We are opening this discussion ahead of an on-chain submission for retroactive compensation covering work performed between 1 July and 31 December 2025.
Background
This follows three previously approved treasury requests covering December 2022 through June 2025. The proposal was prepared in early January 2026 and shared with key stakeholders at that time. W3F raised concerns about the rate structure and requested alignment with key stakeholders before submission. We spent the following months working through that process. Hence, the delay was structural, not evasive.
What this covers
Governance and OpenGov operations across Polkadot and Kusama: treasury coordination, runtime upgrade support, emergency governance interventions, bounty maintenance, ecosystem map maintenance, and general ecosystem coordination. Full details and the public activity tracker are in the proposal document linked below.
What changed from the original draft
Two things:
The 2026 forward funding component has been removed entirely. Going forward, coordination work is funded through the Fellowship Secretary Collective. This is the final retroactive request under the JUST Ventures GmbH structure. No further treasury requests are planned.
We have voluntarily removed the corporate tax component from the calculation rather than passing it to the treasury. The amount requested reflects the net cost of delivered work.
The ask
$127,587.55 USD in USDC, one-time, retroactive only.
We welcome feedback, questions, and concerns here before this goes on-chain