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

medium_spender

- DOT holders decided not to fund Encointer's high spending rate of 100,000 CHF.
- Encointer is seen as an important part of the Dotsama community.
- A new proposal suggests reducing spending by 50% to continue achieving similar goals.
- The proposed budget for September to December 2023 is 238,000 CHF or about 270,606 USD.
- Planned actions include reworking the budget, testing new ideas, and integrating with other projects.
- Voters are encouraged to express their reasons for voting in a special way.

Rejected

Encointer proposes a budget of CHF 238,000 (USD 270,606) for Sep-Dec 2023 to experiment with scalable approaches, field test Encointer Faucet, and integrate with KILT, Polkassembly, and others. The proposal has a relaxed timescale and a 50% lower burn rate.

Encointer Treasury Proposal (budget halving)

- The RadiumBlock team provides public RPC services for the Polkadot network.
- They are asking to be reimbursed for services provided in late 2022 and early 2023.
- They promise not to collect user data, only tracking system performance.
- Their RPC nodes served millions of responses daily during the reported periods.
- Major improvements include using both on-premises and cloud services, expanding to new locations, and lowering costs.
- They are committed to supporting the Polkadot community and other networks.
- Their full proposal can be found online for more details.

The RadiumBlock team seeks reimbursement for providing public RPC services for Polkadot networks for Q4 2022 and Q1 2023. They offer a reliable and secure service at a fixed cost of ~$25k per quarter. They do not collect user data and have expanded their Polkadot endpoint to 12 locations.

RadiumBlock: Retroactive funding for High Performance Public Endpoint Service for Polkadot(Q4 2022 and Q1 2023)

- Polkadot is a technology leader in the web3 world, helping many creative projects.
- Many users need simpler applications and are using other platforms because Polkadot's parachain is too complex.
- Magnet is a new smart contract platform that uses Polkadot's main token, DOT, for fees and transactions.
- It will first focus on EVM smart contracts, which are popular, and later support another type called WASM.
- Magnet will use a model where users pay as they go, making it flexible and connected to Polkadot's security.
- It will operate on Tanssi Network, which will help its development.
- The money earned from Magnet will support various parts of Polkadot and only keep what it needs to run.

Executed

Polkadot proposes Magnet, a smart contract platform based on the PAYG model, with DOT as the gas fee. It will support EVM and WASM, integrate XCM, and be built on Tanssi Network. The income generated will be distributed to various entities, with Magnet retaining only the basic fees for project maintenance. More details in the full proposal.

Magnet Proposal: Polkadot’s Smart Contract Docking Station using DOT as Gas Based on the PAYG Model

Polkassembly is a platform for discussing important ideas in the Polkadot community. Here's a simple summary:

- The project aims to make using Substrate easier and faster with privacy and scaling features.
- It provides open-source libraries that can be used by different blockchains called parachains.
- A new feature called Plonk is used to improve privacy and efficiency in transactions.
- Substrate helps blockchain developers easily upgrade and add functionalities.
- The project allows sharing knowledge and enhancing the Polkadot Network's value.
- As of now, 19 out of 31 project goals have been completed.
- The team has also applied for grants to support their work on ZkRollups and privacy transfer transactions.

Kogarashi Network proposes to implement a crypto-friendly Substrate scaffold with privacy and scaling functionalities for the Polkadot community. They aim to provide fully compatible libraries that can be imported by existing Substrate pallets, allowing for simple usage, high performance, and composable functionalities. The proposal includes the implementation of ZkRollups and privacy-preserving transactions. The project has completed 19 out of 31 milestones, and the deliverables are provided as open-source libraries. The proposal is supported by a registered legal entity, Invers Inc.

Crypto-Friendly Substrate Scaffold Pallets for Every Parachains

- Multix is an easy tool to manage multisig accounts, which have many users' signatures.
- It has been active for over 6 months and is popular with teams, even on phones.
- Multix works with more than 13 different blockchain networks.
- There is a proposal to continue improving Multix and create a new tool for testing Dapps.
- The new tool will help developers check their Dapps without guessing what will happen.
- The goal is to help both Multix and all Polkadot Dapp developers.
- They are asking for $214,099 for the next 6 months of work.

WHO: Multix team
WHAT: Continue developing Multix interface for multisigs management and build a Cypress Dapp testing plugin to benefit Polkadot Dapp developers
PRICE/TIMEFRAME: 214,099 USD for the next 6 months of development

Multix - Further development and Cypress Dapp testing plugin

- OpenComm is a new communication tool for the Polkadot ecosystem that helps people talk about governance and other topics more easily.
- It aims to make discussions available on the blockchain, which means anyone can see the conversations.
- This tool makes it simpler for users to engage in discussions, whether they are proposals, accounts, or other resources.
- Users don’t have to create new accounts, making it easier for everyone to join in, even if they are not very tech-savvy.
- As of August 17, OpenComm has helped share over 7,900 messages and has been added to several apps in the ecosystem.
- It connects different platforms, letting users access discussions from various sites.
- Many projects are excited about using OpenComm and are asking to integrate it into their applications.

Polkadot proposes OpenComm, a decentralized communication layer that consolidates siloed discussions in the ecosystem, improving governance communications and enabling on-chain discussions about any entity or resource. The proposal requests 27,259 DOT ($133,080 USD) and provides a brief overview of the project's milestones, budget, and adoption.

An Open Communication Layer For Polkadot

Graeme Fox is the CEO of Societal, a company creating a platform for managing communities on Polkadot. Here are some key points:

- Societal is asking for about $135,478 to help build a parachain for on-chain communities.
- The funding will help with governance, treasury, and community management features.
- Their previous funding proposal did not get approved, so they reduced the amount they are asking for this time.
- Societal has already done a lot of work to make their platform useful for decentralized communities.
- They have accomplished many things, like attending events and securing grants.
- The final features they want to add include governance and management tools for users.
- They look forward to feedback from the Polkadot community on their new proposal.

WHO: Societal, a blockchain company building a parachain for on-chain communities.

WHAT: Requesting $135,477.72 USD / 26,616 DOT in treasury funding to complete final features of their product, including token import, governance, and proposal features, along with the management UI to support them.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The funding will be used to conduct final testing and start onboarding users. The proposal can be found in the link provided.

Societal: Advanced Treasury, Governance and Member Management Systems for Decentralized Communities

PolkaWorld is a community group that has been around since June 2019. Here are some important points about them:

- They are asking for money to help run their activities for the next three months.
- This is their second proposal since a new system called OpenGov started.
- PolkaWorld helps people in Asia learn about Polkadot, a blockchain project.
- They share articles every day and have live online events each week.
- In 2022, they published 576 articles and had 412,000 views.
- They hosted 42 online broadcasts with 21,551 participants.
- They made 35 educational videos that received almost 29,000 views.
- They also held 14 online meetups with over 8,000 participants.

WHO: PolkaWorld
WHAT: Applying for community operation costs for the next three months to continue contributing to Polkadot's Asian community education.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified. Full proposal can be found at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VzjG8D-ZDFlJNnkiMdJkq012ShG0dWkiKLG_6225Kgs/edit.

PolkaWorld Ops and Maintenance proposal：2023.9 - 2023.11

PolkaSafe Summary

- PolkaSafe is a tool that helps manage digital money safely on a network called Polkadot.
- It makes it easy to handle different types of money and keeps everything secure.
- The tool was created because many organizations struggle to manage their money across various digital currencies.
- PolkaSafe works with a group called Polkassembly to improve the product.
- Recently, they completed a second phase of development, adding many new features like easy wallet connecting and notifications.
- Users can see their money in different countries' values, and it supports multiple currencies.
- They also have made tutorials and documents to help users understand how to use PolkaSafe.
- PolkaSafe aims to be the best tool for managing digital money on Polkadot and related networks.

Polkasafe offers a comprehensive suite of advanced, user-friendly solutions that harmonize treasury management processes across multiple chains, including Polkadot, Kusama, and their respective parachains. They completed Milestone 2, which included features such as multi-currency support, shared address book, and transaction batching. They are requesting an allocation of 194,050 USD for their project.

Polkasafe - Milestone 2 - Retroactive funding proposal

- LayerX is a bridge that helps move assets from Ethereum to Polkadot.
- There is a total supply of 1 billion tokens, and 100 million will be given to Aye voters.
- To use LayerX, you deposit Ethereum tokens in secured vaults.
- You receive new tokens on the Polkadot LayerX parachain.
- These new tokens can be used in different applications on the Polkadot network.
- You can exchange your new tokens back for your original Ethereum tokens at any time.
- LayerX has a parachain slot on the Kusama network and will distribute tokens once it secures a parachain on Polkadot.

LayerX proposes a trustless bridge based on vaults to move ERC-20 tokens from Ethereum to Polkadot. 100 million LRX tokens will be distributed to Aye voters in the referendum once they secure a parachain on Polkadot in mid-October.

LayerX - rollout parachain as Trustless Bridge between Polkadot and Ethereum.

- Dacade wants to create a Polkadot learning community with fun lessons and challenges.
- The goal is to help 10,000 teachers and share knowledge about the Polkadot Ecosystem.
- They have a team of skilled developers and support from Pendulum Chain.
- As of July 2023, there are more than 16,000 users and many participants on platforms like Discord and Twitter.
- They have created over 775 original Web3 projects and provided more than 1,500 pieces of feedback.
- Dacade has other learning communities like Ethereum and Algorand, focusing on learning together.
- They believe sharing knowledge leads to real change and hope to make learning easy and accessible.

Dacade and Pendulum propose to create a Polkadot learning community with learning materials, challenges, and rewards to foster 10,000 educators and promote Polkadot adoption. The goal is to have 16,228 users, 5,758 Discord members, 954 Twitter followers, 3.8k Eventbrite attendees, 775 original Web3 projects, and 1572+ feedback by July 2023. The proposal aims to create an accessible and scalable educational ecosystem with custom solutions, course creation, community building, and continuous performance review.

Community-Centric Blockchain Education: Dacade's Commitment to Polkadot's Growth via learning through sharing

- OpenZeppelin wants to form a team to help with Polkadot.
- They will work on new parachains, which are special parts of the Polkadot network.
- The team will improve safety and speed up development.
- OpenZeppelin plans to have 3 members in the team.
- They will make a schedule for releases every 3 months.
- This plan will start 90 days after it gets approved.

OpenZeppelin proposes to create an open-source team to work with Parity and Polkadot community to develop new parachain runtimes and improve pallets for key use cases. The team will have 3 members and deliver the first three quarterly releases within 12 months.

Proposal: OpenZeppelin x Polkadot Ecosystem Growth

- AngelHack wants to run two hackathons in Europe and Asia in 2023.
- They are asking for $302,000 USD to help with expenses and to reward winners.
- The hackathons aim to connect more developers in the Web3 community.
- They are currently on their third project milestone for the APAC hackathon.
- This funding would help cover their costs and support the teams that worked hard.
- More details can be found in their budget proposal and treasury proposal links. 
- The previous proposals for the hackathons were already approved earlier in 2023.

**WHO**: AngelHack

**WHAT**: Requesting $302,000 USD (60,246.88 DOT) from the Polkadot treasury to reward hackathon winners and reimburse operations and service fees for running the Polkadot APAC Hackathon.

**WHY**: To bridge gaps within the Web3 space and strengthen connections within the Polkadot community, allowing for easier onboarding of more developers across a diverse range of backgrounds.

Milestone 3: Polkadot Hackathon Global Series 2023

- Parachains currently have to use the relay chain to send messages, which can slow things down.
- A new method called ISMP (Interoperable State Machine Protocol) is being introduced to help improve communication between parachains.
- ISMP will allow chains to read each other’s information without needing the relay chain for every message, making things faster and easier.
- This protocol works like the internet's HTTP, creating a standard for how different blocks of chains can talk to each other.
- With ISMP, lots of exciting new applications can develop, including better messaging and financial services.
- The proposal is asking for funding to support further development and research of this new communication system. 
- This initiative aims to make Polkadot a better platform for connecting various chains together.

Polytope Labs proposes ISMP (Interoperable State Machine Protocol) to improve cross-chain communication and operations. The proposal aims to facilitate "GET-like" and "POST-like" requests between all substrate-based chains under the security of the Polkadot Relay chain. The proposal requests a retroactive payment by Polkadot Treasury to cover development costs incurred. The funding will allow further research and development for the next major milestones, a zk bridge to Ethereum.

[Retroactive] Polytope Labs: ISMP Research & Development

- EasyA completed Milestone 3 by holding two successful hackathons in the US and UK.
- The hackathons took place at Harvard University and in London, attracting many talented developers.
- Over 300 participants in Boston created 35 projects, while 250 in London created 36 projects.
- The events included workshops led by Polkadot experts and provided support to developers.
- Many students from top universities attended, inspiring them to continue building in the Web3 space.
- EasyA is requesting reimbursement of $220,000 for hosting the hackathons.
- The goal is to encourage ongoing development in the Polkadot ecosystem.

EasyA completed Milestone 3 by holding two in-person Polkadot hackathons in the US and UK, attracting top developers and surpassing KPIs. They are requesting reimbursement of $220,000 for the costs of hosting the hackathons.

Milestone 3 Proposal: Polkadot x EasyA Hackathons at Harvard and in London (#60DaysOfPolkadot)

- Patron helps check and create smart contracts easily.
- Smart contract verification keeps apps and blockchain safe and trustworthy.
- Patron will improve the Polkadot ecosystem's security.
- Key goals include using a safe server for verification.
- It will check server code automatically against local codes.
- New user interface (UI) and faster testing builds will be added.
- The team, Brushfam, has experts who create important standards for ink! smart contracts.

Patron aims to simplify smart contract verification and deployment for the Polkadot ecosystem. The proposal outlines several milestones, including utilizing Parity's verification image, implementing a new subcommand, and integrating ink! Code analyzer. The team behind the product is Brushfam, led by professionals such as Markian Ivanichok and Green Baneling. No specific price, timeframe, or resources are mentioned in the summary.

Patron Milestones 2-7 Development

Polkadot Insider is asking for money to keep working for the Polkadot community. They got money from Kusama for about half a year and have been helping both Polkadot and other groups in Asia. Here are some key points about their proposal:

- They want to keep improving and sharing information about Polkadot.
- They plan to ask for $72,000 for 28 weeks to help pay for their work.
- This money will help them create new types of content.
- They will focus on an important feature called "Open Gov."
- They hope to work with other media and build partnerships.
- Their idea includes building a library of content.
- They believe this will grow the Polkadot community, especially in Asia.

**WHO:** Polkadot Insider

**WHAT:** Seeking funding from Polkadot Open Gov to maintain and grow Polkadot Insider media and educational system for 28 weeks, promoting branding, creating new content, and disseminating information to the community.

**PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES:** $72,000 for 28 weeks, converted to 14,257 DOT based on 30d MA of $5.05/DOT. See funding breakdown in the provided link.

POLKADOT INSIDER - 28 WEEKS OPERATION & GROWTH FUNDING (AUGUST 2023 - FEBRUARY 2024)

**YieldBay Polkadot Treasury Proposal Summary**

- **Proponent:** YieldBay Treasury on Polkadot
- **Requested Payment:** 15,375.745 DOT (equivalent to $80,000 at $5.203 per DOT)
- **Purpose:** To create a central yield farming dashboard on Polkadot
- **Milestones:** Proposal covers Milestones 2 and 3
- **Current Status:** Monitors 183 yield farms across 17 protocols, tracking $33 million
- **Collaborations:** Partners include Interlay, Stellaswap, Arthswap, Mangata, and Kintsugi
- **Council Approval:** Approved through Council Motion #355 in March 2023
- **Detailed Report:** Available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/106gnRv8uxJyyU4xbwHNPFc6c97UR1qqYk5FE5tf6XQU/edit)

**WHO:** YieldBay Treasury, Polkadot

**WHAT:** Create Polkadot's first central yield farming dashboard across 3 milestones, with detailed delivery report for Milestone 2, 3.

**PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES:** Requesting 15,375.745 DOT ($80,000 @ $5.203) for Milestone 2, 3. Proposal approved through Council [Motion #355] under Gov1. Read more in the provided links.

Milestone 2 and 3 Payment Request – YieldBay: Polkadot’s yield farming dashboard

- This proposal is about moving NFT art and items from Kusama to Polkadot.
- Kusama has many NFTs and users that can help Polkadot grow.
- KodaDot will create special tools to make the move safe and easy.
- They want to keep important information, like who owns the NFTs, during the move.
- The proposal asks for $190,314.7 to cover these tasks.
- Reports will show how the migration is going and what goals are met.
- The project aims to make Polkadot a leading place for NFTs and digital art.

WHO: KodaDot, with expertise in Substrate, NFTs, and community growth. 

WHAT: Develop specialized tools to securely transfer NFT metadata, provenance, and ownership records, map collections, copy user-owned NFTs, confirm transferred ownership rights, and store data securely. 

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: $190,314.7 for work delivered in milestones 1-4, with milestone 4 set to be delivered on October 1st, 2023.

Infrastructure Funding for Polkadot Asset Hub - Migration of Kusama NFTs

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Wrong $DOT amount, please nay

- Metaschool is an educational platform helping developers learn about Polkadot, a web3 ecosystem.
- Many developers are not using web3 technology, but Metaschool wants to change that by teaching them about Polkadot.
- They aim to create a learning path called "Demystifying Polkadot" for developers at all levels.
- The learning path will include topics like architecture, parachains, and cross-chain communication.
- Metaschool focuses on making learning easy and providing hands-on experiences to help developers build applications on Polkadot.
- They are asking for funds to create and maintain this educational program.
- Feedback from the community is welcome to improve the proposal and Polkadot's ecosystem.

Metaschool proposes a comprehensive learning path for developers to learn the Polkadot ecosystem, titled "Demystifying Polkadot." They aim to provide a step-by-step guide through courses ranging from beginner to advanced, covering essential concepts such as architecture, parachains, and cross-chain communication. They are requesting a total of 31,612 DOTs (at $5.86 USD per DOT) to cover all operational and maintenance costs to create and maintain the learning track indefinitely.

Specialized Learning Path of Polkadot Ecosystem for Devs

- Chris Veselinov is the CTO of LimeChain and is proposing phase 2 development for Gosemble.
- Gosemble is a framework that helps build tools compatible with something called Substrate, using the Go programming language.
- Phase 1 was successfully completed with funding from a motion, and details are available in a report and article.
- The goal of Gosemble is to make it easier for developers who know Go to create runtimes and to help decentralize blockchain technology.
- Rust, the language used for Substrate, can be hard to learn, so Gosemble aims to lower this learning barrier.
- Gosemble offers a different option to Substrate, making it more accessible and helping improve the safety and independence of the system.
- This work can also help find problems in Substrate and support other blockchain projects.

WHO: Chris Veselinov, CTO of LimeChain

WHAT: Proposing phase 2 development and funding of Gosemble, a framework for building Substrate-compatible runtimes in Go, to contribute to the decentralization and security of the protocol.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Gosemble Phase 2 - a Framework for building Substrate-compatible Runtimes in Go (Parachains & Solochains)

- OnFinality is creating a new API for managing NFTs in the Polkadot/Substrate community.
- They requested 14,269.071 DOT (about $75,000) to cover costs for the service and hosting.
- The aim is to simplify working with more than 80 different networks in Polkadot and Kusama.
- The NFT API will support various standards like ERC721, ERC1155, and others.
- It will help developers save time and make it easier to track NFTs and transactions.
- The service will be free for the community with high reliability.
- Feedback from users shows it will help improve efficiency and foster growth in the NFT space.

OnFinality proposes to build a Unified NFT API for the Polkadot ecosystem, covering ERC721, ERC1155, Uniques Pallet NFTs, and Substrate NFTs Pallet NFTs, as well as hosting costs for Q3 2023. The total cost is 14,269.071 DOT (USD $74,983.97). The API will provide indexed and processed data for NFTs, transactions, staking, and governance, easing the integration complexity of up to 80 separate networks. The open-source project will support EVM ERC-721 & 1155, WASM PSP34, Substrate Uniques standard, Substrate NFTs standard, and ormlNFTs. OnFinality will host a production-level high-performance public GraphQL endpoint available completely free to the community.

OnFinality Unified NFT API

**The Kusamarian**

- A media brand focused on Polkadot (DOT) ecosystem.
- Serves as a communication platform for Polkadot builders, nominators, delegators, and enthusiasts.
- Funds its operations through a treasury seeded with DOTs for 42 weeks.
- Produces weekly content including video podcasts, news digests, live chats, and governance forums.
- Aims to inspire DOT holders to participate in the Polkadot network.
- Recently reduced production costs by 31%.
- Values include fair reporting, timely delivery, and community collaboration.

The Kusamarian, a DOT-focused media brand on X, will receive funding from DOTs for at least 42 weeks of media content creation to attract new interest, spotlight Polkadot's development, and provide a forum for discourse and discovery. The media brand will deliver various video podcasts, news digests, live chats, and governance forums each week. The goal is to inspire new and current holders of DOT to nominate, delegate, and join the effort to deliver the Polkadot Network. The Kusamarian recently committed to a 31% reduction of production costs to the treasury over the course of this order.

DOT holders 🤝 & The Kusamarian 🤖❤️

- OnFinality helps people who build on the Polkadot blockchain by providing important services and support.
- They asked for money to keep their services running smoothly and reliably.
- Their main goal is to help developers create new apps without worrying about the technology behind them.
- They have worked hard to make their service very reliable, aiming for almost no downtime.
- They added new features to give users better insights and help developers see how their apps are doing.
- OnFinality has supported many different blockchain networks and is always improving its services.
- In just a few months, they processed billions of responses, showing they help a lot of people.
- They requested $66,485.23 to cover their costs for services.

**WHO:** OnFinality, a SaaS platform providing infrastructure services for the Polkadot/Substrate community.

**WHAT:** Requesting 12,455.0830 DOT (USD $66,485.23) for ongoing costs of running high-performance, scalable, and reliable public infrastructure for Polkadot, Statemint, Collectives, Westend, and Encointer.

**TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES:** Q2 of 2023.

OnFinality High Performance Public Infrastructure (Q2 2023)

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whitelisted_caller

wish_for_change

staking_admin

treasurer

lease_admin

fellowship_admin

general_admin

auction_admin

referendum_canceller

referendum_killer

small_tipper

big_tipper

small_spender

big_spender

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