beneficiary

- Nova Wallet is a popular app for Polkadot, with 100+ networks.  
- It helps users stake, swap, and vote easily.  
- Over 13 million DOT is staked through Nova Wallet.  
- It adds new features like 1-click swaps and multisig wallets.  
- Nova Wallet is open-source and free for users.  
- The team also builds other tools for Polkadot.  
- This proposal asks for funding for past 7 months of work.  
- Users can test features before voting on the proposal.

Deciding

medium_spender

**Nova Wallet 7th Proposal: Retroactive Reimbursement: 1-Click Cross-Chain Swaps, Multisigs, Extended Ledger Support, Polkadot Vault v7.0 Support, Unified Address Format, Off-Ramps, Price Charts, DApp Browser Improvements, and more!**

<img height="351" width="624" src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXcM6N0UEkkbnM7CymOzEOgMQzPI3vHJj3np9sn0fNQuPM3vzYsMNeAuXuTbyTR8ml5dShPQz6Yttv_tFw0q_GwSE4fHrEz5HBolM4X2Z-XNzlpnndkZjS4LhVAdWd3Hn25sPjoK?key=LrrlcDVerpkrJSIx3L3V5g" />

**Full proposal:** [Nova Wallet 7th Proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QDfBq4U2N0wdUJ08IjPA6EgaGHmf3XTNeosjq-vRHXA/ "Nova Wallet 7th Proposal")

**Feature set of the proposal** (see [proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QDfBq4U2N0wdUJ08IjPA6EgaGHmf3XTNeosjq-vRHXA/)):

* 1-Click Cross-Chain Swaps
* Multisig Wallets
* Extended Ledger Support (Flex, Stax, Nano S Plus)
* Polkadot Vault v7.0 Metadataless Signing
* Unified Address Format
* Off-Ramp Support
* Token Price Charts
* DApp Browser Improvements
* XCM Improvements
* Runtime Improvements
* Community Requested Features
* Self-funded features: Debit Cards, MYTH Staking
* …and more (See [Deliverables Table](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QDfBq4U2N0wdUJ08IjPA6EgaGHmf3XTNeosjq-vRHXA/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.lll6yfsfk59f) in the [full proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QDfBq4U2N0wdUJ08IjPA6EgaGHmf3XTNeosjq-vRHXA/))

### 1. Context of the proposal

<img height="351" width="624" src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXf9S3gC4VoUpT60pAQF4NdxwXWyv_jPaPtlJXoZKdfaJUHwTckPnTTa0pLSCbsOz8wEyXMUkSG9DiixFcKBuqDeK3BIlK_L_7W7Jz24S43V9uCUiRMM1IZRdIKxeS9wxYgI9tqoGg?key=LrrlcDVerpkrJSIx3L3V5g" />

[Nova Wallet](https://novawallet.io) is secure, open source, and is the leading app for the Polkadot ecosystem:

* 🌌 **100+** Polkadot eco & EVM networks 
* 👑 **1-Click Onboarding** with Google and Apple accounts
 ☁️ Secure **Cloud backups** to sync across multiple devices
* 💳 **On-ramp** & **off-ramp** support, including Mercuryo x Nova Wallet **Polkadot debit card**
* 🥞 **Staking**: 14+ options including DOT, KSM, AZERO, GLMR, and more!
* 🙌 **Super simple staking** supporting both **Nomination pools** and **Direct staking** with our 2-in-1 flow & **analytics** and **alerts**
* 🔀 **1-Click in-app Swaps** with **430+** Cross-chain channels
* 🙋🏼‍♀️ **1-Click Voting with SwipeGov**, **OpenGov, Agile Delegations,** & **Gov v1** support
* 🗣️ Support for **14 Languages**
* 🌐 **Seamless Multi-tab** **DApp browser** supporting the Polkadot JS & MetaMask protocols 
* 🔗 **WalletConnect v2** support
* 🖼 Access to RMRK, AssetHub, KodaDot **NFTs**
* 📱 **Hardware wallet** support for Polkadot Vault, Parity Signer; Ledger Stax, Flex & Nano X
* **🙆 100 000+ monthly active users** on both iOS & Android
* 🔔 **Push Notifications** for staking, balances, governance, and announcements
* 💲 Support for **Price Charts**, **multiple Fiat currency** displays
* 🤝 Support for **Multisig Wallets** and **Proxy accounts** (Delegated Authorities) 
* 📶 **Network Management:** add any Substrate/EVM chain, manage nodes

### 2.1 Adoption 

Nova Wallet is the most popular Polkadot ecosystem wallet in terms of on-chain metrics on multiple fronts. If we look at staking, currently **over 13.4 MILLION DOT has been staked with Nova Wallet by over 12.3 THOUSAND users** – this is a 39.6% increase in total stake through Nova Wallet since our last referendum. For nomination pools, **Nova Wallet’s nomination pool has 10,281 nominators**, which represents **\~26.9% of all nomination pool stakers.** Nova Wallet's validators have **2053 nominators** – which represent around **\~6.9% of all direct staking nominators**.\*\*\*\* Overall, **\~18% of all DOT stakers are staking via Nova Wallet.** It is important to note that currently, 49% of all DOT is staked, meaning it remains the most popular use case for DOT holders, and each wallet’s total stake through their platform remains a solid non-gameable metric to measure adoption. 

It is also possible to determine the **popularity/market share of different wallets** within the Polkadot ecosystem when it comes to in-app swaps, thanks to **Hydration’s referral code** mechanism. In terms of **total users** that have used one of the ecosystem wallets to carry out swaps within the wallet’s UI, **Nova Wallet referral codes account for a \~71.5% share of total referral codes used**. In terms of volume generated through the use of referral codes, **Nova Wallet’s total volume is 132.8% higher than the next ecosystem wallet**. 

### 2.2 Sustainability & Revenue 

A frequent question from voters is “What is Nova Wallet’s path to self-sustainability?”. This is a question that affects all wallet providers, not just in the Polkadot ecosystem, but in web3 as a whole. The most common ways for wallet providers to achieve self-sustainability are by charging their users additional fees once they have gained a sufficiently large user base. The most common example of this is how MetaMask charges an additional 0.875% fee to its users when they utilize its built-in swap feature, instead of going to any DEX dApp. This is not the path that we want to follow at all, and instead, we have been busy with other paths to some level of self-sustainability whilst not taxing users:

* Novasama Technologies hosts **5 active Polkadot validators** (one of which is part of the web3foundation’s Decentralized Nodes initiative).
* Novasama Technologies hosts **6 active Kusama validators.**
* Novasama Technologies hosts a **Mythos validator** – this has allowed us to implement Mythos-specific features **without charging the Polkadot treasury.**
* Nova Wallet participates in **Hydration’s referral code system**, generating fees without adding an additional tax to users.

It is also important to note that there are community validators, which are not affiliated with Novasama Technologies, that have remained in the active set thanks to receiving nominations from Nova Wallet users, thanks to our validator algorithm. 

These sources of revenue have allowed us to begin developing features for Nova Wallet without any burden to the Polkadot treasury. The first such feature is our debit card implementation, which was [released in June 2025](https://x.com/NovaWalletApp/status/1929886140670034164). 

We will continue to explore additional revenue streams that can help subsidize the development of Nova Wallet whilst trying to reduce the expenditure from the Polkadot treasury, whilst not taxing our users. 

### 2.3 Why Retroactive?

This is a **retroactive proposal** for the past 7 months’ worth of development carried out for Nova Wallet. Due to the evolving nature of Polkadot, with **frequent runtime updates**, it was decided to request funds retroactively again. The roadmap for Nova Wallet is always publicly visible at [novawallet.io](http://novawallet.io). The necessity to move to retroactive payments starting from our last treasury proposal was due to it **not being possible to determine ahead of time the amount of work that we have to carry out to ensure that breaking changes do not impact our user base**. As the most popular wallet in the Polkadot ecosystem, ensuring that our users have the best possible user experience is paramount. As such, we will work towards a general roadmap, **introducing cutting-edge features** just like those we have become known for over the past 3 years, whilst also ensuring that our products face no issues due to unforeseen circumstances such as breaking changes caused by runtime upgrades. This also **allows the community to validate our work** by testing these new features **before deciding on their vote** on our treasury requests.

### 2.4 Our Goal & Additional Contributions to Polkadot

Our goal for Nova Wallet is to **build and maintain a high-quality, open-source, community-focused, and feature-rich mobile application** that has no network biases and can function with no limitations/restrictions. **Nova Wallet is the leading app in the ecosystem** by the following criteria:

* Feature set & high quality (reliability, security, performance, usability)
* Total number of active users
* Amount of Staked tokens to Nomination Pools and Validators
* Amount of users & total volume using an application's built-in swap feature

Apart from developing the open-source Nova Wallet [iOS](https://github.com/nova-wallet/nova-ios-app) & [Android](https://github.com/nova-wallet/nova-android-app) mobile applications, our team is **consistently contributing to the Polkadot ecosystem** by providing open-source SDKs, design assets, knowledge-sharing sessions, and infrastructure. Examples include:

* Substrate SDKs for [iOS](https://github.com/nova-wallet/substrate-sdk-ios) and [Android](https://github.com/nova-wallet/substrate-sdk-android) development
* [Nova Utils GitHub](https://github.com/nova-wallet/nova-utils) — metadata & configs for networks, DApps, cross-chain transfers
* SubQuery API projects [developed](https://github.com/nova-wallet/subquery-nova) and [hosted](https://nova-wallet.github.io/subquery-nova/) by the Nova Wallet team, including a [Governance-focused project](https://github.com/nova-wallet/subquery-governance)
* [Nova Assets Figma](https://www.figma.com/community/file/1039874427311142565) — design assets: Polkadot eco tokens, networks, DApps, etc.
* [Hosted metadata portal](https://nova-wallet.github.io/metadata-portal/#/polkadot) for Polkadot & Kusama ecosystem networks — metadata portal for Polkadot Vault and Parity Signer hardware wallets
* [Polkadot in Action](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi8ol7g_VgHE6ODDyvaWyLn-JhFIiERB_) — a series of videos & articles focused on onboarding people to help utilize the power of Polkadot & Kusama ecosystem through the Nova Wallet
* [Delegate Registry](https://github.com/nova-wallet/opengov-delegate-registry) — an open-source repository for Delegates to fill out their information to attract more delegations through the Agile Delegation feature

More Polkadot user-facing products by Novasama & partners:

* Designing and Developing [Telenova](http://t.me/telenova_app_bot)
* Designing and Developing [Nova Spektr](https://novaspektr.io/) — an all-in-one desktop app for the Polkadot ecosystem
* Developing the [Polkadot App](https://x.com/Polkadot/status/1811342289735655651)
* Developing the [Web3 Citizenship App](https://youtu.be/MrWioikibEI?t=2104)
* Developing and Maintaining [Polkadot Vault](https://vault.novasama.io/) (starting from 2025)

Find out more about the **products Novasama develops** in our [2024 end-of-year blog post](https://medium.com/novasama-technologies/novasama-2024-year-of-growth-d0c915fb7fe1).

<img height="351" width="624" src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXfyphbvEC1ck5S6LCD5XIv71V1vBGe_PpHamN7U96xwZ3MA6hF65Qiz1AqdA6egxJKwgqQyFxEwCyvxuaCA77ZOUH8DYTWKkkICmMFq_DGLBRejzgy3yOM34kPQzG4RWpORXMP1?key=LrrlcDVerpkrJSIx3L3V5g" />

     This proposal covers the **retroactive reimbursement of deliverables for 7 months** as detailed in the [Deliverables Table](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QDfBq4U2N0wdUJ08IjPA6EgaGHmf3XTNeosjq-vRHXA/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.lll6yfsfk59f) in the [full proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QDfBq4U2N0wdUJ08IjPA6EgaGHmf3XTNeosjq-vRHXA/).

**Please feel free to review the full proposal:** [Nova Wallet 7th Proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QDfBq4U2N0wdUJ08IjPA6EgaGHmf3XTNeosjq-vRHXA/)

Nova Wallet 7th Proposal: Retroactive Reimbursement: 1-Click Cross-Chain Swaps, Multisigs, Extended Ledger Support, Polkadot Vault v7.0 Support, Unified Address Format, Off-Ramps, Price Charts, DApp Browser Improvements, and more!

- **Goal**: Improve OpenGov by reducing spam and increasing proposal quality.  
- **Changes**:  
  - Higher deposits (10 DOT submission, higher decision deposits).  
  - Fewer active proposals at once (from 160 to 15).  
  - Easier to cancel bad proposals.  
  - Faster decision time (14 days → 3 days).  
- **Tracks Affected**: Treasury, small/medium/big spenders, canceller.  
- **Why**: Saves time, reduces voting fatigue, and funds better projects.

wish_for_change

[WFC] OpenGov Adjustments - 2025

This proposal is about giving extra money to the people who help keep the Polkadot community safe and friendly. These helpers are called moderators. They make sure new people are not scammers and help everyone understand how things work. There are 10 moderators now, but there used to be more. They work on places like Discord, Element Telegram, and Reddit.

The proposal asks for $169,632 to keep paying the moderators for one more year, from September 2025 to September 2026. There is a document with more details about the proposal and how the moderators work. There is also a place where you can see how the money was spent before. The people who make this proposal hope you will help and give your ideas.

Moderation Team Bounty Top-up

- We are asking for money to pay for a hackathon and an accelerator program.
- The hackathon already happened, and we need to be paid back for prizes we gave.
- The accelerator will help 12 teams from the hackathon build their projects.
- We need money for marketing, program management, tech tools, and admin work.
- We also want to give small grants to the teams in the accelerator.
- This is time-sensitive because we want to start the program soon.
- More details and cost breakdowns are available in the linked documents.

We would like to claim Tranche 3 of a pre-agreed funding (see [here](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/703)) to cover the costs of the recently finished Scalability Hackathon and fund the final stage: an accelerator for 12 of the best teams from the hackathon. This is time-sensitive as we'd like to invite most of the recent winners from the hackathon.

Full proposal is [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P-LiroEAL1Sdqum-vsHug1ab2lPFjETWOAoh6fNkLxg/edit?tab=t.0).

**Additional note, Fri 22nd August: Note we've added a supplementary document with a fuller cost and explanation break-down** [**here**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EsvTh0azReN-WJCjHKhKhQ9l7Okp9VPELlQ2RBXK3DE/edit?tab=t.0)**.**

As per our proposal, the funding request is as follows:

**Additional Note, Friday 29th August: based on feedback from the AAG on Thursday 28th August, we attach our hackathon project track record within Polkadot** [**here**](https://airtable.com/app2DMoigA94pVzIE/shrwRjrKb2xYj1viN) **and accelerators** [**here**](https://airtable.com/appM8H5fSCpGyKqmK/shrmAbFaxLfB2LkRf)**.**

Costs further breakdown, we are asking for $128.3kk

**- Hackathon Prizes already paid to be reimbursed: $48k (we are out of pocket).**&#x20;
**- Accelerator Costs to pay: $80k, split:**

Marketing: $7k: Roughly $50/hour x 140h over 8 weeks (15-20 hours per week creating content, coordinating with partners etc)
Programme Management: $40k: roughly $75/hour x 550 h (full-time for 12 weeks providing support for the cohort, doing 1-1s, creating educational materials)
Tech Infrastructure: $3.5k: roughly cost of developer setup and maintenance of Encode's front and back-end (www.encodeclub.com).
Admin: $3.5k: cost of financial and paperwork admin across 12 weeks and pro rata use of subscription-based tooling
Prizes/grants: $26k to fund the 12 chosen teams for their time during the programme, roughly $2-3k each.

![Screenshot 2025-08-11 at 10.54.11.png](https://i.ibb.co/k6kHMScw/Screenshot-2025-08-11-at-10-54-11.png)

Encode Club Tranche 3 Funding Request

- This is a vote to fix a bug in Polkadot.
- The bug caused problems on Kusama.
- The fix is for version 1.6.2.
- It will happen at a specific block and time.
- It must happen before another upgrade.
- The other upgrade was paused for this.
- You can read more in the release notes.

Preparing

whitelisted_caller

[Whitelisted Caller] Runtime Upgrade to v1.6.2

- Polkadot AssetHub added onchain metadata for 23 ERC-20 tokens
- Tokens include sUSDe, WETH, PEPE, LDO, and sUSDS
- Also includes LBTC, EURC, SKY, and MYTH
- Other tokens are CGT2.0, TRAC, tBTC, and wstETH
- TONCOIN, DAI, SHIB, and XRT are included
- WBTC, TBTC, KILT, LINK, and AAVE are also registered
- Frequency token was registered on Ethereum

[Whitelisted Caller] Update ERC-20 asset metadata on AssetHub and register Frequency token on Ethereum

big_spender

🙄 Please allow to time out

root

PLEASE DISREGARD - WRONG TRACK

**Subsquid Labs Q4 2024 Funding Request**

**Summary:**
- **Goal:** Request $164,840.20 for maintaining public SQD Archives for Polkadot and parachains in Q4 2024.
- **Who:** Subsquid Lab Official (based in Zug, Switzerland).
- **Why:** Public archives are essential free infrastructure for developers, wallets, and parachains.
- **Changes:** Reduced costs by using community-aligned engineering rates ($27/hour instead of $100/hour).

**Key Points:**
- Public archives help developers access blockchain data without running their own servers.
- Used by projects like Talisman, Polkassembly, and RMRK.
- In Q4 2024, archives grew to 11.68 TiB of data and served over 2.3 million requests.
- Funding covers only public services, not commercial products.
- Engineering costs were lowered to meet community expectations.

**Cost Breakdown:**
- Most costs are for cloud services (like Google Cloud and OVHCloud).
- Engineering and maintenance costs were reduced to $14,009.76.
- Total request is $164,840.20, down $143,863.80 from the previous proposal.

**Conclusion:**
- Work is already done; seeking retroactive funding.
- Supports free, reliable data access for the Polkadot ecosystem.

SQD (fka Subsquid) - Public Data Indexing Infrastructure for Polkadot (Q4 2024) V2

- Polkadot wants to buy USDT and USDC stablecoins to pay for things without worrying about price changes.
- They plan to trade 2,640,000 DOT for equal amounts of USDT and USDC.
- They will use a special tool to trade a little bit every day for about 6 months.
- This helps avoid big price swings and saves money on fees.
- They will also lend 1,000,000 DOT to earn extra yield.
- The stablecoins will be sent to the Polkadot Asset Hub for safekeeping.
- This proposal is similar to an earlier one but includes extra steps for lending.

Referendum #1728 - OpenGov proposal: Treasury USDT, USDC & aDOT acquisition

We made a mistake — this proposal was submitted in error, please kindly vote Nay. We won’t be adding a Decision Deposit, so it will naturally timeout. Sorry for taking up community resources and attention with this slip. Really appreciate your patience and understanding ❤️

Correction Notice: Proposal Submitted in Error – Kindly Vote Nay

Posted as [poposal 1715](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1715) instead

Faulty pre-image, sorry! Please disregard

- This proposal changes how DOT tokens are created and used.
- It lowers new DOT made each year by 33% every two years.
- It sets a maximum supply of 2.1 billion DOT.
- It creates a special account called "growth incentives" to help the economy.
- Right now, too many DOT are staked or doing nothing—not enough are used in the economy.
- The growth pool will help parachains use DOT for useful things like apps and services.
- This idea comes from talks by Polkadot leaders and community suggestions.
- It keeps options open to help Polkadot grow safely.

TimedOut

[PULLED - Watch out for MEDIUM PRESSURE proposal]

- Chris helped Polkadot sponsor a big blockchain conference at the University of Miami in 2025.  
- He worked with the university for months, meeting teachers and leaders to build trust.  
- Chris gave speeches, joined panels, and took guests to soccer games to promote Polkadot.  
- He connected Polkadot with schools for future classes, research, and student jobs.  
- Chris spent over 80 hours traveling and working without pay to make the event successful.  
- The event helped Polkadot meet important people and grow in Miami.  
- After the conference, Polkadot and the university kept working together on new projects.

Rejected

big_tipper

Compensation Request University of Miami for LearnPolkadot

- Attended Rare EVO event to represent Polkadot  
- Spent 14 hours at the booth over two days  
- Had great talks about Polkadot with visitors  
- Asking for $100/hour for time plus travel and food costs  
- Shared event updates and videos online  
- Worked with others like Mythical Games  
- Looking for future business opportunities

Executed

small_tipper

Compensation Request for Polkadot Representation at Rare EVO

- Upgrading system chains to version 1.6.1  
- Asset Hub will stay on version 1.6.0  
- Fixing XCM version subscriptions for some chains  
- Bundled to avoid multiple votes  
- Fellowship is voting to approve  
- Scheduled for block 27476030

[Whitelisted Caller] Upgrade remaining system chains to 1.6.x and fix XCM version subscriptions

- Snowbridge needs to fix a failed payment from earlier.  
- The payment failed because there wasn't enough USDC in the treasury.  
- The system thought the payment worked, but it didn't.  
- They can't try again because the system marked it as done.  
- The original payment was approved here: [link](https://polkadot.subscan.io/treasury_spend/29).  
- The payment looked successful on Polkadot: [link](https://polkadot.subscan.io/extrinsic/25613045-2?tab=event).  
- But it failed on AssetHub: [link](https://assethub-polkadot.subscan.io/block/8652209?tab=event\&event=8652209-7).  
- They are asking for the same amount again: **312,500 USDC**.

This proposal is to replace and recover a failed treasury spend that Snowbridge submitted earlier this year. The spend was for a past proposal that failed because at the time when it was claimed, there was not enough USDC in the Asset Hub treasury.

The claim extrinsic was successfully submitted to Polkadot, but then when the XCM was sent to AssetHub to transfer the funds, the transfer failed due to insufficient USDC.

Unfortunately, we cannot retry the claim since Polkadot marked it as successful, even though the XCM failed.

The original approved treasury spend is here: [https://polkadot.subscan.io/treasury\_spend/29](https://polkadot.subscan.io/treasury_spend/29)

The **treasury.spend** extrinsic that succeeded on Polkadot: [https://polkadot.subscan.io/extrinsic/25613045-2?tab=event](https://polkadot.subscan.io/extrinsic/25613045-2?tab=event)

The corresponding XCM message that was processed *(and failed)* on AssetHub due to insufficient USDC: [https://assethub-polkadot.subscan.io/block/8652209?tab=event\&event=8652209-7](https://assethub-polkadot.subscan.io/block/8652209?tab=event\&event=8652209-7) - the XCM message queue was processed correctly, but within the event one can see that the message itself was not successful.

This proposal creates a new spend, the same as the original one, ie, **312,500 USDC**

Replace and Recover Failed Treasury Spend

- A person participated in 348 Polkadot OpenGov proposals.  
- They voted 120 times in favor (AYE), 138 times against (NAY), and 88 times abstained.  
- They left 107 comments on proposals.  
- Their goal is to help Polkadot stay fair and decentralized.  
- They are asking for 1 DOT for each participation, totaling 348 DOT.  
- They believe Polkadot needs more transparency and better communication.  
- They want more voices to be heard without fear.  
- They shared a detailed list of all their votes and comments.

Retroactive - 8 months of participation

- WAGOI helps drivers control their car data using Polkadot wallets  
- It follows new EU rules starting in November 2025  
- First version will connect 2,500 cars and make 20,000+ transactions monthly  
- Could grow to 2.5 million wallets if 1% of EU drivers join  
- Builds a mobile app to view car data and manage permissions  
- Uses Moonbeam first, then moves to Polkadot  
- Costs $330,000 for this first phase  
- All code will be open for everyone to use

![Sign-in-preview-horizontal.png](https://i.ibb.co/zWZzLJLN/Sign-in-preview-horizontal.png)

Here is the full proposal : [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YyrYuTVqHvlVlfXIzk1zGZILzGyF83yzXOZKAWM200w/edit?tab=t.0](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YyrYuTVqHvlVlfXIzk1zGZILzGyF83yzXOZKAWM200w/edit?tab=t.0)

### **TL/DR**

WAGOI is building the first EU-compliant, wallet-based data access platform for connected vehicles, launching ahead of the EU Data Act (November 2025). European drivers will gain control over their vehicle data via Polkadot wallets, turning every car into a gateway to on-chain activity. Our MVP targets 2,500 vehicles and will generate 20K+ transactions monthly. With only 1% EU market adoption, that translates into 2.5M wallets and over 20M transactions/month. WAGOI is a regulatory-aligned, real-world DePIN case driving measurable Coretime consumption, wallet growth, and transaction volume - all critical KPIs for Polkadot. Code will be open-sourced.

The **EU Data Act,** enforced in November 2025, mandates that drivers must gain access to the data generated by their own vehicles. However, no consumer-friendly product exists today that makes this data available in a transparent, consent-based, and compliant way. WAGOI turns every vehicle into a Polkadot-connected node, using blockchain for secure consent, data sharing, and real-world utility. This is the moment to position Polkadot at the center of Europe's upcoming data economy.

### **Why this proposal**

This submission is a direct successor to[ Proposal #1593](https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1593), which received zero "No" votes from any Decentralized Voices. Unfortunately, just 3 days before voting closed, wallet **14DN** cast a decisive “No” with **18 million DOT**, killing the proposal without transparency, dialogue or any feedback.

This raises a critical question:  **Is Polkadot only funding infrastructure, while ignoring user-facing applications?**  That would be ironic -  especially considering **Polimec’s** recent [public comments](https://x.com/polimecprotocol/status/1949800707357327671?s=52) highlighting the ecosystem’s **critical lack of real users**.

*“Building on Polkadot brought substantial technical advantages, but also came with the challenge of a growing but currently non-existent user base, which limited the scale and achievable revenue we could realistically reach at this stage.”* 

Without users and real transaction volume, even the best tech means nothing. Polkadot needs adoption, not just innovation.

After attending the Web3 Summit in Berlin, I was approached by a surprising number of people who wanted to talk about the WAGOI project.  That led to some deep brainstorming with people in the ecosystem. The big question: **How do we move forward and capture market momentum -  especially with the EU Data Act just around the corner  -  without requesting the full funding upfront?**

*So we flipped the model…*

In our previous proposal, we had already outlined scheduled payments (2 times $330,000 USDC) but this time, we’re moving forward with a fully **phased approach** to ensure greater alignment with ecosystem needs. We are starting with a clean mobile app and smart contracts on Moonbeam (*Until Polkadot Asset Hub is ready on Polkadot mainnet*). The idea is to let the 1,000+ people on our waitlist experience the core value of WAGOI: data ownership, connected vehicles, and wallet-based access.

Yes, that means stripping out things like the marketplace (for now), but after speaking with a wide range of people across the ecosystem, it’s becoming clear this might just be the **right** approach. Prove traction first  -  then roll out the rest. And make all code open-source for community use.

### **Why Polkadot**

Polkadot needs:

* More wallets
* More Coretime sold
* More on-chain activity

WAGOI delivers all three:

* **Wallets**: Every driver onboarded = new wallet
* **Transactions**: Every consent or update = transaction
* **Data Use**: Smart contracts mediate usage rights

### **The bigger picture**

Europe is enforcing the EU Data Act in November 2025, mandating user control over connected car data.

This opens a **€750B+ market** where WAGOI positions Polkadot as the **default trusted infra** for compliant vehicle data sharing.

With 250M+ vehicles in Europe, capturing even **1%** means:

* 2.5M new on-chain wallets
* Millions of recurring transactions (consents, service contracts, reward payouts)
* Real-world utility beyond DeFi/DePIN speculation

This is just the beginning. Once we validate user traction and core functionality, we will progressively layer in components like the data marketplace. These next phases can be proposed through future Treasury requests, and we are committed to exploring models where the ecosystem directly benefits, including mechanisms for revenue sharing with the Treasury itself.

Legal requirements drive these wallets (EU Data Act), tied to high-value real-world assets (cars), and offer ongoing utility for users and businesses. That’s a much stronger foundation than most DePIN or DeFi projects launching today.

*On-chain transaction comparison :* 

| Metric | 2025 (MVP Phase) | 2026 (1% EU Phase) |
| ---------------------------- | --------------------------- | ----------------------- |
| Wallet-Connected Vehicles | 2,500 | 2,500,000 |
| DID Registrations | 2,500 (one-time) | 2.5M (one-time) |
| Monthly Consent Updates | 2,000 | 2M |
| Data Access Requests (Tx) | 5,000 | 5M |
| Reward Token Transfers | 7,500 | 7.5M |
| Smart Contract Executions | 1,000 | 1M |
| Read/Write Operations (est.) | 75,000 Reads / 7,500 Writes | 75M Reads / 7.5M Writes |
| Estimated Monthly Tx Volume | 15,000–20,000 | 15–20 million |

If we use 50.000 vehicles as an example,\*\* the total monthly transaction volume would be  : 

| Source | Volume Estimate |
| ----------- | -------------------------- |
| Consumers | 300,000 tx/month |
| B2B Clients | 51,000–85,000 tx/month |
| Total | \~350,000–385,000 tx/month |

This means **\~4.2 to 4.6 million tx/year** just from this early growth phase ! 

### **What we will build**

![wagoi-powered-by-polkadot.png](https://i.ibb.co/rfN5XR4G/wagoi-powered-by-polkadot.png)

A full **WAGOI mobile app** in **Flutter**, linked to core web3 components like smart contracts or wallets, providing the following core MVP features:

1. **User Onboarding** – Create a profile&#x20;
2. **Vehicle Data Integration** – Users can link their connected vehicle and view their own car data in the app.
3. **Open-source Codebase** – All code will be published under a permissive license.

The budget for the mobile app development was already communicated in our previous proposal (mobile app development - see [link](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1djEBO7R7iu0JAFGNIYgCkWKw3LOOk6URLnr_-5_TjRQ/edit?tab=t.0)) 

Since smart contracts are not live on Polkadot mainnet yet, we are going to test smart contracts on Moonbeam to handle consent logic & rewards. This approach allows us to thoroughly test and validate all functionalities in a working environment before deploying to Polkadot. So we can ensure everything works as intended. Based on the [latest announcement](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-hub-decision-prioritizing-growing-ecosystem-3rd-party-providers-inc-defi-asap-through-evm/14130), they should be live in December. 

### **The Budget**

We made a conscious decision not to exceed **$330,000 USDC** in this proposal,  the same amount that was originally scoped as the **first milestone** in our earlier proposal.

This also means we’re operating on a **tight budget** for this phase to get the core components up and running. Unlike isolated tools, our solution has many integrated parts :

* We need **API connections** with car brands
* A **backend** to securely handle and store the data
* And a **mobile app** to bring the data to life for users

With our new approach we are delivering value upfront and aiming to build enough traction and trust to return to the Treasury later this year -  likely in **November**, when the **EU Data Act** goes into effect.

We hope the community recognizes our commitment.

In reality, Phase 1 requires more than **$330,000**, but since that was the amount allocated for Milestone 1 in our previous proposal, we’ve chosen to stick with it.

This decision involves real risk on our side, but we’re willing to take it to demonstrate our **commitment and confidence** in delivering results. We believe in this product, and we know we can execute.

### **Long-Term vision**

The full WAGOI platform was outlined in our previous proposal. That larger vision  -  which our advisory board still fully supports  -  remains the direction we're heading.

But we understand that bold ideas need to be built step by step, especially when only a few can see the bigger picture from day one. That’s why we talked with so many people and this is a strategic first move:  to let interested users experience the **seamless simplicity of a mobile app** with **integrated Web3 functionality**.

This proposal is low-cost, low-risk, fully open-source, and high-impact.

WAGOI is a regulatory-aligned opportunity to bring millions of real users into the Polkadot ecosystem. It’s how you create Coretime demand, wallet growth, and genuine DePIN traction

It’s the kind of **user-centric, EU-aligned, high-utility initiative** Polkadot should be known for, especially at a time when tangible traction is more valuable than abstract vision.

***

**Huge thanks to everyone who shared feedback and supported us during the creation of this proposal - and to those who voted on the previous WAGOI submission.**

We truly appreciate your trust, and we hope to earn your support once again.
If you have any questions or need more context, we’re always here to chat.

**As always, stay decentralized!**&#x20;

WAGOI - Empowering drivers through data sovereignty.

- PlutoFramework is a tool to make Polkadot mobile apps faster and cheaper  
- It's already used in real apps like realXmarket  
- Helps new developers build Polkadot apps easily  
- Includes many ready-to-use features for apps  
- Team wants to keep improving it for everyone  
- Needs funding for future work and equipment  
- Created by experienced developers  
- Aims to bring more apps to Polkadot mobile users

PlutoFramework Retroactive grant proposal

- Polkadot needs upgrades to handle more transactions and keep parachains running smoothly.  
- The Quadrivium team will work on 5 key improvements for Polkadot-SDK.  
- These include faster data storage, better testing, and ensuring parachains stay online.  
- The team built KAGOME, a Polkadot client already used on the mainnet.  
- Parity and Web3 Foundation will help guide and review the work.  
- Funding requested: $288,000 USDC.  
- Quadrivium paused KAGOME development after a rejected proposal but still wants to help Polkadot.  
- The team specializes in blockchain tech and has deep Polkadot knowledge.

Quadrivium Polkadot-SDK improvements proposal 1

**Requested amount:** 815 358 USDC

**Beneficiary address:** 149mJjdQjEBMHHbWDjbLJ7X4e95ps6L35DZVaBzn1raR1EVQ

**Short description:** *Gossamer was originally envisioned as a Go-based implementation of the Polkadot Relay Chain Validator, contributing to the decentralization and resilience of the network through client diversity. Our team, deeply committed to the Polkadot ecosystem, built Gossamer as an alternative full node and validator client to help ensure the robustness of the protocol.*
**However**, as the ecosystem's needs have changed, it's become clear that alternative client development is not currently a top priority. In light of this, we’ve made a strategic decision to shift our focus from developing an alternative client to contributing directly to the existing Rust-based SDK implementation. This change aligns with both the direction of the ecosystem and our desire to maximize our impact on Polkadot’s core infrastructure.
Following consultations with Parity, we have defined a set of objectives that our team will focus on over the next six months. These efforts, in close collaboration with Parity, will leverage our experience to contribute to the Polkadot-SDK's most critical areas, helping to strengthen, optimize, and scale the protocol at its foundation. 

**Project Category/Type:** Software development
**Website:** [ChainSafe](https://chainsafe.io/)

# Context of the Proposal
The Gossamer team at ChainSafe is a group of technical experts engaging in protocol-level implementations for the Polkadot ecosystem. The team has formerly received funding from the Web3 Foundation and the Polkadot Treasury and has also been temporarily self-funded through ChainSafe.
This proposal is a request for six months of funding from the Polkadot Treasury for the collaboration of the Gossamer team and Parity to work on the Polkadot protocol's (polkadot-sdk) pressing needs. The ecosystem is rapidly evolving, and a lot of change is to be expected. We are therefore adopting a six-month proposal cycle to maintain agility and responsiveness to best serve the ecosystem.
In this funding period, as detailed in Section 2 (Scope of Current Proposal), we will dedicate resources to the needs of the polkadot-sdk by addressing key technical priorities identified in collaboration with Parity. Our focus will be on areas where our team’s expertise can deliver the greatest impact - enhancing scalability, performance, and protocol robustness. This marks a natural evolution of our role within the ecosystem, transitioning from client diversity through Gossamer to strengthening the core infrastructure that supports the Polkadot network. Our focus will be on areas where our team’s expertise can deliver the greatest impact - protocol development. 
[Read Full proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vuJwHbSQcx001KPLBjLfYsMQZFZCWaI2azETVs2T6II/edit?usp=sharing)

### Proposal navigation:
1. [Context of the proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vuJwHbSQcx001KPLBjLfYsMQZFZCWaI2azETVs2T6II/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.1zo0zjb0dkcb)
    1.1 [About ChainSafe and the Gossamer Team](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vuJwHbSQcx001KPLBjLfYsMQZFZCWaI2azETVs2T6II/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.r1h6b13lq78y)
2. [Scope of Work](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vuJwHbSQcx001KPLBjLfYsMQZFZCWaI2azETVs2T6II/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.tedpurhasj4m)
    2.1 [Approval-checking rewards](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vuJwHbSQcx001KPLBjLfYsMQZFZCWaI2azETVs2T6II/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.x1josl2ojaib)
    2.2 [Parachain runtime upgrades off-chain R&D](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vuJwHbSQcx001KPLBjLfYsMQZFZCWaI2azETVs2T6II/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.nqm39yktcxlf)
    2.3 [Optimizing the dependency footprint](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vuJwHbSQcx001KPLBjLfYsMQZFZCWaI2azETVs2T6II/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.my8bqjnnp9yw)
    2.4 [WebRTC transport for browser-based LightClients](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vuJwHbSQcx001KPLBjLfYsMQZFZCWaI2azETVs2T6II/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.kga70qtz590a)
    2.5 [Speculative Availability](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vuJwHbSQcx001KPLBjLfYsMQZFZCWaI2azETVs2T6II/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.15uubdryyvph)
    2.6 [Polkadot network chaos testing and DDoS protection](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vuJwHbSQcx001KPLBjLfYsMQZFZCWaI2azETVs2T6II/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.vho01ny786cg)
    2.7 [Smart Contracts Infrastructure Integration (Foundry-Polkadot)](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vuJwHbSQcx001KPLBjLfYsMQZFZCWaI2azETVs2T6II/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.5vx3cbqx85rw)
3. [Budget](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vuJwHbSQcx001KPLBjLfYsMQZFZCWaI2azETVs2T6II/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.a3ezu9wj57t)

**Contact:**
- Kyrylo Pisariev, Senior Engineering Manager, kirill@chainsafe.io, @p1sar:matrix.org
- Peter Kalambet, Head of Protocol, peter@chainsafe.io, @peter:dod.ngo
- Belma Gutlic, VP of Engineering, belma@chainsafe.io, @morrigan.iv:matrix.org

**Progress and Updates:**
- Monthly progress reports ([GitHub discussions](https://github.com/ChainSafe/gossamer-parity/discussions), [X](https://x.com/ChainSafeth)) 
- GitHub code progress ([Github Project](https://github.com/orgs/ChainSafe/projects/62))
- Presentations at Polkadot events
- Documentation updates

Please Vote NAY. Replaced with https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1699

- **50,000 DOT loan** helped start the Spacewalk bridge for Stellar ↔ Polkadot transfers.  
- **Vortex** (a fiat off-ramp) now lets users swap Stellar stablecoins into **EUR, ARS, BRL** and has processed **$1.5M+**.  
- A **BRL corridor** was added using **BRLA.digital** to cut costs.  
- More **collateral-free paths** are being worked on.  
- **Proposal:** Extend the loan by **6 months (to Jan 2026)** to avoid disrupting transfers.  
- The **DOT stays staked** and will be returned once new routes are ready.  
- **Vote Aye** to keep the bridge running smoothly while new paths are set up.

**Context**

* In [Referendum #748](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/748) the Treasury loaned **50 000 DOT** to Pendulum so the Spacewalk bridge could post 200 % collateral for Stellar ↔ Polkadot transfers.


* Since then the bridge has gone live and SatoshiPay released **Vortex**, a fiat off-ramp that lets users swap Stellar-based stablecoins into **EUR, ARS** and **BRL** (via Moonbeam for EVM chains). Vortex has now cleared **more than US $1.5 million** in transactions across Europe and Brazil.


* To cut collateral costs and improve efficiency, an **alternative BRL corridor** has already been enabled by routing transfers through the Polkadot-native **BRLA.digital** stablecoin on Moonbeam.&#x20;


* **Work under way** on further collateral-free paths across networks



**Ask**

We propose a **symbolic Treasury motion with a 1 DOT transfer to the Treasury** that signals an extension of the existing 50 000 DOT loan by **six months (to 31 Jan 2026)**. Repaying now and re-requesting later would force a temporary scale-down of bridge capacity and interrupt EUR/ARS fiat ramps.

* The DOT stays in the same multisig and remains **staked** as vDOT during the extension.


* We want to extend the loan duration by six months so that we can keep the current paths via Spacewalk operational, while we are establishing other collateral-free routes for Vortex. Principal will be returned once collateral-free routes fully replace the original Stellar vaults.



Please **vote Aye** if you support keeping the loan active so the bridge and Vortex off-ramp can continue to operate without disruption while alternative routes are finalised.

Extend 50 000 DOT Collateral Loan for Spacewalk Bridge (Ref #748) – 6-Month Roll-Over

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