- Polkassembly is a key part of Polkadot and Kusama governance.
- This proposal asks for quarterly payments to cover maintenance and operational costs.
- Costs include general maintenance, runtime upgrades, and infrastructure.
- The proposal will alternate between Polkadot and Kusama networks every three months.
- This submission covers costs for October, November, and December 2022.
- Funds are requested from the Polkadot treasury.
- The proposal details past work and planned tasks for the upcoming quarter.
- Full proposal and discussion links are provided.

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Social Contract between Polkassembly and Polkadot Treasury

- The v9320 release of parachains is updated to match the v9320 runtime of the Relay Chain.
- Changes to Assets and Uniques are small.
- "Anonymous" proxy is now called "Pure" proxy.
- There are also some minor bug fixes.
- A proposal called "Authorize Upgrade" is suggested.
- Another proposal is about sending something from Polkadot.
- The proposal has a special code: 0x1c3e581368a6762a6ecc26903a1fd18345bc212df09e8a66222778def7fcf49d.
- After the Polkadot Council approves, the community will vote on the proposal.

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Statemint Runtime Upgrade to v9320

**Go Runtime Proposal by LimeChain**

- **Proposer:** Chris Veselinov, CTO of LimeChain.
- **Objective:** Develop a Go Runtime framework as an alternative to Substrate for blockchain (parachain) development.
- **Goals:** Simplify blockchain development, make the ecosystem more beginner-friendly, and improve stability.
- **Approach:** Use a modular design to abstract components, making the framework reusable.
- **Research:** LimeChain received a W3F grant to research the technical feasibility of the project.
- **Previous Work:** LimeChain developed Subsembly, a framework for Substrate runtimes in AssemblyScript, funded by W3F.
- **Feedback:** The official proposal document is available for review and feedback.
- **About LimeChain:** A blockchain development company founded in 2017, focusing on core infrastructure, developer tooling, and dapps.

Framework for building Substrate-compatible Runtimes in Go (Parachains & Solochains)

### Summary of Polkadot Staking Changes

- **Current System**: Nominators in Polkadot need at least 10 DOTs and can be part of a pool of up to 50,000. Only the top 22,500 get rewards.
- **Nomination Pools**: New feature to simplify staking for DOT holders.
- **Two Groups**: Nominators are either **active** (in the top 22,500) or **waiting**.
- **Goal**: Encourage waiting nominators to join pools and prevent new ones from waiting.
- **Proposed Change**: Increase the minimum staking requirement to 100 DOTs to discourage waiting.
- **Buffer**: Keeping some waiting nominators is good for security, but pools are preferred for those with less than 50 DOTs.
- **Implementation**: Reject nomination transactions from those with less than 50 DOTs, directing them to join pools.

Proposal: Slightly higher nomination limits

### Summary of Economic Model for System Para Collators

1. **Reduction of Invulnerable Collators**: The number of "invulnerable" collators on Statemint is reduced from four to two.
2. **Bond Requirement**: Anyone can register as a collator by placing a bond of 1,000 DOT.
3. **Opening Positions**: Six new positions for non-invulnerable collators are opened.
4. **Three-Part Call**: The changes are implemented in three parts:
   - Setting the bond to 1,000 DOT.
   - Reducing invulnerable collators to two.
   - Setting the desired number of non-invulnerable collators to six.
5. **Council Approval**: The changes require approval from more than 50% of the Council, specifically 7 out of 13 councillors.
6. **Discussion Period**: The motion is open for a few days to allow node operators to prepare their Statemint nodes.
7. **Controversy**: If the motion is deemed controversial, it may be rejected and turned into a referendum.

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Open Permissionless Collator Registration on Statemint

**Centrifuge's Polkadot Treasury Proposal (07.11.2022)**

- **Proponent:** Centrifuge
- **Requested DOT:** ~27,080 DOT ($172,500)
- **Purpose:** Funding for developing FUDGE, a tool for interacting with Substrate-based blockchains.
- **Features:** Allows building and importing blocks, changing state, and finalizing without network or consensus.
- **Use Case:** Primarily for local integration tests, reducing time and overhead.
- **Current Status:** A PoC version exists and is used by Centrifuge for integration tests.
- **Contact:** Frederik Gartenmeister (frederik@centrifuge.io)
- **Full Proposal:** Available at [Centrifuge HackMD](https://centrifuge.hackmd.io/@rxJQ-iCrT9eYElX4L2WMmA/BkMfLwPli).

Treasury Proposal by Centrifuge: FUDGE - Core library for local integration-tests in Substrate

### Proposal Summary

- **Objective**: Seek funding from Polkadot Treasury for the 2022/9-2023/2 operating costs of the Chinese non-profit organization Polkadot Ecology Research Institute.
- **Purpose**: Create original and high-quality Chinese content to explain Polkadot in a user-friendly way, aiming to increase awareness and participation in the Chinese market.
- **Activities**: Follow up on outstanding Polkadot ecosystem projects to keep users informed about the latest developments.
- **Impact**: Increase awareness and participation in Polkadot and its ecosystem, fostering growth and prosperity.
- **Previous Funding**: Received funding for the 2022/3-2022/8 period, with a report available for review.
- **Current Request**: Seeking approximately $104,760.00 for the 2022/9-2023/2 period, with detailed information available in the proposal document.

Treasury proposal: The 2022/9-2023/2 operating cost for the nonprofit organization Polkadot Ecology Research Institute

**Patika web3**

- Launched in March 2022, Patika web3 aims to introduce Turkish developers to web3 technologies.
- The platform has over 109,000 developers from Turkey learning online and for free.
- Patika web3 plans to onboard developers to the Polkadot ecosystem.
- They will create a beginner-friendly "Polkadot Rust&Substrate Practicum" learning pathway.
- The practicum will use a scalable cohort-based training model with community events.
- The goal is to onboard 2000 developers to the Polkadot ecosystem and receive at least 100 project submissions.
- The full proposal can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tmoam1qMuat8N8KEeJ5jAeMpVshjQ6NVqOUkFDLOXzM/edit?usp=sharing).

Activating developer ecosystem in Turkey for Polkadot

### Polkadot Runtime Upgrade Proposal

1. **Objective**: Upgrade Polkadot's runtime to version v9300.
2. **Previous Issue**: Motion 285, which aimed to upgrade the runtime, was deleted by Motion 286.
3. **New Proposal**: This proposal replaces Motion 285 and includes several updates and audits.
4. **Audits**: Some changes are pending non-critical audits, while others have been audited or are trivial.
5. **Proposal Hash**: The proposal has a specific hash for verification: `0xf1eeaa09f9a85633cf7f1fa588bf3247a58acf9f4cb3e8e12350833c595bc7d3`.
6. **Voting Process**: The proposal requires a Council vote followed by a community vote in the referenda queue.
7. **Verification**: Use SRTool to verify the proposal hash and review the changes in the release notes.
8. **Action Needed**: Community members should vote at their convenience.

Runtime v9300 Upgrade On Polkadot

**Motion 286** is a proposal up for vote on Polkadot. It aims to remove the limits on the number of members in nomination pools, which is necessary to fulfill the goals of the recently approved **Referendum 78**. The current proposal had a mistake and did not lift the limit, making the pools unusable. Voting is important for the community to move forward with this change. Make sure to vote soon!

Removing members' limit for the community to join nomination pools

### Polkadot Runtime Upgrade Proposal

- **Proposal**: Upgrade Polkadot's runtime to version v9300.
- **Audits**: Several changes are pending non-critical audits.
- **Changes**: 
  - Improvements in transaction payment, staking, and storage.
  - Additions to validator ranking and fast-unstake features.
- **Proposal Hash**: `0xf1eeaa09f9a85633cf7f1fa588bf3247a58acf9f4cb3e8e12350833c595bc7d3`.
- **Process**: Requires Council vote followed by community referendum.
- **Verification**: Use SRTool to verify the proposal hash.
- **Action**: Community members should vote on the proposal in the referenda queue.

### High Performance Public Infrastructure Proposal (Q3 2022)

- **Proponent**: 12mRyiCp9zdh1wEVW5gLLiFBxDPKks72rRXmSupyEK3VAMLf
- **Date**: October 6, 2022
- **Requested DOT**: 16,274.212 (USD $112,454.80)
- **Description**: Funding for high-performance, scalable, and reliable public infrastructure for Polkadot, Statemint, and Westend.

#### Key Achievements:
- Provided a scalable public API service for Polkadot, Statemint, and Westend.
- Reduced prices for larger customers by 30-40%.
- Onboarded new networks like Avalanche and Juno.
- Achieved 99.94% uptime for Polkadot over 90 days.
- Served 21.4 billion API responses and 100 TB of data egress.

#### Enhancements:
- Introduced API Insights for better dApp analysis.
- Optimized costs and introduced new API plans.
- Added support for Alibaba Cloud and new layer 1 networks.
- Improved health metrics and recovery scripts.

#### Links:
- [Previous Discussion](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/1325)
- [Raw Data](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Q9eXw78E-VDkHmCl1nLSGwOfxlG6jc-6CsvrUMHOskE/edit?usp=sharing)
- [Full Report](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hxT4LMvntD3aV5PlmF3MnddDFhca8UnpH1sRSQu-nGY/edit?usp=sharing)

OnFinality High Performance Public Infrastructure (Q3 2022)

**Summary of Fix for Referendum 74**

- Fixes a previous failed execution of Referendum 74.
- Uses a batch of `Transact` instructions instead of a single `batch` call.
- Adds a sixth pair with ParaId 2030 (Bifrost) to the original five requests.
- Includes a `force_transfer` of 22 DOT: 20 for the new parachain and 2 for XCM fees.
- Requests fast tracking if it passes the Council.

Statemint HRMP Channel Establishment

<<Should Reject>> Establish Statemint HRMP Channels

- **Treasury Proposal**: Extends maintenance & support for Polkadot Ecosystem until 30 September 2022.
- **Polkascan Foundation**: A nonprofit maintaining Polkadot's Python libraries, funded by Web3 Foundation.
- **Python Libraries**: Generalized tools used by many Python projects in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Activity Reports**: Available for each month from October 2020 to September 2022.
- **Social Contract**: Details the mechanism and terms for maintenance & support.
- **Business Plan**: Outlines the foundation's strategy and goals.
- **Support**: Available to answer questions from the Polkadot Council.

Continuation of Maintenance & Support for Python Libraries

### Sequester

- **Purpose**: A toolkit for Polkadot chains to use transaction fees to buy carbon-backed assets and retire carbon credits.
- **Functionality**: Aggregates transaction fees, exchanges them into carbon-backed tokens, and retires carbon offsets.
- **Partners**: Initial partner is Bitgreen, responsible for bridging carbon credits on-chain.
- **Development**: Funded by a Web3 Foundation (W3F) grant and part of the Substrate Builders Program (SBP).
- **Testing**: Will be tested on Rococo with partners from W3F, Acala, and Bitgreen.
- **Common Good Chain**: Receives tokens from other chains' treasuries, swaps them into carbon-backed assets, and retires them on-chain.
- **Additional Info**: See the [Treasury Proposal Document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hfmXwe6Gli92YKr5J6BCffGWU9EmKUF-FkSbLs2w-OQ/edit#) for details.
- **Team**: Brendan, Ethan, and Daniel.

Sequester Common Good Chain - Milestone 1

### Summary of the Proposal for Common Good Parachain

- **Purpose**: Add a new "common good" parachain to Polkadot focused on collectives.
- **First Collective**: Likely the Polkadot Alliance, but will support other collectives serving the Polkadot network.
- **Kusama**: No plans for a Kusama counterpart; Kusama may join collectives like the Polkadot Alliance.
- **Technical Fellowship**: A group of technical experts who contribute to the network, with members deploying code on Kusama before Polkadot.
- **Proposal Submission**: Will be submitted to the Council for a four-year lease on the Collectives parachain.
- **Launch Process**: Includes a series of referenda for approval, starting with registering the parachain and setting the lease period.
- **Runtime Upgrade**: Needed to include Collectives as a trusted teleporter on the Relay Chain.
- **Alliance Initiation**: A separate referendum to start the Alliance, timing flexible.
- **Call Details**: To be finalized when Parity publishes the Collectives genesis release and the Technical Committee sets an enactment timeframe.

Polkadot Collectives Common Good Parachain Proposal

### Proposal Summary

- This proposal is a follow-up to an earlier one from July, aiming to fund the development and maintenance of RPC services for Polkadot, Statemint, and Westend.
- The proposal includes one milestone: continuing to run these RPC services on dedicated hardware in Sweden.
- In Q3 2022, the Polkadot RPC node handled an average of 2,690,000 requests per day, totaling 250,200,000 requests.
- The Statemint RPC node handled an average of 74,300 requests per day, totaling 6,687,000 requests.
- The Westend RPC node handled an average of 43,700 requests per day, totaling 5,370,000 requests.
- A Polkadot boot node was launched, tested, and added to the Polkadot binary, benefiting the community.
- The full proposal can be read [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_7mLLmLj_TMF9lHOXYDKD_BMAUZBaAjUlgzQIRGYlUk/edit?usp=sharing).

 Polkadot RPC services Dwellir Q4 2022

### Summary of Polkadot's Web Summit Participation Proposal

- **Objective**: Polkadot aims to attend the Web Summit to promote web3 and generate buzz around the Polkadot blockchain.
- **Funding**: Seeking Treasury funding to cover part of the Web Summit costs; other costs will be covered by participating companies.
- **Opportunities**: The Web Summit offers a chance to attract attention, showcase decentralized technologies, and foster mass adoption of web3.
- **Goals**: 
  - Highlight Polkadot's blockchain.
  - Demonstrate the power of decentralized technologies.
  - Facilitate mass adoption of web3.
  - Create new partnership opportunities.
  - Attract potential investors.
  - Expand the Polkadot community.
- **Importance**: Participation is crucial for breaking out of the web3 bubble and integrating web3 into the broader web ecosystem.
- **Booth Development**: The booth is nearly complete, with design details available in the full proposal.
- **Call for Support**: Inviting more Parachains and projects to join the initiative to collectively showcase decentralized technologies.
- **Belief**: Despite tight timelines, Polkadot can effectively represent web3 at the Web Summit and drive mass adoption.

Treasury Proposal: Polkadot on WebSummit

- The team is completing a grant application for a conference that was a great success.
- The conference aimed to educate the public about cryptocurrencies, with Polkadot being a key focus.
- The event helped connect Czech communities interested in cryptocurrencies.
- The updated grant application can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QVUaw6EgLqvkQMDE4HOh5X7U2sKNn1Z1ObS1yBV3DIM/edit?usp=sharing).

UTXO.22

**StackUp Learn-and-Earn Campaign for Polkadot Hackathon Global Series 2022**

- **Proponent:** NicholasHong/Tribe/StackUp
- **Date:** October 2022
- **Total Allocation:** $80,000 USD
- **Requested Allocation:** 4699 DOT (equivalent to $30,000 USD)
- **Objective:** Onboard 150 developers into the Polkadot ecosystem through a Learn-and-Earn campaign.
- **Method:** StackUp's platform rewards developers with monetary incentives for completing educational quests.
- **Results:** Successful completion of the campaign, with a detailed report available.
- **Next Steps:** Request for the remaining $30,000 USD to conclude the project and continue educating developers about Polkadot.

Request for Second Allocation: Learn-and-Earn for Polkadot Hackathon Global Series 2022

### Tether's USDT on Polkadot

- **USDT on Statemint**: Tether registered USDT on Statemint with asset ID `1984`.
- **Governance Request**: Tether is asking Polkadot governance to make USDT sufficient to pay transaction fees and exist on accounts without needing DOT.
- **Sufficient vs. Non-Sufficient Assets**: On Statemint, assets can be sufficient or non-sufficient. Sufficient assets don't require an Existential Deposit (ED) in DOT to create an account.
- **Proposal Benefits**: This proposal would make it easier for holders on Polkadot and boost transactions, especially in DeFi.
- **Community Belief**: Many believe USDT can enhance the Polkadot ecosystem and increase transaction volume.
- **Encoded Call**: The call to make USDT sufficient has a specific encoded format and call hash.
- **Relay Chain Call**: The proposal also involves a call on the Relay Chain with its own call hash and data.

Proposal for USDT Token Sufficiency on Statemint

### Gossamer Ongoing Development Grant

- **Proposal:** Request for funding from the Polkadot Treasury for ongoing development of Gossamer.
- **Developer:** ChainSafe Systems, a blockchain development studio.
- **Project:** Gossamer is a Polkadot host written in Go, aiming to provide client diversity in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Funding:** Requested amount is approximately USD 1,998,117.60 in DOT.
- **Objective:** To develop a full-node client capable of participating in Polkadot and Kusama networks, including block production and finality.
- **Deliverables:** Include implementing the latest validator specification, updating synchronization modes, and enhancing RPC APIs and telemetry.
- **Team:** Currently consists of seven full-time protocol engineers and a project manager.
- **Payment:** A single upfront payment is requested to cover development costs for 12 months.

Gossamer Ongoing Development Grant

### Proposal Summary

- **Purpose**: Upgrade Polkadot and Statemint runtimes to versions v9291 and v9290 respectively.
- **Polkadot Changes**: Fixes include making chain extension state types public, resetting approved accounts after transfers, and fixing nomination pools' pending rewards.
- **Statemint Changes**: Updates XCM weight calculations and prepares for the first Collectives parachain.
- **Proposal Hash**: Polkadot: `0x8fe3a4b4214f090c01c1da47882c41eb08e0544d379c7e1959dcdc4810e12c50`, Statemint: `0x076ee423671cc95bd1eb19675009154d4e6b817554d755e6627c6138094a924b`.
- **Authorization**: Requires approval from the Council and community vote.
- **Batch Call**: Includes both runtime upgrade proposals.
- **Final Proposal Hash**: `0xbc2cb73740d701dac3fa5f31b7b23e552d6160ccd40d95746e91c131c699523d`.
- **Action**: Community members should vote on the proposal.

Runtime Upgrade v9291 on Polkadot + v9290 on Statemint

- **Proposal by Polkadot Teams**: Submitted by Bitgreen, Sequester, and Evercity.
- **Objective**: Measure and offset carbon footprint of Polkadot and Kusama networks.
- **Previous Work**: Based on a W3F grant to Sequester for a treasury-to-carbon credits pallet.
- **Methodology**: Develop a standard for measuring electricity consumption and emissions.
- **Deliverables**: Open-source dashboard and treasury-to-carbon credits pallet.
- **Support**: Several parachain teams committed to adopting this functionality.
- **Timeline**: Dashboard and audit to be completed by November, with full integration in early 2023.
- **Details**: Full proposal available in the linked document.

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