Polkadot is working to expand its presence in Asia to boost DOT's value and ecosystem growth. This expansion will help strengthen Polkadot's global leadership and unlock new opportunities. The plan includes strategic event participation, organizing unforgettable experiences, and localized community building. DCENTRAL, a leading community-based events facilitator, will drive this initiative. They have a strong track record of organizing premier events and bridging communities. The team includes Justin Wu, Esther Ng, and Nathan Leung, who are all passionate advocates for Polkadot. By supporting this proposal, you can help enhance Polkadot's visibility, drive ecosystem growth, and strengthen community bonds.

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Enhancing Polkadot's Presence in Asia through Strategic Events, Experiences, and Localized Community Engagement

- The treasury spent a lot of money on a project called DED.  
- DED is now finished and not active anymore.  
- There is a hope to recover some of the lost value.  
- A new community project is being suggested for funding.  
- The goal is to keep another project, WUD, successful.  
- People are being asked to vote on whether to support the new project.  
- Voting "AYE" supports new ideas, while "NAY" keeps supporting DED.  
- Links to more information about the projects are provided.  

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Odaily has proposed a plan to boost Polkadot's brand recognition in the APAC region. They aim to increase media exposure and community awareness through various activities. Here are the main points:

1. **Introduction**: Odaily wants to help Polkadot reach a broader audience in the APAC region. They have experience working with blockchain projects and have published over 500 articles related to Polkadot.

2. **Background**: Odaily is a leading blockchain-focused media platform in China, founded in 2018. They have a large and professional team that covers news, analysis, and industry reports.

3. **Why Odaily?**: They are a top-tier professional blockchain media outlet in the Chinese-speaking community and have the resources to generate quality content and reach the desired audience.

4. **Problem to Solve**: Polkadot needs to expand its audience in the growing general blockchain community. Odaily can help achieve this by designing a customized media package.

5. **Solutions and Timeline**: Odaily's plan for 2025 includes publicizing official events, promoting Polkadot ecosystem projects, and sharing the Polkadot Ecosystem development strategy in APAC. They will provide media support for events, publish articles, and distribute content through various channels.

6. **Detailed Delivery Plan and Budget**: The plan includes Chinese content creation, flash news releases, event PR articles, article synchronization, project-related integrations in industry reports, AMA & community building, article distribution, flash news distribution, community distribution, project article release, Odaily Twitter Space, online & offline events, column update, and other media resources. The total cost is 20,000 DOTs, equivalent to 80,000 USD.

7. **Media Exposure**: Odaily will distribute press releases and in-depth articles to various blockchain and internet media outlets.

8. **Payment Terms**: The contact person is Connie Ji, and payment is required in advance. Credits for articles will be reserved in the Odaily account for the local Polkadot team to use in 2025 and can be carried over to the next year if not used up.

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Polkadot marketing proposal in Chinese speaking areas

Hello there! We're asking for more money to help with our Polkadot Meetups Bounty #43. Small meetups are important for the Polkadot community because they help people learn, connect, and grow together. We want to use this extra money to reach more places and help people share their knowledge about Polkadot.

We also want to make some changes to the bounty, like giving different rewards to meetup organizers and people who help plan the events. We've looked at the rules for bounties and will make our public documents better and more clear.

Here are some useful links to learn more:
- [Our public page](https://dotmeetup.notion.site/Meetups-bounty-cd57b5990ba443559413dec3b339ab4a)
- [Our Twitter page](https://x.com/DOTmeetups)
- [The bounty on Subsquare](https://polkadot.subsquare.io/treasury/bounties/43)
- [Our public Telegram chat](https://t.me/dotmeetups)

Remember to check out the full proposal [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/13R73Cbk6Edu4aeemhTPKWLJz0EMDfbdBhWBu2fdT5iY/edit?usp=sharing).

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Proposal: Meetups Bounty #43 top-up & changes

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Please Vote NAY

- A group in Mexico, including six people, is promoting Polkadot in Web3 communities.
- They are hosting events to connect with developers and tech fans.
- In 2024, they attended different tech events to grow the Polkadot community.
- They are asking for $12,000 to support their team's work and community growth.
- The money will be shared among the members for their efforts.
- They are dedicated to expanding Polkadot professionally and effectively in Mexico.

TIP for the activities made by the Polkadot Mexican Collective

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- **Who:** DefiLlama Research is an organization focused on cryptocurrency and decentralized finance.
- **What:** They are asking the Polkadot community for $200,000 to support a campaign that includes articles, reports, and sponsorships about Polkadot.
- **Why:** The goal is to increase awareness and engagement in the Polkadot ecosystem by sharing its innovations and community efforts.
- **How:** They will create spotlight articles and custom research reports, as well as sponsor newsletters to keep Polkadot in the spotlight.
- **Audience:** Their audience is mostly active investors, with a large number being young and interested in technology.
- **Results:** They will provide a quarterly report to show how well the campaign is doing and how many people are engaged.
- **Team Contacts:** Roosa Kivisto is the Director, and Ryan Celaj is the Head of Research.

Polkadot Ecosystem Support with DefiLlama Research

BuildOnDot is a website that helps developers and businesses find ideas for Polkadot. The website needs money to keep running until 2025. People can give ideas for Polkadot on the website and help maintain the list of ideas. The website costs money for hosting, domain, and work. The total cost is $500.

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BuildOnDot 1 Year Infrastructure Cost - Domain + Hosting

Crystal Intelligence is a firm that wants to help Polkadot, a blockchain system, become better in important ways. Here are the main points:

- Crystal aims to improve security, transparency, and follow rules for Polkadot.
- They want to monitor transactions in real-time and provide helpful data tools.
- The proposed budget for this project is $1,375,000.
- One of the goals is to help more businesses use Polkadot by giving them free access to Crystal's tools for a year.
- The project includes monitoring transactions, helping with rules, and marketing to make Polkadot better known.
- It will take 12-18 months to complete this project, with several phases and important steps along the way.
- Crystal has experience working with big organizations like the UN and banks, showing they can be trusted.

Crystal Intelligence Blockchain Intelligence Proposal 

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[Whitelisted Caller] Upgrade Polkadot Relay and Asset Hub to v1.3.4, setting Polkadot inflation to 120M DOT per year

Dear community,

I am asking for your help to fund an account that does good things with 1000 DOT. This account is used for:

1. Giving rewards to people who help with something called "staking" for validators.
2. Giving back money to people who make decisions on Polkadot and Collective chains.

The account was given money 8 months ago, and I have been using my own money to keep it going. Now, there are more people doing these things, and it's getting hard to pay for everything.

Remember, this account only sends money for important things and most of the money goes back to the big money box called "treasury."

Thank you,
Will | Paradox | ParaNodes

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Tip for an account used for Referendum Deposit Clean-up and Validator Payout Bot

Polkadot Cloud Team has proposed a project to improve the Polkadot Developer Console and Staking Dashboard. They are asking for $215,000 USDT/52,311 DOT for 12 months of funding. The team has been working on the Developer Console for six months and has self-funded its development. They have also maintained the Staking Dashboard. The proposal includes enhancements to the Staking Dashboard, such as supporting new staking features and improving the user interface. The Developer Console aims to provide better support for multi-chain development and an improved user experience. The team will also work on the w3ux library, which provides tools for Web3 development on Polkadot. The requested funding will help the team dedicate resources to these projects and deliver value to the Polkadot community.

[Vote Nay] Polkadot Staking Dashboard & Developer Console 2024-25 Funding

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- The Polkadot Ambassador Fellowship Manifesto aims to improve a program based on community feedback and past experiences.
- It focuses on learning from mistakes and creating a strong plan for the future.
- The manifesto emphasizes teamwork and community support instead of competition.
- It seeks to rebuild shared values and principles to bring people together.
- The program is designed to be easy to join, but also organized and structured.
- It invites everyone to participate and helps them find their own paths in the community.
- The goal is to create a strong, decentralized community that lasts over time.

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The Polkadot Ambassador Fellowship

Apillon is a leading Web3 development platform for Polkadot. They have proposed a new project called Milestone 3, which aims to improve the platform and make it more user-friendly. The project will take 8 months and needs 809,600 USDT. Here are some of the things they plan to do:

1. Add new services like POP Network, KWIL, CESS, and Prosopo.
2. Improve existing features like embedded wallets, IPNS, NFT Wizard, and Unique Network's token-creation functionalities.
3. Make templates for Polkadot projects to make them more visible.
4. Do a security audit after reaching a certain point in the project.

The goal of Milestone 3 is to make Web3 technology easier to use for developers and businesses. They want to make Polkadot parachains and Apillon's tools more accessible and useful. By doing this, they hope to help the Polkadot ecosystem grow and attract more users.

Apillon Milestone 3 Proposal: Core Integrations and Service Enhancements for Polkadot Ecosystem Growth

AirLyft is a decentralized platform designed for Substrate and EVM projects, focusing on driving product adoption and user engagement within the Polkadot ecosystem. It offers various features such as AssetHub integration, POP creation, Substrate Quest validation, and wallet support. AirLyft proposes a community engagement initiative to boost growth for Polkadot projects through a dual program: a 6-month Polkachiever's campaign and free access to AirLyft's enterprise tools for 15 Polkadot projects. The objectives of this initiative include enhancing product adoption, user engagement, and ecosystem growth by supporting emerging projects with tools that promote community building and interactive quests. AirLyft's team consists of experienced professionals in data science, development, product operations, and marketing.

Unlocking Growth with a 6-Month PolkAchiever Campaign and AirLyft Enterprise Suite Access

PolkaGate is a project that makes it easier for people to use Substrate-based chains like Polkadot and Kusama. It has two main products: the PolkaGate Extension and the PolkaGate MetaMask Snap. The PolkaGate Extension is a tool that lets users manage their accounts and do things like sign transactions and participate in governance, all from their web browser. The PolkaGate MetaMask Snap is a special feature that lets users manage their assets and take part in staking and governance through MetaMask, a popular crypto wallet.

Over the past year, PolkaGate has made many improvements, like better account management tools, improved transaction signing, and a nicer user interface. They are asking for money to help pay for the work they have already done to make PolkaGate better. The team behind PolkaGate includes people with different skills, like a leader, a money manager, a blockchain researcher, a user interface designer, and a test engineer.

PolkaGate has received good feedback from users and other people in the community. They have been praised for their quick updates and helpful support. You can read more about their proposal by visiting their Google Docs link.

PolkaGate: One-Year Retroactive Funding Proposal (Oct. 2023 - Oct. 2024)

KodaDot is a leading NFT marketplace on Polkadot Asset Hub that has successfully delivered over 40 generative art drops and processed nearly 9,000 NFT mints. They are seeking long-term maintenance funding to sustain their public infrastructure and expand their services. Their objectives include implementing secure peer-to-peer NFT trading through atomic swaps, enabling a flexible offer system for any NFT, and maintaining robust infrastructure. They propose three major developments: atomic swaps, an offers system, and infrastructure enhancement. The $280,000 budget is divided into five milestones, with clear deliverables and success metrics. This funding will help KodaDot continue to serve as a public good for the Polkadot ecosystem, maintaining and expanding essential NFT infrastructure that benefits the entire community.

Infrastructure Funding for Polkadot Asset Hub #3 - Atomic swaps, Offers, Maintenance

We have been working hard to show our commitment to the Polkadot ecosystem. Here are some things we have done:

1. Polkadot 2.0 Developer Training: We taught over 100 people about Polkadot 2.0. You can watch it [here](https://youtu.be/s1LzG9xp7mk?si=GDuba-D9gWEeCFy1).
2. Smart Contract Campaign: We started a campaign to help developers use Polkadot SDK. You can learn more [here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hnqYFPmoP_MS08QYPPJTdJXemP_QUSUc/view).
3. On-going Program: We are helping developers learn how to build using Ink! and substrate parachains. You can find out more [here](https://lu.ma/geww1nhq).

We want to do more to help developers in Nigeria and other places understand Polkadot's SDK for dApp development. We plan to do this through training, bootcamps, and hackathons. Our goal is to show how Polkadot can be used to build important decentralized applications and make it a big part of the growing tech world. You can read our full proposal [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nSzJdyt6yWx9_XMruqhZTQwPmUom_SaSxjJDUFT0U5Y/edit?tab=t.0).

Polkadot Growth Initiative

Polkadot's social media management is decentralized, with contributions from ET90266, the Polkadot Social Media Editorial Board (EB), and Distractive. The EB has five members, and there is a proposal to fund their salary for a 6-month term. Each member would receive 2,500 USDT per month. The Web3 Foundation legally owns Polkadot's social media accounts and has entrusted ET90266 to manage them. The EB works with ET90266 and Distractive for content creation and brand alignment. The first EB had impressive growth in reach and engagement. The second EB was selected through an application and interview process, and its members have backgrounds in business development, content creation, social media, copywriting, marketing, and other Web3 areas. They aim to increase Polkadot's social media engagement and reach. The funds will be paid to a 4/6 multisig controlled by the 5 members and ET90266, and distributed in 3 tranches over 6 months. ET90266 will not be compensated from this proposal.

Continued Management of Polkadot’s 𝕏 Account

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A small spender request of 32,500 USDT has been made for a documentary on blockchain gaming, focusing on Polkadot's ecosystem. The goal is to educate non-crypto-native game developers about the benefits and challenges of blockchain gaming. The documentary is already completed and has been self-funded, including international flights, hotels, and other expenses. It targets gaming developers who are curious about blockchain but skeptical. The documentary is honest and accessible, featuring interviews with Polkadot native teams and other participants. If approved, the documentary will be promoted by Polkadot distribution partners such as Dot Play, Kusamarian, and Distractive. The documentary aims to provide objective information to indie developers as they begin their research on blockchain, helping them onboard to Polkadot without negative bias.

Publishing and promoting the documentary, “Blockchain Gaming,” by the Polkadot community.

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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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