- This proposal asks for money to keep funding RPC services for Polkadot.
- RPC services help people connect to the Polkadot network.
- The total cost is about $209,733.60 for one year plus two extra months.
- It also asks for $160,000.00 for ETH RPC services to support Polkadot Hub.
- Vendors are chosen through a bidding process to get the best services.
- If vendors don't meet quality standards, they may lose funding.
- This method helps reduce costs and keeps services fair.
- More details are available in a linked document.

Confirming

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Bounty Proposal for Public RPCs for Relay and System Chains

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- Chaotic is asking for $180,000 to keep the Polkadot NFT marketplace running
- They have been building NFT tools for Polkadot for 5 years
- Their system currently handles over 1 million requests each month
- The money will pay for maintaining servers, adding new features, and fixing bugs
- Without funding, the NFT marketplace will stop working in October 2025
- Important projects like Nova Wallet use their services
- They manage 90,000+ NFTs on the platform
- The new Asset Hub launches in November and needs this marketplace

Deciding

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Infrastructure Funding for Polkadot Asset Hub #4 - Maintenance & Continuation of Public good Polkadot NFT marketplace

- This project helps protect the Polkadot Treasury with a safety feature called a clawback.
- It makes it safer for voters to approve funding for new ideas.
- No money is given upfront; payments happen only when project parts are finished.
- A team called treasury guardians watches over payments to keep funds safe.
- The community can check each finished part and stop payments if needed.
- Payments are scheduled after each milestone, with dates from late 2025 to mid-2026.
- The goal is to make the treasury work better for everyone in Polkadot.

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De-Risking the Treasury

- Polkawatch helps make Polkadot more decentralized.
- They released new tools to improve data sharing.
- Polkadot is now one of the most decentralized blockchains.
- Their data is used by apps and gets 100,000 requests each month.
- It costs about $3,000 per month to run Polkawatch.
- This equals about $1.50 per user each year.
- They are asking for funding to keep working in 2025.
- They plan to update for Polkadot 2.0.

[USDC Resubmission] Polkawatch, Decentralization Analytics, Infrastructure and Maintenance 2025

- This proposal wants to make it easier to buy new Polkadot tokens with regular money
- It asks for 50,000 DOT to build a system where you can buy tokens directly from your wallet
- You could use money from Europe or Brazil to buy tokens
- Builders wouldn't need to pay expensive exchange fees to list their tokens first
- The system would find the best prices across different exchanges
- Goal is to have 10 apps using this within 6 months
- The team has experience building similar systems
- This proposal has been withdrawn for now

!Please vote no! We are engaging with a bounty program. Thanks for the feedback! 

- This is an updated plan for RegionX.
- It replaces an earlier proposal after listening to feedback.
- The new plan focuses on the most important tasks.
- It includes work already done, new features, and costs for data services.
- It also prepares for upcoming Polkadot network upgrades.
- The secondary marketplace for Polkadot will be added later when there's more demand.
- Because the secondary market is not included now, the cost is much lower.
- A link to the full proposal is provided for more details.

RegionX Hub: Retroactive + Key Features +  Maintenance

Here is a summary of the proposal for a new stablecoin called pUSD.

*   A new stablecoin called pUSD is being proposed for the Polkadot network.
*   It would be a Polkadot-native stablecoin, meaning it's created by the network itself.
*   pUSD would be backed only by DOT, the main Polkadot token.
*   People could use their DOT as collateral to borrow pUSD.
*   The Treasury could use pUSD for payments instead of DOT.
*   pUSD holders could earn interest by locking their tokens in a savings module.
*   The proposal suggests using a system called the Honzon protocol to create pUSD.

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Should Polkadot Hub have NATIVE pUSD based on the Honzon Protocol?

**ink! Alliance Bounty – Polkadot Hub Preparation**

- The ink! Alliance wants to make ink! the main smart contract language for Polkadot.
- They are asking for 261,137 DOT to finish and launch ink! v6 on PolkaVM.
- This new version will be faster and work well with Polkadot’s new Hub.
- ink! uses Rust, a popular and safe programming language.
- The team has already improved the language and its tools.
- They have also created tutorials and held hackathons to teach developers.
- The goal is to have ink! ready when Polkadot Hub launches.
- This will help attract more builders to the Polkadot network.

ink! Alliance Bounty - Preparing for Polkadot Hub

Here's a simple summary:

- RegionX Hub helps people use Polkadot's Coretime system
- It's the only project that does this important job
- They created a marketplace where people can buy and sell Coretime
- This helps new and small projects join Polkadot
- The marketplace is already working on Kusama
- They want to bring it to Polkadot too
- They will help other teams connect to their marketplace
- This helps Polkadot grow with more projects

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- BRC721 lets people make NFTs on Bitcoin without bridges.
- It uses Polkadot to help create and manage lots of NFTs cheaply.
- NFTs can be for games or real things, all stored on Bitcoin.
- The team has started work and needs funding to finish by early 2026.
- They are asking for 40,000 DOT to pay for work and marketing.
- The lead developer is Alessandro, with help from Toni and Alun.
- Everything will be open for anyone to use.

Bitcoin + Polkadot: Integration of the BRC721 protocol to scale Bitcoin NFT using Polkadot coretime

- This proposal makes rules for AI helpers in Polkadot's government.
- It says AI helpers should not vote on things that affect themselves.
- Everyone must show who is helping make decisions, including both people and AI.
- The rules help keep voting fair and honest.
- It matches Polkadot's values of being open and responsible.
- No new tech is needed right away, but tools can be built later.
- If passed, the rules start right away.
- This helps Polkadot be a leader in using AI safely.

AI Delegate Conflict of Interest Detection Protocol

- A Polkadot update caused a problem with Snowbridge
- The update only fixed one part, not another part called BridgeHub
- This made transactions from Ethereum to Polkadot fail
- Six transactions did not go through
- A new vote will replay those six transactions
- This will make sure the transactions finish correctly
- The goal is to fix the mistake from the update

Executed

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[Whitelisted Caller] Replay failed Snowbridge transactions after Polkadot runtime upgrade 1.7.1

Snowbridge is a bridge that connects Ethereum and Polkadot blockchains.

- This upgrade will make the bridge better and cheaper to use.
- It will let users send more types of messages between the two blockchains.
- Messages can arrive in any order.
- Fees will be lower and based on current network costs.
- The upgrade has been carefully tested to make sure it works safely.
- A security company checked the code to find any problems.
- The changes are part of a bigger update called version 1.71.

Upgrade Snowbridge Gateway Contract

This is a vote to upgrade Polkadot.

The upgrade includes:
- New features for system chains
- Better bridges for Snowbridge
- Many fixes and improvements

It is planned for September 30, 2025.

Builders should check a guide to avoid problems with transfers.

[Whitelisted Caller] Upgrade Polkadot RC and system chains to 1.7.1

- This proposal makes rules for how people and computers vote in Polkadot's government.
- It says everyone must be honest about who is making decisions.
- Delegates (people who vote for others) must show their full voting chain.
- They must explain why they vote the way they do.
- Computers that vote must have humans watching them.
- No one can hide who helps make decisions.
- These rules help keep voting fair and trustworthy.
- The rules start right away if people vote yes.

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Governance Integrity Framework for Delegated Systems

- Anaelle LTD worked on a database for Polkadot.
- They spent 42 hours on two projects.
- One project tracked teams and costs (35 hours).
- The other explained how data was collected (7 hours).
- They are asking for $3,570 in USDC.
- The work was already announced.
- The database is hosted on OpenGov HR.

Rejected

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**Tip to Anaelle LTD for the creation of the BD HR database and the publication of OpenGov HR Methodology**

- Two Pebbles wants to help new companies use Polkadot.
- They plan to teach startups about Polkadot’s benefits.
- The program has two parts: an Incubator and an Accelerator.
- Startups will learn business skills and how to build on Polkadot.
- It will help lower failure rates for new businesses.
- The team has lots of experience with startups and Polkadot.
- They are asking for $108,000 to start planning the program.
- Success will bring more real-world apps to Polkadot.

Polkadot for New Ventures acceleration program #1752

- A new tool called scure-sr25519 helps Polkadot work better.
- It makes apps load faster and safer.
- JavaScript and TypeScript developers can build easier.
- The team did this work without getting paid.
- An audit by Oak Security checked the tool for safety.
- It helps Polkadot’s software run smoother.
- The team has done other Polkadot projects before.

Proposal: Efforts behind making micro-sr25519 (scure-sr25519) happen

- The Dots is a content studio making fun and easy videos about Polkadot.
- It was started in 2024 by two Polkadot fans.
- They want to teach new people about Polkadot using humor and short videos.
- They have over 5,000 followers on X and 2,400 on TikTok.
- They have made 138 videos with over 715,000 views.
- They work with many Polkadot projects and leaders.
- They are asking for $39,000 to keep making videos for 6 more months.
- Their goal is to help more people learn about Polkadot in a simple way.

The Dots 3rd Proposal: X & TikTok Growth

- The Polkadot Community Foundation is adding two new directors chosen by the community.
- These directors will help make decisions for the Foundation, which turns on-chain community votes into real-world actions.
- Directors must follow legal rules, attend meetings, and help manage risks.
- They will be paid $35,000 per year for their work.
- Anyone in the community can nominate people (or themselves) for the role.
- The top five nominees will be voted on by the Polkadot community.
- The two winners will go through legal checks before officially becoming directors.
- This helps keep Polkadot’s governance fair, open, and community-led.

Referendum #1749 - Polkadot Community Foundation Election and Appointment of 2 x DOT Directors  

- Polkadot wants to sponsor 40 developers and community members to attend a conference in Buenos Aires.
- It will help pay for travel and hotel costs.
- People from all over the world can apply, like from the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Europe.
- To apply, you need to share what you’ve done for Polkadot and why you want to go.
- A team will pick people based on their work and how active they are.
- The goal is to help people learn, share ideas, and feel part of the community.
- If there is extra money, it will go back to Polkadot’s treasury.

Sponsorship for active devs and community members during Polkadot Symbiosis in Buenos Aires

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error vote nay

- We are stopping this plan because of community feedback.
- The features will still be built and sent to users.
- This is a pause to fix how funding fits with our bigger goals.
- Please vote "NAY" for now.
- Work is still happening and updates will keep coming.
- We will return with a better plan later.
- This is about changing how we get money, not stopping the work.

—Polkassembly Team

[Proposal retracted] Please vote nay

- SubWallet is a wallet for Polkadot and Kusama.
- It works on browsers, phones, and the web.
- It has over 1 million users and supports 150+ networks.
- New features include easier swaps and staking.
- The team is asking for $795,500 from the Polkadot Treasury.
- This money is for work already done from August 2024 to March 2025.
- They lowered the budget based on community feedback.
- SubWallet helps make the Polkadot ecosystem better for everyone.

[Retroactive] SubWallet Development from August 2024 to March 2025

[Medium Spender] Referendum #1744 - Polkadot Unified EVM Explorer [please vote nay]

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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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