Origin for signaling that the network wishes for some change

wish_for_change

- A new plan for Polkadot's money supply is proposed.
- It aims to control inflation by capping the total DOT at 2.1 billion.
- Every two years, 13.14% of the remaining supply will be added.
- The first step begins on March 14, 2026.
- The cap will be reached by the year 2160.
- This plan cuts early emissions by 53.6% compared to the current system.
- Voters can choose between Hard, Medium, or Soft schedules.
- The goal is to make Polkadot more sustainable in the long run.

Executed

Hard Pressure Capped & Stepped Supply Schedule

- **Goal**: Improve OpenGov by reducing spam and increasing proposal quality.  
- **Changes**:  
  - Higher deposits (10 DOT submission, higher decision deposits).  
  - Fewer active proposals at once (from 160 to 15).  
  - Easier to cancel bad proposals.  
  - Faster decision time (14 days → 3 days).  
- **Tracks Affected**: Treasury, small/medium/big spenders, canceller.  
- **Why**: Saves time, reduces voting fatigue, and funds better projects.

[WFC] OpenGov Adjustments - 2025

- A new program called Polkadot Agents is proposed.  
- It helps people support and grow the Polkadot ecosystem.  
- Members will not get salaries but can be rewarded in other ways.  
- The program focuses on professionalism and teamwork.  
- Quick reimbursements for expenses like travel will be available.  
- Different roles (like Content, Events, Developers) will be created.  
- The goal is to make Polkadot’s community stronger and more organized.  
- The program is planned to start in September.

Request W3F to Begin a Polkadot Agents Program

- Polkadot wants to bring back $1.5 million USDC invested in Centrifuge.  
- The money was earning extra (yield) and must be returned fully.  
- The total amount must go to Polkadot’s Treasury account on Asset Hub.  
- Every step must be shared publicly for transparency.  
- The community expects this to be done in four weeks.  
- If there’s a delay, they must explain within 72 hours.  
- Proof of each action must be posted online.  
- The final confirmation must show all money moved back.

Polkadot Community Foundation - Repatriate Centrifuge-Deployed Treasury Assets to the Polkadot Treasury in Stablecoins

The Polkadot Community Foundation has proposed a plan to launch a "Polkadot" branded payment card for the Polkadot ecosystem. This non-custodial payment card will be issued globally and work anywhere Visa is accepted. It will be compatible with Apple Pay and Google Pay, and users will only pay a small transaction fee (under 1%). The card will be powered by smart contracts and allow users to hold and pay with USDC. The Polkadot Community Foundation has chosen Baanx as the card provider and issuer, and the card program will be managed by CL, a brand of Baanx. The card will be a debit card using the Visa network and will carry no other branding. There will be no cost to the Polkadot Treasury for the origination and setup of this card program. The card program aims to provide an alternative to traditional banking and increase the usability of the Polkadot ecosystem for payments and DeFi.

Polkadot Community Foundation: Polkadot Payment Card

- The proposal outlines how the Marketing Bounty (MB) can work with service providers (SPs) for marketing projects related to Polkadot.
- The Polkadot Community Foundation (PCF) will act as the legal partner for these contracts.
- The MB helps SPs who need a legal address or payments in regular money (fiat).
- A special account called a "legal fund" will be created to manage costs for contracts and payments to SPs.
- Standard contracts will be made to save time and money, but custom contracts can be created if needed.
- The PCF will set up an account to manage payments and will work with the MB on contract processes.
- All agreements must follow the law in the Cayman Islands and Polkadot's rules and goals.

Polkadot Community Foundation: Allow the Marketing Bounty to Execute Formal Contracts through the Polkadot Community Foundation

### Summary
This proposal aims to increase Polkadot's visibility by requiring teams funded by the Polkadot Treasury to display the Polkadot logo on their websites, products, and social media. 

- Teams must show the logo as long as their project is active.
- They should specify where and how they will display the logo in their funding proposals.
- Teams can choose from phrases like "Funded by Polkadot" or "Powered by Polkadot."
- The Polkadot Brand Hub provides design guidelines.
- This rule applies to future funding requests but encourages past recipients to follow it.
- Exceptions can be made for cases where displaying the logo is not possible.

The goal is to boost Polkadot's brand awareness and show its support for funded projects.

Wish For Change | Polkadot Branding Guideline

Polkadot OpenGov has set standards for bounties to ensure they meet minimum requirements before receiving funding. These standards cover objectives, funding, curators, recipients, and transparency.

1. **Bounty Objectives**: Bounties must have clear goals that the community can judge their success by. Funds can only be used for the objectives they were requested for.

2. **Funding**: Bounties can request funding once per quarter. Requests must include a budget breakdown, timeframe, and transparency reports on past activities. They must be discussed for at least 2 weeks before a vote.

3. **Curators**: Curators must have a verified identity and payment terms must be outlined. They cannot sign payments for their own work, except for compensation. They must declare conflicts of interest and report any issues.

4. **Recipients**: Recipients must have a verified identity and cannot claim compensation for work they've already been paid for.

5. **Transparency**: Bounties must provide materials like a public communication channel, an overview page with objectives and contact information, a spending policy, a table of child bounties, monthly progress summaries, and quarterly financial statements.

The document also discusses the importance of having clear objectives, the ability to change them, and the challenges of setting success metrics. It emphasizes the need for both summary and detailed transparency, and provides examples of how bounties can meet these standards with simplicity and efficiency.

Polkadot OpenGov sets standards for bounties. Bounties must have clear objectives, request funding quarterly, and provide transparency reports. Curators and recipients must have verified on-chain identities. Transparency materials include an overview page, spending policy, child bounties table, monthly progress summary, and quarterly financial statement. The proposal does not prescribe success metrics, end dates, or a dedicated website. Transparency requires both summary and detail, and summaries can be short bullet points.

Bounty Compliance Standards 1.0

### Acurast Proposal Summary

- **Proposal**: Acurast seeks approval for inclusion in Polkadot's marketing narratives.
- **Current Status**: Acurast Canary testnet is active on Kusama with 17,000+ phones and 84M+ transactions.
- **Future Plans**: Acurast plans to launch its mainnet on Polkadot soon.
- **Recent Proposals**: Acurast is following other recent proposals like Moonbeam, Hydration, Novasama, and Centrifuge.
- **Requirement**: Specific approval is needed for continued inclusion in marketing narratives via OpenGov.
- **Links**: More info at [Acurast Website](https://acurast.com) and [Acurast Docs](https://docs.acurast.com/).

WHO: Acurast
WHAT: Place an on-chain remark for inclusion in Polkadot Bounty #33 marketing narratives
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified

Inclusion of Acurast in Marketing Narratives

Polkadot wants to make all addresses the same across their system. Right now, there are many different address formats, which can be confusing. They want to use one format, starting with the number '1', for all chains that connect to Polkadot. This will make it easier for people to recognize their accounts and know where their money is going. They will also use special address prefixes to help people see where their money is going when they copy an address. This change will make things simpler and safer for everyone using Polkadot.

[ Wish for change ] Unifying Polkadot Ecosystem Address Format

- The proposal suggests making the polkadot.com website's source code open source.
- This would promote transparency, security, and collaboration in the project.
- Developers could contribute improvements and find security issues.
- It would align with Polkadot's decentralized principles.
- The community can vote on this proposal to decide its future.
- Open-source code helps ensure the website is secure and well-maintained.
- This move is in line with the principles of blockchain technology.
- The decision will be made based on community feedback and votes.

WHO: Polkadot community
WHAT: Gauge opinion on making polkadot.com website source code open-source
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified

[Wish For Change] Referendum #1157 - Make polkadot.com code, open source

### Wish for Change (WFC) Referendum

- **Purpose**: To gather token holders' opinions on updating Polkadot's economic parameters.
- **Key Changes**:
  - Fixed treasury inflow.
  - No adjustment of staking rewards based on staking rates.
  - Potential reduction in overall inflation.
- **Community Discussions**: Several forums and livestreams have discussed these changes.
- **Rules**:
  - Only executed WFCs can be candidates.
  - The WFC with more AYE votes (weighted) is preferred.
  - WFCs should ideally run in parallel.
- **Non-Binding**: The referendum doesn't force changes; it aggregates voter opinions.
- **Outcome**: A root referendum will implement the winning WFC's logic.
- **Current Proposal**: 8% total inflation with 15% to the Treasury, leading to gradually decreasing inflation.

Polkadot proposes a Wish for Change (WFC) referendum to gather token holders' sentiment on implementing a fixed treasury inflow, removing staking rewards adjustment, and potentially reducing inflation. The referendum is not binding but aims to aggregate voters' opinions. This proposal suggests setting an 8% total inflation on a fixed total issuance, with 15% diverted to the Treasury, leading to gradually decreasing inflation over time. The timeframe and resources are not specified.

Polkadot's Economics Parameters: Proposal 3 (8% total inflation in the first year, then gradually decreasing)

- This proposal suggests including Centrifuge in marketing narratives funded by Polkadot Bounty #33.
- Centrifuge is a platform that can be found at [centrifuge.io](https://centrifuge.io/).
- The proposal follows recent referendums:
  - Referendum 801 (Moonbeam)
  - Referendum 834 (DED)
  - Referendum 854 (Hydration)
  - Referendum 862 (Novasama Technology)
  - Referendum 1020 (Bifrost)
- These referendums show that continued inclusion in marketing requires approval through OpenGov.

WHO: The proposer
WHAT: To include Centrifuge in marketing narratives funded by Polkadot Bounty #33
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified

Inclusion of Centrifuge in Marketing Narratives

### Summary of the Referendum

- The referendum proposes increasing the recommended core count for reference hardware from 4 to 8.
- This change would start in January 2025.
- The Polkadot binary is a multithreaded program that benefits from more hardware cores.
- Currently, the minimum hardware requirement is 4 cores with SMT disabled.
- With async backing enabled, parachains can produce larger blocks, increasing execution time.
- Validators need to check relay chain blocks and parachain blocks, which requires more CPU cores.
- Raising the core count to 8 is intended to prepare for future network growth.
- The Polkadot binary will continue to run with a warning if the hardware does not meet the new requirements.

Polkadot proposes to increase the recommended core count for reference hardware from 4 to 8 for validators starting January 2025, to prepare for future usage increase. No change in behavior for machines not meeting requirements.

Increase recommended core count for validators reference hardware from 4 to 8

Bifrost is a leading Liquid Staking Technology (LST) protocol on Polkadot and Kusama. They have proposed to include their products in Polkadot Bounty #33 - Marketing Bounty. Their products include:

1. Bifrost: The Liquid Staking Standard for Any Chain, secured by Polkadot.
2. SLP: Liquid Staking Protocol using Polkadot SDK and decentralized validators-collators through Bifrost OpenGov.
3. Omni LS: The omnichain Liquid Staking Hub, based on SLPx the extension Liquid Staking pallet using XCM calls.
4. Loop Stake: The leverage LST pallet for the Polkadot ecosystem.

Bifrost supports other PoS networks like Astar, Moonbeam/Moonriver, Manta, and aims to make Polkadot shine on Filecoin and Ethereum. They have partnered with many teams and dapps for cross-marketing initiatives. Their main dapps are Bifrost dapp and Omni LS.

Bifrost's products highlight Polkadot SDK, interoperability, and synergies between teams inside the Polkadot ecosystem. They help release locked liquidity, participate in governance, and secure the relay-chains. This proposal follows recent referendums that require specific approval through OpenGov for continued guaranteed inclusion in marketing narratives.

WHO: Bifrost
WHAT: Inclusion of Bifrost's products in marketing narratives funded by Polkadot Bounty #33 - Marketing Bounty
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified

Inclusion of Bifrost Products & Solutions in Marketing Narratives

Plaza and Defi Bounty

Plaza name

Direction of marketing strategy

Exclude Astar from marketing narratives

### Polkadot Tooling Collective (PoToC)

- **Purpose**: Recognize and support developers contributing to Polkadot's tools and libraries.
- **Mission**: Maintain tools for building dApps and general development on Polkadot.
- **Structure**: Initial ranks include Candidate and Member, with potential for more ranks in the future.
- **Funding**: Proposes a bounty-centered salary structure after proving effectiveness.
- **Initial Members**: A group of developers with contributions to Polkadot tooling.
- **Phases**: 
  1. Setup (6 months)
  2. Probation Period (6-12 months)
  3. Business As Usual (after probation)
- **Tools**: Includes both fundamental and extension tools for dApp development and general Polkadot tooling.

WHO: Polkadot token holders, Polkadot Tooling Collective (PoToC)

WHAT: Proposal for the inception of a new System Collective, PoToC, to recognize and retain developers who make significant contributions to tools and libraries that make Polkadot easier to maintain, use, and integrate.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: PoToC will request funds from the treasury to support a salary structure and sub-treasury after a formation period to establish members and display effectiveness. The salary structure will be bounty-centered, and the exact constants for the size of the bounties and baseline salary will be proposed through a secondary document in `Phase II`. The setup phase should take at most 6 months, the probation period from 6 months to 1 year, and the business as usual phase will start after the probation period.

Proposing The Polkadot Tooling Collective

- This proposal asks if we should add smart contracts to Polkadot's Asset Hub system by the end of 2024.
- It would use new technology called PolkaVM and a tool to make Ethereum contracts work on Polkadot.
- Adding smart contracts would make it easier and faster to work with assets on Polkadot.
- It would also let developers use Solidity, a popular programming language for smart contracts.
- This could make Polkadot more attractive to developers and businesses.
- However, it might make Asset Hub more complex and could compete with other Polkadot parachains.
- The community will need to help with tools, marketing, and education to make this successful.

Parity proposes adding a smart contract execution environment to Polkadot's Asset Hub parachain, allowing synchronous and permissionless interactions with assets. The proposed solution will be based on pallet-contracts, PolkaVM, and an EVM to PolkaVM recompiler for Solidity/EVM compatibility. The deployment is targeted by the end of 2024. Parity will provide the core technology, but the community is needed for tooling and integration, marketing, communication, education, and liquidity from Ethereum. The first milestone is planned to be rolled out at the end of this year.

Should we allow EVM compatible contracts on Asset Hub?

### Novasama Technologies Proposal

- **Purpose**: To include Novasama Technologies' products in Polkadot's marketing narratives.
- **Products**: 
  1. **Nova Wallet**: Best mobile wallet for Polkadot.
  2. **Telenova**: User-friendly self-custodial wallet on Telegram.
  3. **Nova Spektr**: Enterprise desktop wallet for Polkadot.
  4. **Polkadot Vault**: Native hardware wallet for Polkadot.
- **Funding**: Proposed under Polkadot Bounty #33 – Marketing Bounty.
- **Recent Proposals**: 
  - Referendum 801 (Moonbeam)
  - Referendum 834 (DED)
  - Referendum 854 (Hydration)
- **Requirement**: Specific approval through OpenGov for continued inclusion in marketing narratives.

Novasama Technologies proposes to include their products in Polkadot Bounty #33 marketing narratives for a guaranteed inclusion in the ecosystem. The proposal comes after recent referendums, and the products include Nova Wallet, Telenova, Nova Spektr, and Polkadot Vault. No price, timeframe, or resources are mentioned.

Inclusion of Novasama Technologies' Products in Marketing Narratives

### Proposal Summary

- **Title**: Inclusion of Hydration in marketing narratives funded by Polkadot Bounty #33 - Marketing Bounty
- **Purpose**: To include Hydration in marketing narratives funded by a Polkadot bounty.
- **Hydration**: A service or project related to Polkadot, details available at [hydration.net](https://hydration.net/).
- **Background**: This proposal follows two recent referendums:
  - [Referendum #801](https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/801)
  - [Referendum #834](https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/834)
- **Requirement**: Specific approval for continued use of these services through OpenGov.

WHO: The proposer
WHAT: Placing an on-chain remark about including Hydration in marketing narratives funded by Polkadot Bounty #33
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Inclusion of Hydration in marketing narratives

- A parachain (not named) asked for visibility from a marketing bounty.
- The best way to receive this visibility is through a community referendum.
- The referendum would decide if the parachain should be included in the marketing bounty.
- This method is considered the most democratic.
- Moonbeam, a significant parachain, is initiating this process.
- Other parachains should also submit their own referendum requests.
- The goal is to ensure fair and community-driven decisions.

WHO: Parachains interested in receiving visibility from marketing bounty.

WHAT: Submit a referendum on the track requesting inclusion.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Inclusion of Moonbeam in marketing narratives

In 2023, Laurent Koehler, Co-Director of the Founder Institute in Hong Kong, planned to launch a Web3 vertical in 2024 to help investors and applicants. He worked with a Web3 Advisor to explore opportunities for the Polkadot ecosystem. On March 15, 2024, they signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to onboard mentors and develop co-marketing initiatives.

The Founder Institute is the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator, founded in 2009. It helps early-stage startups succeed and has expanded globally, operating in over 200 cities. Alumni have raised over $1.75 billion in funding, and the portfolio value exceeds $30 billion. The Institute supports ongoing growth through post-program benefits like introductions to partners and investors.

The Founder Institute will launch its first Web3 cohort in its Core Program, starting on May 28, 2024, and ending on September 3, 2024. Polkadot will be a key program partner, providing support from its network of experts. The collaboration will help Polkadot gain exposure to new companies, projects, investors' networks, and raise awareness within the Founder Institute network.

Both the Founder Institute and Polkadot have responsibilities in this collaboration, such as providing mentors, presenting at program sessions, and creating special offers for enrolled founders. The MOU serves as a formal agreement between the parties, outlining their roles and responsibilities. Irina Karagyar, a Polkadot Head Ambassador, will sign the MOU on behalf of Polkadot, ensuring the agreement aligns with community decisions and the decentralized ethos of Polkadot.

WHO: Polkadot and the Founder Institute

WHAT: Polkadot will onboard mentors and develop joint co-marketing initiatives with the Founder Institute to enhance business offerings for investors and applicants. Polkadot will recommend a mentor(s) from the ecosystem, present at the required program session(s), and provide any marketing collateral necessary. The Founder Institute will provide online and onsite branding for Polkadot, introduce all enrolled founders to Polkadot, and allow Polkadot to present at any desired session.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The collaboration will take place from May 28, 2024, to September 3, 2024, during the Founder Institute's first Web3 cohort. The collaboration is strategic and will enable the Polkadot ecosystem to gain essential exposure to new companies and projects, investors' networks, and to establish a presence and raise awareness within the Founder Institute network. The MOU will be considered a liabilities exempt Pilot Project between the parties.

Pilot MOU Proposal for a Collaboration between the Polkadot Ecosystem and the Founder Institute:

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Referenda Wish For Change

Origin able to dispatch a whitelisted call.

Origin able to cancel slashes and manage minimum commission.

Origin for spending up to 10,000,000 DOT from the treasury as well as generally administering it.

Origin for managing the composition of the fellowship.

Origin able to spend around 250 DOT from the treasury at once.

Origin able to spend around 1,000 DOT from the treasury at once.

Origin able to spend around 10,000 DOT from the treasury at once.

Origin able to spend around 100,000 DOT from the treasury at once.

Origin able to spend up to 1,000,000 DOT from the treasury at once.

[2] Origin: WishForChange