- Smoldot is an alternative Polkadot client designed to use minimal resources.
- It can be embedded in web pages, allowing direct connection to the Polkadot network.
- Smoldot started in December 2019 and has been funded through treasury proposals since February 2023.
- The project has consistently met its goals and is ready for production use.
- A new treasury proposal details past work and future milestones.
- This is the 4th treasury proposal for smoldot.
- The project may change its funding model in 2024 to allow for retroactive payments.
- Feedback is welcome on the proposed changes.

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WHO: Smoldot project

WHAT: Seeking continuation of financing for the next quarter, proposing new milestones for the upcoming quarter year.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

FUTURE PLAN: Considering changing the financing model in 2024 and beyond to do work ahead of time and ask for retroactive payments.

Smoldot development financing Q4/2023

**Proposal Summary:**

- **Proponent:** Batman (Polkadot)
- **Date:** 13 Oct 2023
- **Amount Requested:** 1,800 DOT (~$7,500)
- **Purpose:** Funding for further development of the dotappstore, an ecosystem App Store for Polkadot projects.
- **Changes:** Reapplying after initial withdrawal due to community feedback and new info about Parity's plans to decentralize marketing.
- **Features:** Dynamic App Pages with user authentication, upvote, claim, and report features.
- **Codebase:** Fully open-source on GitHub.
- **Goal:** Create a user-friendly platform to enhance ecosystem discoverability and user assurance.

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**WHO:** 16JVrgg7t6m5UXAtDBM7jYp9XjAxALRVFP6GuKVFmi9HLw8d (Batman, Polkadot)

**WHAT:** Funding for further development of the dotappstore, an ecosystem App Store that acts as a "front-page" for discovering Polkadot projects, specifically for the development of Dynamic App Pages.

**PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES:** 1,800 DOT (~$7,500) requested on 13 Oct 2023. The codebase is fully open-source and available on Github.

[PRE-IMAGE FIX + RESUBMISSION] Polkadot Ecosystem App Store - Dynamic App Pages & Project Reputation System - dotappstore.com

**KryptosChain Proposal Summary**

- **Proposer:** KRYPTOSCHAIN (Claudio)
- **Duration:** 6 months (26 weeks)
- **Amount Requested:** $89,775 (includes 5% insurance)
- **Team:** Claudio, Adam Steeber, and a video editor
- **Content:** 171 videos including news, explainers, interviews, tutorials, and livestreams
- **DOT TAKE Podcast:** Weekly livestreams with Adam Steeber
- **Advertisement:** $2,000 for X and YouTube ads
- **Previous Work:** Successful past proposals on Polkadot and Kusama

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**WHO:** KRYPTOSCHAIN, Claudio and Adam Steeber.

**WHAT:** Requesting $89,775 from the Polkadot Treasury to fund 171 videos and advertisement costs uploaded to the KryptosChain Youtube channel & KryptosChain X profile during November to April. The videos will include Polkadot News, Polkadot Ecosystem Explainers, Interviews, Tutorials, and DOT TAKE Podcasts.

**PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES:** $89,775 for roughly 6 months (26 weeks). The total cost for the work that will be delivered is $85,500, and they will include 5% insurance in case the price drops too much. The team includes Claudio, Adam Steeber, and a contracted video editor.

KryptosChain Media (The Next Level!) - 6 Months of funding

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Encointer proposes to cover their expenses for July and August 2023 from the KSM treasury for CHF 213,000. They also plan to submit a proposal to the DOT treasury for funding from September onwards. They oppose retroactive funding but suggest considering their founder's pre-investment.

Cancelled

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[Whitelisted Caller] Referendum #211: Upgrade Polkadot v1,000,000

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SmallTipper

### Dotinsights Summary

- **What is Dotinsights?**  
  Dotinsights is a research and data platform by SubWallet, focusing on the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems. It provides:
  - Ecosystem maps
  - Quarterly deep dive reports
  - Staking reports

- **Achievements:**  
  - Published 6 deep dive reports and 1 staking report
  - Launched an ecosystem map in Feb 2023
  - Reached 17,000 unique users and 2 million impressions on social media

- **Community Impact:**  
  - Recognized by the Polkadot community and ecosystem teams
  - Credited on the Polkadot wiki and support page
  - High engagement rates and positive feedback

- **Notable Campaigns:**  
  - High reach campaigns for report launches
  - Videos and social media interactions

- **Community Feedback:**  
  - Positive testimonials from community members and leaders
  - Found helpful and engaging by users

- **Problems Addressed:**  
  - Data fragmentation in the Polkadot ecosystem
  - Lack of comprehensive reports and ecosystem maps

- **Solutions:**  
  - Regularly published deep dive reports
  - Interactive ecosystem maps
  - In-depth staking reports

Dotinsights, a research and data-focused initiative by SubWallet, is seeking funding from the Polkadot Treasury for Milestones 1, 2, and 3, covering the period from June 2022 to August 2023. Dotinsights aims to become a trusted research hub and data platform for the Polkadot and Kusama Ecosystem, offering an exhaustive list of projects building in the ecosystem, quarterly reports, and in-depth staking reports. The project targets everyone interested in the ecosystem, with a proposed budget of $1,200,000.

[Retroactive Funding] Dotinsights - A Research Hub & Data Platform for Polkadot & Kusama Ecosystem

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[Root] Referendum #208

### Summary of Proposal

- **Proponent:** 12wWLUd5qMzLFGqBsMnHLVFeTuYJwuo5ygMAxuSywrBX1XSF
- **Date:** 20.10.2023
- **Requested DOT:** $90,750 (equivalent to 24,474 DOT)
- **Contact:** Cosmin Damian (cosmin@k-f.co)
- **Purpose:** Maintenance grant for the GSRPC library from August 2021 to the end of 2023.
- **GSRPC Library:** Used by over 500 Go Modules, including projects like Snowbridge, Cosmos, and Chainlink.
- **Maintenance Activities:** Includes documentation, issue resolution, bug fixes, and community engagement.
- **Achievements:** Merged 197 PRs and closed 103 issues since project inception.
- **Main Fixes:** Updating core types for Substrate chains.

WHO: Proponent 12wWLUd5qMzLFGqBsMnHLVFeTuYJwuo5ygMAxuSywrBX1XSF

WHAT: Requesting a maintenance grant of $90,750 in DOT for retroactive and future maintenance until end of 2023 for the GSRPC library used by more than 500 Github Go Modules.

RESOURCES: Centrifuge has been providing support since September 2021 with 197 merged PRs and 103 closed issues. Maintenance responsibilities include documentation, bug fixes, PR reviews, and community engagement.

Go-Substrate-Rpc-Client - Retroactive Maintenance Grant (Sept 2021 to Dec 2023)

- This referendum is no longer valid and has been replaced by [Referendum 207](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/207).
- The requested amount was 100 times higher than needed.
- The preimage asked for over 24 million DOT, which exceeds the `MediumSpender` track limit of 100k DOT.
- Users should ignore this referendum as it cannot be executed on the chain.
- Coinstudio helped identify the issue quickly.
- Please vote and give feedback on Referendum 207 instead.
- We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

The proposal has been superseded by Referendum 207 due to the requested amount being 100 times higher than desired. Users are advised to ignore this referendum and vote on Referendum 207 instead.

Please ignore or disapprove!

### Totem Kapex Parachain Loan Proposal Summary

- **Proponent**: 16g6knFgxm386vXJuHZ58ZQC39H9RSFN7sDRPSimCDJiTHcb
- **Date**: 16.10.2023
- **Category**: Parachain Loan Financing (PLF)
- **Request**: $2,250,000 USD loan, repayable at $2,700,000 USD in 24 months
- **Collateral**: 258,182 KPX tokens (10% of max supply)
- **Airdrop**: 5% of max supply to all Aye and Nay voters if successful
- **Purpose**: To fund team growth, complete roadmap, and cover operational costs
- **Innovation**: A decentralized alternative to VC funding, placing control in the community's hands

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Totem Kapex Parachain Team requests a 2x collateralized loan of 2,250,000 USD from the Polkadot Treasury. A 5% airdrop of the native parachain token will be given to all Aye and Nay voters if successful. Loan value repayable to Treasury is 2,700,000.00 USD, with a target repayment date of Month 24. The loan will be primarily used to meet the commitments of recent important new partnerships, to allow them to renew their parachain lease/buy core time, to cover the legal and regulatory aspects of listing, including listing fees, and to cover operational costs for the next 9 months.

Treasury Proposal: Parachain Loan Financing (PLF) Kapex Parachain

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Kill Referendum 203 (Scam Referendum)

Killed

💎DOT Airdrop on Terra 2.0 ✅

**Polkadot Ecology Research Institute**

- Founded in October 2020, the institute has produced over 185 in-depth articles on Polkadot, totaling more than 1 million words.
- Recognized by global media outlets like Tencent News and Cointelegraph, and featured on Polkadot's official Medium.
- Active in promoting Polkadot since 2019, including co-hosting the 2019 Polkadot China Tour with Gavin Wood.
- Participated in over 60 events, reaching more than 30,000 people in China.
- Provided support to over 100 Polkadot ecosystem projects, both in China and globally.
- Submitted a proposal for 6 months of operating funds, amounting to 28,010 DOT (about $104,760).
- Recently published a comprehensive 30,000-word report on Polkadot, receiving over 30,000 views in two days.

The Polkadot Ecology Research Institute, a Chinese research organization, is requesting operating expenses of 28010 DOT (about 104760 USD) for daily personnel expenses from October 2023 to March 2024. They have produced 185 in-depth articles on Polkadot ecology and actively promoted Polkadot in various communities and events. They have also provided content/activity/community support to more than 100 Polkadot ecosystem projects. This is their seventh time submitting a Polkadot Treasury application.

Proposal: The operating cost for the research organization Polkadot Ecology Research Institute for 2023/10-2024/3

### KAGOME Treasury Proposal 2 Summary

- **KAGOME** is a C++ implementation of the Polkadot Host, aiming to diversify client implementations in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- The **Quadrivium team** is seeking funding for further development and an initial security audit of KAGOME.
- **Client diversity** is crucial for reducing risks, bringing innovations, and expanding the development community.
- KAGOME is aligned with Polkadot 2.0's vision of a decentralized collective of developers.
- The team has proven experience, participating in Kusama and Westend networks and boasting fast erasure coding.
- This proposal is a resubmission with optimized scope and cost reductions.
- The scope includes asynchronous backing, BEEFY, a new WASM engine, security audit, and general maintenance.
- **Quadrivium** is a team of original C++ developers who spun off from Soramitsu to continue KAGOME's development.
- **SRLabs** will conduct the initial security audit, with Web3 Foundation providing technical support.

Quadrivium seeks funding for the development and security audit of KAGOME, a C++ Polkadot Host implementation, to increase client diversity in the ecosystem. The proposal includes implementing BEEFY, Async backing, and WasmEdge integration, as well as general maintenance and minor improvements. The requested DOT is 168432, and the proposal duration is 4 months. SRLabs will conduct the security audit, and Quadrivium will handle DevOps and QA.

KAGOME – the C++ implementation of Polkadot Host milestone 2

**Polkadot Relayers Program Milestone 2 Funding Request**

- **Proponent:** Tribe/AngelHack 13Ghf2T883ZobjngC1BAgR1BWvK2P7qP37gGxHDVFf3fjbmw
- **Requested DOT:** 26,281.38 DOT (equivalent to $99,000 USD)
- **Purpose:** Reimbursement for travel grants distributed to participants of the Polkadot Relayers Program.
- **Program Overview:** A community-driven incubator for building dApps on Polkadot’s parachains.
- **Previous Success:** The 2022 edition successfully brought together developers and entrepreneurs.
- **2023 Focus:** Nurturing project teams with mentorship, investment, and ecosystem support.
- **Milestone 2 Proposal:** Available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G74G4i7b8n8auzoPEjDU0WBvxUgJsLwuMwwV1V122Lg/edit?usp=sharing).
- **Previous Proposal:** Available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UGK5Go2uPAhpD3txdhJBJaUaxmUSCEvupFbrpPS5mtY/edit?usp=sharing).

Tribe/AngelHack 13Ghf2T883ZobjngC1BAgR1BWvK2P7qP37gGxHDVFf3fjbmw requests USD$99,000.00 | 26,281.38 DOT for the second milestone of the Polkadot Relayers program. The budget is mainly for the travel grants that are disbursed to all participating stakeholders. The proposal aims to nurture committed project teams looking for mentorship, investment, and ecosystem support whilst they build on Polkadot.

Polkadot Relayers 2023 Milestone 2

**Proposal Summary:**

- **Proponent:** Batman (Polkadot)
- **Date:** 13 Oct 2023
- **Amount Requested:** 1,800 DOT (~$6,500)
- **Purpose:** Funding for further development of the dotappstore, an ecosystem App Store for Polkadot projects.
- **Features:** Includes user authentication, upvote, claim, and report features for app pages.
- **Codebase:** Fully open-source on GitHub.
- **Difference:** Unlike wallet explore pages, dotappstore offers detailed app pages with visual aids, user ratings, and developer contact.
- **Distribution:** Benefits from SEO and backlinks, with plans for permissionless project listing and a report feature.
- **Profitability:** Potential future monetization through project advertisements and verification.

WHO: Batman, Polkadot

WHAT: Development costs for Dynamic App Pages, featuring user authentication flow, upvote feature, claim feature, and report feature for dotappstore.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 1,800 DOT (~$6,500) requested on 13 Oct 2023. Codebase is fully open-source and available on Github.

Polkadot Ecosystem App Store - Dynamic App Pages & Project Reputation System - dotappstore.com

**Verbo da Sabedoria**

- **About**: A Brazilian educational channel providing content in Portuguese about the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Team**: Led by John Rhodel (Parachainboy), Carlos Sawaki (CJ), and Gabriel Bonugli (Gabekoin).
- **Content**: Produced 11 videos from July 26th to October 10th, 2023, covering news and updates in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Audience**: Targets Portuguese-speaking communities in Brazil, Portugal, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, and Mozambique.
- **Economic Impact**: Brazil has a strong economy with a GDP of BRL 9.9 trillion in 2022 and is a significant player in cryptocurrency markets.
- **Cryptocurrency Growth**: Brazil has nearly 10 million cryptocurrency investors, making it the fifth-largest cryptocurrency market globally.
- **Funding Request**: Seeking retroactive funding of 700 DOT for the 11 videos, with requests made every 4 videos.
- **Contact**: Gabriel Bonugli, John Rhodel Bartolome, and Carlos Sawaki are available for inquiries and suggestions.

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Verbo da Sabedoria, a Brazilian channel, requests retroactive funding of 700 DOT for 11 videos produced between July 26th and October 10th, 2023, about news from the Polkadot ecosystem. They plan to request funds every 4 videos and target Portuguese-speaking communities.

Big Tips for Content in Portuguese - Verbo da Sabedoria Channel

- Polkadot Weigher is a tool that helps track how much weight is used by different parachains on Polkadot and Kusama.
- It's useful because it shows how much "Coretime" is being used, which is important with the new Agile Coretime system.
- After Agile Coretime is implemented, parachains can adjust their Coretime usage based on what they need.
- The project is asking for a tip to help pay for the code that was developed.
- If the tip is approved, the project will get a special website address.
- You can visit the website at [polkadot-weigher.vercel.app](https://polkadot-weigher.vercel.app/).
- The code for the project is available on GitHub at [github.com/Szegoo/Polkadot-weigher](https://github.com/Szegoo/Polkadot-weigher/).

WHO: The proposer
WHAT: Develops a UI for tracking weight consumption over all Polkadot and Kusama parachains and register a custom domain for the website
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Requesting a tip for the developed code, no specific amount mentioned.

Polkadot Weigher

**Cervera's Educational Contributions to Polkadot and Kusama**

- Started creating tutorial videos and community support on April 19, 2021.
- Focuses on Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems on the Cryptonitas YouTube channel.
- Produces educational content and supports community through Telegram and YouTube.
- Organizes events like Decoded 2022 and manages a top 5 Polkadot Nomination Pool.
- Seeks funding to continue creating educational content for the Polkadot ecosystem.
- Aims to create an informed community and increase staked DOT by 100,000.
- Plans to demonstrate impact through video views, user support, and staking metrics.
- Proposal includes three installments of funding.

Cervera proposes to produce educational tutorial videos about the Polkadot ecosystem, offer community support, and stake 100,000 DOT. The proposal seeks funding in three installments, and the actions will be demonstrated through freely accessible videos, a form to evaluate the quality of care, and an increase in staked DOT in the Cryptonitas pool. The requested amount is reduced compared to previous proposals.

Educational content maintenance proposal by Cryptonitas

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**Federico Cicciarella**

- **Background:** A Microsoft .Net (C#) developer for 20 years, now focused on blockchain technology, specifically the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Grant:** Received a grant of 1000 DOT (around $4,500) from the Web3 Foundation for the "Tracking Chain" project.
- **Project Phase:** Completed basic software development (Milestones 1-3) and working on the final milestone (4).
- **Client Targets:** Aiming to demonstrate the software to potential clients in the supply chain and data/document certification sectors.
- **Upcoming Demos:** Scheduled demos with three Italian companies (one in final agreement stages) and planning more with Web2 companies for early 2024.
- **Fund Allocation:**
  1. **Travel and Meetings:** To meet with potential clients and demonstrate the software's benefits.
  2. **Server Costs:** For a stable and scalable test environment for demos.
  3. **Software Customization:** To integrate the software with clients' existing systems.
- **Demo Structure:** Each demo requires six working days, including travel, presentations, configuration, and software integration.
- **Cost Estimate:** Approximately $1,500 per demo, excluding travel and server costs.

WHO: Federico Cicciarella, Microsoft .Net (C#) developer.

WHAT: Introduce "Tracking Chain" to potential clients in the supply chain and data/document certification sectors through demos.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: $1,500 per demo (excluding travel expenses and server costs), expected to require a minimum of six working days. $4,500 grant requested to cover travel and meetings with potential clients, server costs for demos, and customization of the software to integrate it with the customer's software.

[TrackingChain] Bring Adoption for Companies: Building Infrastructure for Web2 Integration (Big Tipper Discussion)

**DOTCAST Proposal Summary**

- **Team:** Nachito (Polkadot Senior Ambassador) and Roco (Polkadot Ambassador)
- **Project:** DOTCAST, a Spanish-speaking community podcast on Polkadot & Kusama
- **Duration:** 12 months, weekly episodes on YouTube
- **Request:** 4,395 DOT for 16 weekly episodes over 4 months
- **Goals:** Improve podcast quality, secure funding, increase visibility, and achieve team stability
- **Contact:** [Twitter](https://twitter.com/Dotcast_), Email: dotsamapodcast@gmail.com
- **Full Proposal:** [Link](https://docs.google.com/document/d/153xx1EItznWeTTUP8GtBpSgBF2hdaKIW/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115896797857518580767&rtpof=true&sd=true)
- **Feedback:** [Form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScfiBxm6DaqETj-EbSWbeUDpE3-tD2_JroqxtAp-hA8T5Jopw/viewform?usp=sharing)

**WHO:** DOTCAST, led by Nachito and Roco.

**WHAT:** Deliver 16 weekly episodes of a podcast on the Polkadot & Kusama ecosystem over 4 months.

**PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES:** Requesting 4,395 DOT. Proposal covers a 4-month period.

DOTCAST - Pursuing quality improvement by spreading honest and true awareness.

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### Dwellir Q3 2023 Summary

- Dwellir provided over 840 million RPC requests for Polkadot communities, including AssetHub and Westend.
- Services were delivered using decentralized bare-metal infrastructure in Sweden and Tunisia.
- Daily average requests:
  - Polkadot: 6,779,800
  - AssetHub: 65,724,792
  - Westend: 1,822,208
- Total requests:
  - Polkadot: 616,961,786
  - AssetHub: 65,724,792
  - Westend: 165,820,972
- Operational data is transparently available at [stats.dwellir.app](https://stats.dwellir.app/).
- Dwellir remains committed to offering top-tier, decentralized RPC services at fair prices.

Dwellir served over 840 million RPC requests for Polkadot communities in Q3 using its decentralized bare-metal infrastructure in Sweden and Tunisia. The company aims to offer top-tier, decentralized RPC services at an equitable price. No specific price, timeframe, or resource information is provided.

Polkadot RPC services Dwellir Q3 2023 (retroactive) 

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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.