The payments will alternate between Polkadot and Kusama each quarter.
- This proposal is for covering costs in the first three months of 2023.
- They are asking for funds from the Polkadot treasury.
- More details can be found in the full proposal and discussion links provided.

Social Contract between Polkassembly and Polkadot Treasury Q1'23

- The Manta team has a new parachain on Polkadot, but they faced a problem because their blocks wouldn't produce.
- They found out the original code and data files used were not compatible.
- This issue prevented their network from launching and making transactions.
- Manta Network wants to fix this with help from Polkadot governance by changing the files.
- The solution won't cause any data loss since the parachain hasn’t made any blocks yet.
- They are asking for quick approval to start producing blocks and make their network work.
- The proposal has a special identification number for tracking.

Fix genesis registration for Manta Parachain

- The Polkadot Blockchain Academy team has a new plan to help others.
- They want to provide money (bounties) to support participants in their programs.
- So far, they have helped create educational programs but not covered costs for people to attend.
- This has made it hard for some talented people to join, especially those with less money.
- The goal is to make sure everyone can participate and help grow the Polkadot community.

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Bounty Proposal: Polkadot Education Bounty

- The proposal is about scheduling parachain auctions on Polkadot in 2023.
- It aims to have these auctions happen throughout the year.
- There will be a total of 18 auctions planned from LP12 to LP15.
- Two auctions are planned for LP12 and LP13 each.
- Seven auctions are planned for both LP14 and LP15.
- The goal is to include new parachains and allow current ones to renew their slots. 
- More details can be found in a calendar linked in the proposal.

Polkadot Auction Schedule 2023

- Rishant Kumar is organizing a conference called "Polkadot Now India 2023" in Bangalore on April 1-2, 2023.
- The conference is about Polkadot, a blockchain technology, and aims to educate developers and industry leaders in India.
- India has many blockchain developers, but Polkadot isn't well-known there.
- This event will help people learn about Polkadot's benefits and how it compares to other technologies.
- Attendees will include developers, researchers, media, and investors.
- The goal is to share knowledge and create opportunities for collaboration in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- More information and event registration details will be available on their official website starting February 28, 2023.

Polkadot Now - India, 2023 - India's first ever Polkadot Conference

- Chainsafe has created a tool called Multix to help manage multisig accounts, and it's already available for use.
- Multix is special because it uses proxies, which makes it very flexible and easy to use.
- It is safe because it doesn't rely on private databases, and you can use it alongside other tools if you want.
- The system is open source, meaning anyone can look at or use the code.
- Multix helps users avoid problems that can happen when someone loses their access key, keeping everything easier to manage.
- The team at Chainsafe is asking for money to help improve Multix over the next five months.
- There is a video that shows how Multix works and how users can easily swap keys.

Multix - A simple interface to manage complex multisigs

YieldBay is a website that helps people find and participate in yield farming within the dotsama ecosystem. Here are some key points about YieldBay:

- It aims to make it easier for people to provide liquidity and for different protocols to find liquidity.
- YieldBay has created a list of yield farms so users can easily discover them.
- The current version of the YieldBay platform is actively tracking over $92 million in total value locked (TVL) across 15 protocols.
- So far, 4,300 unique visitors have used the site, spending an average of more than 3 minutes there.
- YieldBay is working on a new dashboard to help users manage their yield farming activities in one place.
- This current proposal is just for the first part of the project's funding. Further funding requests will be made later as the project progresses.

YieldBay Proposal Phase 2: Yield Farming Dashboard for Dotsama

### Anti-Scam Bounty Top-Up Proposal Summary

- **Purpose**: To fund initiatives protecting the community from scams.
- **Bounty**: Bounty 11, running for about a year.
- **Activities**: Tracking and pruning scam activities, promoting user safety through education.
- **Previous Achievements**: Multiple anti-scam tasks funded.
- **Future Goals**: Expand protection efforts.
- **Details**: Proposal document includes achievements, future goals, and budget breakdown.
- **Beneficiary**: Bounty account controlled by the Anti-Scam General curator.
- **Confirmation**: Account details can be verified in a blockchain explorer.

Treasury proposal #234: Anti-Scam Bounty top-up

- The Kusamarian is a media brand focused on Polkadot.
- They are asking for money to support their work for the next six months.
- The budget for this is $284,154 or about 59,198.75 DOT.
- They have shared their proposal and received positive feedback.
- They want to hear more from the community and invite comments.
- They have a plan to provide media six days a week and follow certain standards. 
- They are open to suggestions for improvement.

The Kusamarian - 6 Month Maintenance Funding

- A proposal to upgrade Polkadot to version v9370 has been made.
- The upgrade includes various changes for better performance and features.
- Some changes involve storage and contract management improvements.
- Users can check the specific details by visiting the release notes.
- The proposal will be reviewed by the Council, and if approved, the community can vote on it.
- Changes aim to make Polkadot easier and more efficient to use.
- The proposal encourages everyone to participate in the voting process.

Runtime Release v9370 for Polkadot

- EasyA is asking for $50,000 to teach developers about Polkadot and its projects.
- They plan to hold two big events, called hackathons, in London and Boston where developers can show what they've learned.
- The goal is to teach 1,000 developers and have 400 attend the hackathons.
- EasyA wants to create new projects on Polkadot and make it more popular.
- They also aim to make programming on Polkadot easier for newcomers.
- Several other teams support this proposal and want to help.
- The project is inspired by a successful previous event called "Hello World" that helped start the Polkadot developer community.

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

### Summary of Polkawatch Updates

- Improved usability on mobile devices.
- Tripled computation capability.
- Enhanced community engagement with new infrastructure.
- Created APIs, documentation, and examples for integrating decentralization analytics.
- Released the "State of Decentralization report for Polkadot 2022."
- Community awareness of decentralization needs is growing.
- Proposed new features including staking pool analytics for Polkadot and multi-wallet integration.
- Available for download: [Detailed Proposal](https://pwh.li/dot23h1p).

Treasury Proposal: Polkawatch, Decentralization Analytics, Continued Operation and Development

- Encode Club is asking for 5834.21 DOT, which is about £30,000.
- This money will help pay for 8 online education events and a 4-week online hackathon.
- The request is part of a plan divided into different stages or "tranches."
- In April, they plan to ask for £25,000 for prizes and a second hackathon.
- In July, they will ask for £70,000 for a second hackathon and an in-person event.
- In October, they will want £40,000 for prizes and to run more events.
- Finally, in December, they aim for £10,000 for more hackathon prizes.

Encode Club 2023 Proposal Tranche 1

- Five parachains want to connect with Statemint.
- This action will allow proposals for money transfers and channel openings.
- Each parachain will have a specific identifier called ParaID.
- The parachains are HydraDX, Ajuna, Kapex, Pendulum, and Litentry.
- A total of 20 DOT will be transferred from the treasury.
- The Council will vote on this proposal before it goes to the community for a final decision.
- Everyone is encouraged to review and vote on the proposal.

A New Batch Of HRMP Channels: HydraDX, Kapex, Ajuna, Pendulum, Litentry

Polkadot Hub has plans for educational activities in 2023 to help the community and new users. Here are the main points:

- The goal is to grow the developer community for Polkadot and Kusama.
- They will offer programs to teach important technologies like Substrate, Ink, and the Rust programming language in Spanish.
- This education will help people create new projects in the Polkadot and Kusama Ecosystem.
- They will create video tutorials about Polkadot and Kusama.
- There will be online sessions for the community to learn together.
- A complete guide for Polkadot Js in Spanish will also be developed.

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