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

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Goku is a Polkadot community member who has been contributing valuable content for the past seven months. His work focuses on cross-ecosystem research, narrative-building, and engaging with a wide audience. Goku's content has been viewed over 2.4 million times, and he has doubled his follower count organically. He has created various highlights, including discussions on Polkadot's blockspace, JAM, and inflation, as well as engaging visuals and memes. Goku has also been an active participant in debunking myths and misconceptions about Polkadot. He is seeking retroactive compensation for his contributions and has chosen USDT as a neutral form of payment, requesting $15K based on his self-assessment of the impact he has made.

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Goku, a Polkadot ecosystem agent, is requesting retroactive compensation for his content creation and engagement activities. He has not been compensated before and is requesting $15,000 in USDT for his contributions over the past 7 months. He highlights his content's reach and engagement and suggests that a partial vested DOT approach would be ideal for future compensation.

Retroactive Tip For Solo Content Creation-2

Hello Polkadot Community,

I worked as a Helper Ambassador (HA) for the past 3 months and now I'm asking for a reward. I did many things, and you can read about them [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CXO_2Jyf-JupuvrlrOaXALMoZiaCMLFf4n9xqbwcIuQ/edit#heading=h.7t3ohyu5uhiy). I worked 20 hours a week and I want to be paid $62.50 per hour.

I started a team called "The Core" to help find new talent and show people how great Polkadot is. I paid for some of the team's projects with my own money, and I hope to keep doing that until we can get money from the treasury.

I will keep working to make the ambassador program better and I will keep leading "The Core" team. We have a special event called "Blockspace" that happens every 3 months to show people what Polkadot is and how to use it. You can learn more about the first Blockspace event [here](https://x.com/the_coore/status/1833516406932930715).

If my reward request is approved, some of the money will go to "The Core" team's account to help fund their work.

Please read the [document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CXO_2Jyf-JupuvrlrOaXALMoZiaCMLFf4n9xqbwcIuQ/edit#heading=h.7t3ohyu5uhiy) about my work over the last 3 months and feel free to ask questions or give feedback.

Thank you.

Rejected

Retroactive Reward for HA work - Abdulbee.

- This strategy outlines a marketing plan for Polkadot, focusing on building community and spreading awareness.
- There are five key marketing groups: Direct to Consumer, Developers, VC and Businesses, Mass Education, and Partnerships.
- All groups must work together to promote Polkadot effectively.
- Contracts and metrics are needed for marketing services to ensure clear communication and accountability.
- The marketing should be available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Indonesian to reach more audiences.
- The strategy encourages collaboration between talented community members to create advertisements.
- The goal is to attract more users and developers to Polkadot with creative and effective marketing.
- The aim is for the community to unite and push Polkadot to be a global leader in Web3 technology.

TimedOut

Marketing Strategy For Polkadot

FanSociety is a crowdfunding platform for musicians and artists based on the gift economy. It allows musicians to create smart contracts to accept donations and give proof of donation to the donator. The platform is designed to grow with the musician throughout their career and segment donators into different supporter groups called generations. Artists can manage their smart contracts as they wish, and the platform provides flexibility with a simple protocol. FanSociety also enables artists to give back to their fans with physical or digital goods.

Key features of FanSociety include:
1. A useful application for the Polkadot network.
2. An additional income source for musicians.
3. Easy user onboarding for artists.
4. Fan recognition through 'FanPins' (ERC 1155 tokens).
5. An anti-subscription model.
6. A minimally extractive revenue share model.
7. An unopinionated NFT smart contract.
8. Opportunities for additional services and products.

FanSociety is currently in development and live on the Sepolia network. The founder, Miles Patterson, is a former member of the band The Growlers and has a background in architecture and web development. He hopes to receive support from the Polkadot community to focus on FanSociety full-time.

FanSociety is a crowdfunding protocol for musicians/artists, providing an additional income source for them. WHO: Miles Patterson. WHAT: A protocol for musicians/artists to onboard and create 'FanPins' (ERC1155 tokens), manage their fan club, and give back to their community. HOW MUCH: Not specified. TIMEFRAME: Not specified. RESOURCES: Polkadot network.

FanSociety - an on-chain fan club protocol for musicians and fans

We are discussing a proposal for a research project about OpenGov, a new governance system for the Polkadot network. The project is based on a request for proposals (RFP) from the Web3 Foundation (W3F). OpenGov was introduced on Kusama in November 2022 and later on Polkadot in June 2023. The goal of this research is to study how people participate in OpenGov and understand their motivations, obstacles, and patterns.

The research will look at questions like:
1. What does OpenGov participation look like?
2. Are there incentives for participating in OpenGov?
3. What obstacles do people face when participating in OpenGov?
4. Who are the people participating in OpenGov?
5. Why do people participate in OpenGov?
6. Are there trends in discussions outside of OpenGov?
7. Are there patterns in how people vote on OpenGov?

We will collect and analyze data from OpenGov and ask questions to the participants. The full proposal can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CDEk4J-g9ISgOLiu_D6mwg5Jgbk9JOKyW97dcSLcycE/edit?usp=sharing), and the discussion on the Polkadot Forum is [here](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/an-analysis-of-governance-participation-on-opengov-implementations/10143). We welcome your feedback and comments.

Research: RFP Action Research for OpenGov

The polkadot-typed-api library aims to improve the Polkadot ecosystem by providing a typed access to the Polkadot API, making development more convenient and safe. Currently, the library covers 5% of all available methods, focusing on 20% of query calls. The goal is to increase coverage to 50% for query calls by the end of 2024 and 100% by the end of 2025. The library will simplify API interaction, increase code security, accelerate development, and expand the developer community. The project has decided to implement dynamic type generation, which will allow real-time adaptation to changes in the Polkadot API. This will be included in the second version of the library, with 100% coverage of reading methods planned for the end of 2024 and transaction methods targeted for Q1 2025.

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

WHAT: They request funding for the further development of the polkadot-typed-api library, which provides a typed access to the Polkadot API. 

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The funding amount is not specified. They aim to reach 50% coverage for query calls by the end of 2024 and 100% by the end of 2025. The project requires additional resources and time for comprehensive analysis of tx calls.

Proposal for Funding the Development of the polkadot-typed-api Library

CoinEasy is a Web3 hub that offers crypto education and community support for Koreans entering the world of Web3. They provide a range of services to help projects increase their market presence in Korea, including social media management, content creation, event organization, and community growth. Some of their key platforms include Telegram, Twitter, Naver Blog, and YouTube. CoinEasy has a strong focus on community engagement and plans to expand their reach through partnerships and educational initiatives, such as an online bootcamp for universities and developer communities in Korea.

CoinEasy proposes to provide 3-months marketing and community expansion services to Polkadot Korea for $4,000 per month. The services include establishing a strong social media presence, producing engaging content, organizing events, and collaborating with local influencers. The goal is to enhance Polkadot Korea's visibility in the Korean market, capture the interest of new developers and investors, and solidify its standing within the Korean cryptocurrency ecosystem. Monthly reports will be shared, and a Polkadot Online Bootcamp in Korea is also planned.

Polkadot Korea: 3-Months Marketing and Community Expansion Services by CoinEasy 🍊

FanSociety is a crowdfunding platform for musicians and artists based on the gift economy. It allows artists to create "FanPins" (ERC1155 tokens) and manage their fan clubs. FanSociety is easy to use, with no need for advanced crypto developer experience. Fans receive recognition for their support, and artists can give back to their fans with digital and physical items. The platform has a minimally extractive rev-share model, taking a smaller percentage of earnings compared to other platforms. FanSociety is currently in development and live on the Sepolia network. The founder, Miles Patterson, is a former member of the band The Growlers and has a background in architecture and web development.

FanSociety is a crowdfunding protocol for musicians/artists that provides an additional income source for them. The core features include easy user onboarding, fan recognition, an anti-subscription model, and a minimally extractive rev-share model. The protocol is currently in dev mode and is live on the Sepolia network. The full proposal can be found in the provided link. The founder, Miles Patterson, is seeking support from the Polkadot community and the treasury to focus on the project full-time.

The @noble/curves package is a secure and audited JavaScript library for elliptic curve cryptography. It is part of the noble cryptography suite and is used in many modern web3 protocols and platforms. The Polkadot ecosystem needs a well-maintained and audited sr25519 npm package in pure JavaScript/TypeScript. The @noble/curves package can help fill this gap and provide a reliable and efficient way to work with sr25519 in native JS/TS. This will benefit developers and improve the Polkadot ecosystem's reputation and visibility. Edgetributor SubDAO is curating the proposal and taking care of the administrative work. The budget for the project is 18,000 USD, and the total amount, including the fee buffer for fiat conversion, is 19,800 USDT.

WHO: Paul Miller, Edgetributor SubDAO
WHAT: Develop and audit a pure JavaScript/TypeScript implementation of the sr25519 curve for the Polkadot ecosystem using @noble/curves package. 
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: $18,000 for development, 1-2 weeks; audit cost not specified, but to be done by Cure53 or another auditing firm. Payment through Github Sponsorships using prepaid Visa/Mastercard cards.

Development of @noble/curves/sr25519 package by Paul Miller and audit sponsorship (1/2)

Bitskwela is a leading education brand in the Philippines that focuses on crypto and blockchain, and supports Polkadot. They have completed a grant covering nationwide education, marketing, business development, and on-ground activations, which helped Polkadot break ground in local markets.

Bitskwela's past work includes:
- Deliverable Tracker: [link](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Dl4ZLoHCDf-2BxsWLFX1hodSAkzmIXnnT8WXidVPxkk/edit?usp=sharing)
- Proof of completion: [link](https://app.ogtracker.io/smallSpender/325)

With support from Polkadot Insider, OpenGuild, and HA Max Rebol, Bitskwela plans to continue their Polkadot-related initiatives in the Philippines. Their upcoming proposal includes:
1. Eight Polkadot-related short guides (updating and enhancing past 20 guides)
2. Twenty-seven KOL short-form content
3. Twenty-seven educational articles
4. Dedicated monthly Polkadot Builder Spaces
5. Inclusion in Bitskwela's monthly online town halls
6. Bi-monthly educational threads, features, and write-ups
7. At least twelve mass media features dedicated to Polkadot
8. Regional university event & talk placements
9. At least two local Bitskwela conferences
10. Cumulative 7,500,000+ minimum reach and circulation achieved within the Philippines

Bitskwela is seeking feedback from the Polkadot community on how to best support Polkadot in the Philippine market. The full proposal can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M_szE5L8UulUv9bW3vRcBTYDzfP4d2DLKlJkTQeK3h8/edit?usp=sharing).

Bitskwela - Expanding Polkadot to the Thriving Philippine Web 3.0 Community

- The Polkadot Staking Dashboard now has new features like DHT p2p lookups and Premium Geolocation.
- Polkawatch is helping nominators see important analytics about their nominations.
- In the last year, Polkawatch provided 20,000 reports to 7,000 nominators.
- Many nominators care about decentralization and check their nominations carefully.
- Polkawatch was supported by the Web3 foundation and other organizations.
- They are working to keep costs low, which is about $3.5K per month for all users.
- Polkawatch plans to fund its operations for the first three quarters of 2024.
- A detailed proposal is available for more information, and feedback is welcome.

WHO: Polkawatch

WHAT: Seeking retroactive funding for continued operation and maintenance of Polkawatch for Q1-Q3 2024, which costs roughly USD 3.5K per month (or 0.5 USD per user/month) including full archive nodes of Relay and People chains.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Polkawatch, Decentralization Analytics, Retroactive Infrastructure and Maintenance Q1-Q3 2024

We want to create a free notification service for Coretime. This service will help three groups of people:

1. Parachain teams: They will get reminders to renew Coretime and can use the service for other things too. We will make the tool open source, so they can use it or make their own version.

2. Token holders: They will get warnings if a parachain is about to stop making new blocks because it doesn't have enough Coretime.

3. Coretime traders: They will get updates on when to buy Coretime at the best price.

This will help everyone know when to renew Coretime and avoid mistakes. You can read more about the proposal here: [link](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z-lBu5LhqUghgDfb8qykwyZHS1rXIbS2d8m7IFpoby0/edit?usp=sharing)

Polkadot proposes to develop a free notification service related to Coretime to provide notifications for parachain teams, token holders, and Coretime traders. The tool will be open source and well-documented to facilitate self-hosting. The proposal aims to automate the renewal process, reduce the risk of missed renewals, and prevent some chains from stalling. The full proposal can be found in the provided link.

Coretime Notifications

Polkadot AI Navigator is a project that wants to create an AI assistant chatbot for the Polkadot ecosystem. This chatbot will help users find information and understand the Polkadot platform better. It will be trained to understand Polkadot-specific questions and give accurate answers. The team behind this project has experience in AI, machine learning, and blockchain technologies. They want to make Polkadot easier to use and more popular. The AI assistant will be built on Polkadot's network, which is good at connecting different blockchains and keeping things secure. This project will also help make the Polkadot platform more useful and valuable for people who use its DOT tokens.

Polkadot AI Navigator proposes an AI-powered chatbot to provide comprehensive support for users within the Polkadot ecosystem. The solution aims to enhance user experience, streamline access to information, and support seamless navigation. The proposed budget is 4100 DOT, and the project will be completed in five milestones over four months. The team comprises experts in AI, machine learning, and blockchain technologies. The solution will benefit developers, end-users, and network administrators. The proposal aims to address key issues with the current Polkadot AI assistant, Polkabot.ai, which relies on the older ChatDKG service.

Polkadot AI Navigator: Enhancing User Experience with an Intelligent Ecosystem Assistant Proposal

Token2049 is a big event where people talk about important things. Hack Seasons is a part of this event that has happened 8 times. It will happen in a big building in Singapore called the National Gallery. We need people from DAO to help talk about Polkadot at this event. There were many people at a similar event in Brussels, and we think there will be even more in Singapore. It's a good idea to get a special package for the event because it's cheaper now. The event will happen on September 19th, and there's a list of people who will talk there.

DAO wants representatives to participate in Hack Seasons conference at National Gallery, Singapore on September 19. They require a booth and speakers. The conference has 60 speakers and 2,000 attendees. Early bird pricing is available.

Polkadot participation in Hack Seasons during Token2049

- The Dots Magazine is a fun project about Polkadot created by two fans in January 2024.
- They use humor to attract people to the Polkadot community.
- The team has gained a lot of attention with over 1,960 followers and millions of impressions.
- They are asking for $38,980 to continue their work for the next six months.
- The money will help pay salaries for their team, promote their content online, and buy tools they need for creating work.
- They want the funds because they are running low on money and need to fix budgeting issues from their first proposal.

**WHO:** The Dots Magazine, Mantra, and John Mental. **WHAT:** Requesting $38,980 USDT for 6 months of operational work to create Polkadot mememedia. **WHEN:** 15th August, 2024.

The Dots Magazine - 2nd proposal 

Vote NAY

- PlutoWallet is a special mobile wallet made for Polkadot that supports NFTs.
- The developers have been working on it for over 18 months and are excited about it.
- Some team members have learned about blockchain at a school in Berkeley.
- They want to work with the Polkadot community to make a great product.
- They believe wallets are really important for using Polkadot and help keep it safe.
- The team wants to help other projects and teams in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- The wallet focuses on being decentralized, which means it isn’t controlled by one group.
- They are open to feedback and want to hear suggestions from users.

WHO: PlutoWallet team, consisting of enthusiastic developers with knowledge from Polkadot Blockchain Academy.

WHAT: Building the first Polkadot dApp focused mobile wallet with full-featured NFT support that leverages Account Abstraction for achieving the best user experience and safety possible.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified. The proposal aims to establish PlutoWallet as reputable and trustworthy partners for the Polkadot DAO to help build user-centric solutions for anyone to use and benefit from.

PlutoWallet 1st proposal: Account abstraction, Full featured NFT support, Transaction Analyzer

### Summary

- **Objective:** Open XCM channels between Polkadot parachains to improve interoperability.
- **Current Issue:** Many parachains lack DOT in their "Child" accounts, making it difficult to open XCM channels.
- **Proposed Solution:** Deposit 2261 DOT into the "Child" accounts of fourteen parachains to facilitate channel openings.
- **Benefits:** Increases accessibility of parachain tokens on Polkadot DeFi platforms, enhances XCM traffic, and simplifies integration.
- **Implementation:** Targeting specific DOT amounts for each parachain based on size and potential use cases.
- **Feedback:** Initial feedback supports the initiative, with 72% of voters in favor of using treasury funds for this purpose.

Polkadot Treasury will deposit 2261 DOT into the Polkadot relaychain "Child" accounts of fourteen parachains to make it easier to open XCM channels between chains. The proposal aims to increase the amount of XCM traffic, make more parachain tokens accessible to Polkadot DeFi on Hydration, Bifrost, Moonbeam, Astar, and remove one technical barrier to further integration and use case development between chains. The proposal will be implemented by submitting governance proposals to each parachain to open channels. The proposal will cost less than $1k and will be paid in DOT.

Deposit DOT into parachain child accounts to accelerate opening XCM channels

Please vote nay, thank you!

Vote Nay

- A request is made for 9928 DOT (about 58558 USD) for post-production of 8 new episodes of Web3Thinkers and Web3Builders.
- This request follows a 6-month report showing over 1.25 million views and more than 61,000 watch hours.
- They have conducted 50 interviews that provide content for these series.
- They have produced 16 episodes so far and plan to reach a total of 24 episodes by the end of 2024.
- The request also includes funds to fix a shortfall from a previous funding proposal.
- A buffer of 10% is added to avoid future discrepancies.
- The funds aim to support the growth of the Polkadot ecosystem through media content.

WHO: Behind the Code Team, Key Pictures

WHAT: Requesting additional funds of 9928 DOT (58558USD) for post production on 4 episodes of Web3Thinkers and 4 episodes of Web3Builders, and a top-up to correct a small discrepancy in funding received for initial proposal.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: $14,400 for post production of 8 episodes, to be released by end of 2024. Top-up request to correct shortfall of $38,835. Excess DOT will be returned to treasury.

Behind the Code II: Additional Funding for more episodes of Web3 Thinkers/Builders and Top-up on treasury #604 payout

Polkadot for 100,000+ Students is a project that wants to teach people about Polkadot blockchain technology using an educational app. Here are the main points:

- The app already has over 100,000 downloads and 50,000 active users each month.
- The team has experienced professionals in blockchain and mobile app development.
- They plan to include easy-to-understand lessons on blockchain and Polkadot.
- The project has three main steps: creating courses, testing them, and then releasing the app.
- They will check if the project is successful by looking at user engagement and app downloads.
- The goal is to help students learn about Polkadot and become part of its community.

WHO: The team consisting of experienced professionals with extensive backgrounds in blockchain and fintech.

WHAT: The team aims to integrate comprehensive Polkadot-related content into their educational app, currently boasting over 100,000 downloads.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The project will be executed in three milestones, and the budget details are not mentioned. Success will be measured through user engagement rates, app download numbers, and active user feedback.

Polkadot for 100,000+ Students

- The project uses advanced AI to help people understand and engage with research papers and articles faster.
- It provides instant explanations for highlighted text and creates short summaries of important information.
- An AI-powered search engine helps find relevant resources and summaries of research.
- DOT token holders will benefit from increased platform activity and stronger security.
- The project aims to improve the assistant continuously by using community feedback.
- It plans to expand its functions to cover more areas in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- The tool will also help users learn about the Polkadot network more easily.
- The project partners with Polkadot, Microsoft, and MLOps to enhance research opportunities.

WHO: The project aims to revolutionize academic and non-academic research using advanced AI.

WHAT: The tool provides real-time explanations, generates concise summaries, extracts key points, and has an AI-powered search engine.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

KEY FEATURES: Real-time text explanation, intelligent summarization, key point extraction, and AI-powered search engine.

BENEFITS FOR DOT TOKEN HOLDERS: Increased platform engagement, enhanced utility, security, and reliability.

MILESTONES: Prototype development, testing and iteration, API development and optimization, and final report and roadmap.

IMPACT: Efficiency and productivity, enhanced understanding, research advancement, and real-time explanations.

WHY POLKADOT: Polkadot's interoperability, scalability, advanced security, and supportive ecosystem make it the ideal platform for the project.

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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