- A request is made for 9928 DOT (about 58558 USD) for post-production of 8 new episodes of Web3Thinkers and Web3Builders.
- This request follows a 6-month report showing over 1.25 million views and more than 61,000 watch hours.
- They have conducted 50 interviews that provide content for these series.
- They have produced 16 episodes so far and plan to reach a total of 24 episodes by the end of 2024.
- The request also includes funds to fix a shortfall from a previous funding proposal.
- A buffer of 10% is added to avoid future discrepancies.
- The funds aim to support the growth of the Polkadot ecosystem through media content.

Executed

small_spender

WHO: Behind the Code Team, Key Pictures

WHAT: Requesting additional funds of 9928 DOT (58558USD) for post production on 4 episodes of Web3Thinkers and 4 episodes of Web3Builders, and a top-up to correct a small discrepancy in funding received for initial proposal.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: $14,400 for post production of 8 episodes, to be released by end of 2024. Top-up request to correct shortfall of $38,835. Excess DOT will be returned to treasury.

Behind the Code II: Additional Funding for more episodes of Web3 Thinkers/Builders and Top-up on treasury #604 payout

- The ASSET PORTAL wants to get 30,981.00 DOT money to create a special online place called Asset Hub.
- They want to help people manage their digital tokens more easily and make the website fun to use.
- Users will be able to see their money, send tokens, and move tokens to different places in the Polkadot network.
- The new portal will also help users explore and trade in a world called DEFI.
- It will be open-source, meaning anyone can look at the project's code.
- They also plan to connect with Kusama Asset Hub to share features.
- For more information, you can visit their website at assetportal.io.

medium_spender

WHO: Asset Portal
WHAT: Develop and deliver an asset management portal to enhance the value of the Asset Hub network, increase the number of users, and streamline navigation across the Polkadot ecosystem.
PRICE: 30,981.00 DOT
TIMEFRAME: Not specified
RESOURCES: Open-source project, available at assetportal.io.

AssetPortal (Milestone 1)

treasurer

Close Bounty 46 – AMI Bounty Program

The Polkadot UX Bounty is a proposal to manage a bounty program for improving the user experience of the Polkadot ecosystem. The program will be managed by a 6/9 multisig, with 3 curators to be added soon. The proposal addresses concerns about bounty management and conflict of interests by implementing measures such as abstaining from voting on their own proposals, higher scrutiny for projects executed by curators, and documenting all votes and decisions publicly.

The multisig structure includes 8 curators and 1 operator (Braille), requiring 5 out of 8 curators to approve a spending. When curators are also executors, they abstain from voting and are removed from the multisig threshold, increasing the difficulty of approval.

The proposed curators come from various backgrounds and expertise in the Polkadot ecosystem, including SubWallet, Nova, Talisman, Apillon, Velocity Labs, DHNN, OpenGovWatch, and Parity. Their roles and contributions to the ecosystem are detailed in the proposal.

Polkadot proposes a referendum for the curators of the UX Bounty. The bounty will be managed with a 6/9 multisig, and curators who are also executing tasks will abstain from voting on their own proposals. The proposal includes a list of proposed curators with their expertise.

Proposing Curators for the UX Bounty

small_tipper

SmallTipper

- The writer is requesting compensation for creating a document that proposes a new structure for the Polkadot Ambassador Program.
- The document took around 4 hours to create, and the writer is asking for $50 per hour, totaling $200.
- The writer believes this rate is justified due to their technical experience in the Polkadot space.
- The document aims to show how easy it is to contribute to Polkadot and earn rewards, potentially leading to becoming an ambassador.
- The writer thinks the value generated by the document exceeds $200.
- The decision on whether to approve the compensation is left to DOT holders.
- Evidence of the time spent creating the document can be found in the version history of the HackMD page.

WHO: The author of the TIP proposal. 

WHAT: Requesting compensation for the time spent writing a proposal for a new structure to the Polkadot Ambassador Program. 

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: $50 per hour for approximately 4 hours of work. The author believes the value generated by the document is more than $200, but leaves it to DOT holders to decide.

[Small Tipper] Referendum #1025 - Creating a new vision for Polkadot Ambassador Program

The Polkadot Ecology Research Institute made a proposal on OpenGov, but due to a lack of experience, they followed the wrong process and ended up with 500 DOT locked in an incorrect proposal. They later applied for the proposal using the correct method, and it was approved. They are now asking for a refund of the 500 DOT deposit, just as the community has done in similar cases. The proposal aims to refund the 500 DOT to the Polkadot Ecology Research Institute.

big_tipper

WHO: Polkadot Ecology Research Institute

WHAT: Requesting a refund of 500 DOT deposit associated with a Governance 1.0 proposal that was mistakenly submitted and subsequently corrected.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 500 DOT deposit. No specified timeframe or additional resources needed.

Refunding Polkadot Ecology Research Institute GOV1 Treasury Spend Deposit

- A proposal is being discussed for funding System Parachain Collators on Polkadot. 
- The funding will help five groups: Asset-Hub, Bridge-Hub, Collectives, Coretime, and People. 
- This is to support their operational costs and rewards for their work. 
- The goal is to encourage great performance and keep things running smoothly. 
- The funding will last for six months, starting on July 1, 2024. 
- The amount requested is 26,503.51 DOT. 
- The community is invited to discuss this proposal.

System Parachain Collators propose a bounty of 26,503.51 DOT for infrastructure costs and staking rewards for five Polkadot System Parachains. The funding will cover Asset-Hub, Bridge-Hub, Collectives, Coretime, and People for a 6-month runway starting on July 1, 2024.

Proposal for Top-Up for Funding of Polkadot System Parachain Collators

### Milestone 2 Proposal for Polkadot Collectives

**Summary:**
- **Features:**
  - Support for ambassador businesses, similar to fellowship features.
  - Business warnings to prevent accidental demotions or missed promotions.
  - Enhanced profile pages with detailed member information.
  - Statistics on collective spending and member activities.
  - Sub-treasury management for fellowship and ambassador funds.
  - Enhanced referenda features for collective decision-making.

- **Budget:**
  - Total estimated hours: 1960
  - Hourly rate: $90
  - Total budget requested: $176,400

WHO: The proposer team. 

WHAT: Implementing milestone 2 to support collectives (fellowship, ambassadors) on Polkadot, including features such as ambassador business support, business warnings, profile enhancement, statistics, sub treasury, and referenda enhancement. 

PRICE: $176,400. 

TIMEFRAME: Not specified. 

RESOURCES: 3 FTE for most features, 1 FTE for testing.

Subsquare polkadot collectives support milestone 2

- Integritee is a company that works with privacy technology on a special platform called a sidechain.
- They have made changes to their request for money after getting feedback.
- Integritee is asking for about 39,680 CHF (which is about 44,302.72 USD) for their project.
- They plan to repay this amount by sending back 30% of the money they earn from fees.
- Their technology is already working and can be tried out by anyone.
- The company’s leaders have given talks about why privacy is important in technology.
- They have made videos explaining their work and past proposals.

Integritee proposes a retroactive funding of 39,680 CHF (≃ 44,302.72 USD/USDT) as a soft-loan, to be repaid with 30% of gross fee revenue until the loan plus a one-off premium of 10% is paid back. This is for the development of their privacy sidechain technology on Paseo.

Incognitee: Privacy Sidechain on Paseo (Retroactive)

Subsquid Lab is requesting funds to cover the ongoing development and maintenance costs for public Subsquid Archives and the Giant Squid API. Subsquid Archives provide on-chain data in GraphQL format for all major parachains on Kusama and Polkadot. They are used as a data source for Squids and efficient data exploration. The Giant Squid API is a set of open-source GraphQL APIs built with Squid SDK and maintained by Subsquid Labs. The proposal requests a total of 49,257.65 DOT, which is equivalent to $288,157.30. The funds will be used to cover the combined costs for running Giant Squid and Archives for Polkadot, Kusama, and their Parachains.

Subsquid Lab Official proposes ongoing development and maintenance costs for public Subsquid Archives and the Giant Squid API, requesting 49,257.65 DOT ($288,157.30) from the Polkadot treasury. The Archives provide access to on-chain data in GraphQL format for all major parachains on Kusama and Polkadot, while the Giant Squid API covers commonly used data for Polkadot, Kusama, and major parachains. The proposal includes raw data for the costs of running both services.

Subsquid - Public data indexing Infrastructure for Polkadot and Kusama (Q4 2023)

dAppForge is a planned AI-powered plugin for Polkadot developers that aims to reduce development time. It is designed to address the difficulty of learning Substrate and Ink! frameworks, which are major challenges for developers in the Polkadot ecosystem. The project has received $100,000 in funding from an angel investor to build the first iteration of the AI model and the alpha version of the plugin, which is available for download from the VS code extension marketplace.

The development of dAppForge is divided into four milestones:
1. The first iteration of the AI model and the alpha version of the plugin have been completed.
2. The beta version of the product, which includes fine-tuning the AI model, integrating Ink!, and building a chat feature, is the next phase. The team is seeking treasury funding for this milestone.
3. And 4. Future milestones involve integrating the Pop network to improve the developer experience for Ink! developers and implementing features like reference documentation and pre-written prompts for runtime templates. The main task will be releasing a freemium API model with a free tier for basic code suggestions and a premium subscription-based API offering enhanced AI, personalized learning, and an up-to-date knowledge graph.

Neurons Lab, which developed the initial AI, has been commissioned again and can leverage AWS AI Production Ready Funding Program to obtain $75,000 in co-funding from AWS, resulting in a total AI development budget of $150,000. The comprehensive cost for milestone 2 is $105,000 and is expected to take 12 weeks to complete. After milestone 2, the core of dAppForge will be open-source, and the team plans to ask the treasury for funds for milestones 3 and 4, which will each take about 12 weeks and cost around $100,000 to $115,000 each. The monetization strategy includes a subscription-based premium API to support ongoing development and improvement of the free, open-source version.

dAppForge, an AI-powered plug-in for Polkadot developers, received $100,000 in funding to build Milestone 1. They are now seeking treasury funding of $105,000 to complete Milestone 2, which will fund the product's beta version. Milestones 3 and 4 will each cost around $100,000 to $115,000 and will take about 12 weeks to complete. The comprehensive cost for the entire project is $420,000. The core of dAppForge will be open-source, and the beta version will be free to everyone. The subscription-based premium API is part of their monetization strategy.

dAppForge - AI powered plug-in for Polkadot developers that reduces development time. 

LiteScan is a special tool for Polkadot chains that helps people easily gather and manage blockchain data. Here are some key points:

- LiteScan was made by a person named Piero.
- It is lightweight and can be set up quickly, usually in about 15 minutes.
- It uses a database called MongoDB to store important information from the blockchain.
- Encointer, a project needing blockchain data, helped inspire LiteScan's creation.
- LiteScan works well with Polkadot and its parachains.
- It comes with a simple setup using Docker, making it user-friendly.
- The developer encourages others to try it out with a link to the code. 
- There is a suggestion to support the development of LiteScan with a tip of 868 DOT.

WHO: Piero (pifragile).

WHAT: Developed LiteScan, a lightweight indexer for Polkadot chains that allows anyone to run their own indexer in minutes.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: A proposed tip of 868 DOT for retroactive support. No other information provided.

Retroactive Tip for the development of LiteScan - A lightweight indexer for Polkadot Chains

**Dot Play** is a project aimed at accelerating the adoption of Polkadot in the gaming industry. They have a team with extensive experience in both gaming and Polkadot, including Game Master Partners and a new team called Questing Party Partners. Dot Play's vision is to make Polkadot the top blockchain solution for games by focusing on high-growth genres, building essential integration tools, and providing business development support. They plan to create a games accelerator for the Polkadot ecosystem using their resources, IP relationships, game studio talent, and tools.

Some of their past accomplishments include being a lead advisor to the Web3 Foundation on the launch of Polkadot, investing in Mythical, co-founding Ajuna Network on Polkadot, and working with Unity and Parity Technologies on the Verified Solution Polkadot SDK for Unity. They also organized meetups and hosted podcasts with top game developers and creators.

Dot Play's strategy is to focus on the largest potential audiences with the strongest engagement, which they believe are key metrics to build brand value for the Polkadot ecosystem over the long term. They plan to evaluate game studios and tool companies, provide feedback, and submit projects for Bounty approval. They also aim to create a dedicated gaming portal within Polkadot, facilitate project onboarding, optimize outbound support for parachain teams, and identify and implement ecosystem solutions to onboard game developers.

The proposed refill of the Dot Play Bounty is 400k DOT into game projects, with a Treasury/Dot Play profit split of 80/20. Their business development will focus on developing a sustainable deal flow, creating a dedicated gaming portal, facilitating project onboarding, and optimizing outbound support for parachain teams.

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Dot Play proposes to accelerate gaming adoption of Polkadot by establishing a games accelerator for the ecosystem. They aim to focus on the highest growth genres and largest audiences within gaming, build essential integration tools, and provide sustainable business development support. They are requesting 400k DOT from the Treasury to fund game projects and will split profits 80/20 with the Treasury. Dot Play will also focus on developing a sustainable deal flow, creating a dedicated gaming portal within Polkadot, facilitating project onboarding to Polkadot, optimizing outbound support for parachain teams, and identifying and implementing ecosystem solutions to onboard game developers.

Dot Play Bounty

Project Magnet submitted a proposal on April 7, 2024, for 33,956.17 DOT worth $294,400. The proposal was approved, but due to a decrease in DOT's EMA-7 price, the project received only $248,354.20, resulting in a shortfall of $46,045.80. The project has made progress in Execution Layer Modules, Coretime Layer Modules, and Profit Layer Modules. The front-end design is complete, and development is ongoing. The Magnet Testnet is online in Rococo, using DOT as gas fee. The project requests a top-up of $46,045.80 to align with the original budget and ensure successful execution.

Project Magnet requests a top-up of $46,045.8 to align funding with the original budget. The project has completed the EVM, WASM, and MoveVM abstractions, front-end UI and application redesign for AssetBridge, and the integration of Proxy and Multisig modules. Coretime and Profit Layer Modules are in progress, and the front-end page development is ongoing. The first Magnet Testnet is online in Rococo.

Proposal: Request for DOT Top-Up to Cover Price Difference

- A proposal has been made to give tips to two art curators and a candidate ambassador in the UAE.
- They helped prepare for the Arts DAO Fest in Dubai by curating exhibitions and managing artist relations.
- The senior curator will receive 428 DOT and $2500 for five days of work.
- Linda, another curator, will get 171 DOT and $1000 for her help.
- Zenab Chatir, the ambassador, will also receive 171 DOT and $1000 for attending the event and helping prepare.
- In total, the proposal includes 770 DOT and $4500 in compensation.
- The curators and ambassador will keep working with the local community and support the Polkadot project.

This proposal aims to tip two art curators and a Polkadot candidate ambassador based in the UAE for their assistance with the preparations for the Arts DAO Fest in Dubai. They will receive a total compensation of 770 DOT and $4500 USD for their work during the event.

Proposal to Tip Art Curators and a Polkadot Candidate Ambassador in the UAE.

### Reactive DOT Library Proposal Summary

- **Purpose**: Continue funding for the Reactive DOT library, which simplifies Substrate chain interactions for developers.
- **Goals**: Enhance developer experience, promote Polkadot adoption, and provide intuitive front-end tools.
- **Achievements**:
  - Simplified chain data reading, multichain support, and comprehensive documentation.
  - Transaction submission and wallet management features.
  - Utility for handling planck units and account management.
- **Next Steps**:
  - Refine existing features based on user feedback.
  - Add support for React 19, Vue, Angular, and Svelte.
  - Research server-side rendering (SSR) for Substrate DApps.
- **Budget**: Request for 4 months of funding, totaling 15,378 DOT, to cover development and improvements.

This proposal requests funding for the continued development of Reactive DOT library, which simplifies the development of Substrate DApps, enhances developer experience, and promotes Polkadot adoption. The proposal highlights the achievements of the library, including multichain support, transaction submission, wallet and account management, and utility to handle planck units. The proposal outlines the next steps, including refining existing features, adding new features such as React 19 support and support for additional frameworks, research on server-side rendering, and community-driven features. The proposal requests a budget of 15,378 DOT for a period of 4 months.

Reactive DOT: funding request for continuation of development

This post is about a proposal to give a small tip of 50 DOT to a Polkadot keyboard warrior on Twitter. The keyboard warrior is praised for spreading knowledge and recruiting bright minds in the community. The post also mentions the importance of inclusivity in the community and compares OpenGov to Winamp in the age of Spotify. The proposal is made by the Polkadot Team, who are sponsored by the Near Foundation.

WHO: The Polkadot Team 
WHAT: Proposing a Small Spender tip of 50 DOT for the keyboard warrior 
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified

Small Tip Proposal: We live in a society

Snowbridge, a trustless bridge between Polkadot and Ethereum, has successfully launched and is growing in usage. It is a significant innovation for interoperability in the Polkadot ecosystem. The project has completed 3-4 integrations and plans to increase integrations across all parachains in the coming months. A treasury proposal has been submitted to finalize payments for completed engineering milestones, operating costs, and team incentives. The proposal includes additional controls for team incentives and medium-term insurance guarantees for bridge users. The total amount requested is 505157 DOT and 2812500 USDC, covering audit and operational costs, milestone completion bonuses, post-launch bonuses, and successful operation incentives. The beneficiary address is provided for the payments.

Snowbridge, a trustless bridge between Polkadot and Ethereum, has launched and completed its milestones. They propose a payment of 505157 DOT and 2812500 USDC (~5,797,500 USD) for audit and operational costs, milestone completion bonuses, and successful operation incentives. The proposal adds additional controls on team incentives and medium-term insurance guarantees for bridge users. The proposal details can be found at https://spinamp.mypinata.cloud/ipfs/QmRSkK7YVbnTDYCsgWhyfvDydtbSi1uyWDbRDrxPvnPzmi.

Snowbridge Launch and Treasury Proposal

This proposal is to ask for more money because the price of DOT changed and we got 30% less than we asked for. We asked for 167,214.5 DOTs, which was worth $1,585,229.01. But when we got the money, DOT was worth less, so we only got $1,107,026.87. This made us short by $478,202.14. We need this money to pay our workers and suppliers. We are asking for 478,202.14USDC. If we don't use all the money, we will take it out of our next request.

WHO: Polkadot Blockchain Academy
WHAT: Making a top-up request of 478,202.14USDC due to a $478,202.14 deficit caused by the drop in price of DOT.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The requested amount is 478,202.14USDC and any unused funds will be deducted from future proposals. No timeframe or additional resources mentioned.

Top-up of Proposal 751 due to DOT price change

**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.

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  

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OpenGov Referenda

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.

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

OpenGov Referenda

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