The Problem
The Polkadot Treasury suffers from weak accountability, leading to wasteful spending:
Result: Without real accountability, treasury funds are spent inefficiently.
The Fix That Already Exists Today
Scheduled payouts. Instead of one big transfer, we can approve many small future payouts in a single referendum and tie them to real milestones or monthly reporting.
The Missing Piece
Someone actually has to watch and act when a milestone is missed.
Right now → almost nobody does (no-one is incentivised to).
Treasury Guardian = Decentralised Enforcement
Key Facts
Treasury Guardian vs OG Tracker
The 600k+ funding OG Tracker has received in their last proposal pays for their services for a few more months only. OG Tracker has been the “accountability layer” till now. Has it worked?
This is the new era of OpenGov
Monthly scheduled payouts for bounties + milestone-based payouts for normal proposals are already possible. Treasury Guardian turns that technical possibility into actual accountability by incentivising more eyes on milestone delivery.
Recent Changes Based on Community Feedback
Something that hasn’t changed
Milestone Delivery Deadlines:
Milestone 1 (MVP): Dec 20 2025 -> Scheduled Payout: Feb 8 2026
Christmas Holiday (Dec 20 2025 -> Jan 3 2026)
Milestone 2 (Refinement): Jan 31 2026 -> Scheduled Payout: March 22 2026
Milestone 3 (Growth): Feb 28 2026 -> Scheduled Payout: Apr 19 2026
We are passionate about leading the charge to de-risk the Treasury, enhance its efficiency, and better align the interests of token holders and proposers to drive a new era of accountability. We eagerly look forward to collaborating with the Polkadot community and new + existing ecosystem teams to achieve these goals.
Read our full proposal here.
Point of contact: treasuryefficiency@gmail.com
Link to live MVP website: https://www.treasury-guardian.app/polkadot
The Problem
The Polkadot Treasury suffers from weak accountability, leading to wasteful spending:
Result: Without real accountability, treasury funds are spent inefficiently.
The Fix That Already Exists Today
Scheduled payouts. Instead of one big transfer, we can approve many small future payouts in a single referendum and tie them to real milestones or monthly reporting.
The Missing Piece
Someone actually has to watch and act when a milestone is missed.
Right now → almost nobody does (no-one is incentivised to).
Treasury Guardian = Decentralised Enforcement
Key Facts
Treasury Guardian vs OG Tracker
The 600k+ funding OG Tracker has received in their last proposal pays for their services for a few more months only. OG Tracker has been the “accountability layer” till now. Has it worked?
This is the new era of OpenGov
Monthly scheduled payouts for bounties + milestone-based payouts for normal proposals are already possible. Treasury Guardian turns that technical possibility into actual accountability by incentivising more eyes on milestone delivery.
Recent Changes Based on Community Feedback
Something that hasn’t changed
Milestone Delivery Deadlines:
Milestone 1 (MVP): Dec 20 2025 -> Scheduled Payout: Feb 8 2026
Christmas Holiday (Dec 20 2025 -> Jan 3 2026)
Milestone 2 (Refinement): Jan 31 2026 -> Scheduled Payout: March 22 2026
Milestone 3 (Growth): Feb 28 2026 -> Scheduled Payout: Apr 19 2026
We are passionate about leading the charge to de-risk the Treasury, enhance its efficiency, and better align the interests of token holders and proposers to drive a new era of accountability. We eagerly look forward to collaborating with the Polkadot community and new + existing ecosystem teams to achieve these goals.
Read our full proposal here.
Point of contact: treasuryefficiency@gmail.com
Link to live MVP website: https://www.treasury-guardian.app/polkadot