Bifrost has proposed a liquidity loan to the Polkadot treasury, requesting a loan of 1,000,000 DOT (about $4,000,000) to be repaid with 6% interest. This loan aims to increase vDOT-DOT liquidity, support vDOT growth, and expand its use in DeFi applications within the Polkadot ecosystem. Bifrost has a good track record of repaying treasury loans with interest, having brought a total income of 8,370.5523 KSM to the Kusama Treasury. The loan will be used to mint vDOT, diversifying the Polkadot treasury's DOT capital and earning staking rewards. Bifrost is a liquid staking app-chain for all blockchains, allowing users to earn staking rewards and DeFi yields across multiple chains. The loan's success will be measured by tracking vDOT minting TVL, DOT-vDOT liquidity growth, unique address growth rate, and new vDOT ecosystem integrations.

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Bifrost DOT liquidity loan for vDOT liquidity for one year; repay in full with approximately 6% interest.

On April 16th, James Slusser and Phunky attended FBBA's "Blockchain Day" in Tallahassee to advocate for the Polkadot ecosystem. They networked with legislators, answered questions, and explained Polkadot's features and benefits. They also met with Commissioner Weigel and his staff to discuss legal language for DAOs. Polkadot was recognized in both House and Senate chambers, thanks to DOT token holders joining the FBBA. Phunky and James were not compensated for their advocacy work, and they are requesting a tip to help cover their costs.

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Tip for Tallahassee Advocacy 

Mythical and Xcavate are two parachains that own a lot of Coretime but missed the chance to renew it. Someone bought all the cores because they think the price is too low. Without Coretime, parachains can't make blocks. The person who bought the cores is asking for a lot of money, so they might be a scammer. To help Mythical and Xcavate, a proposal is made to give them two cores. This will add 4 new cores to the system and let them use Coretime for about 2 months. The proposal also wants to improve the Coretime system so that good projects can always get cores and avoid scammers. In the future, parachains should use the auto-renew feature to avoid this problem.

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Assigning Coretime to Xcavate and Mythical

PoKe Berlin Team is requesting a 6-month extension to transform promising projects into an operational state using Polkadot's technology. They have achieved all milestones so far and secured signed agreements in over 10 industry verticals. Some of the most promising projects include collaboration with a Chinese technology conglomerate, diaspora-financed health insurance for an African country, mandatory travel insurance for an African country, a German Defense Industry Project, projects in the government and private sector for an outer territory of the USA, Central American Ministry for the Environment, Blockchain Use Cases in Supply Chain and CO2 Network, and a Photovoltaic Remote Control Project for German Municipalities. The team will focus on finalizing concepts, developing high-level roadmaps, involving Polkadot ecosystem partners, and generating follow-up projects for the Polkadot ecosystem. The team members have deep roots in the Polkadot ecosystem and have demonstrated excellent skills in business development and key accounting.

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6 Months Extension for the PoKe Berlin Team - Transform Projects to Operational State

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- A team of 11 people and 7 partners created a plan for Polkadot.
- They believe Polkadot needs better tools to help its public actions.
- Many dollars are spent to promote Polkadot, but some of this money is wasted.
- New users often have a hard time understanding how to use Polkadot.
- The plan combines 7 ideas to improve how Polkadot works with others.
- It aims to enhance partnerships, especially with two big esports organizations.
- New apps and tools will help users connect better with Polkadot.

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Faze x Vitality - Unifying ecosystem efforts through Esport - Metaproposal

- Suprime is a new platform that helps startup ideas and fundraising in a clear and honest way using blockchain technology.
- The creators, Kiril and Michiel, have a lot of experience in tech and business.
- They saw problems in current fundraising platforms, like scams and hidden deals, and wanted to fix them.
- On Suprime, everything about an idea, like how it gets money, is visible and can't be changed secretly.
- The target users are startup founders, investors, and regular people who want to invest early.
- They have made a working version of their platform and are looking for more funds to improve it further.
- Suprime wants to partner with others who believe in being open and trustworthy in business.

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Suprime - Fully Decentralized Accelerator

- The Polkadot Ecology Research Institute is a big research group in Asia about the Polkadot community.
- They have been working on Polkadot for more than 6 years and have helped many projects and events.
- The team has written nearly 300 pieces about Polkadot and has reached over 63 million readers.
- They support projects in the Polkadot ecosystem, even outside China, often for free.
- Their Twitter account has grown a lot, with over 4,700 followers this year.
- They recently shared a big report about Polkadot's future that got a lot of attention.
- They are asking for money to help pay for their operations and work for another year.

The operating cost for the research organization Polkadot Ecology Research Institute for 2025/4-2026/3

- The Spammening was a special event involving Amforc and Parity Technologies to test how well the Polkadot network can handle many transactions.
- This event included different phases and a big public test that showed strong performance of the Polkadot ecosystem.
- Before the main test, Amforc did other smaller tests on the Polkadot and Kusama networks.
- Amforc worked hard without getting paid during this project and is now asking for 45,000 USDT as a reward for their efforts.
- They helped design the structure of the event, prepared proposals, and coordinated with others to run the tests.
- Some problems were found during the tests, including issues with the network's ability to handle many transactions at the same time.
- The project showed the importance of rewarding those who help improve the Polkadot ecosystem.

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The Spammening Reward for Amforc

Set Snowbridge-wrapped USDC & USDT as sufficient assets, set their ED to $0.01, and set their metadata on Asset Hub

[Runtime 1.4.3] Upgrade Polkadot Bridge Hub

Please vote Nay.

Subsquid Lab is asking for money to keep their public SQD Archives running. These archives help many projects in the Polkadot ecosystem by giving them access to important on-chain data. They want $310,592.98 to cover the costs of running the archives and making improvements. In the last three months, they have increased their data storage and improved their services. They have also helped make the Polkadot network more decentralized and secure.

SQD (fka Subsquid) - Public Data Indexing Infrastructure for Polkadot and Kusama (Q3 2024)

The proposal to make PolkaIdentity a username authority on Polkadot has been withdrawn due to concerns about a potential future change to enforce a single-authority model within the identity pallet. PolkaIdentity is a fully automated platform focused on identities at People Chain. The proposal aimed to make PolkaIdentity an authority for usernames, allowing users to register their username and providing necessary tools for other services like mobile wallets and dApps. The proponents, WinterStamp (Leonardo Custodio) and Jay Stormy (João Pedro Novochadlo), have experience in software engineering, blockchain development, and marketing.

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[Small Tipper] Referendum #1524

Cyberpunk Lab is an innovative project that aims to advance humanoid robotics, artificial intelligence, and decentralized technologies. With locations in San Francisco and Shenzhen, the lab will develop a Polkadot Humanoid Robot SDK to integrate robots with the Polkadot Cloud. The initiative will demonstrate Polkadot's technological capabilities, drive network utility and adoption, expand the developer community, and strengthen decentralization and security for IoT/Robotics.

The project's objectives include:
1. Over 100 SDK installations by robotics development teams.
2. Supporting 10+ Polkadot Rollups Use Cases for various humanoid robots.
3. Testing 10+ AI models with reproducible guides.
4. Organizing 3 art performances.
5. Publishing 2 scientific papers on Polkadot Cloud use cases for humanoid robotics.
6. Launching an educational program to train 25+ students.
7. Hosting 6–12 robotics meetups.
8. Attracting 5,000+ visitors to physical locations.
9. Presenting humanoid robot use cases at 5+ Polkadot conferences.
10. Reaching 1M+ views across social media platforms.

The Cyberpunk Lab will develop the Humanoid Robot SDK, test AI models, explore robotics in arts, research on robotics deliberation, create documentation and demos, source open-source contributions, and engage with the community. The lab requests $618,000 from the Polkadot treasury for a 1-year project duration, with $250,000 allocated for hardware procurement and $368,000 for operating expenses. The project will be launched in 2025 and operate for at least 12 months.

Developing Polkadot Humanoid Robot SDK at Cyberpunk Lab

- PolkaWorld is asking for 266,652 USDT to support its work from April 2025 to March 2026.  
- They create content like articles, videos, and livestreams about Polkadot in Chinese and English.  
- Last year, they made 324 articles, 71 livestreams, and 48 short videos.  
- They help connect Polkadot with Chinese users and share updates.  
- PolkaWorld also helps with events, like Dr. Gavin Wood’s JAM Tour in China.  
- They post daily on Twitter (X) in both languages.  
- The money will pay for content, team work, and events.  
- You can contact them by email or Telegram.

PolkaWorld Ops and Maintenance proposal：2025.4 - 2026.3

- Anaelle LTD is asking for $2,125 for 25 hours of work.
- They worked on two databases at OpenGov HR.
- The first database, Bounties HR, gives details about staff and salary schemes (17 hours).
- The second database, Bounties Staff, shows staff experience and their organizations (8 hours).
- This request was shared in a post on the Polkadot forum.
- The payment will be made using USDC, a type of digital money.

**Tip to Anaelle LTD for the creation of Bounties HR and Bounties Staff databases**

The micro-sr25519 package, developed by Paul Miller, is an extension to support the Polkadot ecosystem and is now ready for auditing. Edgetributor SubDAO has selected Oak Security as the auditing firm. The audit will cost 34400 USD, with 5 researchers involved, and payment will be made in USDC on Ethereum. Paul Miller is the developer behind @noble packages used in various web3 ecosystems. Oak Security provides security services in the web3 space, with 52 qualified security engineers and researchers. The micro-sr25519 package is important for Polkadot ecosystem security and performance benefits. Edgetributor SubDAO will represent Oak Security in OpenGov and other operational duties, and will be responsible for the custody of the USDC payment. The budget distribution includes a requested amount of 34400 USDC and a refundable bridging buffer of 100 USDC. The total amount is 34500 USDC, and will be disbursed in two phases.

{Vote Nay, opting PAL bounty} Audit sponsorship of micro-sr25519 package by Paul Miller (2/2)

- An interview was held which gained popularity in late 2024.
- Gavin's first podcast was organized on Blockworks, a big platform for crypto news.
- The podcast was cohosted by Yano from Blockworks and Santiago R Santos, an important investor.
- The podcast is available to listen to online.
- A request for a tip was made for the work done since September 2024 for both projects.

[Big Tipper] Referendum #1519

Integritee has launched its privacy sidechain technology on Polkadot Asset Hub, allowing private transfers for DOT, USDCe, USDTe, ETH, and WBTC. They have submitted a proposal covering efforts from July 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025, requesting 171,498 CHF (approximately 201,140 USD or USDT). This funding is considered a soft-loan, which Integritee plans to repay to the treasury with 30% of their gross fee revenue until the loan and a 10% premium are repaid. The proposal has references to previous approvals and initial discussions. Integritee's CTO, brenzi, has presented their work at various events and provided resources for understanding the importance of privacy and how Integritee can contribute to it.

Incognitee: Privacy Sidechain on Polkadot Asset Hub (Retroactive)

**Guestlist+1: Polkadot and Music**

Polkadot Music Events Initiative (PMEI) has a new plan to make Polkadot a big part of the music world. They want to create a series of events and podcasts called Guestlist+1 (GL+1). This will help Polkadot become more popular in the music industry by having important conversations and getting more people involved.

- They will work with famous universities and music communities around the world.
- They will have famous artists and music business people in their events.
- They will check if the project is good by looking at how much money they get and how many people are interested.

**Money and Things to Do**

They need $388,760 to start this project. They will use the money for:

- Events in different cities like Boston, London, and New York.
- Making 8 podcast episodes from 4 live events.
- Making 3 podcast episodes from 2 studio interviews.

**Why is This Important?**

Music is something everyone likes, and it can help bring together people who make music, people who listen to music, and people who work with technology. GL+1 is a way to get more people interested in Polkadot and how it can help the music world.

**How Guestlist+1 Works**

GL+1 has two parts:

1. A mixer where people can meet and talk.
2. Two panels where people talk about problems in the music world and how technology can help.

**Who Helps GL+1?**

GL+1 works with other groups like Beatport and Lucy from the Polkadot Ambassador Network. They help make sure people in different cities know about the events and can be a part of them.

Guestlist+1: Polkadot becomes the Center of Gravity for Blockchain x Music

The Infrastructure Builders Program (IBP) is a group of independent companies that help the Polkadot network and its parachains with important services. They were started in 2022 and are spread all over the world, making them strong and reliable. They need more money to keep helping the network.

The money they ask for is to add to the IBP bounty, which is managed by five people who work with Polkadot. The bounty pays them for their work only after they have done it. The amount they want is for the most they could possibly do, but last year they only spent $2,490,996 for 552 Relay and System-chain and 154 Parachain RPC nodes.

They get paid for the RPC services they provide every month based on how much they did. You can read the full proposal by clicking [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aK7XtMmpF5FVlt9FGP1puVPHGRktbFQ8M9o6Dh3u9jw).

Some people in the network have given feedback, and IBP services won't be given to those who have clearly cheated the treasury.

IBP Bounty Top-Up

Polkadot and MotoGP have decided to withdraw their proposed partnership due to current market conditions. The partnership aimed to integrate blockchain technology into MotoGP and make Polkadot an official partner. The main objectives were to establish a long-term alliance, promote Polkadot, implement blockchain solutions like NFTs and DOT payments, and increase Polkadot's presence in the mass market. The partnership would have provided brand exposure, activations with Marc Márquez, and the creation of an NFT marketplace powered by Polkadot. The investment requested was in DOT cryptocurrency for the years 2025, 2026, and 2027. The expected impact included access to a global audience and active participation of the Polkadot community in selecting sponsored events.

Polkadot x MotoGP Partnership & Integration Proposal (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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