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

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**Phink, the Ink! Fuzzer**

- Phink is a free tool that helps make ink! smart contracts safer in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- It uses advanced techniques to find problems in smart contracts, making them more secure.
- Phink checks for specific rules to make sure contracts work correctly and don’t have bugs.
- It is flexible and works well with different versions of ink! smart contracts.
- The tool is easy to use, with a friendly interface that shows how the contract is performing.
- The team, SRLabs, is asking for money to help build Phink and improve smart contract security.
- They want feedback from the Polkadot community to make sure Phink meets everyone's needs.

Executed

SRLabs proposes to develop an open-source fuzzing tool, Phink, for ink! smart contracts in the Polkadot ecosystem. The tool aims to enhance security testing, comprehensive invariant testing, broad compatibility, and user-friendliness. SRLabs seeks funding for the development of the tool, including a fuzzing harness, custom instrumentation, user-friendly interface, and documentation. The proposal invites feedback from the Polkadot community.

Phink – ink! fuzzer for security and robustness  

- The Editorial Board for Polkadot en Español needs funding to keep their team working for the next six months.
- They have greatly increased their activity on social media, going from 6 posts in January to 63 in June.
- Their posts have reached 169,000 people in June, a huge jump from 14,000 in January.
- The team includes MacZam from Chile, Janko from Mexico, and Gabriel from Argentina, each with special skills.
- They want $46,000 to pay the salaries of these three team members and help the account continue to grow.
- This funding will help keep spreading the message about Polkadot in Spanish-speaking countries.

WHO: The Editorial Board for Polkadot en Español X account.

WHAT: Requesting funding for the salaries of three key members for six months to continue their mission of enhancing Polkadot's presence in the LATAM region.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The total amount requested is 46k USDT, which includes 45k USDT for the salaries of the three members and 1k USDT for external signatories' tips for six months.

Continuation and Salary Request for Editorial Board in Spanish Members

### Summary of Polkadot Anti-Scam Team's Top-Up Proposal

- **Original Request**: The team requested $868,578 at an EMA7 price of $10.282/DOT on 11/03/2024, which equals 84,476 DOT.
- **Funds Received**: The funds were received on 18/04/2024 when the DOT price was $6.671/DOT, resulting in $563,540.
- **Difference**: There is a difference of $305,038 between the requested amount and the received amount due to the price change.
- **Proposal**: The team suggests that future requests should be made in USDT to avoid price fluctuations and should be made only once.
- **Acknowledgment**: The team thanks the community for their understanding and support.
- **Team**: The Polkadot Anti-Scam Team is responsible for managing this proposal and ensuring the funds are used appropriately.
- **Links**: The original top-up proposal and the document detailing the proposal can be found via the provided links.

Rejected

WHO: Polkadot Anti-Scam Team
WHAT: Requesting top-up proposal funds in USDT and only once, based on the difference in price between the proposal and the day the funds came into their account.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Polkadot Anti-Scam Team refill due to price volatility

Polkasafe Summary

- Polkasafe is a tool for managing assets securely on the Polkadot network. 
- It has reached all its project goals over the past 8 months, getting feedback from users.
- The tool is built using strong security features and offers many helpful functions.
- Some completed features include dashboards, accounting software integration, and NFT support.
- Polkasafe plans to keep improving, with open-source technology and ongoing user support.
- Future improvements include faster performance and better user experience.
- Users can visit the app at app.polkasafe.xyz for more information.

Polkasafe completed all milestone tasks to become a complete solution for asset management using multisig on Polkadot networks. They offer a comprehensive set of tools and features for managing assets on the Polkadot network. They completed all milestones and plan to improve the product performance further. The entire tech stack for the product is open source. Read the complete proposal for more details.

Polkasafe - The 360° multisig solution for Polkadot | Last Retroactive Funding Proposal

A group asked for $1,337,000 to sponsor HEROIC esports on a blockchain. They started working with Polkadot community members on a marketing campaign and will have a keynote and stand at Decoded. But because the price of DOT dropped, they only got $1,231,427 and need an extra $105,573 to cover all the marketing plans they agreed to.

In Ref#762 ([https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/762),](762\),) we requested a total of $1,337,000 for an exclusive blockchain sponsorship of HEROIC esports.

Since then, we have successfully launched the partnership, established the Marketing Council with Polkadot community members (Leemo, Evan, and Olli + Nate from Distractive) to work on the first marketing campaign, and we are confirmed to do a keynote and stand at Decoded.

Unfortunately, due to a price drop, we received the payment when the price of DOT was $6.18 (29.06.24 at 10:40AM) and we are asking for a top up to cover the difference. This is to make sure we have the budget to cover all agreed marketing deliverables in the partnership agreement.

**Top up request**

-   Original requested amount: 199,260 DOT at 6.987 USD — 1,392,259 USD at the time, anything above 1,337,000 USD would be repaid
-   Received amount: 1,231,427 USD at 6.18 USD per DOT
-   Top up request: 105,573 USDT

[https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/762](762)

HEROIC esports requested a top-up of 105,573 USDT to cover the difference caused by the price drop of DOT. The original requested amount was 199,260 DOT at 6.987 USD, and they received 1,231,427 USD at 6.18 USD per DOT.

Top up | HEROIC x Polkadot sponsorship due to DOT price drop

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- Tokenguard is creating a special tool to help wallets and apps grow better by tracking and measuring users.
- The Polkadot Community has spent over 3 million $DOT on getting new users, but they didn't have a way to see if it was working.
- Previous tools focused on data but didn't help in understanding how to turn people into users.
- Tokenguard will use available data and respect user privacy, helping apps understand their users and improve features.
- It can track how users come in and out of different parts of Polkadot and who the best users are.
- The tool will be free for everyone in the Polkadot Community.
- Support from various companies shows that there is interest in this tool to improve user engagement and retention.
- Tokenguard aims to help wallets and apps build better connections and grow their use in the Polkadot ecosystem.

Tokenguard proposes to build a free public good wallet segmentation & conversion growth tool for Polkadot community. The tool will allow DeFi, Wallets and Parachains to engage users more to increase revenue and maximize TVL. The proposal is supported by more than 3M $DOT and will be based only on publicly available on-chain data. The tool will enable tracking of $DOT user inflow and outflow from the ecosystem, analyze cross-parachain activity, determine user interests in XCM, CeXes and bridges, and identify attractive parachains for users.

Polkadot User Segments & Conversions 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 for Ink!, Pallets & XCM 

- The FHE-WASM project wants to use Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) in the Polkadot system to keep data private and secure.
- FHE allows people to work with encrypted data without needing to unlock it, enhancing privacy for sensitive information.
- The team plans to develop tools that help other developers use FHE easily, focusing on making it work with the WASM programming language.
- Key benefits of FHE include better data privacy, compliance with rules about data protection, and enabling innovative new applications like secure payments and voting systems.
- The project team is made up of four researchers from different cities with expertise in cryptography.
- They aim to create a reliable system for sharing keys safely and to ensure that different parts can work together well.
- The project seeks funding of $189,750 to support their research and development efforts.

WHO: FHEWASM Team, a group of 4 Ph.D researchers and developers.

WHAT: Develop an FHE-WASM module that accepts compiled .wasm files, public key 'pk', and specified input data as inputs, and outputs encrypted output data.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Requested allocation of $189,750 (33,884 DOT) with a timeline of 6 months for completion.

PROPOSAL -  FHE-WASM Research and Development for the Polkadot Ecosystem

JobStash is proposing a new initiative called PolkaDotJobs, a job platform for the Polkadot ecosystem. They aim to provide a free service for distributing, discovering, and applying to job opportunities while prioritizing quality applicants. JobStash is a crypto-native job site that has indexed data for over 6,500 organizations and tracked approximately 3,000 live jobs across the crypto ecosystem. They do not charge job posting fees, placement fees, or interview fees and only allow organizations to feature their job posts for extra visibility if desired.

The PolkaDotJobs platform will bridge the gap between talent and opportunity in the crypto space by providing a comprehensive, safe, and data-complete dataset of all job opportunities within the Polkadot ecosystem. The platform will offer visibility, transparency, and safety by vetting all organizations and providing APIs for job data.

The requested budget for this project is $98,900 in USD and 17081 DOT. The estimated duration of the project is 6 months, with the initial delivery of the launched portal 3 months after engineering kickoff. The team behind JobStash has experience in web development, data infrastructure, and design. They are committed to open-source principles and will make the PolkaDotJobs platform open-source from the beginning of its development.

**Proponent:** David (DuckDegen) from JobStash

**Requested USD:** $98,900

**Requested DOT:** 17081 DOT (EMA7 DOT price on 16:20 Jun 25th ‘24 @ DOT/USD 5.79). Any excess funds at the time of exchange will be returned to the treasury.

**Estimated Duration:** 6 months, with initial delivery of the launched portal 3 months after engineering kickoff.

## **Introduction and Key Considerations**

This proposal from the JobStash team introduces a new initiative for ecosystem-specific job indexing within the Polkadot network. Our mission is to offer ideal tooling for distributing, discovering, and applying to job opportunities, maintaining a free service that curates job listings while safeguarding the interests of both organizations and applicants. We will always prioritize quality applicants over quantity of applicants.

## **Organization Background**

JobStash ([http://JobStash.xyz](http://JobStash.xyz)) is a crypto-native job site operating as a public good. Over the past 1.5 years, our platform has leveraged AI to structure data and scrape websites, indexing data for over 6,500 organizations and tracking approximately 3,000 live jobs across the crypto ecosystem. Our primary funding sources include public good funding from platforms like GitCoin and RetroPGF3.

**Why We Exist:** Traditional job sites and talent sourcers are value extractive and gatekeep information as it is their only edge, and operate with misaligned incentives that do not serve the ecosystem well. This results in fragmented job opportunities, confusion for job seekers, and multiple fees for companies. We fix this by being an unbiased, neutral public good that curates a comprehensive, safe, and data-complete dataset of the entire crypto ecosystem. We do not charge job posting fees, placement fees, or interview fees, and only allow organizations to feature their job posts for extra visibility if desired.

Furthermore, since the Polkadot treasury is currently funding lots of projects, lots of these are looking to hire new talent, yet there is no place where this can be accomplished in a way that both gives proper exposure+distribution and which also attracts new talent into the ecosystem. The pie needs to grow.

**What We Are:** JobStash.xyz is a crypto-native job site provided as a public good, indexing data for over 6,500 organizations and tracking approximately 2,500 live jobs across the ecosystem. Our goal is to achieve near-complete coverage of the crypto ecosystem. Our funding comes almost entirely from public good funding sources like GitCoin and RetroPGF3.

## **Our Impact (Year to Date):**

-   Facilitated an average of 150 job applications per day.
-   Over 20,000 job applications, 28,000 job card expansions, and 137,000 pageviews since the beginning of this year.
-   Community includes 7,000+ Telegram subscribers and approximately 1,000 weekly website visitors.
-   Platform indexes several companies active in the Polkadot ecosystem.

## **What Value We Provide:**

-   **Visibility:** Equal platform with access to talent for all organizations, regardless of size or budget.
-   **Transparency:** Combat information asymmetry by prominently featuring all available information about organizations, including fundraising, financials, deployed protocols, hacks, audits, and more.
-   **Safety:** Safeguard talent by not publishing anonymous job posts and curating the dataset to exclude malicious actors.

## **How We Are Different:**

-   We pull jobs from career sites regularly, using bespoke generalized AI based scraping infra we built ourselves, rather than requiring organizations to inform us about vacancies.
-   We structure job posts using AI to make them easily understandable
-   We publish/unpublish jobs automatically, with no input required by organizations.
-   We can import data from almost any web source thanks to our AI based scraping infra.
-   We import and list organizations and their jobs for free.
-   We have open APIs and are composable by definition.
-   We distribute jobs to an audience of over 7,000 subscribers on Telegram (@jobstash) for free and have additional 10k in partner channels which periodically redistribute our content
-   We do not charge placement or referral fees.
-   Most companies do not know we exist; we index them and send candidates without requiring their input or needing action from them.

This approach positions us as curators rather than matchmakers, focusing on data correctness, accuracy, and safety rather than quick monetary gains from job placements.

## **Project Description and Context of Proposal**

PolkaDotJobs ([https://polkadotjobs.com](https://polkadotjobs.xyz)) will be a dedicated job platform for the Polkadot ecosystem, aiming to bridge the gap between talent and opportunity in the crypto space by providing a comprehensive, safe, and data-complete dataset of all job opportunities within the ecosystem. The underlying data will be fully integrated with all our other projects, so it will not be an isolated website, but rather part of a growing and well visited suite of platforms (on Telegram alone we have over 17k combined subscribers across our distribution channels, plus 4k unique visitors per month on our website) which all operate as public goods, further increasing reach, visibility and discoverability.

**Current Situation:** There are a few job sites servicing the polkadot ecosystem. None of them operate as public goods, and none of them are really good. Let’s take a look.

[https://careers.substrate.io/jobs](https://careers.substrate.io/jobs) and [https://polkadot.getro.com/jobs](https://polkadot.getro.com/jobs) are Getro.io embedded job boards, which charge a monthly fee based on the count of organizations which are included in the index. They are a generic Web2 solution, and have absolutely no awareness of categorization of protocols, networks or finer details.

Here is a screenshot of careers.substrate.io :

![careers.substrate.io](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/9123/0z4gi5.png)

Here is a screenshot of polkadot.getro.com :

![polkadot.getro](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/5822/KLDKPn.png)

The three major web3 job boards service polkadot as well.

[https://cryptocurrencyjobs.co](https://cryptocurrencyjobs.co) and [https://cryptojobslist.com](https://cryptojobslist.com) currently list 15 and 3 jobs for polkadot respectively.

[https://Web3.careers](https://Web3.careers) has a higher job count, but their product never removes filled or killed vacancies, and can thus be considered a graveyard of jobs.

Here is a screenshot of web3.careers:

![web3.careers](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/3747/D7Pabi.png)

Here is cryptocyurrencyjobs:

![cryptocurrencyjobs](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/782/nEqDbJ.png)

Here is cryptojobslist.com:

![cryptojobslist](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/9213/2Rnuwz.png)

These three platforms fundamentally do the same thing: they import jobs from greenhouse/lever/workable APIs, do not improve the data or the user experience at all, and hope that companies they do not cover will come to them to add their own job listings and will then charge fees to post jobs for a certain period of time. The ecosystem coverage such an approach offers is pretty low, and even assuming all companies would pay the fee once, their information will be lost the moment the publishing period ends.

We differ from any of these because we perform organization and job discovery on our own, and that is one of our core value propositions. Our aim is to maintain a comprehensive and as complete as possible dataset, and thus we spend a considerable amount of time extending our dataset and maintaining it.

Having us maintain a Job Board means that the burden of identifying which organizations are part of the polkadot ecoystem is shifted from parity / polkadot to us, and organizations don't strictly have to come and identify themselves to us, we find them on a regular basis.

Lastly, these job boards come with a common downside: they are mainly frequented by non crypto natives, and in general the applicant quality is pretty low.

**Problems we aim to solve:** Traditional job sites are rent-seekers and focus on pay-per-job post fees, creating barriers for small organizations. Information asymmetry and lack of transparency often lead to candidates handing over their private data to middlemen, contrary to crypto ethos. Additionally, crypto job boards targeting all ecosystems miss the nuanced knowledge required by Polkadot-specific tools and protocols.

Traditional job sites are unable to import data from smaller organizations which do not pay hundreds of dollars per month for an ATS (applicant tracking system) which has open APIs. This means that smaller orgs receive no coverage, and this is evidenced by performing a quick search for “polkadot” on most career sites.

Even a specialized job board like JobStash is currently unable to capture the full breadth and scope of the Polkadot ecosystem, and we would love to tackle this problem from the ground up building an ecosystem job board that is worthy of such a great community, while maintaining a high quality of talent that applies through our distribution channels.

**Our Solution:** PolkaDotJobs will be a fee-free, crypto-native job board provided as a public good. We curate a comprehensive dataset of job opportunities, ensuring transparency and safety by vetting all organizations. Job listings are imported from primary sources only, regardless if as an ATS API integration or if imported by a custom website template, and additionally organizations will directly be able to input and manage their listings. We provide APIs for our job data for others to use, and distribute jobs across our distribution channels, increasing the reach of opportunities within the Polkadot ecosystem. The backend service which powers these APIs is OSS and already published at [https://github.com/jobstash/middleware](https://github.com/jobstash/middleware) .

We also provide a permanent index of organizations and projects within the ecosystem, which comes with full metadata, financials, and other custom metadata which we manually research. This can be seen here for example on JobStash.

This is how we display jobs:

![jobstash jobs](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/5286/ZuS1o6.png)

This is how we display an organization:

![jobstash organization](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/3749/2CdK6m.png)

This is how we display a project:

![jobstash project](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/5481/oSciDD.png)

## **Solution Proposal**

PolkaDotJobs will provide a dedicated job portal for the Polkadot ecosystem, indexing every hiring organization, project, and available job. Our platform will offer:

-   **Visibility**: Equal access to talent for all organizations.
-   **Transparency**: Detailed information about each organization.
-   **Safety**: Strict organization vetting processes to ensure legitimacy and safety.

### **Key Features:**

-   **Job Indexing**: Regularly pull job listings from career sites.
-   **Free Listings**: No fees for job postings or placement.
-   **Open APIs**: Easy integration for various platforms wishing to consume our data
-   **Community Distribution**: Jobs distributed to over 8,000 Telegram subscribers.
-   **Specificity**: Polkadot specific metadata will annotate the chain type for added clarity
-   **Organization / Project / Chain presentation**: Our platform has a unique taxonomy which connects organizations, their projects, and the chains they deploy on, to the jobs an organization is hiring for.

### **Workflow for Organizations:**

1.  **Registration or Discovery:** Organizations register or are proactively discovered and indexed.
2.  **Job Listing Import:** Custom AI-based scrapers ingest job data on a daily basis
3.  **Data Structuring and Enrichment:** Job data is structured and enriched using GPT-4o.
4.  **Publication:** Job listings are published and distributed.
5.  **Continuous Monitoring:** Our ETLs keep the database updated on a daily basis

![](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/1787/LDRtzG.png)

## **What's in it for the Community**

Having a specialized job board for the Polkadot ecosystem which is integrated into a larger distribution ecosystem will:

-   Grow the developer community of the Polkadot ecosystem by attracting new talent
-   Increase visibility of projects within the ecosystem.
-   Provide coverage for every organization hiring within the Polkadot Ecosystem, regardless of size and budget, for free.
-   Offer granular information about chain protocols, enhancing informational value for job seekers and others.
-   Ensure free flow of information & talent thanks to no commissions, no publishing fees, and no gatekeeping of talent or information.
-   Distribution of new job opportunities across dedicated and generic distribution channels, across multiple platforms (telegram: [https://t.me/jobstash](https://t.me/jobstash)) , twitter: [https://x.com/jobstash\_xyz](https://x.com/jobstash_xyz) , warpcast: /jobs and /jobstash , our webapps: [https://jobstash.xyz](https://jobstash.xyz) & [https://ecosystem.vision](https://ecosystem.vision) (in active buidling) & soon [https://polkadotjobs.xyz](https://polkadotjobs.xyz) )

## **Current Traffic and Metrics**

**Website Traffic Year to Date:**

![traffic source stats](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/4833/Os3LVS.png "image_tooltip")

**Applicant Stats Year to Date:**

![Applicant stats](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/2645/9tGDIc.png "image_tooltip")

**Telegram Stats past 3 months:** (Subscriber spike caused by Telegram “similar channels” algo)

![Telegram subscriber stats](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/5733/eMzUcT.png "image_tooltip")

![Telegram follower sources](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/8605/cRNkpE.png "image_tooltip")

**Telegram follower stats past 3 months with “similar channels” disabled:**

![telegram followes no suggested chans](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/4369/FaieBh.png "image_tooltip")

## **Open Source Commitment**

We are committed to open source principles and have two repositories that will be foundational for this project:

-   [Middleware Repository](https://github.com/jobstash/middleware): This repository exposes public APIs providing a list of all jobs, organizations, and projects.
-   [Ecosystem.Vision Repository](https://github.com/jobstash/ecosystem.vision): This repository will serve as the base to build PolkaDotJobs. We will opensource PolkaDotJobs from the beginning of its development.

Both repositories are licensed under GPLv3, ensuring that the software remains free and open for the community to use, modify, and distribute.

## **Development Tasks and Budget**

-   **Implementation ($48,400):**\- Rewrite JobStash with the new NextJS App Router to build PolkaDotJobs.com
    
    -   Implement the new designs and landing pages.
    -   Add support for common Polkadot wallets (Nova, Talisman, Subwallet) for sign-in. Sign-in is optional but necessary to gatekeep jobs which should only be made available to talent which needs to meet certain minimum requirements as to not overwhelm companies with spam applicants. It also allows for bookmarking of jobs and a more customized experience, as well as to let talent create a profile which is only visible for internal recruiters at verified crypto organizations.
    -   Extend current backend and frontend to accommodate organizational signup.
    -   Extend the current backend and frontend to accommodate organizational profiles.
    -   Extend current backend and frontend to accommodate direct job input by verified organizations.
-   **One time fee for Integration, DevOps, Hosting & LLM ($12000):**\- Set up and maintain dev-staging-prod environments, including a contribution to cost for other data pipelines and backend services.
    
    -   OpenAI costs to power automatic data structuring on a daily basis pinging every jobsite daily
-   **Design, Polishing and Testing ($12,500):**\- Design new PolkaDotJobs-specific landing pages in accordance with Polkadot ecosystem brand guidelines ([https://polkadot.network/ecosystem/brand-hub/](https://polkadot.network/ecosystem/brand-hub/))
    
    -   Refine the user interface and experience.
    -   Additional design refinement.
    -   Conduct extensive testing and bug fixing.
-   **Marketing and Outreach ($14,000)**\- Cross platform social media campaigns to spread awareness of the platform among job seekers performed by a Marketing Consultant ($14,000)
    
-   **Organization & Project Data Acquisition ($12,000)**\- Organization + Project Discovery & Processing & Ingestion (Every organization in the ecosystem needs to be added to our registry, and needs to be manually processed to correctly import its full range of metadata, projects and career pages ($12,000). This is a manual process and consumes tons of time.
    

**Total Budget in USD:** $98,900

**Total Budget in DOT:** 17081 DOT (EMA7 DOT price on 16:20 Jun 25th ‘24 @ DOT/USD 5.79)

## **Timeline**

**Month 1:**

-   Project planning & kickoff.
-   Design UI.
-   Extend Project & Organization Taxonomy & Integrate into ETL.
-   Begin engineering of PolkaDotJobs.xyz by porting jobstash a new codebase optimized for SEO.
-   Begin integration into existing data infrastructure.
-   Start building signup, organization, project and job administration features.
-   Begin organization onboarding and importing efforts.

**Month 2:**

-   Continue engineering and integration.
-   Continue building signup, organization, project and job administration features.
-   Ongoing organization onboarding and importing efforts.
-   Onboard marketing staff & Begin marketing research

**Month 3:**

-   Finalize organization signup flows and integration.
-   Begin marketing and awareness efforts
-   Launch online advertising campaigns.
-   Continue marketing and awareness efforts.
-   Ongoing organization onboarding and importing efforts.

**Months 4-6:**

-   Beginning of month 4: Launch PolkaDotJobs.xyz
-   Continue marketing and awareness efforts.
-   Ongoing organization onboarding and importing efforts.
-   Bug fixing, testing, and refinement of the solution.

**Months 6-12:**

-   Ongoing organization onboarding and importing efforts.
-   Continue Marketing and awareness efforts
-   Bug fixing, testing, and refinement of the solution.

## **Team Members**

-   **David L (DuckDegen), Technical CoFounder:** A veteran consultant with almost 20 years of Web2 industry experience, multiple own enterprises behind, exposure to large corporates \[ING, ABN, Equens\], agencies \[Reaktor, MediaMonks\] and Microstartups \[soup.io\], from fintech to blockchain \[Connext Protocol, Gearbox\]. He’s worn many hats, from Dev to Sales Director, DevRel and Engineering Manager. Builds and maintains the AI pipelines as well as some of our data ingestion services.
-   **Enrico B, Technical CoFounder:** MSc in Data Science & AI from University Cote d'Azur. Is maintaining all our data infrastructure.
-   **Obafemi T, Lead Backend Engineer:** Loves functional programming and would rather code in Scala than in Typescript. Currently maintains all our backend services.
-   **John B, Lead Frontend Engineer:** UI builder supreme, is a veteran dev with a dedication for building high performance and low bundle size webapps in React/Next
-   **Cristiano C, Senior Frontend Engineer:** Our Pixelfucker, crafter of flawless UI and experiences
-   **Deniz K & Gintare K, UI Designers:** Our design team. Deniz is referred to as the “king of dribble” as he used to be in the top % of users on the platform. Gintare is our Design queen.

## **References**

-   [JobStash.xyz](https://www.jobstash.xyz/)

JobStash proposes to create PolkaDotJobs, a specialized job platform for the Polkadot ecosystem, indexing every hiring organization, project, and available job. They request $98,900 or 17081 DOT for a 6-month project, including implementation, design, testing, marketing, and organization and project data acquisition. The platform will offer visibility, transparency, and safety, with no fees for job postings or placement. PolkaDotJobs will be a fee-free, crypto-native job board provided as a public good, with open APIs and distribution of new job opportunities across dedicated and generic distribution channels.

Referendum for PolkaDotJobs.xyz: A Polkadot Native Job Board Provided as a Public Good

- A request was made for $165,000 to develop a Coretime Marketplace for Polkadot.
- The team reached their first milestone and is close to finishing the second.
- They launched the parachain on Rococo and will soon support Coretime trading.
- The payment received was less than expected due to a drop in the price of DOT.
- They received $116,446 instead of the full amount.
- They are asking for an extra $48,554 to cover the price difference.

WHO: The proposal was made by the Coretime team.

WHAT: The team is requesting a top-up of $48,554 USDT to cover the price difference for the development of a Coretime Marketplace for Polkadot.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The initial request was for $165,000 at 9.478$ per DOT. The team received $116,446 at 6.69$ per DOT. The top-up request is for $48,554 USDT. No timeframe or additional resources were mentioned.

Top Up | RegionX Coretime Marketplace for Polkadot

Galaniprojects GmbH, a Berlin-based company, has proposed developing a user-friendly interface for interacting with Polkadot Bounties. This interface aims to simplify processes for curators, proposers, and beneficiaries, making it easier for non-technical users to manage bounties. The company is seeking funding for the first milestone of the project and plans to request additional funds for the second milestone after completing the first. Updates on the project's progress can be found in their reports from December 8, 2024, and September 20, 2024.

### Context of the proposal

This proposal details the development of a user-friendly interface to interact with Polkadot Bounties without the need to use the developer oriented polkadot.js apps. The interface will be useful for curators, proposers and beneficiaries, simplifying all processes and actions necessary for the user. The idea was formed after hearing complaints from curators, that it has been difficult to navigate and properly manage their bounties, because the currently available tools are not created with non-technical users in mind.

### About us

Galaniprojects GmbH was established in 2006 and is situated in Berlin, Germany. We offer development, project management, quality assurance and UI/UX design to clients across various industries, including Media & Publishing, Telecommunication, Automotive and Transport, as well as working on various projects for the Polkadot Parachain Kilt.

Visit our website [here](https://galaniprojects.de/eng.html).

### Proposal

We are initially requesting funding for the implementation of the 1st mileston as described in our proposal document attached bellow.

We will request funds for the second milestone after implementing and reporting on the first.

You can read our full proposal [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/18Ao3AUZbiY5j82wxlr5BlW4OgjyxcU2dEM6y-Y53OfE/edit?pli=1).

You can view the original discussion [here](../post/2365). 

### Update 12.08.2024

Please find our first report [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/124n0fVhbkH6eS4qlEDX-8Dc01kGeS42DiCat6aCQUdY/edit?usp=sharing).

### Update 20.09.2024

Please find our second report [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pxJ3rFeCaC0R9RPhPRRrGoWthCNP-Ps1VHPUxqyadgo/edit?usp=sharing).

WHO: Galaniprojects GmbH

WHAT: Develop a user-friendly interface to interact with Polkadot Bounties without the need to use the developer-oriented polkadot.js apps.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Funding for the implementation of the 1st milestone initially requested, with a request for funds for the second milestone after implementing and reporting on the first. Full proposal available in the attached document.

Treasury Proposal: Polkadot Bounty Manager UI Development

Tap Nation has proposed a project called "Reward Mode" to bring 734,366 new users to the Polkadot ecosystem. The project aims to integrate tokens, NFT rewards, tutorials, and leaderboards into mobile gaming, allowing players to earn crypto rewards. The goal is to bridge the gap between gaming and the crypto world, promoting blockchain education and empowering players to participate in the utility token world.

Key points about the project:
- Tap Nation will bring 73,437 new wallets per month, totaling 734,366 wallets in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- The requested funds will be used for user acquisition costs.
- The project is integrated with the Polkadot ecosystem, working with NFT solution providers and the Unity SDK developed by Polkadot Play.
- Tap Nation has a team with experience in the mobile gaming industry, achieving over 1 billion downloads and 60 million monthly active users.
- The project addresses crypto adoption, education, player engagement, and interoperability.
- Tap Nation chose Polkadot for its seamless integration, high transaction capacity, and robust security.
- The project's objectives include increasing game LTV, creating new wallets, engaging players, and promoting the Polkadot ecosystem.
- Tap Nation plans to expand "Reward Mode" and propose new Web3 concepts in the future.
- The project will be compliant with regulations in the crypto and gaming industries.
- The project will benefit players, developers, crypto enthusiasts, and the Polkadot community.

Dear community,

After months of work, I'm delighted to present to you a 'Reward Mode' proposal, bringing **734,366 new users** to the Polkadot ecosystem on behalf of the [Tap Nation](https://www.tap-nation.io/) team.

The project "Reward Mode" is designed to revolutionize mobile gaming by seamlessly integrating tokens, NFT rewards, tutorials, and leaderboards into the gaming experience. This feature empowers players to win tangible crypto rewards as they progress in the game.

The goal is to bridge the gap between gaming and the crypto world, creating a win-win scenario for players and the broader crypto community. A significant aspect of the "Reward Mode" project is its commitment to promoting blockchain education and teaching players about the Polkadot ecosystem, while empowering them to become informed participants in the world of utility tokens.

With this treasury proposal and the requested funds, TapNation aims to bring **73,437 new wallets (one new wallet equals one new user)** every month during the partnership period, **totaling** **734,366 wallets (users)** in the Polkadot ecosystem. The funding requested will primarily be used to cover **user acquisition costs.**

This project is integrated with the Polkadot ecosystem, working in collaboration with NFT solution providers from the Polkadot ecosystem and the Unity SDK developed by Polkadot Play. It leverages Polkadot’s secure, scalable, and interoperable infrastructure, ensuring that players can engage with various assets. This integration aligns with Polkadot’s vision of creating a connected and interoperable blockchain landscape. Furthermore, the objective is to actively promote the network through advertisements, tutorials, and informative content about blockchain technology and the Polkadot network itself.

**The team:** 

The team behind TapNation brings a wealth of experience in the mobile gaming industry, making them well-suited to undertake this project. Although specific details about past projects or contributions are not specified in the information below, they can be requested.

**The team's credentials include:**

TapNation, created in 2019, as a mobile gaming publisher, after 4 years has achieved remarkable success with **over 1 billion downloads and 60 million monthly active users.** This demonstrates the ability to develop and manage successful mobile games.

_Philippe Lenormand_, Head of Web 3, is a key member of the team with expertise in the Web3 space. He possesses the necessary knowledge and experience to lead the integration of crypto reward modes into TapNation's games.

The Team.

[Philippe Lenormand](https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippe-ld/) - Head of Web 3

[Anastase Helaine](https://www.linkedin.com/in/anastase-helaine/) - Product Manager

[Timothée Bruneau](https://www.linkedin.com/in/timoth%C3%A9e-bruneau-93b59a133/) - Lead Game Designer

[Leo Randon](https://www.linkedin.com/in/l%C3%A9o-randon-262b55138/) - Game Designer

[Kamel Haddad](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kamelhaddad/) - Backend developer

[Fabien Nicot](https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabien-nicot-40348b174/) - Lead Game developer

[Jean Hardy](https://www.linkedin.com/in/hardy-jean/) - Game developer

[Karen Bousquet](https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-bousquet-039080130/) \- Graphic Design

[Dmitry Telegin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmitry-telegin/) - Lead Game Artist

TapNation believes in the transformative power of blockchain and cryptocurrencies to empower individuals and revolutionize the gaming industry. In their assessments they highlight: “_…we recognize that the value proposition of Web3.0 for gaming is not yet fully established in the space, and that we are taking a significant risk. Nevertheless, TapNation team is willing to take this risk, particularly with a partnership in the Polkadot ecosystem which proved to be the most innovative and resilient over the years…_”

TapNation chose Polkadot because it excels in three key areas:

— seamless integration of different blockchains (notably, the promise of NFT XCM and ability to transfer NFTs across the wider Polkadot ecosystem)

— high transaction capacity ( [NFT mint speed record](https://thedefiant.io/polkadots-unique-parachain-sets-new-speed-record-for-nft-mint-with-forever-has-fallen-drop))

— robust security.

These qualities perfectly align with their goal of creating secure and exciting blockchain games. By leveraging Polkadot, they believe that they are elevating the world of blockchain gaming for their community.

Additionally, TapNation team is passionate about education and wants to make complex blockchain concepts accessible to a wider audience. "Reward Mode" represents the team's commitment to innovation, education, and the convergence of gaming and cryptocurrency within the Polkadot ecosystem.

**TapNation motivation:**

— Increase player retention and engagement in our games

— Propose a better User experience for TapNation players

— Find new revenue sources to improve our model

— Build with a passionate community to create the games of the future

**The Problem Statement**.

_This project addresses several needs within the gaming ecosystem:_ 

**— Crypto Adoption:** It facilitates the adoption of cryptocurrencies by introducing players to crypto rewards in a user-friendly gaming environment.

**— Education:** It provides accessible and engaging education about cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology.

**— Player Engagement:** It enhances player engagement by offering rewards and leaderboards, thereby increasing network activity and promoting the use of Polkadot.

**— Interoperability:** By leveraging Polkadot's interoperability, our project enables cross-chain interactions and introduces players to different blockchain assets.

**Objectives and Strategy.**

**Increasing Game LTV:** By increasing retention in the selected games through the "Reward Mode," TapNation will be able to generate more revenue from the games and use a portion of this budget to finance the evolution of the project.

**_Short-Term Plans:_**

**Development and Deployment:** TapNation will work diligently to complete the development and deployment of "Reward Mode" in selected games. This includes **conducting A/B testing,** refining the user experience, and ensuring seamless integration with the Polkadot network.

**Wallet Creation\***: The goal here is the creation of **73,437 new wallets every month** during the partnership period **(734,366 wallets in total).** Those players will discover the Polkadot Ecosystem via:

-   **Promotions:** Ad placement (banners ads and in-game ads).
-   **Tutorials:** that will educate the users around Polkadot blockchain, wallets, parachains and new projects from the ecosystem.
-   **Reward** the users with a token from the polkadot ecosystem (UNQ) via Leaderboard to interact with your ecosystem.

\*Here **wallet creation = new user.** We are able to make sure the wallets are not coming from bots since we are using a tracking/data tool called \*\*Adjust. \*\*All the events that we will create with adjust and the fact that we have implemented the \*\*Adjust signature \*\*on all our games, an **anti-fraud tool**, help us to guarantee that those users are real. We are using that tool for a long time on our apps to prevent any fraud from our user acquisition channel.

**Player Engagement:** The TapNation team will actively engage with their initial user base, gather feedback, and make necessary improvements to the solution. The aim is to provide a high-quality gaming experience with cryptocurrency rewards.

**Marketing and Promotion:** TapNation team will launch targeted marketing campaigns to promote "Reward Mode" and attract players.

**Educational Resources:** TapNation will continually expand their educational resources to keep players informed about the Polkadot ecosystem. This includes regular updates, tutorials, and informative content.

This first phase of a long-term partnership with the Polkadot ecosystem must be straightforward, and the **onboarding of TapNation users needs to be smooth and gradual, as they are a non-crypto-native audience**. Additionally, the introduction of new features like dynamic NFT avatars and nesting will help TapNation to unlock engagement among their players.

So far, only play-to-earn has achieved some success in gaming, and the TapNation team is here to find new ways to bridge the crypto and gaming worlds. TapNation believes that Polkadot's advanced technology and functionality can help us achieve this.

The space is very new, and TapNation is just pioneering this path. Therefore, you will need to try multiple approaches to ensure successful engagement. For this reason, TapNation asks the Polkadot ecosystem/community to share this risk to push innovation and mass adoption within this ecosystem.

In addition, Polkadot Play and other gaming entities within the ecosystem will derive benefits from the adoption of this project, serving as a valuable case study for the platform.

**Partnerships and Grants:** 

TapNation team will actively seek technical partnerships and grant opportunities within the Polkadot ecosystem. Unique Network has committed to a grant of UNQ tokens as rewards to players and all supporting in-kind engineering to ensure the project's successful launch.

**Long-Term Plans:** 

TapNation’s long-term intentions revolve around sustainability, growth, and innovation:

**“Reward Mode” Expansion:** TapNation plans to expand their gaming portfolio, introducing new games that incorporate "Reward Mode." This will diversify the company's user base and increase engagement.

**Other Web3 Projects**: Beyond the "Reward Mode" project, TapNation aims to propose a new type of Web3 concepts that will benefit both the Polkadot ecosystem and the gaming community.

**Regulatory Compliance:** TapNation will closely monitor and adapt to evolving regulations in the crypto and gaming industries, ensuring that the project operates within legal frameworks.

**Community Engagement:** TapNation’s long-term commitment includes continued engagement with the gaming and crypto communities, listening to user feedback, and evolving to meet the changing needs and expectations of the company's stakeholders.

**Benefits for the Polkadot ecosystem.**

This project, "Reward Mode," is a dynamic component within the Polkadot ecosystem. It serves as a bridge between the gaming and cryptocurrency worlds, enriching the gaming experience by seamlessly incorporating cryptocurrency rewards, education, and leaderboards. Designed to benefit both players and the broader Polkadot community, it promotes crypto adoption and provides education through TapNation's top games, which boast millions of downloads.

**Target Audience:** 

**Players:** Mobile gamers who seek an enhanced gaming experience with cryptocurrency rewards and educational resources. Players that will see the crypto feature: 734,366 / month Wallet Creation: 73,437 / month

**Developers:** Developers within the Polkadot ecosystem, especially those interested in gaming and blockchain integration, may find value as a reference for integrating cryptocurrency rewards and advanced features into their applications.

**Crypto Enthusiasts**: Individuals interested in cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology, and Polkadot who wish to explore the gaming side of the ecosystem.

**Polkadot Community:** The broader Polkadot community, benefits from the increased network activity and adoption generated by this project.

_**Gaming Ecosystem Needs Addressed:**_ 

**Crypto Adoption:** It facilitates the adoption of cryptocurrencies by introducing players to crypto rewards in a user-friendly gaming environment.

**Education:** It provides accessible and engaging education about cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology.

**Player Engagement:** It enhances player engagement by offering rewards and leaderboards, thereby increasing network activity and promoting the use of Polkadot and Unique.

**Interoperability:** By leveraging Polkadot's interoperability features, our project enables cross-chain interactions and introduces players to different blockchain assets.

**Similar Projects:**

While there may be projects within the broader blockchain and gaming landscape that offer Play & Earn solutions, our integration with Polkadot sets us apart by offering seamless wallet creation and onboarding for non-crypto-native users, as well as advanced NFT features. Our project's deep integration within the ecosystem and into our Top Games provides a unique value proposition. This combination distinguishes us from similar projects and positions us within the Polkadot landscape.

_**Stakeholder benefits:**_ 

**Crypto Adoption:** It facilitates the adoption of cryptocurrencies by introducing players to crypto rewards in a user-friendly gaming environment.

**Education:** It provides accessible and engaging education about cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology.

**Player Engagement:** It enhances player engagement by offering rewards and leaderboards, thereby increasing network activity and promoting the use of Polkadot and Unique.

**Interoperability:** By leveraging Polkadot's interoperability features, our project enables cross-chain interactions and introduces players to different blockchain assets.

[Pitch Deck:](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Xv5tM3KcnBCsXGud9XOK2j6VhppGQPFmqj6-Fx8Lil8/edit?usp=sharing) TapNation’s pitch deck provides a comprehensive overview of the project, outlining its objectives, features, and the technology stack. It includes visual representations of UI components, data models, and a roadmap for development and deployment.

[Mockups/Designs:](https://marvelapp.com/prototype/1056gbeh) The TapNation team has prepared mockups and designs (first draft) of the user interface components for "Reward Mode." These include the in-game UI elements, profile customization screens, wallet creation process, and leaderboards. The designs are user-friendly and intuitive, ensuring a seamless user experience.

**Data Models/API Specifications:** 

![](https://i.ibb.co/DGt3zw7/TN.png)

The core functionality of the project includes handling user profiles, distributing rewards, tracking leaderboards, and integrating wallets.

**Technology Stack:** Our technology stack comprises a mix of robust and scalable technologies, including but not limited to:

Front-end: Unity

Back-end: Node JS

Database: BigQuery: SQL data warehouse + Memory Store / Redis: No SQL database

Wallet: Unique SDK

**Milestones/Cost Breakdown**

This section includes the development roadmap with a breakdown of milestones and deliverables.[Check the Link](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pZGjK50g7lq1RdCUw55iQBkPFQP_xz9OXIJAv7KWWNg/edit?usp=sharing)

**Total Estimated Duration:** 12 months (minimum)

**Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)**: Not specified in the information

**Total Costs**: 407,300€ -> refer to Doc [HERE](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pZGjK50g7lq1RdCUw55iQBkPFQP_xz9OXIJAv7KWWNg/edit?usp=sharing)

**_Milestone Breakdown:_**

**Milestone 1:** Proof of Concept

Crypto Feature Development

Integration of Polkadot Partner SDKs

Integration of the solution into our 2 hit games

Feature Iteration

Duration: 13 months

Cost: 186,990€ _**(50,000€ of this amount will be at the charge of TapNation)**_ 

**Milestones 2 to 11:** Monthly creation of 73,437 wallets

Duration: Starting from game launch (at month 4) and for a minimum of 10 months

Cost: 22,031€ per month, totaling 220,310€

The project's estimated duration spans 12 months, and the total requested amount is 357,300€ (This amount is the sum of the Development Cost minus the 50K€ in-kind development from TapNation, plus the User Acquisition cost). The milestones are designed to ensure a gradual and successful integration of the crypto reward mode into the selected games, wallet creation, and ongoing evaluation of wallet creations.

\*Here **wallet creation = new user**. We are able to make sure the wallets are not coming from bots since we are using a tracking/data tool called **Adjust**. All the events that we will create with adjust and the fact that we have implemented the **Adjust signature** on all our games, an anti-fraud tool, help us to guarantee that those users are real. We are using that tool for a long time on our apps to prevent any fraud from our user acquisition channel.

**_357,300€ is requested for this project._** This number of DOTs represents all the Milestones. One treasury submission for the all project (all milestones in one submission).

The Cost will reflect 2 aspects:

**— The User Acquisition cost** 

**— The Development cost**

Proposer contact information:

Via email: [louis@tap-nation.io](mailto:louis@tap-nation.io) (TapNation Chief of Staff & CFO) or

[philippe.lenormand@tap-nation.io](mailto:philippe.lenormand@tap-nation.io) (TapNation Head of Web3) or

[irina@bq9.io](mailto:irina@bq9.io) (BQ9, ecosystem growth agency)

[Kraken DOT to USD](https://www.kraken.com/convert/dot/usd) 5% to secure the DOT price variation. Budget detail: [Check the Link](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pZGjK50g7lq1RdCUw55iQBkPFQP_xz9OXIJAv7KWWNg/edit?usp=sharing)

_The TapNation team learned about Polkadot through [Irina Karagyaur](https://www.linkedin.com/in/irina-karagyaur/), who introduced Philippe Lenormand to the Polkadot ecosystem and helped shape this proposal._

Tap Nation proposes "Reward Mode," integrating tokens, NFT rewards, tutorials, and leaderboards into mobile gaming. They aim to bring 734,366 new users to the Polkadot ecosystem, requesting €357,300 for user acquisition costs. The project will educate players about Polkadot and promote blockchain education. Tap Nation plans to expand their gaming portfolio and propose new Web3 concepts. The project benefits players, developers, crypto enthusiasts, and the Polkadot community. The project duration is 12 months, and the milestones ensure a gradual and successful integration of the crypto reward mode into the selected games.

"Reward Mode" - Unlocking Gaming Rewards with Polkadot.  TapNation is introducing 734,366 new users to the Polkadot ecosystem, adding 73,437 new wallets every month throughout the partnership period.

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- **Event:** Asia Blockchain Summit (ABS) 2024
- **Dates:** August 06-08, 2024
- **Location:** Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center
- **Organizers:** Founded by Andrew Fai and BlockTempo Media Group in 2018
- **Purpose:** Promote blockchain adoption and address regulatory challenges
- **Polkadot's Goals:**
  - Showcase Polkadot 2.0 and JAM Chain
  - Increase visibility in the global blockchain community
  - Foster partnerships and attract new developers, partners, and investors
- **Polkadot's Role:** Demonstrate cutting-edge technology and community collaboration
- **More Information:** Visit the [ABS 2024 Website](https://abs2024.asia/) and read the full proposal [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n5xnIjFvd1BqB3IwT22F3EmX3OT5k9mso_fR82L_huc/edit).

**Polkadot proposes to sponsor Asia Blockchain Summit 2024** to showcase Polkadot 2.0 and innovations like the JAM Chain, enhance visibility, foster partnerships, and attract new developers, partners, and investors. The event will be held from August 06-08, 2024, at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center. No information on the cost or resources required is provided in the abstract.

Asia Blockchain Summit 2024 Sponsorship

- OpenZeppelin is sharing its third plan to help build safe parachains for Polkadot.
- They have finished important development work and had their work checked by experts.
- They talked with parachain teams and gathered ideas to improve their project.
- They plan to create a new template for parachains and share their work on GitHub.
- OpenZeppelin wants to keep working with the community to make sure their ideas are helpful.
- They are open to feedback to make Polkadot stronger.
- This is part of their ongoing efforts to support the Polkadot ecosystem.

OpenZeppelin requests funding to develop the Second Parachain Runtime Template and engage further with the Polkadot ecosystem. The proposal aims to accelerate the development and deployment of secure parachains in the Polkadot ecosystem. No information is provided regarding the price, timeframe, or resources.

Proposal: OpenZeppelin x Polkadot Ecosystem Growth Phase M3

- Alzymologist listened to community feedback and updated their proposal.
- They removed the dock station and metadata-related work from the plan.
- They are focusing on improving Kampela's design and usability.
- The project will have four milestones, each with specific tasks and goals.
- Different experts, like UX designers and engineers, will work on the project.
- The total cost for the project is €565,000.
- Alzymologist Oy, a Finnish company, will manage the funds and employ the team.

Alzymologist has revised their proposal for Kampela firmware and Siltti hardware design, removing the Dock station and metadata-related work. The proposal includes a breakdown of milestones, team composition, and budget, with a total cost of €565,000 for a duration of 20 weeks. Alzymologist Oy, a registered Finnish company, will be the recipient of the funds.

Kampela Productizing Proposal, Redux

- Referendum #601 requested 50,817.27 DOT (worth $485,000 at $9.544 per DOT).
- Received $350,027 due to DOT price drop to $6.88.
- Referendum #883 requests 25,000 DOT to cover the $134,973 shortfall.
- Current EMA7 is $6.38, equivalent to 21,155.64 DOT for $134,973.
- Added a 15% buffer (3,844.36 DOT) for price volatility.
- Final amount will be recalculated at the EMA7 at the end of the spending period (~36 days).
- Any excess funds will be refunded to the treasury account: 13UVJyLnbVp9RBZYFwFGyDvVd1y27Tt8tkntv6Q7JVPhFsTB.

WHO: Polkadot Treasury

WHAT: Requesting 25,000 DOT to cover the price difference of $134,973 from a previous referendum, with a buffer to protect against further price volatility.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 25,000 DOT, to be recalculated at the EMA7 for the day of payment in ~36 days, with any excess refunded to the treasury account.

Requesting "Top Up" of Ref #601 due to DOT price change

- The team is asking for more money because the value of their original funds decreased by 63%.
- They initially requested about $118,000 but only received $43,756.75 due to a drop in the price of DOT.
- To keep working on their project, DatDot, they used their own money and need a top-up of $74,305.09 to finish.
- DatDot is like BitTorrent but for blockchain, allowing users to share data directly with each other.
- The team has experience from working with major blockchain projects and has participated in many workshops and conferences.
- They have completed several parts of the project but still need extra funds to finish the Rust implementation.
- They have also been actively participating in community events to share their work on DatDot.

The proposal requests a top-up of previously approved funding due to a significant reduction in funds received. The team requires an additional USD 74,305.09 to complete the project and requests an extra USD 32,000 to cover higher developer rates. The project is DatDot, an autonomous hosting network for p2p data systems, and the team has extensive experience in the blockchain space. The project has made progress, and the team has been active in the community, presenting at conferences and recording daily work logs.

Top-up of Proposal #87 due to DOT price change

- Raul and Otar from JUST Beteiligungen GmbH want money for their work in the Polkadot community.
- They helped with upgrades and changes in the system and worked on many treasury proposals.
- Their work was done at their own cost, which they cannot continue for much longer.
- They are asking for retroactive funding from the Polkadot Treasury to support their past efforts.
- They invite the Polkadot community to review their detailed proposal and vote on it.
- Feedback from the community is encouraged for their proposal.

JUST Beteiligungen GmbH is proposing retroactive funding from the Polkadot Treasury to recognize their past contributions to the ecosystem, including supporting and executing runtime upgrades, facilitating OpenGov implementation, and providing guidance on treasury proposals. They are seeking funding to sustain their level of commitment and invite the community to review and vote on the proposal. No specific price, timeframe, or resources mentioned.

JUST Retroactive Compensation for Contributions to the Polkadot Ecosystem

The Kudos Portal is a project created to help developers find jobs and contribute to projects in the Polkadot ecosystem. It was started by graduates of the Polkadot Blockchain Academy who had trouble finding jobs after graduation. The portal has a website where developers can find projects to work on and get rewards for their contributions.

The Kudos Portal wants to add new features to make it better, like project homepages, contributor profiles, personalized notifications, a community wishlist, and metrics pages. They also want to work with project teams to make it easier for new contributors to start working on projects.

The team behind Kudos Portal has experience in software development and has won awards in Polkadot hackathons. They are asking for $128,000 to help them develop the Kudos Portal for the next year.

We will be opening a treasury proposal in the coming days requesting support for the future development of the Kudos Portal. We would love to get some feedback from the community regarding our ideas.

### Context

The motivation for the Kudos Portal stemmed from a shared challenge encountered as successful graduates of the Polkadot Blockchain Academy in Berkeley. Despite being equipped with specialised skills in Polkadot technologies, we, along with many fellow alumni, found it difficult to immediately secure roles within the ecosystem, mainly due to the global tech hiring slowdown. Unfortunately, the lack of open roles in the Polkadot space at the time led to many skilled individuals accepting roles in other blockchain ecosystems or Web2 industries. One potential path to getting hired into the ecosystem is via contributing to the open source repositories with the hope of providing value and getting noticed. However, the difficulty with this method came into sharp focus during an alumni catch up at the sub0 Polkadot Developer Conference in Lisbon. Here we discussed the daunting task of navigating the Polkadot ecosystem to find suitable projects that aligned with our interests and skill levels. With over [25 000 repositories](https://www.developerreport.com/ecosystems/polkadot) in the Polkadot ecosystem, efficiently locating and contributing to relevant open issues seemed nearly impossible.

In response, we developed the initial version of the Kudos Portal (available at [morekudos.com](http://morekudos.com)), which offers:

**Unified Repository Access**: Aggregating all ecosystem repositories into a single platform, simplifying the discovery process for developers.

**Project Categorisation**: Allowing users to filter projects by interests, categories, and programming languages to find opportunities that best match their skill set and passions.

While the alpha version of the Kudos Portal has started addressing the key challenges of navigation and engagement within the Polkadot ecosystem, there is a substantial need to broaden and deepen the solutions it offers.

**Competitive Landscape**

OnlyDust has made significant strides in improving the developer experience as it relates to open source contributions. They currently support over 200 projects from 5 ecosystems, Cosmos, Ethereum, Starknet, Optimism and Aptos. Regarding contribution incentives, OnlyDust currently distributes roughly $500K per week. We see an opportunity to improve on their centralised approach by leveraging the unique decentralised capabilities of the Polkadot platform, such as OpenGov, Asset Hub, and XCM, to create even more powerful tools for our community.

[https://app.onlydust.com/](https://app.onlydust.com/)

[https://medium.com/fabric-ventures/investing-in-onlydust-pushing-the-contribution-economy-744961d41bbf](https://medium.com/fabric-ventures/investing-in-onlydust-pushing-the-contribution-economy-744961d41bbf)

### Problems

The Polkadot ecosystem, while robust and innovative, presents several significant challenges that impede both new and experienced developers from effectively engaging and contributing. First and foremost, gaining a comprehensive overview of the ecosystem is daunting due to the sheer volume of information and the limited tools available to navigate this vast landscape. This complexity is compounded by the absence of metrics that track trends and activities, making it difficult for developers to identify where their efforts might be most needed or appreciated.

Moreover, finding suitable contribution opportunities that align with a developer’s specific skill level, interests, and preferred development languages or technologies proves to be a strenuous task. The lack of effective filtering and search tools means that developers often miss out on projects that could benefit from their unique skills and experiences. Similarly, opportunities to earn rewards are not easily discoverable, which could otherwise incentivize more sustained and impactful contributions.

The challenges extend to interpersonal connections within the ecosystem as well. There is a noticeable gap in opportunities for finding mentorship and guidance from more experienced developers, which is crucial for professional growth and effective contribution.

Project teams also face hurdles, primarily in attracting developers to build with their tools and platforms and in finding contributors for their open source projects. Gaining visibility among the vast developer community remains a persistent challenge, further exacerbating the difficulty in driving project progress and adoption.

Lastly, the community interaction within Polkadot is hindered by limited feedback mechanisms. Developers and users alike struggle to interact with projects in a meaningful way, whether it's providing feedback, requesting enhancements, or simply engaging in dialogue about future directions. This lack of robust interactive channels stifles community-driven development and the iterative improvement of projects based on user input.

### Solutions

To address the identified challenges within the Polkadot ecosystem, the Kudos Portal plans to introduce several innovative features designed to streamline and enrich the developer experience.

**Project Homepages**

Project homepages on the Kudos Portal will provide a dynamic snapshot of each project's activity, highlighting open "good first issues," available rewards, and comprehensive developer resources. This feature allows new and experienced developers alike to quickly gauge a project's activity level and discover opportunities to contribute that are aligned with current project needs and their own capabilities. Additionally, each homepage will provide contact information, including the main maintainers and links to communication channels such as Telegram or Discord. This ensures developers have immediate access to points of contact, facilitating easier communication and faster integration into the project community.

**Contributor Profiles**

Contributor profiles will offer a detailed view of individual developers' contribution metrics, active engagements, rewards earned, and displayed interests and skills. Profiles also indicate whether the developer is open to work, facilitating a more efficient matching process between projects seeking specific skills and developers looking for opportunities. This visibility will not only aid developers in showcasing their capabilities but also helps project teams in recruiting the right talent.

**Personalized Developer Notifications**

Through personalised notifications, the Kudos Portal will ensure that developers are promptly informed about new contribution opportunities that match their specific interests. This feature will minimise the time developers spend searching through irrelevant content, allowing them to focus more on making meaningful contributions directly aligned with their expertise and project preferences.

**Community Wishlist**

The Community Wishlist will serve as an ecosystem hub where community members can post, discuss, and upvote feature requests and project ideas. This direct feedback mechanism will not only foster a collaborative community atmosphere but also guides developers and project teams on what features or improvements are most desired, helping prioritise development efforts that have community support and potential for treasury funding.

**Metrics Pages**

Metrics pages will provide real-time data on project and developer activity within the ecosystem. These pages will help track engagement levels, identify trends, and spotlight areas needing more developer support or resources. By offering insights into both project and individual contributions, these metrics empower developers and project teams with the data needed to make informed decisions and adjust strategies for better outcomes.

**Curated Issues**

Working collaboratively with project teams, the Kudos Portal will facilitate the curation of high-quality, well-documented issues, making it easier for new contributors to begin making impactful contributions. This approach not only lowers the barrier for entry by clarifying expectations and reducing initial complexity but also enhances the overall quality of contributions across the ecosystem. We are already in discussions with the maintainers of several Polkadot ecosystem projects.

### Team & Ask

![](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/polkadot2/original/2X/5/59ece6187b68430e8d2cd03ae596023afbdffe73.jpeg)

**Igor Papadinas** - [https://github.com/ipapandinas](https://github.com/ipapandinas)

Software Engineer, blockchain specialised

**Leandro Palazzolo** - [https://github.com/leapalazzolo](https://github.com/leapalazzolo)

Software Engineer, specialised in web3 projects.

**Connor Campbell** - [https://github.com/CJ13th](https://github.com/CJ13th)

Software Engineer, blockchain focused.

The Kudos team has many years of full stack software development experience in both the Web2 and Web3 world. We each graduated from the engineering track (Igor graduated from the founders track too!) of the Polkadot Blockchain Academy Berkeley edition and have participated in and won important prizes in various Polkadot hackathons. Some our notable achievements include:

[PBA Graduation](https://kodadot.xyz/ahp/collection/56)

[Sub0 Asia Speakership](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfEQRX1NY0w&t=902s)

[Polkadot x Encode Hackathon](https://www.blog.encode.club/polkadot-ink-hackathon-powered-by-encode-club-prizewinners-and-summary-0ee9efac42ea) - 1st place with Kudos Ink!

[Polkadot x Encode Accelerator Program](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdDhO5SFuFA&t=306s) - Shipped Kudos Portal v1

[Polkadot Winter Hackathon](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/xcavateblockchain_weve-only-gone-and-won-1st-prize-in-the-activity-7152255948038828032-CI8t?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop) - Hong Kong - 1st place

We are requesting $128 000 (17,822.33 DOT) to fund the development of the Kudos Portal for a period of 1 year to aid us in delivering on the milestones specified in the proposal linked below.

[Full Proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vAmPjy25rU214UXTykTLOdHUXXE2ItPjZPKeoNQCGkY/edit?usp=sharing)

[Polkadot Forum Post](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/kudos-unlocking-the-full-potential-of-polkadots-developer-community/6346)

Kudos Portal team proposes to improve the Polkadot developer experience by introducing innovative features such as project homepages, contributor profiles, personalized notifications, community wishlist, metrics pages, and curated issues. They request $128,000 (17,822.33 DOT) for a year to fund the development of the Kudos Portal.

Kudos: Unlocking the Full Potential of Polkadot’s Developer Community

- DavidCC is asking for 13.8556 DOT, which equals about $91585.58 using a price of $6.61 for each DOT.
- They mention two previous funding requests: REF651 and REF742.
- REF651 was approved for $566100 but received only $460726.92, leaving a shortfall of $105.373.
- REF742 was approved for $980000 but also received only $460726.92, meaning they need to refund $13.787.42.
- The request is for approval to integrate the funds needed for 13.8556 DOT.

WHO: DavidCC
WHAT: Requesting approval for integration of 13.855,6 DOT (91585,58 $) for an undisclosed purpose.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Volatility adjustment for REF651 and REF742

Vote NAY

### Polkadot Education

**Purpose:** A web and mobile app to teach blockchain and Web3 to enterprises.

**Features:**
- **Learning Path:** From basics to advanced Polkadot.
- **NFT Rewards:** Earn NFTs for completing modules.
- **Parachain Integration:** Hands-on experience with Polkadot’s features.
- **Educational Partnerships:** Collaborate with other educational groups.

**Market Demand:** High interest from major companies, including one of Brazil’s top firms.

**Competitive Edge:** Focuses on practical, hands-on learning tailored for enterprises.

**Team:** Experienced developers and designers with expertise in blockchain and Web3.

**Goal:** Meet the growing demand for blockchain education in the enterprise sector.

WHO: Polkadot Education

WHAT: Develop a web and mobile application to provide comprehensive blockchain and Web3 education tailored for enterprises and institutions.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: $178,160 USD in DOT (24,800 DOT) requested on 06/06/2024.

Polkadot Education - Polkadot Onboarding for Business

Polkadot is trying to be the top choice for using blockchain technology to digitize financial and real-world assets. Here are some key points:

- Many big companies like BlackRock and Citibank are excited about using blockchain for financial assets.
- BlackRock launched its first tokenized fund recently, showing a strong interest in digital assets.
- Citibank is working with other companies to use blockchain for better access to private markets.
- Barclays is testing new types of bank deposits using blockchain technology in the UK.
- Blockchain can help in many areas beyond finance, such as food safety, renewable energy, and environmental sustainability.
- Two leaders, Ben Sheppard and Stanley Boots, want to help Polkadot become important in these areas by sharing knowledge and building partnerships.
- They plan to create educational content and community events to spread awareness about Polkadot's advantages.
- Their goal is to support real-world projects and make blockchain easier to use for different industries.

WHO: Ben Sheppard, Stanley Boots, and Rob Holmes.

WHAT: Position Polkadot as a leader in blockchain for Real World Assets (RWA), particularly in financial assets, infrastructure, real estate, and sustainability sectors. They will establish thought leadership, engage through digital media, create content, act as a conduit for new RWA players, build and support communities, develop partnerships and collaborations, and identify new use cases.

PRICE: USD 10,000 per month for 6 months, with an additional expenses budget of USD 15,000.

TIMEFRAME: 6 months. 

RESOURCES: Ben Sheppard, Stanley Boots, and Rob Holmes will lead the project.

BD & Marketing Proposal. Polkadot as the preferred network of chains for digitizing financial assets and similar real world assets 

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