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

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### Gossamer Summary

- **What is Gossamer?**  
  Gossamer is a Go implementation of the Polkadot Host, developed by ChainSafe Systems. It acts as a full node and validator node, enhancing network decentralization.

- **Purpose:**  
  Gossamer aims to provide an alternative client for the Polkadot network, promoting robustness and diversity.

- **Development Team:**  
  ChainSafe Systems, a blockchain R&D company, is behind Gossamer. They specialize in protocol engineering and have experience with Polkadot, Filecoin, and Ethereum.

- **Proposal Request:**  
  The proposal seeks continued funding for Gossamer development over the next 12 months.

- **Milestones:**  
  Key goals include achieving full node capability, increasing reliability, and eventually enabling validator node functionality.

- **Timeline:**  
  Major milestones are planned for Q2/Q3/Q4 2024 and Q1/Q2 2025.

- **Funding Request:**  
  The proposal requests 368,016 DOT for the project.

- **Contact:**  
  For questions or feedback, reach out to gossamer@chainsafe.io.

Executed

WHO: ChainSafe Systems

WHAT: Continue supporting Gossamer development for the next 12 months, achieving full node and validator node capabilities, and discovering its potential and value within the Go development ecosystem.

PRICE: 368,016 DOT

TIMEFRAME: Q2/Q3/Q4 2024 and Q1/Q2 2025

Ongoing Development of Gossamer (16 months)

- Marketing bounty is out of funds and needs a refill to cover upcoming expenses for 22 days.
- The price of DOT has dropped by almost 50% since the last refill.
- Community prefers transparency over cost-effectiveness, which may increase spending by 50-100%.
- Influencers are hesitant to offer discounts if individual prices are disclosed.
- Current strategy hides individual prices but provides only aggregate spending, causing transparency concerns.
- Paying full price for influencers could improve transparency but at a higher cost.
- Immediate funds are needed to pay off accumulated debts from the previous period.

WHO: The person making the proposal
WHAT: Requesting a refill of 500k for marketing bounty
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified

Requesting a refill for marketing bounty number #33

### Chainalysis x Polkadot Proposal Summary

- **Requested DOT**: 1,000,000 DOT
- **Purpose**: Chainalysis provides data and compliance tools to help Polkadot enter the institutional market.
- **Regulatory Compliance**: Helps Polkadot meet global regulatory requirements like those from the FATF, ESMA, and SEC.
- **Risk Management**: Identifies risky activities on the Relay Chain to ensure compliance and build trust.
- **Market Growth**: Aims to increase Polkadot's market capitalization and attract institutional investors.
- **Reputation**: Builds Polkadot's reputation as a safe and transparent ecosystem for digital assets.
- **Updates**: The proposal has been revised with changes like reducing the onboarding time and including API access.

Rejected

Chainalysis is proposing to collaborate with Polkadot by providing data, analytics, and compliance solutions to help Polkadot grow their business compliantly within the institutional market. Chainalysis is requesting 1,000,000 DOT to provide tooling to Polkadot that helps them enter the institutional market by providing visibility to regulators and authorized institutional prospects of any risky on-chain activity related to the DOT token on the Relay Chain, offering on-chain intelligence to authorized institutional clients to meet their requirements related to the listing of the DOT token, and collaborating with Polkadot on events, announcements, case studies, etc. The proposal aims to increase market capitalization, capture a larger market share of institutional market growth in the crypto assets space, grow adoption on crypto markets across the world, avoid fines and reputational losses, and grow in popularity among institutional clients that are building applications in this ecosystem and driving growth of the developer's community. The proposal has been updated to request 1M DOT instead of 10M USD, API access, onboarding from 10 months to 6 months, inclusion of AssetHub in the onboarding, and changes in the phases reducing the deadlines.

Chainalysis analytics solutions on Polkadot Relay Network

**Nova Spektr: All-in-One Polkadot Desktop Application**

- **Purpose**: Nova Spektr is a desktop app designed for enterprise adoption in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Features**: Includes OpenGov voting, delegations, operations basket, assets portfolio view, and more.
- **Supported Networks**: Works with over 75 Polkadot ecosystem networks.
- **Security**: Offers secure key management, hardware wallet support, and light client integration.
- **Funding**: The project is funded by the Polkadot Treasury for 5 months.
- **User Groups**: Targets enterprises, DAOs, and individual users with advanced needs.
- **Open Source**: The application is secure and open-source.
- **Full Proposal**: Detailed information is available in the [Nova Spektr Milestone 4 Proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/14wyKOadBkY2BPZp5IUHD6Ved1mX-AdgOJ4253UyWmMU/edit).

Nova Spektr is a Polkadot desktop application for enterprise adoption. They are proposing funding for 5 months to develop enterprise-focused features for their all-in-one application, with a focus on OpenGov voting, delegations, and multisigs. The proposal includes a detailed list of features and is funded by the Polkadot Treasury.

Nova Spektr Milestone 4 Proposal: OpenGov voting and delegation, Support for complex account structures, Flexible multisigs, Operation basket, Assets Portfolio view, Fellowship voting, Web-hosted app

**Summary:**
- The IBP is a group of independent infrastructure providers aiming to be the main service provider for the Polkadot ecosystem.
- They offer infrastructure services like RPC to help new and existing projects focus on building.
- The program is designed to make the Polkadot and Kusama networks more decentralized and resilient.
- Services are provided on infrastructure owned by the members, avoiding intermediaries.
- Payment is only made retroactively for delivered services, based on USD value.
- The proposal includes setting up over 1140 RPC nodes and handling billions of requests monthly.
- Full details are available in the linked document.

The IBP aims to become the main ecosystem RPC and 'IT department' for the Polkadot ecosystem and all parachains by offering infrastructure related services. The program is a specialized initiative to enhance the decentralized infrastructure of the Polkadot and Kusama network. The requested amount is set up as a bounty with 5 Polkadot native curators where costs are only paid retroactively. RPC services are all paid retroactively for delivered services monthly by USD value.

Infrastructure Builders Program Bounty

**Polkadot Sports Sponsorship Proposal**

- **Proponent:** ORSEN_SEAN
- **Beneficiary:** Multi-sig wallet with 8 trusted community members
- **Funds Requested:** 968K DOT (USD 8,820,000)
- **Purpose:** Secure a global sports sponsorship with a top sports team
- **Benefits:** Elevate Polkadot's global brand recognition and engage a large fanbase
- **Partnership Management:** Handled by ORSEN SA, an international sports marketing agency
- **Sponsorship Assets:** Include branding, advertising, VIP experiences, and fan engagement activities
- **Goal:** Increase awareness, education, engagement, and conversion of Polkadot technology

**WHO:** ORSEN\_SEAN

**WHAT:** Requesting 968K DOT (USD 8,820,000) to secure a global sports sponsorship opportunity with one of the world's most engaging and followed sports teams, managed by ORSEN SA.

**WHY:** To instantly elevate Polkadot to become a globally recognizable brand and develop and promote Polkadot technology through a highly engaged global fanbase providing on-chain activations and real-life technology use cases.

#644 Polkadot - Sports Sponsorship Fund

### Summary

- **Partnership**: Mythical Games and Mythos Foundation are collaborating with Polkadot to enhance blockchain gaming.
- **Token Swap**: 1,000,000 DOT will be swapped for 20,000,000 MYTH tokens, benefiting both communities.
- **Web3 Gaming**: Mythical Games is known for creating popular blockchain games like NFL Rivals, enhancing Polkadot's gaming ecosystem.
- **Technical Advantages**: Polkadot's architecture supports advanced gaming features, making it a preferred platform for Web3 games.
- **Community Benefits**: DOT holders will receive MYTH tokens, encouraging engagement with Mythical's games and marketplace.
- **Incentives**: 15,000,000 MYTH tokens will be distributed to DOT holders, and 5,000,000 will be used for ecosystem incentives.
- **Future Plans**: Mythos Foundation aims to expand Web3 gaming by integrating NFTs, gaming guilds, and traditional gaming platforms.

Mythical Games and Polkadot, a proposal from Mythos Foundation Swiss

VOTE no, wrong track

- A replacement referendum aims to execute the funding from Ref 514.
- Ref 514 failed to pay out at the end of the last spend period.
- The funds will be returned to Treasury Partners Conor Daly and Athelo Group.
- Details are provided in a community update video by The Kusamarian.
- The beneficiary is a multi-sig held by Conor Daly, LearnPolkadot, and The Phunky One.
- DOT holders are urgently asked to support this referendum.
- The deadline for confirmation is April 17, 2024, at ~9PM UTC.

WHO: Polkadot Holding community, Conor Daly, Athelo Group.

WHAT: Execute funding passed in Ref 514 and return donations to Treasury Partners.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Urgent support needed to confirm referendum before April 17, 2024, at ~9PM UTC.

Conor Daly Indy500 Replacement Ref

- **The Tie** proposes to partner with **Polkadot** to increase its visibility among institutions.
- **Polkadot** is often overlooked by institutions due to limited presence and insufficient data.
- **The Tie** will provide speaking opportunities and sponsor events for Polkadot.
- They will create a Polkadot-centric dashboard and distribute analytics via APIs.
- **The Tie** will facilitate private meetings and host exclusive events for Polkadot.
- The partnership aims to enhance Polkadot's visibility among institutional and retail clients.
- **The Tie** requests 150,000 DOT for the partnership.
- The full proposal includes details on deliverables and implementation timeline.

The Tie proposes to partner with Polkadot to increase institutional exposure and access by providing institutional access services and building meaningful analytics. The proposal includes speaking opportunities, private meetings, webinars, and a Polkadot-centric dashboard. The requested amount is 150,000 DOT for 24 months of service.

Polkadot x The Tie Partnership to Increase Institutional Exposure and Access

### Summary of DeFi Infrastructure and Tooling Bounty Curators

- **Bounty Overview**: Velocity Labs is managing a DeFi Infrastructure and Tooling Bounty, approved by the community.
- **No Additional Funds**: The referendum does not request extra funds; it sets up the curators.
- **Multi-Sig Setup**: The bounty is managed by a 4/7 multi-sig with specific addresses.
- **Curator Roles**: The curator set includes:
  - Nicolas Arevalo (Velocity Labs)
  - Alberto Viera (Moonbeam)
  - Bryan Chen (Acala)
  - Lucas Vogelsang (Centrifuge)
  - Leemo (Chaos DAO & Novawallet)
  - Jakub Gregus (HydraDX)
  - Giotto (Polkadot Activist)
- **Expertise**: The curators have relevant experience and strong reputations in the ecosystem.
- **Oversight**: They will ensure proper management and distribution of funds.
- **Questions**: Feel free to ask any questions in the comments.

Velocity Labs proposes a curator set for the DeFi Infrastructure and Tooling Bounty, which has already been approved by the community. The bounty will be managed with a 4/7 multi-sig, and the proposed curators include Nicolas Arevalo, Alberto Viera, Bryan Chen, Lucas Vogelsang, Leemo, Jakub Gregus, and Giotto. No additional funds are requested.

Proposing Curators for the DeFi Infrastructure & Tooling Bounty

- The team recently executed a refill of 250,000 units, barely making it before the spending period ended.
- They believe a minimum reserve of 500,000 units should be maintained to avoid marketing interruptions.
- Spending is expected to increase in the coming months, especially during a potential bull market.
- Deals with airports in key cities require advance payments, necessitating reserves.
- The team is requesting a refill of 500,000 DOT.
- All expense and delivery reports are available at [this link](https://bit.ly/m/reports).

WHO: Unspecified group/individual
WHAT: Requesting a refill of 500k DOT to maintain a reserve for marketing bounties, increase spending, and pay for deals with airports in key cities.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Error - Vote no

### Polkadot Blockchain Academy (PBA) Summary

- **Dates**: 20th May to 20th June, 2024
- **Location**: National University of Singapore
- **Participants**: 
  - 90 in-person students
  - 50 to 100 remote students via video and audio link
- **Goal**: Accelerate Polkadot adoption by educating developers and potential ecosystem founders.
- **Format**: Combines in-person education (e.g., previous course in Hong Kong) with online asynchronous courses.
- **Current Focus**: Piloting remote education in Singapore.
- **Detailed Proposal**: Available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K1hkkK7OYxZ1dhpLMC36lJuO5FBlhEe1dMtQYyNcHbQ/edit#heading=h.l03seqnwsavp).

WHO: Polkadot Blockchain Academy (PBA)
WHAT: Funding proposal for the fifth wave of the Academy, selecting 90 in-person and 50-100 remote students to speed up Polkadot adoption
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified in the summary, detailed proposal available in the provided link.

Polkadot Blockchain Academy - Wave 5 in person and remote - Singapore 20th May to 20th June 2024

PBA referendum - vote NAY - incorrect preimage

- **Proponent Address:** 126AevKcm3RXJazGQWKYwtRvpjMmCBGV5W6LWeWLEc17YQ2n
- **Requested Amount:** 1,000,000 DOT
- **Date:** 07-03-24
- **Goal:** Attract liquidity and users to Polkadot ecosystem
- **Project:** StellaSwap, a DEX for optimal price discovery on Polkadot
- **Use of Grant:** Grow market depth and utility of assets
- **Motivation:** Deep liquidity needed for efficient marketplace
- **Impact:** Increase trading volume and network activity

StellaSwap requests 1,000,000 DOT to grow DeFi activity on Polkadot by deepening market depth and attracting liquidity. The grant will be used to increase market depth of strategic assets and foster a more efficient marketplace. The goal is to kickstart flywheel effects and increase network activity and exposure.

StellaSwap Incentive Program

### Summary of Polkadot Hydration Campaign Proposal

- **Goal**: Attract liquidity to the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Amount Requested**: 1,000,000 DOT.
- **Purpose**: Fund a liquidity mining program for major Polkadot assets.
- **Assets Included**: DOT, iBTC, vDOT, native stablecoins, and others.
- **Expected Outcome**: Increase trading efficiency and ecosystem health.
- **Parallel Proposal**: Co-funding with HydraDX Treasury.
- **Governance**: Approved by HydraDX token-holders.
- **Previous Discussion**: Increased from 500,000 DOT to 1,000,000 DOT based on feedback.

HydraDX Treasury is requesting 1,000,000 DOT to fund a liquidity mining program to attract liquidity and attention to the Polkadot ecosystem. The program will provide incentives for LPing into DOT, 8+ ecosystem assets, iBTC, vDOT, and native stablecoins. The proposal was ratified by HydraDX token-holder governance, and the full proposal can be found in the provided links.

Polkadot Hydration: Liquidity Incentives

### Summary of Proposal

- **Objective**: Increase DOT liquidity in the HydraDX Omnipool.
- **Amount Requested**: 1,000,000 DOT.
- **Method**: Non-custodial and decentralized provision of liquidity.
- **Current Liquidity**: Over 690,000 DOT and 560,000 vDOT already in the Omnipool.
- **Benefits**: Better order execution for DOT trades and support for ecosystem projects.
- **Related Proposal**: A parallel proposal suggests 1,000,000 DOT for liquidity incentives.
- **Previous Discussion**: Initial request was 500,000 DOT, increased to 1,000,000 DOT based on feedback.
- **Full Proposal**: Available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f66CtFkJZmvVeAbKc_ivBRrmcR0FnG63QGUgywca_x8/edit).

Polkadot proposes to add 1,000,000 DOT as liquidity into the HydraDX Omnipool in a decentralized and non-custodial manner, with the funds remaining under the control of the Polkadot Protocol and OpenGov. The requested DOT would add to an existing 690k+ DOT (and 560k+ vDOT) which is already LPed into the Omnipool. The proposal aims to strengthen DOT on-chain liquidity and provide better order execution for anyone trading DOT on HydraDX. The requested amount is 1,000,000 DOT, and the proposal was made on 08-03-24.

Polkadot Hydration: Treasury LP

- DED foundation has decided to focus on quick execution and will not seek funds from the Treasury.
- Memes are important in the community, helping people feel connected and united through humor.
- Tools for distributing meme coins will be open source, allowing others to use them.
- A referendum is being held to ask for 1 million DOT for future funding of DED.
- The community seems against long-term funding for the meme coin.
- Voting "yes" means 100% of DED tokens will be airdropped to DOT holders.
- Voting "no" means fewer tokens will be airdropped, and private investors and influencers will get some.
- The goal of the referendum is to understand the community's long-term view on funding DED.

The DED foundation is proposing a referendum to ask for 1 million DOT for future funding. The referendum aims to understand if there is appetite for long-term funding of DED. Voting yes means 100% of the supply will be distributed to DOT holders, while voting no means a smaller amount will be distributed and private investors and influencers will be involved. The proposal does not specify a timeframe or resources needed.

DED Bounty - VOTE NAY

### Summary of Paseo Testnet Bounty Proposal

- **Purpose**: To establish a decentralized, community-run testnet for Polkadot.
- **No Funds Requested**: The proposal is only for setting curators, not for requesting funds.
- **Curators**: Four proposed curators with a 3/4 threshold for decisions.
  - Birdo
  - Chaosdao Multisig (2/3)
  - Erin Grasmick (Parity Devops)
  - Wil Wade (Frequency)
- **Multisig Setup**: The multisig has already been set up with the proposed curators.
  - Vault: 15oE3ZD75uPxZmfNSFuNVT1KnBJQqvJrXhZtEtBBZh7yxtPi
  - Multisig: 16Sq4DbHGGDsVkgum9dVyTzRzvkiZrWG7mFSj8tuUEbPcA8o
- **Individual Signers**: Each curator has a unique signer address.
- **ChaosDao Multisig**: Composed of three key members from ChaosDao, selected for their active participation in Polkadot governance.
- **Links**: 
  - Curator submission: [Link](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BknF-v1d4YKnhMYEmpsZz-FOLwGwm3a5zaL5BJw1FyQ/edit#heading=h.836s71yn9cpz)
  - Original discussion: [Link](../post/2100)
  - Forum post: [Link](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/the-new-polkadot-community-testnet/4956/1)
  - Treasury proposal: [Link](464)
  - Paseo.network website: [Link](paseo.network)

This proposal sets the curators for the Paseo Testnet bounty, with no funds requested. Four curators have been proposed with a 3/4 threshold, and a multisig has been set up. The ChaosDao Multisig will handle all child bounties, and all bounties will be voted on within ChaosDao governance. No price or timeframe is mentioned.

Paseo Testnet - Curator submission

Token Terminal proposes to integrate Polkadot's ecosystem data into its product suite, enabling direct data sharing with major partners such as Bloomberg, MarketVector, and Coinbase SMA. The proposal requests 171,827 DOT for a 16-month integration and maintenance period. The initiative will integrate data across all active Polkadot parachains, establish a parachain price feed, and make Polkadot's data available across all of Token Terminal's data products and channels. Polkadot's native token DOT would become eligible for Token Terminal-powered cryptoasset indexes. The partnership will span 16 months covering integration and maintenance.

### Summary of Marketing Bounty #33 Refill Request

- **Current Situation**: A refill of 100k was executed just in time to avoid a month without marketing funds.
- **Importance**: Marketing bounty should have several months' worth of spending in reserve to prevent future shortages.
- **Request**: Refill of 250k DOT is being requested.
- **Bounty Update**: Bounty #41 will be abandoned; changes will be made to Bounty #33.
- **Purpose**: Bounty #33 supports Polkadot marketing with a focus on identifying the best opportunities.
- **Flexibility**: No specific rules or restrictions on types of marketing or project caps.
- **Transparency**: All expense reports and deliveries will be publicly available.
- **Conflict of Interest**: Curators must abstain from voting if they are involved in a proposal.

WHO: Polkadot

WHAT: Requesting a refill of 250k DOT for marketing bounty #33, which aims to support marketing for Polkadot with no specific rules and restrictions.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Refill for marketing bounty number #33 [250k]

Error - Vote NAY

### Polkadot Community New York City Workspace Proposal

- **Proponent:** Transistor Polkadot North America, LLC
- **Beneficiary:** Transistor Polkadot North America, LLC
- **Date of Proposal:** February 16, 2024
- **Requested Funding:** $2,105,000 (approx. 300K DOT)

#### Description:
- **Purpose:** To lease and operate a co-working space in NYC for Polkadot teams for at least three years.
- **Goals:**
  - Host multichain meetups to attract developers, entrepreneurs, and investors.
  - Develop relationships with advisors and clients.
  - Build and promote products to advance Polkadot.

#### Rationale:
- **Competitive Advantage:** Polkadot's competitors have significant physical presence in NYC, SF, and Miami.
- **Economic Opportunity:** Commercial real estate prices are at historic lows due to COVID and low interest rates.
- **Urgency:** Crypto prices are expected to appreciate, making now the optimal time for treasury investments.

#### Plan:
- **Location:** 6,000-8,000 sq ft space in NYC, ideally in Soho.
- **Timeline:** Move-in by June 2024.
- **Funding Breakdown:** Includes rent, security deposit, utilities, and maintenance.

#### Management Team:
- **Peter Mauric:** Former Head of Public Affairs at Parity Technologies and Senior Advisor at Web3 Foundation.
- **Yoon Kim:** Experienced investor and advisor in transformative technologies, with a focus on blockchain.

#### FAQs:
- **Why 3-year budget?** NYC commercial leases typically require 5-year terms; a 3-year sublease was found.
- **Why now?** To avoid losing the first half of 2024 due to delays in approvals.
- **Why NYC?** It is a major global financial and tech hub, crucial for business development.

Polkadot Community Workspace NYC by Transistor

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Referenda Big 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 around 100,000 DOT from the treasury at once.

[34] Origin: BigSpender