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

small_spender

- Patrice is a French Polkadot ambassador and runs a blog called Tendances Crypto.
- He wants to create a content hub for the French Polkadot community.
- France has growing interest in web3, but many brands don’t know much about Polkadot.
- His plan includes a newsletter, articles, a chatbot for questions, and LinkedIn posts.
- The goal is to promote Polkadot and help French companies use its technology.
- Patrice is seeking feedback from the Polkadot community before finalizing his proposal.

Executed

WHO: Patrice - Tendances Crypto

WHAT: Create a Polkadot content hub for the French community, including weekly and monthly newsletters, thematic articles, a chatbot, and LinkedIn posts.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 5,233 DOT for 44 weeks.

A French content hub for Polkadot Ecosystem

- Polkascan Foundation maintains Python libraries for Polkadot, Kusama, and Substrate-based chains.
- They have developed extensions for Polkascan Explorer and Subsquid, and a new runtime interface.
- They added support for ink! v4 and SCALE type definitions for upcoming Substrate updates.
- They improved contract interface support and updated metadata docs.
- They provided technical support on GitHub, Matrix, and Substrate Stack Exchange.
- They are requesting retroactive funding for their activities from April to September 2023.
- Detailed reports on their activities are available on GitHub.

Polkascan Foundation is requesting retroactive funding of approximately 4135 euro per month for development and tech support activities from April to September 2023. They have maintained Polkadot-related Python libraries, such as py-substrate-interface and py-scale-codec, which are essential for Python developers to interact with any Polkadot, Kusama or other Substrate-based chain. They have implemented new Polkascan Explorer and Subsquid extensions, added support for ink! v4, and provided technical support on Github, substrate.stackexchange.com, and #polkascan:matrix.org channels.

Maintenance & Support Python Libraries (April to September 2023)

Hello little friend! So, there's this group called Polkadot, and they had a problem with something called Referenda 151. The person who made it made a mistake and put it in the wrong place. Now, they're fixing it and putting it in the right place.

Also, there's another thing happening in Polkadot. The people who help make the system work, called Collators, don't get enough rewards. So, someone came up with a plan to give them more money for their work. They want to give them 6,075.79 DOT for two months of work. They're asking everyone in the Polkadot group to look at the plan and give their thoughts.

And guess what? They made a change on 11/09, they won't give money to Parity Collators. They also updated the document with new information.

Dear Polkadot community,

Thank you all for your support and votes on the approved [Referenda 151](151). I want to address an oversight regarding the multiple batch calls assigned to the "big\_tipper" track, where I assumed individual limits were checked relative to the track limits. However, the total spending of the call is checked relative to the track limits. As the result, the referenda failed to execute.

Due to my oversight, the previous Referenda was submitted under the "Big tipper" track instead of "small\_spender." To rectify this, I am resubmitting the proposal to the correct track. I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

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Dear Polkadot community,

Collators on System Parachains are provided with minimal rewards for block production and small incentives in terms of transaction fees. This reduces incentives for Collators to act in a favorable manner and they may also be inclined to under-resourcing their hosts to save costs. Collators should receive funding for the provision of their services. Ultimately, this should be provided by the chain in a preferably sustainable manner. Implementation of such a system is a long-term solution. In the medium term, funding for collators can be provided by the respective Treasuries in the form of a bounty. This allows funding to be pre-allocated and independently managed.

Based on [Kusama System Parachains Collator Bounty](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/bounty/20), and [RFC-0007: System Collator Selection](https://github.com/polkadot-fellows/RFCs/blob/7eb2193a1a82818c83be4501c4b2a1e6d343dedb/text/0007-system-collator-selection.md), this proposal is a short-term solution aiming to post-pay monthly operating costs of service providers until a more suitable solution (Bounty) is established.

[Full Proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KjThkBTp3nJBF4CAV-Jn8fA0PUrd2Lbhy7DOrVHISX0/edit?usp=sharing)

The proposal aims to secure 6,075.79 DOT for Collators on the Polkadot System Parachains network for services delivered for the period of 2 months - 08-09/2023.

![](https://i.ibb.co/SxYzWvZ/Screenshot-2023-09-11-at-10-25-19.png)![](https://i.ibb.co/t2pJHWM/Screenshot-2023-09-15-at-12-53-37.png)![](https://i.ibb.co/NN0c7zG/Screenshot-2023-09-15-at-12-52-13.png)

This discussion will be open for a period of one week before submitting the proposal onchain. We encourage the Polkadot community to review this proposal and provide any feedback or suggestions.

Thank you!

\*Update 11/09: Parity Collators excluded from the funding proposal. Updated the document with new verified identities.

WHO: Polkadot community
WHAT: Resubmitting a proposal to the correct track for funding collators on the Polkadot System Parachains network for services delivered for 2 months (08-09/2023) with a total of 6,075.79 DOT.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 6,075.79 DOT for 2 months (08-09/2023).

Polkadot System Parachain Collators - Tips - Referenda #151 failed to execute

- The substrate-api-client needs money to keep working well.
- They changed from asking Kusama for help to asking Polkadot.
- This proposal is smaller and focuses on basic updates and support.
- If they don’t get the funding, they will stop helping others.
- It is a library that helps connect to special computers called nodes.
- Developers can use it to work with Polkadot and Kusama chains.
- They have made similar funding requests in the past.
- More information can be found in their full proposal.

WHO: The substrate-api-client team
WHAT: Seeking funding for maintenance of the substrate-api-client Rust library for connecting to a substrate-based node via RPC from a no-std environment
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Details in full proposal, seeking ongoing funding

Maintenance for the substrate-api-client Sep-23 to Dec-23

- The project is about making special notebooks for Polkadot and Kusama users.
- It aims to solve two problems: not enough cool products about blockchain and a lack of personalized notebooks for important information.
- They will create 200 pocket notebooks with stone paper, leather covers, and recycled materials.
- The project will take four months and costs about 975 € per month for designing and making the notebooks.
- They have started making samples and the results look great.
- They looked into using eco-friendly materials like mushroom and cactus leather but chose classic leather for better quality.
- The team will personally work on every part of the notebook creation.

Rejected

WHO: The proposal is made by a team of creators.

WHAT: The team aims to create premium personalized notebooks for Polkadot and Kusama users.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The team will produce 200 pocket notebooks over four months with a budget of approximately 975 € per month. The team will use personalized stone paper refills, premium leather covers, Dotsama recycled guides, and recycled refills for extended use.

Polkadot journal: A Marketing Proposal for Polkadot/Kusama

- A group called Women in Blockchain Canada wants to build an AI tool to help keep the Polkadot network safe.  
- They asked for about 35,000 USD (6,686 DOT) to make a proof-of-concept.  
- The AI will watch the network for strange activity and warn if something bad happens.  
- It will learn normal behavior and spot changes that could be security problems.  
- The team has developers with over 60 years of experience in web and app work.  
- The lead developer has worked with AI before, including for NASA and Citi bank.  
- They are also working on a learning website for the Stellar Foundation.  
- The full proposal has more details about how they will build the tool.

Treasury Proposal: Artificial Intelligence for security monitoring on a network level Proponent: \[Women in Blockchain Canada\] Date: \[28.07.2023\] Requested DOT: \[Approximate amount 35,000 USD - 6,686 - on August 1 \] Short description: \[Artificial Intelligence for security on a network level \] Project Category/Type: Software Development - Security Previous treasury proposals: Education https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/motion/206 Context of the proposal Our goal is to first build a proof-of-concept machine learning tool that conducts research and analysis on the network level which is able to find anomalies and enable early warning systems for security issues that start occurring. We would utilize adaptive A.I. and unsupervised machine learning algorithms to gather and process the incoming data in real time. Our system would ascertain baseline behavior and then auto-detect any changes that deviate from it in order to assess whether a warning signal is warranted. Once the system would identify real issues, we would create an early warning system that would flag the issues as they start occurring to those in the Polkadot network. This following document contains the background, rationale and development steps elaborating on reaching we will conduct in order to develop the PoC machine learning tool. Project Team We have a distributed team of frontend and backend developers along with a project manager. Our lead developer handles the primary workload as well as one full time developer working under him. The team has a combined 60+ years of experience with web and application integration. Our team is currently working on a web3 enabled website that uses the learn and earn model for the Stellar Foundation (Learnweb3.network). Please note that Danny Kovach has developed his own artificial intelligence as well as has over a decade of experience working in the field for both NASA and Citi bank. Please checkout https://github.com/quant-guy and https://github.com/0x0000d3ad for his work. This is Daniel Kovach’s academic work. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Daniel-Kovach For full proposal see: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GBc8xCEFfxA\_hGNCsmznwjgZ3YWtA4wislE6VlNIUJA/edit#heading=h.v6is2ta0txr1

Women in Blockchain Canada proposes to develop a proof-of-concept machine learning tool for security monitoring on a network level using adaptive A.I. and unsupervised machine learning algorithms. They request approximately $35,000 USD for the project, with a timeframe not specified.

=Artificial Intelligence for security monitoring on a network level 

**DAO_Terminal Overview**

- DAO_Terminal helps people get involved in Polkadot governance easily.
- It shares important updates through Twitter, Telegram, and Email.
- The project makes it simple for users to start voting and stay engaged.
- New members can join quickly, and existing users stay active.
- It helps experts track what they care about in governance topics.
- The platform will be open source, meaning others can build on it.
- Supporting the project benefits everyone involved in Polkadot.

DAO_Terminal proposes an AI-generated, unbiased, easy-to-digest event summary service for Polkadot governance. Users can subscribe through Twitter, Telegram, or email. The service aims to enhance user involvement in Polkadot governance, reduce churn rate, and minimize audience dropouts. The project will be open source, and DOT holders will benefit from improved information accessibility, enhanced engagement, and simplified governance tracking. The proposal is already available for subscription and aims to make Polkadot governance more effective and inclusive.

DAO_Terminal: Enhancing User Involvement in Polkadot Governance

- Polkadot hubs are places where people can meet, learn, and work together on blockchain projects.
- There is a hub already started in Denpasar, Indonesia, called "Polkadot Sanctuary."
- The community in Denpasar has grown to over 130 members.
- Local universities want to teach about Polkadot's technology, called Substrate.
- Other locations, like Vietnam and Budapest, are interested in starting similar hubs.
- A budget plan supports new hubs until the end of the year, with a low hourly rate.
- A video explains the story of the hub's creation.
- Plans and details about the project can be found in a proposal document.

Polkadot proposes to create community-operated spaces called Polkadot hubs, similar to hackerspaces. They aim to share their knowledge on how to initiate and run such hubs, with all content dedicated to Polkadot. The budget is under $21 per hour, and they have already established a hub in Indonesia's Denpasar region. They have received interest from 10+ locations worldwide and aim to support the creation of new hubs until the end of the year. The requested DOT allocation is 7915 DOT.

Polkadot Hubs - Initiative case-study, education and support for future hubs (12 months period)

- OnFinality helps support many networks in the Polkadot ecosystem by providing RPC API services.
- They want to help parachains that are struggling by offering funds to cover their API services.
- Each parachain will receive US$620 every month for this service, which will help them run smoothly.
- They've noticed that many smaller networks are having a hard time because they can't afford these services anymore.
- To fix this, OnFinality is asking for money to assist all active parachains so they can thrive.
- They plan to create a "Parachain Infrastructure Bounty" in the future to make services easier for all parachains.
- This allows for better coordination and faster development for new teams in the Polkadot ecosystem.

OnFinality proposes to provide funded complete support for the entire Polkadot ecosystem by allocating US$620 of base funding each month for each parachain’s API service. This will cover the existing 38 Polkadot parachains. The proposal aims to provide immediate relief to cash-starved parachains through the winter and help new emergent chains get started. The total combined running cost for each month is estimated at USD $23,560.00. The initial proposal is for July's cost only. In the long term, the proposal aims to create a new “Parachain Infrastructure Bounty” to provide basic public services for all active parachains for both ecosystems.

Funded High Performance Public Infrastructure for the entire Polkadot Ecosystem (OnFinality)

- A proposal was submitted on March 15, 2023, by Pinknode.
- The proposal aims to claim expenses from late 2022.
- Pinknode offers node services for the Polkadot ecosystem.
- They provide free services to help developers work with Polkadot.
- In the last quarter of 2022, they handled millions of requests daily.
- They achieved a reliability rate of 99.88% during that time.
- Enhancements were made to their services to improve user experience.

Pinknode is claiming 4,246.19 DOT (worth $20,093.46) for running secure, reliable, and scalable public infrastructure for Polkadot, Statemint, and Westend. They provided free RPC services to the Polkadot ecosystem's participants and achieved service reliability of 99.88% for Q4 2022. Pinknode's premium plan, which includes archival data and higher rate limits, is also free for all builders and participants of Polkadot to utilize.

Pinknode Public Endpoint for Polkadot in Q4 2022

- Stakeworld helps make sure that important computers called RPC nodes and bootnodes are always available.
- They share their knowledge on a website called the Polkadot Wiki.
- They are asking for money to help with two big jobs: 
  - Making sure the RPC services for Polkadot and its projects work well.
  - Setting up a bootnode for Polkadot.
- More details can be found in their full proposal online.

WHO: Stakeworld

WHAT: Setting up and maintaining high availability RPC services and a bootnode for Polkadot and Polkadot Commons.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Funding request for Q2 2023. Full proposal details can be found on their GitHub page.

[Small Spender] Stakeworld's polkadot RPC and bootnode infrastructure - Q2 2023

- A new proposal is asking for money to help build privacy sidechains for multiple blockchain systems.
- The funding requested is **$39,961**.
- This proposal will help the Polkadot and Kusama networks and all joined chains.
- The sidechains will work without changing existing systems.
- Privacy sidechains will allow everyone to use the code, but this means some companies might take it for free.
- The goal is to decentralize technology, but it needs funding to develop.
- The proposal wants to know if people want the privacy feature available by the end of the year.

Integritee proposes to retroactively cover the first 28 person days of completed work on implementing privacy sidechains for any substrate-based chain for $39,961. This will benefit Polkadot and Kusama relaychains and all their parachains without changing anything in their runtimes. The proposal aims to make the privacy product available by the end of the year.

Privacy Sidechains for all Substrate- Based Chains

### Summary of the Proposal

1. **Focus on Onboarding**: The proposal aims to improve the onboarding experience for new users.
2. **Gamified Experience**: A tailored user journey in Portuguese will include interactive content, gamification elements, and PFP NFTs to engage users.
3. **Content Creation**: Engaging content in Portuguese will be created across social media platforms to educate and connect with the community.
4. **Social Media Integration**: Platforms like Twitter, Discord, Telegram, YouTube, Instagram, and LinkedIn will be used to keep the community informed and engaged.
5. **Website Development**: A central website will serve as a hub for Polkadot Brasil, providing information and resources, and contributing to SEO efforts.
6. **Community Involvement**: The proposal seeks community support to drive on-chain demand from Brazil.
7. **Detailed Proposal**: The full proposal is available in English and Portuguese on Google Docs.

Polkadot Brasil proposes to focus on the onboarding experience for new users by developing a tailored user journey in Portuguese, creating engaging content in Portuguese, leveraging social media platforms, and developing a website. They aim to drive on-chain demand from Brazil. No specific price, timeframe, or resources are mentioned.

Restructuring of Polkadot Brasil

- Polkashots.io was the first snapshot service for validators since early 2021.
- It helped keep the network reliable for validators and engineers.
- A new method called Warp Sync has made the snapshot service unnecessary.
- The service stopped making new snapshots in April 2023.
- They are asking for money back for Google Cloud expenses from January to April.
- The total amount they want is 3,936.69 DOT.
- More information is available on their proposal page.

Polkashots.io, a snapshot service for validators and node operators, is requesting reimbursement of 3,936.69 DOT for Google Cloud expenses and a deposit for a Gov1 Proposal that was replaced by the new mechanism, Warp Sync. The service stopped making new snapshots in April 2023.

Polkashots.io Cloud Costs January-April 2023

### Summary of OpenGov Referendum

- **Motion 339 Re-submission**: This referendum aims to re-submit Motion 339, which was previously rejected due to technical issues.
- **Incentive Program**: The motion proposes an incentive program to reward high-quality nomination pools on Polkadot.
- **Criteria for Rewards**: Pools must meet specific criteria, including having metadata, verified identity, nominees, being open, and having more than 10 members.
- **Analysis Tool**: An open-source tool developed by Polkagate is used for objective analysis.
- **Reward Distribution**: 22 pools will receive 250 DOT each, and Polkagate will receive 250 DOT for developing the analysis tool.
- **Public Scrutiny**: The analysis results were posted for public review, with no objections received.
- **Reward Sharing**: Rewards will be shared among all pool members, not just the pool creator.
- **Call Data**: Detailed call data for the motion is available [here](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Frpc.polkadot.io#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).

WHO: Polkadot community

WHAT: Reward 22 high-quality nomination pools with 250 DOT each and issue a payout of 250 DOT to PolkaGate for developing an open-source tool for evaluating the pools.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Nomination Pool Incentives - Fixing an issue with Motion 339

Proposal

### Polkadot OpenGov Proposal Summary

- **Objective**: Improve governance proposals on Polkadot by adapting successful processes from Kusama OpenGov.
- **Problem**: Current proposals on Kusama are poorly structured, lack information, and are time-consuming for voters to understand.
- **Solution**: Introduce a proposal auditing process to provide constructive feedback early in the proposal development phase.
- **Milestones**:
  1. Adjust governance documents from Kusama to fit Polkadot.
  2. Start proposal audits during the discussion phase and follow up on-chain.
- **Funding**: Requesting 2179.57 DOT for auditors CoinStudio and Abdulbee.
- **Documentation**: All documents, audits, and records are stored on GitHub and Airtable.
- **Community Involvement**: Open to onboarding additional auditors from the community.
- **Feedback**: Seeking community input to enhance transparency and efficiency in governance.

CoinStudio and Abdulbee propose to bring their successful proposal auditing process from Kusama OpenGov to Polkadot OpenGov. The proposal outlines their plan to improve the governance proposals process within the Polkadot community by providing constructive feedback during the discussion phase and improving the quality and transparency of incoming proposals. The proposal seeks funding of 2179.57 DOT split into 2 payments between auditors CoinStudio and Abdulbee. The proposal includes two milestones: preparing OpenCommunity Governance documentation and implementing OpenCommunity Governance.

OpenCommunity Governance

root

whitelisted_caller

wish_for_change

staking_admin

treasurer

lease_admin

fellowship_admin

general_admin

auction_admin

referendum_canceller

referendum_killer

small_tipper

big_tipper

medium_spender

big_spender

Referenda Small Spender

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 1,000 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.

[32] Origin: SmallSpender