The article discusses the impact of extended confirmation periods on referendums and proposes changes to the voting curves. The main issue is that a 7-day confirmation period allows for "no sniping," where people can vote against a referendum just before the end of the period, potentially aborting it without giving others a chance to vote in favor. The original 24-hour confirmation period was less prone to this issue. The author suggests adjusting the voting curves to account for the extended confirmation period, allowing referendums to pass with 50%+ support on day 21 instead of day 28, preventing no sniping during the confirmation period. The same adjustment is proposed for medium spender referendums, with the support level required on day 24 being zero and the threshold at 50%+, overlapping the last 4 days of the 28-day period with the 4-day confirmation period.

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Proposal: Adjust the curves of referendums affected by extended confirmation periods. Pass with 50%+ and any support on day 21 instead of day 28 to avoid sniping. Adjust medium spender threshold to 50%+ on day 24. Resources required: not specified.

Changing the curves of the referendums that were affected by extended confirmation periods

Kai, a Polkadot Ambassador from Singapore, is proposing to allocate a prize pool of 10,000 Dots for the top 4 project owners at Singapore's PBA Wave 5 event in May-June 2024. This is to motivate them and help with their project development. Kai has discussed this idea with the PBA committee, who are open to it. If the community agrees, Kai will work with the PBA team on a fuller proposal. Some have suggested increasing the prize pool, but Kai is hesitant due to management concerns. The PBA team prefers Kai to manage the 10,000 DOTs personally, but he is open to a multi-sig option. Kai will update once a decision is made.

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WHO: Kai, Polkadot Ambassador from Singapore
WHAT: Proposes to allocate a prize pool of 10,000 Dots to the top 4 project owners from the pitch finals day of Singapore's PBA Wave 5
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 10,000 Dots, happening in May-June 2024, personal responsibility of Kai to manage the sum

Polkadot Blockchain Academy Wave 5 Singapore - Demo day seed prize fund proposal

- KodaDot wants to bring 13 famous artists to Polkadot to create and sell their art as NFTs.
- This will help show how great Polkadot is for digital art and NFTs.
- More people will use $DOT to buy and trade these artworks.
- Half of the money made from selling the art will go back to Polkadot to help it grow.
- The project will cost $72,101, with most going to pay the artists.
- This will make Polkadot more popular and could make $DOT more valuable.
- KodaDot will keep everyone updated on how the project is going.
- The goal is to bring even more famous artists to Polkadot in the future.

KodaDot proposes to onboard 13 generative artists to mint their art on the KodaDot platform and the Polkadot Asset Hub, showcasing Polkadot's potential and driving adoption. The initiative will attract new users and collectors, driving demand for $DOT, and increase collaboration and innovation across ecosystems. The budget for artist compensation is $69,500, with 50% of revenue generated returned to the Polkadot Treasury. The initiative's success will be measured through quantitative and qualitative metrics, with the end goal of increasing visibility for Polkadot.

Onboarding Established Generative Artists to Polkadot Asset Hub and driving user engagement

- Kampela is a device with a keyboard, but users didn’t like typing on it, even though it looks better than the iPhone keyboard.
- The iPhone keyboard works better because it uses smart tricks to help users type faster and easier.
- Kampela is improving its design and user experience (UX) to make it easier for everyone to use, not just tech experts.
- A new team member, Sveta Goldstein, is helping to make Kampela more user-friendly and ready for mass adoption.
- The team plans to make Kampela smaller, easier to use, and compatible with more devices like phones and computers.
- They will also create a new app and improve the device’s software to make it work better for everyday users.
- Good UX is very important for making Kampela popular and easy to use for everyone, not just tech-savvy people.

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Kampela, a hardware wallet for Polkadot, needs to improve its user experience (UX) to become a mass-market device. The proposal includes conducting end-user UX research, creating a unified UX glossary, redesigning the Kampela firmware, improving the mobile companion app, and integrating Kampela into desktop wallets. The project plan involves a team of professionals and costs €859,200. The aim is to make Kampela a landmark feature of the Polkadot ecosystem with good UX grounded in user testing and done by professional designers.

Kampela hardware cold signer productizing proposal

- Polkadot Now organized two big events in Dubai: Polkadot Pulse and Polkamix After Party with Afrojack.  
- These events happened during Token2049 and celebrated the launch of the JAM gray paper by Dr. Gavin Wood.  
- Around 3000 people attended the Polkamix After Party at Barasti Beach Club.  
- Polkadot Now is asking for 56,016 DOT (about $380,910) to cover the costs.  
- The events helped Polkadot become more popular in Dubai’s blockchain community.  
- Despite challenges like flooding and transportation issues, the events were successful.  
- Polkadot Now has a Telegram group, X account, and YouTube channel for updates.  
- More details and invoices can be found in their proposal document.

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WHO: Polkadot Now
WHAT: Seeks reimbursement for Polkadot Pulse Dubai Edition & Polkamix w/ Afrojack @ Token2049, Dubai
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 56,016 DOT (USD $380,910) (Rate: $6.8 / DOT based on an EMA7 rate on Subscan on 3rd May 2024)

Reimbursement - Polkadot Pulse Dubai Edition & Polkamix w/ Afrojack @ Token2049, Dubai

- The Berlin Taxi campaign is a project to advertise Polkadot using taxis in Berlin.
- It started in April 2024 and will last for 3 months, with 70 taxis showing Polkadot logos and QR codes.
- The campaign targets Berlin residents, tech companies, and conference attendees.
- They are asking for 8265 DOT (about $49,500) to cover costs like ads, design, and fees.
- If approved, the funds will be used to pay for the campaign and any extra money will be returned.
- The campaign can be renewed for another 3 months after it ends.
- The goal is to raise awareness about Polkadot in Berlin and beyond.

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CultureDot proposes to renew the Berlin Taxi campaign for 3 months, branding 70 taxis with Polkadot name, logo and QR code, targeting Berlin residents, tech companies/startups, and conference attendees. They request 8265 DOT ($49,500 USD) at a price of $6.00 to cover the ad campaign, graphic design, agency fee, maintenance fee, and incidentals/misc. Any DOT sold above $6.00 will be returned, and any price deviation below $6.00 will be requested retroactively. Funds will be immediately converted to USD/EUR to pay vendors for their services.

PREMATURE UN-NOTE OF PREIMAGE - BERLIN TAXI - REFILL #1 - WILL NOT EXECUTE

### Proposal Summary

- **Proponent:** Team sponsorship Decoded 2024
- **Beneficiary:** 13F5tf1JivzHdpzM5SmenD13X36ZVUqNVxqCrZjEr4Rcqge
- **Requested Funds:** 80,704.91 USD / 12,562.80 DOT
- **Objective:** Fund sponsorship for 40 active community members to attend Polkadot Decoded 2024 in Brussels, covering admission, transport, and accommodation costs.
- **Problem:** Lack of global representation at Polkadot Decoded limits idea exchange, collaboration, and network growth.
- **Solution:** Organize sponsorship for active community members, selected by the community, to attend the event.
- **Team:** Composed of active community members, including Patrizia De Bella, Tomi Astikainen, Lorena Fabris, Alex PromoTeam, and Ezio Rojas.
- **Budget:** Funds released post-event against proper reports and receipts, controlled by a five-person multisig.

**WHO:** Team sponsorship Decoded 2024.

**WHAT:** Fund a sponsorship for 40 active members to attend Polkadot Decoded 2024 in Brussels, covering admission, transport, and accommodation costs, and create an event in Brussels to improve engagement on the network.

**PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES:** Requested 80,704.91 USD / 12,562.80 DOT. The event is planned for 2024.

Decoded 2024 Sponsorship for active community members

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Harbour Industrial Capital wants to raise a second Polkadot Ecosystem Fund worth $100 million. They need a marketing budget of $1 million to do this. They plan to spend the money by sponsoring 20 Family Office summits and investment conferences. 

Harbour Industrial Capital has already raised a Polkadot fund of $10 million and invested in over 20 parachains and other Polkadot-based projects. They have a team with experience in traditional finance and can bring non-crypto investors into Polkadot. 

The new fund is needed because many traditional venture capitalists still ignore projects building on Polkadot. Harbour Industrial Capital wants to change this and make Polkadot the place where great builders go to access capital. 

The investment strategy of Harbour Industrial Capital includes attracting old money to Web3, educating investors about Polkadot, achieving absolute returns on Polkadot, and supporting their portfolio companies. They plan to organize Family Office Summits to help their portfolio companies raise funds. 

The budget for the marketing campaign is still a draft, but it includes the cost of sponsoring events and other expenses. The number of events they can organize will depend on the actual costs. The more events they can organize, the more commitments they can get for the fund, and the more capital they can invest back into the Polkadot ecosystem.

Harbour Industrial Capital seeks a marketing budget of $1 million to raise a second Polkadot Ecosystem Fund of $100 million. The budget will be spent on sponsoring around 20 Family Office summits/traditional investment conferences to attract non-crypto native investors. The proposal includes a detailed budget breakdown, and the events will be organized until the budget is used up. The aim is to make Polkadot the go-to place for great builders to access capital.

Marketing support to help raise a new  US$100 Million Polkadot Ecosystem Fund

The Polkadot Community Foundation is a proposed organization that aims to represent Polkadot tokenholder interests off-chain. It will be incorporated in the Cayman Islands and directed by DOT holders through Polkadot OpenGov. The Foundation will carry out activities delegated to it by OpenGov proposals, allowing Polkadot governance to manage off-chain assets, enter into legal contracts, make fiat payments, engage service providers, diversify the treasury, enforce IP, and expand the ways in which the treasury can be used to benefit the ecosystem. The proposal requests funding to incorporate the foundation and operate it for one year.

The Foundation will have a supervisor and a five-member Board of Directors, with two seats reserved for future directors to be appointed by Polkadot governance. The Foundation's bylaws ensure special voting rights and protections for DOT tokenholders, including the ability to withhold future funding, delegate specific activities to the Foundation, and vote to remove the supervisor or directors who are not serving appropriately.

The requested budget for the establishment and one year of base operations of the Foundation is $600,000. The funds will be released to a "transition team" multisig, and once the Foundation is established, the funds will be released from the transition team to the Foundation's control.

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Proposal: Establish the Polkadot Community Foundation to represent DOT holders IRL

- A developer named Ajay Dhore gave up his unused package name "polkadot_api" for the Polkadot team to use.
- The Polkadot team wants to thank Ajay for his kindness.
- They are proposing a tip for Ajay through OpenGov to show appreciation.
- Ajay was asked to share his Polkadot address on his GitHub or LinkedIn profile.
- He hasn’t responded yet, but the team shared a screenshot of their chat where he provided his address.
- The address is in a special format called ss58-42.

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WHO: Polkadot-API team

WHAT: Proposing an OpenGov tip to appreciate Ajay Dhore for relinquishing his unused package name `polkadot_api` for their use.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Tip Ajay Dhore for transferring the polkadot_api npm package

- Polkadot Insider is a platform that teaches people about Polkadot.
- It focuses on being consistent, simple, and professional.
- They share information on Twitter, YouTube, and GrillApp.
- They want to keep working for the next 52 weeks.
- They create lots of infographics and videos about Polkadot.
- They also help organize events and conferences.
- They are improving their video quality and adding more content.
- They thank the community for support and want to keep helping Polkadot grow.

Polkadot Insider proposes to continue operating for the next 52 weeks, prioritizing consistency, simplicity, and professionalism. They provide educational content on Polkadot through various media channels and have a breakdown of operation costs and plans. They report their accomplishments and metrics regularly and offer support for exclusive projects. They have faced some challenges with video production but plan to make up for it with additional infographics and videos. They have been a trusted partner for IRL conferences/events and highlight different KOLs, influencers, and PR publishers.

Polkadot Insider 52 weeks Operation (May 2024 - May 2025)

### Summary of the Proposal

- **Proposal**: Translation of the Polkadot Wiki into Hungarian.
- **Proponent**: Polkadot Hungary Community.
- **Beneficiary**: Mildzsu, a Polkadot Ambassador Candidate.
- **Objective**: To make blockchain technology more accessible to the Hungarian community by translating educational materials.
- **Current Milestone**: Translation of the "Explore" section of the Polkadot Wiki.
- **Community Impact**: Expected to foster a more engaged and knowledgeable community in Hungary.
- **Future Plans**: Further translation of other sections based on community feedback and effort required.
- **Funding Request**: 490 DOT for the first milestone.

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Polkadot Hungary proposes to translate the Polkadot wiki into Hungarian, starting with the Explore section. The translation will be carried out in consecutive phases, including proofreading and graphic design. The first milestone is estimated to take 6-8 months to complete, with a requested value of 490 DOT. The translated wiki will serve as a valuable resource for both new and existing Polkadot users in Hungary. The finished wiki will be available on polkadothungary.net website, which is under development.

#727 Semi-Retroactive Proposal for the translation of the Polkadot Wiki to Hungarian

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- Key Pictures made a special video called "The Gray Paper Interview" with Dr. Gavin Wood.
- The video is 100 minutes long and talks about JAM and the Gray Paper.
- It was released during Token 2049 in Dubai.
- The Kusamarian is helping share and promote the video.
- Key Pictures spent extra money on editing, graphics, and music for the video.
- They are asking for $3,800 to cover these costs.
- Future videos like "Web3Thinkers" and "Web3Builders" will be paid for by The Kusamarian.

Key Pictures requests retrospective funding of $3800 for the post-production costs of the one-off special video "The Gray Paper Interview" featuring Dr. Gavin Wood. The costs include 4 days of editing, online/colour grading/audio mix, graphics creation, and music licensing. The funding will cover the additional costs not covered by the medium spend #415.

'The Gray Paper Interview' Retrospective Funding for Post-Production

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- Sasha has been working on Polkadot smart contracts for several years.
- The project aims to make Polkadot smart contracts work with Ethereum tools.
- A proof of concept and early prototype have been completed.
- The next step is to make the project ready for a testnet.
- The project is being tested on an experimental parachain called Yerba Network.
- The goal is to allow Ethereum apps to work on Polkadot without changing their front-end.
- The project is different from Frontier, which makes Polkadot more like Ethereum.
- The project is discussed on the Polkadot Forum for community feedback.

WHO: Sasha, ink! core team member at Parity Technologies and independent Rank-II member of the Polkadot Fellowship.

WHAT: Proposal to evolve the ethink! project towards a testnet-ready state, making it easier for developers to deal with Ethereum ABI-encoded data.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

ink! + Ethereum RPC = ethink!. Proposal-02: Getting Testnet-Ready.

This proposal asks to create a connection between AssetHub (ParaID 1000) and SORA Polkadot Network (ParaID 2025). This connection will help make the Polkadot ecosystem better by letting more people use it. It will also let people trade different types of assets on the Polkaswap exchange. This is a good idea because it will make the Polkadot network more connected and strong. We want everyone to support this idea to make the Polkadot network even better.

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WHO: The proposal is made by an unknown entity.

WHAT: Requesting to open a bi-directional channel between AssetHub (ParaID 1000) and SORA Polkadot Network (ParaID 2025) to enhance the capabilities and reach of the Polkadot ecosystem.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: No information provided.

Open HRMP channels between AssetHub and SORA

- A video game streamer promoted Polkadot for a month in March 2024.
- He used a bright LED Polkadot sign during his streams.
- The campaign reached over 3.4 million views on TikTok, Twitch, and Discord.
- Most viewers were under 35 years old.
- The streamer streamed for 101 hours with 800 viewers on average per stream.
- He asked for $4126 as payment for his efforts.
- The proposal includes links to his social media accounts and campaign details.

WHO: Polkadot community

WHAT: Retroactive payment of $4126 (596 DOT @ EMA7) to a video game streamer who promoted Polkadot to his large, youthful audience during a month-long campaign, resulting in over 3.4 million combined video and stream views.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

TIP: Gamer Streaming Reimbursement

Mandala Chain has proposed a campaign to increase Polkadot's awareness and user engagement in Asia, particularly in Indonesia and Australia. The campaign aims to maximize Polkadot's brand recognition and mission in the Web3 space, increase user onboarding, and channel the growth of the Asian crypto market towards the expansion of the Polkadot ecosystem. The campaign includes several objectives and events:

1. Polkadot's title sponsorship of Coinfest Asia 2024, a major international crypto festival in Bali, Indonesia.
2. Showcase Mandala Chain, the first Polkadot parachain in Indonesia, and its unique projects with the government and businesses.
3. Showcase the Polkadot SDK, Polkadot Hub, and Bali Blockchain Centre through the Bali Blockchain Summit event and Polkadot Championship Hackathon.
4. Drive direct user onboarding at the events through interactive experiences, showcases, and dedicated support.
5. Position Polkadot as the technology partner of choice in Indonesia's national digital transformation roadmap, Digital Indonesia Vision 2045.
6. Attract investors and expose Polkadot parachains and related products to funding opportunities through exclusive VC networking.
7. Create content highlighting the growing enthusiasm for Polkadot in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, including Australia.

The campaign includes four key events:

1. Polkadot Championship Hackathon (100 developers from Asia)
2. Bali Blockchain Summit (500 curated attendees)
3. Coinfest Asia 2024 (6000-7000 attendees)
4. VIP Investor Dinner (50 curated investors and VIPs)

The requested budget for the campaign is $295,000 USDT in DOT equivalent, based on the 7-day average rate when submitting the proposal.

WHO: Mandala Chain
WHAT: Maximize awareness of Polkadot brand and mission in Indonesia and Asia, increase user onboarding and engagement, position Polkadot as technology partner of choice in Indonesian government's national digital transformation roadmap, attract investors, create content for owned channels
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: $295,000 USDT in DOT equivalent, single payment for parallel efforts in different areas, events to be held in August 2024, targeting diverse audience and partners from parachains, developers, investors, businesses, government, academia, and crypto enthusiasts.

Polkadot @ Coinfest Asia 2024

- A group asked for $390,000 for an event called Polkadot @ Coindesk Consensus.
- They used a 7-Day TWAP of $10.02 and got 38,921.48 DOT on March 20th.
- Due to price changes, they are $100,000 short.
- They sold the DOT they received for $288,904.78.
- The total cost of the event is $390,000.
- They are asking for an extra $101,095.22 using a 7-Day TWAP of $7.08 and 14,278.99 DOT.
- A link to the proposal and receipts for the sold DOT are provided.

WHO: Distractive Crew
WHAT: Requesting $101,095.22 to cover costs for Polkadot's Consensus event
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 7 Day TWAP of $7.08, 14,278.99 DOT requested

Top Up for Polkadot at Consensus 

- **Problem**: The Polkadot treasury funds projects using DOT cryptocurrency, but DOT's price changes a lot. This makes it hard for projects to know how much money they will get in USD.
- **Solution**: Create an Insurance Fund to help projects get the right amount of money, even if DOT's price goes up or down.
  - If DOT's price goes down, the fund gives more DOT to projects to make up for the loss.
  - If DOT's price goes up, the fund takes back extra DOT to keep things fair.
- **Team**: The fund will have a director, curators, a treasurer, and signers to manage the money and make sure everything is done correctly.
- **Money Needed**: The fund needs 1 million DOT to start and will help projects affected by price changes since April 1st.
- **Reports**: The fund will share updates every two months to show how it’s doing and keep everything transparent.
- **Goal**: Make sure projects get the money they need, even when the market is unstable.

Polkadot proposes a Treasury Insurance Fund to stabilize the USD value received by projects funded by the Polkadot treasury, compensating for DOT price fluctuations. The fund will provide additional DOT to projects if the cryptocurrency's value decreases and retrieve excess DOT if its value increases. The fund will be managed by a Director, three Curators, a Treasurer/Accountant, and two Signers, with compensation ranging from $500 to $2,000 per month. The initial funding request is for 1 million DOT, with bi-monthly reports detailing the fund's activities and financial movements. The fund will ensure projects receive the full intended value of their funding, despite market conditions.

Establishing an Insurance Bounty to increase fiscal efficiency of Polkadot treasury

SmallTipper

- LAOS Network won Auction #68 with a self-funded bid, so the petition is no longer needed.
- LAOS started a Crowdloan for parachain Auction #68 on April 20, 2024.
- The Crowdloan had almost 100 participants and received 92,477 DOT from 321 contributors.
- A problem occurred: Auction #68 didn’t recognize the Crowdloan contributions.
- The issue can be fixed by changing the **first_period** from **16** to **17**.
- If not fixed, contributions won’t count for Auctions #68 to #73, and funds will be returned.
- LAOS tested the fix on their Rococo testing network, and it worked.
- They apologized for the oversight and hope the fix is considered safe and neutral.

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LAOS Network started a Crowdloan for parachain #3370 to compete in Auction #68, but contributions were not recognized. Proposal to fix by incrementing first_period from 16 to 17. Crowdloan already has 92,477 DOT from 321 participants. If fixed within a month, contributions will make it in time for the last 3 auctions.

Proposal Outdated - Do Not Vote: LAOS already won Auction 68 with SF Bid

- **Recipient**: Fardeen Haque
- **Work**: Contributed to the Awesome Dot GitHub repository and website.
- **Tip Amount**: 35.5 DOT (approximately $250 at EMA7 price of $7.046).
- **Purpose**: Symbolic thank you for quick responses to fixes and format improvements.
- **Future Vision**: Encourages the growth of the project into a more sophisticated knowledge base.
- **Non-Voting**: The tipper, kukabi, is not voting due to DV delegation.
- **Contact**: Fardeen Haque's Element username is `@fardeen_haque:matrix.org`.
- **Note**: The tip is not intended to compensate for Fardeen's work but to symbolically thank and encourage continued effort.

WHO: kukabi | Helikon
WHAT: Tip request for Fardeen Haque for his work on the Awesome Dot GitHub repository and website.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 35.5 DOT, roughly $250 at EMA7 ($7.046), a symbolic thank you for his efforts.

Tip Request for Fardeen Haque for Awesome Dot

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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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