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- This proposal is for a program to give money (grants) to people and small teams making open-source software for Polkadot.  
- Up to 15 projects can get up to $30,000 each.  
- The program will help projects like creating new tools or apps that help Polkadot.  
- It will be easier for people to apply for money than other programs.  
- A group of community members will decide who gets the grants, not just one organization.  
- Payments will be based on milestones, allowing teams to get feedback and improve their work.  
- Five people will be in charge of choosing projects for funding.  
- More information can be found in the full proposal and discussion posts.

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Polkadot proposes an Open Source Developer Grants Program to fund up to 15 projects with grants of up to $30,000 each, focusing on those with a proven background in open-source software development. The goal is to streamline the grant process for applicants, providing an alternative to the W3F Grants Program and traditional treasury funding. The proposed timeframe and resources are not specified.

Open Source Developer Grants Bounty Program

A person made nine posters and wants 45 DOT (5 DOT each) for them. They made the posters in March 2024 and shared them on a website called X. Each poster got about 3,000 views, 70 likes, and 10 retweets. It took 1 to 3 hours to make each poster. They thought of the theme, used a tool called Midjourney to make images, and then put everything together in a program called PS to finish the posters. They mixed different AI-generated images for some posters. You can see the posters by clicking on the links they provided.

The proposal is a request for payment of 45 DOT for nine retroactive posters created and published on X in March 2024. The posters received an average of 3k impressions, 70 likes, and 10 retweets each. The creator spent between 1 and 3 hours on each poster, and the process involved figuring out the theme and slogans, experimenting with images, and finalizing the designs on Photoshop. The payment is requested for the work done.

Retroactive tip request for retro posters

### Polkadot at Slush 2024

**Dates:** November 19-22, 2024  
**Budget:** 112,078 USDT  
**Event:** Slush, Helsinki, Finland

**Objective:** Increase Polkadot's visibility among tech entrepreneurs and investors outside the blockchain community.

**Activities:**
- **Networking:** A team of Polkadot networkers will connect with startup founders and investors at Slush.
- **Events:** Two events—one for Web3 enthusiasts and another for international investors.
- **Marketing:** Pre-event digital campaign to raise awareness.

**Goals:**
- Create awareness among 13,000 Slush participants.
- Generate new business opportunities for the Polkadot ecosystem.
- Attract new capital into the ecosystem.

**Follow-up:**
- Post-event follow-up meetings with interested parties.
- Sharing materials and learnings with the community.

**Support:**
- Initiated by the newly founded Polkadot Community Foundation.

WHO: Polkadot networkers Lucy, Six, Gábo, Luuu, Zoé, Strindbergman, Polkadot Agent, Gustavo, Max, Filippo, and Bill.

WHAT: Increase Polkadot's visibility and reach by connecting with a broad audience of tech entrepreneurs and investors at Slush, Europe's premier startup event.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 112,078 USDT budget for preparation from January to November 2024, with the event happening on November 19-22, 2024.

[Polkadot Community Foundation] Polkadot at Slush 2024

- The proposal seeks to use 59 million $DED from the Polkadot Treasury for a marketing campaign targeting the Korean-speaking community.
- The campaign aims to increase international exposure for the $DED Project on Polkadot.
- It will be conducted through Naver Cafe, the largest social networking service in South Korea.
- The campaign is scheduled to run from August 17 to September 2, 2024, with an option to extend for an additional week at a discounted rate.
- The extension would coincide with Korea Blockchain Week (KBW) 2024, which takes place from September 2 to 7, 2024, in Seoul, South Korea.
- KBW is an annual global blockchain and web3 festival.

WHO: The proposal is made by an unknown individual or group.
WHAT: Use $59 million from the Polkadot Treasury to conduct a targeted marketing campaign for the Korean speaking community prior to Korea Blockchain Week (KBW) 2024 in Seoul, South Korea.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The proposed marketing campaign will cost $59 million and will run from 17 August to 02 September 2024, with an option to extend for an additional week at a discounted rate during KBW if needed.

Proposal to use $DED to Conduct Targeted Marketing during KBW 2024

- PlutoWallet is a special mobile wallet made for Polkadot that supports NFTs.
- The developers have been working on it for over 18 months and are excited about it.
- Some team members have learned about blockchain at a school in Berkeley.
- They want to work with the Polkadot community to make a great product.
- They believe wallets are really important for using Polkadot and help keep it safe.
- The team wants to help other projects and teams in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- The wallet focuses on being decentralized, which means it isn’t controlled by one group.
- They are open to feedback and want to hear suggestions from users.

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WHO: PlutoWallet team, consisting of enthusiastic developers with knowledge from Polkadot Blockchain Academy.

WHAT: Building the first Polkadot dApp focused mobile wallet with full-featured NFT support that leverages Account Abstraction for achieving the best user experience and safety possible.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified. The proposal aims to establish PlutoWallet as reputable and trustworthy partners for the Polkadot DAO to help build user-centric solutions for anyone to use and benefit from.

PlutoWallet 1st proposal: Account abstraction, Full featured NFT support, Transaction Analyzer

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- The proposal is about improving security for Polkadot, a platform for building apps.
- It plans to help with audits, which check if projects are safe, and encourages new ways to make money.
- PAL has already helped secure many projects by sharing funds for security checks.
- The new changes will allow more types of projects, not just parachains, to apply for security help.
- Curators will make sure only trustworthy projects get funded by using different criteria.
- The proposal also suggests paying curators a monthly salary instead of a small fee, to motivate them more.
- New curators with strong security backgrounds are added to help improve Polkadot's safety.

The PAL initiative proposes to expand its scope beyond parachain audits to a more holistic approach to Polkadot security, including coretime consumers, Solidity smart contracts, and common-good security initiatives. The proposal limits payouts to a maximum of $100,000 per chain and per 6 months, with a maximum of $250,000 for security tooling. The curator fee will be replaced with a monthly salary of $3,000 worth of DOT per curator. Two new curators will be added to the team.

Changes to PAL Security Bounty

- A team did research to help the Parity Smart contract team.
- This research is about testing tools for Polkadot and helping Ethereum developers.
- Two people worked for three days to complete it.
- They are asking for $1,900 to pay for their work, even though the total cost was $2,400.
- They believe their research is important for everyone working with Polkadot in the future.
- A report and extra information are available online.
- They got the idea for this request after talking with someone named Alex.

**Parity Smart contract team** is requesting **compensation of 1900 USD** for **2 people's 3-day research** on existing solidity smart contract tooling for testing Polkadot VM and transitioning Ethereum smart contract developers to Polkadot. The report will benefit anyone working on solidity-based tooling for Polkadot. The full report and additional text are available for free. The request is inspired by the Parity smart contract team's agreement that the work was needed and should be compensated.

Solidity smart contract tooling - research for AssetHub/Plaza

### Summary

- **Objective:** Open XCM channels between Polkadot parachains to improve interoperability.
- **Current Issue:** Many parachains lack DOT in their "Child" accounts, making it difficult to open XCM channels.
- **Proposed Solution:** Deposit 2261 DOT into the "Child" accounts of fourteen parachains to facilitate channel openings.
- **Benefits:** Increases accessibility of parachain tokens on Polkadot DeFi platforms, enhances XCM traffic, and simplifies integration.
- **Implementation:** Targeting specific DOT amounts for each parachain based on size and potential use cases.
- **Feedback:** Initial feedback supports the initiative, with 72% of voters in favor of using treasury funds for this purpose.

Polkadot Treasury will deposit 2261 DOT into the Polkadot relaychain "Child" accounts of fourteen parachains to make it easier to open XCM channels between chains. The proposal aims to increase the amount of XCM traffic, make more parachain tokens accessible to Polkadot DeFi on Hydration, Bifrost, Moonbeam, Astar, and remove one technical barrier to further integration and use case development between chains. The proposal will be implemented by submitting governance proposals to each parachain to open channels. The proposal will cost less than $1k and will be paid in DOT.

Deposit DOT into parachain child accounts to accelerate opening XCM channels

- A person wants to leave the Fellowship collective.
- They need a special vote called a referendum to do this.
- They believe it's best for them and the community.
- The person wants more freedom in their work and timing.
- They sometimes feel tired and need to manage their energy better.
- They think using the treasury proposal process is a better fit for them.
- They hope the community supports their decision.

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Proposal: The author wants to remove themselves from the Fellowship collective through a referendum in Fellowship Admin track. They prefer the treasury proposal process for their Polkadot community engagement, as it allows them to set their own timelines. They hope the community will vote Aye to respect their request. No mention of price or resources.

Remove myself from the Fellowship collective

- Someone said to give a tip about a problem.
- They looked into a project called "Polkadot."
- They talked to many people to see if anyone knew a person named Michiko.
- There was a worry that if they were wrong, it could hurt the reputation of the group.
- By checking everything, they helped stop a scammer from taking $10,000 every month.

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Leemo proposes a tip for identifying a potential scammer in the Polkadot ecosystem, which prevented the Treasury from paying $10,000 per month. No specific WHO, WHAT, price, timeframe, or resources mentioned.

Tip for exposing Michiko Watanabe

This is a request for extra money to help with a project that was already given money before. The people working on the project had planned how much they would need based on a certain price of a thing called DOT. But when they got the money, the price of DOT had gone down, and they didn't have enough to finish the project well. They are asking for an extra 183.326 USDC to make up for the difference in the price of DOT and keep the project going as planned. They think this extra money will help the project and everyone involved. They are ready to talk more about this request and thank everyone for their support.

WHO: The project team behind a previously funded proposal.

WHAT: Requesting a top-up of 183.326 USDC to cover losses incurred due to lower-than-expected DOT price and ensure the successful completion of their project.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 183.326 USDC, no specific timeframe or resources mentioned.

Top-Up Request for Previously Funded Proposal #663

Please vote nay, thank you!

Vote Nay

- Chainalysis shared a new proposal with the Polkadot community.
- The proposal includes feedback from the community.
- It aims to help Polkadot grow in the institutional market.
- The goal is to improve compliance and risk management.
- The total cost of the proposal is 6.5 million USDC.
- Payments will be made in three installments over three years.
- The first payment happens when the proposal is completed.

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Chainalysis proposes to support Polkadot's institutional market penetration by providing compliance solutions and training programs to ensure compliance best practices. The objective is to increase market capitalization, capture institutional market share, grow global adoption, and maintain a reputation for compliance. The total payment for this proposal is 6.5M USDC, divided into three annual payments. The first payment of 2,166,660 USDC will be made upon proposal completion.

Improved Proposal from Chainalysis to Polkadot

Vote NAY

Motif is a smart staking support system designed to simplify and optimize the staking process in Polkadot's NPoS system. The main goals of Motif are to make on-chain staking as easy as CEX-based staking, create a positive and friendly feedback loop with stakers directly via Telegram, and keep the validator set decentralized. The system aims to bring users closer to the ecosystem by making native staking more convenient.

Key points of Motif's updated proposal include:
1. Removing options related to the Motif App interface and related data flows.
2. Removing plans for personal accounts and related back/front/integrations.
3. Focusing on tools for delivering information to users through email and Telegram.
4. Retaining plans for implementing risk notifications through user-friendly channels like Telegram.
5. Keeping plans for recommendation systems to present problems and provide solutions immediately.
6. Reducing the initial proposal cost by ~5 times.
7. Adding basic marketing support.

The essential components of the system are operational now at [app.motif.network](https://app.motif.network/). A prototype of the [Motif: Staking Assistant bot](https://t.me/MotifNetwork_bot) has also been implemented.

Motif aims to simplify and optimize staking in Polkadot's NPoS system. They want to make on-chain staking easy, provide positive feedback loop via Telegram, and keep validator set decentralized. They aim to make native staking convenient and have already completed the first milestone. Motif's Milestone 2 proposal includes a nominator leaderboard, Telegram bot, and backend infrastructure improvements. They want to refine data processing and storage systems and create a more efficient and decentralized staking ecosystem. The initial proposal cost has been reduced by ~5 times.

Milestone 2 Funding Request for Motif: Polkadot Proactive Staking Assistance

[Small Tipper] Referendum #1061

- Polkadot Live is a special computer program for managing cryptocurrency on MacOS and Windows.
- It helps users keep track of their crypto accounts, see notifications, and manage subscriptions.
- The program was created by Ross Bulat and is developed by Dane Bulat with funding from Polkadot OpenGov.
- Users can import their accounts, receive balance alerts, and submit transactions with Polkadot Live.
- It can be used by traders, investors, developers, managers, and supporters of decentralization.
- The project is asking for money to continue its development for the next 8 months.
- They plan to improve the app and make it available for more types of computers, including Linux.

Polkadot Live seeks funding for the second development phase of their cross-platform desktop application. They plan to complete engineering tasks in 6 months and spend the final 2 months on code cleanup and optimization. The total cost is $154,600, with $121,600 allocated to a senior full-stack engineer, $25,000 to JKRB Investments, and $8,000 for miscellaneous costs. The deliverables include an augmented codebase, a stable release of the app, and updated documentation. The proposal is for 32,4011 DOT, valued at $154,600.

Polkadot Live: Milestone 2 Development Proposal

- This proposal suggests including Centrifuge in marketing narratives funded by Polkadot Bounty #33.
- Centrifuge is a platform that can be found at [centrifuge.io](https://centrifuge.io/).
- The proposal follows recent referendums:
  - Referendum 801 (Moonbeam)
  - Referendum 834 (DED)
  - Referendum 854 (Hydration)
  - Referendum 862 (Novasama Technology)
  - Referendum 1020 (Bifrost)
- These referendums show that continued inclusion in marketing requires approval through OpenGov.

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WHO: The proposer
WHAT: To include Centrifuge in marketing narratives funded by Polkadot Bounty #33
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified

Inclusion of Centrifuge in Marketing Narratives

WHO: Not specified
WHAT: Resubmitting a proposal with the proper beneficiary based on a tweet from Will.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

VOTE NAY!

- Polkadot is opening a second physical hub in Budapest, Hungary.
- The hub is sponsored by Mosaic Chain and is a free co-working space.
- Polkadot Ambassadors are already using the space.
- The proposal requests 1 DOT to make the hub official.
- The agreement preparation has been ongoing for a few months.
- The hub will follow the rules in the Polkadot Hubs playbook.
- The community is encouraged to vote "Aye" to support the hub.
- More details are available in the forum discussion.

Make the next Polkadot Hub official in Budapest, Hungary

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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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