# Polkadot System Parachain Collator Bounty 2nd Top-up

**What it is:** A plan to give more money to the people who help run Polkadot's system parachains (special computers that keep the network working).

**How much money:** 96,775 USDT (a type of digital money).

**What time it covers:** July 2026 to January 2027 (7 months).

**What is new compared to last time:**
- More helpers are paid: 38 instead of 30, plus 8 more for Bulletin.
- Normal collators now get $250 a month instead of $300.
- Bulletin collators get $500 a month because their job costs more.
- Curators get $250 each a month. The coordinator gets $1,000 a month.
- Local infrastructure costs $575 a month.

**Why now:** The price of DOT went down, so the old money ran out faster. Asking in USDT avoids that problem.

**Not included:** Kusama collators (a different network) are not part of this request.

Confirming

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Polkadot System Collator Bounty 2nd Top-up - 2026

# Polkadot Referendum 1945

- This is a small computer fix for the Polkadot network.
- It changes a number called "onboarding size" to 1.
- This helps a group called "people-lite."
- The goal is to make a future Polkadot app work better for users.
- The fix is similar to an earlier one (referendum 1945).
- People can check the details themselves using special links.

Deciding

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[Whitelisted Caller] [PC] Set onboarding size of people-lite to 1

# Polkadot Collectives Referendum

- This is a vote about **Polkadot Collectives**, a system chain on Polkadot.
- The plan puts **Polkadot Collectives** in **Tier 3**, the lowest group.
- It keeps **2 community-funded collators** for this chain.
- It also keeps **1 open slot** for anyone to run a collator.
- **2 new collators are added**: TUXEDO and HoneyStake / Luis.
- **5 collators are removed**: ExtraCoin / Yaron, YellowFin / Bluefin Tuna, MegaTron / Eric, Mile, and BESTVALIDATOR / Zurich.
- **2 developer-funded collators** stay the same and are not changed.

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Polkadot Collectives — Invulnerable Collator Set Adjustment

# Polkadot Coretime Collator Referendum

This is a vote to change the helper computers (called **collators**) for **Polkadot Coretime**.

**What is Polkadot Coretime?**
It is a System Chain. System Chains are special chains that help Polkadot work.

**What is a collator?**
A collator is like a helper computer that keeps the chain running.

**What this vote wants to do:**
- Polkadot Coretime is a **Tier-2** chain. Tiers go from 1 to 3.
- There will be **4** community-funded invulnerable collators.
- There will be **2** permissionless collator slots.
- This keeps the set balanced and fair.

**New collators being added:**
- Chris-Staking
- MegaTron / Eric
- HYPERSPEED

**Collators being removed:**
- MathCrypto
- Previous invulnerable
- openbitlab
- Stakeworld

**Collator staying:**
- STKD

**Final set of 4 collators:**
- STKD
- Chris-Staking
- MegaTron / Eric
- HYPERSPEED

Polkadot Coretime — Invulnerable Collator Set Adjustment

# Polkadot People Referendum

**Polkadot People** is a chain that needs special helpers called **collators**. Collators are like librarians who keep the books in order.

- This plan says **Polkadot People is a Tier-1 chain**. That means it is very important.
- It will have **8 special collators** that the community pays for.
- It will also have **4 open collator spots** that anyone can try to get.
- **6 new collators** are added to the special group.
- **3 old collators** are removed from the special group.
- **2 collators stay** in the special group.
- The goal is to pick strong and trusted helpers for the chain.

Best Regards,  
Will | Paradox | ParaNodes.io

Polkadot People — Invulnerable Collator Set Adjustment

# Polkadot Bridge Hub Invulnerable Collator Set Referendum

## Overview
- A vote to change the "invulnerable collator set" for the Polkadot Bridge Hub.
- Collators are people who help run the network. "Invulnerable" means they are chosen and paid by the community.
- The Polkadot Bridge Hub is a Tier-1 chain, which means it is very important.
- The goal is to pick the right number of collators and keep things fair.
- The plan: 8 community-funded collators and 4 open (permissionless) slots.

## Collator Changes
- 3 new collators are added: LuckyFriday, MathCrypto, and ParaNodes.
- No collators are removed.
- 5 collators stay: Polkadotters / pmensik, Stakeworld, Iceberg Nodes, openbitlab, and SIK / crifferent.

## Final Collator Set
- The final set has 8 collators: the 5 kept ones plus the 3 new ones.

Polkadot Bridge Hub — Invulnerable Collator Set Adjustment

# Polkadot Asset Hub Collator Change

## What is this?
- A vote to change who runs special computers (called collators) for Polkadot Asset Hub.
- Asset Hub is a very important chain, so it is called a **Tier-1** chain.
- It will have **8 community-funded collators** and **4 open slots** for anyone.

## What changes?
- **1 new collator joins:** ExtraCoin / Yaron.
- **2 collators leave:** LuckyFriday and Stake Plus.
- **7 collators stay.**

## Who stays?
- ParaNodes
- STKD
- BESTVALIDATOR / Zurich
- Iceberg Nodes
- Staker Space
- DPSTK / Dapestake
- Turboflakes

Polkadot Asset Hub — Invulnerable Collator Set Adjustment

dotUSD is a new digital money for Polkadot. It tries to stay equal to one US dollar. People can lock up DOT coins to create dotUSD. This helps Polkadot have its own safe money without relying on outside companies. The plan adds a place to trade DOT for dotUSD. It starts with a test phase using USDT. Over time, it will add more features to keep the value steady using DOT. The goal is to make Polkadot independent and strong for its users.

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dotUSD: A Native Stablecoin for Polkadot

Polkadot has a special account called the burn account. Everyone can send DOT coins there. Nobody can take coins out because no one has the key. It is a safe, fixed place to burn tokens forever. The address is made from a known code, so people can check it. This helps remove coins from circulation without breaking Polkadot's rules. Projects, exchanges, and people can use it too.

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Wish for Change: Confirm a canonical, keyless burn account for Polkadot

# Polkadot Network Suffix Update

## What is this about?
- Polkadot is a system of connected blockchains that talk to each other.
- Each chain has a special code called a **network suffix**.
- This suffix helps create different user accounts.
- A change (called PR1233) set the suffix to "polkadot".
- But the better choice would be "dot", matching the dotns system.

## What will happen?
- Leaders want to change the suffix from "polkadot" to "dot".
- They will use a special root command to make this change.
- The change happens on two chains: **Asset Hub** and **People Chain**.
- A message will be sent from Asset Hub to People Chain to update both.

Executed

[Whitelisted Caller] Change Polkadot AH and PC Network Suffix

Upgrade System Chains To 2.5

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Cancel Referendum #1940: Replenishing the Technical Fellowship

The Fellowship Salary account is running out of money by the end of 2026. To keep paying salaries, a plan asks for 4,800,000 DOT from the Treasury. This money will be slowly changed into HOLLAR over 12 months to cover salaries starting in October 2026. The plan needs about $3,525,000 for the year, based on how many members are expected. If less money is used or the price of DOT goes up, the extra cash stays safe for later. One big vote will start everything, but people can stop it if things change.

Cancelled

Replenishing the Technical Fellowship Salary Account with HOLLAR

Upgrade Bulletin System Chains To 2.4

Upgrade System Chains To 2.4

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Bastian Köcher is a Rank 6 member of the Fellowship. To stay at this rank, he needs approval from token holders every 6 months. His next retention period is from March 2026 to September 2026.

- He works on JAM, mainly designing the parachain-service.
- He helped set up the M1 self test and interviews JAM teams.
- He maintains the Fellowship runtimes repo with reviews and updates.
- He votes on-chain and opens retention proposals for other members.
- He joined five in-person interviews to promote members from rank 2 to rank 3.

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Approving bkchr at Fellowship rank 6

substrate-api-client is a free tool that helps computers talk to Polkadot and similar blockchain networks. It is useful for small devices that do not have much power.

This plan asks for money to keep the tool working well for 16 months. The team will update it, help people who use it, and make small fixes. They also want to add new features and answer questions from users.

The work will cost $38,500. The team has done this before, and they share updates every 3 months. This helps many projects in the Polkadot community.

Rejected

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[Small Spender] Referendum #1934

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[Big Tipper] Referendum #1933

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Polkadot Technical Fellowship proposes a plan to change passive salary rates. Active member pay stays the same. Passive members (who keep rank but do not work) will get a flat annual amount:

- Ranks 1-2: $5,000 per year
- Ranks 3 and above: $10,000 per year

This replaces the old system where passive pay was half of active pay, which gave high ranks large sums (like $100,000 a year for rank 6+). The new plan pays a simple, modest retainer. It aims to keep passive membership useful but not too costly. This change starts after approval by the group’s governance process. It also helps reduce future funding requests from the treasury.

Updating the Fellowship passive salary rates

- A request for 83,760 USDT to fund the Polkadot Moderation Team for six months.
- 8 moderators manage official Discord, Telegram, Reddit, and other channels.
- They remove scams, answer questions, and resolve disputes around the clock.
- The team uses USDT instead of DOT to avoid budget shortfalls from price changes.
- Monthly cost is $13,960, including moderator pay and server boosts.
- Payments are checked monthly through blind peer reviews.
- The proposal failed before due to low USDC funds, but now uses USDT.

[Resubmission] Polkadot Moderation Team Bounty (August 2026 to January 2027)

# Polkadot México Spanish Education Program

Polkadot México is requesting $52,165 USDC for a 5-month Spanish-language education program in Mexico, with all learning tracked on the Polkadot blockchain.

- Program includes 4 weeks of online lessons, a 5-day in-person bootcamp, and a 24-hour hackathon with $5,000 in prizes.
- New approach uses 4 blockchain apps (Campus Quest, Workshop Passport, Hackathon Live, Certificate Mint) to manage attendance, prizes, and certificates on-chain, replacing paper records.
- Targets university students at 5 Mexican schools, including Tecnológico de Monterrey and UANL.
- Team of 7 educators and developers will teach smart contracts and building products on Polkadot, plus create 35 Spanish videos for Latin America.
- Payments are split into 6 milestones, and every result is verified by blockchain transaction hashes.

Spanish Education by Polkadot Mexico

A new funding request for 83,760 USDC to pay the Polkadot Moderation Team for 6 months, from August 2026 to January 2027.

- The team has 8 moderators who watch Discord, Telegram, Reddit, and other Polkadot channels around the clock
- This replaces a previous DOT bounty that ran out early because DOT's price dropped
- USDC is used so the budget stays the same no matter what the DOT price does
- Each moderator gets paid based on a monthly peer review score
- The request was made using a new tool on Polkadot Asset Hub that allows bounties in stablecoins

Moderation Team Bounty Top-up (August 2026 – January 2027)

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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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