- The Polkadot Prodigy Hackathon 2024 aims to boost innovation in the Polkadot ecosystem, especially in Eastern Europe.
- The hackathon has 393 participants and runs for 3 weeks of coding, followed by 1 week of judging, ending on June 8th.
- Challenges include delayed payments from the Events Bounty system, prompting a request for governance funding.
- The team has conducted 12 workshops and 4 mentoring sessions, with over 30 attendees per session on average.
- Social media traction includes 470 Twitter followers, 116 LinkedIn followers, and significant web page visits.
- The event has secured 16 mentors, 17 judges, and 6 media sponsors.
- Detailed reports and expense breakdowns will be provided for transparency.

Executed

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WHO: The Polkadot Prodigy team

WHAT: Requesting funding through the Polkadot governance process to avoid delay in distributing hackathon rewards.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

2nd Milestone Request for Rewards and Fees for Polkadot Prodigy Hackathon 2024

- **Proposal Goal**: Recover 46.1 DOT lost due to a technical error during a local Polkadot event in Finland.
- **Event Aim**: Foster collaboration in XR, AI, and Web3, but faced funding issues due to discontinued Events Bounty support.
- **Original Plan**: A launch event with 596 DOT, scaled down to 310 DOT due to feedback.
- **Organizers**: A student group (XES) and Polkadot Ambassador Tomi, who locked up 45 DOT for multisig and pure proxy identity verification.
- **Challenges**: Delays and lack of communication from Events Bounty, leading to the withdrawal of the application.
- **Error**: Tomi lost the locked DOT due to a technical mistake with polkadot.js.
- **Tomi's Background**: Active in promoting Polkadot globally, author of a Polkadot-friendly book, and initiator of cross-chain projects.
- **Request**: Community support to reimburse the lost DOT, acknowledging the efforts made in good faith.

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The proposal aims to recover 46.1 DOT lost due to a technical error while pursuing a local Polkadot event in Finland. The revised proposal was for 310 DOT, and the practicalities were to be organized by a student group. The proposer, a Polkadot Ambassador, is asking the community to reimburse the lost DOT to regain motivation and focus on international initiatives.

Recovering lost funds for local initiative

OG Tracker 2.0 Top Up

- Curators may try to sabotage the bounty by not renewing their positions.
- This could cause the removal and replacement process to fail.
- To prevent sabotage, a parallel referendum is being run.
- The parallel referendum only proposes new curators.
- It does not remove the current curators first.
- Both referendums need to pass.
- This ensures that curators are replaced whether they sabotage or not.
- The strategy aims to secure the bounty's future regardless of curators' actions.

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Proposal: Run a parallel referendum to elect new curators without removing the current ones, in case they sabotage the original referendum. Both referendums should pass. No specific price, timeframe or resources mentioned.

Replacing curators for event bounty 17 (backup)

- **Proposal by:** Jimmy Tudeski
- **Request:** Reimbursement of 450 DOT for travel expenses and a tip for a community report.
- **Purpose:** Evaluation of digital infrastructure at Inter Miami CF's stadium during a match day.
- **Objectives:** Assess digital engagement strategies, fan interactions with QR codes, and potential for Polkadot integration.
- **Findings:** High fan engagement with digital technologies, suggesting opportunities for blockchain innovations like digital collectibles and secure ticketing.
- **Community Report:** Detailed potential applications of Polkadot in sports, focusing on fan engagement and blockchain education.
- **Budget Breakdown:** Includes airfare, accommodation, and an additional tip for the work performed.
- **Outcome:** Insights from the trip are crucial for a potential partnership with Inter Miami CF, aiming to enhance fan experiences and operational efficiencies using Polkadot technology.

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WHO: Jimmy Tudeski
WHAT: Requesting reimbursement of travel expenses and a tip for a community report published on April 25, 2024, regarding a trip to Miami to evaluate digital engagement strategies at Inter Miami CF's stadium and assess the potential for integrating Polkadot's blockchain technology to enhance fan experiences and operational efficiencies.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 450 DOT, to be reimbursed for airfare and accommodation expenses, with an additional tip of $1200. Reimbursed DOT will be bonded for staking on Jimmy Tudeski's Stakenode Validator Node.

Retroactive Tip - Reimbursement for Miami trip wrt Polkadot x Inter Miami proposal

- Gavin Wood is touring **The JAM Paper** to six universities in May and June.
- Each stop includes an overview, deep dive, and Q&A session.
- Tour dates: Buenos Aires (May 10), Stanford (May 14), Zurich (May 23), Tokyo (June 8), Seoul (June 12), Singapore (June 18-20).
- **The Kus** and **Key Pictures** are documenting the tour for short and long-form content.
- The tour is partially funded by an agreement to cover 69% of 52 Weeks of Kus content.
- Surplus DOT tokens worth 7217 DOT were returned to the treasury based on a DOT price of 7.25 USD.

Gavin Wood will tour 6 universities to discuss The JAM Paper, documented by The Kus & Key Pictures. The full budget and details are available, with any surplus DOT returned to the treasury.

The JAM Spring Time Tour & Top Up - The Kus x Key Pictures

### HEROIC Esports Sponsorship Proposal

- **HEROIC Overview**: A leading esports organization with top teams in Counter-Strike, Fortnite, DOTA2, and PUBG Mobile.
- **Sponsorship Request**: $1,337,000 for a 1-year exclusive partnership with an option to extend.
- **HEROIC's Strengths**:
  - Top 10 Counter-Strike team.
  - #1 Fortnite player in Europe.
  - Best South American DOTA2 team.
  - 4.4M+ fans across social media.
  - High engagement and live viewership.
  - World-class marketing and content production.
- **Polkadot's Benefits**:
  - Primary blockchain sponsor.
  - Exclusive commercial licensing.
  - Full integration in HEROIC's marketing assets.
  - Content production and fan activations.
  - Community involvement in decision-making.
  - Special offers on HEROIC merchandise.
  - Staff presence at industry events.
  - Monthly reporting and business development opportunities.

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HEROIC, a leading esports organization, is seeking a 1-year exclusive partnership with an opportunity to extend for $1,337,000. Polkadot will be the primary blockchain sponsor and receive exclusive commercial licensing against competitors in the category. Polkadot will also have full integration in HEROIC's physical and digital marketing assets, content production, and access to event presence and fan activations. Additionally, Polkadot will have a dedicated business development working group to identify and evaluate top projects for an extended partnership opportunity.

HEROIC x Polkadot sponsorship

- PMEI is requesting retroactive payment for the ETH Denver Closing Party and planning a new event, Zebu Live, on October 11th.
- The ETH Denver event cost $148,453, with a $44,239 deficit that PMEI covered.
- The event added 1,898 new Substrate wallets and had 5,365 attendee sign-ups.
- Zebu Live is expected to attract 2,500-4,000 people and add over 3,500 new Substrate wallets.
- PMEI aims to align with Polkadot's marketing strategy through these events.
- The requested amount for both events is 37,882 DOT.
- PMEI has been building infrastructure, including a proprietary ticketing flow and partnerships to drive Polkadot adoption.

PMEI is requesting retroactive payment for funds advanced for ETH Denver and additional funds for a new event, Zebu Live, for a total of 37,882 DOT. The goal is to align with Distractive's Polkadot marketing strategy and add new substrate wallets to the ecosystem. The ETH Denver event had a total cost of $148,453, and PMEI is asking for retroactive payment to cover the additional expenses and overages. The new event, Zebu Live, is estimated to have 2500-4000 attendees and will add 3500+ new substrate wallets.

Retroactive Payments for {bash} + adding Zebu Live Official Closing Party

**Polkadot IRL Campaign #6 - The City & Canary Wharf, London UK**

- **Location**: London, UK, targeting Canary Wharf, Bank Financial District, Liverpool St, Monument, and Central London.
- **Duration**: 5.5 months.
- **Buildings**: 41 office buildings with 91 digital billboards.
- **Audience**: Approximately 47,900 employees in various financial and tech firms.
- **Design**: Animations by Algo SRL, with a Polkadot-themed refresh after 3 months.
- **Funding**: Requesting 39,713 DOT ($246,220 USD) to cover ad campaign, design, agency fees, and maintenance.
- **Next Steps**: Funds will be converted to USD/EUR upon approval for vendor payments.
- **Community Notes**: Includes links to previous campaign reports and proof of activation.

CultureDot proposes a 5.5-month advertising campaign in London's financial district targeting relevant professionals via 91 digital billboards in 41 buildings. They request 39,713 DOT ($246,220 USD) for the campaign, graphic design, agency fee, maintenance fee, and incidentals/misc. The proposal includes a breakdown of target demographics and notable companies within the scope. The campaign will be designed by Algo SRL and will include a trackable QR code to measure scans.

POLKADOT IRL CAMPAIGN #6 - THE CITY & CANARY WHARF, LONDON UK

Kotal is an open-source Blockchain node service and API gateway that offers a decentralized alternative to centralized services like Infura and OnFinality. It supports multiple blockchain protocols, including Polkadot and Kusama, and can be installed on various cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, Azure, and Alibaba Cloud.

Key features of Kotal include:
- Deploying nodes across multiple blockchain protocols.
- Upgrading and downgrading node software.
- Managing validator keys and block production.
- Handling storage and resource allocation.
- Managing secrets and monitoring resource usage.
- Creating secure API endpoints and managing access control.
- Managing domain certificates and workspaces.
- Inviting members to workspaces and assigning roles.

Kotal also plans to extend its capabilities to support Polkadot parachains, including deploying nodes and collators for various parachains and managing notifications and session keys.

WHO: Kotal Team

WHAT: Extend Kotal capabilities to cover Polkadot parachains, including deploying nodes and collators, connecting parachains to parent relay chain, and providing webhooks, notifications, and validator session keys management.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Open source alternative to centralized polkadot API gateways and node as a service

Replacing curators for events bounty 17

Rejected

VOTE NAY

### Polkadot Fellowship Introduces New `spend()` Extrinsic

- **New Feature**: The Polkadot Fellowship has introduced a new `spend()` extrinsic with the Polkadot Runtime 1.1 upgrade.
- **Capabilities**: This extrinsic supports multi-asset Treasury spends (e.g., DOT, USDT, USDC) from an XCM multi-location (e.g., AssetHub) and can be paid out at a specific block.
- **Benefits**: It enables instant payments, reduces exchange rate risk by paying proposers in USD stables, and allows setting up payment plans with scheduled payouts.
- **Testing Proposal**: A proposal aims to test this new feature by sending 69 USDT to Alice and Bob on AssetHub.
- **Corrections Needed**: Previous instructions had errors, leading to a wrongful proposal. This new proposal aims to correct those mistakes.
- **Technical Details**: The call involves a V3 MultiLocation pointing to AssetHub, with a specific AssetID for USDT and an amount of 69,000,000 (USDT with 6 decimals).
- **Beneficiary**: The funds will be sent to Polkalytics, the company account of Alice and Bob.

The proposal aims to raise awareness and test the new `spend()` extrinsic introduced by the Polkadot Fellowship, which supports multi-asset Treasury spends from an XCM multi-location to be paid out at a specific block. The proposal suggests sending 69 USDT to Alice and Bob's Polkalytics account to test the extrinsic. No timeframe or additional resources are mentioned.

Test the brand-new spend() extrinsic (resubmission of 708)

- **Collaboration**: In 2024, the Founder Institute in Hong Kong and Polkadot formed a partnership to launch a Web3 vertical.
- **Purpose**: The partnership aims to educate startup founders about Polkadot's technology and encourage them to develop projects within its ecosystem.
- **First Web3 Cohort**: The Founder Institute will host its first Web3 cohort from May 28 to September 3, 2024, in Hong Kong.
- **Roles and Responsibilities**: The Founder Institute will provide branding and mentor slots, while Polkadot will recommend mentors and present at program sessions.
- **Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)**: An MOU was signed to formalize the collaboration, with Polkadot represented by its Head Ambassador.
- **Long-term Goal**: The partnership plans to recruit additional mentors for future cohorts and refine engagement based on insights from the first cohort.
- **Impact**: This collaboration aims to boost Polkadot's exposure to new companies, investors, and projects within the Founder Institute network.
- **Contact**: For more information, contact Irina Karagyuar at irina@bq9.io.

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WHO: Polkadot and the Founder Institute

WHAT: Polkadot will onboard mentors and develop joint co-marketing initiatives with the Founder Institute to enhance business offerings for investors and applicants. Polkadot will recommend a mentor(s) from the ecosystem, present at the required program session(s), and provide any marketing collateral necessary. The Founder Institute will provide online and onsite branding for Polkadot, introduce all enrolled founders to Polkadot, and allow Polkadot to present at any desired session.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The collaboration will take place from May 28, 2024, to September 3, 2024, during the Founder Institute's first Web3 cohort. The collaboration is strategic and will enable the Polkadot ecosystem to gain essential exposure to new companies and projects, investors' networks, and to establish a presence and raise awareness within the Founder Institute network. The MOU will be considered a liabilities exempt Pilot Project between the parties.

Pilot MOU Proposal for a Collaboration between the Polkadot Ecosystem and the Founder Institute:

PRE-IMAGE ERROR - VOTE NAY

- On December 29th, 2023, Chris, the Head Ambassador of North America for Polkadot, reached out to Ryan (Phunky) about bringing an Indy 500 opportunity to their community.
- Chris helped organize a Polkadot Decoded watch party earlier in the year and was crucial in getting a treasury payout for an Indy 500 race team.
- Despite challenges, Chris managed to get a replacement treasury payout passed quickly to support the race team.
- Chris also orchestrated a deal with Inter Miami, another significant marketing opportunity for the Polkadot ecosystem.
- Chris has been actively involved in the Polkadot network since its early years but has not received any tips from the treasury for his efforts.
- Ryan hopes that other DOT token holders will support and celebrate Chris's contributions by voting AYE on a tip for "Learn Polkadot."
- Ryan has provided a formal proposal document for anyone who needs it.

Proposal to tip "Learn Polkadot" for spearheading the Indy 500 opportunity and helping with Ref 514 and Ref 616. No specific price, timeframe, or resources mentioned.

Learn Polkadot Tip for Polkadot Brand Being Elevated by Conor Daly and Inter Miami

- The discussion is about whether to abolish the Decision-Making (DV) process in the DOT ecosystem.
- The main goal of on-chain governance is to reduce selling pressure, not to achieve fairness or equality.
- Controversial decisions should favor the majority of real DOT holders, as they are less likely to sell.
- The purpose of governance is solely to minimize selling pressure.
- Even if abolishing DV is not technically feasible, this discussion can serve as a survey for real DOT holders to express their opinions.
- This survey aims to understand the intentions of real DOT holders, excluding DV participants.
- The debate is not about whales versus shrimps, but about holders versus non-holders and capitalism versus socialism.
- The opinions of real DOT holders are crucial for the ecosystem's direction.

The proposal suggests conducting a survey to gauge the opinion of real DOT holders on the possibility of abolishing DOT voting rights (DV) to minimize selling pressure. The aim is to understand the real desire of DOT holders, excluding DV, and communicate it to W3F. The proposal does not mention any specific price, timeframe, or resources.

Should we abolish DV?

**Polkadot at Blockchain Rio 2024**

- **Event:** Blockchain Rio 2024
- **Dates:** July 23-25, 2024
- **Location:** Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- **Requested Amount:** $52,941.00 in DOT
- **Activities:** Platinum sponsorship, booth, mainstage talks, panels, branding, and a side event with decision-makers.
- **Attendees:** Expected 11,000 to 15,000 attendees, similar to the 18,000+ in 2023.
- **Industries Represented:** Digital Assets, Technology, Financial Market, Legal, Marketing, Energy, Logistics, Education, Real Estate, Gaming, Art, Fashion, and Music.
- **Purpose:** To showcase Polkadot's impact on various industries and participate in Brazil's growing blockchain ecosystem.

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WHO: Polkadot

WHAT: Cover the costs of participation at Blockchain Rio Leaders and Blockchain Rio 2024, including a Platinum sponsorship package with a booth featuring Polkadot, mainstage talks, panel participation, branding on conference materials, and a side event with decision makers called "Blockchain Rio Leaders."

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: $52.941,00 USD in DOT for the event from July 23rd to July 25th, 2024 in Rio de Janeiro.

Polkadot @ Blockchain Rio 2024

### Proposal Summary

- **Purpose**: Set curators for the IBP bounty as outlined in Proposal 649.
- **Pure Proxy Address**: `1EkXxWpyv5pY7t427CDyqLfqUzEhwPsWSAWeurqmxYxY9ea`
- **Multisig Address**: `14B1PrRGJX9JNcNrsLC8j3cie5KmzWkCXaYR9wKrjqKFuzht`
- **Signatories**: 5 members with a threshold of 3/5 required for approval.
  - Erin (Parity)
  - Otar (Ecosystem)
  - Anaelle (Parity)
  - Benjamin (Astar)
  - CoinStudio (Ecosystem)

WHO: The proposal seeks to set the curators for the IBP bounty. 

WHAT: The curators will be set as per the approved Proposal 649. 

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Propose Curator for IBP

### Summary of the Proposal

- **Objective**: Develop a symbolic property testing engine for Rust in the Polkadot ecosystem to enhance code security and reliability.
- **Key Features**: 
  - Converts Rust property tests into a form suitable for execution.
  - Utilizes symbolic execution to evaluate functions across all possible inputs.
  - Leverages the K Framework for formal verification.
- **Benefits**: 
  - Proves the absence of bugs in Rust code.
  - Accessible to developers without requiring new specification languages.
- **Team**: 
  - Includes formal verification engineers, a project manager, technical advisors, and marketing support.
- **Timeline**: 
  - Expected completion in 6 months with a budget of approximately 75,142 DOT.
- **Milestones**: 
  - Frontend development, backend verification, project management, and community engagement.

Runtime Verification proposes to add formal verification support to Rust code analysis toolkit KMIR via symbolic property test execution. The objective is to create a symbolic property testing engine that can parse Rust property tests and execute any function(s) under test across all inputs simultaneously using a symbolic execution engine. The proposal aims to bring the power of formal verification to Rust developers across the Polkadot ecosystem. The expected timeline is six months with a budget of $526,000 or ~75,142 DOT.

Runtime Verification: Advanced Rust Property Test Verification for Polkadot Ecosystem

### Summary

- Pendulum team requests 50,000 DOT from Polkadot treasury to use as collateral for bridging stablecoins from Stellar to Polkadot.
- DOT will be staked on Bifrost, and vDOT will be used as collateral in Spacewalk bridge.
- Spacewalk is a decentralized bridge between Stellar and Polkadot, enabling interoperability.
- Vaults are used for secure transfers, similar to InterBTC’s mechanism.
- Proposal includes a one-year lock-up period for vDOT collateral, with full loan return after one year.
- Staking rewards will incentivize external vaults to join, further decentralizing the bridge.
- At the end of the loan period, vDOT will be unstaked and returned to the treasury.
- This proposal aims to enhance liquidity and interoperability between Stellar and Polkadot.

Pendulum team requests 50,000 DOT from the treasury to increase the capacity of the Spacewalk bridge, enabling interoperability between Stellar and Polkadot ecosystems. The DOT will be staked on Bifrost, and vDOT will be used as collateral, with a one-year lock-up period and full loan to be returned after one year. Vaults will be managed by SatoshiPay, and staking rewards will be used to incentivize more external vaults to provide collateral. The DOT collateral will be fully returned to the Polkadot treasury at the end of July 2025.

Bringing Stellar Liquidity to Polkadot: Loan DOT Collateral for Pendulum’s Spacewalk Bridge Vaults

### Summary

- Polkadot 2.0 will focus on "Coretime," a significant evolution in how Polkadot allocates its resources.
- The first version of Polkadot to fully support Agile Coretime, Async Backing, and Elastic Scaling will be considered Polkadot 2.0.
- These features aim to improve how parachains use and access resources on the Polkadot network.
- Agile Coretime allows for flexible allocation of resources to parachains.
- Async Backing makes it easier for parachains to submit their data to the main Polkadot chain.
- Elastic Scaling lets parachains use more resources if needed.
- The Polkadot Technical Fellowship will decide when these features are fully implemented and Polkadot 2.0 is ready.

WHO: The stakeholders voting AYE on this proposal.

WHAT: Define Polkadot 2.0 with three epic features - Agile Coretime, Async Backing, and Elastic Scaling.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Polkadot 2.0 Definition

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**MobilePolka**

- **Purpose:** Develop a mobile app for exploring and analyzing Polkadot blockchain data.
- **Features:**
  - Real-time data updates.
  - User-friendly design.
  - Comprehensive analytics.
  - Interactive search options.
- **Milestones:**
  - API development and testing.
  - Alpha release for early feedback.
  - Beta release for broader testing.
- **Future Plans:**
  - Integrate more Polkadot parachains.
  - Enhance analytical tools.
  - Community-driven development.
- **Goal:** Make blockchain data accessible and understandable on mobile devices, benefiting the Polkadot community.

WHO: MobilePolka

WHAT: Develop an intuitive mobile app for exploring and analyzing blockchain data in the Polkadot ecosystem with real-time data updates, user-friendly design, comprehensive blockchain analytics, and interactive search features.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Funding from the Polkadot treasury to complete API development and testing, launch an alpha release, and expand the feature set based on feedback for a beta release. Future plans include integrating additional Polkadot parachains, enhancing analytical tools, and incorporating community-driven development.

MobilePolka: Unveiling Polkadot's Depths on the Go

Empower Polkadot Playground is a weekend program for high school and university students to learn about blockchain technology, especially the Polkadot ecosystem. Here are the main points:

- **Interactive Tutorials:** Learn blockchain concepts through engaging lessons.
- **Gamified Activities:** Make learning fun with games and challenges.
- **Hands-on Workshops:** Build real projects and discuss ideas.
- **Community Engagement:** Connect with peers and experts in the field.
- **Certification:** Earn a certificate for completing the program.
- **Objective:** Teach students about blockchain and Polkadot to help them join the industry.
- **Previous Meetups:** The program builds on past events with the Polkadot and Ethio-Blockchain communities.

WHO: Empower Polkadot Playground

WHAT: Weekend blockchain education program for high school and university students to gain knowledge and skills in blockchain technology, with a specific focus on the Polkadot ecosystem. 

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified. 

KEY FEATURES: Interactive tutorials, gamified activities, hands-on workshops, community engagement, and certification. 

OBJECTIVE: To equip students with a foundational understanding of blockchain technology and the Polkadot ecosystem, empowering them to become active participants in the decentralized technologies field.

Empower Polkadot Playground - Educate With Game For Highschool and University

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