**Summary**

- Pinknode submitted a proposal on 15th March 2023 for expenses made in Q4 2022.
- The proposal received 7 positive votes but needed one more to pass.
- It was delayed due to the transition from Governance 1 to OpenGov.
- The total claim is 4,246.19 DOT, including a previous deposit of 192.645 DOT.
- Pinknode provides free RPC services for Polkadot, Statemint, and Westend.
- From October to December 2022, Pinknode served millions of requests daily.
- Enhancements were made during Q4 2022 to improve service reliability.
- Pinknode achieved 99.88% service reliability for Q4 2022.

Rejected

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Pinknode is claiming 4,246.19 DOT (worth $20,093.46) for running secure, reliable, and scalable public infrastructure for Polkadot, Statemint, and Westend. They provided free RPC services to the Polkadot ecosystem's participants and achieved service reliability of 99.88% for Q4 2022. Pinknode's premium plan, which includes archival data and higher rate limits, is also free for all builders and participants of Polkadot to utilize.

Pinknode Public Endpoint for Polkadot in Q4 2022

### Summary of Nomination Pool Changes on Polkadot

- **Increased Pool Limit**: The maximum number of nomination pools (`maxPools`) is being raised from 256 to 512.
- **Increased Member Limit**: The maximum number of members per pool (`maxPoolMembers`) is being increased from 16,384 to 49,152.
- **Commission Enabled**: The global maximum commission (`globalMaxCommission`) is being set to 10%, allowing pool commissions on Polkadot.
- **Current Usage**: There are currently 129 pools and over 12,000 members.
- **Reopened Proposal**: This proposal was reopened in a new referendum [#55](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/55).
- **Further Reading**: More details can be found on the [Polkadot Forum](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/next-revision-of-increasing-nomination-pool-limits/2498/5) and [GitHub](https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/issues/14321).

TimedOut

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Increase nomination pool settings on Polkadot: `maxPools` from 256 to 512, `maxPoolMembers` from 16,384 to 49,152, and `globalMaxCommission` from 0% to 10%. No price/timeframe/resources mentioned.

Next revision of increasing nomination pool limits & commission

George is a Polkadot enthusiast who has been involved in the ecosystem for over a year. He started by translating articles and now creates educational videos on YouTube using animations to explain complex concepts. His channel, AnimatedCrypto, has received positive feedback and he is seeking financial support from the Polkadot Treasury to produce 10 new videos about specific parachains. The requested funds are 120 DOT, worth around $600. George aims to spread knowledge about Polkadot and its unique features, benefiting both newcomers and experienced users.

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WHO: George, a Dotsama enthusiast.

WHAT: Requesting 120 DOT (worth $600) from the Polkadot Treasury to create 10 educational videos about 10 parachains from DOTSAMA and a Twitter thread on each project.

TIMEFRAME: Not specified.

RESOURCES: 120 DOT (worth $600).

(Small tipper) Funding for AnimatedCrypto channel 

- Claudio is a Polkadot Ambassador and runs the KryptosChain media brand on YouTube and Twitter.
- He started his YouTube channel in 2018 to share Web3 research and tech tutorials.
- In 2020, he began covering the Polkadot ecosystem through his media brand.
- In January 2023, he successfully delivered a proposal (Ref.46) to grow the Romanian Polkadot community.
- This new proposal requests treasury funding for 25 videos over 2 months, including comparison videos, ecosystem news, governance updates, and interviews.
- The requested amount is 932.45 DOT, worth approximately $4,625 at current prices.
- Claudio plans to return any excess DOT if the price appreciates and may request a top-up if the price drops significantly.

Executed

big_tipper

Polkadot Ambassador Claudio is proposing to produce 25 videos over 2 months, including comparison videos, ecosystem news, open governance news, and interviews with founders. The requested amount is 932.45 DOT, worth approximately $4,625 at today's market price.

(Big Tipper) Small Funding for KryptosChain Media

### Polkadot Summer Hackathon 2023 Proposal

- **Event**: Polkadot Summer Hackathon 2023
- **Organizers**: OneBlock and Parity Asia
- **Objective**: Promote Substrate framework and convert learners into builders.
- **Previous Successes**: Four successful hackathons in 2021 and 2022.
- **Feedback**: Positive feedback from developers.
- **Proposal**: Request for funding to support operations and prizes.
- **Details**: Full proposal available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qbPj7MbKHEWC70nZU13Km4VozKOonnyKsu2pdWtsf00/edit?usp=sharing).
- **Comments**: Open for feedback and suggestions.

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OneBlock proposes to organize the 2023 Polkadot Summer Hackathon in China, in collaboration with Parity Asia, to promote Substrate as an open-source framework for developers. They request financial support for operations and prizes. The proposal follows the success of previous hackathons in 2021-2022. No specific price, timeframe, or resources are mentioned in the summary.

OneBlock The 2023 Polkadot Summer Hackathon proposal

**Polkadotters Proposal Summary**

- **Background**: Started the first Czech & Slovak Polkadot community in 2020.
- **Activities**: Published 300+ articles, hosted YouTube interviews, organized meetups and conferences.
- **Metrics**: 1,617 Medium followers, 150k article views, 5k Twitter followers, 15k video views.
- **Future Plans**: Aim to continue high-quality content, expand marketing, and focus on governance.
- **Funding Request**: $72,180 for two years (June 2022 - June 2024).
- **Changes**: Bi-monthly meetups, extended funding period, onboarding campaign, more Twitter spaces.
- **Previous Attempt**: Similar proposal on Kusama failed despite community support.
- **Full Proposal**: Detailed breakdown available on [Crust](https://crustipfs.info/ipfs/QmWqcN1erHTfTdiWTWxTfacyEby7uFpW21BXfUeuzYinJL).

Polkadotters are requesting $72,180 for content creation, event organization, and marketing activities for the Polkadot ecosystem from June 2022 to June 2024. They plan to deliver high-quality content, develop a marketing strategy, create monthly ecosystem recap videos, focus on governance, and organize bi-monthly Polkadot meetups in various cities. They also propose an onboarding campaign with rewards on Zealy for the Czech community and more Twitter spaces with various Polkadot projects.

Polkadotters – retroactive and future funding of community powered media for Polkadot & Kusama ecosystem in 2022-2024

- RadiumBlock is a company that helps other projects in the Polkadot/Substrate community by providing important services.
- They want to be paid back for the services they provided in the last few months of 2022 and the first few months of 2023.
- They served a lot of requests: about 21 million per day for Polkadot and 450,000 per day for Statemint in Q4 2022, and 11 million per day for Polkadot and 315,000 per day for Statemint in Q1 2023.
- They made some big changes, like using both their own computers and cloud services, and expanding to new places around the world.
- They also started serving more types of networks and changed how they charge for their services.
- They are proud of their high-performance services and continue to help other projects in the Polkadot ecosystem.

The RadiumBlock team seeks reimbursement for providing public RPC services for Polkadot networks in Q4 2022 and Q1 2023 at a reduced and fixed cost of ~$25k per quarter. They have expanded to 12 edge locations, including South America, Africa, and India, and have added service to common good chains, Westend and Collectives. They do not collect user data and have one of the highest performance RPC services in the Polkadot ecosystem.

RadiumBlock seeks reimbursement for Polkadot Endpoint Service (Q4 2022 and Q1 2023)

### Encointer Summary

- **Community Currencies**: Encointer has developed a secure and decentralized protocol for community currencies, tested with hundreds of users.
- **Innovations**: Includes a sybil-resistant faucet, privacy-preserving personhood oracle, and BeeDance for community engagement.
- **Benefits**: Useful for Kusama and Polkadot ecosystems, aiding in token launches, privacy, and event engagement.
- **Funding**: Initially funded by KSM treasury, now seeking Polkadot treasury support starting September 2023.
- **Global Expansion**: Focus on expanding Encointer communities worldwide, with BeeDance making it easier to start new communities.
- **Common Good**: Proof-of-personhood is seen as a basic human right, promoting inclusivity in web3.
- **Milestones**: Planned deployments include Encointer Faucet, personhood oracle, and BeeDance PoC demo by Q4 2023.
- **Treasury Proposal**: Seeking 423,000 CHF (approx. 469,953 USD) for four months (Sept-Dec 2023).

Encointer proposes to be funded by the Polkadot treasury starting from September 2023, with a spend of 423,000 CHF for 4 months. Encointer aims to benefit Polkadot with new products, including a sybil-resistant faucet, a privacy-preserving proof-of-personhood certificate, and BeeDance, a protocol for community engagement at events. Encointer also emphasizes the common good of inclusivity in web3 and the importance of proof-of-personhood as a basic human right.

Encointer Treasury Proposal

**Summary of AngelHack's Polkadot Global Series Proposal**

- **Proponent:** AngelHack, represented by Tribe/AngelHack 13Ghf2T883ZobjngC1BAgR1BWvK2P7qP37gGxHDVFf3fjbmw.
- **Requested Allocation:** $55,234.38 USD and 11,730.685 DOT.
- **Objective:** To run two Polkadot Global Series hackathons in Europe and APAC regions in 2023.
- **Purpose:** To bridge gaps in the Web3 space and onboard more developers.
- **Recent Events:** 
  - Virtual Polkadot Hackathon Global Series: Europe Edition.
  - In-person dotSocial: Paris event during Paris Blockchain Week 2023.
- **Current Request:** Detailed recap of recent events and budget breakdown for the second payment milestone.
- **Milestone 2 Proposal:** Available [here](https://go.polkadotglobalseries.com/milestone-2-proposal).
- **Initial Treasury Proposal:** Detailed [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1glPH1y0jqL2l6KV6i9nowQHFxKfA1s7VxlUREFIQZWA/edit?pli=1).

Tribe/AngelHack proposed to run two Polkadot Global Series hackathons in Europe and APAC regions for 2023. They are requesting USD$55,234.38 for their second payment milestone, in accordance with the milestones set out in their initial proposal. The proposal serves two objectives: providing a detailed recap of the recently concluded virtual Polkadot Hackathon Global Series: Europe Edition and providing a budget breakdown and metrics report.

Milestone 2: Polkadot Hackathon Global Series 2023: Europe Edition

Requesting a return of the submission deposit

- The submission is about a motion (Motion 420) to help the Matrix.org foundation with funding.
- The motion was submitted by council member Wei after the launch of OpenGov.
- There was lower than expected voter turnout in the council.
- Wei's argument for funding is detailed in a forum post.
- The forum post includes testimonies supporting the funding.
- Wei shared a proof of address for Matrix.org.
- The community is encouraged to follow discussions related to the motion.

big_spender

WHO: OpenGov, Wei, Matrix.org foundation
WHAT: Proposal to provide upstream funding to Matrix.org foundation
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified

OpenGov submission of Motion 420 - Upstream funding Matrix.org Foundation

**Societal Proposal Summary**

- **Societal** is a parachain aiming to provide a platform for community operations and governance on Polkadot.
- The proposal seeks $187,342.47 USD (38,249 DOT) in treasury funding to develop and launch their platform.
- Societal aims to fill the gap in governance, treasury, and community management tools currently missing in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- The funding will be used to complete final product features, including token import, governance, and proposal management.
- Societal has a small amount of VC backing and has not previously applied for treasury funding.
- The project has already secured three Web 3 Foundation Grants and has a track record of accomplishments, including participation in the Polkadot Blockchain Academy and the Substrate Builders Program.
- Societal believes that their platform will enhance the Polkadot ecosystem by providing essential tools for NFT projects, DAOs, and protocols.

WHO: Societal, a parachain that provides community management services.

WHAT: Societal is requesting $187,342.47 USD / 38,249 DOT to complete the final features of their product, including token import, governance, and proposal features, along with the management UI to support them.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The funding will be used to conduct final testing and start onboarding users. Societal has already completed most of the work required to be the homebase for decentralized communities in the Polkadot ecosystem.

Societal - A Homebase for Decentralized Communities

**Motion 377 Summary**

- Motion 377 aimed to fund the development of a cross-platform tip-as-you-go feature by Anagolay.
- The goal was to support verified creators and builders.
- The motion did not receive enough votes from the Council.
- The team decided not to pursue Treasury funding for now.
- They are focusing on other ways to achieve their goals.
- The team is requesting the return of a 500 DOTS deposit for a previous proposal.
- The project is self-funded and grassroots, so recovering the deposit would help.

WHO: Anagolay team
WHAT: Return 500 DOTS deposit for proposal #256
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified

Returning submission deposit for Anagolay proposal, related to rejecting proposal #256 (more info in the desc.)

Requesting a return of the submission deposit related to Motion #405.

[OpenGov] Return of the bond for the rejection of (Gov1) Treasury Proposal #244 (MVP Workshop)

Requesting a return of the submission deposit related to Motion #406.

### Summary of OpenZeppelin's Security Review of ink! Smart Contracts

- **OpenZeppelin's Review**: Completed a security review of the ink! smart contract language and Substrate's smart contracts pallet.
- **Issues Identified**: Found 11 total issues within the codebase.
- **Collaboration**: Worked closely with the Parity team, which was a positive experience.
- **Report Availability**: The finalized report is available on OpenZeppelin’s blog.
- **Issue Resolution**: The ink! team acknowledged all issues. Two issues have been resolved, and seven `cargo-contract` suggestions have been implemented.
- **Ongoing Work**: The remaining issues are actively being addressed.
- **Full Proposal**: The detailed proposal can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GJ2MqMgAUylk0dVfxCp5-1JVd_El3EjgrWLyE3P_iw0/edit?usp=sharing).

OpenZeppelin proposes to support the ink! smart contract language & Substrate’s smart contracts pallet for the second time. 11 issues were identified and 7 suggestions have been implemented. The proposal does not mention the price, timeframe, or resources.

Proposal: ink! design security review by OpenZeppelin (treasury proposal 2/2)

### Polkassembly

- **Purpose**: Polkassembly aims to improve governance in Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems.
- **On-Chain Identity**: Important for trust, accountability, and secure interactions.
- **Current Issues**: Fragmented and complicated identity verification process.
- **Objective**: Simplify identity verification by reducing time by 75%.
- **Steps**: 
  1. Guide users to set up on-chain identity.
  2. Educate users on the importance of on-chain identity.
  3. Provide an interface for users to share social and contact info.
  4. Confirm fees and initiate verification.
- **Goal**: Create an easy and integrated governance experience for all users.

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Polkassembly aims to become a registrar for on-chain identities in the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems. The objective is to enhance transparency, security, and ease of interaction between participants. The team plans to build an easy and integrated governance experience for all users within Polkassembly, reducing the time required for identity registration and verification by more than 75%. The team will enable users to apply for on-chain identity verification through an interface that allows them to share their social and contact information. The team is seeking feedback and support from the community.

Polkassembly's Registrar Application

**GenesisDAO**

- GenesisDAO is a blockchain for managing Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs).
- It uses Substrate technology to make DAO management smooth and efficient.
- They got a $100,000 grant to build the core parts of the system.
- The project is already running on a test network and has open-source code.
- They are working on adding more features like plug-ins to customize the blockchain.
- GenesisDAO aims to create a marketplace and community for DAO tools.
- The project is developed by Deep Ink Ventures, a company that builds blockchain startups.

treasurer

GenesisDAO received a $100,000 grant from the W3 Grants Program to develop a Substrate-based blockchain for Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs). They have completed the backend and Substrate development and are now perfecting the frontend flow. GenesisDAO is already operating on testnet, and the code is open source. They are currently working on a hook point framework to build plug-ins and extensions to customize the core functionality of a substrate-based chain. Within this treasury proposal, they are introducing the first components for this.

Genesis DAO Ecosystem Integration

Ledger Apps Maintenance Proposal (Polkadot, Kusama, Statemine, Statemint)

**Subscan Reimbursement Proposal**

- Subscan is a key block explorer for Polkadot, providing important data and analytics.
- The previous proposal (#151) was approved but had an execution error due to an upgrade.
- This new proposal seeks to reimburse Subscan's operational costs from July to December 2022.
- The total requested amount is 190,244 USD, converted to DOT based on the EMA7 price.
- Detailed billing information is available in a linked document.
- The proposal aims to ensure Subscan's continuous operation and benefit the Polkadot network.
- The team is seeking support or feedback from the community.

WHO: Subscan team

WHAT: Propose reimbursement of operation and maintenance fee for Subscan from July to December 2022 from Polkadot treasury, totaling 190,244 USD.

TIMEFRAME: July to December 2022

RESOURCES: Polkadot treasury

Subscan | Infrastructure Costs of Subscan for Polkadot & Westend & Rococo & Statemint & Rockmine  Networks (from July to December 2022)

### Stakeworld Funding Proposal Summary

- **Objective**: Fund the setup and maintenance of high availability RPC services and a bootnode for Polkadot and related networks.
- **Services**:
  - **RPC Nodes**: High availability infrastructure for Polkadot, AssetHub, BridgeHub, and Collectives.
  - **Bootnode**: High availability infrastructure for Polkadot.
- **Experience**: Stakeworld shares its experiences on the Polkadot Wiki.
- **Proposal**: The full funding proposal is available on GitHub.

WHO: Stakeworld

WHAT: Setting up and maintaining high availability RPC services and a bootnode for Polkadot and Polkadot Commons.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Funding request for Q2 2023. Full proposal details can be found on their GitHub page.

[Small Spender] Stakeworld's polkadot RPC and bootnode infrastructure - Q2 2023

- **Polkadot Network Upgrade**: Referendum to upgrade Polkadot to version v9430.
- **Release Notes**: Available for both the Relay Chain and System Parachains.
- **Relay Chain Release**: Version [v0.9.43](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot/releases/tag/v0.9.43).
- **System Parachains Release**: Version [v9430](https://github.com/paritytech/cumulus/releases/tag/parachains-v9430).
- **Enactment Block**: Scheduled for block [16,450,000](https://polkadot.subscan.io/block/16450000).
- **Expected Time**: Mid-morning on Tuesday, 18 July, European time.
- **Whitelist Proposal**: Available at [collectives.subsquare.io](https://collectives.subsquare.io/fellowship/referendum/1).

WHO: Polkadot network

WHAT: Upgrade to v9430

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified

[Whitelisted Caller] Referendum #18 Polkadot v9430

### Summary of Treasury Proposal

- **Objective**: Fund the first 28 person-days of work on privacy sidechains for Substrate-based chains.
- **Beneficiaries**: Polkadot, Kusama, their parachains, and solo chains.
- **Funding Request**: $39,961 USD.
- **Non-Excludable Offering**: Once released, anyone can use the code, leading to potential free-riders.
- **Decentralization Benefit**: Encourages competition and decentralization.
- **Question**: Should this privacy product be available by the end of the year for Polkadot, Kusama, and their parachains?
- **Additional Resources**: 
  - [Detailed Proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ID9ZqTU-ukY1P2lDZi6P5wKwTMAC1X-hsk-67k07p_0/edit?usp=sharing)
  - [Previous Discussion](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/1739)
  - [Blog Post on Privacy](https://medium.com/integritee/a-privacy-sidechain-for-all-polkadot-kusama-chains-1bb52dc9b0d7)
  - [Presentation Video](https://youtu.be/7he0Uqe9jps)

Integritee proposes to retroactively cover the first 28 person days of completed work on implementing privacy sidechains for any substrate-based chain for $39,961. This will benefit Polkadot and Kusama relaychains and all their parachains without changing anything in their runtimes. The proposal aims to make the privacy product available by the end of the year.

Privacy Sidechains for all Substrate- Based Chains

### Unified Ledger Wallet App Proposal

- **Objective**: Create a single Ledger hardware wallet app for all Polkadot and Kusama parachains.
- **Problem**: Managing assets across multiple parachains is complex and requires custom solutions.
- **Advantages**:
  - Simplifies integration with new parachains.
  - No app updates needed for new parachains or version upgrades.
  - Supports both Polkadot and Kusama networks.
- **Progress**:
  - Proof of concept demonstrated.
  - Initial interest from parachain teams.
  - Coordination group established with Parity and teams.
  - POC validated with Ledger.
- **Next Steps**: Seek funding to complete the app's development.
- **Impact**: Enhances usability and accessibility of the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Links**: Detailed proposal and prior discussion available online.

WHO: Polkadot community and Parity.

WHAT: Proposal for creating a common hardware (Ledger) wallet app unified to connect with all Polkadot and Kusama parachains.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Retroactive funding is sought to complete the app's development. No specific price or timeframe mentioned.

A Common Ledger App Compatible With All Polkadot And Kusama Parachains [ retroactive funding for development ]

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OpenGov Referenda

Origin able to dispatch a whitelisted call.

Origin for signaling that the network wishes for some change

Origin able to cancel slashes and manage minimum commission.

Origin for spending up to 10,000,000 DOT from the treasury as well as generally administering it.

Origin for managing the composition of the fellowship.

Origin able to spend around 250 DOT from the treasury at once.

Origin able to spend around 1,000 DOT from the treasury at once.

Origin able to spend around 10,000 DOT from the treasury at once.

Origin able to spend around 100,000 DOT from the treasury at once.

Origin able to spend up to 1,000,000 DOT from the treasury at once.