Encode Club and Polkadot have teamed up for an initiative that includes educational series, hackathons, and an accelerator. They are requesting £40k in DOT for the second online hackathon prizes, running the third online hackathon, and running the accelerator. The second online hackathon, Polkadot Ink! Hackathon, will focus on ink!, a programming language for smart contracts on Substrate-based blockchains. Workshops will be held on various topics related to ink! smart contracts. In Q4, they plan to hold a final online hackathon and an accelerator to support high-quality hackathon projects into startup ideas. The accelerator will be an eight-week online program to help early-stage projects transition into startups. They have already held the Encode x Polkadot Spring Online Hackathon and the Polkadot Decoded Hackathon, with over 400 participants and 30 winners respectively.

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WHO: Encode Club and Polkadot

WHAT: Requesting funding for the second online hackathon prizes, funding for running the third online hackathon, and funding for running the accelerator, totaling £40k in DOT.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Funding allocated for the 4th tranche scheduled for Q4 of 2023 from the initial agreement outlined here. Second online hackathon to commence in early October, third hackathon and accelerator to be completed in Q4.

Encode latest tranche request

- OneBlock+ and Parity Asia organized Hackathon competitions from 2021 to 2023.
- Over 800 developers and 200 teams participated in these events.
- The 2023 Shanghai Hackathon had 80 projects and 15 winners, showing significant growth.
- OneBlock plans to host another Hackathon from November 2023 to January 2024.
- The aim is to promote developer involvement in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- They are requesting $368,499 to reward winners and cover hosting costs.
- A final demo day is planned for mid-January 2024 in Hong Kong.

OneBlock+ requests $368,499 USD | 90,540 DOT from the Treasury to continue the Polkadot Hackathon program from November 2023 to January 2024. The proposal aims to promote Substrate as an open-source framework for developers and encourage long-term involvement in the Polkadot ecosystem. 5/6 of the fee is to reward the hackathon winners, and 1/6 is to reimburse for operating expenses.

Proposal：Polkadot Hackathon 2023 Winter in HongKong

- Max, a Polkadot Ambassador, runs the Cryptozilla YouTube channel dedicated to educating about Polkadot and its technology.
- He has produced 233 videos since August 2021, with a total of over 466,000 views.
- Max is requesting 980 DOT ($4,000) as a tip for making 25 educational videos, including 10 that are already completed.
- The videos will cover topics like Polkadot's technology and comparisons with other blockchain ecosystems.
- He believes that having many content creators helps the Polkadot community grow and improve.
- Max is seeking feedback on why his proposal may not be favorably received to help him improve future requests. 
- His channel is focused on providing trustworthy information and engaging tutorials without sponsored content.

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Max, Polkadot Ambassador and creator of Cryptozilla YouTube channel, requests a tip of 980 DOT ($4,000) from the Polkadot Treasury for the production of 25 English educational videos about the Polkadot ecosystem. The proposal is partially retroactive, as 10 videos have already been delivered. The cost of each video is set at $160. The funds will serve as a reward for the production of 15 more videos about Polkadot on the channel.

Cryptozilla - retroactive and continuation of video content production. (Big Tipper)

Polkassembly is a key part of how Polkadot and Kusama are governed. This proposal asks for money from the Polkadot treasury to help pay for things like keeping Polkassembly running, making updates, and paying people who work on it. The money will be used for things like fixing problems, making the system better, and buying things the website needs to work. 

Some new things they want to add include:
- Ways to make voting easier and more private
- A summary of proposals using AI
- Ways to give tips to other users
- Better looking and working website features

They also want to work with other groups and make the website work better overall. These changes will help make Polkassembly better for everyone who uses it. You can read the full proposal by clicking [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tFFRSIvtsa0fuzpzeESyrippWT3emkjIkiVAUMnh2kU/edit?usp=sharing).

WHO: Polkassembly team

WHAT: Proposing a recurring payment from the Polkadot treasury to cover maintenance, operations, and human resource costs for Polkassembly, including general maintenance, runtime upgrades, and infrastructure costs. The proposal covers costs for Q3 & Q4 of 2023 and aims to enhance user engagement, transparency, and the overall experience on Polkassembly while streamlining development and maintenance processes.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Polkassembly Social Contract | Maintenance proposal Q3 & Q4’23

- A new Multi-Wallet user interface and Polkawatch analytics have been created.
- A test integration with the Polkadot Staking Dashboard was successful, helping more people analyze staking choices.
- The team plans to fully connect Polkawatch Analytics to the Staking Dashboard.
- Improvements to the Staking Dashboard Plugin system are underway to involve more community projects.
- A new way to track location data is needed because of changes in the network.
- Support for AURA parachains will help find more funding and reduce reliance on Treasury money.
- The ongoing monthly cost to keep analytics running is about $2.9K. 
- Community feedback is encouraged and a detailed proposal is available for more information.

Polkawatch proposes to fully integrate its analytics service into the Polkadot Staking Dashboard and improve the plugin system for other community projects. They also plan to implement a different GeoLocation strategy and provide support for AURA parachains. The milestone will cost **2.9K USD per month** and will be funded through continued operation and potential parachain support.

Polkawatch, Decentralization Analytics, Continued Operation and Development

- 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.

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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.

Dot Leap is a newsletter that shares news about the Polkadot ecosystem. They want to keep growing and helping the community. They have a plan with three main parts: improving their website, adding AI integration, and continuing their newsletter. They need money to make this happen and have a list of costs. They also have goals for how many people they want to reach and how they will do it. If they don't get the money they need, they might have to find sponsors or shut down. You can contact them if you have questions.

Dot Leap proposes to focus on aggressive growth by reviving their website, integrating AI, and reformating their newsletter. They aim to help Polkadot get the necessary userbase and developer base, and to expand global awareness of Polkadot's innovations. The proposal requests a total of $75,000 for 12 months to cover salary funds, website growth, expansion, content, website maintenance, AI tools, newsletter continuation, AI integration, and ad spend. They aim to have 15,000 total subscribers before November 2024, with a 20%+ open rate on emails and 5+% average clickthrough rate.

Dot Leap 2: Let's grow!

The Polkadot Gaming Group, which includes members from various supporting parachains and teams, is requesting funding for the verification of the Polkadot Unity SDK in the Unity Asset Store. This SDK aims to increase Polkadot's visibility in the web3 gaming space and help onboard new users onto Polkadot and its ecosystem of parachains and dApps. The group is seeking $175,000 from the treasury, with $150,000 allocated for Unity's verification and publishing process and $25,000 for SDK maintenance for 12 months. The SDK is designed to be versatile and model-driven, facilitating the rapid generation of customized C# SDKs compatible with various chain types. The initiative is expected to boost Polkadot's brand recognition among game and app developers, empowering them to initiate projects in the web3 games and decentralized applications sectors within the Polkadot ecosystem.

Polkadot Gaming Group proposes to create a verified Polkadot Unity SDK for game developers. They request $175,000 from the treasury, with $150,000 allocated for Unity's verification and publishing process and $25,000 for maintenance. The SDK will be designed to facilitate the rapid generation of customized C# SDKs compatible with various chain types. The group aims to position the Polkadot Unity SDK as a go-to resource within the Unity Asset Store, elevating its stature to that of existing, reputable solutions. The initiative promises several long-term benefits for DOT holders, including user onboarding at scale, increased on-chain transactions and engagement, visibility and competitive standing, ecosystem-wide value capture, and expanded business development and marketing opportunities.

Polkadot Unity SDK proposal to become a Verified Solution (Part 1)

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SubQuery has proposed a treasury allocation of 46,122.04 USD for Q1-Q2 2023 to cover the maintenance costs of the SubQuery <> Nova Wallet Common API infrastructure. This API is a valuable tool for client applications, providing easy access to pre-indexed data from the blockchain. The partnership between SubQuery and Nova Wallet has led to the integration of public SubQuery projects, which index transfers from various pallets and provide staking and governance data. The SubQuery Common API supports 74 Substrate-based networks and is hosted by Novasama Technologies. It is developed and maintained in open source, with various projects and wallets leveraging its capabilities. For more details and cost breakdown, refer to the full proposal.

WHO: SubQuery

WHAT: Requesting 46,122.04 USD for Q1-Q2 2023 to cover expenses associated with maintaining the SubQuery &lt;&gt; Nova Wallet Common API infrastructure.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 46,122.04 USD for Q1-Q2 2023 (6 months)

SubQuery <> Nova Wallet Common API:  Maintenance Cost For Q1-Q2 2023

### OpenSquare Proposal Summary

- **Beneficiary**: OpenSquare (12sNU8BXivMj1xQmcd4T39ugCyHjmhir8jkPqfAw5ZDESrx4)
- **Date**: 09/18/2023
- **Requested Allocation**: $275,620 (67,438 DOT)

#### Key Points:

1. **Maintenance**: Includes server costs, email services, domains, and labor for code maintenance and bug fixes.
2. **Infrastructure**: Hetzner servers, Ali email service, IPFS pin service, and domain costs.
3. **Code Maintenance**: Focuses on Subsquare, Dotreasury, Statescan, and Off-chain voting products.
4. **New Features**: Development of off-chain discussion decentralization, delegation UI enhancements, on-chain governance deposit management, and more.
5. **Budget Breakdown**: Maintenance costs $65,700, with additional budgets for new features in Subsquare, Dotreasury, and Off-chain voting.
6. **Total Budget**: $275,620, including both maintenance and new feature development.
7. **Long-term Vision**: OpenSquare aims to build a decentralized collaboration network in the Polkadot ecosystem, focusing on infrastructure and data indexing.
8. **User Metrics**: OpenSquare's products attract a significant number of users, contributing to the ecosystem's growth.

OpenSquare infrastructure products maintenance(2023 Q2 and Q3) and a new batch of features development

A substrate PR tip is a reward given for contributions to the Substrate code. To get a tip, you can follow these steps:

1. Visit the Polkadot.js Treasury website: [https://polkadot.js.org/apps/#/treasury/tips](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/#/treasury/tips)
2. Check the Substrate GitHub page for PRs: [https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/pull/13800](https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/pull/13800)
3. Look at an example of a tip on Polkadot Assembly: [https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/tip/0x7045b376f208b9102cde994054c7772cb8ba5f297f3d96e42c3d21fd88c2606d](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/tip/0x7045b376f208b9102cde994054c7772cb8ba5f297f3d96e42c3d21fd88c2606d)

These tips are rewards for people who help improve the Substrate code.

The proposal suggests checking out a tip for substrate PR, which is a reward for contribution to substrate code. No specific information is given regarding WHO will receive the reward, WHAT the reward is, or the price/timeframe/resources involved.

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**Coinsider Proposal Summary**

- Kevin, the founder of the Coinsider YouTube channel, is proposing to create three educational videos about Polkadot.
- He is asking for funding of 5,000 DOT, which is about $20,000, to help produce the videos.
- His team includes a researcher, an editor, a designer, and himself.
- The videos will discuss Polkadot’s decentralization, highlight important projects in its ecosystem, and explore future milestones in 2024.
- Each video will include links to the official Polkadot Discord channel to encourage community engagement.
- Kevin aims to deliver high-quality content and believes this campaign could benefit the Polkadot project, especially during the current bear market. 
- He has been consistently producing content and sees potential for growth by covering Layer 0s like Polkadot.

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COINSIDER, a YouTube channel, proposes to create 3 high-quality educational videos about Polkadot and its ecosystem for around $20,000, including fees, in a timeframe of around 6 weeks. The team consists of 1 researcher, 1 editor, 1 thumbnail designer, and the writer/host. The proposal aims to bring exposure to certain parts of Polkadot that will benefit the project and the community.

Coinsider Media Campaign for Polkadot

- Patrice is a French Polkadot ambassador and runs a blog called Tendances Crypto.
- He wants to create a content hub for the French Polkadot community.
- France has growing interest in web3, but many brands don’t know much about Polkadot.
- His plan includes a newsletter, articles, a chatbot for questions, and LinkedIn posts.
- The goal is to promote Polkadot and help French companies use its technology.
- Patrice is seeking feedback from the Polkadot community before finalizing his proposal.

WHO: Patrice - Tendances Crypto

WHAT: Create a Polkadot content hub for the French community, including weekly and monthly newsletters, thematic articles, a chatbot, and LinkedIn posts.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 5,233 DOT for 44 weeks.

A French content hub for Polkadot Ecosystem

- Polkascan Foundation maintains Python libraries for Polkadot, Kusama, and Substrate-based chains.
- They have developed extensions for Polkascan Explorer and Subsquid, and a new runtime interface.
- They added support for ink! v4 and SCALE type definitions for upcoming Substrate updates.
- They improved contract interface support and updated metadata docs.
- They provided technical support on GitHub, Matrix, and Substrate Stack Exchange.
- They are requesting retroactive funding for their activities from April to September 2023.
- Detailed reports on their activities are available on GitHub.

Polkascan Foundation is requesting retroactive funding of approximately 4135 euro per month for development and tech support activities from April to September 2023. They have maintained Polkadot-related Python libraries, such as py-substrate-interface and py-scale-codec, which are essential for Python developers to interact with any Polkadot, Kusama or other Substrate-based chain. They have implemented new Polkascan Explorer and Subsquid extensions, added support for ink! v4, and provided technical support on Github, substrate.stackexchange.com, and #polkascan:matrix.org channels.

Maintenance & Support Python Libraries (April to September 2023)

Polkadot's nomination system is important for the network's security and decentralization. Nominators choose the best nodes and are rewarded for their actions. However, some nominators behave suboptimally and risk losing rewards. To help nominators improve their actions, a solution called Motif is proposed. Motif includes leaderboards for nominator rewards and validator payouts, which will help nominators learn from the best and make better decisions. This will benefit the Polkadot ecosystem by improving decentralization and onboarding new nominators.

Motif proposes to implement nominator leaderboards, dashboards that visualize nominator behavior, offering a comprehensive view of actions and results within the Polkadot system. This tool aims to prompt nominators to act before facing disincentivization, thus softening the tool's impact without compromising its efficacy. The proposed solution will include Nominator, Validator, and Nomination Pool Dashboards. The team has relevant experience with different methods of blockchain research and will implement the interface in the form of a desktop web app.

Polkadot Nominator Insight Hub. Spreading the Best Nominator Strategies through TOP Nomination Leaderboards

- The proposal is about a bounty program to improve how people can buy cryptocurrencies with regular money (fiat) in the Polkadot community.
- It aims to help 20 different parachains and integrate an on-ramp service with the Polkadot Asset Hub.
- There are current challenges like high costs and difficulties for new users to enter the ecosystem.
- A previous bounty for a similar service on Kusama was successful, and now the same idea is being brought to Polkadot.
- The program will involve 15 assets with a total funding request of $326,040.
- This will allow users to easily buy assets and put them straight into their accounts without extra steps.
- The team seeks support from the community to make this idea happen.

Interlay proposes a bounty program to fund the fiat on-ramp service for 20 parachains and on-ramp integration for Asset Hub in the Polkadot ecosystem, costing $326,040. They aim to bridge the gap between traditional payment systems and the Polkadot ecosystem and encourage widespread adoption. The proposal has been successful in Kusama.

Polkadot Parachain Assets Onramp Bounty Program

Hello there! We have a new idea to share with you. We want to make a program called Polkadot Live that will help people use a special kind of computer network called blockchain on their computers. This program will let people get messages and do things right from their computer without needing to go on the internet.

A man named Ross showed how this could work at a big meeting in 2023. We want to get money to hire a very good computer programmer to help make this program a reality. This person will work with Ross to make the program better and better.

We are asking for 24,937 DOT (which is like money) to make this happen. We will use the money to pay the person we hire and to help manage the project. We also want to share the computer code for Polkadot Live with everyone on the internet so they can use it too.

We hope to start this project on September 27, 2023. If you want to learn more, you can read our full plan on a website called Google Doc. We also talked about this idea with other people and you can see what they said on a website called Polkassemby.

Polkadot Live development seeks funding for 1 full-time senior software engineer for 12 months. The engineer will report to Ross Bulat and work on the Polkadot Live app, which aims to improve the blockchain user experience. The requested funds are 24,937 DOT ($100k @ $4.01 / 1 DOT), with 15% going to JKRB Investments and 80% for the engineer's salary. The deliverables include an initial release of the app for macOS and Windows and open sourcing of the codebase on Github.

Polkadot Live: Proposal for funding community driven development to initial release.

Apillon has submitted a new proposal for Polkadot Treasury funding to support the development of their Web3 platform. The platform aims to switch to a growth-oriented SaaS model with various subscription options and free access. They also plan to give back to the community through a Web3 Adoption Bounty to support new builders on Polkadot. 

In less than a year, Apillon has gained 951 developers, 432 active developers, and 523 projects created. They offer services like Web3 Storage, Web3 Hosting, and NFTs. Voting "Aye" for Apillon supports their goal to provide services to Web3 developers, open-source their code, and fund projects on their platform. Apillon also promotes ecosystem partners and uses DOT-based tokens for growth. They offer a freemium model to make Web3 more accessible.

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

AIWeb3 is a group that wants to help grow the Polkadot community in China. They create educational content, build communities, and help people understand Polkadot projects. They have 10 content creators and a Discord community with over 690 members. AIWeb3 got support from Kusama but now they want to get support from Polkadot too. They have a plan to make a Polkadot Academy in Chinese and have talked to Parity about it. The team includes people like DrCAO, Neo, Giki, and Xiucai, who all love web3 and Polkadot. They are asking for your support and feedback to help the Polkadot community grow.

WHO: AIWeb3

WHAT: Resubmitting opengov proposal to foster growth of Chinese content creators, provide Chinese educational content creation, community-building, AMA events in Chinese, native language assistance to ecosystem builders, and more.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Supported by Kusama treasury for initial 6 month period, managed funds judiciously, secured additional funds from parachains and ecosystem projects. Working on possibility of a comprehensive Polkadot Academy in Chinese. Full proposal can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1slcn2X8YYFICwJYLzpHPUSuqTB_Va_MfuWC59ya-IoY/edit?usp=sharing

AIWeb3 Chinese Unit proposal (爱Web3 中文社区提案) - September, 2023 - March, 2024

### Moderation Team Bounty Curators

- **Curator Account**: An anonymous proxy controlled by a multisig account.
- **Multisig Account**: A ⅔ multisig controlled by three signatories.
- **Signatories**:
  - Abdulbee: 15cZn8K1DaE7qiBWK6mGFJMKYKjFrALTVwe5urpD9PzKSsPY
  - Grizzly: 12wnTQnY3qUTCofi792fTdf9HpQQ6jmyxrVdwyT6X2Jed4Yg
  - Elodie: 13QA4oQ9zcD11DmS4fFKtd54Erj15fafQmhUu8kjEW28oBZo
- **Purpose**: To manage the Moderation Team Bounty, rewarding community moderators.
- **Proposal Document**: Contains detailed information about the signatories.

WHO: The Moderation Team

WHAT: Proposing curators for the Moderation Team Bounty

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Moderation Team Bounty Curator Proposal

- PolkaWorld made changes to their proposal after it was rejected.
- They are asking for funding to help them operate from October 2023 to March 2024.
- The proposal includes their story and important ideas they've followed for four years.
- They have improved their tasks to include content creation and marketing.
- They shared answers to questions the community had.
- People are encouraged to review the proposal and vote.

WHO: PolkaWorld
WHAT: Proposal for community operational funding from October 2023 to March 2024, including adjustments and optimizations to work tasks and expanded marketing efforts.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

PolkaWorld Ops and Maintenance proposal：2023.10 - 2024.3

Hello little friend! So, there's this group called Polkadot, and they had a problem with something called Referenda 151. The person who made it made a mistake and put it in the wrong place. Now, they're fixing it and putting it in the right place.

Also, there's another thing happening in Polkadot. The people who help make the system work, called Collators, don't get enough rewards. So, someone came up with a plan to give them more money for their work. They want to give them 6,075.79 DOT for two months of work. They're asking everyone in the Polkadot group to look at the plan and give their thoughts.

And guess what? They made a change on 11/09, they won't give money to Parity Collators. They also updated the document with new information.

WHO: Polkadot community
WHAT: Resubmitting a proposal to the correct track for funding collators on the Polkadot System Parachains network for services delivered for 2 months (08-09/2023) with a total of 6,075.79 DOT.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 6,075.79 DOT for 2 months (08-09/2023).

Polkadot System Parachain Collators - Tips - Referenda #151 failed to execute

Lucky Friday is asking for 45,074 DOT from the Polkadot Treasury to improve Teddy DAO and work with the Polkadot brand. Teddy DAO is a project that helps people give to charity using the Polkadot network. They want to use the money to make the project better and tell more people about it. 

Teddy DAO has already worked with JustGiving, a big online donation platform, and has raised almost $13,000. They give all the money to charity, and only a small fee goes to JustGiving for payment processing. Teddy DAO is a registered charity.

The Lucky Friday Team believes in Polkadot and wants Teddy DAO to be a big part of Web3, which is a new way of using the internet. They hope that people who have Polkadot tokens will help them with their mission.

Lucky Friday requests 45,074 DOT from the Polkadot Treasury to improve Teddy DAO product and co-market it with Polkadot brand. The funds will be used for future development and marketing initiatives to attract new users to the ecosystem. Full proposal can be found in the link provided.

Polkadot & Teddy DAO: A New Way to Leverage Charitable Giving in Web3

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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.

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Referenda Tracks