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Tip Sourav for PSVM Merge Request #23

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Polkadot has requested a top-up for their advertising campaign on the Brave browser due to significant market fluctuations and spending pace. The original proposal was approved on March 20, 2024, with a budget of 58,902 DOT ($575,000 USD). However, the current DOT price has dropped to $4.623, reducing the campaign's purchasing power. The campaign started on July 16, 2024, and is set to end on October 15, 2024. The current spend is $171,176, and the remaining budget at the current DOT value is $101,126.95. Without additional funding, the campaign would fall short by about 45 days, or approximately 50% of the intended campaign duration. Polkadot is requesting an additional 87,351 DOT to maintain the originally approved budget and complete the full campaign as planned. The campaign has already generated over 63 million impressions and 495,439 clicks, demonstrating strong engagement and effectiveness.

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WHO: Polkadot Awareness Campaign on Brave Browser

WHAT: Requesting a top-up of 87,351 DOT to maintain the originally approved budget of $575,000 and complete the full campaign as planned.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: $403,824 additional funding needed, campaign end date: October 15, 2024.

Polkadot Advertising Campaign on Brave Browser - Top-Up Request - PLEASE SEE COMMENT 9/5/24

- **Proposal by BCheque**: Founder of The Modern Market Show.
- **Sponsorship Duration**: 6 months.
- **Content**: 3 episodes per week of The Modern Market Show and The Snapshot.
- **Audience**: Web3 leaders and investors, 300-400 live viewers, 40k combined followers.
- **Cost**: $120,000 USDC for 6 months ($20k per month).
- **Finders Fee**: 5% ($6k) to Phunky, with half ($3k) donated to TeddyDAO.
- **Facilitator**: Phunky, a long-time supporter and friend.
- **Full Proposal**: Available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ou_DBxaH7YRosRnx0lyHPc4AS32rZ5MNiftkihCRN3s/edit?usp=sharing).

WHO: The Modern Market Show
WHAT: 6-month sponsorship of The Snapshot and Modern Market Show 3x per week for 6 months, providing routine exposure to a prominent web3 audience via written publication, live social audio and video distribution.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: $120,000 USDC for 6 months ($20k per month) with a 5% ($6k) finders fee to Phunky.

The Modern Market Show Headline Sponsorship - 6 Months

Saimon is a senior ambassador for the Polkadot program and is proposing a reward for work done in community and developer activities. Here’s a summary of the activities he has been involved in:

- Saimon and his team held 7 in-person events in 4 cities across 2 countries, plus 2 online activities.
- Over 100 developers learned about Polkadot tools.
- They presented Polkadot to companies and local businesses.
- There were 5 standout projects from a hackathon that could grow further.
- They worked for 6 months to help expand Polkadot's presence in important areas.

Saimon also thanked his colleagues for their help in organizing these activities. Future plans include events in Germany, Switzerland, and Spain, and setting up decentralized nodes in Perú.

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Saimon, Senior Ambassador and candidate for the new program, proposes a tip for retroactive contributions made in various activities involving community development, business development, and developer activities during the last 6 months and Peru and other countries. The proposal includes compensation for Angi, Audi, and Juana for their extraordinary collaboration. The team has promoted national and international Polkadot activities and has upcoming events in Germany, Switzerland, Spain, and Peru. No specific price or timeframe is mentioned.

Retroactive tip by 6 months at Polkadot Peru and international activities

**Summary of Proposal by DonDiegoSanchez**

- **Proposer:** DonDiegoSanchez, Head Ambassador & ChaosDAO co-founder.
- **Collaborator:** Scorechain, a KYT (Know Your Transaction) provider.
- **Objective:** To enhance Polkadot's ecosystem by integrating a KYT solution, crucial for AML-CFT policies and accessing institutional and retail markets.
- **Current Issue:** Polkadot lacks proper KYT providers, classifying it as a 'Tier 2 network' and hindering financial use cases.
- **Proposed Solution:** Creation of an open-source Polkadot Connector, enabling KYT providers to offer compliance solutions.
- **Funding:** Requested $508k USDC.
- **Benefits:** Full KYT coverage for the Relay chain and active parachains, free coverage for existing customers, and free licenses for financial actors building on Polkadot.
- **Implementation:** Maintenance for 3 years, integration into Scorechain's marketing, and a dedicated campaign about the coverage.

Scorechain proposes to create an open-source tool called Polkadot Connector for KYT providers to offer compliance solutions for regulated actors on Polkadot. The proposal requires a medium spender of $508k USDC to maintain the Polkadot Connector for three years, provide full KYT coverage for the Relay chain and the most active parachains, and offer free KYT coverage for one year to all current customers. Additionally, 15 free licenses will be provided to the HA and BD team to distribute to financial actors building products and services secured by Polkadot.

[Medium Spender] Open-source KYT on Dot #1083

- A new Polkadot App was introduced at the Polkadot Decoded event in 2024.
- The app is designed to be user-friendly for people new to crypto.
- The Polkadot Community Foundation (PCF) wants the community to own the app's code.
- They are asking for community support to own the app’s source code, which will be open source.
- They need $50,000 to cover costs for legal and administrative work related to the app.
- This money will help set up accounts on Apple and Google stores and manage other needed services.
- The PCF aims to keep the app updated and easily accessible for everyone.

The Polkadot Community Foundation (PCF) proposes to gain community support to own the IP and source code of the Polkadot App, a beginner-friendly mobile wallet for newcomers to crypto and Polkadot. They seek funding of $50k to pay Walkers for legal and administrative fees to sign up, publish and review updates to the Polkadot App over time. The PCF will also administer these accounts to the maintainers.

Polkadot App - PCF IP Rights & Funding for publishing the app

Rust, ink! technical content for  developers

- 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.

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.

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.

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!

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- 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

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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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