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

big_spender

- Paseo is a new testnet in the Polkadot ecosystem launched in December 2023.
- Rococo, an old testnet, will be decommissioned in 2024, creating a need for a new testnet.
- A group of 7 organizations worked together for over 2 months to create Paseo.
- Paseo will help developers test their apps in an environment similar to Polkadot.
- It aims to be more stable than the previous testnets and welcomes all developers.
- The project seeks funding of $850,000 to operate for one year.
- The funding will cover maintenance, support, and hardware to run the testnet.

Executed

WHO: Polkadot ecosystem agents from Portico, Amforc, Dwellir, Paradox, R0GUE, StakePlus, and Zondax.

WHAT: Launching a new developer testnet called 'Paseo' to replace Rococo, seeking 125,018 DOT ($850,000) from the treasury to operate and run for 1 year (Jan 2024 to Dec 2024).

RESOURCES: Funds will be managed via a bounty and paid to individuals quarterly in advance over the 12-month funding period. The proposal outlines the cost breakdown for setting up and maintaining the testnet, maintaining required system chains, developer community management, technical support, and hardware to run the network.

Paseo - Developer Testnet Funding

### SubWallet Proposal Summary

- **Project**: SubWallet is a non-custodial wallet for Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems.
- **Products**: Includes Browser Extension, Mobile App, and WebApp.
- **Timeline**: Development from October 2022 to November 2023.
- **Achievements**:
  - Supports over 150 networks.
  - Over 400,000 installs and 250,000 users from 100+ countries.
  - Features include multi-chain asset management, staking, and hardware wallet support.
- **Community**: Active on Twitter, Discord, and Telegram with ~40,000 members.
- **Funding Request**: Seeking retroactive funding from Polkadot Treasury for completed work.
- **Impact**: Aims to enhance user experience and ecosystem growth.
- **Full Proposal**: Detailed description and costs available [here](https://subwallet.notion.site/Retroactive-SubWallet-14-Months-Development-b8a6c2d5ab944f84bd47448c00a73992).

[Retroactive] SubWallet 14 Months Development

Treasury Proposal: DOT liquidity loan for Bifrost DOT liquid staking token (vDOT) to be returned + DOT Staking rewards to Polkadot Treasury

- A new proposal is asking people to vote yes to receive free DOT tokens.
- If the proposal passes and you vote yes, you share in a total of 100,000 DOT.
- The reward is based on how much you vote and your support level.
- If you want to earn the DOT, you need to vote yes on this specific proposal.
- Voting is to encourage more involvement in decision-making for a network.
- Voting on other issues is not required, and it won't affect your reward.
- The payment to winners will be managed by a group of people and a technical partner.

Rejected

WHO: Giotto, Cris Nguyen, Dakota Strindbergman, Sourabh Niyogi, Jay Chrawnna, LUI5, and Kirill (Azymologist).
WHAT: Proposal to incentivize governance participation by giving away 100k DOT to those who vote YES on the referendum.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 100k DOT to be shared among those who vote YES, managed by a multi-sig (5 of 8) and Kirill's company taking 5% commission.

Polkadot Watchdogs Governance Monthly Incentive Referendum #1 - VOTE NAY

- Interoperability is the ability for different blockchains (called parachains) in Polkadot to work together.
- Currently, interoperability is focused on fungible assets, like currencies.
- To improve, Polkadot needs to allow NFTs (special digital items) to move between these parachains.
- The Unique Network team has been working on a solution for this since January 2023.
- They have communicated with other teams and created a plan for the NFT XCM solution.
- A group will be formed to discuss and make important decisions about this project.
- The project has been successful so far, with a proof of concept completed in December 2023.
- Many teams will work together on this project to make sure it can benefit all parachains.

The Unique Network team proposes to create an NFT XCM solution for Polkadot to enable the movement of NFTs between different parachains. The proposal includes a PoC and roadmap for implementation, with the consensus of parachains being crucial. The solution does not require changes to the relay and will involve multiple teams. The proposal was completed in December 2023 after a year of work. Read the proposal for more details.

NFT XCM

- The Polkadot Blockchain Academy (PBA) is asking for money to run their fourth program.
- It will take place from January 3 to February 3, 2024, in Hong Kong.
- They are partnering with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
- The Academy will have 90 students: 50 learning to be developers and 40 preparing to be team founders.
- Their goal is to help more people learn about Polkadot and support new teams.
- They offer classes in person and are creating online materials for learning.
- They previously had a course at UC Berkeley.

WHO: Polkadot Blockchain Academy (PBA)
WHAT: Funding proposal for the fourth wave of the Academy, to run from January 3rd to February 3rd, 2024, with 90 students enrolled.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Details not provided. Link to proposal provided for more information.

Polkadot Blockchain Academy - funding and reimbursement for costs associated with Wave 4 in Hong Kong.

Polkadot Music Events Initiative (PMEI) is a group focused on creating fun music events linked to major crypto conferences. Here’s a summary of their proposal for events in 2024 and 2025:

- PMEI wants to host six large events in 2024 and six more in 2025, asking for $1.241 million to support these activities.
- The events will feature live music performances and showcase Polkadot technology to help people learn about it.
- They had a successful pilot event in September 2023 with over 750 attendees.
- Proposed events in 2024 include shows in Denver, Dubai, Austin, Prague, New York City, and Amsterdam.
- PMEI aims to make these events engaging and accessible for everyone, especially newcomers to web3.
- The team includes experts in music and event management to ensure successful outcomes.
- They plan to also offer attendees chances to win cool items and collectibles while using Polkadot technology to enhance their experience.

TimedOut

Polkadot Music Events Initiative - onboarding fans, artists and builders to Polkadot through music

- Dune is a tool that helps people share data in a simple way, especially in Web3, which is about new internet technologies using blockchain.
- It is popular among data analysts, marketers, and builders in the industry.
- Colorful Notion wants to add Polkadot and Kusama data to Dune by March 2024, which will last for two years.
- They created a dashboard to show how Polkadot staking works, using this data.
- People can easily make charts and dashboards if they know how to use SQL, a way to talk to databases.
- Dune is seen as easier and better for sharing data than other platforms.
- Everyone can join Dune for free to create and view dashboards.

Colorful Notion proposes to onboard the Polkadot + Kusama relay chains to Dune, an industry leader in highly shareable dashboards, for at least 2 years. The proposal funds the first year after a PoC is completed in early 2024, for 3/15/24 - 3/14/25, for a requested amount of 325,000 DOT [$1,968,200]. The integration is desirable for marketing and general ecosystem growth.

substrate-etl 2.0: Polkadot + Kusama Data on Dune (12 months, 3/15/24-3/14/25)

Cancelled

test

### Nova Wallet 5th Proposal Summary

1. **Cloud Backups and Onboarding**: Enhancements to make wallet setup easier.
2. **Push Notifications**: Alerts for important events and updates.
3. **Proxy Wallets**: Allow users to manage funds through delegated accounts.
4. **OpenGov Improvements**: Enhancements to governance features.
5. **Network Management**: Optimize and manage network connections.
6. **Deeplinks & Applinks**: Integrate with other apps for seamless interactions.
7. **Reimbursement**: Compensation for features already delivered.
8. **Community and Open Source**: Continued focus on open-source development and community engagement.

Nova Wallet proposes to add Cloud backups, Push Notifications, Proxies, Deeplinks, OpenGov improvements, Network management, and reimbursements for delivered features to their mobile app for the Polkadot ecosystem. The intended outcome is to implement these features for the Nova Wallet iOS and Android apps, with public demos every 2-4 weeks and updates to the AppStore/Google Play every 1-4 weeks. The proposal is funded by the Polkadot, Kusama, Moonbeam, Moonriver, and KILT Treasuries.

Nova Wallet 5th Proposal: Cloud backups, Push Notifications, Proxies, Deeplinks, OpenGov improvements, Network management, Reimbursement

**Proposal for $PINK Memecoin**

- $PINK is a fun Polkadot memecoin that focuses on the color pink.
- The proposal asks for 999,999 DOT to make $PINK popular around the world.
- The $PINK community has a Twitter account with 2 followers and is making a YouTube channel.
- People believe that pink things, like Barbie and pink unicorns, are valuable.
- The proposal claims that pinkness can help increase the price of DOT.
- The creators of $PINK want funds from the Polkadot treasury to help their project grow.
- They believe that supporting pinkness is a good thing for everyone in the Polkadot community.

Proposal Summary: $PINK, a Polkadot memecoin, wants 999,999 DOT to market Polkadot's best feature - being pink. The proposal highlights the value of pinkness to DOT holders and includes a budget breakdown. The proposal's goal is to create a pinker and more amazing $PINK community to promote Polkadot's pinkness.

A Pink Proposal for $PINK

- Polkadot is planning a big project to get more developers in India.
- They want to reach 1 million developers by reaching out to students in 25 states.
- The project will include meetups, a certification program, and a big conference.
- They need about 82,140 DOT to make this happen.
- IBC Media has already helped connect with over 388,000 student developers.
- This program aims to create a strong developer community for Polkadot.
- Everyone is encouraged to support this initiative to grow Polkadot.

IBC Media proposes a developer outreach program in India to cultivate the next generation of Polkadot developers. The program aims to reach 1,600,000 engineering students in 25 states in India and create the largest Polkadot developer community in India. The budget request is 82140.34 DOT. The proposal includes partnerships with the Central Government, Polkadot Lite Certification Program, meetups, and a government-led Polkadot Developer Conference. Funds are disbursed upon approval by both IBC Media and the Polkadot teams.

IBC x Largest Polkadot Developer Outreach Proposal

- The community is excited about a new proposal for the Polkadot Events Bounty.
- The Events Bounty started on August 12, 2022, and has supported over 100 events.
- Curators are looking to make the event review process better based on community feedback.
- The proposal suggests adding new curators to improve efficiency.
- Changes include increasing curators from 3 to 5 and adding 17 new community members.
- A new event type for 'event sponsorship' will be created.
- Better communication channels will be set up between curators and event organizers.

WHO: The Polkadot Events Bounty curators.

WHAT: Proposing an expansion of the Events Bounty curator set and updating the community on further improvements of the initial bounty proposal from 2022.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Events Bounty V2 Curator Candidacy

Invalid: Events Bounty V2 Curator Candidacy

- Polkadot wants to be a sponsor at the Coindesk Consensus conference in Austin, Texas, which happened on April 26-28, 2023.
- They will have a big booth and support 15 teams that are part of their ecosystem.
- Polkadot will also take part in a hackathon called the "HackerEarth Web3athon" from April 17 to June 30.
- Seven teams will join Polkadot to show their projects and prizes at the event.
- Over 20,000 people from different professions, including Web3 creators and blockchain developers, attended the conference.
- By sponsoring, Polkadot can connect with new teams and help grow their community and technology.
- More details about the proposal can be found through a provided link.
- The proposal was posted here because the usual process for events is currently on hold.

Polkadot sponsored the Coindesk Consensus conference, held from April 26-28, 2023, in Austin, Texas, with a 20 x 40 booth, 15 participating ecosystem teams, branding on conference materials, and main sponsorship of the Coindesk anniversary event. The proposal also covers Polkadot’s participation in the Coindesk Consensus hackathon, called the “HackerEarth Web3athon,” which occurred between April 17th and June 30th, with seven ecosystem teams participating. Further information on the proposal can be found on the provided link.

Title: Polkadot @CoindeskConsensus 2023, April 26-28, 2023 in Austin, Texas

- Gulcan is part of a group called Rise In that helps web2 developers learn about web3 for free.
- They have over 200,000 web2 developers, with 25,000 learning through web3 programs.
- They work with partners like Polkadot to run developer bootcamps, especially in Turkey.
- More than 2,000 students joined bootcamps in Turkey and learned about the Rust and Substrate Ecosystem.
- Rise In has started programs in India, attracting over 10,000 developers interested in web3.
- They face challenges in keeping developers in the ecosystem, including needing more success stories and local communities.
- In 2024, they plan to have online courses and events in Turkey and India to engage 10,000 developers for Polkadot. 
- They hope to encourage at least 500 developers to work on projects and create new wallet addresses in the ecosystem.

WHO: Rise In, in partnership with Unique Network, Apillon, Kilt, and Bifrost Finance.

WHAT: Create a training and career-building program for developers in Turkey and India to onboard 10,000 developers across Turkey and India in 2024 for the Polkadot Ecosystem.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

 [VOTE NAY - RESUBMISSION IN PROCESS] Activation and retention of developers in Turkey and India for the Polkadot Ecosystem

- The Totem Kapex Parachain Team is asking for a loan of 2,250,000 USD from the Polkadot Treasury.
- They will give 5% of their token to everyone who votes, both for and against the proposal.
- The team promises to return 2,700,000 USD, including interest, in about two years.
- They will lock up some of their tokens as collateral, which means they can't sell them.
- The money will be used to grow the team, pay for partnerships, and cover costs to stay in the Polkadot network.
- This loan is seen as a new way to help teams without traditional funding.
- The community is encouraged to talk and think carefully before voting on this proposal.

Totem Kapex Parachain Team requests a 2x collateralized loan of 2,250,000 USD from the Polkadot Treasury. A 5% airdrop of the native parachain token will be given to all Aye and Nay voters if successful. Loan value repayable to Treasury is 2,700,000.00 USD, with a target repayment date of Month 24. The loan will be primarily used to meet the commitments of recent important new partnerships, to allow them to renew their parachain lease/buy core time, to cover the legal and regulatory aspects of listing, including listing fees, and to cover operational costs for the next 9 months.

Treasury Proposal: Parachain Loan Financing (PLF) Kapex Parachain

KAGOME Treasury Proposal 2 outlines a plan to get more funding for KAGOME, a program written in C++ that helps run Polkadot's relay chain. Here are some key points:

- KAGOME aims to provide a different way to run Polkadot, which helps reduce risks in software problems.
- The Quadrivium team wants to improve security and develop the KAGOME program further.
- Having multiple ways to run Polkadot allows for faster improvements and a bigger community of developers.
- The team is experienced and has been working together for 3-4 years, ensuring high-quality work.
- KAGOME is already helping secure networks like Kusama and Westend.
- This proposal seeks funding for key features like Asynchronous backing and security audits.
- The team hopes to adjust the proposal and complete it faster and at a lower cost than before.

Quadrivium seeks funding for the development and security audit of KAGOME, a C++ Polkadot Host implementation, to increase client diversity in the ecosystem. The proposal includes implementing BEEFY, Async backing, and WasmEdge integration, as well as general maintenance and minor improvements. The requested DOT is 168432, and the proposal duration is 4 months. SRLabs will conduct the security audit, and Quadrivium will handle DevOps and QA.

KAGOME – the C++ implementation of Polkadot Host milestone 2

Removed

- The Polkadot Blockchain Academy (PBA) is a program that teaches students about blockchain technology.
- It took place at UC Berkeley from July 10 to August 10, 2023.
- The program had 75 students: 55 learned to be developers and 20 tried a special track for future founders.
- The academy aims to help people learn how to use Polkadot and create new projects.
- They offer in-person classes and are also making online courses available.
- There is a proposal for additional funding to support this program's work.
- More details can be found in the provided link.

WHO: Polkadot Blockchain Academy (PBA)

WHAT: Requesting retroactive funding for the third wave of the Academy, which educated 75 students in Polkadot development and founding.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Details not provided.

Polkadot Blockchain Academy - retroactive funding for wave 3 of the Academy held at UC Berkeley this Summer.

- Apillon platform plans to grow with new subscription models and free access, supported by Polkadot Treasury.
- They filed a revised proposal to get funds for developing the Web3 platform.
- Apillon will create a Web3 Adoption Bounty to help new builders in the Polkadot community.
- In less than a year, Apillon attracted 951 developers and created over 500 projects.
- Apillon offers many services to Web3 developers, making it easier to build on Polkadot.
- The platform will allow anyone to use its code and simplify payments for various Polkadot services.
- They aim to help more people enter the Web3 space with a "forever" free version of their services.

WHO: Apillon platform

WHAT: Filed a revised proposal for Polkadot Treasury funding to cover the technical development of the Apillon Web3 development platform. They also propose to establish a Web3 Adoption Bounty to support up-and-coming Web3 projects building in Polkadot or on the Apillon platform.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Apillon Platform Milestone 1 Proposal

Polkadot is a special project in the world of cryptocurrency with many cool features:

- It has a system where everyone can vote on changes, making it a community-driven platform.
- Users enjoy low fees for transactions.
- It can handle lots of transactions at the same time by using different blockchains.
- Polkadot allows people to transfer various types of data or assets between different blockchains, not just money.
- AIRDROP.COM wants to teach more people about Polkadot and its features.

To help spread the word about Polkadot, AIRDROP.COM plans to:

- Create fun quizzes and visuals.
- Make informational videos.
- Buy ads on popular websites.
- Give away DOT tokens to new users.
- Use a system to verify users to avoid cheating.
- Provide support for users.

Their goal is to get **61,000 new users** to learn and use Polkadot.

AIRDROP.COM proposes to promote Polkadot's features through media buying, creation of content, and DOT airdrops. They aim to reach 61,000 new DOT adopters. The proposal requires a budget of $150,000 and will be implemented over a period of 2 months. They will use IDanalyser for KYC and major platforms like coingecko and etherscan for media buying.

Increase DOT media visibility through media buying and airdrop campaign

- Talisman wants money to help with development and marketing.
- They say they have made more money than they spent (over 8 times more).
- They want most money to be based on how well they do, not just for working on tasks.
- This plan is called **Incentive Pools**.
- Incentive Pools will help Talisman earn money by getting more people to use their services.
- Only 15% of the money is guaranteed; the rest depends on results over 7 months.
- They believe this will make Talisman better for everyone using the Polkadot network.

Talisman requests a bounty for ongoing development and marketing activities on a commission basis for tangible results. The proposal implements Incentive Pools, with less than 15% guaranteed as payment and the rest as a potential commission during the 7-month duration. The Genesis Incentive Pool will provide a commission for acquiring new stakers, generate more demand for the DOT token than it costs, and accelerate Talisman's transition towards sustainability. The proposal can be found at https://talismanwallet.notion.site/Bounty-The-Genesis-Incentive-Pool-356dff7ca1f2488e9134f7c2aab15f14?pvs=4.

Bounty: The Genesis Incentive Pool

- KAGOME is a computer program written in C++ that works with Polkadot, allowing it to run efficiently.
- It helps make sure there are different versions of the program to avoid problems if one has bugs.
- The team has added new features like showing quick information and making programs run faster.
- KAGOME became the first live validator on the Westend network.
- The team plans to improve KAGOME with better speed, safety checks, and more features.
- Three groups, Quadrivium, Soramitsu, and SRLabs, are working together to make KAGOME better.
- They need financial help for their plans, asking for a certain amount of money called DOT.

WHO: Quadrivium, Soramitsu, SRLabs, and Web3 Foundation.

WHAT: Prepare KAGOME for upcoming Polkadot features, improve RPC and WASM performance, conduct an external security audit, and perform general maintenance.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Requested DOT 253,862. Full proposal with detailed tasks descriptions and price breakdown available at https://docs.google.com/document/d/17ZmueuaMjXY3_SRBHxWtKNHzpLNtSd_KGVfeTII6Nbc/.

- This proposal is about choosing curators for a project called Bounty 19.
- It wants to officially confirm the six community members as curators and agrees on a payment plan.
- The ink!ubator budget is already set, so no more money is needed.
- In the last five months, 11 projects received grants totaling $762,860.
- The MuFi team works on payments for creators and helps handle many transactions.
- Curators will receive $5,000 each, plus extra for their work, totaling $97,200 for all curators and facilitators.
- You can find more information on their GitHub and website.

The proposal aims to confirm curator candidates and approve fee allocation for Bounty 19. WHO: ink!ubator. WHAT: assign curators and facilitator, request $97,200 USD for rewards. FOR WHAT: Bounty 19. No additional funding is sought.

Election of curation team - bounty 19: Wasm Smart Contracts Bounty

root

whitelisted_caller

wish_for_change

staking_admin

treasurer

lease_admin

fellowship_admin

general_admin

auction_admin

referendum_canceller

referendum_killer

small_tipper

big_tipper

small_spender

medium_spender

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