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

medium_spender

- A new Multi-Wallet user interface and Polkawatch analytics have been created.
- A test integration with the Polkadot Staking Dashboard was successful, helping more people analyze staking choices.
- The team plans to fully connect Polkawatch Analytics to the Staking Dashboard.
- Improvements to the Staking Dashboard Plugin system are underway to involve more community projects.
- A new way to track location data is needed because of changes in the network.
- Support for AURA parachains will help find more funding and reduce reliance on Treasury money.
- The ongoing monthly cost to keep analytics running is about $2.9K. 
- Community feedback is encouraged and a detailed proposal is available for more information.

Executed

Polkawatch proposes to fully integrate its analytics service into the Polkadot Staking Dashboard and improve the plugin system for other community projects. They also plan to implement a different GeoLocation strategy and provide support for AURA parachains. The milestone will cost **2.9K USD per month** and will be funded through continued operation and potential parachain support.

Polkawatch, Decentralization Analytics, Continued Operation and Development

- Polkascan wants to improve their block explorer, which shows information about blockchain events.
- They plan to add new features, like a better dashboard and easier-to-understand data.
- The updates will help people who are not very technical to use the explorer more easily.
- Improvements will benefit parachain teams that use the explorer.
- The team is looking for feedback from the community on their proposal.

Rejected

WHO: Team Polkascan
WHAT: Extend Polkascan open source block explorer with more features, such as an improved dashboard and user-friendly descriptive representations of events and calls.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Beyond Raw Data: How Polkascan Transforms Subsquid Aggregates into a User-Friendly Polkadot Experience (Polkadot Treasury Proposal)

- Dot Leap is a newsletter that shares news about the Polkadot ecosystem and has been running for three years.
- The newsletter has around 3,390 subscribers and aims to stay ad-free while focusing on growth.
- The growth plan includes updating the website, integrating AI technology, and improving the newsletter format.
- The updated website will offer easy guides, explanations, and allow users to search for past content.
- AI will help automatically summarize information and create social media content for the newsletter.
- The newsletter will be redesigned to make it more engaging, with better explanations of technical topics and interactive elements.
- Goals for growth include reaching 15,000 subscribers and improving open and clickthrough rates over the next year.

Dot Leap proposes to focus on aggressive growth by reviving their website, integrating AI, and reformating their newsletter. They aim to help Polkadot get the necessary userbase and developer base, and to expand global awareness of Polkadot's innovations. The proposal requests a total of $75,000 for 12 months to cover salary funds, website growth, expansion, content, website maintenance, AI tools, newsletter continuation, AI integration, and ad spend. They aim to have 15,000 total subscribers before November 2024, with a 20%+ open rate on emails and 5+% average clickthrough rate.

Dot Leap 2: Let's grow!

- Nicholas Douzinas from Ajuna Network is asking DOT holders for $175,000 to verify a new Polkadot Unity SDK for game developers.
- The SDK aims to help developers create games using the Polkadot network, filling a gap on the Unity Asset Store where Polkadot solutions are currently missing.
- The funds will cover costs for verification ($150,000) and maintenance of the SDK for a year ($25,000).
- Over 20 teams, including Ajuna and Parity Technologies, are collaborating to make this happen, promoting the use of Polkadot in web3 gaming.
- A verified SDK will enhance Polkadot's visibility and trust among game developers, potentially attracting more users to its ecosystem.
- The SDK will be easy to use, allowing developers to integrate their projects with different types of Polkadot chains.
- This project is seen as a major step towards making Polkadot a top choice in the gaming industry.
- Future proposals for marketing and business development will follow if this technical proposal gets approved.

Polkadot Gaming Group proposes to create a verified Polkadot Unity SDK for game developers. They request $175,000 from the treasury, with $150,000 allocated for Unity's verification and publishing process and $25,000 for maintenance. The SDK will be designed to facilitate the rapid generation of customized C# SDKs compatible with various chain types. The group aims to position the Polkadot Unity SDK as a go-to resource within the Unity Asset Store, elevating its stature to that of existing, reputable solutions. The initiative promises several long-term benefits for DOT holders, including user onboarding at scale, increased on-chain transactions and engagement, visibility and competitive standing, ecosystem-wide value capture, and expanded business development and marketing opportunities.

Polkadot Unity SDK proposal to become a Verified Solution (Part 1)

- SubQuery is asking for $46,122.04 to cover costs for a special tool called the Common API from January to June 2023.
- This tool helps people access important data from the Polkadot network easily.
- The proposal is to continue supporting the partnership with Nova Wallet, which works closely with SubQuery.
- The Common API helps collect data like transaction history, staking rewards, and voting information quickly.
- SubQuery supports 74 networks within the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems.
- The proposal shows how SubQuery is committed to helping the Polkadot community grow.
- More details can be found in the full proposal linked in the document.

WHO: SubQuery

WHAT: Requesting 46,122.04 USD for Q1-Q2 2023 to cover expenses associated with maintaining the SubQuery &lt;&gt; Nova Wallet Common API infrastructure.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 46,122.04 USD for Q1-Q2 2023 (6 months)

SubQuery <> Nova Wallet Common API:  Maintenance Cost For Q1-Q2 2023

### OpenSquare Proposal Summary

- **Beneficiary**: OpenSquare (12sNU8BXivMj1xQmcd4T39ugCyHjmhir8jkPqfAw5ZDESrx4)
- **Date**: 09/18/2023
- **Requested Allocation**: $275,620 (67,438 DOT)

#### Key Points:

1. **Maintenance**: Includes server costs, email services, domains, and labor for code maintenance and bug fixes.
2. **Infrastructure**: Hetzner servers, Ali email service, IPFS pin service, and domain costs.
3. **Code Maintenance**: Focuses on Subsquare, Dotreasury, Statescan, and Off-chain voting products.
4. **New Features**: Development of off-chain discussion decentralization, delegation UI enhancements, on-chain governance deposit management, and more.
5. **Budget Breakdown**: Maintenance costs $65,700, with additional budgets for new features in Subsquare, Dotreasury, and Off-chain voting.
6. **Total Budget**: $275,620, including both maintenance and new feature development.
7. **Long-term Vision**: OpenSquare aims to build a decentralized collaboration network in the Polkadot ecosystem, focusing on infrastructure and data indexing.
8. **User Metrics**: OpenSquare's products attract a significant number of users, contributing to the ecosystem's growth.

OpenSquare infrastructure products maintenance(2023 Q2 and Q3) and a new batch of features development

- The project is designed to help nominators on the Polkadot network improve their performance through a new tool with AI.
- Nominators help keep the system secure by choosing the best nodes, but they need to be very involved and make smart choices.
- Some nominators are not doing their best and are at risk of losing rewards.
- The research found that there are also very effective nominators who consistently earn rewards by making good decisions.
- They plan to create leaderboards to show how well nominators are performing, which can help everyone learn and improve.
- The system includes dashboards for both nominators and validators that provide helpful insights.
- This will make it easier for new participants to join and understand how the system works. 
- The proposal thanks many people who helped create it over the past months.

Motif proposes to implement nominator leaderboards, dashboards that visualize nominator behavior, offering a comprehensive view of actions and results within the Polkadot system. This tool aims to prompt nominators to act before facing disincentivization, thus softening the tool's impact without compromising its efficacy. The proposed solution will include Nominator, Validator, and Nomination Pool Dashboards. The team has relevant experience with different methods of blockchain research and will implement the interface in the form of a desktop web app.

Polkadot Nominator Insight Hub. Spreading the Best Nominator Strategies through TOP Nomination Leaderboards

- The proposal is about a bounty program to improve how people can buy cryptocurrencies with regular money (fiat) in the Polkadot community.
- It aims to help 20 different parachains and integrate an on-ramp service with the Polkadot Asset Hub.
- There are current challenges like high costs and difficulties for new users to enter the ecosystem.
- A previous bounty for a similar service on Kusama was successful, and now the same idea is being brought to Polkadot.
- The program will involve 15 assets with a total funding request of $326,040.
- This will allow users to easily buy assets and put them straight into their accounts without extra steps.
- The team seeks support from the community to make this idea happen.

Interlay proposes a bounty program to fund the fiat on-ramp service for 20 parachains and on-ramp integration for Asset Hub in the Polkadot ecosystem, costing $326,040. They aim to bridge the gap between traditional payment systems and the Polkadot ecosystem and encourage widespread adoption. The proposal has been successful in Kusama.

Polkadot Parachain Assets Onramp Bounty Program

**Polkadot Live Proposal Summary**

- A proposal is being made to develop an app called Polkadot Live with funding for a full-time software engineer for one year.
- The app will help users interact with Polkadot on their desktop and send notifications directly.
- The goal is to improve user experience and allow quick actions without replacing current applications.
- The proposal was submitted by Joel Kenny, with Ross Bulat overseeing the project.
- They are requesting approximately $100,000 to pay for the developer's salary and management costs.
- The project aims to create the Polkadot Live app for macOS and Windows and share the code on GitHub.
- The plan includes gathering feedback from the community during the beta release.

Polkadot Live development seeks funding for 1 full-time senior software engineer for 12 months. The engineer will report to Ross Bulat and work on the Polkadot Live app, which aims to improve the blockchain user experience. The requested funds are 24,937 DOT ($100k @ $4.01 / 1 DOT), with 15% going to JKRB Investments and 80% for the engineer's salary. The deliverables include an initial release of the app for macOS and Windows and open sourcing of the codebase on Github.

Polkadot Live: Proposal for funding community driven development to initial release.

- AIWeb3 is a group that helps create Chinese content about Polkadot and web3.
- They are resubmitting their proposal after getting a lot of support from the community.
- They want to grow the Polkadot Chinese community and have 10 active content creators.
- AIWeb3 has held a popular AMA event with over 500 live listeners.
- They provide help in Chinese on Discord channels for new users.
- The group is planning to create a Polkadot Academy in Chinese for better education.
- Their team includes experts in content creation and technology.
- They believe in connecting and supporting the Chinese-speaking audience in the Polkadot ecosystem.

WHO: AIWeb3

WHAT: Resubmitting opengov proposal to foster growth of Chinese content creators, provide Chinese educational content creation, community-building, AMA events in Chinese, native language assistance to ecosystem builders, and more.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Supported by Kusama treasury for initial 6 month period, managed funds judiciously, secured additional funds from parachains and ecosystem projects. Working on possibility of a comprehensive Polkadot Academy in Chinese. Full proposal can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1slcn2X8YYFICwJYLzpHPUSuqTB_Va_MfuWC59ya-IoY/edit?usp=sharing

AIWeb3 Chinese Unit proposal (爱Web3 中文社区提案) - September, 2023 - March, 2024

### Moderation Team Bounty Curators

- **Curator Account**: An anonymous proxy controlled by a multisig account.
- **Multisig Account**: A ⅔ multisig controlled by three signatories.
- **Signatories**:
  - Abdulbee: 15cZn8K1DaE7qiBWK6mGFJMKYKjFrALTVwe5urpD9PzKSsPY
  - Grizzly: 12wnTQnY3qUTCofi792fTdf9HpQQ6jmyxrVdwyT6X2Jed4Yg
  - Elodie: 13QA4oQ9zcD11DmS4fFKtd54Erj15fafQmhUu8kjEW28oBZo
- **Purpose**: To manage the Moderation Team Bounty, rewarding community moderators.
- **Proposal Document**: Contains detailed information about the signatories.

WHO: The Moderation Team

WHAT: Proposing curators for the Moderation Team Bounty

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Moderation Team Bounty Curator Proposal

- PolkaWorld made changes to their proposal after it was rejected.
- They are asking for funding to help them operate from October 2023 to March 2024.
- The proposal includes their story and important ideas they've followed for four years.
- They have improved their tasks to include content creation and marketing.
- They shared answers to questions the community had.
- People are encouraged to review the proposal and vote.

WHO: PolkaWorld
WHAT: Proposal for community operational funding from October 2023 to March 2024, including adjustments and optimizations to work tasks and expanded marketing efforts.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

PolkaWorld Ops and Maintenance proposal：2023.10 - 2024.3

- Lucky Friday wants to get 45,074 DOT from the Polkadot Treasury to help improve their Teddy DAO product.
- They will use the money for development and marketing to attract new users to Polkadot.
- They have partnered with JustGiving, a big donation platform that helps raise money for charities.
- 100% of donations go to charity, except for a small fee for JustGiving.
- So far, Teddy DAO raised nearly $13,000 and gained new users who wanted to learn more.
- They believe Teddy DAO can become a well-known name in charity giving in the Web3 world.

Lucky Friday requests 45,074 DOT from the Polkadot Treasury to improve Teddy DAO product and co-market it with Polkadot brand. The funds will be used for future development and marketing initiatives to attract new users to the ecosystem. Full proposal can be found in the link provided.

Polkadot & Teddy DAO: A New Way to Leverage Charitable Giving in Web3

- Parachains.info helps people learn about projects in the Polkadot network.
- They want $92,160 (which is 22,400 DOT) to keep their website running.
- The money will support operations from December 2022 to August 2023 and pay for September to November 2023.
- They previously worked on similar projects for the Kusama network.
- The website offers unbiased information about parachains and auctions. 
- You can find more info on their website and social media channels.

WHO: Parachains.info
WHAT: Obtain funding for continued operations, maintenance, and development of a central repository of unbiased information regarding parachain projects and auctions in the Polkadot ecosystem.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 92,160 USD (22,400 DOT) for a 9-month period postpaid (December 2022 - August 2023) and 3-month period prepaid (September 2023 - November 2023).

Retroactive and future maintenance/development of Parachains.info

- The Polkadot community is asking for more money to improve OpenBrush, a tool for making smart contracts.
- The first proposal to get funds was approved, but the second one was not.
- OpenBrush helps many projects and developers create smart contracts easily using WebAssembly (WASM).
- WebAssembly is important because it is seen as the future of smart contracts.
- Many teams and projects use OpenBrush, showing it is valuable for the ecosystem.
- The team has created a delivery report showing what they have accomplished so far.
- They want $60,720, which equals about 14,833 DOT for more work on OpenBrush.

WHO: OpenBrush development team
WHAT: Requesting a second allocation of funds for the development of 8-9, 11 milestones of OpenBrush, a core infrastructure product for ink! dApps in the Polkadot ecosystem
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 14833.623 DOT

ink! OpenBrush 8-9, 11 milestone delivery

- Notifi Network is a service that helps web3 builders send messages to users quickly.
- It solves the problem of communication between web3 projects and users.
- The platform allows custom notifications like loan alerts and governance proposals.
- Notifi works closely with the Polkadot community and 16 partners have shown interest.
- They are asking for funding to help provide their services to Polkadot's projects.
- Feedback from the Polkadot community is welcomed to decide which projects to start with.

WHO: Notifi Network
WHAT: Providing cross-chain communication and messaging infrastructure for web3 builders, with a highly customizable, white-labelled communication platform that can be embedded natively into web3 dApps. 
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Proposing a grant from the Polkadot Treasury to cover the full cost of providing services to both the Polkadot relay chain and its core ecosystem parachains. 16 parachains, wallets, and ecosystem partners have confirmed their need for Notifi's services and committed support for the proposal.

Notifi - Communication & Notification Tooling for Polkadot's Broader Ecosystem V2 Proposal

Ignore / Nay (Duplicate Ref) 

- Subsquid Lab is asking for money to help continue their work on public data Archives and the Giant Squid API.
- They need a total of about 58,253 DOT, which is worth $233,014.67.
- These Archives help people find important data from blockchains like Polkadot and Kusama.
- Many projects use this data, making it easier for developers and users to access information.
- The Giant Squid API helps gather and analyze information from these blockchains.
- In the second quarter of 2023, they handled over 1 billion queries, showing how much people use their service.
- They plan to keep improving these services to help more projects and users.

WHO: Subsquid Lab Official
WHAT: Development and maintenance costs for public Subsquid Archives and the Giant Squid API
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 58253.66 DOT = $233,014.67

Subsquid - Public data indexing Infrastructure for Polkadot and Kusama (Q2 2023)

- The proposal aims to help teams in the Polkadot ecosystem with hiring.
- It provides guidance on best hiring practices and access to a hiring platform called TrufflePig.
- Each team can get at least one new hire and better hiring strategies.
- The program will save teams time and improve their hiring quality.
- The organization has experience and has worked with key players in the Polkadot community.
- Funding is requested to support the talent placement program and improve long-term outcomes.
- The goal is to help teams become more independent in their hiring processes.

Missing Link proposes to guide Polkadot ecosystem teams through a streamlined hiring process, providing access to their hiring platform, and adding up to 7 high-quality hires. The service will be covered by funds from the treasury, costing 1.6 Treasury Income Days Spent. Each participating team will receive consulting and support on hiring best practices, access to TrufflePig, and at least 1 hire using Missing Link's guidance and expertise. The proposal aims to generate long-term hiring success, less monetary and cultural waste, and boost output with experienced talent.

Increasing Hiring Success in Polkadot by Missing Link

- A mistake was made in a proposal about funding; it was labeled wrong and needs a new vote.
- Zhixi from Interlay is sharing a plan to create a bounty program to help with buying and selling digital money on Polkadot.
- This program aims to make it easier for new users to join Polkadot by solving problems with buying and selling different tokens.
- They previously started a successful project on a similar network called Kusama.
- The new target is to help 15 assets on 14 parachains in Polkadot, including popular tokens like DOT and USDT.
- The plan includes integrating a service called Banxa to allow people to buy tokens directly with real money.
- The total cost of this project is 326,040 USD, and they are asking for community feedback and support.

Interlay proposes a bounty program to fund the fiat on-ramp service for 20 parachains and the onramp integration for Asset Hub in the Polkadot ecosystem. The proposal includes 15 assets on 14 parachains, with a total cost of 326,040 USD. The integration of Banxa's fiat onramp service with the Polkadot Asset Hub is a highlight.

(VOTE NAY!!) Polkadot Parachain Assets Onramp Bounty Program 

- OnFinality is a service that helps people create apps for the Polkadot platform.
- They want to provide strong infrastructure so developers can focus on building new projects.
- They are asking for almost $55,000 to cover costs for running their services in the third quarter of 2023 (July to September).
- Public RPC services allow developers to access important data easily and help their apps run better.
- OnFinality aims for high reliability, with almost no downtime, and offers efficient APIs for developers.
- They have many features to support developers making apps, including tools for tracking data and understanding transactions.
- In the last three months, they served billions of API requests and maintained high service reliability.

OnFinality requests USD $54,862.00 (DOT 12,153.7439) for Q3 2023 to cover ongoing costs for running high performance, scalable, and reliable public infrastructure for Polkadot, Statemint, Collectives, Westend, Encointer, Bridgehub Polkadot, and Bridgehub Westend. They provide RPC services with a focus on performance/reliability, providing more value from their Ultimate API service, and cost optimization.

OnFinality High Performance Public Infrastructure (Q3 2023)

- A new project called "Swanky" is being proposed to help people create smart contracts, which are like computer programs that run on a special type of network.
- This project wants to work with groups called Astar Network, AlephZero, and Phala Network.
- Swanky will make it easier for developers to work with a tool called ink! for making smart contracts.
- There are two main parts: Drink library, which helps with how contracts are developed, and drink-cli, which is a user-friendly command tool.
- The goal is to attract more developers by making things simpler and less complicated.
- They are asking for money from a group called Polkadot Treasury to support the project from September 2023 to February 2024.
- The team will work step-by-step and get funding only after showing they have completed each part successfully.

WHO: Astar Network, AlephZero, and Phala Network

WHAT: Development of Swanky, a comprehensive developer tooling solution designed to facilitate and streamline ink! (Rust) smart contract development within the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems. 

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Funding from the Polkadot Treasury for work on the Swanky Suite tool, Drink! Tool, ink! examples, and educational content in the period from September 2023 to February 2024. Funding will be released upon the successful completion of each task.

ink!Hub Treasury Proposal 

- The proposal aims to reward Polkadot Moderators for their continuous support to the community.
- The Community Moderation Team started as unpaid volunteers and later received occasional tips from the Kusama treasury.
- In August 2022, a bounty was funded on Kusama, and in January 2023, it was topped up.
- The team consists of 13 members who monitor new community members and protect against fraud.
- The proposal suggests a 6-month budget of $112,320 (25,004.45 DOT) to support 15 hours of work per week per moderator.
- The team plans to extend their activities to the Polkadot forum and Polkassembly.
- Community members are encouraged to review the context and Q&A sections of the proposal for a full understanding.

Polkadot proposes a 6-month budget of $112,320 (25,004.45 DOT) to support 13 moderators to provide 24/7 support to the Polkadot and Kusama communities, including the Polkadot Forum and Polkassembly. Each moderator will work 15 hours per week from August 2023 to January 2024.

Moderation Team Bounty

- The proposal is about a training program to help media understand blockchain better.
- The Thomson Reuters Foundation (TRF) is leading this proposal, with support from Every.org.
- They are asking for about $234,024 in funding to start the program.
- The funding amount increased by 15% due to inflation since it was first created.
- TRF is an independent charity that promotes media freedom, human rights, and inclusive economies.
- The program aims to educate journalists and others who don’t know much about cryptocurrency and blockchain.
- This is important because many media reports on blockchain issues like the downfall of FTX were not accurate due to lack of knowledge.
- The training program will be developed with input from the Web3 Foundation to make sure it meets the needs of learners.

WHO: Thomson Reuters Foundation (TRF) and Every.org.

WHAT: TRF proposes a strategic partnership with Every.org to build a better understanding of blockchain across mainstream global media. They aim to educate non-crypto audiences and journalists on a global scale to better understand the fast-evolving blockchain ecosystem.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Requested DOT: 53,938.013 ($234,024 @ $4.45/DOT). The pilot program will be delivered iteratively in collaboration with the Web3 Foundation.

Proposal: Building a better understanding of blockchain across mainstream global media

- SXSW 2023 took place in Austin, Texas from March 12th to 15th.
- The conference had over 40,000 attendees and included 15 different topics like technology, film, and music.
- A key focus was the Tech Industry Track covering new technologies such as AI, blockchain, and robotics.
- Polkadot aimed to connect with startups and leaders in the Web2 world to prepare them for future Web3 changes.
- 11 teams were part of Polkadot's effort at the conference, including Beatport and Moonbeam.
- This event helped increase Polkadot's brand awareness and build important connections.

<strong>Polkadot</strong> aims to increase brand visibility and connections to a Web2 audience of startups, enterprises/brands, thought leaders and influencers, media, and consumers by participating in the <strong>SXSW Conference</strong> in Austin, Texas on March 12th-15th, 2023. The proposal involves 11 ecosystem teams and further details can be found in the provided link.

Polkadot @ SXSW 2023, Austin, Texas on March 12th-15th 2023

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Referenda Medium 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 10,000 DOT from the treasury at once.

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

[33] Origin: MediumSpender