**Polkadot at Blockchain Rio 2024**

- **Event:** Blockchain Rio 2024
- **Dates:** July 23-25, 2024
- **Location:** Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- **Requested Amount:** $52,941.00 in DOT
- **Activities:** Platinum sponsorship, booth, mainstage talks, panels, branding, and a side event with decision-makers.
- **Attendees:** Expected 11,000 to 15,000 attendees, similar to the 18,000+ in 2023.
- **Industries Represented:** Digital Assets, Technology, Financial Market, Legal, Marketing, Energy, Logistics, Education, Real Estate, Gaming, Art, Fashion, and Music.
- **Purpose:** To showcase Polkadot's impact on various industries and participate in Brazil's growing blockchain ecosystem.

Executed

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WHO: Polkadot

WHAT: Cover the costs of participation at Blockchain Rio Leaders and Blockchain Rio 2024, including a Platinum sponsorship package with a booth featuring Polkadot, mainstage talks, panel participation, branding on conference materials, and a side event with decision makers called "Blockchain Rio Leaders."

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: $52.941,00 USD in DOT for the event from July 23rd to July 25th, 2024 in Rio de Janeiro.

Polkadot @ Blockchain Rio 2024

### Proposal Summary

- **Purpose**: Set curators for the IBP bounty as outlined in Proposal 649.
- **Pure Proxy Address**: `1EkXxWpyv5pY7t427CDyqLfqUzEhwPsWSAWeurqmxYxY9ea`
- **Multisig Address**: `14B1PrRGJX9JNcNrsLC8j3cie5KmzWkCXaYR9wKrjqKFuzht`
- **Signatories**: 5 members with a threshold of 3/5 required for approval.
  - Erin (Parity)
  - Otar (Ecosystem)
  - Anaelle (Parity)
  - Benjamin (Astar)
  - CoinStudio (Ecosystem)

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WHO: The proposal seeks to set the curators for the IBP bounty. 

WHAT: The curators will be set as per the approved Proposal 649. 

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Propose Curator for IBP

- The proposal aims to improve the Polkadot ecosystem by creating tools for checking Rust code for bugs.
- Runtime Verification Inc. wants to add formal verification, which can prove there are no bugs in code, using a method called symbolic property testing.
- Rust is important for Polkadot and its safety depends on strong Rust code.
- Symbolic property testing allows developers to test their existing code without changing it, helping find bugs more easily.
- The project will develop a tool that understands Rust tests and checks for bugs in many cases at once.
- A team with experts in programming and verification will work on this project, which is expected to take 6 months and cost about $526,000.
- Additional workshops and events will be held to help the community learn how to use the new tools.

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Runtime Verification proposes to add formal verification support to Rust code analysis toolkit KMIR via symbolic property test execution. The objective is to create a symbolic property testing engine that can parse Rust property tests and execute any function(s) under test across all inputs simultaneously using a symbolic execution engine. The proposal aims to bring the power of formal verification to Rust developers across the Polkadot ecosystem. The expected timeline is six months with a budget of $526,000 or ~75,142 DOT.

Runtime Verification: Advanced Rust Property Test Verification for Polkadot Ecosystem

- The Pendulum team wants to borrow 50,000 DOT to help connect Stellar and Polkadot using a bridge called Spacewalk.
- This will help people move stablecoins and other tokens easily between the two networks.
- The DOT will be held safely and used as a backup to make sure everything works well.
- They plan to keep the DOT staked, which means it can still earn rewards while being used.
- The proposal aims to make it easier for users to access money in different currencies and regions.
- After one year, the borrowed DOT will be returned.
- They are seeking support from the Polkadot community to move forward with this plan.

Pendulum team requests 50,000 DOT from the treasury to increase the capacity of the Spacewalk bridge, enabling interoperability between Stellar and Polkadot ecosystems. The DOT will be staked on Bifrost, and vDOT will be used as collateral, with a one-year lock-up period and full loan to be returned after one year. Vaults will be managed by SatoshiPay, and staking rewards will be used to incentivize more external vaults to provide collateral. The DOT collateral will be fully returned to the Polkadot treasury at the end of July 2025.

Bringing Stellar Liquidity to Polkadot: Loan DOT Collateral for Pendulum’s Spacewalk Bridge Vaults

- The proposal defines Polkadot 2.0 around the concept of Coretime.
- Polkadot 2.0 will include three main features: Agile Coretime, Async Backing, and Elastic Scaling.
- Agile Coretime lets parachains get and use coretime more easily.
- Async Backing allows parachains to send blocks to the main Polkadot chain more flexibly.
- Elastic Scaling gives parachains the ability to use extra resources when needed. 
- If accepted, the first version with these features will be called Polkadot 2.0.
- The Technical Fellowship will decide on the details and timing of these features.

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WHO: The stakeholders voting AYE on this proposal.

WHAT: Define Polkadot 2.0 with three epic features - Agile Coretime, Async Backing, and Elastic Scaling.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Polkadot 2.0 Definition

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VOTE NAY

MobilePolka is a project to create a mobile app for exploring blockchain data related to Polkadot. Here are the main points:

- The app will help users easily find and analyze blockchain information on their phones.
- It will have real-time updates to keep information current.
- Designed to be user-friendly for everyone, even those with no tech experience.
- Users can search and filter data by different criteria like date and account.
- Key stages include developing the app, testing it with a small group, and then a wider release.
- Future plans include adding more data sources and tools for deeper analysis.
- The project aims to strengthen the Polkadot community with better access to important information.

WHO: MobilePolka

WHAT: Develop an intuitive mobile app for exploring and analyzing blockchain data in the Polkadot ecosystem with real-time data updates, user-friendly design, comprehensive blockchain analytics, and interactive search features.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Funding from the Polkadot treasury to complete API development and testing, launch an alpha release, and expand the feature set based on feedback for a beta release. Future plans include integrating additional Polkadot parachains, enhancing analytical tools, and incorporating community-driven development.

MobilePolka: Unveiling Polkadot's Depths on the Go

- Empower Polkadot Playground is a weekend program that teaches students about blockchain technology.
- It is for high school and university students to help them learn skills for jobs in the blockchain industry.
- The program includes fun tutorials, games, and hands-on activities.
- Students will work on real projects and can meet other people who love blockchain.
- At the end of the program, students receive a certificate to show what they have learned.
- The goal is to help students understand the Polkadot ecosystem and become part of the blockchain world.

Rejected

WHO: Empower Polkadot Playground

WHAT: Weekend blockchain education program for high school and university students to gain knowledge and skills in blockchain technology, with a specific focus on the Polkadot ecosystem. 

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified. 

KEY FEATURES: Interactive tutorials, gamified activities, hands-on workshops, community engagement, and certification. 

OBJECTIVE: To equip students with a foundational understanding of blockchain technology and the Polkadot ecosystem, empowering them to become active participants in the decentralized technologies field.

Empower Polkadot Playground - Educate With Game For Highschool and University

The article discusses the creation of an "Express Lane" track in the decentralized voting system. This new track aims to allow important proposals to bypass the DV (Delegated Voting) system, preventing them from being affected by delegations. The main points are:

1. The current DV system has a loophole in the treasury track, which will be closed by delegating the treasurer track to DV.
2. However, this will shift the loophole to the root track, which has only one slot and could be overwhelmed by proposals.
3. The proposed Express Lane track would have only 3 slots and require a decision deposit of 25,000 DOT.
4. This would allow important proposals to avoid DV without using the root track.
5. The Express Lane track would still maintain the power of DV, as the treasury track's decision deposit is only 1,000 DOT and has many slots.

WHO: Proposal author
WHAT: Creation of an "Express Lane" track to allow important proposals to be immune from DV (or delegations in general) and prevent spamming of root track
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Decision deposit of 25,000 DOT, 3 slots, and no reduction in power of DV. No specific mention of price or timeframe.

Express Lane

- David Dall'Aglio from team eVox is proposing a campaign for Polkadot with a budget of 980,000 USD.
- The campaign will last for 6 months and can be renewed if needed.
- They have worked with partners like CoinGecko and THE BLOCK to promote Polkadot.
- eVox has managed over 100 creators from 30 countries and achieved millions of impressions and engagements.
- The proposal includes live sessions, social media posts, and newsletters to enhance Polkadot's presence.
- The goal is to increase brand awareness and reach over 300 million impressions in 6 months.
- The campaign aims to establish strong accountability and performance metrics through contracts.
- They suggest funding the activity through a referendum for better support and organization.

David Dall'Aglio from team eVox/Pineta Digital proposes a 6-month partnership with CoinMarketCap to enhance Polkadot's presence. The proposal includes monthly deliverables and social media enhancements for a negotiated price of 138,218 DOT ($980,000). The expected results are increased brand loyalty and awareness, cross-promotion synergy, and over 300M expected impressions. The proposal will be funded through a dedicated referendum via OpenGov.

CoinMarketCap x Polkadot 6 months integration (Renewable)

- A proposal is moving 5 million DOT to the Treasury's account.
- This move is from Relay to Asset Hub and has been tested before.
- It allows new ways to spend money called staged payouts.
- The proposal sets asset rates the same as another Polkadot proposal.
- The rates weren't moved before because the rules changed while a vote was happening.
- The proposal needs approval from a group called the Fellowship.

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WHO: The proposal does not specify who is making the proposal.

WHAT: The proposal suggests moving 5 million DOT to Asset Hub into the Treasury's account and setting asset rates the same as Polkadot 645 under XCM v4.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The proposal does not mention any specific price, timeframe, or resources required. It requires whitelisting from the Fellowship.

Move Part of Treasury to Asset Hub

- A proposal was voted on but failed due to a mistake.
- It is being proposed again to fix the problem.
- The proposal is about the Polkadot Bridge Hub, which has a bug.
- The bug causes problems when changes happen in validators.
- This upgrade will help fix the bug and prevent future problems.
- There is another related proposal to whitelist this upgrade.

WHO: Polkadot Bridge Hub

WHAT: Upgrade `pallet_bridge_grandpa` to fix a bug causing traffic to be stuck between Kusama and Polkadot.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Polkadot Bridge Hub 1.2.2 upgrade: Unstuck bridge with Kusama

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Approved

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

Please, VOTE NAY

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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OpenGov Referenda

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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