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Polkadot Runtime Upgrade v1.1.3

- A group is requesting 1,000,000 DOT to help a project called StellaSwap.
- The goal is to make more people use and trade on Polkadot.
- StellaSwap is a special trading platform that helps find good prices for assets.
- The money will make the market stronger by increasing the trading options available.
- They want to make Polkadot more popular and active through increased trading. 
- StellaSwap already has a lot of users and high trading amounts. 
- More funding will allow for better services and benefits for users.

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StellaSwap requests 1,000,000 DOT to grow DeFi activity on Polkadot by deepening market depth and attracting liquidity. The grant will be used to increase market depth of strategic assets and foster a more efficient marketplace. The goal is to kickstart flywheel effects and increase network activity and exposure.

StellaSwap Incentive Program

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- Colorful Notion wants to spend $720,000 on Twitter ads to promote Polkadot messages.
- This campaign will run from May to December 2024 and aims to reach more users.
- They plan to increase their advertising budget to $90,000 each month.
- The ads will target English-speaking countries with high economies, like the U.S. and Japan.
- They expect about 1 billion Twitter impressions and to reach over 10 million users.
- Some people are worried about the cost and the type of content being promoted.
- Adjustments were made to address community concerns about the spending.
- The team thanks the community for their support in Polkadot OpenGov.

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Colorful Notion proposes to run $720K in On-Brand Twitter ads from May 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024, to increase awareness of On-brand Polkadot messages from the Twitter accounts of Polkadot, Polkadot Parachains + Projects ecosystem-wide. The campaign aims to reach 10MM+ crypto Twitter users in high GDP countries and is expected to generate 1 billion Twitter impressions. The proposal requests 97,747.61 DOT.

Increase Awareness of Polkadot On-Brand Messages via Twitter Ads (5/1/24-12/31/24)

- Messari wants to keep working with Polkadot to create special research reports.
- They plan to make the reports less often, just once every three months, to save money.
- Messari has been working with Parity Data to get good data for these reports.
- The reports will be shared with 350,000 subscribers and big research companies.
- The total cost for this project is $120,000, and it will be paid in DOT.
- There is an extra 10% added to help with price changes.

Messari wants to renew its engagement with Polkadot to provide quarterly institutional-grade research reports for $120k payable in DOT with a 10% premium. Reports will be sent to 350,000 subscribers and traditional research platforms.

Continuation of work through Messari Protocol Services

- Polkadot Brasil wants funding for past and future work on their social media.
- They started in August 2023 with a small follower base and created content for the Portuguese community.
- They have hosted 4 online events and worked with other groups in their community.
- The team has grown their followers by over 200 in the last four months.
- They plan to continue their efforts by hosting more events and creating new content.
- The total funding they seek is 620 DOT to support their projects.
- They want to reach more Portuguese speakers and keep them informed about Polkadot.

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WHO: Polkadot Brasil

WHAT: Requesting retroactive funding for four months of work already completed and assurance for three more months of work ahead. Also, implementing a plan of goals and objectives for future treasury grant requests.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Requesting a total of 620 DOT from the Polkadot treasury, allocated as follows: 420 DOT for Uai (60 DOT per month; four for retroactive three for ahead) and 200 DOT for X engagement (Premium and post advertising).

Big Tip for Polkadot Brasil on X

### Anti-Scam Bounty Referendum

- **Purpose**: To protect the community from scams by tracking and removing scam activities, supporting victims, and promoting user safety through education.
- **Duration**: The bounty has been running for two years.
- **Current Achievements**: Funded multiple anti-scam tasks. Details can be found [here](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/bounty/11).
- **Proposal**: A top-up to continue and expand anti-scam efforts. More details in the [proposal document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c2gOWkyWkawAh7S-ov4T9QZYY0LsFuc8oylF2KaGaII).
- **Spending Report**: A report on spends since the last top-up is available [here](https://polkadot.antiscam.team/bounty/anti-scam-bounty-spends-report-february-2023-february-2024/).

WHO: Polkadot community

WHAT: Top up the Anti-Scam Bounty to protect the community from scams by tracking/pruning scam activities, supporting scam victims, and promoting user safety via educational initiatives.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Details of the top-up and estimated breakdown can be found in the proposal document.

Polkadot Anti-scam Team Bounty Top-up

- PolkaWorld is asking for money to work for the next year. 
- They plan to create 288 articles and 60 online livestreams.
- PolkaWorld will also make 48 short educational videos and 12 interviews.
- They manage two social media accounts, one in English and one in Chinese.
- PolkaWorld has successfully received funds from the Polkadot Treasury 11 times.
- They have completed all their work well and shared reports for the last 32 months.
- The proposal includes a story about what PolkaWorld does.

PolkaWorld requests operational funds for 288 articles, 60 online livestreams, 48 educational short videos, 12 ecosystem interviews, and media channel management. The proposal highlights their successful track record and offers more details in the provided link.

PolkaWorld Ops and Maintenance proposal：2024.4 - 2025.3

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- Goku is asking the community for 900 DOT as a retroactive tip for his contributions since August 2023.
- He has made many posts, videos, and graphics about technology and storytelling over the past 1.5 years.
- Goku's content has gained a total of 935,000 views.
- He has attracted various important followers, from those with hundreds of thousands to around 50,000 followers.
- He is involved in supporting new content creators at WagMedia and recently joined Polkadot's social media editorial board.
- Goku has worked on creative projects like graphics and memes to explain Polkadot clearly.
- He also engages in discussions and defends Polkadot on social media platforms.

WHO: Goku

WHAT: Requesting a retroactive tip for contributions to the ecosystem from August 2023 until today, including bridging tech talk with storytelling across social platforms through posts, threads, memes, videos, and graphics.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Total requested is 900 DOT. No specific timeframe or resources mentioned.

Retroactive Tip For Solo Content Creation

Polkadot Brazil and Codigo Brazuca are planning an academy to teach Polkadot technology. They want to train 100 developers in Rust, Substrate, and Ink! programming languages. This will help Brazil become a leader in blockchain technology. The academy will have online and in-person classes. This will help create jobs and new opportunities in Brazil. Codigo Brazuca is an education project that helps people learn technology skills and find jobs. They work on web3 and blockchain projects. The academy will cost 96,600 USD dot price (10,17 USD).

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Proposal: Codigo Brazuca + Polkadot Brazil - Tech Academy - from Basic to Advanced  -  8 Months Track

- Pinkdrop is a fun, free browser game that introduces players to the Polkadot ecosystem by merging balls representing Parachains.
- Players aim to create a larger Polkadot ball and score points, with a leaderboard to show the top players.
- The game has been very popular, with over 225,000 sessions played in just 4 weeks after its launch in December 2023.
- A new mobile app and features like daily tournaments and player-versus-player mode are proposed to make the game even better.
- PINK is a friendly community that promotes positivity while introducing more people to Polkadot.
- The Pinkdrop game grew naturally without spending on advertising; players shared their scores on social media.
- The goal is to expand the game and keep attracting more players to the Polkadot ecosystem.

The Pinkdrop game seeks funding to create a mobile app and implement daily on-chain tournaments and player-versus-player mode. The new features aim to enhance user engagement, foster community growth, and attract new people to the Polkadot ecosystem. The Pink community wants to continue promoting its positive ethos and introduce Polkadot to a wider audience. See full proposal for more details.

Pinkdrop: Powering User Engagement and Ecosystem Growth

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The DOTisDED team changed their funding strategy based on community feedback. They decided to cancel Referendum #556 and support the DED Bounty Fund #556 instead. This new plan aims to create a $1 billion value asset with a $10 million fund, which they believe is a more reasonable and fair approach.

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WHO: The DOTisDED team

WHAT: Pivot from a proposal by proposal approach to a DED Bounty Fund, cancel Referendum #556, and create a $10m fund to aim for >$1bn value asset.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Cancelling DED Tech Proposal, and Deferring to DED Bounty Fund

- A new program called the AMI Bounty Program has been created to help with marketing for the Polkadot brand.
- The program is run by passionate community members who want to share good ideas for marketing.
- They have changed some plans, like removing $1 million Treasury refunds and increasing administrative spending.
- The total funds requested have been lowered to 94,156 DOT.
- There will be refunds to the Treasury if marketing money is spent outside of this program.
- More details and documents about the program are available for review.
- The program is inspired by a previous project called referendum 323 on Kusama.

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The AMI Bounty Program proposes to curate marketing, media, and advertising for the Polkadot brand. The total requested amount is 94,156 DOT (EMA 30= $9.534724), and the excess DOT will be refunded to the Treasury. For more details, refer to the provided links.

AMI Bounty Program

### Polkadot Hydration Campaign

- **Goal**: Attract liquidity to the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Amount Requested**: 1,000,000 DOT.
- **Purpose**: Fund a liquidity mining program.
- **Assets Included**: DOT, iBTC, vDOT, and native stablecoins.
- **Impact**: Increase trading efficiency and ecosystem health.
- **Parallel Proposal**: LP 1,000,000 DOT into the HydraDX Omnipool.
- **Governance**: Approved by HydraDX token-holders.
- **Previous Discussion**: Increased from 500,000 DOT to 1,000,000 DOT based on feedback.

HydraDX Treasury is requesting 1,000,000 DOT to fund a liquidity mining program to attract liquidity and attention to the Polkadot ecosystem. The program will provide incentives for LPing into DOT, 8+ ecosystem assets, iBTC, vDOT, and native stablecoins. The proposal was ratified by HydraDX token-holder governance, and the full proposal can be found in the provided links.

Polkadot Hydration: Liquidity Incentives

### Summary of Proposal

- **Objective**: Increase DOT liquidity in the HydraDX Omnipool.
- **Requested Amount**: 1,000,000 DOT.
- **Method**: Non-custodial and decentralized, with funds controlled by Polkadot Protocol and OpenGov.
- **Current Liquidity**: Over 690,000 DOT and 560,000 vDOT already in the Omnipool.
- **Benefits**: Better order execution for DOT trades, aiding ecosystem projects and Treasury diversification.
- **Related Proposal**: A parallel proposal suggests 1,000,000 DOT for liquidity incentives.
- **Previous Discussion**: Initial request was 500,000 DOT, increased to 1,000,000 DOT based on feedback.
- **Full Details**: Available in the [full proposal document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f66CtFkJZmvVeAbKc_ivBRrmcR0FnG63QGUgywca_x8/edit).

Polkadot proposes to add 1,000,000 DOT as liquidity into the HydraDX Omnipool in a decentralized and non-custodial manner, with the funds remaining under the control of the Polkadot Protocol and OpenGov. The requested DOT would add to an existing 690k+ DOT (and 560k+ vDOT) which is already LPed into the Omnipool. The proposal aims to strengthen DOT on-chain liquidity and provide better order execution for anyone trading DOT on HydraDX. The requested amount is 1,000,000 DOT, and the proposal was made on 08-03-24.

Polkadot Hydration: Treasury LP

- Polkadot Treasury is helping with the maintenance of software called ORML and other public projects.
- The Acala team is doing most of this work, but others are also helping.
- Some contributors' efforts weren't included in the funding proposal.
- A person named Bryan mentioned this issue in comments.
- There is a suggestion to reward a contributor named CertainLach.
- CertainLach has worked on ORML for the past year.
- Their work can be seen on a special website for the project.

Polkadot Treasury will fund maintenance work on ORML and Chopsticks public goods. A proposal suggests tipping CertainLach, who has contributed to ORML for the past year, as their work was not covered by the previous proposal.

Tip for maintenance of the ORML pallets

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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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