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- Dotafair is a platform for launching projects in the Polkadot ecosystem, focusing on fairness and community benefits.
- It helps new developers create projects with lower costs and without needing outside funding.
- Dotafair aims to attract more users, increase money in the Polkadot treasury, and support new project discovery.
- The platform promotes a long-term community focus rather than short-term gains.
- Previous launch events by Dota have successfully attracted many new users and funds.
- Dotafair will help reduce barriers for new users and development teams in Polkadot.
- The project is supported by community developers rather than a centralized team. 
- Dotafair has the potential to make using DOT more valuable and help manage inflation in the Polkadot ecosystem.

Rejected

WHO: Dota Community Developers

WHAT: Creating a Fair Launch parachain for inscriptions and memes, with DOT as the chain transaction fee, to attract new users and new development teams in the Polkadot ecosystem, and to provide financial support for community development.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

dotafair: Fair Launch Chain,  A zero-threshold Fair Launch platform aims to build a DOT-based public benefit chain ecosystem, adding more use cases and adoption for DOT.

**Polkadot Prodigy Hackathon 2024**

The Polkadot Prodigy Hackathon 2024 is an event aimed at promoting innovation and adoption within the Polkadot ecosystem, especially in Eastern Europe. The main goals are to increase developer engagement, grow the Substrate developer community, and encourage cross-chain collaboration among parachains.

**Progress and Challenges:**
The hackathon has faced issues with delayed or incomplete payments from the Events Bounty system, which has affected the distribution of rewards to participants. To overcome this, the organizers are requesting support through the Polkadot governance process.

**Governance Request:**
The organizers are asking for funding through Polkadot governance to avoid further delays in distributing hackathon rewards. They承诺 to provide detailed reports and invoices for transparency.

**Hackathon Timeline:**
The hackathon lasts for 3 weeks of coding, 1 week of judging, and ends with a closing event on June 8th. Currently, it is in the first week of coding.

**Achievements and Metrics:**
- 393 participants registered from diverse backgrounds.
- Twitter account with 470 actively engaged followers.
- Web page and LinkedIn account with 116 actively engaged followers.
- 12 targeted workshops and 4 mentoring sessions conducted, with an average attendance of over 30 individuals per session.
- 16 mentors and 17 judges secured.
- 6 media sponsors secured.

**Links:**
- [Taikai](https://taikai.network/PolkadotProdigy/hackathons/prodigy)
- [Twitter](https://twitter.com/PolkadotProdigy)
- [Web page](https://www.polkadotprodigy.com/)
- [Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/company/93307625/admin/feed/posts/)
- [Report](https://drive.google.com/file/d/14nRPTgN-xfdGd7T6NbzLyyJZ0z21yCNS/view?usp=sharing)
- [Full Proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/17BRLyLe-IBCCYxl-nIlu19UJduvXbd-7lnUiXlONtr0/edit?usp=sharing)

Executed

WHO: The Polkadot Prodigy team

WHAT: Requesting funding through the Polkadot governance process to avoid delay in distributing hackathon rewards.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

2nd Milestone Request for Rewards and Fees for Polkadot Prodigy Hackathon 2024

OG Tracker 2.0 Top Up

- Gavin Wood is touring **The JAM Paper** to six universities in May and June.
- Each stop includes an overview, deep dive, and Q&A session.
- Tour dates: Buenos Aires (May 10), Stanford (May 14), Zurich (May 23), Tokyo (June 8), Seoul (June 12), Singapore (June 18-20).
- **The Kus** and **Key Pictures** are documenting the tour for short and long-form content.
- The tour is partially funded by an agreement to cover 69% of 52 Weeks of Kus content.
- Surplus DOT tokens worth 7217 DOT were returned to the treasury based on a DOT price of 7.25 USD.

Gavin Wood will tour 6 universities to discuss The JAM Paper, documented by The Kus & Key Pictures. The full budget and details are available, with any surplus DOT returned to the treasury.

The JAM Spring Time Tour & Top Up - The Kus x Key Pictures

PMEI is submitting a retroactive payment request for the ETH Denver event and a new event, Zebu Live, to support Distractive's Polkadot marketing strategy. They have been working on infrastructure, ticket flows, and partnerships to increase substrate wallet adoption. After Polkadot Decoded, they added over 5,000 new substrate wallets to the ecosystem. The {bash} team has created a ticketing system that allows attendees to create substrate wallets and receive rewards. They are also working on business deals to increase Polkadot adoption among enterprise businesses.

For the ETH Denver event, PMEI's original budget was reduced, and they had to cover additional costs. They are requesting retroactive payment to cover these expenses. The event was successful, with 5,365 attendees signing up, 1,898 new substrate wallets added, and around 300 live predictions made.

The new event, Zebu Live, is an official closing party for {bash} Polkadot in London on October 11th. PMEI is requesting funds for this event, which is expected to have 2,500-4,000 attendees and add over 3,500 new substrate wallets.

PMEI is requesting retroactive payment for funds advanced for ETH Denver and additional funds for a new event, Zebu Live, for a total of 37,882 DOT. The goal is to align with Distractive's Polkadot marketing strategy and add new substrate wallets to the ecosystem. The ETH Denver event had a total cost of $148,453, and PMEI is asking for retroactive payment to cover the additional expenses and overages. The new event, Zebu Live, is estimated to have 2500-4000 attendees and will add 3500+ new substrate wallets.

Retroactive Payments for {bash} + adding Zebu Live Official Closing Party

Polkadot IRL Campaign #6 is an advertising campaign in London, UK, presented by CultureDot. The campaign aims to target professionals in the financial sector by placing ads on digital screens in 41 office buildings across Canary Wharf, Bank Financial District, Liverpool St, Monument, and Central London. The campaign will last for 5.5 months and feature 10-second animations on 91 digital billboards, with an 8% share of time. It is estimated that around 47,900 employees will be exposed to the advertisements. The campaign will be designed by Algo SRL and will include a trackable QR code to measure scans. The target demographics include banking and financial services, asset management, software and gaming companies, and creative and design agencies. The campaign is requesting 39,713 DOT ($246,220 USD) to cover various costs, and any DOT sold above $6.20 will be returned. If the project does not move forward, funds will be returned to the treasury.

CultureDot proposes a 5.5-month advertising campaign in London's financial district targeting relevant professionals via 91 digital billboards in 41 buildings. They request 39,713 DOT ($246,220 USD) for the campaign, graphic design, agency fee, maintenance fee, and incidentals/misc. The proposal includes a breakdown of target demographics and notable companies within the scope. The campaign will be designed by Algo SRL and will include a trackable QR code to measure scans.

POLKADOT IRL CAMPAIGN #6 - THE CITY & CANARY WHARF, LONDON UK

Kotal is a special tool that helps people use blockchains easily. Here's what you should know about it:

- Kotal is free to use and can work on different cloud services like Amazon and Google.
- It helps you manage and create blockchain nodes across 10 different blockchain systems.
- You can quickly upgrade or change your node settings with just a few clicks.
- Kotal keeps your data safe by managing private keys and passwords.
- You can see how well your nodes are working in real-time and check usage reports.
- The tool can be used to connect with projects in the Polkadot system, which includes many features.
- If you have any questions or want to learn more, you can visit their website or read their documentation.

WHO: Kotal Team

WHAT: Extend Kotal capabilities to cover Polkadot parachains, including deploying nodes and collators, connecting parachains to parent relay chain, and providing webhooks, notifications, and validator session keys management.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Open source alternative to centralized polkadot API gateways and node as a service

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- The proposal aims to improve the Polkadot ecosystem by creating tools for checking Rust code for bugs.
- Runtime Verification Inc. wants to add formal verification, which can prove there are no bugs in code, using a method called symbolic property testing.
- Rust is important for Polkadot and its safety depends on strong Rust code.
- Symbolic property testing allows developers to test their existing code without changing it, helping find bugs more easily.
- The project will develop a tool that understands Rust tests and checks for bugs in many cases at once.
- A team with experts in programming and verification will work on this project, which is expected to take 6 months and cost about $526,000.
- Additional workshops and events will be held to help the community learn how to use the new tools.

Runtime Verification proposes to add formal verification support to Rust code analysis toolkit KMIR via symbolic property test execution. The objective is to create a symbolic property testing engine that can parse Rust property tests and execute any function(s) under test across all inputs simultaneously using a symbolic execution engine. The proposal aims to bring the power of formal verification to Rust developers across the Polkadot ecosystem. The expected timeline is six months with a budget of $526,000 or ~75,142 DOT.

Runtime Verification: Advanced Rust Property Test Verification for Polkadot Ecosystem

- The Pendulum team wants to borrow 50,000 DOT to help connect Stellar and Polkadot using a bridge called Spacewalk.
- This will help people move stablecoins and other tokens easily between the two networks.
- The DOT will be held safely and used as a backup to make sure everything works well.
- They plan to keep the DOT staked, which means it can still earn rewards while being used.
- The proposal aims to make it easier for users to access money in different currencies and regions.
- After one year, the borrowed DOT will be returned.
- They are seeking support from the Polkadot community to move forward with this plan.

Pendulum team requests 50,000 DOT from the treasury to increase the capacity of the Spacewalk bridge, enabling interoperability between Stellar and Polkadot ecosystems. The DOT will be staked on Bifrost, and vDOT will be used as collateral, with a one-year lock-up period and full loan to be returned after one year. Vaults will be managed by SatoshiPay, and staking rewards will be used to incentivize more external vaults to provide collateral. The DOT collateral will be fully returned to the Polkadot treasury at the end of July 2025.

Bringing Stellar Liquidity to Polkadot: Loan DOT Collateral for Pendulum’s Spacewalk Bridge Vaults

- Polkadot Now organized two big events in Dubai: Polkadot Pulse and Polkamix After Party with Afrojack.  
- These events happened during Token2049 and celebrated the launch of the JAM gray paper by Dr. Gavin Wood.  
- Around 3000 people attended the Polkamix After Party at Barasti Beach Club.  
- Polkadot Now is asking for 56,016 DOT (about $380,910) to cover the costs.  
- The events helped Polkadot become more popular in Dubai’s blockchain community.  
- Despite challenges like flooding and transportation issues, the events were successful.  
- Polkadot Now has a Telegram group, X account, and YouTube channel for updates.  
- More details and invoices can be found in their proposal document.

WHO: Polkadot Now
WHAT: Seeks reimbursement for Polkadot Pulse Dubai Edition & Polkamix w/ Afrojack @ Token2049, Dubai
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 56,016 DOT (USD $380,910) (Rate: $6.8 / DOT based on an EMA7 rate on Subscan on 3rd May 2024)

Reimbursement - Polkadot Pulse Dubai Edition & Polkamix w/ Afrojack @ Token2049, Dubai

### Proposal Summary

- **Proponent:** Team sponsorship Decoded 2024
- **Beneficiary:** 13F5tf1JivzHdpzM5SmenD13X36ZVUqNVxqCrZjEr4Rcqge
- **Requested Funds:** 80,704.91 USD / 12,562.80 DOT
- **Objective:** Fund sponsorship for 40 active community members to attend Polkadot Decoded 2024 in Brussels, covering admission, transport, and accommodation costs.
- **Problem:** Lack of global representation at Polkadot Decoded limits idea exchange, collaboration, and network growth.
- **Solution:** Organize sponsorship for active community members, selected by the community, to attend the event.
- **Team:** Composed of active community members, including Patrizia De Bella, Tomi Astikainen, Lorena Fabris, Alex PromoTeam, and Ezio Rojas.
- **Budget:** Funds released post-event against proper reports and receipts, controlled by a five-person multisig.

**WHO:** Team sponsorship Decoded 2024.

**WHAT:** Fund a sponsorship for 40 active members to attend Polkadot Decoded 2024 in Brussels, covering admission, transport, and accommodation costs, and create an event in Brussels to improve engagement on the network.

**PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES:** Requested 80,704.91 USD / 12,562.80 DOT. The event is planned for 2024.

Decoded 2024 Sponsorship for active community members

Please, VOTE NAY

- Polkadot Insider is a platform that teaches people about Polkadot.
- It focuses on being consistent, simple, and professional.
- They share information on Twitter, YouTube, and GrillApp.
- They want to keep working for the next 52 weeks.
- They create lots of infographics and videos about Polkadot.
- They also help organize events and conferences.
- They are improving their video quality and adding more content.
- They thank the community for support and want to keep helping Polkadot grow.

Polkadot Insider proposes to continue operating for the next 52 weeks, prioritizing consistency, simplicity, and professionalism. They provide educational content on Polkadot through various media channels and have a breakdown of operation costs and plans. They report their accomplishments and metrics regularly and offer support for exclusive projects. They have faced some challenges with video production but plan to make up for it with additional infographics and videos. They have been a trusted partner for IRL conferences/events and highlight different KOLs, influencers, and PR publishers.

Polkadot Insider 52 weeks Operation (May 2024 - May 2025)

Mandala Chain has proposed a campaign to increase Polkadot's awareness and user engagement in Asia, particularly in Indonesia and Australia. The campaign aims to maximize Polkadot's brand recognition and mission in the Web3 space, increase user onboarding, and channel the growth of the Asian crypto market towards the expansion of the Polkadot ecosystem. The campaign includes several objectives and events:

1. Polkadot's title sponsorship of Coinfest Asia 2024, a major international crypto festival in Bali, Indonesia.
2. Showcase Mandala Chain, the first Polkadot parachain in Indonesia, and its unique projects with the government and businesses.
3. Showcase the Polkadot SDK, Polkadot Hub, and Bali Blockchain Centre through the Bali Blockchain Summit event and Polkadot Championship Hackathon.
4. Drive direct user onboarding at the events through interactive experiences, showcases, and dedicated support.
5. Position Polkadot as the technology partner of choice in Indonesia's national digital transformation roadmap, Digital Indonesia Vision 2045.
6. Attract investors and expose Polkadot parachains and related products to funding opportunities through exclusive VC networking.
7. Create content highlighting the growing enthusiasm for Polkadot in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, including Australia.

The campaign includes four key events:

1. Polkadot Championship Hackathon (100 developers from Asia)
2. Bali Blockchain Summit (500 curated attendees)
3. Coinfest Asia 2024 (6000-7000 attendees)
4. VIP Investor Dinner (50 curated investors and VIPs)

The requested budget for the campaign is $295,000 USDT in DOT equivalent, based on the 7-day average rate when submitting the proposal.

WHO: Mandala Chain
WHAT: Maximize awareness of Polkadot brand and mission in Indonesia and Asia, increase user onboarding and engagement, position Polkadot as technology partner of choice in Indonesian government's national digital transformation roadmap, attract investors, create content for owned channels
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: $295,000 USDT in DOT equivalent, single payment for parallel efforts in different areas, events to be held in August 2024, targeting diverse audience and partners from parachains, developers, investors, businesses, government, academia, and crypto enthusiasts.

Polkadot @ Coinfest Asia 2024

- A group asked for $390,000 for an event called Polkadot @ Coindesk Consensus.
- They used a 7-Day TWAP of $10.02 and got 38,921.48 DOT on March 20th.
- Due to price changes, they are $100,000 short.
- They sold the DOT they received for $288,904.78.
- The total cost of the event is $390,000.
- They are asking for an extra $101,095.22 using a 7-Day TWAP of $7.08 and 14,278.99 DOT.
- A link to the proposal and receipts for the sold DOT are provided.

WHO: Distractive Crew
WHAT: Requesting $101,095.22 to cover costs for Polkadot's Consensus event
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 7 Day TWAP of $7.08, 14,278.99 DOT requested

Top Up for Polkadot at Consensus 

- Encode Club is sharing a plan for 2024 to help the Polkadot ecosystem grow.
- They have 3 years of experience and want to attract new developers and support current ones.
- Their past successes include hackathons, workshops, and helping projects get funding.
- The 2024 plan includes educational programs, hackathons, and events to support talent.
- They are asking for $385,000 in funding, split into three parts over six months.
- More details about their past work and future plans are in their proposal and presentation.
- They are excited to continue working with the Polkadot community to make a big impact.

WHO: Encode Club
WHAT: Introducing a comprehensive year-long programme designed to attract new developers, support the current ones, guide mature projects towards creating significant startups and foster new talent in the ecosystem.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Requesting funding of $385k split across 3 tranches of $128,333 in DOT (17,898.60 DOT based on Subscan MA of 7.17) immediately (July 2024), after 3 months (October 2024) and after 6 months (January 2025).

Elevating the Polkadot Ecosystem: Encode x Polkadot Programme 2024 

### BlockDeep Labs Summary

- **Background**: BlockDeep Labs is a spin-off from Parity's solution engineering team, with over 5 years of experience in Substrate-based chain implementation.
- **Grant**: Secured a grant from the Web3 Foundation to deliver the Mythos Parachain.
- **Problem**: New teams in the Polkadot ecosystem lack high-quality support due to the decentralization of Parity's go-to-market functions and the scaling down of the Substrate Builders Program.
- **Proposal**: Expansion of service offerings to foster Polkadot ecosystem growth, including coretime usage-based technical support, Substrate code reviews, Polkadot release analysis, and a delivery partners program.
- **Coretime Usage Support**: Offers free access to engineering resources based on coretime usage, aiming to gamify and educate about coretime concepts.
- **Substrate Code Reviews**: Provides detailed technical feedback and support to builder teams, aiming to maintain high-quality standards in the ecosystem.
- **Polkadot Release Analysis**: Reestablishes detailed analysis of Polkadot releases to enhance visibility of breaking changes.
- **Delivery Partners Program**: Trains and accredits Substrate engineering companies, enhancing Polkadot's visibility and ecosystem support.
- **Team**: Led by Gautam Dhameja, with experienced Substrate engineers and a project manager.
- **Budget**: Requests $577,745 (81,718 DOT) for 6 months to deliver these services.

WHO: BlockDeep Labs, a spin-out of the former solution engineering team at Parity.

WHAT: Proposes to offer technical support and advisory services to Polkadot ecosystem teams, including coretime usage-based support services, Substrate code reviews, Polkadot release analysis, and delivery partners program.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The proposal requests funding of 81,718 DOT for a 6-month period from June 1, 2024, to November 30, 2024, with a total budget of USD 577,745 (including VAT). The budget includes costs for code reviews, release analysis, coretime-based support, on-chain badging system, ecosystem services coordination, and entity management.

BlockDeep Labs: Ecosystem Services Proposal for Polkadot Treasury

- The Polkadot Ecology Research Institute is a group that studies and supports the Polkadot ecosystem, especially in Asia.
- They have been helping Polkadot since 2019 and have received support from the Polkadot treasury 7 times.
- They write articles about Polkadot, which have been read over 60 million times.
- They have helped organize more than 70 Polkadot events and supported over 110 Polkadot projects.
- They also help projects connect with investors and provide free support to global Polkadot projects.
- They are asking for funding to cover their daily costs for the next year.
- They published a detailed report on Polkadot’s future, which is very popular in Asia.
- This is their 8th time asking for funding from the Polkadot treasury.

WHO: Polkadot Ecology Research Institute

WHAT: Applying for 12 months of operational funding for personnel expenses to cover day-to-day operational costs of the institute.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

The operating cost for the research organization Polkadot Ecology Research Institute for 2024/4-2025/3

- The proposal is being presented through the treasury instead of the bounty system because the event requires quick decisions and has a lot of preparation work.
- The event, Merge Madrid, is the biggest Web3 event in Spain, attracting 4,000 attendees.
- It will last 3 days: Day 1 is for businesses, and Polkadot will host a VIP dinner. Days 2 and 3 are open to the community.
- Polkadot will have a booth, a presentation, and workshops to explain its benefits in blockchain.
- The event is important for Polkadot to connect with businesses, developers, and the community.
- The Spanish Bounty system can't fund this event because it has a $50,000 limit.
- The full proposal can be found in a linked document.

Polkadot proposes to sponsor and participate in Merge Madrid, the most important Web3 event in Spain, attracting 4000 attendees. The event will span 3 days, and Polkadot will have a 12m2 booth, a 15-minute presentation on the Main Stage, 2 speaker allocations on the main stage, 30 minutes of workshop, a sponsored session on the main stage, and brand visibility at the national and international levels. The proposal is being presented through the treasury due to the complexity of the proposal, the commitment of the team with the event, and the need for a quick response. No specific price, timeframe, or resources are mentioned in the summary.

Sponsorship and Side Event: Merge Madrid

Polkadot Decoded Asia is a big event happening on September 16-17, 2024, in Singapore. It is a part of the Singapore Token 2049 week. The event is for people who are interested in Polkadot and want to learn more about it. It will have many activities like presentations, exhibitions, and social gatherings.

The event is important because it brings people from different countries in Asia together to talk about Polkadot and its growth. It also helps people who cannot travel to Europe for the main event in Brussels, Belgium. The event will be in Chinese and English.

The person who proposed this event is Aitijia'er, a company in China that has organized big Polkadot events before. They asked for $328,053.04 (54,121DOT) to make this event happen.

The event will have many things to do, like listening to people talk about Polkadot, watching demonstrations, and meeting new people. There will also be a job fair for people who want to work with Polkadot.

The event is free for everyone who wants to join, and they will give out free NFTs as proof of attendance. They will also share a report after the event with all the details about what happened.

In summary, Polkadot Decoded Asia is a big event in Singapore for people who want to learn more about Polkadot and meet others who are interested in it too.

Proposal: 2024 Polkadot Decoded Asia (Singapore) September 16 -17 (During the Singapore Token 2049 week)

Please vote NAY

- Polkadot-API is a project to help developers build decentralized apps.
- It’s built on PolkadotJs but aims to do even more.
- The project focuses on making tools that are easy to use and work well with light clients.
- The team recently shared updates and added a new member, @carlosala.
- They are asking for feedback on a funding proposal to keep the project going.
- You can read more about the proposal in a Google Doc.
- The team includes @Josep, @carlosala, and @voliva.

WHO: Polkadot-API development team

WHAT: Seeking financing for maintenance and development of Polkadot-API through treasury proposals

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Details in the google doc provided in the post

Polkadot-API: Apr-Jul development financing

- G6 Networks helps governments, banks, and companies use blockchain easily.
- They use Polkadot's technology to connect traditional systems with Web3.
- G6 Networks has created special devices to make private blockchains and connect them securely.
- Their technology includes strong security features like Zero-Knowledge protocols.
- They have already worked with Mandala Chain and have agreements in Indonesia and UAE.
- G6 Networks is asking for $244,200 from the Polkadot Treasury to grow their project.
- They were founded by David Pethes and are part of CCTF DAO, a security auditing company.

G6 Networks seeks funding from the Polkadot Treasury to expand and develop their blockchain infrastructure for governments, banks, and enterprises. They have already brought Mandala Chain, Mosaic Chain, and two MOUs to the Polkadot ecosystem. The requested budget is 244,200 USD, and they aim to simplify complex integration processes through their physical G6 devices, which support private, permissioned, and cross-chain functionalities.

G6 Networks: Polkadot Ecosystem Expansion with Institutions

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