### Parachains v9360 Release Summary

- **Release Version**: v9360
- **Relay Chain Updates**: Corresponds to v9360 runtimes.
- **Statemint Updates**:
  - Assets pallet updates break transaction version.
  - Wallets need to update.
- **Collectives Parachain Updates**:
  - Merges Founder/Fellow roles into "Fellow".
  - Removes veto power.
  - Allows Fellows to step down to Ally.
- **Authorize Upgrade Links**:
  - [Statemint](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fstatemint-rpc.polkadot.io#/extrinsics/decode/0x010239127c43fb7051d78dd91eb724b087607cb09bc046824b0d52e0a48981943e68)
  - [Collectives](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fpolkadot-collectives-rpc.polkadot.io#/extrinsics/decode/0x0102de7616501046da7138c35e0b4699bf403a09523533f30e0e5180dbb5fb8fec4d)
- **Proposal Hash**: `0xa730cdb8c4b933b9e9ced277e63e79f0f52c0159f78bf60037f6ba312324051f`

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Upgrade Polkadot System Parachains v9360

**Dot.alert() Funding Proposal**

- **Proponent:** 12uokSRn2hmEWPZuzHK1xqnFxRgyoApLtXRBd4jFan2x2T1P
- **Date:** December 28, 2022
- **Requested Amount:** 5,705 DOT (equivalent to $25,712)
- **Purpose:** Funding for Q1 2023 operations of Dot.alert()
- **Description:** Dot.alert() is a knowledgebase providing safety guidelines for Polkadot ecosystem assets.
- **Previous Agreement:** Has a social contract with Polkadot Treasury for quarterly funding.
- **Discussion:** Available on Polkassembly ([Link](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/1495)).
- **Full Proposal:** Details available in a Google Doc ([Link](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gvu4aNTC5ahP8fhiZzNg8N845C4U2o25/edit?rtpof=true&sd=true)).

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Treasury proposal: Dot.alert() operational costs - Q1 2023

### Polkadot Treasury Proposal Summary

- **Term**: 1 October 2022 - 31 December 2022
- **Purpose**: Extend maintenance and support contract for Polkadot Ecosystem.
- **Provider**: Polkascan Foundation, a non-profit infrastructure service provider.
- **Libraries**: Python libraries initially funded by Web3 Foundation, used by 176 GitHub repositories.
- **Reports**: Detailed activity reports available for previous months and quarters.
- **Social Contract**: Mechanism and details available on GitHub.
- **Business Plan**: Detailed business plan available for reference.
- **Support**: Available to answer questions from the Polkadot Council.

Continuation of Maintenance & Support for Python Libraries

- **Proposal by IBC**: A treasury proposal for Milestone 2 of various blockchain initiatives.
- **Initiatives Included**: Hackathons, education & certification, DeFi competitions, and start-up pitch competitions.
- **Objective**: To attract high-quality blockchain projects and talent.
- **Conference**: Led by an Indian State Government to bring these initiatives together.
- **Voting**: The proposal was submitted for approval by the team.
- **Batch Call**: The proposal was approved, but another wrongly submitted proposal (200) was rejected.
- **Details**: Full information, budget, and technical details are available in the original treasury proposal (201).

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treasury proposal by IBC for Milestone 2

### Open Runtime Module Library (ORML)

- **Founded**: Late 2019 by Acala co-founders.
- **Purpose**: Collection of modules to solve issues and create features for the Polkadot/Kusama community.
- **Usage**: Widely adopted by many teams in the ecosystem by late 2022.
- **Contributors**: Acala remains the biggest contributor, but other teams also contribute.
- **Proposal**: Seeks payment for development and maintenance from Jan 2022 to Oct 2022.
- **Community Involvement**: Members are encouraged to review the proposal and share how ORML benefits their projects.
- **Next Steps**: Acala is open to addressing questions before proceeding.

ORML development and maintenance

### Bitgreen Parachain Upgrade Summary

1. **Upgrade Execution**: The Bitgreen parachain was upgraded from a shell runtime to the latest runtime code at block 191202.
2. **Successful Upgrade**: The upgrade was completed without issues, and the parachain continued to produce blocks.
3. **New Pallets Introduced**: The upgraded runtime included new pallets, such as the `pallet-parachain-staking`.
4. **Issue with Authorities**: After the upgrade, new authorities were set to an empty set because `pallet-parachain-staking` had no initial values.
5. **Proposal for Rollback**: The Bitgreen team proposed a technical rollback to fix the issue.
6. **Request for Fast-Tracking**: The team requested the Technical Committee (TC) to fast-track the proposal, as there were no user transactions or funds involved.
7. **Proposal Hash**: The proposal hash is `0xfc0c33d0c0ae08d940fddadb11e239710da69b8660eaae7f77ea102a331e4ebe`.
8. **Preimage Submitted**: The preimage for the proposal has been submitted.

Unbrick Bitgreen Parachain

### Nova Wallet 3rd Proposal Summary

- **Nova Wallet** is a mobile app for the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems.
- The proposal includes:
  - **OpenGov Agile Delegations**
  - **Staking improvements**
  - **Community-requested features**
- The goal is to enhance the app with more features and better governance.
- The team has a history of delivering on previous proposals.
- The proposal aims to expand the app's capabilities and improve user experience.
- The team plans to release updates every 1-4 weeks and provide public demos every 2 weeks.
- The app and SDKs will remain open-source under the Apache 2.0 license.

Nova Wallet 3rd Proposal: OpenGov Agile delegations, Staking improvements, Community requested features

### Polkadot v9340 Upgrade Proposal Summary

- **Upgrade Target**: Polkadot runtime v9340.
- **Proposal Hash**: `0xace5dccb8eecfab754154a27c370a513d79d4fcda40f5837be1c0f129cdf4726`.
- **Approval Process**: Requires Polkadot Council approval and community vote.
- **Upgrade Date**: Scheduled for Saturday, 14 January.
- **Multisig Calls**: Incomplete multisig calls will be paused. Complete them before the upgrade or wait until after.
- **Preimages and Dispatch Queue**: All preimages and the dispatch queue will be cleared. Ongoing referenda can be re-uploaded after the upgrade.

Runtime Release v9340 for Polkadot

Upgrade Statemint to v9330

- **Rust Syndicate** submitted a treasury proposal for **Uptest**.
- Uptest is a tool to help developers test Pallet functionality.
- It aims to make it easier to find needed runtime migrations.
- The proposal is part of a `batch` call, approving one proposal and rejecting another.
- The full proposal, budget, and technical details are available on Polkassembly.
- The original treasury proposal can be found [here](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/treasury/186).

Treasury Proposal by Rust Syndicate: Uptest funding proposal

### Kampela

- **Purpose**: A hardware signing tool for the Dotsama ecosystem.
- **Design**: A flat, card-shaped device with an e-paper screen and NFC port.
- **Features**: Supports private key storage, on-chip signing, and SURI account derivation.
- **Cost**: Aimed to be under €100, cheaper than a Signer-compatible smartphone.
- **Compatibility**: Can replace Parity Signer for signature generation.
- **Security**: Reduces attack surface by eliminating mobile OS and extra features.
- **Scope**: Focuses on development, not production.
- **Project Repository**: Available on GitHub.

Hardware signer and key storage Kampela: Milestones 3&4

- **Polkadot Alliance**: A group of seven leading projects on Polkadot (Acala, Astar, Interlay, Kilt, Moonbeam, Phala, and Subscan) have formed to set standards and ethics for open-source development.
- **Purpose**: The Alliance aims to support good development practices and identify bad actors within the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Membership**: Members are expected to be companies, projects, or networks in the Polkadot ecosystem. There are two ranks: "Fellow" and "Ally."
- **Functions**: The Alliance manages membership, publishes rules, and curates an "Unscrupulous List" of harmful websites and accounts.
- **Charter**: The Alliance protects the Polkadot brand, enforces open-source ethics, and promotes community standards.
- **Operation**: The Alliance operates on-chain and can make announcements related to its primary functions.
- **Ranks**: Fellows have voting rights and enforce standards, while Allies contribute to the ecosystem and can be promoted to Fellows.

The Seeding of the Polkadot Alliance: Fighting for an open source culture and open collaboration that benefits the Polkadot ecosystem

### Proposal Summary

- **Objective**: Provide an open-source toolset for creating custom data dashboards suitable for front-end frameworks.
- **Components**: Includes **Editor**, **Parser**, and **Management Tools**.
  - **Editor**: Generates and configures data widgets.
  - **Parser**: Parses and displays widgets.
  - **Management Tools**: Manages widgets.
- **Features**:
  - Supports over 90% of Subscan explorer components.
  - Compatible with data sources like HTTP API, GraphQL, State, and LocalStorage.
- **Usage**:
  - Easily create user-friendly explorer UIs.
  - Customize widgets with various data sources.
- **Future Plans**:
  - Develop free online services for widget creation and submission.
  - Aim to create a data visualization platform similar to Dune.
- **Funding**: $201,600, equivalent to 37,183.847 DOT based on the EMA7 price.

Subscan - Data Dashboard Customization Toolset

**AngelHack Polkadot Hackathon: North America Edition**

- **Date:** May 30, 2022 - July 11, 2022
- **Prize Pool:** $297,000 USD
- **Requested Allocation:** $165,897.49 USD (remaining amount)
- **DOT Conversion:** 1 DOT ~ 5.508 USD (as of Dec 6, 2022)
- **Previous Disbursement:** 20,711.2971 DOT ~ $131,102.51 USD (1 DOT ~ 6.33 USD)
- **Current Status:** Prizes already disbursed, with AngelHack covering the difference
- **Purpose:** Request for the remaining funds to cover the total prize pool
- **Full Proposal:** Available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MDQrMU9OHSMPXW28uxJTZ482YMt03hL4-knXh9xVXyo/edit?usp=sharing)

Polkadot Hackathon: North America prize pool bridging the gap for total amount

### Proposal Summary

1. **Proposal Aim**: Cancel the upgrade of Polkadot Runtime to v9320.
2. **Reason**: A change in FRAME code affects the scheduler pallet.
3. **Code Change**: Added a check to prevent executing calls that exceed block weight.
4. **Issue**: The `set_code` function is annotated to use the max block weight, causing it to fail the check.
5. **Solution**: A new proposal will be submitted with the correct call.
6. **Proposal Hash**: `0x88998cf7535c1f22d62849be8464fdc38fe46c0a46dc943ec56c91ef6592ec65`
7. **Preimage**: Submitted for the proposal.
8. **Process**: Council approval needed, followed by community voting for the final decision.

Cancel the upgrade of Polkadot Runtime to v9320

### RadiumBlock

- **Role**: Web3 infrastructure provider for DotSama.
- **Service**: High-performance endpoint service since Q1 2022.
- **Proposal**: To cover ongoing costs (Q3 2022) for public endpoint infrastructure.
- **Features**: Low latency, geo-distributed, scalable, and reliable.
- **Purpose**: Support for Polkadot's infrastructure needs.
- **Details**: [Detailed proposal available here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/15pN1pgbPGVciQYGNYEyCxUelnl25pZsM/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=114172945417100820622&rtpof=true&sd=true).

RadiumBlock Public Endpoint Service for Polkadot (Q3 2022)

### Proposal Summary

- **Proposal Hash:** `0x98b3a8aa425c1e1ca5cd96d1b8f3491233b0745575e648a8c5497e83cec76f16`
- **Objective:** Increase the limit of nomination pools from 64 to 128 in Polkadot.
- **Reason:** Initially set to 64 to prevent risks during the launch, now proposed to be increased since everything is working as expected.
- **Process:** If the Council approves, the community will vote in the referenda queue for the final decision.

Increasing Max Number of Nomination Pools

- The proposal aims to avoid a situation where no one can change or set nominations due to the high number of nominators.
- It targets to outstrip Referendum 86, which is currently up for community vote for the next 11 days.
- The new motion suggests shorter voting and enactment periods.
- If approved and fast-tracked, it would make Referendum 86 redundant.
- The proposal also updates several staking configurations.
- The importance of higher nomination min bond limits is discussed in an initial post.
- The goal is to ensure smooth functioning of the nomination process.

Redefining Slightly Nomination Minimum Bond Limits and Removing Max Number of Nominators (replacing Referendum 86)

### Polkadot Winter Hackathon 2022 Proposal

- **Organizer**: OneBlock, in collaboration with Parity Asia
- **Previous Events**: Successfully organized three Polkadot Hackathons in 2021
- **Objective**: Continue the Polkadot Hackathon program in winter 2022
- **Purpose**: Promote Substrate as an open-source framework for developers
- **Impact**: Converted Substrate learners into builders
- **Feedback**: Positive response from developers
- **Request**: Financial support for the 2022 Winter Hackathon
- **Details**: Available in the linked document

OneBlock The 2022 Polkadot Winter Hackathon proposal

### DotLeap Summary

- DotLeap has completed two years with 104 weekly editions.
- Bruno Škorvc is handing over day-to-day operations to gbaci, a professional content writer.
- Operating costs are over $50,000 per year, requiring additional funding.
- The project aims to secure funding to continue supporting the community and new participants.
- A proposal is available for review and discussion.
- Positive feedback has been received since the proposal was submitted.
- The team thanks the community for two years of success.

Pro- and Retroactive Funding for Continuous Production of DotLeap Newsletter

### Summary

- A proposal to upgrade Polkadot's runtime to v9320 is being discussed.
- The proposal aims to make various changes to the runtime, including updates to weight calculations and improvements to documentation.
- A specific change in the scheduler pallet code prevents the `set_code` function from executing, causing the proposal to fail.
- An external motion (306) has been opened to cancel this proposal.
- A new proposal with the correct changes will be submitted soon.
- The proposal should be rejected due to the technical issue.

[PLEASE REJECT] Runtime v9320 Upgrade On Polkadot

- Pinknode is a service that helps people use Polkadot, Statemint, and Westend by providing special computers called nodes.
- They started in 2021 and offer free services to help more people join the Polkadot community.
- They have handled a lot of requests, like over 792 million for Polkadot in one quarter.
- They have made many improvements, like setting up automatic checks and better ways to fix problems.
- Their service was very reliable, with only one big problem in 2022, which they quickly fixed.
- They plan to keep making their service better and more reliable.

Pinknode Public Infrastructure for Q1,Q2,Q3 2022

### PolkaWorld Proposal Summary

- **Purpose**: PolkaWorld seeks funds for operations and maintenance from December 2022 to February 2023 to support community education in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Previous Work**: Since June 2021, PolkaWorld has successfully completed 6 motions with high quality, funded by the Polkadot Treasury.
- **Deliverables**: Detailed reports and milestones for the next three months are available in a Google Doc.
- **Budget**: Specific budget details are outlined in the linked document.
- **Community Engagement**: PolkaWorld welcomes feedback and advice from the community.
- **Grant Conversion**: PolkaWorld converted a W3F community grant into an open social contract with the Polkadot Treasury in June 2021.
- **Transparency**: All past and future work details are transparently documented for community review.

PolkaWorld Ops and Maintenance proposal：2022.12 - 2023.2

### Summary of Snowbridge Proposal

- **Snowbridge Development**: Proposal to fund Snowfork team for 28 months to develop a trustless, permissionless bridge between Polkadot/Kusama and Ethereum.
- **Bridge Hub**: The bridge will launch on the Bridge Hub, a common-good parachain being developed by Parity for Kusama and Polkadot.
- **Funding Request**: The proposal seeks funding for 16 months of retroactive work and 12 months of future operations.
- **Goal**: To launch Snowbridge as a common-good bridge on both Polkadot and Kusama.
- **Additional Details**: The proposal includes a long-term roadmap, governance plans, and economic incentives for successful project execution.
- **Voting**: Both Kusama and Polkadot networks are voting on the project.
- **Approval Process**: If approved by the Council, the proposal will go to the community for a vote in the referenda queue.

Treasury Proposal: Snowbridge Funding Proposal

- OpenZeppelin specializes in secure smart contract development.
- They propose to review and audit the ink! smart contract language.
- The audit will also cover Substrate’s smart contracts pallet.
- The goal is to improve security and development experience.
- OpenZeppelin will deliver a security assessment report.
- The full proposal is available in a Google Docs document.

Council Motions