- Proposal to tip Adam Steeber $400 per episode for "Dot Take."
- Aim is to support Adam's future ventures and ideas.
- $400 per episode was the asking amount in a previous proposal.
- Proposal covers all 12 episodes produced.
- Full cost per episode would be given directly to Adam.
- All 12 episodes are available on YouTube.
- Link to episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@KryptosChain/streams

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WHO: Proposal to tip Adam Steeber.
WHAT: $400 per episode of Dot Take retroactively for 12 episodes.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: $4,800 in total for the 12 episodes produced.

Tip for Adam Steeber's participation in Dot Take

- AllInCrypto is a team focused on expanding the Polkadot community.
- They propose to create valuable content about Polkadot over 6 months.
- They will publish articles on their website and videos on YouTube twice a week.
- They have a strong presence on social media like Twitter and TikTok.
- Their content aims to educate people about Polkadot and its projects.
- They need 8,000 DOT to fund this project.
- AllInCrypto has a lot of followers and views, showing their reach and impact.

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AllInCrypto proposes to expand Polkadot's reach through strategic content creation and community engagement. They plan to publish 2-3 weekly articles, release 52 YouTube videos, and share 100-200 tweets/retweets over 6 months. The budget is 8,000 DOT, with 60% allocated to content creation.

AllInCrypto's Strategic Content and Community Engagement Proposal

**Educational Campaign in India (6 Months)**

- This campaign is about teaching people in India about Polkadot, a type of blockchain technology.
- It is created by Crypto India, a popular group known for making complex ideas easy to understand.
- The campaign will run for 6 months and aims to create 18 videos to explain Polkadot and related topics.
- They will also share educational posts on social media to reach more people.
- The project aims to make Polkadot more known and understood in the Indian crypto market.
- The team believes that many people in India are interested in crypto, with over 156 million users.

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WHO: Crypto India and Being Satoshi
WHAT: Educational campaign to demystify Polkadot's technology in India through high-quality content creation, including 18 videos, social media interaction, and Telegram outreach.
PRICE: 21849 DOT (Approx $115800 with DOT price at $5.3 EMA7)
TIMEFRAME: 6 months

6 months Educational Campaign in India - Crypto India

**Proposal: Big Tips for Subtitling and Promoting Kusamarian's Gavin Wood Interview**

- The proposal is from a Brazilian channel called Verbo da Sabedoria, which focuses on educational content in Portuguese.
- They want to use $1,000 DOT (about $5,315) to make an important interview reach more people.
- The funds will cover production costs and be used mostly for advertising on Google and Twitter.
- The goal is to promote awareness about Polkadot and its ecosystem.
- The team consists of John Rhodel, Gabriel Bonugli, and Carlos Sawaki, who all have experience in blockchain and crypto.
- They will share results from their advertising efforts with the community.
- For questions, people can contact the team members through email, Telegram, or Discord.

WHO: Verbo da Sabedoria team consisting of John Rhodel, Carlos Sawaki, and Gabriel Bonugli.
WHAT: Subtitle and promote Kusamarian's Gavin Wood interview to educate people about Polkadot.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Requesting 1000 DOT, with $4678 to be spent on paid advertisement. Contact information provided.

Big Tips for Subtitling and Promoting Kusamarian's Gavin Wood Interview

- **Proposer:** DECENTRALISEDCHAIN
- **Address:** 14rQMB1XA8RAK7hhAung8wDBG5LV7ebwkQXtCVD6WQFBnYaZ
- **Contact:** @Decentralised_C on X (verified)
- **Duration:** ~3 weeks after payment
- **Amount:** $1,650 (310.02 DOT)
- **Team:** Firoz
- **About:** Firoz runs a YouTube channel, DecentralisedChain, focusing on crypto news and market trends. The channel has 8,456 subscribers and 2,743 followers on X.
- **Videos:** Three planned videos: "What is Polkadot?", "Top 3 Parachains on Polkadot", and "Best Polkadot mobile wallet".
- **Disclaimer:** PolkaMarketing agency receives a 10% fee for onboarding DecentralisedChain, but no formal contract exists.

DecentralisedChain proposes to create three videos about Polkadot for $1,500, to be completed in approximately three weeks. The videos will cover topics such as what Polkadot is, the top three parachains on Polkadot, and the best Polkadot mobile wallet. The goal is to provide value to the audience and enhance Polkadot's visibility. PolkaMarketing will receive a 10% fee for successfully onboarding DecentralisedChain.

DECENTRALISEDCHAIN - Low impact Polkadot media promotion

- Polkadot faces negative comments on Twitter, making it hard to attract new investors.
- Other cryptocurrencies like Ethereum and Solana have better reputations online.
- The proposal aims to improve Polkadot's image and increase its adoption in the market.
- Objectives include finding out where negativity comes from and analyzing common criticisms.
- The plan also involves providing facts to counter the criticism and encouraging supporters through rewards.
- A bounty program will reward people who post positively about Polkadot on Twitter.
- The total budget requested is 5000 DOT to help with the proposal over three months.

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Polkadot aims to improve its online reputation on Twitter by investigating sources of negativity, analyzing frequent criticism, providing data to counter it, and incentivizing active supporters. The proposal seeks financial support of 5000 DOT for 3 months. The budget allocation is 2,500 DOT for investigation, analysis, preparation of data, and organization of bounty, and 2,500 DOT for the bounty program.

Addressing Polkadot's Negative Image on Twitter

- Mason Versluis and his partner Meg are creating videos about Polkadot, a cryptocurrency.
- They plan to make 6 YouTube videos and 2 TikToks explaining Polkadot and its features.
- Mason has a popular YouTube channel, Crypto Mason, with over 168,000 subscribers.
- Meg has her own channel, megbzk, with about 7,810 subscribers.
- Their total funding needed for this project is $27,500.
- They aim to finish all videos within 10 days after receiving payment.
- PolkaMarketing will help them with the promotion and take a small fee for their services.

WHO: Mason Versluis and his partner Meg.

WHAT: Produce 3 dedicated YouTube videos on CryptoMason's channel, 3 dedicated YouTube videos on Megbzk's channel, 1 TikTok on CryptoMasun's channel, and 1 TikTok on Megbzk's channel, all promoting Polkadot.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: $25,000 for approximately 10 days of work, delivering an average of one video every three days.

MASON VERSLUIS - Medium to High impact Polkadot media promotion

- Altcoin Daily is a popular YouTube channel about cryptocurrency, especially altcoins, started in February 2018.
- The team, Aaron and Austin, plans to produce three videos about Polkadot with a budget of $110,000.
- The videos will cover what Polkadot is, the top five parachains, and the best mobile wallet for Polkadot.
- They estimate to finish the videos in about six weeks after receiving payment.
- The channel has over 1.3 million subscribers and generates a lot of views per video, even during tough market times.
- They want to help the Polkadot community grow and become more visible.
- PolkaMarketing will help with promoting these videos and has a 10% fee for their services.

WHO: ALTCOINDAILY, a popular YouTube channel and online platform with 1.34M subscribers and 1.4M+ Twitter followers. WHAT: Produce three videos about Polkadot, including an introduction, top parachains, and best mobile wallet. PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: $100,000 for approximately six weeks of work, delivering one video every two weeks.

Altcoin Daily - High impact Polkadot media promotion

DrCAO is a community manager for the Polkadot parachain project Parallel Finance and leads the Chinese community in AIWeb3. He is also involved in various other Polkadot projects and is a member of Chaos DAO. Since 2022, DrCAO has created over 500 educational videos focusing on the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems, making his channel one of the largest in this niche. He has also developed a Discord bot for the Web3 education and investment channel, which shares updates and organizes community events. DrCAO is requesting funds for his contributions, including the creation of 30 more educational videos in the next three months.

DrCAO is requesting funds for his contributions to the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystem through educational tutorial videos, building a Discord bot, and organizing community events. He has already created around 500 videos and plans to create 30 more in the next 3 months. The proposal aims to reward his efforts and support his future contributions.

[Small Spender] Referendum #254: Retroractive funding for Web3 Education and Investment YouTube Channel Proposal

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**DrCAO's Web3 Education and Investment Channel**

- DrCAO is a community manager for Polkadot parachain projects and leads the Chinese community in AIWeb3.
- He has created over 500 educational videos since 2022, focusing on Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems.
- His YouTube channel is the third largest in English for Polkadot/Kusama education with 652 subscribers.
- He manages a Twitter account with 1,623 followers and a Discord community with 117 members, focusing on education.
- DrCAO developed a Discord bot for sharing updates and organizing community events.
- He aims to continue providing educational content and support for the Web3 community.

DrCAO, the community manager of Parallel Finance, is requesting funds for his Web3 Education and Investment Channel, which has produced around 500 educational and technical tutorial videos about the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystem in the past two years. He also built a Discord bot and organized three events for his community. He aims to continue making educational videos and helping users with any difficulty of using Polkadot products. The proposal does not mention a specific amount of funds or timeframe.

[Small Spender] Referendum #252: Retroractive funding for Web3 Education and Investment YouTube Channel Proposal

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- A group wants to spend $168,000 to attract businesses in Brazil to use Polkadot, a blockchain platform.
- They plan to create a bounty to help bring in new partners as Brazil’s interest in cryptocurrencies is growing.
- The team has experienced members in blockchain areas like development and marketing.
- Their goal is to support at least three businesses to start projects on Polkadot within six months.
- They chose to focus on Brazil because many people and companies are interested in digital currencies there.
- They will give rewards based on the successes achieved through their efforts.

Benshigeru DAO LTDA proposes a bounty of $168,000 to attract potential partners and businesses in Brazil to the Polkadot ecosystem over six months. The goal is to establish Polkadot as the leading blockchain platform in the country. The team plans to initiate contact, hold meetings, qualify leads, and provide support to help at least three businesses start their projects on Polkadot. The rewards are based on goals achieved, with multipliers for successful leads and partnerships. Ivy Network, Nick Dunford, Saxemberg, and Zoe Meckbach are proposed as curators.

Bounty Proposal: Business Prospects for Polkadot in Brazil

- Cryptor is a popular content creator in the Russian-speaking crypto community.
- He has supported Polkadot since it started and was the first to talk about Kusama in Russian.
- Cryptor made translations and voiceovers for Polkadot's first three episodes.
- He participated in two AMAs (Ask Me Anything) for large crypto communities.
- The AMAs were about Polkadot and shared on YouTube, gaining many views and comments.
- He discussed various topics related to Polkadot, including Polkadot 2.0 and new technology.
- Cryptor has a YouTube channel with 28k subscribers.

WHO: Cryptor, a well-known content creator for the Russian speaking crypto community.

WHAT: Conducted two Polkadot-related AMAs for two major crypto communities, DOUBLETOP and COINMETRIKA.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Cryptor. Polkadot AMAs for 2 largest Russian speaking crypto communities.

- Substrate ETL is a big tool for analyzing data from Polkadot and Kusama.
- It allows people to look at information like blocks and transactions from these blockchains.
- A new dataset was added to Google Cloud in September 2023 to help people use this data.
- The dataset includes information about over 70 parachains, which are smaller chains that work with Polkadot and Kusama.
- Many analysts and teams use this tool to help make important decisions and understand how things are growing.
- Plans for 2024 include adding more features and supporting more data analyses for these blockchains.
- Colorful Notion, the team behind this project, has been involved with Polkadot for two years and aims to collaborate with others in the community.

Colorful Notion proposes to continue supporting substrate-etl, a large scale index of Polkadot and Kusama, and their parachains. They plan to extend substrate-etl to support raw and fully-decoded EVM datasets and build support for CoreJam+CorePlay+DA. The requested amount is 99,025 DOT.

substrate-etl Retroactive funding: Q3+Q4 2022-Q1+Q2 2023

- MarketAcross is a company that helps promote projects in the Polkadot ecosystem and other blockchain platforms.
- They have worked with important brands like Binance and Crypto.com since 2020.
- MarketAcross plans to write at least 75 unique articles and promote them on platforms like Reddit and Twitter in the next few months.
- They aim to manage news announcements and provide public relations services for various projects.
- Chainwire, a part of MarketAcross, is a service that helps share news in the blockchain community.
- The company uses its expertise to help brands gain attention through articles, podcasts, and social media.
- MarketAcross guarantees their work results, only charging for deliverables provided.
- Elad Mor is the CEO and Co-Founder of MarketAcross.

WHO: MarketAcross, a PR and content marketing agency.

WHAT: Deliver at least 75 unique articles and 20 amplifications on social media platforms over 3-4 months or less. Includes PR, content marketing, growth hacking, and advisory services.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Requested DOT: 21,400 DOT (~100K Euro equiv. based on DOT/USD rate of $5.00 EMA7).

PR, Content marketing, Social amplifications proposal

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Cancel Referendum 241 (runtime upgrade) due to XCM issue

- AngelHack wants $51,227.74 to help run hackathons in Europe and APAC in 2023.
- The goal is to connect more people in the Web3 space and support developers from different backgrounds.
- They have completed the APAC hackathon and the dotSocial: Seoul event in September 2023.
- This proposal includes a recap of the events and a budget report.
- The request is for the final payment for the Seoul event, based on their original plan.
- More details can be found in linked documents about the treasury proposal.

Tribe/AngelHack 13Ghf2T883ZobjngC1BAgR1BWvK2P7qP37gGxHDVFf3fjbmw requests a reimbursement of USD$51,227.74 for the fourth and final payment milestone of event expenses for dotSocial: Seoul. The proposal also includes a detailed recap of the recently concluded virtual Polkadot Hackathon Global Series: APAC Edition and the in-person dotSocial: Seoul event.

 Milestone 4: Polkadot Hackathon Global Series 2023 APAC Edition

This proposal is about teaching people in Latin America how to use POLKADOT decentralized finance (DeFi). Here are the main points:

- **Free Courses:** It will start with free classes for people interested in learning about DeFi using POLKADOT.
- **New Academy:** There will be a second course to test a business model for a POLKADOT DeFi academy.
- **DeFi Book:** A comprehensive book about DeFi will be created and shared with schools and communities.
- **Objectives:** The goals include providing free education, getting more Latin people involved, and promoting POLKADOT.
- **Project Leader:** MacZam, a qualified engineer with experience in finance, is leading the project.
- **Budget:** The project needs $15,000 to cover costs like making the book and running the courses.
- **Empowering Communities:** The aim is to make DeFi education available to everyone to help people in the region.

MacZam proposes to advance DeFi education in Latin America by offering free courses on Polkadot DeFi tools, testing a new business model for a Polkadot DeFi academy, and creating the first comprehensive DeFi book for Polkadot in the region. The budget allocated is $15,000 USD or 3,061 DOT, including book production costs. The proposal aims to increase Latin representation in the Polkadot ecosystem, promote Polkadot, and identify and foster Latin talent beyond existing networks.

PROPOSAL FOR ADVANCING DECENTRALIZED FINANCE EDUCATION IN LATIN AMERICA WITH THE POLKADOT ECOSYSTEM

- Ambassador BRA_16-D has been creating content about Polkadot since February 2022.
- He has made around 150 videos on ecosystem news, interviews, tutorials, and Polkadot technology.
- He started a Telegram group to help answer questions and support viewers.
- BRA_16-D is looking to get involved in Polkadot governance for the first time.
- He plans to create 52 new pieces of content over the next 6-7 months.
- He is asking for funding of 4455 DOTS to support this project.
- The content will include news updates, interviews, tutorials, and explanations about DOT/KSM.

WHO: Ambassador BRA_16-D
WHAT: Requesting funding of 4455 DOTS for 52 pieces of content over the next 6-7 months, including news, interviews, tutorials, and explanations about Polkadot technology and the use of DOT/KSM in parachains.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 4455 DOTS, 6-7 months.

BRA_16-D! Quality improvement of content for the Spanish Comunity by BRA_16-D

Republik Rupiah is a fast-growing blockchain community and education platform in Indonesia. Here are some key points:

- They focus on providing clear and accessible education about blockchain in the Indonesian language.
- Many people in Indonesia faced difficulties because most information was in English and often unreliable.
- They have created over 600 videos and articles about blockchain, especially related to Polkadot.
- Their platform has gained almost 630,000 views for Polkadot videos and has a large social media following.
- Republik Rupiah is seeking $68,000 to support their past and future educational efforts in the blockchain community.
- They aim to enhance understanding and adoption of Polkadot's technology in Indonesia without becoming dependent on grants. 

Overall, they want to ensure that Indonesian people have the right knowledge to succeed in the blockchain world.

Retroactive & Ongoing Funding Rationale: Republik Rupiah - Turning Indonesia into the Polkadot Island's With Education and Community

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**WHO:** OnFinality

**WHAT:** Requesting KSM 2,534.3895 (USD $62,110.28) for ongoing costs to run high performance, scalable, and reliable public infrastructure for Kusama and Statemine.

**TIMEFRAME:** Q2 2023

**RESOURCES:** See full proposal for breakdown of costings and more information.

- Juan Lago started a project called DaBlock to help people understand Polkadot technology.
- DaBlock has a team of SEO and content marketing experts who work on creating helpful content.
- The project aims to support Web3 communities and boost their visibility.
- They focus on making easy-to-read information about Polkadot and its uses.
- DaBlock plans to create helpful directories of projects and provide marketing support.
- Feedback from the community is important to improve their work.
- You can find more details through links shared in the proposal.

Juan Lago (LV) is proposing funding for the initial phase of DaBlock, a team of SEO and content marketing professionals creating and collaborating with initiatives in the Polkadot ecosystem. The proposal includes creating quality content, curated directories, and marketing and PR support for creators and Web3 communities. The complete proposal and website structure can be found in the links provided. The team is committed to a feedback-driven approach and remaining a leading force in the future Web3 landscape aligned with the philosophy of Polkadot.

Crafting a Users & Developers Onboarding Funnel

- A new proposal is being made to cancel Referendum 211.
- Referendum 211 wants to upgrade a system called the Polkadot relay chain.
- The cancellation is happening because there’s a mistake in Referendum 211.
- The mistake means that even if people vote for it, it won't work.
- This problem was found because a similar upgrade on another system called Kusama also failed.
- The cancellation does not hurt anyone’s previous votes or money.
- A new upgrade is being prepared for the Polkadot system.

WHO: Polkadot community.

WHAT: Cancel Referendum 211 proposing to upgrade Polkadot relay chain runtime to v1000000 due to an issue with the upgrade call.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Cancel Referendum 211 (runtime upgrade) due to bad call 

- Polkadot is planning a big project to get more developers in India.
- They want to reach 1 million developers by reaching out to students in 25 states.
- The project will include meetups, a certification program, and a big conference.
- They need about 82,140 DOT to make this happen.
- IBC Media has already helped connect with over 388,000 student developers.
- This program aims to create a strong developer community for Polkadot.
- Everyone is encouraged to support this initiative to grow Polkadot.

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IBC Media proposes a developer outreach program in India to cultivate the next generation of Polkadot developers. The program aims to reach 1,600,000 engineering students in 25 states in India and create the largest Polkadot developer community in India. The budget request is 82140.34 DOT. The proposal includes partnerships with the Central Government, Polkadot Lite Certification Program, meetups, and a government-led Polkadot Developer Conference. Funds are disbursed upon approval by both IBC Media and the Polkadot teams.

IBC x Largest Polkadot Developer Outreach Proposal

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