Mandala Chain is a blockchain network built on Polkadot that aims to integrate government and enterprise applications with public and retail services. The project focuses on Indonesia, where it has formed strategic partnerships and resources to create a strong foundation for expansion into broader markets. Mandala Chain has been working on real-world blockchain applications such as digital identity, banking, IP protection, SmartGov, and tokenized assets, with the goal of onboarding the next 100 million users with Polkadot.

The project has participated in major industry events like the Bali Blockchain Summit and Coinfest Asia 2024, showcasing Mandala Chain and Polkadot to a wide audience, including government officials and industry leaders. Mandala Chain is now seeking to scale development capacity to meet the urgent demand for use cases already in the pipeline, with the aim of onboarding millions of users to Polkadot from Indonesia and beyond.

The project's goals include facilitating massive adoption by onboarding large populations through real-world use cases and government/enterprise partnerships. Mandala Chain is working on a portfolio of real-world use cases, onboarding new non-crypto users who will be accessing essential on-chain services, and is on track to bring millions of users into the Polkadot ecosystem.

The requested budget of $763,000 will contribute to the incubation section of Mandala Chain's four-step framework to facilitate massive active user adoption through real-world use cases. The funds will be used for development, testing, user experience refinement, and public showcasing events.

Supporting Mandala Chain through this treasury proposal will enable the Polkadot ecosystem to gain new active users, growth in on-chain activity, and increased liquidity, as mainstream Web2 users are brought into the Web3 space. This will help Polkadot expand into new regions and industries, starting with Indonesia, and solidify its leadership in the Web3 space.

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Mandala Chain requests 763,000 USDT for the urgent delivery of 4 government use cases to onboard millions onto Polkadot. The proposal aims to drive significant user adoption into the Polkadot ecosystem, opening the door for real-world use cases and accelerating Polkadot's growth across emerging markets. The timeframe is nine months, and the budget covers all costs for development, testing, user experience refinement, and public showcasing events. The proposal is critical to establish Polkadot as a global leader in the Web3 space and capture the next wave of users.

Delivery of 4 Government Use Cases to Onboard Millions onto Polkadot

- This strategy outlines a marketing plan for Polkadot, focusing on building community and spreading awareness.
- There are five key marketing groups: Direct to Consumer, Developers, VC and Businesses, Mass Education, and Partnerships.
- All groups must work together to promote Polkadot effectively.
- Contracts and metrics are needed for marketing services to ensure clear communication and accountability.
- The marketing should be available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Indonesian to reach more audiences.
- The strategy encourages collaboration between talented community members to create advertisements.
- The goal is to attract more users and developers to Polkadot with creative and effective marketing.
- The aim is for the community to unite and push Polkadot to be a global leader in Web3 technology.

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Marketing Strategy For Polkadot

Lily Mendz worked on a project to make it easier to find bounties in Polkadot. Here’s what you need to know:

- She created a PDF, wrote a forum post, and made a Dune Dashboard to help with bounty tracking.
- This project took her a lot of time and effort—about 70 hours!
- It helps people discover bounties that can provide funding, solving a problem of hard-to-find information.
- The project encourages teamwork and rewards people for their important contributions.
- The DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization) decided to give her a tip as a thank-you for her work.
- They chose to give her DOT instead of other currencies to help her have more say in future decisions. 
- Many people in the DAO appreciate her effort and show support for her contributions.

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The Polkadot DAO wants to reward Lily Mendz for her contribution to bringing transparency to bounties in Polkadot, with a PDF, forum post, and Dune Dashboard. The purpose is to highlight individual contributions and signal the need to celebrate accomplishments of peers. The Dune Dashboard will save time by providing an easy place to discover available bounties and track bounty spends. The DAO will pay in DOT to align Lily's interests with the network longer term. No specific hourly rate is mentioned.

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FanSociety is a crowdfunding platform for musicians and artists based on the gift economy. It allows musicians to create smart contracts to accept donations and give proof of donation to the donator. The platform is designed to grow with the musician throughout their career and segment donators into different supporter groups called generations. Artists can manage their smart contracts as they wish, and the platform provides flexibility with a simple protocol. FanSociety also enables artists to give back to their fans with physical or digital goods.

Key features of FanSociety include:
1. A useful application for the Polkadot network.
2. An additional income source for musicians.
3. Easy user onboarding for artists.
4. Fan recognition through 'FanPins' (ERC 1155 tokens).
5. An anti-subscription model.
6. A minimally extractive revenue share model.
7. An unopinionated NFT smart contract.
8. Opportunities for additional services and products.

FanSociety is currently in development and live on the Sepolia network. The founder, Miles Patterson, is a former member of the band The Growlers and has a background in architecture and web development. He hopes to receive support from the Polkadot community to focus on FanSociety full-time.

FanSociety is a crowdfunding protocol for musicians/artists, providing an additional income source for them. WHO: Miles Patterson. WHAT: A protocol for musicians/artists to onboard and create 'FanPins' (ERC1155 tokens), manage their fan club, and give back to their community. HOW MUCH: Not specified. TIMEFRAME: Not specified. RESOURCES: Polkadot network.

FanSociety - an on-chain fan club protocol for musicians and fans

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Skullz suggests creating a logo for Polkadot on Telegram, as other ecosystems have. No information is provided on price, timeframe, or resources.

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The proposal discusses a program that promised independence and salary but faced issues with salary enactment and alterations. The current situation includes unpaid work, internal conflicts, and a risk of the program being wiped out. The proposed solution is to move forward with the program and address concerns about high salaries, merit, and the need for incentives. The requested amount is 840,000 USDT to provide a 4-month runway for the program's implementation and potential success.

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WHO: The proposal does not mention a specific organization or individual.

WHAT: The proposal suggests moving forward with a program that promises independence of a collective structure and paying a salary as an incentive for people to be fully committed.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The proposal requests 840,000 USDT to provide 4 months of runway: 3 months to implement the 100-day plan and an additional 1-month buffer for potential refill if the program proves to be successful.

Funding the Ambassador Program

We are discussing a proposal for a research project about OpenGov, a new governance system for the Polkadot network. The project is based on a request for proposals (RFP) from the Web3 Foundation (W3F). OpenGov was introduced on Kusama in November 2022 and later on Polkadot in June 2023. The goal of this research is to study how people participate in OpenGov and understand their motivations, obstacles, and patterns.

The research will look at questions like:
1. What does OpenGov participation look like?
2. Are there incentives for participating in OpenGov?
3. What obstacles do people face when participating in OpenGov?
4. Who are the people participating in OpenGov?
5. Why do people participate in OpenGov?
6. Are there trends in discussions outside of OpenGov?
7. Are there patterns in how people vote on OpenGov?

We will collect and analyze data from OpenGov and ask questions to the participants. The full proposal can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CDEk4J-g9ISgOLiu_D6mwg5Jgbk9JOKyW97dcSLcycE/edit?usp=sharing), and the discussion on the Polkadot Forum is [here](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/an-analysis-of-governance-participation-on-opengov-implementations/10143). We welcome your feedback and comments.

Research: RFP Action Research for OpenGov

Peranto is a project that wants to create a digital identity and legal compliance application for Latin America. They need $100,000 to build a simple version of their idea in 8 months. They think their project can change how things work now and work with important groups like lawyers and universities. They tried to get money other ways, but it didn't work. They hope the Polkadot community will support them because it will help the whole system grow. You can read more about their plan here: [Peranto Proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e7Mn2gDu3CDak9HFi_isOc5YKsGMwR4vqB552iGkwJU/edit?usp=sharing).

WHO: Peranto, a decentralized application (dApp) for digital identity and legal compliance.

WHAT: Seeks $100,000 USD in funding to build an MVP over eight months, targeting legal professionals and expanding digital identity solutions across Latin America.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: $100,000 USD over eight months.

Peranto: Empowering Legal Compliance and Digital Identity with KILT and Polkadot in LATAM

### Polkadot Relay and System Parachains Upgrade

- **Version**: Fellowship release v1.3.3
- **Changes**:
  - Adjustable inflation formula (future governance change)
  - Fixed Coretime migration issue
  - Restored corrupted staking ledgers
  - Allowed signed origins to send XCMs
  - Enabled Polkadot, Kusama, and Ethereum assets on P<>K bridge
- **Enactment**: Block 22974774, around 8am UTC on October 15th

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WHO: Polkadot community

WHAT: Upgrade Polkadot Relay and all System Parachains to Fellowship release v1.3.3, including key additions such as adjustable inflation formula and fixing issues from initial Coretime migration.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: N/A, but due to time-sensitive nature, it should pass within the next 12 days with enactment time set for 8am UTC on 15th October.

[Whitelisted Caller] Upgrade Polkadot to v1.3.3

Wario from Motoverse Project has proposed a treasury proposal requesting $185,000 USD. Motoverse is a decentralized vehicle hub and ecosystem built on Polkadot, aiming to provide solutions for vehicle transactions, a secondary marketplace, and decentralized finance. The project's mission is to transform vehicle transactions by offering secure, transparent, and decentralized solutions globally.

The proposal includes three main milestones:
1. Legal, Intellectual Property, and Foundation: Set up a company, protect intellectual property, and prepare legal documents.
2. Vehicle Tokenizer Tool: Develop a legally-compliant real-world asset tokenizer using existing ecosystem substrate pallets.
3. Ricardian Contracts Tool: Build a Ricardian Contract Factory Pallet for vehicle purchases.

The project will take 12 months to complete, with costs allocated to foundation and legal consulting, substrate development, UX/UI and tests, contracts legal design, and app development. Motoverse plans to test the platform in Asia, starting with Thailand, and Latin America, starting with Mexico.

If the proposal does not pass, the team will seek community feedback, revise the proposal, and resubmit it. The Motoverse team includes Wario (CEO), Luke (CTO), a Substrate Developer, a front-end developer, and a product designer, with plans to expand the team further.

WHO: Wario on behalf of the Motoverse Project
WHAT: Proposing a treasury proposal for $185,000 USD to develop a decentralized vehicle hub and ecosystem powered by Polkadot
TIMEFRAME: 12 months
RESOURCES: Legal consulting, substrate development, UX/UI and tests, contracts legal design, IOS app development, desktop frontend development.

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### Summary of Validator Set Size Increase

- **Current Change**: Increase validator set size from 400 to 500.
- **Previous Change**: Increased from 297 to 400 (Referendum 1129).
- **Impact**: Increases usable cores from 80 to 100 (500 / 5).
- **Parachain Backing Group**: Dimension remains 5.
- **Validator Candidates**: Reverts max candidates to 2000 (not needed until set size reaches 1000).
- **Testing on Kusama**: 500 validators have been running for 3 months (Referendum 416).

WHO: Polkadot

WHAT: Increase validator set size from 400 to 500 and revert maximum validator candidates to 2000.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

[Whitelisted Caller] Increase validator set size to 500

- Fetty.Dot, known as TheWeb3Patriot, is asking for a tip for his work in OpenGov.
- He participated in November and made a popular post about crypto that many people noticed.
- His post saved the Polkadot treasury $51,000.
- It started discussions about influencers and how they might misuse funds.
- He is requesting a tip of 500 $Dot tokens.
- The tokens will be staked and voted with strong support (6x conviction) by a group called "The Sons of Gavin."

WHO: Fetty.Dot (TheWeb3Patriot)
WHAT: Requesting a tip of 500 $DOT for early participation in OpenGov and saving the treasury $51,000 USD
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified

Ecosystem Agent Tip

- Proposal to remove current 20 Head Ambassadors.
- Collective Programme approved with 94.2% support.
- Community broadly supportive of the programme.
- Recent events show current collective failed in duties.
- A reset is needed to address failures.
- Fellowship has invested time in the programme.
- Proposal aims to reset, not eliminate the programme.

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WHO: The proposal suggests removing the current 20 Head Ambassadors.
WHAT: Resetting the current collective programme.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Proposal to remove ONLY the 20 current Head Ambassadors

The polkadot-typed-api library aims to improve the Polkadot ecosystem by providing a typed access to the Polkadot API, making development more convenient and safe. Currently, the library covers 5% of all available methods, focusing on 20% of query calls. The goal is to increase coverage to 50% for query calls by the end of 2024 and 100% by the end of 2025. The library will simplify API interaction, increase code security, accelerate development, and expand the developer community. The project has decided to implement dynamic type generation, which will allow real-time adaptation to changes in the Polkadot API. This will be included in the second version of the library, with 100% coverage of reading methods planned for the end of 2024 and transaction methods targeted for Q1 2025.

WHO: The proposal is made by a team of developers. 

WHAT: They request funding for the further development of the polkadot-typed-api library, which provides a typed access to the Polkadot API. 

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The funding amount is not specified. They aim to reach 50% coverage for query calls by the end of 2024 and 100% by the end of 2025. The project requires additional resources and time for comprehensive analysis of tx calls.

Proposal for Funding the Development of the polkadot-typed-api Library

- The Polkadot Ambassador program was created to help the community.
- It has had problems since it started, especially with how people vote.
- Some voters approved all candidates without checking them properly.
- This caused doubts about whether some candidates were real.
- A person named Michiko was chosen as a Head Ambassador but was not real.
- Experts suggest changing the program and voting on it again.
- Some Head Ambassadors don’t understand how Polkadot OpenGov works.

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Remove all 20 Head Ambassadors and remove the Ambassador Collective

Hello there! I am a Polkadot agent named Saimon. I organized a Polkadot event in Barcelona, Spain, and I did a lot of work for it. I spent money on drinks, snacks, and pizza for the event, which cost me 187.25 euros. I wasn't paid for this work, so I am asking for a tip to make up for it. 

The event was important because it was for big bosses of companies like NTT DATA, and we talked about how Polkadot can help their businesses. I was in charge of many things, like organizing the event, inviting people, and even explaining some things about Polkadot. 

Here is a summary of what happened at the event:
1. People came and registered.
2. I talked about Polkadot Enterprise Solutions.
3. NTT DATA directors talked about their Web3 Experience.
4. Representatives from Web3 Foundation, Kilt protocol, and Tanssi Network talked about Polkadot Projects.
5. Everyone networked and ate pizza.

I think this event was a big step in helping Polkadot technology reach many more people and businesses. I am asking for 250 DOT as a tip, which is the same as the Business Development bounty for Spain and Andorra.

Compensation tip for Business Development activity and grow C-Level ecosystem

Subsquid Lab Official has requested 47,597.91 DOT ($202,291.10) from the Polkadot treasury to cover ongoing development and maintenance costs for public SQD Archives. These archives provide on-chain data access for public chains in the Polkadot ecosystem and are used by major projects like Polkassembly, Talisman, and RMRK. In Q1 2024, SQD transitioned to a paid model for supporting parachains but continues to offer free access to public chains. They also made significant contributions to support ink! v5 and addressed community demands. Achievements include the full migration to ArrowSquid, decentralizing Archives Tethys Testnet, and the mainnet bootstrap. In Q1 2024, they served 1.57 terabytes of data and 80 million archive requests, with the highest daily data transfer being 313.12 Gb.

SQD (fka Subsquid) - Public data indexing Infrastructure for Polkadot and Kusama (Q1 2024)

WinterStamp is applying to become a registrar on Polkadot. They are requesting no DOTs. The proposer, WinterStamp (Leonardo), has experience running validators on Kusama and completing grants for W3F. Jay (João), who is joining the Polkadot ecosystem, has a background in marketing and project management. Their live application for Kusama can be found at [https://polkaidentity.com](https://polkaidentity.com). For more information, you can view their proposal overview [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/199Kc8ZB7VPfN6Ub7vUJ_7nN3Tjz-JaEODz9VzZ1nOW8/edit?usp=sharing) or contact them at hello@polkaidentity.com.

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PolkaIdentity's Registrar Application

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Kill Referendum #1189 - Keep Mr Sanchez in the Relay Chain

This proposal suggests introducing a KYC/DID system for HA, Ambassadors, and Curators to discourage bad actors and encourage active participation in growing the ecosystem. The idea is to use Kilt DID for security until a Polkadot citizenship system is fully operational.

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### Summary of Incident Involving Don Diego Sanchez

- **Inappropriate Behavior:** Don Diego Sanchez posted a tweet with derogatory language and inappropriate emojis, tagging major financial institutions, which damaged the reputation of the Polkadot Ambassadors team.
- **Misrepresentation:** Sanchez falsely claimed that four companies, including Onyze, would support his proposal. Onyze later rejected this support, but Sanchez continued to spread the false information.
- **Code of Conduct Violations:** Sanchez's actions violated Polkadot's code of conduct by disrespecting colleagues, causing reputational damage, and deliberately misrepresenting facts.
- **Proposed Actions:** Sanchez should be demoted from his position as Head Ambassador, permanently banned from future leadership roles, and required to issue a public apology to the community and affected financial institutions.

WHO: The author, a Head Ambassador of Polkadot, is proposing actions against Don Diego Sanchez.

WHAT: The author is proposing the immediate demotion of Don Diego Sanchez from the position of Head Ambassador, a permanent ban from future leadership roles, and public apology and reconciliation efforts.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Proposal to Demote Don Diego Sanchez as Head Ambassador

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Canceling referendum 1186

CoinEasy is a Web3 hub that offers crypto education and community support for Koreans entering the world of Web3. They provide a range of services to help projects increase their market presence in Korea, including social media management, content creation, event organization, and community growth. Some of their key platforms include Telegram, Twitter, Naver Blog, and YouTube. CoinEasy has a strong focus on community engagement and plans to expand their reach through partnerships and educational initiatives, such as an online bootcamp for universities and developer communities in Korea.

CoinEasy proposes to provide 3-months marketing and community expansion services to Polkadot Korea for $4,000 per month. The services include establishing a strong social media presence, producing engaging content, organizing events, and collaborating with local influencers. The goal is to enhance Polkadot Korea's visibility in the Korean market, capture the interest of new developers and investors, and solidify its standing within the Korean cryptocurrency ecosystem. Monthly reports will be shared, and a Polkadot Online Bootcamp in Korea is also planned.

Polkadot Korea: 3-Months Marketing and Community Expansion Services by CoinEasy 🍊

The Polkadot Ambassador Program aims to become a successful example for other ecosystems. To achieve this, the proposal suggests reducing the number of Head Ambassadors from 21 to 10 and moving some to Senior roles. The 10 remaining Head Ambassadors have agreed on a 100-day plan to kickstart the program. The reasons for downsizing include the difficulty of managing a large group, some members not meeting leadership expectations, and the need for a cost-efficient program. The 100-day plan involves setting up five teams to organize the Polkadot Embassy, focusing on internal operations, external operations, community growth, business development, and customer success/dev relations. Goals for each team include onboarding new ambassadors, hosting events, engaging with the crypto world, bringing new business to Polkadot, and improving the onboarding experience for Polkadot users.

Reduce the Set of Head Ambassadors and Start an Effective Ambassador Program

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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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