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

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- **Event:** #HACKTIVITY 2023, a major cybersecurity event in Central & Eastern Europe.
- **Participants:** Polkadot ambassadors Six, Gabo, and Viktor represented Polkadot with a booth.
- **Attendees:** Over 1,300 visitors from around the world interested in cybersecurity and web3.
- **Activities:** Engaged in conversations, conducted a workshop, distributed merchandise, and promoted upcoming events.
- **Budget:** $1,500 USD, covering 25 hours of work per ambassador at $20 USD per hour.
- **Results:** Many visitors showed interest in the Polkadot Ambassador program and the Developer Hero Program.
- **Links:** Photos and feedback from the event are available on Google Drive.

Executed

WHO: Polkadot ambassadors Six, Gabo, and Viktor

WHAT: Represent Polkadot with a booth and conduct a workshop at the #HACKTIVITY event

PRICE: $1,500 USD

TIMEFRAME: 5-6 October 2023

RESOURCES: 25 hours per ambassador, decorations and swag items provided for free, booth secured for free

Retroactive tip for Polkadot booth at Hacktivity Security Festival 2023

**Leemo's Contributions to ChaosDAO and the Ecosystem**

1. **OpenGov Advocate**: Leemo was a key figure in pushing ChaosDAO towards OpenGov, educating the community before its launch on Kusama.
2. **Educator**: He has been a long-time educator in the ecosystem, creating videos that helped many understand complex concepts.
3. **Community Builder**: As Chief Nice Officer at Novasama Technologies, Leemo is known for his willingness to help others and encourage participation in the ecosystem.
4. **Leadership**: Leemo consistently demonstrates leadership qualities, embodying the role of an "Ecosystem Agent."
5. **Friend and Mentor**: Phunky, a close friend, vouches for Leemo's character and contributions, advocating for recognition of his efforts.

WHO: Leemo
WHAT: Deserving of a tip from the community for his contributions to the OpenGov mechanism and educating others about the ecosystem.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Long Overdue Tip for Leemo's Contributions to the Polkadot Ecosystem

**Verbo da Sabedoria**

- **About**: A Brazilian educational channel providing content in Portuguese about the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Team**: Led by John Rhodel (Parachainboy), Carlos Sawaki (CJ), and Gabriel Bonugli (Gabekoin).
- **Content**: Produced 11 videos from July 26th to October 10th, 2023, covering news and updates in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Audience**: Targets Portuguese-speaking communities in Brazil, Portugal, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, and Mozambique.
- **Economic Impact**: Brazil has a strong economy with a GDP of BRL 9.9 trillion in 2022 and is a significant player in cryptocurrency markets.
- **Cryptocurrency Growth**: Brazil has nearly 10 million cryptocurrency investors, making it the fifth-largest cryptocurrency market globally.
- **Funding Request**: Seeking retroactive funding of 700 DOT for the 11 videos, with requests made every 4 videos.
- **Contact**: Gabriel Bonugli, John Rhodel Bartolome, and Carlos Sawaki are available for inquiries and suggestions.

Verbo da Sabedoria, a Brazilian channel, requests retroactive funding of 700 DOT for 11 videos produced between July 26th and October 10th, 2023, about news from the Polkadot ecosystem. They plan to request funds every 4 videos and target Portuguese-speaking communities.

Big Tips for Content in Portuguese - Verbo da Sabedoria Channel

**Cervera's Educational Contributions to Polkadot and Kusama**

- Started creating tutorial videos and community support on April 19, 2021.
- Focuses on Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems on the Cryptonitas YouTube channel.
- Produces educational content and supports community through Telegram and YouTube.
- Organizes events like Decoded 2022 and manages a top 5 Polkadot Nomination Pool.
- Seeks funding to continue creating educational content for the Polkadot ecosystem.
- Aims to create an informed community and increase staked DOT by 100,000.
- Plans to demonstrate impact through video views, user support, and staking metrics.
- Proposal includes three installments of funding.

Cervera proposes to produce educational tutorial videos about the Polkadot ecosystem, offer community support, and stake 100,000 DOT. The proposal seeks funding in three installments, and the actions will be demonstrated through freely accessible videos, a form to evaluate the quality of care, and an increase in staked DOT in the Cryptonitas pool. The requested amount is reduced compared to previous proposals.

Educational content maintenance proposal by Cryptonitas

**Federico Cicciarella**

- **Background:** A Microsoft .Net (C#) developer for 20 years, now focused on blockchain technology, specifically the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Grant:** Received a grant of 1000 DOT (around $4,500) from the Web3 Foundation for the "Tracking Chain" project.
- **Project Phase:** Completed basic software development (Milestones 1-3) and working on the final milestone (4).
- **Client Targets:** Aiming to demonstrate the software to potential clients in the supply chain and data/document certification sectors.
- **Upcoming Demos:** Scheduled demos with three Italian companies (one in final agreement stages) and planning more with Web2 companies for early 2024.
- **Fund Allocation:**
  1. **Travel and Meetings:** To meet with potential clients and demonstrate the software's benefits.
  2. **Server Costs:** For a stable and scalable test environment for demos.
  3. **Software Customization:** To integrate the software with clients' existing systems.
- **Demo Structure:** Each demo requires six working days, including travel, presentations, configuration, and software integration.
- **Cost Estimate:** Approximately $1,500 per demo, excluding travel and server costs.

WHO: Federico Cicciarella, Microsoft .Net (C#) developer.

WHAT: Introduce "Tracking Chain" to potential clients in the supply chain and data/document certification sectors through demos.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: $1,500 per demo (excluding travel expenses and server costs), expected to require a minimum of six working days. $4,500 grant requested to cover travel and meetings with potential clients, server costs for demos, and customization of the software to integrate it with the customer's software.

[TrackingChain] Bring Adoption for Companies: Building Infrastructure for Web2 Integration (Big Tipper Discussion)

**Cryptozilla YouTube Channel Proposal Summary**

1. **Proposer:** Max (Cryptozilla), a Polkadot Ambassador.
2. **Channel:** Focuses on Polkadot, with 233 videos since August 2021.
3. **Request:** 980 DOT ($4,000) for 25 educational videos.
4. **Content:** Educational videos about Polkadot's technology and ecosystem.
5. **Retroactive:** Includes 10 already produced videos.
6. **Views:** Over 466,000 views on the channel.
7. **Purpose:** To continue producing high-quality content and support Polkadot's growth.
8. **Feedback:** Open to adjustments based on community feedback.

Max, Polkadot Ambassador and creator of Cryptozilla YouTube channel, requests a tip of 980 DOT ($4,000) from the Polkadot Treasury for the production of 25 English educational videos about the Polkadot ecosystem. The proposal is partially retroactive, as 10 videos have already been delivered. The cost of each video is set at $160. The funds will serve as a reward for the production of 15 more videos about Polkadot on the channel.

Cryptozilla - retroactive and continuation of video content production. (Big Tipper)

- **Proposer:** KRYPTOSCHAIN
- **Address:** 13kzfkXXF7nSCzaMS2Eok8scDS9jZk89yWyfsCBWvDDJKaZy
- **Contact:** @KryptosChain on Twitter or Telegram
- **Duration:** Around 1 month
- **Amount:** $3,500 (including slippage fees)
- **Team:** Just Claudio, a Polkadot Ambassador and Crypto Content Creator
- **Objective:** Create 15 educational videos on Polkadot Open Governance and Polkadot News
- **Video Breakdown:** 10 Open Governance videos ($250 each) and 5 Polkadot News videos ($200 each)
- **Previous Proposals:** Ref.37 (Approved & Delivered) and Kusama Ref.46 (Approved & Delivered)

WHO: KRYPTOSCHAIN
WHAT: Requesting funding for 15 educational videos covering Polkadot Open Governance & Polkadot News, uploaded to KryptosChain Youtube channel & Twitter profile during September & partially October.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Around $3,500 for roughly 1 month, including slippage fees. $250 per video for 10 Open Governance videos and $200 per video for 5 Polkadot News videos. Team: Just me.

KryptosChain Media Support (Continuation) - Big Tipper Request

- **Collators on System Parachains** receive minimal rewards and transaction fees, which may discourage them from acting favorably or adequately resourcing their operations.
- **Funding Proposal**: Suggested a short-term solution to provide monthly operating costs for Collators until a more sustainable bounty system is established.
- **Amount Requested**: 6,075.79 DOT for two months (August-September 2023).
- **Community Feedback**: The proposal is open for community review and feedback for one week before being submitted on-chain.
- **Exclusions**: Parity Collators are excluded from this funding proposal.
- **References**: Based on the Kusama System Parachains Collator Bounty and RFC-0007: System Collator Selection.
- **Full Proposal**: Available for detailed review in a Google Document.

WHO: Collators on the Polkadot System Parachains network

WHAT: Secure 6,075.79 DOT for monthly operating costs of service providers for 2 months (08-09/2023) until a more suitable solution (Bounty) is established.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 6,075.79 DOT for 2 months

Polkadot System Parachain Collators - Tips

### Summary of RFC14

- **Proposal**: Changes to the parachain lock mechanism to allow parachain managers to self-service without needing root track governance.
- **Implementation**: The lock mechanism now only locks a parachain when the manager explicitly locks it or when a block is successfully produced.
- **Motivation**: Reduces the time and effort required for parachain management by allowing self-service actions.
- **Key Improvements**:
  1. **Rescue Invalid Parachains**: Easier to fix issues with invalid wasm/genesis without lengthy governance processes.
  2. **Lease Renewal**: Simplifies the process of renewing leases, making it less time-consuming and costly.

WHO: The proposer and the Fellowship. 

WHAT: RFC14 proposes changes to the parachain lock mechanism to allow self-service actions by parachain managers without relying on general public voting. 

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Create & implement RFC14 - Improve locking mechanism for parachains

- **Recognition for @paradox**: Awarded for significant contributions to drafting and refining calls for Referendums 73, 112, 113, 114, and 115.
- **Key Role**: Ensured the rejection of certain Gov1 treasury proposals and facilitated the release of proponent deposits.
- **Active Participation**: Involved in the initial crafting of proposals and supported them through subsequent phases.
- **Follow-up Referenda**: Played a crucial role in the success of these referenda, maintaining system integrity.
- **Prevented Double-Spending**: Ensured the prevention of potential double-spending issues.
- **Community Appreciation**: The reward symbolizes the community's gratitude for @paradox's dedication and expertise.
- **Driving Success**: Contributed significantly to the overall success of the proposals.

WHO: The community<br>WHAT: Recognize and reward @paradox for his contributions in drafting and refining referendums rejecting certain Gov1 treasury proposals and facilitating the release of proponent deposits.<br>PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Recognising Paradox's Contributions to Reject Gov 1 Proposals and Release Bonds

- The community helped close and refund deposits for governance 1.0 proposals.
- Four proposals were already seeking reimbursement, so they were excluded to avoid double spending.
- Now that those proposals failed, the author wants to request refunds for their deposits.
- This proposal asks for a refund of 360.20 DOT for CCTF's original proposal.
- The original proposal was rejected and can be found [here](46).
- This refund effort is limited to proposals on the spend queue at the start of Open Gov on Polkadot.
- If you have a proposal outside this scope, you can open an independent referendum.

WHO: The proposer seeks to refund CCTF (123LuJKS65HaBbLSdDS46ByeC7bvQwA1iUhTpmjigQAfUKpK).

WHAT: The proposal seeks to refund 360.20 DOT for their original proposal.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Refunding CCTF's GOV1 Treasury Spend Deposit

- The community helped close and refund deposits for governance 1.0 proposals.
- Four proposals were already seeking reimbursement, so they were excluded to avoid double spending.
- Now that those proposals failed, the author wants to request refunds for their deposits.
- This proposal asks for a refund of 500 DOT to RADIUMBLOCK.COM for their original proposal.
- The original proposal was rejected and can be found [here](34).
- This refund effort is limited to proposals on the spend queue at the start of Open Gov on Polkadot.
- If you have a proposal outside this scope, you should open an independent referendum.

WHO: The proposer seeks to refund RADIUMBLOCK.COM. 

WHAT: The proposal seeks to refund 500 DOT for their original proposal. 

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Refunding Radium Block's GOV1 Treasury Spend Deposit

### Summary of the Post

- The goal is to create 10 practical videos about Rust and Substrate for education.
- The learning curve for Substrate is steep, making it hard for newcomers to get started.
- There are many videos about Solidity but few about Substrate for beginners.
- The author has a YouTube channel ([about.web3.online](http://about.web3.online/)) where many developers have learned Rust and Polkadot.
- The author has already released 72 videos about Rust (73k views) and 40 videos about Polkadot/Substrate.
- The next target is to create 10 practical videos, each 25 minutes long, titled "From zero to substrate ninja".
- The aim is to make learning Substrate as easy as learning Solidity.

Rejected

The proposal is to create 10 practical educational videos about Rust and Substrate to make it easier for newcomers to learn. The goal is to bridge the gap between the high learning curve and the lack of practical tutorials. The target is to create 10 videos of 25 minutes each, titled "From zero to substrate ninja." No information is provided about the price, timeframe, or resources needed.

Substrate, XCM rust technical practice videos.

- **Polkashots.io** was the first snapshot service for Polkadot validators and node operators, active since early 2021.
- The service was crucial for network reliability but became redundant with the introduction of Warp Sync.
- Polkashots.io stopped its service in April 2023.
- The team is requesting reimbursement for 74% of their cloud expenses from January to April 2023.
- This request follows a failed referendum (Referendum 10).
- The current proposal seeks 999 DOT, paired with a Kusama proposal for 332.5 KSM, totaling **13,490 USD**.
- The community is asked to consider the proposal.

Polkashots.io, a snapshot service for validators and node operators, is seeking reimbursement of 74% of their cloud spend for Jan-Apr period, as they stopped their service due to Warp Sync making it redundant. They are proposing a Big Tipper proposal for 999 DOT and a Kusama proposal for 332.5 KSM, totaling **13,490 USD**.

Polkashots.io Cloud Costs January-April 2023

TimedOut

vote no pls , I missed preimage :(

- This request is part two of a two-part effort to get back 1,100 DOT that are currently locked in Treasury proposals.
- The DOT is locked in three Treasury proposals, which have been asked to be rejected.
- Two proposals (#248 and #251) have 500 DOT each locked, and one (#247) has 100 DOT locked.
- A big tipper track proposal aims to recover the 1,000 DOT from proposals #248 and #251.
- A small tipper track proposal aims to recover the remaining 100 DOT from proposal #247.
- The original request for the full 1,100 DOT was closed because Open Gov replaced it.
- This is a request to get back existing funds, not to ask for new funds.

WHO: The proposal is made by a group seeking reimbursement of their locked DOT deposits in Gov 1 Treasury proposals.

WHAT: The proposal aims to recover 1000 DOT locked in two Gov 1 Treasury proposals.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: No specific price or timeframe mentioned. No new funds requested, only a refund of existing funds.

Part 2 of 2 request for 1100 DOT deposit reimbursement

- Claudio is a Polkadot Ambassador and runs the KryptosChain media brand on YouTube and Twitter.
- He started his YouTube channel in 2018 to share Web3 research and tech tutorials.
- In 2020, he began covering the Polkadot ecosystem through his media brand.
- In January 2023, he successfully delivered a proposal (Ref.46) to grow the Romanian Polkadot community.
- This new proposal requests treasury funding for 25 videos over 2 months, including comparison videos, ecosystem news, governance updates, and interviews.
- The requested amount is 932.45 DOT, worth approximately $4,625 at current prices.
- Claudio plans to return any excess DOT if the price appreciates and may request a top-up if the price drops significantly.

Polkadot Ambassador Claudio is proposing to produce 25 videos over 2 months, including comparison videos, ecosystem news, open governance news, and interviews with founders. The requested amount is 932.45 DOT, worth approximately $4,625 at today's market price.

(Big Tipper) Small Funding for KryptosChain Media

Requesting a return of the submission deposit

**Motion 377 Summary**

- Motion 377 aimed to fund the development of a cross-platform tip-as-you-go feature by Anagolay.
- The goal was to support verified creators and builders.
- The motion did not receive enough votes from the Council.
- The team decided not to pursue Treasury funding for now.
- They are focusing on other ways to achieve their goals.
- The team is requesting the return of a 500 DOTS deposit for a previous proposal.
- The project is self-funded and grassroots, so recovering the deposit would help.

WHO: Anagolay team
WHAT: Return 500 DOTS deposit for proposal #256
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified

Returning submission deposit for Anagolay proposal, related to rejecting proposal #256 (more info in the desc.)

Requesting a return of the submission deposit related to Motion #405.

[OpenGov] Return of the bond for the rejection of (Gov1) Treasury Proposal #244 (MVP Workshop)

Requesting a return of the submission deposit related to Motion #406.

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Referenda Big Tipper

Origin able to dispatch a whitelisted call.

Origin for signaling that the network wishes for some change

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 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.

[31] Origin: BigTipper