Polkadot System Parachain Collator Bounty 2nd Top-up

Dear community,

This proposal requests a second top-up for Polkadot system parachain collators covering seven months, from July 2026 through January 2027.

The total request is 96,775 USDT.

Compared with Referendum 1870, the main changes are:

The funded set increases from 30 to 38 community invulnerable collator assignments, with 8 additional assignments for Bulletin.
Standard collator compensation is reduced from $300 to $250 per month.
Bulletin collators receive $500 per month because of their higher infrastructure and operational requirements.
Curator compensation is fixed at $250 per curator per month, and coordinator compensation is set at $1,000 per month.
Local infrastructure costs $575 per month, including the Bulletin instance.
Staking rewards and payments to permissionless collators remain excluded.

The July portion covers work already provided during the gap between the previous allocation and the expected approval of this top-up. This top-up request is needed earlier than expected because the lower DOT price reduced the value of the previous allocation and shortened the programme’s runway. Requesting the funding directly in USDT avoids the same DOT price risk for this period.

The separate Kusama collator top-up is not included in this request.

Check the full details of the proposal here
And an addendum to the proposal above here

Regards,

System Parachain Collator Bounty Curator Team

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Polkadot System Parachain Collator Bounty 2nd Top-up

What it is: A plan to give more money to the people who help run Polkadot's system parachains (special computers that keep the network working).

How much money: 96,775 USDT (a type of digital money).

What time it covers: July 2026 to January 2027 (7 months).

What is new compared to last time:

More helpers are paid: 38 instead of 30, plus 8 more for Bulletin.
Normal collators now get $250 a month instead of $300.
Bulletin collators get $500 a month because their job costs more.
Curators get $250 each a month. The coordinator gets $1,000 a month.
Local infrastructure costs $575 a month.

Why now: The price of DOT went down, so the old money ran out faster. Asking in USDT avoids that problem.

Not included: Kusama collators (a different network) are not part of this request.

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Polkadot System Parachain Collator Bounty 2nd Top-up

Dear community,

This proposal requests a second top-up for Polkadot system parachain collators covering seven months, from July 2026 through January 2027.

The total request is 96,775 USDT.

Compared with Referendum 1870, the main changes are:

The funded set increases from 30 to 38 community invulnerable collator assignments, with 8 additional assignments for Bulletin.
Standard collator compensation is reduced from $300 to $250 per month.
Bulletin collators receive $500 per month because of their higher infrastructure and operational requirements.
Curator compensation is fixed at $250 per curator per month, and coordinator compensation is set at $1,000 per month.
Local infrastructure costs $575 per month, including the Bulletin instance.
Staking rewards and payments to permissionless collators remain excluded.

The July portion covers work already provided during the gap between the previous allocation and the expected approval of this top-up. This top-up request is needed earlier than expected because the lower DOT price reduced the value of the previous allocation and shortened the programme’s runway. Requesting the funding directly in USDT avoids the same DOT price risk for this period.

The separate Kusama collator top-up is not included in this request.

Check the full details of the proposal here
And an addendum to the proposal above here

Regards,

System Parachain Collator Bounty Curator Team

Edited

Polkadot System Collator Bounty 2nd Top-up - 2026

Polkadot System Parachain Collator Bounty 2nd Top-up

Polkadot System Parachain Collator Bounty 2nd Top-up

Polkadot System Parachain Collator Bounty 2nd Top-up