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THIS PROPOSAL IS AN ERROR. PLEASE IGNORE: THE AMOUNT IS NOT CORRECT. PLEASE VOTE NAY. 

ACOBJason is a content creator who makes videos about Crypto and Distributed Ledger Technology. They want to make more videos and posts about Polkadot Ecosystem. They are asking for 8,250 $DOT to help them make these videos for the next 6 months. Here's what they plan to do:

1. Make 36 short videos (3 minutes each) every month and share them on X and YouTube.
2. Make 60 short vertical videos (from the short videos and interviews) every month and share them on X, YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and Instagram.
3. Have 24 weekly live chats (60 minutes each) on X, invite guests, and record them to share on YouTube.
4. Write 48 detailed posts every week.

ACOBJason will talk about topics like Snowbridge, Interlay, RMRK, staking DOT, wallet comparisons, Polkadex, and more.

You can find ACOBJason on these social media channels:
- YouTube: [AChainofBlocks](https://www.youtube.com/c/AChainofBlocks)
- X: [@ACOBJason](https://twitter.com/ACOBJason)
- TikTok: [@achainofblocks](https://www.tiktok.com/@achainofblocks)
- Instagram: [@achainofblocks](https://www.instagram.com/achainofblocks)

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**Proposer**: A Chain of Blocks aka ACOBJason

**Address**: 14Vb1GRRERYeSXyJWqNshufpFqSQpVSCsmuQcNdVGgoLTURy

**Contact Info**: [@ACOBJason](user/ACOBJason) on X or [AChainofBlocks@gmail.com](mailto:AChainofBlocks@gmail.com)

**Duration**: ~ 6 Months

**Amount**: 8,250 $DOT

**About Me**: I have been making content about Crypto and Distributed Ledger Technology for about 2.5 years. My passion is creating easily digestable videos for the "everyday person", with the main goal of helping people visualize the possiblities of Distributed Ledger Technology Beyond Finance.

In December I put out 12 videos about the Polkadot Ecosystem (linked below), these videos were very well received by the Polkadot community. I create ALL the content completely by myself, and this funding will help me to not only continue to produce content at the same rate but also increase exponentially.

\*\*Link to Polkadot Videos for December 2023:  
[https://twitter.com/ACOBJason/status/1740415718401929702](https://twitter.com/ACOBJason/status/1740415718401929702)

**PROPOSAL:**

-   6x 3 Minute Simply Explained Videos per Month (36 Total Videos). These will be Posted on Both X and YouTube  
    **Example**: [https://twitter.com/ACOBJason/status/1740415741206397189](https://twitter.com/ACOBJason/status/1740415741206397189)

-   10x Short Vertical Videos per Month, these will be clipped from Simply Explained Videos as Well as New Content and Relevant Interviews (60 Total Videos). These will be Posted on X / YouTube Shorts / TikTok / Instagram  
    **Example**: [https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ch59KeApTEB/?igsh=ZDE1MWVjZGVmZQ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ch59KeApTEB/?igsh=ZDE1MWVjZGVmZQ)

-   1x Weekly Space on X (60 minutes each), I will be reaching out within the community to invite relevant guests (24 Total Spaces). Spaces will be recorded and Posted on Youtube.
    
-   2x In Depth Threads / Week (48 Total)  
    **Example**: [https://twitter.com/ACOBJason/status/1734931333573669309](https://twitter.com/ACOBJason/status/1734931333573669309)
    
-   This represents the Minimum Amount of Content that will be produced, however, I plan to contribute more for no additional cost. _(Eg. If the Weekly Spaces become popular we will increase the volume)_

**Upcoming Video Topics:**

-   Snowbridge
-   Interlay
-   RMRK
-   How to Stake DOT Explainer
-   Wallet Comparissons
-   Polkadex
-   More Polkadot Comparisson Videos

**Social Media Channels:**

**YouTube (Approx 114K):** [https://www.youtube.com/c/AChainofBlocks](https://www.youtube.com/c/AChainofBlocks)

**X (Approx 3K):** [https://twitter.com/ACOBJason](https://twitter.com/ACOBJason)

**TikTok (Approx 5,900):** [https://www.tiktok.com/@achainofblocks?t=8iZQs8YD8Ji&r=1](https://www.tiktok.com/@achainofblocks?t=8iZQs8YD8Ji&r=1)

**Instagram (Approx 3,500):** [https://www.instagram.com/achainofblocks?igsh=ODA1NTc5OTg5Nw%3D%3D&utm\_source=qr](https://www.instagram.com/achainofblocks?igsh=ODA1NTc5OTg5Nw%3D%3D&utm_source=qr)

ACOBJason proposes to create 36 simply explained videos, 60 short vertical videos, 24 weekly spaces, and 48 in-depth threads about Polkadot ecosystem in 6 months for 8,250 $DOT. The content will be posted on X, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram.

A Chain of Blocks - ACOBJason - 6 Months Continual Polkadot EcoSystem News & Explanations

- A proposal was made to request money for a game using Polkadot technology.
- The goal is to make it easier for people to play games across different blockchains.
- The proposal includes the creation of a toolkit to help game developers integrate with Polkadot.
- Many current games are hard to access and costly, making it tough for new players.
- The Great Escape game aims to fix this by being easy and free to play.
- The game will work without needing a special wallet and allows players to join from any blockchain.
- The project has already completed several important steps, like building the game and creating fun experiences.
- They plan to host a tournament for different game teams to collaborate and grow the gaming community on Polkadot.

The Great Escape proposes to retroactively fund a Polkadot-based GameFi application and deliver an open-source Jungle EVM/XCM Toolkit to promote the adoption of XCM for gaming purposes. They request 21,969 DOT, equivalent to $158,507, and aim to simplify the gaming experience to attract new users by lowering entry barriers to Web3 gaming. The proposal includes six milestones, with five already delivered and one to be delivered, which is an inter-Parachain tournament to initiate a Polkadot GameFi revolution.

Promoting the adoption of Polkadot through Gaming - The Great Escape

- Polkadot Decoded is a big yearly conference focused on Polkadot.
- The 2023 event took place on June 28th and 29th in Copenhagen, Denmark.
- This year, it was a hybrid event, meaning people could join online or in-person.
- They also had smaller events in different regions like the USA, Europe, LatAm, and China in July.
- The conference included presentations, panels, workshops, and fun chats.
- It was designed for many people, including business leaders, developers, and Polkadot fans.
- The event had a budget limit of about $150,000 for applications, and costs were supported by the Web 3.0 Technologies Foundation.

WHO: Polkadot Decoded conference organizers
WHAT: Held a hybrid event in Copenhagen with satellite events globally, featuring presentations, panels, workshops, demos, fireside and barcamp chats for a broad audience and decision makers
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Last tranche request for costs around USD150,000, backstopped by Web 3.0 Technologies Foundation. More information in the post-event report.

Polkadot Decoded 2023, final tranche (June, Copenhagen, DK)

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A group of people called Lunar Strategy, Flight3, and RZLT want to create a new memecoin called $DED for the Polkadot community. They asked for 91,557 DOT to help start this project. They believe that this memecoin will help make the DOT ecosystem more popular and show its diversity. 

The project will have a 75-day marketing campaign with three phases: pre-launch, launch, and post-launch. They will work with influencers, create content, and share news about the memecoin. The three groups have experience working with big names in the crypto world like Coinbase, Tezos, and Solana.

The total budget for the project is $630,000, which will be spent on influencers, public relations, community activation, and creative content. They will share monthly reports with the community to keep everyone updated on the project's progress.

The person in charge of this project is Jack Haldorsson, who is the Chief Marketing Officer at Lunar Strategy. He is excited to support the Polkadot community and bring in more people to learn about the new memecoin.

Proposers: Lunar Strategy, Flight3 & RZLT

Lead Agency: Lunar Holding LDA - PT516253999

Contact: \[@LunarStrategy\](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/user/LunarStrategy) on Telegram (Jack Haldorsson, CMO of Lunar Strategy)

Requested DOT: 91,557 DOT Based on EMA7 8.41 USD

Full proposal deck: [Link to proposal](https://www.canva.com/design/DAF4FvJGIpo/8Ro7fvW2UWEiyfeSt6GDcA/view?utm_content=DAF4FvJGIpo&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor)

**Why Should the Treasury Fund This Project?**

Market sentiment is shifting, and several treasuries are actively investing to stimulate growth and excitement during this bull run. For example, Solana's initiatives, such as $BONK, are leveraging this opportunity effectively. This project's funding rationale is to capitalize on the memecoin trend as a marketing tool for the DOT ecosystem and to showcase Polkadot's diversity and buzz-generating capabilities.  
  
**We belive the treasury should fund the initial launch for the marketing campaign to avoid compromising on the quality and the fairness of the distribution.**  

The goal is to maintain quality and fair distribution without taking early investment that could lead to large allocations being dumped on investors.

  
**Background to the Proposal:**

In recent weeks, the Polkadot community has grown increasingly enthusiastic about the launch of a new memecoin. $DED emerged as a leading candidate when multiple DOT wallets, such as Nova Wallet, SubWallet, Talisman, and DEXs like StellaSwap, announced on social media their support for $DED.

Subsequently, a community indicator poll titled “Should the marketing agency post the $DED marketing proposal to the treasury ASAP?” [received 67.8% approval with 199 votes.](https://x.com/giottodf/status/1739075568220692626?s=20)

Following this, three well-established crypto agencies, in collaboration with key stakeholders, prepared a marketing proposal for the memecoin's launch campaign. We have devised a strategic plan for the first 75 days to enhance grassroots engagement and introduce the broader crypto community to $DED.

**Campaign Overview:**

The campaign aims to launch the next DOT meme coin with a 75-day marketing strategy, divided into three phases. Waves 1 and 2, occurring pre-launch, will build hype and credibility for the token. The final phase, post-launch, focuses on recapping and covering news about the generated hype, ensuring continued interest beyond the launch.

**Proposal Partners:**

**Lunar Strategy**, Lunar Strategy will be responsible for the KOLs, PR & strategy behind the full marketing campaign. Lunar Strategy has a track record of working & launching 150+ projects in the crypto ecosystem, including Polkadot, OKX, ICP (Dfinity) and more.

**Flight3**, A marketing & creative studio that focus on content creation, animations, memes & creative campaigns that goes viral. Flight3 have a track record of working with Coinbase, Tezos & Solana and more.

**RZLT**, A community and growth hub helping businesses navigate & grow in web3 ecosystem. RZLT has a track record of collaborating with top industry names like Near.

**About lead agency:** Lunar Strategy is an ecosystem growth agency active in the crypto space since 2019, having collaborated with over 150 ecosystems and projects. We excel in storytelling and engaging the right key opinion leaders to convey our message to the intended audience. Our team, primarily based in Europe, consists of more than 20 professionals. Past projects include collaborations with OKX, Bitmex, ICP, Rose, Gamestarter, Kodacon, PrimeXBT, and many others. We have also partnered with over 400 key opinion leaders on platforms like X (formerly Twitter) and YouTube, generating hundreds of millions of impressions in the crypto space.

For further information on Lunar Strategy, please visit our detailed presentation at: [Lunar Strategy Deck.](https://pitch.com/v/Lunar-deck-csjw23)

**Why Fund This Project Now?**

Market sentiment is shifting, and several Layer 1 (L1) treasuries are actively investing to stimulate growth and excitement during this bull run. For example, Solana's initiatives, such as $BONK, are leveraging this opportunity effectively. This project's funding rationale is to capitalize on the meme coin trend as a marketing tool for the DOT ecosystem and to showcase Polkadot's diversity and buzz-generating capabilities.

**Implementation Plan:**

Strategy & Planning: Our plan begins with a 15 days preparation phase to develop a strategy, schedule, and marketing materials, including memes. We will ensure consistent messaging across all channels and prepare PR articles for distribution during the execution phase.

Execution: Over 60 days, we will distribute the created content, brief influencers, and submit articles to web3 media outlets. The campaign will consist of three waves, focusing on establishing, building hype, and sustaining excitement for the memecoin.

Optimization: Post-campaign, we will analyze performance and provide an evaluation with key insights, informing our approach to future campaigns.

**Deliverables:**

Public Relations by Lunar Strategy:

-   Includes a PDF with PR strategy, 12 written articles, listicles, a KPI report PDF, and a curated list of publications.

Influencer Marketing by Lunar Strategy:

-   Introduction brief, promotional guidelines, curated influencer list, influencer strategy, and a monthly result report PDF.

Creative Studio -Flight3:

-   Provides animations, community-building content, brand animations, social media content, and custom memes.

Social & Community - RZLT:

-   Manages social media plans, develops Zealy campaigns, provides community support, and sets up a Looker Studio analytical dashboard.

_More details about deliverables in full presentation at the top._

**Estimated Campaign Output:**

Main Influencers: 8,980,400 followers reached, 50 long-form posts, 17 YouTube videos, 50 quoted reposts.

Amplification Influencers: 6,575,000 followers reached, 450 reposts/quoted reposts, contributions from 50 different DeFi researchers/crypto educators.

Public relations: 12 unique articles published in credible media and 100+ syndications in various media outlets.

**Monthly reports will be provided by Lunar Strategy with all links**

**Budget Breakdown:**

Main Influencers: $350,000  
Amplification Influencers: $100,000  
Public Relations & listicles: $60,000  
Community Activation & Social Media: $50,000  
Zealy DOT Rewards: $30,000  
Creative Studio: $40,000  
Total budget: $630,000

**Monthly Community Report:**

At each month's end, Lunar Strategy will share updates with the community, including published articles, content creator links, reach metrics, and summaries of monthly activities. This will aid in community optimization and growth.

We are looking forward to support the Polkadot community by providing educational content and welcoming a larger audience. I am available to answer any questions about our proposal and strategy for launching the memecoin. We appreciate all feedback from the community.

Thank you,

Jack Haldorsson

CMO at Lunar Strategy

WHO: Lunar Strategy, Flight3 & RZLT.

WHAT: Launch a new memecoin with a 75-day marketing strategy divided into three phases to enhance grassroots engagement and introduce the broader crypto community to $DED.

PRICE: 91,557 DOT based on EMA7 8.41 USD.

TIMEFRAME: 75 days.

RESOURCES: Lunar Strategy, Flight3 & RZLT will be responsible for executing the marketing campaign.

Community Memecoin launch marketing campaign

- A proposal aims to create and share a Spanish-language book about NFTs, focusing on Latin America.
- The book will be free and is meant for schools, universities, and communities to help everyone learn about digital art and ownership.
- It seeks to inspire young artists and enable them to use NFTs for their work.
- The goal is to make information more accessible and to support economic opportunities for marginalized communities.
- The total cost for the project is $37,000, which is about 4.267 DOT.
- MacZam, with extensive experience in finance and NFTs, will lead the project.

**WHO**: Proponent 16fZxnwnnzArZ7SRhSWUcEhGCFk2XDUxD54VqtaKRmr6FhNR, led by MacZam.

**WHAT**: Create and distribute an educational book on NFTs in the Polkadot ecosystem in Spanish, targeting schools, universities, social organizations, and street artists. 

**PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES**: Requested 4.267 DOT, totaling $37,000 USD, with a detailed budget provided. Outcomes report to be provided.

Boosting NFT Education in Latin America with the Polkadot Ecosystem

- Blockchain Headhunter is a company started by Michael Shlayen in 2017 that helps find workers for jobs in the crypto and blockchain fields.
- They have helped over 75 companies and filled more than 250 job positions, including high-level executives.
- The company connects with talent from over 65 countries and has a large community of 150,000 followers online.
- They want to recruit top Senior Business Development professionals to help PolkaDot grow by working with big business clients.
- Their plan includes understanding what PolkaDot needs from candidates, researching the market, finding potential candidates, and providing support during the hiring process.
- They charge a retainer fee of $25,000 to start and an additional fee for each hired candidate.
- The goal is to find skilled individuals who can help PolkaDot succeed in the blockchain industry.

Blockchain Headhunter proposes to deliver an executive search service to identify and recruit top-tier Senior Business Development professionals for PolkaDOT. The objectives include identifying top talent, strategic recruitment, representation of PolkaDOT, focus on growth markets, and long-term partnership development. The cost includes a retainer fee of $25,000 and a successful engagement fee of $25,000 per candidate. The timeline guarantees the delivery of a shortlist of 10 candidates within 5 weeks of the receipt of retainer.

Executive Search for PolkaDot - Senior BD Executive Search for PolkaDot 

Ivan on Tech is an educator, blockchain developer, and content creator who shares information about blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and decentralized technologies. He has a big following on YouTube, Twitter, and other social media. Ivan is also the founder of Moralis.io. His team includes Ivan, Strindbergman, and Phil.

Ivan on Tech's YouTube channel has 508k subscribers and 1.1 million unique monthly viewers, while his Twitter account has 418k subscribers and 3.43 million monthly impressions. They plan to provide news and updates about Polkadot and related topics, interact with Twitter threads, and invite Gavin Wood for an interview. They also plan to make a deep dive video on Polkadot and pay curator fees for 4 Polkadot community curators.

The team will work with the Polkadot community, Parity, and w3f to collect news and events. Strindbergman will lead the curator group and act as a contact for the community and Parity or W3F. Curated materials will be sent to Ivan every two weeks, and news items of value will be reported and shared on other platforms. The whole team is excited to work with Polkadot.

**Contact:** https://twitter.com/IvanOnTech

**About us:**

Ivan Liljeqvist, known as "Ivan on Tech," is a well-known educator, blockchain developer, and content creator. With over a decade of experience in the technology industry, Ivan has dedicated himself to educating and empowering individuals about blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and decentralized technologies. He has amassed a significant following through his YouTube channel, blog, courses, and social media presence, making him a trusted source of information in the blockchain space.

[Youtube channel](https://youtube.com/c/ivanontech)

[X(former bird platform)](https://twitter.com/IvanOnTech)

Ivan is also the founder of Moralis.io

Ivan on Tech is the biggest channel run by a developer and has gained a big following for providing good quality content in an entertaining and educational setting. It is for the people in blockchain at large without taking itself too seriously.

**Team:** Ivan, Strindbergman, Phil

**Audience:**

YouTube - 508k subscribers and 1.1M unique monthly viewers

X/Twitter - 418k subscribers and 3.43M monthly impressions

These numbers will keep growing as the bull market comes back.

![](https://i.postimg.cc/8zGSmD9q/Screenshot-2023-12-24-at-20-24-39.png)

![](https://i.postimg.cc/q7bHrKqT/Screenshot-2023-12-24-at-20-25-22.png)

The most viewed video has some 800k and the channel has been around for a long time in crypto-terms going back 6 years. Which is almost geriatric in crypto YouTube.

This will fund the following for a year from the day of passing:

1.  Continuous unbiased but friendly reporting on news items from Polkadot and reasonable adjacent parachain news.
2.  The reporting will be about major news and features.
3.  Interactions with Twitter threads about these topics
4.  Open invitation to have Gavin Wood on as a guest in an interview format (We’d love to have you Gav)
5.  Deep dive video on polkadot – showing major use cases and things to do in the ecosystem, dependent on input from the community.
6.  Curator fees for 4 Polkadot community curators 1,5 h per week each 312 hours total. 4000 Polkadot will be set aside for this. These will be picked by Strindbergman.
7.  Polkadot logo as one of the logos animating in the corner of each video on Ivan On Tech

**How we plan to work:**

1.  Curator group will work with the polkadot community as well as Parity and w3f to collect good news items and ecosystem events and usecases. This group will be led by Strindbergman, old friend on Ivan on tech, ex parity technologies employee, builder and engaged member of the polkadot community.
2.  Internal Ivan on tech X Curator group will be created where material is shared once it has been curated.
3.  Curated content and quality checks will be done by the curators to make sure the right and best things are brought forward, this to make sure the best items to forward the polkadot ecosystem gets the chance to be reported on.
4.  Once the decentralized futures media initiatives settles, they will also provide help here. What for this takes is still undecided but Ivan on tech will look for them to collaborate with the group put together by Strindbergman.
5.  Strindbergman act as a go to contact for the community as well as for Parity or W3F in terms of communicating with Ivan on tech. He can be reached through ChaosDao or on Curated materials will be sent over to Ivan every 2 weeks by the curators,
6.  News items that are interesting and of value for the larger blockchain community will be reported and elaborated on. They can also be followed up in other streams and on twitter. No shills but honest opinions.

The whole Ivan on Tech team looks forward to working together with Polkadot!

Ivan on Tech proposes to provide continuous unbiased reporting on Polkadot news, interactions with Twitter threads, a deep dive video on Polkadot, and curator fees for 4 Polkadot community curators. The proposal will be funded for a year with 4000 Polkadot. The team plans to work with the Polkadot community and Parity to collect news items and ecosystem events. The proposal aims to promote the Polkadot ecosystem and provide value to the larger blockchain community.

Continuous Coverage on Ivan on Tech for a FULL YEAR

BLOX Media Group is a company that helps promote and educate people about Web3 and blockchain, especially focusing on Polkadot. Here are some key points about their media package:  

- They work with popular content creators like Chico Crypto and Discover Crypto to make videos about Polkadot.
- The package includes tutorials on wallets like Nova Wallet and Talisman Wallet.
- Videos explain different blockchain networks and protocols related to Polkadot, such as Moonbeam and Moonsama.
- Content creators will share videos and livestreams to engage audiences and increase knowledge about Polkadot.
- The total cost for this promotional package is approximately $410,000 worth of DOT.

This initiative aims to enhance awareness and interest in the Polkadot ecosystem.

BLOX Media Group proposes a comprehensive marketing package for Polkadot, featuring content creators such as Chico Crypto, Discover Crypto, Crypto Crow, Mason Versluis, Sin City Crypto, and Maria Andersen. The package includes a total of 38 videos, livestream mentions, and social media content, with a total cost of 55,858.31 DOT or approximately $410,000.

BLOX MEDIA GROUP - Media Package

### Summary of Proposal

- **Issue**: XCM `SetTopic` instruction conflicts with default version 2 destinations, causing failed transactions.
- **Resolution on Kusama**: [Referendum 305](https://kusama.subsquare.io/referenda/305) fixed this issue on Kusama.
- **Proposal for Polkadot**: Suggest aligning `safeXcmVersion` to v3 on Polkadot's relay chain.
- **Purpose**: Ensures the relay chain sends XCMs in v3 format by default, resolving version mismatches.
- **Impact**: Prevents issues between the relay chain and parachains due to XCM version conflicts.
- **Submission Track**: Proposal submitted on the Whitelisted Caller track.
- **Fellowship Vote**: Fellowship is voting on a related proposal ([56](https://collectives.subsquare.io/fellowship/referenda/56)) to whitelist the submission hash.

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WHO: The proposal advocates for a change in Polkadot's relay chain. 

WHAT: The proposal suggests setting the relay chain's safeXcmVersion to v3 to ensure it sends XCMs in the v3 format by default. 

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Setting the relay chain's safeXcmVersion to v3

Interoperability is important for Polkadot, and it lets different things work together. Polkadot can move things called "fungible assets" between different parts, but it needs to be able to move special things called "NFTs" too. NFTs are like digital art or collectibles that are unique and can't be replaced.

A team called Unique Network has been working on a way to move NFTs between different parts of Polkadot since January 2023. They talked to many people and groups to create a plan and proof of concept. They want to make sure everyone agrees on how to do this and they need help from other parts of the system.

The plan is to create a group where people can talk and decide on important things together. They have already finished the first part of their plan, which was to show that their idea works.

You can read their plan here: [NFT XCM Proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZE2NAsk5ECPRFdn5wOXBpHeXwK29CYsNPR2Qk3RRnPE/edit?usp=sharing). They are happy to answer any questions. The plan doesn't need any big changes to the system, and it will be built by many teams. This is important because it needs to work for all parts of Polkadot.

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Interoperability is one of the key value propositions of Polkadot. With XCM and numerous bridges this value became possible. But they are all delivering interoperability only for fungible assets. For Polkadot to fully deliver on its promise, NFT XCM capability is a must have. Moving NFTs between different parachains will unleash the capabilities for the next generation of Web3 applications that are not constrained by any one chain.

Since January 2023 we (Unique Network team) worked on the NFT XCM solution. We engaged with numerous ecosystem members — Parity XCM team, Parity NFTs creators, parachains and wallets to create a solution PoC and its roadmap as described in this [proposal.](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZE2NAsk5ECPRFdn5wOXBpHeXwK29CYsNPR2Qk3RRnPE/edit?usp=sharing "NFT XCM Proposal") 

. Roadmap implementation will require a consensus on a number of questions, which will help establish the NFT XCM standards, and here views and participation of parachains is crucial. Parity has left us to lead this effort, and we would like to invite other stakeholders to take part, too. In the initial stages of the work we will be creating a working group for participants to communicate and collectively decide on key decisions. 

This proposal follows the successful implementation of the PoC, as described in the Milestone 1 of the proposal which was completed on December 20, 2023 after a year of work.

Please read the [proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZE2NAsk5ECPRFdn5wOXBpHeXwK29CYsNPR2Qk3RRnPE/edit?usp=sharing "NFT XCM Proposal") . Happy to answer any questions. Update: a note for Core devs - the solution does not need any changes to the relay, and is very light on the parachains, too. Brian (Acala) can attest to that. Here are details on the PoC: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y90tldtdh9mX1BkUNKDePiV8GImhGSnjaJkk5U54d-w/edit?usp=sharing Update: important feature of the proposal to underscore - it will be built by multiple teams. The funds for EVM, Ink!, use case bounty and educational materials are dedicated to external teams, since XCM has to work for all parachains it only makes sense that multiple teams are involved.

The Unique Network team proposes to create an NFT XCM solution for Polkadot to enable the movement of NFTs between different parachains. The proposal includes a PoC and roadmap for implementation, with the consensus of parachains being crucial. The solution does not require changes to the relay and will involve multiple teams. The proposal was completed in December 2023 after a year of work. Read the proposal for more details.

NFT XCM

### Summary of Referendum 280

- **Referendum 280**: Composable Finance and Zeitgeist requested opening channels between their parachains and AssetHub.
- **Runtime Version**: The channels were opened using Polkadot runtime v1.0.1, which includes polkadot-runtime-parachains v2.0.0.
- **Deposits Required**: Both parachains needed to provide deposits to open channels.
- **DOT Transfers**: Composable Finance and Zeitgeist each transferred 20 DOT to AssetHub's sovereign account.
- **Pre-OpenGov**: Before OpenGov, treasury funds were used for system chain channel openings.
- **Current State**: Now, the requesting entity must provide the deposit, as the general admin track cannot control treasury funds.

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Composable Finance and Zeitgeist have successfully requested opening a channel between their parachain and AssetHub. Both parachains involved in the channel opening process provided a deposit of 20 DOT to the AssetHub parachain sovereign account. The cost of the channel deposits has to be provided by the requesting entity as the general admin track cannot control funds of the treasury.

Reimburse AssetHub HRMP channel deposit

- The proposal aims to get funding to improve NFT features and help new users on Polkadot's Asset Hub.
- There are currently challenges that limit NFT activities, making it hard for creators and businesses.
- KodaDot will add advanced NFT tools to make it easier for everyone to create and manage NFTs.
- Eight specific tasks will be completed to ensure the project progresses well.
- The total budget for the project is $530,000 for around 21,000 hours of work.
- This project will help Polkadot become a central place for NFT activities, making it easier for users.
- Success will be measured by how many campaigns are launched on the platform.

KodaDot proposes to expand native NFT capabilities and newcomer onboarding within Polkadot's Asset Hub for $530k. The project aims to address gaps in limited minting, metadata modularity, interoperability, and documentation to establish Asset Hub as the preferred platform for NFT creation, management, and exchange across the Polkadot ecosystem. The project has eight milestones, with the first seven completed, and the remaining funds allocated for bug fixes, optimizations, and customer support over six months.

Infrastructure funding for Polkadot Asset Hub #2 -  Components

Unchained is a top crypto media news outlet led by Laura Shin, a former senior editor at Forbes. It is an independent source of information with no external funding or market positions, ensuring unbiased reporting. The audience is tech-savvy, affluent, and young, with 20% having a household income over $200,000 annually and 70% working in tech. The Unchained Podcast has over 25 million downloads, and their YouTube videos average 1.5 million views per year.

Unchained is partnering with Polkadot to build brand awareness and educate the market on the benefits of using Polkadot for various use cases. The campaign will run from Q1'24 to Q4'24 and include podcast sponsorships and website sponsorships. Podcast sponsorships will feature 15-second pre-roll and 45-second mid-roll ads on Tuesday episodes and 10-second pre-roll and 45-second mid-roll ads on Friday episodes. Website sponsorships will include one sponsored article per quarter on Unchained's homepage for one month, with a word count of 500-1000 words and three links per article.

**About Us:**

Led by Laura Shin, Unchained is one of the leading crypto media news outlets in the industry, and one of the only independent entities across that vertical.

As a former senior editor at Forbes, Laura Shin was the first mainstream journalist to cover cryptocurrency full time. Laura is the CEO of Unchained and Host of The Unchained Podcast. Laura’s journalistic integrity is second to none. As an independent entity, Unchained has no VC/external funding, nor do we have positions in the market. This, in turn, allows for an unbiased, impartial source of information in the ecosystem. Our audience turns to us for reliable and credible information, as well as well-thought out interviews with key thought leaders in the space.

Our audience is tech-savvy, affluent and young:

-   20% have a household income >$200,000 Annually
-   70% work in tech (crypto, fintech, software)
-   82% Millennial and Gen X

Statistics:

-   25 Million+  Podcast Downloads on The Unchained Podcast All-Time
-   Average 1.5 Million Views / Year on our YouTube videos
-   Monthly: Average ~270K Podcast Downloads , about ~30K Downloads / Episode!

Socials:

-   Laura Shin’s Twitter (230K+ Followers) - [https://x.com/laurashin?s=20](https://x.com/laurashin?s=20)
-   Laura Shin’s LinkedIn (26K+ Followers) - [https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurashin/](url)
-   Unchained Twitter (15K+ Followers) - [https://twitter.com/Unchained\_pod](https://twitter.com/Unchained_pod)
-   Unchained Youtube (50k+ Subscribers): [https://www.youtube.com/c/UnchainedPodcast](url)

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                                                        Campaign Details / Scope of Work

Unchained X Polkadot:

Polkadot will leverage Laura Shin's Unchained Podcast to build brand awareness around the Polkadot ecosystem and educate the market on the benefits leveraging Polkadot for various use cases! 

Campaign Timeline: Q1'24-Q4'24

Podcast Sponsorship Details

The Unchained Podcast airs every Tuesday and Friday. Our Tuesday episodes are 1-Hour and our Friday episodes are ~30-45 Minutes. Laura conducts interviews with key thought leaders in the space, covering a timely topic typically tied to the current news cycle. Our sponsors are given the following placements during these episodes: 

**Tuesday Episodes**

-   Quantity: 52 Episodes (1 / Week)
-   Placements: 15 Second Pre Roll & 45 Second Mid Roll - Host Read (Both Audio & Video Ad)
-   Distribution: All Audio Platforms, Unchained's YouTube & CoinDesk Podcast Network
-   Link: 1 Link / Episode in Show Notes

**Friday Episodes:**

-   Quantity: 52 Episodes (1 / Week)
-   Placement: 10 Second Pre Roll & 45 Second Mid Roll  - Host Read (Both Audio & Video Ad)
-   Distribution: All Audio Platforms, Unchained's YouTube & CoinDesk Podcast Network
-   Links: 1 Link / Episode in Show Notes

**Examples:**

[Unchained Podcast | Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/1cJrrfGY1SKBIRn5noKSAf?si=195a6efab60244a1)

[Unchained Podcast | Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unchained/id1123922160)

[Unchained | YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWiiMnsnw5Isc2PP1to9nNw)

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Website Sponsorship:

Unchained will publish 1 Sponsored Article per Quarter on [www.unchainedcrypto.com](http://www.unchainedcrypto.com/) covering a topic of Polkadot's choice, provided by Polkadot. These articles will be pushed to our Twitter & LinkedIn accounts and will live on the Unchained Homepage for 2 weeks at a time. 

Quantity: 1 Article / Quarter

Duration: On Unchained’s Homepage for 1 Month / Article 

Word Count: 500 — 1K Words

Links: 3 Links per Article

Unchained (by Laura Shin) X Polkadot - Sponsorship Proposal 

- Polkadot Blockchain Academy (PBA) is asking for funding for its fourth session.  
- It will take place in Hong Kong from January 3 to February 3, 2024.  
- The academy is working with Hong Kong Polytechnic University.  
- There will be 90 students—50 developers and 40 founders.  
- The goal is to teach people about Polkadot to help it grow.  
- They have held classes before, like at UC Berkeley.  
- They also share lessons online for free.  
- More details can be found in the linked proposal.

On behalf of the Polkadot Blockchain Academy (PBA) I am posting this treasury proposal for funding of the fourth wave of the Academy. The PBA will run from January 3rd to February 3rd, 2024 and will be held at Cyberport in Hong Kong. We are also working in partnership with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The program has selected and is enrolling 90 students, 50 developer track students and 40 Founders Track students. The goal of the Polkadot Blockchain Academy is to help speed the adoption of Polkadot by seeding the ecosystem with educated developers and aspiring Polkadot ecosystem team founders. Currently we offer in person education such as the previous course held at UC Berkeley, we are also creating online content and have recently made the developer track syllabus materials available for all online. Below is a link to the proposal in detail. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ErgTFUaj4ct5OuTm\_6fnRN96HpKE3ZhtB6FF4EKZsYM/edit

WHO: Polkadot Blockchain Academy (PBA)
WHAT: Funding proposal for the fourth wave of the Academy, to run from January 3rd to February 3rd, 2024, with 90 students enrolled.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Details not provided. Link to proposal provided for more information.

Polkadot Blockchain Academy - funding and reimbursement for costs associated with Wave 4 in Hong Kong.

David Dall'Aglio, founder of eVox, is requesting 20.632 DOT for a Polkadot campaign. He is an independent advisor and has managed content creators for major brands like Samsung, HP, and Amazon. His team believes in Polkadot's potential for Web 3.0.

The campaign will focus on YouTube to highlight Polkadot's strengths and innovations. It will involve 8 content creators with a user base of over 2 million. The main topics will include staking, Polkadot 2.0, asynchronous backing, coretime, and DOT's purpose. The goal is to inspire the community and make the campaign successful. They are open to questions and support from the Polkadot community.

Proponent: David Dall'Aglio founder of eVox 19C7X2ayEGaHbRb7obTd7u2crJhYm6W47XpyLC2jQBGdpif

Requested DOT: 20.632 DOT (144.014 $ based on DOT/USD rate of $6.98 EMA7)

I work as independent advisor. 7 years ago founded  eVox.gg, Media Agency & Content Creator Management company based in Milan. Over the past 7 years, we have had the privilege of managing hundreds of talented content creators and have worked with some of the world's leading brands, including **Samsung, HP, Amazon, Netflix, Prime Video, Footlocker, Activision, and Microsoft.**

Both our CEO and CMO are early adopters of Polkadot, as we firmly believe that Polkadot is the leading contender for the future of Web 3.0.

**Campaign Overview:**

Primarily focused on YouTube, to bring the spotlight back on Polkadot. Our goal is to communicate the strengths and innovations of Polkadot to a broader audience.

**Creator Lineup & Deliverables**

Content Creators: 8 Userbase: 2M+

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kwf7d56WBoNM2I7hD6IsSDlHhq0nHF-f5uLvytPotw8/edit#gid=1303399317](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kwf7d56WBoNM2I7hD6IsSDlHhq0nHF-f5uLvytPotw8/edit#gid=1303399317)

**Talking Points:**

Here are some of the talking points that the content creators will cover in this campaign:

-   Staking: Exploring staking pools and the benefits of staking from 1DOT.
-   Polkadot 2.0: A glimpse into Polkadot's future, including the promise of Web 3.0, upcoming implementations, the supercomputer 3.0, coretime, blockspace, new features of DOT, the pay-as-you-go model, and the vision of blockchain as a service.
-   Asynchronous Backing: Understanding the performance and scalability advantages of Asynchronous Backing.
-   Coretime: An in-depth look at the coretime concept within the Polkadot ecosystem.
-   DOT: Exploring the purpose of DOT and its various use cases.
-   $DED

We believe that this campaign has the potential to inspire the community

We are open to any questions from the Polkadot community, and we look forward to your support in making this campaign a success, also feel free to reach out on telegram @dreamer896

WHO: David Dall'Aglio, founder of eVox
WHAT: Launch a YouTube campaign to promote Polkadot's strengths and innovations to a broader audience.
PRICE: 20.632 DOT ($144.014 based on DOT/USD rate of $6.98 EMA7)
DELIVERABLES: 8 content creators with a userbase of 2M+ will cover topics such as staking, Polkadot 2.0, asynchronous backing, coretime, DOT, and more.

Ignite Polkadot | Campaign #1

Polkassembly is an important part of Polkadot and Kusama governance. It helps proposers describe proposals and council members discuss and vote on motions. The Polkadot Technical Fellowship needed a special platform on Polkassembly for a few reasons:

1. They needed a space for deep technical discussions about Polkadot's protocol development.
2. A separate platform would make the Fellowship's work more visible and understandable.
3. This platform would connect the Fellowship's technical knowledge with the broader community.

The new platform will help with decision-making, transparency, and community involvement in Polkadot's governance. The team is asking the Polkadot Treasury for funds to develop this new platform. You can find more details about the proposal, budget, and tasks [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lZGlBugwFcP_P5rfLpMyCFW49C_xqEkiFDA0zZETK3Y/edit?usp=sharing).

**Context of the proposal**

Polkassembly has become an integral part of Polkadot and Kusama governance. Proposers use it to describe the details of the proposals. Council members are using it to discuss and coordinate voting on motions. Links of proposals and discussion of Polkassembly are used in various newsletters and apps.

The team has followed guidelines provided by Dr. Gavin Wood as well as recommendations from various fellows to make an engaging platform for fellows. You can find details of the in the note shared by Dr. Gavin Wood [here](https://hackmd.io/33pI3HvlSkycp-1dQjRLZA#Induction)

Platform Details - [collectives.polkassembly.io](https://collectives.polkassembly.io/?page=1)

Github - [https://github.com/polkassembly/fellowship](https://github.com/polkassembly/fellowship)

The Polkadot Technical Fellowship, vital to Polkadot’s governance and development, necessitated a specialized platform on Polkassembly for a couple of reasons,

First, the Fellowship's intricate role in overseeing and guiding Polkadot’s protocol development required a dedicated space for in-depth technical discussions. A separate platform within Polkassembly ensures these complex conversations remain focused and clear, essential for high-level decision-making.

Second, a distinct platform will enhance the visibility and understanding of the Fellowship’s contributions. In the vast ecosystem of Polkadot, where myriad discussions occur on Polkassembly, the Fellowship’s work can easily be overshadowed. A dedicated space ensures their critical inputs and activities are prominent and accessible for other fellows, bolstering transparency and accountability in the network’s governance. This will help account for their promotion / demotion cycles and ensures that fellows are contributing as per the rank and being rewarded for the same.

Lastly, this platform will act as a bridge between the Fellowship’s technical expertise and the broader community. It will serve as an educational resource, demystifying complex decisions and fostering an informed, engaged community. This engagement is crucial for the health and success of Polkadot’s decentralized governance model and fellowship.

Polkassembly’s Fellowship product is thus a specialized platform for the Fellowship on Polkassembly enhancing decision-making, transparency, and community involvement in Polkadot’s governance ecosystem.

Dashboard - ![image](https://i.ibb.co/CPbTGWN/2-Polkassembly-1703152462143.png)

Members - ![image](https://i.ibb.co/r29bNLQ/2-Polkassembly-1703152512513.png)

We are requesting the Polkadot Treasury to provide funds retroactively for the development of Fellowship product V1.

Please find the details of the proposal, budget, tasks and milestones [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lZGlBugwFcP_P5rfLpMyCFW49C_xqEkiFDA0zZETK3Y/edit?usp=sharing).

WHO: Polkassembly team

WHAT: Requesting funds retroactively for the development of Fellowship product V1, a specialized platform for the Polkadot Technical Fellowship on Polkassembly, enhancing decision-making, transparency, and community involvement in Polkadot's governance ecosystem.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Details of the proposal, budget, tasks, and milestones can be found in the document linked in the proposal.

 Proposal for retroactive funding of Fellowship product development.

Subsquid Lab Official has requested funding for ongoing development and maintenance costs for public Subsquid Archives and the Giant Squid API. The proposal includes a total of 45234.77 DOT, which is approximately $298,549.46. The funds will be used to support the operation of backend APIs for major projects in the Polkadot ecosystem, including Polkassembly, Talisman, RMRK, and others. The proposal also covers the costs for running Giant Squid and Archives for Polkadot, Kusama, and their Parachains. The motivation for this proposal is to maintain and improve the accessibility of on-chain data in GraphQL format for all major parachains on Kusama and Polkadot. The funds will help support the increasing number of requests to the substrate-based archives and the growing adoption of the Giant Squid service.

**Proponent:** [Subsquid Lab Official](https://polkadot.subscan.io/account/13bfKSQXoBn3AMLtZaW6BKv797fqZzsD3PYF6xpJDir3tdoE) - 13bfKSQXoBn3AMLtZaW6BKv797fqZzsD3PYF6xpJDir3tdoE

**Beneficiary:** [Subsquid Lab Official](https://polkadot.subscan.io/account/13bfKSQXoBn3AMLtZaW6BKv797fqZzsD3PYF6xpJDir3tdoE) - 13bfKSQXoBn3AMLtZaW6BKv797fqZzsD3PYF6xpJDir3tdoE

**Contact Details:** Subsquid Labs GmbH, 6302 Zug, Switzerland - [mf@subsquid.io](mailto:mf@subsquid.io)

**Short description:** Ongoing development and maintenance costs for public Subsquid Archives and the Giant Squid API

**Archive raw data:** [Archive Infrastructure Metrics - July, August, September](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTMNeLRCbga-UOFEXxTo6s732MM5xh5Xl7DLpuy8jdx4a1WYeVMAz1_5UCWZ5eCTl0e9D3qbwdqUY2j/pubhtml)

**Giant Squid raw data:** [Giant Squid Infrastructure Metrics - July, August, September](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSz9X-JW6XQ3CBhkMcjdSO8yimvqAwJQrol2jvqITUd_8CyiFcrqtZ2ARbRXpkSdzvA7WZDWhrxdvG2/pubhtml)

**Requested DOT:** 35565.67 DOT + 9669.10 DOT **\= 45234.77 DOT = $ 298,549.46**

**Previous proposals:** [https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/145](145)

### Motivation

**A) Archives**

Archives are an important piece of Polkadot and Kusama data infrastructure provided by Subsquid. They provide access to on-chain data in GraphQL format for all major parachains on Kusama and Polkadot, with more chains getting support as the ecosystem grows. They are being used as a data source for [Squids](https://app.subsquid.io/squids) and for efficient data exploration and ad-hoc queries. An up-to-date list of Archives is kept in a public [Archive Registry](https://github.com/subsquid/archive-registry/blob/main/archives.json).

The Archives, as performant data sources of historical on-chain data, are critical to the operation of backend APIs run by major projects in the Polkadot ecosystem (the list is not exhaustive):

-   Polkassembly
-   Talisman
-   RMRK
-   SubWallet (+ GiantSquid API)
-   KodaDot
-   Phala dApp
-   Subsocial + Polkaverse
-   Polkascan (+ GiantSquid API)
-   Calamar (+ GiantSquid API)
-   Moonsama/Exosama
-   Reef
-   Manta Wallet
-   ZooDAO
-   Zenlink

All archives can be accessed and queried via an web intuitive GraphQL interface and are often used as developer friendly replacement of a block explorer. For example, here’s a query for the last ten transfers on Kusama blockchain run against the [Kusama Archive endpoint](https://kusama.explorer.subsquid.io/graphql).

![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/u/0/docs/ADP-6oF28QRWrAQx4x6nJNPA_fSg4c73ukxfq-ATwlJOaeMkFcveUEN3abJyXlkg0M5tgxMSU9_hY00ovl7JB0PIaZV25wlpNy9QiYTah8HYt1QcfnmUiLPz61vWbAjWe6yEsIrl_dVS68yi_skDsIhpTHtk0NqWhZ2HakawVgzv13cB0Zz2GFF1uD4WduGKh1cT71w21kf8XhbV9NU8bYkYjJht4UPz5CEmrc-J8V-1g6zjdMK0TWcbRtZE469tyZurbsR6hrxtz3AgcT-yBnIaFSR1RjuDt9cU4ON1EuhAYFfbt_hxKS5eJAmkJnoRN9b98lm3z-ENAW4F4lGD4eaefmLjW0Ni96jVwyx2-0qpj_FCU8M4Jv-ADArSOogQU6E4WMjJ0IXO0G0wvqcpJritTjnVfaMg1BWVP4coevffowL396wjU7-php3xXPT1cYJHRi9hob4LQQUYXeBz_oGA2mcZ-VTw8fonH_Q5H3MWRqaaPttS618JzrkVaeEGScCMF9qJ5tMwBeMFQ9rcG9njN1frHKgaco97oSsZsSygw-OsuCAyBta90ZmHWeHo3ZJqtRNBdE33rEzJlBvlVo4uCVbMnjE_64s5bz2-OQczY8bEdjD6v7g4awrLXZXwx1zdRnHkc5TZsnG65LhbYXzLus-n-drRCSuk-67GihaJrMul5IoKRgHaUJekuQVaFNnL4YhKAGOotb7tvvNCLdDtpfnwZdg_bhGrALNf8b4hGBfJL1_cHPeTeKj2IrsCBVz1cm7EQp6fx5VTXD3oJnwLkx09vmauHqlftCgqfzYjSvL5E2yWRHI5NZa5igjdV9UNPUvj_LB4-NvVx_RCofmUNjC62qj8AUYJH8z7RhIvGmpvpdesVlFgFqlB-VMhPd8emdb6l1089w7jrc3bODqhQuNtEbM)

Over the third Quarter of 2023 we've provided a free public data indexing service for Substrate blockchains (some archives have been dismissed, new ones have been added), so that everyone interested in the projects can publicly access indexed data on Substrate Events, Extrinsics, Storage Items and EVM logs. Here are projects (parachains and mainnets aiming for future parachains slots) we currently support:

-   acala
-   aleph-zero-testnet
-   altair
-   amplitude
-   astar
-   bajun
-   basilisk
-   bifrost
-   bifrost-polkadot
-   binance
-   bitcountry-pioneer
-   calamari
-   centrifuge
-   cere
-   collectives
-   composable-finance
-   crab
-   crust
-   darwinia
-   efinity
-   elysium
-   elysium-testnet
-   equilibrium
-   exosama
-   fantom
-   foucoco
-   frequency
-   frequency-testnet
-   gmordie
-   hashed
-   heiko
-   hydradx
-   integritee-network
-   interlay
-   invarch-tinkernet
-   joystream
-   kabocha
-   karura
-   khala
-   kilt
-   kusama
-   kylin
-   litentry
-   litmus
-   mantle-testnet
-   moonbase
-   moonbeam
-   moonbeam-evm
-   moonriver
-   myriad
-   myriad-testnet
-   origin-trail
-   pangolin
-   parallel
-   peaq
-   pendulum
-   phala
-   picasso
-   polkadex
-   polkadot
-   polymesh
-   reef
-   reef-testnet
-   robonomics
-   rococo
-   shibuya
-   shiden
-   soonsocial
-   sora
-   sora-testnet
-   statemine
-   statemint
-   t0rn
-   tanganika
-   ternoa
-   tidechain
-   turing
-   vara
-   westend-collectives
-   xsocial
-   xx-network
-   zeitgeist

**B) Giant Squid** Giant Squid is a set of open-source GraphQL APIs built with Squid SDK and maintained by Subsquid Labs. The APIs cover the most commonly used data for Pokadot, Kusama and a growing list of major parachains and is used by explorers (such as [Calamar](https://calamar.app/)) and wallets (e.g. [SubWallet](https://www.subwallet.app/)).

The Giant Squid currently consists of two families of endpoints outlined below. The API endpoints for each network and the current status are available at the [Status page](https://docs.subsquid.io/giant-squid-api/statuses/).

**Explorer API. The endpoint URLs follow the convention [https://squid.subsquid.io/gs-explorer-${network}/graphql.](https://squid.subsquid.io/gs-explorer-${network}/graphql.) Support queries on:**

-   Blocks
-   Events
-   Extrinsics
-   Calls

**Statistics API. The endpoint URLs follow the convention [https://squid.subsquid.io/gs-stats-${network}/graphql.](https://squid.subsquid.io/gs-stats-${network}/graphql.) Support queries on:**

-   Validator/Collator data
-   Account balances
-   Staking statistics
-   Nomination pools statistics
-   Transfers statistics
-   Extrinsic statistics

### Achievements

-   ArrowSquid release: The main feature introduced by the ArrowSquid update is the new ability of the processor to ingest unfinalized blocks directly from a network node, instead of waiting for the archive to ingest and serve it first. The processor can now handle forks and rewrite the contents of its database if it happens to have indexed orphaned blocks. This allows Subsquid-based APIs to become near real-time and respond to the on-chain activity with subsecond latency.Another major feature introduced by ArrowSquid is the support for transaction execution receipts, traces and state diffs.
    
-   Decentralizing Archives: launched public testnet on CoinList with over 40.000 participants ([https://coinlist.co/subsquid-testnet).](https://coinlist.co/subsquid-testnet\).) Several thousand indexers in the Subsquid testnet were deployed to index Moonbeam, a Polkadot parachain.
    
-   Archive requests increased by over 40% (1.46B requests)
    
-   Archives and Subsquid are powering ≈ 650 live projects in Q3 2023
    

The biggest Polkadot projects have fully migrated or are in the process of finishing the migration from FireSquid to ArrowSquid, including:

-   Polkassembly
-   Subsocial
-   HydraDX
-   KodaDot
-   Talisman
-   Multix Multisig
-   RMRK
-   Apillon
-   StellaSwap

Support continues to be added for new and upcoming Polkadot projects, including new and burgeoning partnerships and Archive implementations with Polimec Protocol, Acurast, Watr, and others.

### Statistics and data

![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/pCInjor8wSTyn_VARLXXNJ0iZNkIJnxPAdJ3rklC-tH16hWMqSWR7yLMbArgAq07oMCQvgnY7ZdCofp5RxVg2ieTGZb0ksFqGs-P0iLivJR3glb54Q0mNP7VwdOqcW0MR2Wrys6yvG6z1_RL)

![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/lcpehy66eVfftQbIYuKJxe57SXPNAdYsjkB5shQVnWchaeNtU-RafhRXS40TOP-1jm2Nlo7GoVXa7T7mfDwc_2B0ahhg_E4qpqoOjeaspNqdehyGLk8u55RMSqkSDOWwrLgAilzkXAETTuHW)

**Over the course of Q3 2023:**

-   Served a total of 1,464,029,333 (~1.46 billion) queries to the substrate based archives in Q3 2023
-   Served ~500m monthly archive requests for substrate based archives
-   The highest daily total responses have been 19.44m in a single 24 hour period for substrate
-   The daily queries confirm a growing trend, only partly due to the deployment of new Archives (which initially are not very busy)

Giant Squid is a service we introduced in Q1 2023, and has been launched in mid-January, here are two charts showing its quick adoption by the community, as an index of its success:

![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/LFVkAjHla3zQDg1WejKtMDvXcol5K357i-g41_UUSPypFHJDaa7wqT0Tv7xlxRoJ4HUB2H2lIH2HJw-GcVaaF8RXcOlNUTwlpJB68vVbJFpA6fe7CYAO92ecettsUdUukTekIbNNjbEUHH8L)

![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/QkDVvJGrTFyiTGaDr8AE16xSdaZ5ZUQRLqXQYUs_0yphnzSthZqn18zHexDkCuEPsxKvmoY2oU_Y9nRw7xm_QjwshcW2DKjlQCB7MJo-Qf3xv5dGMBPFMMrFu2FlF4v_HePYttfDFgpwXRra)

### Costing

This proposal includes the combined costs for running Giant Squid and Archives for Polkadot, Kusama and their Parachains,which amounts to a total of **45234.77 DOT**. Raw data for Archives can be seen [here.](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTMNeLRCbga-UOFEXxTo6s732MM5xh5Xl7DLpuy8jdx4a1WYeVMAz1_5UCWZ5eCTl0e9D3qbwdqUY2j/pubhtml) Raw data for Giant Squid can be seen [here](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSz9X-JW6XQ3CBhkMcjdSO8yimvqAwJQrol2jvqITUd_8CyiFcrqtZ2ARbRXpkSdzvA7WZDWhrxdvG2/pubhtml).

The proposal is submitted towards the Polkadot treasury. Here is a summary of the running costs for Archives, in a tabular format:

![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/p4-4030fkg0puL2h_sBC-im8kGlbsgRA9oLaDRVAfj7fjtvKzRL6meJg3a5bm_N3LTfykITFUKOYlPzx6GpQK59O5HqSyU-e1ISCHQ8wMiElJi3Wo-YRqz3vuWEFSVeXmVFA5ZLlUrV0oswR)

Giant Squid running costs:

![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/SZWRIVrTfsd8KhCm4u2bpCQvkefBgHNbYJAcnxJ-ElEtETAxSuWRYJkKDTTXefyKDJ2buaytILf8z3CXFB39Sth75Zfh3zEDB0leaSrDYYTslwaMg1eOCbsE64wq3R-8QfoS1DUUwfJM6zg7)

You can read the full report [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTlqZS46-fOcjjoK43SvTqSCpj0ofojNVOdZOruEsr4lLOb6yaVzDaTI52yMm7aq-8jEtEKZhtCZ7qX/pub).

WHO: Subsquid Lab Official
WHAT: Requesting 45234.77 DOT ($298,549.46) for ongoing development and maintenance costs for public Subsquid Archives and the Giant Squid API for Polkadot, Kusama, and their Parachains.
TIMEFRAME: Not specified.

Subsquid - Public data indexing Infrastructure for Polkadot and Kusama (Q3 2023)

Polkadot has completed the final milestone of their 60DaysOfPolkadot Developer Crash Course and Hackathons series. This initiative aimed to grow the Polkadot ecosystem by teaching developers about Polkadot and attracting new projects. Over 43,000 developers learned about Polkadot through the EasyA app, and hackathon winners received grants to continue building in the ecosystem. The program exceeded its target metrics, with 550 developers attending in-person hackathons in London and Boston. The fourth milestone covers the prize money for hackathon winners, totaling $65,000. The full progress report can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AAu_fEceAMwXPnZcX0-YSTREEwFK5VBkUSdh-h2Drcs/edit?usp=sharing).

Hey Polkadot friends!

We’re delighted to present our referendum for successfully completing the final milestone (Milestone 4) of our #60DaysOfPolkadot Developer Crash Course and Hackathons series. Over the past 12 months, we have worked tirelessly to bring this vision, which started off as just ideas coming from different teams in the Polkadot ecosystem, to life. Hackathon winners from our campaign have won grants to continue building in the Polkadot ecosystem and over 43,000 developers have now learnt about Polkadot via the EasyA app. Overall, we’ve been absolutely blown away by the momentum which we’ve generated with #60DaysOfPolkadot, and we couldn’t be more excited to share with the community the full wrap-up report. 

We’re committed to growing the Polkadot ecosystem, and see a huge opportunity to build on the massive success we’ve seen in 2023. We’re already planning how we can make 2024 the stand-out year for developers to launch their projects in the Polkadot ecosystem, especially as developer-focused features such as agile coretime come to life. 

This referendum will cover the prize money for winners of the Harvard and London in-person hackathons, as well as the in-app challenges. We have included a full report with all the milestones (including this one) [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AAu_fEceAMwXPnZcX0-YSTREEwFK5VBkUSdh-h2Drcs/edit?usp=sharing).

**Background context**

This referendum is the fourth milestone in a detailed, multi-phase initiative that started under Gov1. Details for this milestone were discussed in our original discussion post [here](../post/1585), with the precise milestone and allocation breakdown [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oyip_eVdevsjijQQSkL_GPOE5YF-AEGgE_xhwCFLnt0/edit#bookmark=id.x3kscjjklocs). Our first milestone was approved [here](../motion/353), our second milestone was approved [here](../motion/417), and our third milestone was approved [here](216).

In our previous referendum, two frequently asked questions were:

1.  Where are the hackathon teams now; and
2.  Why not go to the events bounty

We have addressed all the questions the community have asked in our full report. However, if you would prefer a more concise version, we summarised them in [our previous successful referendum](216). In summary, our hackathon teams are now thriving and actively contributing to the Polkadot ecosystem! The below are just three of the awesome teams that came out of our awesome Harvard and London Polkadot hackathons:

a. Flybloc: [http://www.flybloc.com/](http://www.flybloc.com/**) 

Created by Harvard PhD Yefei Jin, Flybloc came out of our Polkadot hackathon at Harvard. Since the hackathon, they have successfully recruited even more stellar team members, and now have one of the strongest teams we’ve ever seen: their successful previous exits are valued at over $1 billion. Their CTO is a former VP at Algorand, and their team has deep experience building successful startups. They are building the future of Web3 brand engagement, leveraging AI. They have received grant funding from Massachusetts-based non-profit Qubic labs, and will be raising venture capital funding.

b. DotIAM: [https://www.dotiam.com/](https://www.dotiam.com/)

Led by Tom Rowbotham, a full-time software engineer at one of the UK’s fastest growing startups, [Gousto](https://www.gousto.co.uk/), DotIAm first launched their idea for decentralised KYC built on Polkadot at our Polkadot hackathon in London. They have now been successfully executing on their roadmap, and have received grant funding from Astar via the Unstoppable Grants.

c. Aegis Protocol: [https://www.aegisprotocol.io/](https://www.aegisprotocol.io/) 

Harvard Computer Scientists Ethan Tan and Douglas Yang first launched Aegis Protocol at our Polkadot hackathon at Harvard, winning first place. They have continued to build on it since, making huge progress over this summer, connecting with ecosystem teams and projects to iterate on their vision to build decentralized dispute arbitration to safeguard crypto users. They have now added two members to their team (from MIT and Duke) and are planning to raise venture capital funding for their startup, alongside applying to join accelerators. Their deck is publicly available here: [https://docsend.com/view/vihm997vknj43gtv](https://docsend.com/view/vihm997vknj43gtv)

**Progress Summary**

We have now completed all our milestones, successfully executing the roadmap the Council approved under Gov1 at the start of 2023. We not only achieved all of our target metrics, but exceeded them by far, teaching over 43,000 new developers about Polkadot, attracting over 550 developers to our two IRL hackathons in London and Boston, and much more!

We began by bringing together all the Polkadot ecosystem teams who were excited about getting involved and increasing the number of developers building on Polkadot as well as their own protocols. These included Parity, Moonbeam, Acala, Astar, Composable, Gear, OAK, KILT and OriginTrail. We then discussed with each of them in detail over numerous in-person and online meetings what they saw as being the biggest challenges for developers, and how we could solve them. We also held numerous focus groups throughout the #60DaysOfPolkadot to gather their feedback and test our hypotheses on real developers.

Once we had gathered these data points, we then set out integrating them all into a comprehensive Polkadot developer journey, teaching new developers first about how Polkadot works, and then about the different parachains as well as projects in the ecosystem. We implemented these into the EasyA app with a brand new, custom design especially for Polkadot, and launched them to our community and beyond. 

These developer challenges were a massive hit. Today, over 43,000 builders have started learning about Polkadot in the EasyA app, and that number is still rising. 

With the EasyA in-app challenges in full swing, we created massive awareness on social media via the #60DaysOfPolkadot hashtag. Developers shared their journeys and what they were finding most exciting about Polkadot, and before long we had grown a loyal following around this hashtag. This got them extremely excited about our Harvard and London in-person hackathons. 

**Here’s a summary of our hugely successful in-app challenges:**

1.  Developers starting crash course: 43,000+
2.  Developers completing crash course: 37,000+
3.  Crash course completion rate: 86%

![](https://i.ibb.co/txgPrLs/unnamed-5.png)

_#60DaysOfPolkadot taking Twitter by storm_

Our two spectacular in-person hackathons at [Harvard University](https://twitter.com/easya_app/status/1670132876711723008) (USA) and [London](https://twitter.com/easya_app/status/1672712646230003714) (UK) were more successful than even our wildest dreams. 

![](https://i.ibb.co/MhhY29F/polkadot-easya-hackathon.png)

_Hundreds of developers lined up around the block for our Polkadot London Hackathon_

**Here’s a summary of our two hackathons:**

**Polkadot x EasyA Hackathon at Harvard (17-18 June, 2023):**

1.  Hackers: 300
2.  Final dApps/projects created: 35
3.  Colleges/companies represented: 45
4.  Social media impressions: 1.5M+

If you want to see a video of what it looked like, check out the highlight reel [here](https://youtu.be/zWLqGfw09wk)!

**Polkadot x EasyA Hackathon in London (24-25 June, 2023):**

1.  Hackers: 250
2.  Final dApps/projects created: 36
3.  Colleges/companies represented: 38
4.  Social media impressions: 1M+

The lines for the hackathons literally stretched down the road and around the corner outside the venue. [Here](https://youtu.be/fNH5SAN95UM)’s the video of what it looked like IRL!

![](https://i.ibb.co/vv9NK8k/polkadot-easya-hackathon-crowds.png)

Our intense preparation with the #60DaysOfPolkadot in-app developer campaign attracted the very best developers to attend our two IRL hackathons. As a result, at the hackathons we had founders backed by a16z and YC, with multiple previous exits under their belts, as well as professional software engineers all coming together to create some of the best projects we’ve ever seen. Students came from top institutions like Harvard, MIT, Yale and Brown, and even travelled across the country to be there, from UChicago, Georgia Tech and Stanford. These students are the key to unlocking the next generation of Web3 builders, and they were inspired by the opportunities unlocked by Polkadot. As you will see below, many of these brilliant teams are continuing to build on Polkadot after the hackathon.

We would like to express our deepest thanks to the teams from the Polkadot ecosystem who came to share their knowledge too, such as [Kevin Neilson](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinneilson/) (Developer Relations at Moonbeam), [Dave Bean](https://www.linkedin.com/in/davebean51/) (COO of Gear), and [Kahori Razzell](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kahori-razzell-8213634b/) (UX at Astar). 

There’s so much more to share about how amazing these hackathons and in-app challenges were, but this is just the executive summary so we’ll keep it short! In summary, the in-app challenges drove a massive groundswell of attention towards Polkadot, and inspired developers to turn out IRL and join the Polkadot community at our two hackathons at Harvard and in London.

**KPI Report**

|     |     |     |     |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **KPI** | **Target 🎯** | **Actual** | **Achieved** |
| Developers starting crash course | 5,000 | 43,000+ | ✅   |
| Developers completing crash course | 1,000 | 37,000+ | ✅   |
| In-person hackathon attendees | 400 | 550 | ✅   |
| Social Media Impressions (LinkedIn/Twitter/TikTok/Instagram, YouTube etc) | 3M  | 11M+ | ✅   |
| Participating Polkadot parachains/projects | 7   | 8   | ✅   |

There’s so much more to share about how amazing these hackathons and in-app challenges were, but this is just the executive summary so we’ll keep it short! In summary, the in-app challenges drove a massive groundswell of attention towards Polkadot, and inspired developers to turn out IRL and join the Polkadot community at our two hackathons at Harvard and in.  

**Full Progress Report**

We hope the executive summary got you excited about #60DaysOfPolkadot and that you want to learn more about it! If you want to see the projects that were created at the hackathons, the bios of the hackathon teams, and how the in-app challenges helped ensure this was such a massive success, then read the [full report](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AAu_fEceAMwXPnZcX0-YSTREEwFK5VBkUSdh-h2Drcs/edit?usp=sharing)!

This full report has further details on the above, as well as the pictures, precise budget allocation, more KPIs, and everything else!

**Milestone 4 Requested Allocation Breakdown Summary**

This milestone covers the costs for prize money awarded to the winners of the two in-person hackathons at Harvard University and in London, as well as the prize money for the winners of the in-app developer challenges. This total, including distribution of the prizes, is $65,000.\* Further breakdown of the prize money and costs are included in the full report.

\*DOT amount calculated via EMA30 on 20 Dec 2023 at GMT+0 1045hrs: 1 DOT ~ USD$6.276. USD$65,000 ~10,356.9 DOT.

As explained above, details for this milestone were discussed and approved under Gov1 in our original discussion post [here](../post/1585), with the precise milestone and allocation breakdown [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oyip_eVdevsjijQQSkL_GPOE5YF-AEGgE_xhwCFLnt0/edit#bookmark=id.x3kscjjklocs). For context, our first milestone was approved [here](../motion/353), our second milestone was approved [here](../motion/417), and our third milestone was approved [here](216). This is the fourth and final milestone of our originally approved proposal.

If you have any questions at all, please do feel free to comment them on the referendum directly! We’re honoured to have brought so many talented new builders to the Polkadot ecosystem, and can’t wait to build on these successes in 2024!

\-- Phil, Dom (EasyA Co-Founders) and the EasyA Team!

Milestone 4 Report: Polkadot x EasyA Hackathons at Harvard and in London (#60DaysOfPolkadot)

Kalatori is a project designed to help eCommerce store owners accept payments with cryptocurrency directly, without relying on third parties. Here are some key points:

- The project aims to create free, open-source plugins for popular eCommerce platforms.
- It will allow shop owners to receive tokens safely for their products and services.
- There are different milestones for the project, including integrating with eCommerce stores and improving payment processing.
- The total cost of the project is estimated to be around €280,350 and will take about 18 weeks.
- The team believes they can deliver this project successfully based on their past experiences and community feedback.
- They plan to maintain the code and continue developing it after the initial funding finishes.
- The main focus is on enabling shops to handle their own payments securely and independently.

WHO: Alzymologist Oy

WHAT: Develop and deliver free, open-source plugins for major eCommerce engines to allow shop owners to receive both AssetHub-powered and "chain-native" tokens in exchange for goods/services sold, without intermediaries. 

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: €280,350, 18 weeks, divided into four milestones. Milestone 1: 2 weeks, €23,950. Milestone 2: 6 weeks, €92,400. Milestone 3: 6 weeks, €106,950. Milestone 4: 4 weeks, €57,050.

Kalatori — non-custodial Polkadot/AssetHub payment gateway for eCommerce

- The first milestone of a project was completed successfully.
- A request has been made for the second payment to continue the project.
- The second milestone aims to create high-quality tutorial videos in Spanish.
- They are also providing user support through social media and video calls.
- The project has increased from 847 to 1,441 members and staked more DOT tokens.
- They are asking for a specific amount of funding based on current calculations.
- If they receive more money than needed, it will be adjusted in the next payment.

The proposal requests the 2nd installment for the completion of the 2nd milestone, which includes creating truthful tutorial videos, supporting users, and achieving 100k staked DOT. The requested amount is calculated according to EMA30 in Subscan. No specific price, timeframe, or resources are mentioned.

2nd installment for the referendum #196 already approved (2/3)

John Rhodel (parachainboy) organized a Multichain MEETUP event in Curitiba, Brazil on December 13, 2023, to promote Polkadot and other blockchain networks. He is requesting retroactive funding of 282 DOT (equivalent to $1,770) from the treasury for the event. The event was publicized by various media outlets and communities, including Cointelegraph Brasil, Brazil Crypto Report, and Bankless Brasil. The event aimed to raise awareness, foster collaboration, and educate the local community about Web3 technologies. The funds were used for venue rental, photography, t-shirts, stickers, and brochures, with all expenses documented and receipts provided. The event was considered successful, with 39 attendees and discussions about Polkadot and other networks like Filecoin, Algorand, Near, Hedera, and Zcash. John Rhodel is a Polkadot Senior Ambassador, founder of educational content channels "Verbo Dotsama" and "Tagalog Dotsama," and an active member of the Polkadot ecosystem.

big_tipper

**Proponent:** 12WQMLv8itdKJ83R4y3qNGYCRrsU6bFjyd4ZvcE4tmJoSiPv

Hello everyone, this is John Rhodel (parachainboy) writing. I am here to request retroactive funding from the treasury, **Requested DOT: 282** dot price = 6,45 USD  

for the Multichain MEETUP event that I organized in my city of Curitiba, Brazil, which took place on December 13, 2023.

This was the first multichain event organized in the city to integrate and inform everyone about Polkadot and the invited networks.

**Check the full proposal here:** [Proposal Multichain MeetUP - Curitiba](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D2gcxivKDvx1DHtrvvItt5eVQyBBhkfX2jNjm7llI_U/edit?usp=sharing)

![](https://i.ibb.co/KxL8vPH/br-multi.png)

**This event was publicized by various media outlets and communities:**

**Cointelegraph Brasil:**

[https://br.cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-news-binance-will-give-free-cryptocurrency-mb-launches-challenge-chiliz-grows-on-web3-and-other-news](https://br.cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-news-binance-will-give-free-cryptocurrency-mb-launches-challenge-chiliz-grows-on-web3-and-other-news)

**Brazil Crypto Report:**

[https://twitter.com/BrazilCrypto\_/status/1735302597777485977](https://twitter.com/BrazilCrypto_/status/1735302597777485977)

[https://newsletter.brazilcrypto.io/p/121-itau-launches-crypto-platform#:~:text=Quick%20programming%20note%3A%20I’ll%20be%20in%20Curitiba%20this%20week%20for%20the%20Multichains%20Brasil%20meetup%2C%20which%20will%20happen%20on%20Wednesday%2C%20December%2013](https://newsletter.brazilcrypto.io/p/121-itau-launches-crypto-platform#:~:text=Quick%20programming%20note%3A%20I%E2%80%99ll%20be%20in%20Curitiba%20this%20week%20for%20the%20Multichains%20Brasil%20meetup%2C%20which%20will%20happen%20on%20Wednesday%2C%20December%2013)

**Bankless Brasil:**

[https://twitter.com/BanklessBR/status/1735126480332485063](https://twitter.com/BanklessBR/status/1735126480332485063)

**Short description:**

Curitiba is exploring Web3 technologies such as decentralized finance, digital identity, smart contracts, supply chain transparency, civic engagement, and NFTs. Embracing these technologies can enhance financial inclusion, privacy, governance, economic growth, and support the local art scene.

Curitiba's tech-savvy community makes it well-suited to adopt and benefit from Web3 advancements. Hosting the Multichain Meetup party in Curitiba would promote awareness, collaboration, education, networking, and community building within the local blockchain ecosystem.

It would contribute to the growth and adoption of Polkadot and blockchain technology in the region, positioning Curitiba as a hub for innovation in this field.

**The motivation for this proposal:**

This proposal aims to offer a Multichain Meetup in Curitiba, Brazil to gather the local community to experience the event all together. Hosting this event in Curitiba offers access to cutting-edge insights, networking opportunities, community building, learning experiences, and helps promote the city as a tech hub.

The Multichain MEET UP will be held in a coworking space in a well-known neighborhood in Curitiba Batel, close to universities UTFPR and with easy access to public transport and easy transit.

Why didn't I go through the event bounty? The event bounty is not yet operational, so I decided to try for the funds through Treasury and Governance.

All costs and expenses were transparently spreadsheeted with receipts so the community can be fully aware of what was spent, maintaining truth and transparency above all with the Token Holders.

**Costs, budget and Receipts:**

|     |     |
| --- | --- |
| ENGLISH |     |
| Budgets | Cost in USD |
| Venue Rental: | 650 |
| Photographer | 600 |
| T-shirts | 375 |
| Stickers | 95  |
| Brochure | 50  |
| total bid cost USD | 1.770,00 |

**Budget:**

|     |
| --- |
| Venue Rental [Budget Nex - Resumido.pdf](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-lEFYGS2V-RaF1KRS2jeHBWc5xDgra8-/view?usp=sharing) |
| Photographer [PHOTO Budget.pdf](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bjxHGoZ6KpO4d5oAmP9gmfnwEG5S5O9-/view?usp=sharing) |
| T-shirts [Tshirts Budget POLKADOT.pdf](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iG45ojnjm2aVciOBi9z1gyTKr6uZAov_/view?usp=drive_link) |
| Stickers [Stickers Polkadot.pdf](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1b9NVXAzdj9BWWvHmvZA4yEVjurDzZEAs/view?usp=sharing) / [Stickers kusama.pdf](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wJE4IKkqq-84hfdBm6-Kx4R5DnzvlagH/view?usp=sharing) |
| Brochure [BROCHURE - MULTICHAIN MEETUP](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qdqPR5b8yOe91O5ezd-Mo48cffBg-A59IanVyjiHPm8/edit?usp=sharing) |

**Receipts:** 

|     |     |     |
| --- | --- | --- |
| RECEIPTS | Cost in USD | Cost in BRL |
| [Receipt - Nex.pdf](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J_jFxtosnv1-fhBPd0sm6kDSt_n_9bzd/view?usp=drive_link) - Venue | 650 | 3215,00 BRL |
| Photographer - [Receipt - Son Creativa.pdf](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zXyA1qbpY87KFyUofGRe8RmXAr2l2XA4/view?usp=sharing) | 600 | Payed in USDT |
| T-shirts - [Receipt Shirts BRL.pdf](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zXNhm-1nMgQBAUJom5yn0U3cIm3zRm4D/view?usp=sharing) | 375 | 1875,00 BRL |
| Stickers - [Receipt Qualigraff - stickers.pdf](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YJOnGf-p0RuTxb-kMN2ymnOoWqEOf6JN/view?usp=sharing) | 95  | 470,00 BRL |
| Brochure - [Receipt - 360 grafica (brochure).pdf](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ym4rgtlGru_T1kjlAEIuQD_5P0_3pmAg/view?usp=sharing) | 50  | 247,00 BRL |

**Shirts - 50 - [FINAL DESIGN POLKADOT.pdf](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MuY3UWvzuhz2V6KpJC9NrC58YDgbvNVG/view?usp=sharing)**

![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/m2TfDwYqynwiCN4CqJKlhdTA4Ze6EU0YSZe8wDVJZknrv77Zh867FP_UGOwzoIxWE-Ie-0Gs6y7k1h9VuXycVAHD7NIX7XA-T9RQeJDASe3Kzjy_oASinXQgRA86jZaqN6UJYnT_HLgZBCSDbCVWtMU)

**Stickers (50 Kusama and 50 Polkadot 7cmx7cm)**

![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/sofDau5Oxw19NALDf9MKIqDht9QhwKq3tPZFxHDI3Dd7l-QQ_qUPc7Hn3mHv4PoSlONZFt-P7EQ0yGlA__QQBdaNzNloCeQOYeDa8wdOpnPj9RhjSx2uZU5L0T4bKpgyFj2if3O1JyzX3UaY9-oOxtM)

**Brochure (100):**

**![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/psG-GhE0TNq5z-7lN1hZQr-HdT4u97tHbxhrtEY0vLhzCxIJOfTGGSHZdHbPZUpq2kVpYB92vkILrqdwGGWt6938rmrHyinBzvX75-2CM6umKpxxoNfDKy4Cd29cHVd-nwAOXS3a3dTVra6GgFrQ828)**

**![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/VAYQCpn9Hh3YeduT91ITBc0TyhsHwOUiTKBG1aK3JbFkPFPyUFnbVYdahXWmBuMqgSoYsLzNajYdbov_AY3MTEQCLHrUyiYIqQWEGKuyh-mMxMkmkYcqNbqykYW5Ufp-FYzWbN66E0LUwwTplyUhPZE)**

**Why Curitiba?**

Curitiba is a city that has always anticipated future demands and directed its planning policies with a focus on human beings. Since 1970, urban planning has made the city a model of urban management, public transportation, and environmental preservation.

These policies have earned Curitiba a high quality of life, as evidenced by indicators measuring city development. The Municipal Human Development Index (IDHM) for the capital is 0.856, the Living Condition Index (ICV) is 0.808, and the Synthetic Quality of Life Satisfaction Index is 81.75%. The literacy rate in the city reaches 96.86%.

The capital of Paraná is part of the group of five Brazilian municipalities that concentrate 27% of the country's total wealth. According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), in 2017, Curitiba's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was R$ 84.7 billion, ranking it fifth nationally. Curitiba's per capita GDP is R$ 44.4 thousand (2017). The Services sector accounts for 84.7% of the total GDP, Industry accounts for 15.28%, and Agriculture for less than 1%.

Curitiba was chosen as the most inspiring city for green areas preservation by the American magazine Wired. The ranking was posted on the magazine's Instagram profile, which has 1.6 million followers. The other cities in the ranking include Seoul (South Korea), Copenhagen (Denmark), New York City (United States), and Singapore (city-state in Asia).

Curitiba also stands out in education. It has the highest literacy rate (96.86%) and, for the third consecutive time, the best performance among Brazilian capitals in the Basic Education Development Index (IDEB). It is home to the first university in Brazil, the Federal University of Paraná, founded in 1912. The city also hosts the Federal Technological University of Paraná (UTFPR), the first university of its kind in Brazil.

Curitiba has been internationally recognized and is considered a reference as a city. Curitiba is considered the 2nd Technological Innovation Hub in Brazil, according to a survey by the Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA). It has received titles such as the 2nd Best City for Business in Brazil and the 5th Best City in Latin America for Business, according to América Economia magazine in 2005 and 2006, respectively. It was also named the Best Business Destination by Veja magazine in 2007 and ranked 3rd among Infrastructure Champions by Exame magazine in 2006. In addition, it was recognized as the 2nd Best City in Southern Brazil to work in, according to Você S.A. magazine in 2005, and as the city with the Best Quality of Life in Brazil, according to the Firjan Development Index (IFDM) in 2005 and 2007.

Curitiba unanimously won the 2010 Globe Award for Sustainable City, organized by the Globe Forum in Sweden, which elects the most sustainable city in the world each year.

According to the 2020 Tech Report, Curitiba is the Brazilian capital with the highest productivity and efficiency in the technology sector. The capital is also a standout among national smart cities, ranking 3rd nationwide, behind São Paulo and Florianópolis.

In 2021, Curitiba was among the seven most intelligent cities in the world and a finalist for the international Intelligent Community of the Year award, promoted by the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF). Among all the finalist cities in South America, Curitiba is a pioneer.

**How was the event from your perspective? Can you provide some feedback?** 

**![](https://i.ibb.co/Qf6tfh3/IMG-0945.jpg)**

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The MEETUP multichain event was a success in my perception. A total of 39 people attended the event. We distributed gifts to the participants, including t-shirts and stickers. We also talked about Polkadot to the general public and had a good time discussing with other networks like Filecoin, Algorand, Near, Hedera, and Zcash.

Unfortunately, not everyone stayed until the end for the final Photo because the presentations went on until 10:30 PM. However, I have posted the list of confirmed attendees, and you can look at the files for all photos and testimonials from randomly selected participants here:

![](https://i.ibb.co/YLNQTcP/participantes.png)

[Video Feedbacks and Testimonials](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ihRp5LoVyts1s9aV2IQ9VVtJXt81jkLu?usp=drive_link)

[Photos from event](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xYVclERTYpRPRnALtKL8N8D-hdgiyw7F?usp=sharing)

How to contact me?

Name: John Rhodel Bartolome

Email: [johnrhodelbartolome@gmail.com](mailto:johnrhodelbartolome@gmail.com)

Telegram: @parachainboy 

**Discord: johnrhodel**

About me:**  
![](https://i.ibb.co/N2JKfJG/john.jpg)**

**My name is John Rhodel Bartolomé, I am an Senior ambassador for Polkadot, founder and creator of educational content for Portuguese on the youtube channel and blog "Verbo Dotsama" and also a translator and co-founder of content for the blog in Filipino, "Tagalog Dotsama", I'm a polkadot ecosystem enthusiast since 2020, I am a software engineer learning Rust to try the POLKADOT ACADEMY in the future, I am an ambassador for some parachains of the ecosystem and very active on twitter @parachainboy, I want to develop a web3 and teaching hub here in the south of the country of Brazil and I believe that the region is an excellent place for growth and knowledge about POLKADOT**

Big Tipper Proposal : Retroactive fund - Meetup Multi Chain 2023 - Curitiba, Brazil 

Polkadot Music Events Initiative (PMEI) is a team that plans to create web3 experiences at music events during major crypto conferences. They want to show off Polkadot technology and make it fun for everyone. 

In 2024 and 2025, PMEI will organize events at different places like Denver, Dubai, Austin, and Amsterdam. They will have live music and let people try out new technology. They also want to work with other teams to make these events even better.

PMEI had a successful event in September 2023 and now they are asking for more support to keep going. They have a plan to make money from these events, so they won't need too much help from others in the future.

The team behind PMEI has experience in music, events, and technology. They will work together to make these events great. They also have friends in the business who will help out.

PMEI wants to make these events different from others by making it easy for people to join and have fun. They will give away cool stuff and let people try new things with Polkadot technology. They will also make sure to tell everyone how the events are going and what they can do better next time.

If you have any ideas or want to help, you can contact them at hello@polkadotmusic.events.

Proposal: Polkadot Music Events Initiative Tranche 1

\[2024-2025\]

PMEI is a team of developers, music industry entrepreneurs and live events coordinators focused on creating intuitive web3 experiences within the context of side events during major crypto conferences.

[polkadotmusic.events](https://www.polkadotmusic.events/) 

Proponent: Polkadot Music Events Initiative

Beneficiary: Polkadot Music Events Initiative

Date of Proposal: December, 2023

Requested: $1.241M @ [7 day Avg. Tool](https://polkadot.subscan.io/tools/charts?type=price) |  176,852 DOT

Full budget [here.](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nujhqqz1f2EE7l5qkeDGNuL8pdc2uyiZRoTkDyEP7fg/edit?usp=sharing)

This proposal is for Tranche 1 of 2. Tranche 1  is proposed for six large events taking place in 2024. Tranche 2 will also be for six events in 2025. Throughout the next two years we will be sourcing viable technical integrations and collaborating with teams to build and then launch for our events. To keep everyone tied in, we will be producing content to document the story around the build.

PMEI held a proof-of-concept event during Mainnet in September which was a huge success (1500+ users engaging with Polkadot tech). We are now asking for community support to continue our initiative to add value for DOT holders.

Short recap from Pilot Event [here](https://vimeo.com/871997397/b900de9dc9?share=copy).

2024 Proposed Events:

![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/jY2OoyLBg7uigOxFeubOH2FzzzFdEAGOCuAhaqNQHyVnZx8dXbvohozIIYQNPA6Eu4v-VWldSx4uqle2p0V7V1udhrRSo6BFJd2OuNP-4yxgLWWm0T6h9R9fOQEOKH-Fr2t1EXN6LRk69Da90sOFdsQ)

Description: 

The Polkadot Music Events Initiative, or PMEI, is the organizer of a curated event series taking place alongside major web3 and music conferences, giving Polkadot dApps and parachain teams an opportunity to showcase their tech in a live, in-person setting. These events are centered around live music performances that leverage Polkadot technology and create a thoughtful experience for the attendees, developers and talent involved. 

PMEI is a collaboration of proven teams, not only in the ecosystem, but live events and music technology.

![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/5aVMphqT5pF8_O3iVBCxbZkxIA7cgUo2zld5i100vqsod85aOtRvYSz3ziqzf-ugsIHkHwU47sBdrB4F4TKeWHBp_LCozHY-qVPla10kKu_YuAQjDVlXZUK3VBTbXheVjFPJlxNalKuPmKQ6O3rgby0)

PMEI Events 2024(tranche 1)

1.  ETH Denver (Denver, CO) February 2024
    
2.  Token 2049 Dubai (Dubai, UAE) April 2024
    
3.  Consensus (Austin, TX) May 2024
    
4.  BTC Prague (Prague, CZ) May 2024
    
5.  Mainnet September (New York City, NY) 2024
    
6.  Amsterdam Dance Event (Amsterdam, Netherlands) October 2024
    

PMEI Events 2025 (tranche 2)

7.  ETH Denver (Denver, CO) February 2025
    
8.  ETH London (London, UK) March 2025
    
9.  Consensus (Austin, TX) June 2025
    
10.  Mainnet (New York City, NY) September 2025
    
11.  Token 2049 Singapore (Singapore) September 2025
    
12.  Amsterdam Dance Event (Amsterdam, Netherlands) October 2025
    

Sustainable Economics

PMEI and Walker Music have created a runway for introducing new brand partners, paid partnerships and ticketed event models that can be used as a lever to generate revenues and make PMEI a sustainable series, eventually requiring little to no treasury funding. 

The strategy behind this model is to bridge opportunities for the ecosystem where outside brands can work together with Polkadot teams. A sensible outcome would be brand collaboration beyond the events creating ongoing usability. 

Context 

On many levels, music is an incredible vertical where blockchain can solve real world issues and create a higher quality and more equitable outcome for the fans and the artists. Polkadot should, and can be a phenomenal arena for music in web3 to grow and incubate necessary advances in technology and culture, alike. Many Polkadot projects already have products that can actively help advance this, directly and immediately, through the experience around live music events. 

We think of these events as a clever way to accomplish a few things that are ultimately required for the growth of the ecosystem- more specifically onboarding new users, new entrepreneurs and new developers. 

**How are we accomplishing this?**

Glad you asked! Each event will focus on three key elements to funnel into our larger goal for adoption and usage. 

![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/WxBOGwMPUJAts-8vtab4UDsZdmyyWOrc2JiXMIwGaU6bSVG7AB4rmkFGofeA0_-yRQCYQ91Eim9JS39vfky8ibnEtiA63k4FsBduvHERS2aMAcGY8Y_bVJojWWrfE2AWtA-dfo-C054qS3kNn2Qfgbg)

Accessibility - Prioritizing an intuitive experience for ALL attendees

Hard and Fast Implementation - UX/ UI build outs and backend implementation specific to the event series. This will give developers a chance to work together on specific business needs surrounding the events and engage more use cases for XCM. 

Ownership and Perpetuity - A focus on creating brand loyalty through community, collectibles, cross-ecosystem collaboration and compounded benefits for ongoing/ repeat attendance. 

These three principles help us define the conditions for success and measure qualitative and quantitative outcomes. 

For our events, the goal is to take measurable and attainable steps in implementing new attendee experiences and advancing the music tech stack.   

Accountability 

As a passionate team of people striving to better the ecosystem, we firmly believe it is important to have complete transparency and uphold accountability for the efforts associated with the Polkadot Music Events Initiative. Our objective with this is to provide the community with reporting for engagement, attendance, successes and failures. We will encourage anyone with the same passion and principles, building in the ecosystem, to connect with us for open collaboration, ideation and to provide critique. 

Who is on the team?

PMEI has core members dedicated to the curation, planning and execution of all twelve events. In addition to these core members, partner teams will provide direct support and resources to create successful outcomes.

The Core Team

Spencer Zabiela:  Co-founder of MuFi, a music and royalty payments tech stack built on Polkadot. 11 + years of experience in the music industry. Spencer also has a background in media and financial services and has been a long time participant of the nightlife community and event organizing (most recently the September 19th Mainnet side event with Exiled Racers and Zeitgeist). 

Walker Music (Jojo Walker):  WM consists of four full-time coordinators, led by Jojo Walker. Jojo is a music industry entrepreneur with 15+ years of experience as a talent buyer and coordinator for the largest global nightlife brands, venues and labels, including Defected Records, Keinemusik, Boiler Room and Avant Gardner/ Brooklyn Mirage.

Er-Ti Chen: formerly the Ecosystem Marketing Manager and Global Event Program Manager at Parity Technologies. She has been instrumental in pioneering Polkadot's ecosystem marketing efforts and shaping the global event strategies for Polkadot Ecosystem. She has both spearheaded and provided invaluable support to the Polkadot community in orchestrating successful events throughout Asia, Europe, and North America.

Full-Time Dev/ Technical Success Manager: This will be a hybrid role and is yet to be hired. The responsibilities for this job will include full-stack development and technical success; working with parachain teams and dapps on strong collaborative outcomes. This candidate will also be managing the communications across entities, and technical expectations between team integrations and Walker Music Services. 

Direct Support Team

WebZero: WebZero is a community-run event agency which emerged during Berlin Blockchain Week in 2022 and has been a fixture in the Polkadot ecosystem ever since. The team around XyloDrone (Ordum, prev. RMRK, Kodadot), Roman Kemper (prev. CMO Subsquid) and Elisabeth Vajner (Amsterdot, Parisdot, prev. HydraDX) produced side events in the US (ETH Denver, Consensus) and Europe (Sub0, Decoded, BlockSplit, Berlin Blockchain Week) with the aim to raise awareness around Polkadot, as well as bringing the community together.

Exiled Studios: Gaming and prediction layer. Exiled Studios will provide technical support, marketing resources and BD support. 

What does the team do?

Each member will be focused on specific ongoing needs such as talent buying (booking) and advancing (logistics), venue coordination and permitting, show production (equipment rental, staff, logistics), marketing and promotions, partnership visibility (with conference organizers), tech implementations (with Polkadot teams), and events management (operations). 

There are seven unique event locations of which PMEI has decade-long relationships with local promoters in each region who can help supplement local attendance. We are really excited by this resource as it proved extremely helpful for our pilot event during Mainnet in September of 2023.

Additional Support

In addition to the core team and support team, we have additional support from a list of incredible builders in the space. We’ve spent time speaking with these teams and individuals to get their feedback on our proposal and understand what we can do to achieve better quantitative and qualitative outcomes within the context of our event series.

These teams/ individuals included are:

RMRK 

Zeitgeist

Subsocial

Moonbeam Network

Moonbeans

Amplified Strategy 

Distractive

MuFi

Drop

Peter Mauric

Prime Protocol

API3

Bearfoot Media

Ex Machina Soundworks

We are always continuing to build new ecosystem partnerships and solidify brand and conference engagements. We will post updates here.

If you have an idea for a technical integration, please write us here:

hello@polkadotmusic.events

Messaging

Every conference has side events, so what makes ours worth attending? 

For one, we are booking top-tier talent curated to each event’s demographic. The reality is, money alone can’t buy you major talent for an event- and certainly not at a fair market rate. Our team has fostered long-held, trusted relationships with artist managers and management companies which allows us to produce these events with great talent at a fair cost. These events will also almost always include specific asks to artist teams that may require more complex logistics potentially affecting an artists' existing brand image or strategy. Communicating the event needs and interactions beyond playing music requires careful handling and experienced talent buying; a task that Walker Music does best.

Secondly, we are also giving outside music brands an opportunity to give away gear and leverage Polkadot tech! That means attendees will have a chance to win cool swag, synths, headphones etc. all for participating in these events. 

Lastly, we’re working with Polkadot teams to distribute event collectibles (like Moonbeans), push limited NFT artist drops (with Drop), access prediction games (like Exiled Racers w/ Zeitgeist) and RSVP and gain access (using RMRK x MuFi). All of these initial integrations encourage and/ or require attendees to engage with new onboarding flows! 

![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/74HhzsKVbQN_GxVcIfFucMkOsxd3MuBqL_KhXfrqEj1vsr-708DvvlgsMNFvTEQplw9bazh11FzWpj82Xc0py4zQ8vu383Y-ThfT8f1jEKf2ExwrskTQ9CvDjTYcX8IsFAZJDFiIO6h5bpEw4Qdw0qY)

During selected events, we’re also going to provide space at or near the venue for developers, teams and participants to take meetings and have a workspace. We’re creating a Polkadot resource hub that exists not only for the night of the event, but for the days during the conference. 

Marketing Strategy

We have been working within our network and with Amplified Strategy to create direct relationships with each conference to designate the PMEI events as official conference events. The marketing success for our Mainnet side event was seen through cross-network promotion and brand partnerships. With the support of our partner teams, many telegram channels and conference partnerships, we have a high probability of getting the desired attendance. 

PMEI will also deliver ongoing content around each event to provide updates and recaps, with more transparency for the community, sparking interest for those who could not attend. These videos will not only include recaps, but developer stories to showcase the teams building out integrations. Why was it a success? What failed?

Our storytelling and video team is Basis Creative. Please view their work [here.](https://www.basiscreativefilm.com/)

As mentioned previously, we have long-standing relationships with local promoters in almost all of these proposed regions. PMEI distinctly seeks to attract attendees with no prior experience with web3. These events can simply act as a gateway for those attendees and spark curiosity.

How is it different from other events? 

These events are focused on creating intuitive web3 onboarding experiences within the context of side events during major crypto conferences. The $30,000 technical implementation budget is granted to teams adding developer resources to a new PMEI event experience.

Past Events- Mainnet Pilot

Pilot Event video [here](https://vimeo.com/871997397/b900de9dc9?share=copy).

Our pilot event was on September 19th 2023, billed as an unofficial Mainnet side event. We worked with Polkadot, Exiled Racers, Zeitgeist, MuFi and a list of other Polkadot ecosystem dApps to host, what turned out to be, a 750 person event on the Williamsburg Hotel Roof. 

Our headliners and supporting acts were:

[Barry Can’t Swim](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBShgx0wWBw)

[Jadalareign](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnUYpU8NUMc&t=275s) 

[Eli Escobar](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Afr2npjL_RY&t=3127s)

Some Highlights:

\>750 attendees

~1500 race predictions

36% rate of non-crypto attendees

Social reach of ~170K

Other Supporting Teams:

-   Moonbeam Network
    
-   Biconomy 
    
-   Astar Network
    
-   Manta Network 
    
-   Biconomy 
    
-   Web3Auth
    
-   Dega 
    
-   Dam Finance 
    
-   Oak Network
    
-   Prime Protocol
    

![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/C8kyQztLYkzqoPNHlWqxCnMNXfT8qvc4PdDRLSkEA_d2fvmx-mgScTu7zHlIFl5izNE2e_u0b2DWPm99LrudIg9AlFKdLCHzKYnmg3upe35rcXPN0BUhp2DAnbVmCD1ATsMcmRhi72YLxOlfG-cBuyA)

![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/RAXniFglEQRuHUv6t2Roojcs7bAstRVjra08dNZeUqUG4KTfY2kF4s_8W8SEc-VdDjMstJqypeJpLOh4eecZSK9oWFj4NYRTNlMk6GdN7u16J-kutVYgMyic1FeVr21sUtG8kfXJOJMGpL7EIV1WX3k)

![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/wOSq7_cVw2RCcLb_ojHNhORlY4yfNwEtzsEtu_4zXsxkaW3-7-ljW258rV3Xef7vr5KtBkzgyS0r9rkm8mmio6KFrMvrXdRJc7Zw9Q3y4-2dHiJQHXlZPiZAyZ6gYRiUeMmb5JM6aIDc2I9DpkHDago)

This first event was a great measure of the scale of production and resources required. It also gave us an opportunity to evaluate key areas where we can be more capital efficient, where a core team is working across multiple events rather than one-off events. In total, our first event was ~$110K which you can see a breakdown for below in item 1a. 

One additional thing to note is that many vendor fees, location allowance, etc. were reduced, or negotiated for free, given that the event was held in NYC where most of the PMEI team is located. It goes without saying, but we will still say it: We will always negotiate for the best value and the lowest fee. 

Based on these numbers, we’ve estimated pricing in each additional market. 

[1a. Cost Breakdown for September 19th Mainnet Side Event](https://i.postimg.cc/PJKcCRJK/Mainnet-Expenses.png)

Contact

Manager of the Funds

PMEI team: hello@polkdotmusic.events

Recipient DOT Address 13EDmaUe89xXocPppFmuoAZaCsckaJy3deAyVyiykk1zKQbF

More Information

[www.polkadotmusic.events](http://www.polkadotmusic.events/)

Full budget [here.](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nujhqqz1f2EE7l5qkeDGNuL8pdc2uyiZRoTkDyEP7fg/edit?usp=sharing)

Polkadot Music Events Initiative - onboarding fans, artists and builders to Polkadot through music

Dune is a popular platform for creating shareable dashboards used by many people in the Web3 ecosystem. It is better at sharing on-chain data than block explorers or expensive dashboards. Colorful Notion wants to bring Polkadot and Kusama data onto Dune by mid-March 2024. This will help the community use the data for blockchain analytics and marketing. They have already made a proof of concept Polkadot dashboard on Dune. The proposal asks for 325,000 DOT ($1,968,200) to fund the first year of the project. Colorful Notion is a team led by Sourabh Niyogi and Michael Chung, who have been active in the Polkadot ecosystem. They plan to continue developing dashboards and integrating more data from Polkadot and Kusama in 2024.

\[Dune\](https://dune.com/browse/dashboards) is the industry leader in highly shareable dashboards widely used by industry leaders, data analysts, marketers, and builders across the broader Web3 ecosystem. For example here is \[Brian Armstrong sharing a Dune dashboard about Base\](https://twitter.com/brian\_armstrong/status/1690158283632586752), compared to \[Moonbeam sharing dolpha.com\](https://twitter.com/MoonbeamNetwork/status/1702721492834755061), \[Astar sharing subscan\](https://twitter.com/WatanabeSota/status/1731863081943277787) or \[Polkadot sharing DotLake\](https://twitter.com/Polkadot/status/1722980186189070760):

|     |     |
| --- | --- |
| ![Polkadot](https://cdn.polkaholic.io/366/366-coinbase.png) | ![Polkadot](https://cdn.polkaholic.io/366/366-moonbeam.png) |
| ![Polkadot](https://cdn.polkaholic.io/366/366-astar.png) | ![Polkadot](https://cdn.polkaholic.io/366/366-polkadot.png) |

Common to the above is that Web3 ecosystem participants want to share on-chain data, which Dune is optimized for, better than a block explorer (\[Subscan - #311\](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/311)) or expensive dashboards (\[Dolpha.com - #341\](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/341)). Colorful Notion has built \[substrate-etl - #248\](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/248), here proposed to be ingested by Dune as \*substrate-etl 2.0\* in 2024. ## Proposal - Onboard Polkadot + Kusama Data on Dune (12 months, 3/15/24-3/14/25) Colorful Notion proposes to onboard the Polkadot + Kusama relay chains by mid-March 2024, available for the community for at least \_2 years\_. This proposal funds the \_first\_ year after a PoC is completed in early 2024, for 3/15/24 - 3/14/25. Onboarding Polkadot will be Dune’s second non-EVM ecosystem integration, after Solana. Separate from this OpenGov proposal, Colorful Notion has negotiated pricing for all parachains with Dune, beyond the Polkadot and Kusama Relay Chain. This will enable Polkadot + Kusama Substrate data to be represented in Dune for both relay chains (using "polkadot" and "kusama") and all Polkadot parachains in an official integration with hourly indexing. # Demonstration: Polkadot Staking Dashboard In December 2023, Colorful Notion developed a proof of concept with key Dune engineers for the Polkadot Relay Chain with a few representative datasets. Here is one of the first Polkadot dashboards built in Dune: \[https://dev.dune.com/mkchungs/polkadot-staking-validator\](https://dev.dune.com/mkchungs/polkadot-staking-validator) ![Polkadot](https://cdn.polkaholic.io/366/366-staking.png) Once data is ingested from Colorful Notion’s substrate-etl into Dune, this dashboard can be rapidly constructed within a couple hours from SQL knowledgeable engineers such as Colorful Notion cofounder \[@mkchungs\](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/user/mkchungs). Here is one query: ![Polkadot](https://cdn.polkaholic.io/366/366-staking-rewards.png) Any on-chain dataset from Polkadot or Kusama involves writing a query such as the against some substrate-etl 2.0 dataset. Colorful Notion’s commercial terms have been developed to allow for a certain amount of storage ingesting a certain number of chains so that “Dune wizards” can query these tables, views, and materialized views and produce shareable charts like the above. Everyone with a Dune account can query and build these dashboards in Dune. While Google BigQuery can be connected to open source Apache Superset (and we have, see our W3F grant work on \[Deep Account Analytics\](https://github.com/w3f/Grants-Program/pull/1286) and inkubator-supported \[ChainIDE + Polkaholic.io WASM Contract Explorer Integration\](https://github.com/use-inkubator/Grant-Milestone-Delivery/blob/master/deliveries/chainide-polkaholic-integrated-wasm-contract-explorer-integration-milestone\_1.md)), Dune is more usable and more shareable. Whereas much of 2022 involved developing Polkaholic.io and 2023 involved substrate-etl 1.0 bringing data into Google BigQuery, Colorful Notion will have 2024 involve robust ingestion of Polkadot and Kusama data into Dune and ensuring the community can use it to support blockchain analytics and marketing. # Proposal Details \[Full Proposal\](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UMpD152JmvHm6O9Q76TlF8GR1O\_FRJydjf7bndClj-k/edit) \[Cost Breakdown\](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1c7-3kdfAjWdtWTkx2anEQgYpToUiWo3vav1WrapFuEI/edit#gid=1479719106) \[Slides\](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1wulreQof9V7QwCTuJZ9e64eDHhzAtqTS/edit#slide=id.g2a79f725924\_0\_8) \*\*Requested Amount:\*\* 325,000 DOT \[$1,968,200\] # December 2023 Decision For DOT Tokenholders: Dune Now or late 2024? Colorful Notion has been advocating a Polkadot Data Alliance Bounty along with Parity Data throughout much of 2023 (see \[this from CN\](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ryC6dxcd9tiQsB7KiCc2BY\_TwBJ5jKloGfCyVAGCkKo/edit#heading=h.gjdgxs) and \[this from Parity Data\](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fA5ARHy-frzgZC66rniKZ5o7CSbDvCTkS--kWaMzuMs/edit#heading=h.foftxwdr3st2)). In November, we finally decided to submit #248 and reach out to Dune as an outstanding goal of both teams. From the DOT Tokenholder point of view, once it is accepted that an ecosystem wide Dune integration is desirable and both teams are competent (as we do), we believe the decision is largely a tradeoff between Dune NOW vs Dune LATER: ![Polkadot](https://cdn.polkaholic.io/366/decision.png) A simplified comparison is as follows: ![Polkadot](https://cdn.polkaholic.io/366/366-comparison.png) Which boils down to the following choice: \* If you believe you want a Dune Integration NOW (early 2024), vote Aye on #366. \* If you believe you want a Dune Integration LATER (or don’t want it at all), vote Nay on #366. We believe the answer is to integrate Dune NOW to support marketing and general ecosystem growth. # About Colorful Notion Colorful Notion is led by \[Sourabh Niyogi\](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/sourabhniyogi) and \[Michael Chung\](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/mkchungs). We have been active in the Polkadot ecosystem over the last 2 years and look forward to building with others in Polkadot 2.0’s “map reduce” ubiquitous computing future. ## Updates \* 12/21/2023 - \[AAG #93 - et-l brute?\](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jlA51DLz2o) \* 12/22/2023 - PoC of Polkadot Relay Chain completed -- see \[Polkadot Proof-of-Concept Dashboard\](https://dune.com/sourabhniyogi/polkadot-proof-of-concept) \* 1/3/2024 - Happy New Year 2024! Basic CN-Dune terms are being developed by Dune General Counsel; Partially redacted summary of Terms used for MSA draft may be posted here, \_with permission\_. \* 1/4/2024 - CN received MSA from Dune. Publicly sharable CN-Dune terms are included below for transparency: !\[image\](https://i.ibb.co/Rb5Nb3V/4113-sourabhniyogi-1704397042754.png) \* 1/5/2024 - 3 Order forms developed for MSA. \* 1/9/2024 - \[Relay Chain/Parachain tables\](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eG14AFNpJBx8Ng46XIy19hM1R\_POcT94t5mvfWaQoFE/edit#gid=1994869400) (shared with Dune permission) \* 1/11/2024 - MSA finalized \* 3/19/2024 - Dune public announcement: https://twitter.com/DuneAnalytics/status/1770087920994603325 # Ongoing Dashboard development in Q2 2024: \[Polkadot Wiki PR\](https://github.com/w3f/polkadot-wiki/pull/5933) ## Polkadot Relay Chain Polkadot Governance: \* General: https://dune.com/substrate/polkadot-gov \* Refs: https://dune.com/substrate/polkadot-referendum Polkadot Staking: https://dune.com/substrate/polkadot-staking ## Polkadot Parachains: AssetHub: https://dune.com/substrate/assethub Interlay: https://dune.com/substrate/interlay Astar: https://dune.com/substrate/astar-dapp-staking Bifrost: https://dune.com/substrate/bifrost HydraDX: https://dune.com/substrate/hydradx Centrifuge: https://dune.com/substrate/centrifuge Moonbeam: https://dune.com/substrate/moonbeam-governance Stellaswap: https://dune.com/substrate/stellaswap Acala: https://dune.com/substrate/acala Unique: https://dune.com/substrate/unique Phala: https://dune.com/substrate/phala Neuroweb: https://dune.com/substrate/neuroweb Manta: https://dune.com/substrate/manta Mythos: https://dune.com/substrate/mythos Collectives: https://dune.com/substrate/collectives Nodle: https://dune.com/substrate/nodle Invarch: https://dune.com/substrate/invarch ## Kusama Relay Chain Kusama Staking: https://dune.com/substrate/kusama-staking Kusama Governance: \* General: https://dune.com/substrate/kusama-gov \* Refs: https://dune.com/substrate/kusama-referendum ## Kusama System Chains / Other Coretime: https://dune.com/substrate/coretime\_kusama DED: https://dune.com/substrate/dotisded For the latest of ongoing ingestion status and dashboard catalyst, see this \[public sheet\](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eG14AFNpJBx8Ng46XIy19hM1R\_POcT94t5mvfWaQoFE/edit#gid=2015037)

Colorful Notion proposes to onboard the Polkadot + Kusama relay chains to Dune, an industry leader in highly shareable dashboards, for at least 2 years. The proposal funds the first year after a PoC is completed in early 2024, for 3/15/24 - 3/14/25, for a requested amount of 325,000 DOT [$1,968,200]. The integration is desirable for marketing and general ecosystem growth.

substrate-etl 2.0: Polkadot + Kusama Data on Dune (12 months, 3/15/24-3/14/25)

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wish_for_change

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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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