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- Federico Cicciarella is a developer with 20 years of experience, mainly in Microsoft .Net (C#).
- Recently, he became interested in blockchain technology, focusing on the Polkadot ecosystem.
- He received a $4,500 grant for his project called "Tracking Chain."
- The project aims to help companies in supply chain and data certification by offering software demonstrations.
- Federico has scheduled demos with three Italian companies and plans more in early 2024.
- The grant will help cover travel, server costs for demos, and software customization for clients.
- Each demo will last about six working days and aims to teach clients about blockchain and how to use the Tracking Chain software.

Executed

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WHO: Federico Cicciarella, Microsoft .Net (C#) developer.

WHAT: Introduce "Tracking Chain" to potential clients in the supply chain and data/document certification sectors through demos.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: $1,500 per demo (excluding travel expenses and server costs), expected to require a minimum of six working days. $4,500 grant requested to cover travel and meetings with potential clients, server costs for demos, and customization of the software to integrate it with the customer's software.

[TrackingChain] Bring Adoption for Companies: Building Infrastructure for Web2 Integration (Big Tipper Discussion)

- DOTCAST is a podcast created by Nachito and Roco for Spanish speakers.
- It focuses on the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystem and has been running for one year.
- They want to make 16 podcast episodes over four months and need 4,395 DOT for funding.
- The podcast episodes will be about 40 minutes long each.
- They aim to improve the podcast quality and increase its visibility.
- DOTCAST also shares interviews, reports, and tutorials related to their main topic.
- The team is looking for feedback from the community to enhance their content.
- You can find more details and share your thoughts through provided links.

small_spender

**WHO:** DOTCAST, led by Nachito and Roco.

**WHAT:** Deliver 16 weekly episodes of a podcast on the Polkadot & Kusama ecosystem over 4 months.

**PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES:** Requesting 4,395 DOT. Proposal covers a 4-month period.

DOTCAST - Pursuing quality improvement by spreading honest and true awareness.

Rejected

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Removed

- Dwellir helped Polkadot communities by handling over 840 million RPC requests in Q3 2023.
- Their services were provided from special places in Sweden and Tunisia.
- They showed their operational data online for everyone to see.
- On average, they processed about 6.8 million requests each day for Polkadot, and over 616 million total.
- For AssetHub, they managed about 65.7 million requests daily, totaling 65.7 million in the quarter.
- For Westend, they served around 1.8 million requests per day, reaching about 165.8 million total.
- Dwellir aims to provide great services at fair prices.

Dwellir served over 840 million RPC requests for Polkadot communities in Q3 using its decentralized bare-metal infrastructure in Sweden and Tunisia. The company aims to offer top-tier, decentralized RPC services at an equitable price. No specific price, timeframe, or resource information is provided.

Polkadot RPC services Dwellir Q3 2023 (retroactive) 

- A referendum is proposed to reward Alice und Bob for promoting Polkadot's value.
- Polkadot 2.0 introduced OpenGov, allowing initiatives to support the ecosystem.
- The proposal is urgent due to upcoming crowdloan unlocks.
- The initiative aims to rally Polkadot supporters to promote #stakedot.
- More details are available in a GitHub readme.
- Ivy, the proposer, has no official connection with Alice und Bob.
- Vote "Aye" if you think Alice und Bob deserves the reward.

small_tipper

Proposal to tip Alice und Bob for consistent Polkadot bull posting. Polkadot community to coordinate and rally through #stakedot bull posting. No relationship with Alice und Bob. Vote Aye to tip. No mention of price/timeframe/resources.

Recognizing Alice und Bob and #stakedot

Kuma Wallet is a new digital wallet that helps people manage and move tokens between different blockchains. They have a new update called Milestone 5, which includes:

1. SubQuery Integration: This helps the wallet work with many different blockchains.
2. Fiat On/Off Ramp with Transak: This lets users buy and sell tokens using regular money like dollars or euros.
3. Cross-chain swaps with HydraDX Omnipool: This makes it easy to swap tokens between different blockchains.
4. Community Requested Features: These are new things that users asked for.

Kuma Wallet is growing fast, with a lot more people using it every week. They work with other companies like SubQuery and Transak to make their wallet better. They also listen to what users want and add new features based on that. You can read more about their plan here: [Kuma Wallet Proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/13f6j_-iTajmnkfGWBTxvl6wvDJMZtU1XxpFztJ2yGhU/edit?usp=sharing).

Hi everyone,

[Blockcoders](https://blockcoders.io/) is proud to propose the [Kuma Wallet](https://kumawallet.io/) milestone 5 that will cover SubQuery Integration, Fiat On/Off Ramp with Transak, Cross-chain swaps with HydraDX Omnipool and Community Requested Features support for the last 4 months. [Kuma Wallet](https://kumawallet.io/) is making easy to manage and transfer tokens between relayers and parachains. Built with the user experience in mind.

![](https://i.ibb.co/QbcQpS1/1500x500-2.jpg)

**Feature set of the proposal (see [proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/13f6j_-iTajmnkfGWBTxvl6wvDJMZtU1XxpFztJ2yGhU/edit?usp=sharing))**

-   SubQuery Integration
-   Fiat On/Off Ramp with Transak
-   Cross-chain swaps with HydraDX Omnipool
-   Community Requested Features

**Why Kuma Wallet?**

In today's fragmented blockchain landscape, managing assets across multiple chains is cumbersome and often requires multiple wallets or interfaces. Kuma Wallet addresses this challenge head-on, providing seamless, secure, and efficient asset management across diverse blockchain ecosystems.

At the heart of Kuma Wallet's endeavor is a commitment to fostering an open, equitable, and vibrant ecosystem for blockchain users—regardless of the network they are on. We aim to build and maintain a high-quality, open-source, community-focused, and feature-rich wallet that stands as a beacon of neutrality in a space often fragmented by network biases and limitations.

**Current Metrics**

Over the recent weeks, we have experienced a significant uptick in our user base, showcasing a substantial growth rate of 1900%. This remarkable increase translates to a consistent rise in our weekly users, marking a steady upward trajectory over the depicted period.

Below, we present a graph that encapsulates the weekly user count over the last two months:  
  
![](https://i.ibb.co/tsLXsNk/Weekly-users-vs-Date.png)

This growth is largely attributable to our concerted marketing efforts, enhanced platform functionality, and the robust community engagement strategies we have implemented. Among these, fostering a strong presence within the Polkadot community has been instrumental. Our platform's alignment with the Polkadot ecosystem's objectives has not only catalyzed user adoption but also garnered valuable feedback that has been pivotal in refining our offerings.

**Features**

**SubQuery Network**

Kuma Wallet is currently partnered with SubQuery Network, a cutting-edge data indexing framework that specializes in flexible, reliable, and decentralized APIs tailored for web3 projects. SubQuery's platform offers fast data synchronization, indexing optimizations, and supports over 100 chains, making it a truly multi-chain solution.

Kuma Wallet will achieve extremely fast sync times, enabling a responsive and up-to-date user experience. This technology eliminates the need to rely on websocket RPCs for each supported chain. SubQuery’s multi-chain support aligns perfectly with Kuma Wallet’s vision of seamless cross-chain asset management. SubQuery's GraphQL interface will easily filter, paginate, and aggregate data, enriching the application with dynamic functionalities.

**Transak On-Ramp**

In alignment with Kuma Wallet's vision to make cryptocurrency management and trading as simple and inclusive as possible, we are working on integrating Transak, a globally recognized financial services gateway. This strategic collaboration will offer our users a frictionless experience in buying and selling tokens directly through the Kuma Wallet interface, using traditional fiat methods like credit cards, Apple Pay, and bank accounts.

Initially, the supported tokens for the on/off ramp functionality will include Polkadot (DOT), Kusama (KSM), Astar (ASTR), Moonriver (MOVR), and Moonbeam (GLMR). Furthermore, our collaboration with Transak extends beyond these offerings, as we are working together to include additional Parachains in the near future.

**Swapping Cross-Chain**

Cross-chain asset management is the future of decentralized finance, and Kuma Wallet aims to be at the forefront of this revolution. To offer a seamless experience to users who wish to transfer and swap assets across multiple blockchains, we're introducing the Swapping Cross-Chain feature. Our unique approach involves utilizing the Ink! smart contract language and the HydraDX Omnipool.

**Community Requested Features**

A crucial element that sets Kuma Wallet apart in the competitive landscape of digital asset management is our commitment to community engagement. We believe that the best way to build a product that serves the needs of its users is by listening to them directly. Therefore, we're dedicating a portion of our development resources specifically to implement features and improvements requested by the Kuma Wallet community.

**Please review the full proposal with a detailed description & costs:  
**

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/13f6j\_-iTajmnkfGWBTxvl6wvDJMZtU1XxpFztJ2yGhU/edit?usp=sharing](https://docs.google.com/document/d/13f6j_-iTajmnkfGWBTxvl6wvDJMZtU1XxpFztJ2yGhU/edit?usp=sharing)

Blockcoders proposes Kuma Wallet milestone 5 for SubQuery Integration, Fiat On/Off Ramp with Transak, Cross-chain swaps with HydraDX Omnipool and Community Requested Features support. The wallet aims to make managing assets across multiple chains seamless, secure, and efficient. The proposal includes a detailed description of features and costs.

Kuma Wallet - Milestone 5

- ELLIPAL is planning to connect its hardware wallet to the Polkadot and parachains ecosystem.
- Users will be able to manage DOT, KSM, ASTR, GLMR tokens and more.
- The wallet will have features like easy integration with Polkadot and support for WalletConnect.
- ELLIPAL has a large user base with 800,000 wallet users and over $4 billion in assets.
- The wallet is completely offline and very secure, protecting against hackers.
- It supports over 40 blockchains and allows users to manage NFTs, stake, and swap crypto.
- ELLIPAL is recognized as one of the top cold wallets and operates in over 140 countries.

medium_spender

ELLIPAL proposes to integrate Polkadot and parachains ecosystem with its hardware wallet, offering DOT/KSM tokens, staking, ASTR & GLMR parachains and tokens, DOT/KSM/ASTR/GLMR swap, WalletConnect v2, and Polkadot wallet integration. The proposal aims to expand development to include other Polkadot parachains. The commercial value includes a substantial user base, global reach, vibrant community network, and ease of integration for emerging parachains. The proposal also highlights the features of ELLIPAL hardware wallet and mobile app. The full proposal with detailed costs is available in the provided link.

ELLIPAL Self-custody Cold Wallet 1 Proposal: DOT/KSM Tokens, Staking,ASTR & GLMR Parachains&Tokens,DOT/KSM/ ASTR/GLMR Swap,WalletConnect v2,Polkadot Wallet Integration

Encode Club and Polkadot have teamed up for an initiative that includes educational series, hackathons, and an accelerator. They are requesting £40k in DOT for the second online hackathon prizes, running the third online hackathon, and running the accelerator. The second online hackathon, Polkadot Ink! Hackathon, will focus on ink!, a programming language for smart contracts on Substrate-based blockchains. Workshops will be held on various topics related to ink! smart contracts. In Q4, they plan to hold a final online hackathon and an accelerator to support high-quality hackathon projects into startup ideas. The accelerator will be an eight-week online program to help early-stage projects transition into startups. They have already held the Encode x Polkadot Spring Online Hackathon and the Polkadot Decoded Hackathon, with over 400 participants and 30 winners respectively.

# Summary of Encode Club x Polkadot Initiative

Our Encode Club x Polkadot initiative employs a three-part strategy: an educational series, dedicated hackathons (both virtual and in-person), and a specialized accelerator. The proposal was split across five funding tranches, each focused on different aspects of the programme as agreed by Treasury in our initial proposal [here](../treasury/226). This report provides an overview of our progress on the Encode x Polkadot Spring Hackathon and Polkadot Decoded Hackathon and request funding for the following: Funding for the second online hackathon prizes (£10k in DOT) Funding for running the third online hackathon (£15k in DOT). Funding for running the accelerator (£15k in DOT).

This funding request amounts to a total of £40k in DOT. We propose utilising the funding allocated for the 4th tranche scheduled for Q4 of 2023 from the initial agreement outlined [here](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1msKUzE5xK6Y1pV3b0dA_J2pWJt3ecYiG0OXjFpz5K6Y/edit?usp=sharing).

# Second Online Hackathon - Polkadot Ink! Hackathon powered by Encode Club

Commencing in early October, we will run our second online hackathon. We are set to conduct a 4-week online hackathon with a specific focus on ink!, a sophisticated programming language tailored for smart contracts, notably adaptable to Substrate-based blockchains.

The first two weeks will feature technical workshops exclusively centered on ink!. This will be succeeded by subsequent workshops dedicated to practical use cases, offered in conjunction with community bounty partners, including Aleph Zero, Azero.ID, Astar, Zeitgeist, and Getblock.

Website link -> [here](https://www.encode.club/polkadot-ink-hackathon)

## Workshops include:

Safe and Robust Smart Contracts in ink! (Scheduled for Oct 4th) A Deep Dive into Storage of ink! Smart Contracts (Scheduled for Oct 5th) Scaffold your dApp with ink!athon (Scheduled for Oct 5th) Different testing strategies for ink! Smart contracts (Scheduled for Oct 9th) Integrate AZERO.ID in your dApp (Scheduled for Oct 9th) Interaction between the ink! smart contract and its execution environment (Scheduled for Oct 10th) How to deploy a contract on Astar using ink!? (Scheduled for Oct 10th) ink! Championship: learn how to build a full-stack dApp (Scheduled for Oct 11th) Calling into the Zeitgeist core protocol (Scheduled for Oct 12th)

# Q4 Programmes: Third Hackathon and Accelerator

In Q4, we aim to complete the Encode x Polkadot Education Initiative with the final online hackathon and an accelerator to further support high quality hackathon projects into start-up ideas.

## Polkadot Online Hackathon

We request funding for our final 4-week online hackathon that encourages the exploration and building of new use cases of Polkadot. In addition to welcoming back previous participants from both online and in-person events, we also plan on actively scouting new talents in the space who are interested in building innovative solutions and competing for attractive prizes. This hackathon serves as an exemplary platform for both seasoned and budding developers to showcase their abilities. We aim to achieve the milestone of delivering the hackathon in full, having 500 individuals sign up and 100 teams finishing the hackathon.

### Hackathon Structure:

Lasts 4 weeks Weekly technical workshops given by bounty partners 1-1 mentorship meetings with Encode dedicated Programme Manager Support with finalist pitch practice

### Polkadot Accelerator

After our final online hackathon, we're focusing on supporting projects from our events and the broader Polkadot community. Building on our previous initiatives, including the [Women Build Web3 Accelerator](https://medium.com/encode-club/women-build-web3-accelerator-with-encode-summary-67cc905de63c) and [Polkadot Accelerator 2021](https://medium.com/encode-club/polkadot-accelerator-summary-3f35a7023dd2), we're launching the Encode x Polkadot 2023 Accelerator.

This eight-week online program, starting on 28th November, is designed to help early-stage projects transition into startups. Participants will receive guidance, mentorship, and insights on areas like product development and fundraising.

The accelerator follows our Encode x Polkadot Spring 2023 Hackathon and the upcoming Polkadot ink! Hackathon. We encourage past Polkadot programme participants to apply, especially with projects they've worked on during our events, but applications are open to everyone in the Polkadot ecosystem.

Website link to accelerator is [here](https://www.encode.club/encode-polkadot-accelerator-2023) Website link to announcement post is [here](https://www.blog.encode.club/announcing-the-encode-x-polkadot-2023-accelerator-apply-now-e1f6511e0525)

### Accelerator Structure

Starts on the 28th Nov, 2023 and lasts 8 weeks Weekly workshops on building your project such as Marketing, Grants and Pitch Practice. A summary of the curriculum can be accessed here. YC-Format Dedicated 1-1 mentorship meetings Ends with a Pitch Day for follow-on funding

# Summary of our progress:

## (Tranche 2 and 3 request here)

## Encode x Polkadot Spring Online Hackathon (April, 2023)

The [Encode x Polkadot Hackathon](https://medium.com/encode-club/encode-x-polkadot-spring-2023-hackathon-prizewinners-and-summary-3919e78a42d0) started after the Educate Series, running from April 11th for four weeks. It aimed to foster Polkadot ecosystem advancements. The event featured tailored mentoring and technical workshops for developers, building on past successes like the Educate series, University Hackathon, and Accelerator.

Over 400 participants had four weeks to create and submit projects. Beyond development, the event facilitated learning, networking, and engagement. Sponsors including Acala, Zeitgeist, Subsocial, and more, formulated challenges and rewards for hackers. All teams received their prizes, recognizing and rewarding their efforts.

### [Key Hackathon Events included](https://www.encode.club/polkadot-hackathon):

Launch Event: A dynamic kick-off providing guidelines and inspiration. Technical Workshops: Sponsors like Acala, Astar, and many more offered workshops spanning diverse Polkadot-related topics. Mentorship Sessions: Personalized one-on-one guidance from Encode's Programme Manager for project refinement.

## Polkadot Decoded Hackathon (June, 2023)

The [Polkadot Decoded Hackathon](https://medium.com/encode-club/encode-x-polkadot-decoded-hackathon-summary-and-prizewinners-445822b32be9) was a two day in-person event hosted in Copenhagen. The event brought together participants globally, including hackers from our online Polkadot Spring Hackathon!

Support from partners like Moonbeam, Subquery, Getblock, Ajuna, Bifrost, Interlay, Vara Network, and Zeitgeist played a crucial role in supporting the event. They provided resources, expertise, and challenges that enriched the participants' experiences.

Over 30 winners emerged from this event and prizes have been successfully paid to the successful teams. Hosting an in-person hackathon provided a platform for learning, networking, and skill enhancement. We anticipate continuing to facilitate such gatherings that drive innovation within the Polkadot ecosystem.

WHO: Encode Club and Polkadot

WHAT: Requesting funding for the second online hackathon prizes, funding for running the third online hackathon, and funding for running the accelerator, totaling £40k in DOT.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Funding allocated for the 4th tranche scheduled for Q4 of 2023 from the initial agreement outlined here. Second online hackathon to commence in early October, third hackathon and accelerator to be completed in Q4.

Encode latest tranche request

- Stakeworld is asking for money to help maintain its public services for Polkadot from July to September 2023.
- They want to keep supporting important tools in the Polkadot community like assethub and bridgehub.
- After a funding request was turned down, they decided to wait before adding more services.
- Stakeworld helps the community as a validator and runs systems that improve network connections.
- They have handled over 117 million requests for information in the last month.
- More information about their request is available in a detailed proposal.
- They hope to get the funding so they can keep helping the Polkadot community.

Stakeworld requests retroactive funding for maintaining public RPC services for Polkadot, including commons, in Q3 2023. They served 117.144.567 Polkadot and common chains rpc requests in the previous 30 days. The full proposal can be found on their GitHub page.

Public rpc services for polkadot including the common chains in Q3 2023

- OneBlock+ and Parity Asia organized Hackathon competitions from 2021 to 2023.
- Over 800 developers and 200 teams participated in these events.
- The 2023 Shanghai Hackathon had 80 projects and 15 winners, showing significant growth.
- OneBlock plans to host another Hackathon from November 2023 to January 2024.
- The aim is to promote developer involvement in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- They are requesting $368,499 to reward winners and cover hosting costs.
- A final demo day is planned for mid-January 2024 in Hong Kong.

OneBlock+ requests $368,499 USD | 90,540 DOT from the Treasury to continue the Polkadot Hackathon program from November 2023 to January 2024. The proposal aims to promote Substrate as an open-source framework for developers and encourage long-term involvement in the Polkadot ecosystem. 5/6 of the fee is to reward the hackathon winners, and 1/6 is to reimburse for operating expenses.

Proposal：Polkadot Hackathon 2023 Winter in HongKong

- Max, a Polkadot Ambassador, runs the Cryptozilla YouTube channel dedicated to educating about Polkadot and its technology.
- He has produced 233 videos since August 2021, with a total of over 466,000 views.
- Max is requesting 980 DOT ($4,000) as a tip for making 25 educational videos, including 10 that are already completed.
- The videos will cover topics like Polkadot's technology and comparisons with other blockchain ecosystems.
- He believes that having many content creators helps the Polkadot community grow and improve.
- Max is seeking feedback on why his proposal may not be favorably received to help him improve future requests. 
- His channel is focused on providing trustworthy information and engaging tutorials without sponsored content.

Max, Polkadot Ambassador and creator of Cryptozilla YouTube channel, requests a tip of 980 DOT ($4,000) from the Polkadot Treasury for the production of 25 English educational videos about the Polkadot ecosystem. The proposal is partially retroactive, as 10 videos have already been delivered. The cost of each video is set at $160. The funds will serve as a reward for the production of 15 more videos about Polkadot on the channel.

Cryptozilla - retroactive and continuation of video content production. (Big Tipper)

Polkassembly is a key part of how Polkadot and Kusama are governed. This proposal asks for money from the Polkadot treasury to help pay for things like keeping Polkassembly running, making updates, and paying people who work on it. The money will be used for things like fixing problems, making the system better, and buying things the website needs to work. 

Some new things they want to add include:
- Ways to make voting easier and more private
- A summary of proposals using AI
- Ways to give tips to other users
- Better looking and working website features

They also want to work with other groups and make the website work better overall. These changes will help make Polkassembly better for everyone who uses it. You can read the full proposal by clicking [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tFFRSIvtsa0fuzpzeESyrippWT3emkjIkiVAUMnh2kU/edit?usp=sharing).

Polkassembly is an integral part of Polkadot and Kusama governance.  
  
This submission proposes a recurring payment (half yearly) as part of our social contract with the Polkadot & Kusama treasury to cover maintenance, operations and human resource costs for Polkassembly, including general maintenance, runtime upgrades changes and could/infrastructure cost.  
We have transitioned to a half yearly method to improve on the scope of our deliverability and execute larger changes to our platform. This submission covers costs for Q3 & Q4 of 2023. The maintenance proposal alternates between Polkadot & Kusama treasury and we are requesting the Polkadot treasury to provide funds.  
  
This recurring proposal aims to secure the continuous operation and sustainability of Polkassembly, a vital component of Polkadot and Kusama governance. To ensure the smooth functioning of Polkassembly, we request a payments to cover essential expenses such as maintenance, operations, and human resources. The funds are allocated towards general maintenance, runtime upgrades, and infrastructure costs, guaranteeing the reliability and efficiency of Polkassembly.  
  
Attached below are key highlights of our proposal:  
  

Voting & Transparency Upgrades:

-   Voting Details on Referendum (Live): Enhance the proposal page to show users' self vs. delegation vote split, detailed breakdown of delegators, and more.
-   Vote History in Profile (Live): Display voting history in user profiles, including self vs. delegated votes.
-   Reason for Voting (Live): Enable users to add voting reasons immediately after casting their votes.
-   Vote Anonymously: Allow users to hide their identity while voting.
-   Share reason for voting: Enable users to share voting reasons on social media.
-   Unlocking token locks: Simplify unlocking locked tokens.

New Features:

-   AI Summary (Live): Provide a quick summary of proposals.
-   Tooltip & Tipping: Allow users to tip others and view tipping history.
-   Statistics: Display on-chain balances and user activity details.
-   Microfeatures: Enhancements to existing features.
-   Markdown <> Rich Text Editor Support: Toggle between markdown and rich text editors.
-   See more proposals: Recommend and display related proposals on detail pages.

Partnerships:

-   Moderation (Live): Enable Polkadot & Kusama forum moderators to moderate on Polkassembly.
-   Polkasafe Integration: Utilize multisigs and proxies for governance interactions.

Maintenance & Site-wide Migrations:

-   Husky Setup: Implement Git pre-commit hooks for code quality.
-   Redux setup & remove contexts: Optimize state management for performance and debugging.
-   Remove Styled Components; implemented CSS modules: Refactor components to improve performance and eliminate hydration errors.

Additional Upgrades:

-   Optimistic Updates: Improve user experience and speed for actions like reactions and comments.
-   V2 DS & Routed APIs: Simplify and optimize APIs.
-   Timeline UI upgrade: Enhance the timeline for on/off-chain events and proposal progress.
-   Navigation bar: Improve visibility and accessibility.
-   Open any profile: Allow viewing of any on-chain account.
-   JSDoc: Provide documentation for functions to facilitate open-source contributions and development.

These upgrades aim to enhance user engagement, transparency, and the overall experience on Polkassembly while streamlining development and maintenance processes.  
  
Please [click here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tFFRSIvtsa0fuzpzeESyrippWT3emkjIkiVAUMnh2kU/edit?usp=sharing) to view the full proposal.

WHO: Polkassembly team

WHAT: Proposing a recurring payment from the Polkadot treasury to cover maintenance, operations, and human resource costs for Polkassembly, including general maintenance, runtime upgrades, and infrastructure costs. The proposal covers costs for Q3 & Q4 of 2023 and aims to enhance user engagement, transparency, and the overall experience on Polkassembly while streamlining development and maintenance processes.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Polkassembly Social Contract | Maintenance proposal Q3 & Q4’23

Ameer Omar is part of the CryptoEQ team. Here are some key points about him and the company:

- CryptoEQ offers research and ratings for digital assets.
- They started in 2020 and help various clients, including companies and investors.
- Ameer is connecting with the Polkadot community to support their projects.
- They want to focus on three topics: XCMv3, OpenGov, and Blockspace.
- XCMv3 looks at how different blockchains can work together.
- OpenGov is about new ways of governance in Polkadot.
- Blockspace deals with how Polkadot creates high-quality blocks.
- Ameer shared resources to help explain their work better.

CryptoEQ proposes to provide comprehensive fundamental research on three topics to benefit the Polkadot ecosystem and the wider market. The topics include XCMv3, OpenGov, and Blockspace. The proposal's complete details are available at Polkadot | CryptoEQ Proposal. The proposal's resources include a deck showcasing reports, a DOT report, an example of a CORE+ report, and a one-pager providing an overview of the network. The proposal's value and commitment to long-term monitoring of the Polkadot ecosystem are compared to other proposals.

Featured Research Proposal: Empowering the Polkadot Ecosystem [CryptoEQ]

- A new Multi-Wallet user interface and Polkawatch analytics have been created.
- A test integration with the Polkadot Staking Dashboard was successful, helping more people analyze staking choices.
- The team plans to fully connect Polkawatch Analytics to the Staking Dashboard.
- Improvements to the Staking Dashboard Plugin system are underway to involve more community projects.
- A new way to track location data is needed because of changes in the network.
- Support for AURA parachains will help find more funding and reduce reliance on Treasury money.
- The ongoing monthly cost to keep analytics running is about $2.9K. 
- Community feedback is encouraged and a detailed proposal is available for more information.

Polkawatch proposes to fully integrate its analytics service into the Polkadot Staking Dashboard and improve the plugin system for other community projects. They also plan to implement a different GeoLocation strategy and provide support for AURA parachains. The milestone will cost **2.9K USD per month** and will be funded through continued operation and potential parachain support.

Polkawatch, Decentralization Analytics, Continued Operation and Development

- Polkascan wants to improve their block explorer, which shows information about blockchain events.
- They plan to add new features, like a better dashboard and easier-to-understand data.
- The updates will help people who are not very technical to use the explorer more easily.
- Improvements will benefit parachain teams that use the explorer.
- The team is looking for feedback from the community on their proposal.

WHO: Team Polkascan
WHAT: Extend Polkascan open source block explorer with more features, such as an improved dashboard and user-friendly descriptive representations of events and calls.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Beyond Raw Data: How Polkascan Transforms Subsquid Aggregates into a User-Friendly Polkadot Experience (Polkadot Treasury Proposal)

- The Polkadot Blockchain Academy (PBA) is a program that teaches students about blockchain technology.
- It took place at UC Berkeley from July 10 to August 10, 2023.
- The program had 75 students: 55 learned to be developers and 20 tried a special track for future founders.
- The academy aims to help people learn how to use Polkadot and create new projects.
- They offer in-person classes and are also making online courses available.
- There is a proposal for additional funding to support this program's work.
- More details can be found in the provided link.

WHO: Polkadot Blockchain Academy (PBA)

WHAT: Requesting retroactive funding for the third wave of the Academy, which educated 75 students in Polkadot development and founding.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Details not provided.

Polkadot Blockchain Academy - retroactive funding for wave 3 of the Academy held at UC Berkeley this Summer.

Dot Leap is a newsletter that shares news about the Polkadot ecosystem. They want to keep growing and helping the community. They have a plan with three main parts: improving their website, adding AI integration, and continuing their newsletter. They need money to make this happen and have a list of costs. They also have goals for how many people they want to reach and how they will do it. If they don't get the money they need, they might have to find sponsors or shut down. You can contact them if you have questions.

## Problem Statement

For the past three years, [Dot Leap](https://newsletter.dotleap.com) has been keeping the community in the loop about all governance, technical, and ecosystem news surrounding the Polkadot ecosystem.

Our [last proposal](1410) has helped us remain in operation, and we would love to be able to stay free of ads for products and services, and credibly neutral going forward, while renewing focus on growth.

It is no secret (real, human) users have been stagnating across web3 - the community has been scared off, and the echo chambers are saturated.

Metrics-wise, the newsletter had 3310 subscribers at the time of our last proposal, with a 30% open rate and 10% average clickthrough rate, which is almost unheard of in newsletter success metrics. However, fast forward almost a year, and our subscriber base is 3390, with the same open rate, but slightly lower clickthrough rate at 7.5% on average.

![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/ry4EqVPl6.png)

This is also why we have chosen not to request the followup milestone and instead take a different approach entirely.

Being fully cognizant of the fact that the bear market which drove these users off into hybernation might extend well into 2025, we decided to uproot the Dot Leap effort and focus on aggressive growth going forward. Our aim is to help Polkadot get the necessary userbase and developer base, and to expand global awareness of Polkadot's innovations which - currently - get sadly overlooked.

Now more than ever, due to new terminology like coretime, Polkadot 2.0, async backing and other new concepts, we need to provide the wider ecosystem with good explanations, clarifications, tutorials, and branding assistance, all of which is only possible through good journalism, technical education, and community growth.

For all this, we need your help.

## Proposal Solutions and Objectives

The growth plan consists of three major pillars.

1.  Dot Leap website
2.  AI integration
3.  Newsletter continuation, reformatting, and growth

### Dot Leap Website

The Dot Leap website started out as a static website with some basic explainers by Bruno Skvorc. This effort will be revived.

What the fabled Polkadot.com education portal was supposed to be will now find its home on Dotleap.com:

-   explainers of basic concepts
-   very basic user guides for essential Polkadot functionality
-   very basic user guides for individual parachain functionality
-   illustrated and enhanced versions of certain high-impact Wiki content (will also be PRed upstream where it makes sense)
-   open source AI-powered search of the Dot Leap archive for natural language searching of previous content (e.g. "I remember there being some tool to track council performance a few months ago, what was it?" or "When was the biggest voting turnout bump registered, between which Dot Leap editions?")

Per community vote, however, most emphasis will be placed on newbie friendly guides for using various parachain core functions and their dapps.

![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/S1tFcNPlp.png)

The website will have optional web3 user profiles which will grow in reputation based on feedback given and actions taken, later evolving into a system for internal governance, clarified a little lower in the proposal.

### AI Integration

An OpenAI powered app is being built to assist with the creation of link-heavy newsletters.

It can automatically process and summarize information, detect relevance, and proceeds to generate social media materials for sharing the content in easy to consume snippets.

It automatically reads staking rates and treasury balances from chain and generates social-media friendly graphs that will also be embedded into the newsletter editions.

This application is being developed specifically for Dot Leap and NFT Review (which is not part of this proposal).

AI integration will also be added to the Dot Leap website in order to make the archive searchable with natural language (basic OpenAI wrapper with custom data training).

The application will also be able to ingest links from a telegram bot configured **specifically for parachain and dapp teams**, as well as independent active community members, to submit links to. The bot will reply with information about the link, its assessed quality and relevance, and whether or not it was already submitted by someone else.

### Newsletter

The newsletter will be reformatted to be less "😐🥱" (ugh) and more "😳🤯😲" (wow). So far, some of the problems were the following:

1.  **Github links were rarely clicked on unless controversial.** To really explain those, the writer must understand what they do, and follow them meticulously. Under more technical leadership which can break these technical changes down in an easy to consume way, there is a good chance that these links will be made appealing to click on again.
2.  **Governance links lost clickthrough rates** despite controversy because the outcomes have become predictable, while no interesting explanation is given for votes and outcomes. The lack of creativity in the proposals seems to also be a contributing factor. These need to be more thoroughly explained, but in a short and soundbitey way so that they do not look like skippable walls of text - people have enough to read and pay attention to already. Conclusions - economical, technical, and social - also need to be laid out, as not everyone is in Polkahaus :)
3.  **Focus is on the wrong metrics across all ecosystems.** TX count or TVL are often mentioned, either in staking or governance locks, but real user count or actual transaction intents across parachains are rarely discussed (likely because they paint a worrying picture when [not gamed](https://cryptotrafficmarket.com/)). By shedding light on the problems, we believe we can make Dot Leap incredibly engaging to read again, while also helping solve some of those issues.
4.  Announcements, while they do sometimes lead pumpamentals and clicks, are ultimately meaningless. Dot Leap will only publish shipped collaborations, ignoring press releases and "partnerships".

The initial plan was thus to create a subletter for Governance, Technical, and Ecosystem.

Each version would mention key points of the other, but go into detail only about its own content. However, the readership seems divided on this topic, so this is still in the air.

![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/r1yi54vx6.png)

**_If_** it happens, we will pilot this in a way that does not dilute the content, and we will ask for feedback on every edition. The goal is to make the readers happy - the newsletter makes no sense otherwise - so if the community decides against it, they are in charge.

Per majority vote, each version will also contain commentary on that week's most pressing or notable issues.

![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/HkTI5Vwla.png)

Per majority vote, each edition will also have a short video recap, for those who prefer to consume news in a video or audio format, auto-formatted and sliced in such a way that makes it easy to share the whole thing of parts of the video on social media.

![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/Syvw5VDxa.png)

Per community vote, each edition will also have a "dogfood of the day" section, guiding readers through something they should DO in Polkadot's side of web3.

![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/ryxd9Eve6.png)

Finally, each newsletter will contain a simple link to a feedback form at the end to gauge people's satisfaction with our work and solicit feedback or requests for changes of direction. This will be non-invasive, a simple 1-5 grade with a text input.

## Fee and Payment Terms

| Item | Expense | Duration | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Website Growth, Expansion, Content | 20000 | 12 months | Web3 profiles, feedback mechanism |
| Website Maintenance + AI tools | ~5000 | 12 months | Mostly hosted on IPFS, this comes down to pinning and alternative hosting costs |
| Newsletter Continuation | 80000 | 12 months | Daily research, keeping track of Github PRs and governance proposals across the ecosystem's many chains, commentary, event and community coverage, social media |
| AI Integration | ~38000 | 12 months | Helper application for edition generation, social media conten |
| Ad Spend | ~12000 | 12 months | Purchasing placed ads on search engines and social networks. |

**Beneficiary Address**

-   1QjuTEKebQ3au8bxQC6iwYSPCA2iZn3YHwX8VABCauKtwRk

[EMA7 rate by Subscan](https://polkadot.subscan.io/tools/charts?type=price) will be used to calculate the allocation on the day of submission.

The expenses cannot be more accurately predicted or broken down any further, anything else would be **misleading** the OpenGov community.

There are many things to take into consideration, from salary and level of expertise of involved people, to tax ramifications (as an example, in Croatia the total comes down to something like 60% tax on these gross amounts), so these budgets are proposed in the minimum amounts needed to guarantee a successful outcome.

This is a full time job, and despite the integration of AI (which itself might need a part time employee), **at least one** person fully embedded in this ecosystem will be monitoring it, parsing it, editing it, developing the helper tools and integrations, generating content for the website, and more. As such, this ask is mainly for _salary funds_ (incl. tax) which will be distributed amongst the people working on this, and used to cover whatever infra expenses are incurred.

**Work done so far includes a new template for the newsletter, reader feedback research, and an MVP of a helper application for link-heavy newsletters which auto generates summaries and social media threads along with growth hacking scenarios and data analytics.**

We believe our track record and general favor of the community speak for our dedication and quality of work. The bear is the time for building, and we could not be more excited about telling the world about new Polkadot concepts, as well as keeping everyone up to date on all the upcoming changes.

## KPIs

-   15000 total subscribers before November 2024, Substack, X, Youtube, and Telegram Readership channel combined. On X, only Verified accounts will count as subscribers.
-   20%+ open rate on the emails
-   5+% average clickthrough rate

We believe this is in the realm of possibility. The open rates and clickthrough rates generally go down with subscriber base growth, and the more comprehensive a newsletter is, the less incentive there is to click through a link, but as we prune inactive emails (those that have not interacted with an email after several editions), these numbers should be attainable.

The Telegram output and social media output, as well as the video recap might all nerf our numbers a little since those cannot count clicks, and there might be some duplicates (an X follower might also be an email subscriber) but this is why we are comfortable raising the subscriber count KPI target to almost 500% of the current number.

### How will we grow?

Which methods will be utilised for user acquisition and retention? How exactly do we plan to achieve such growth?

#### Active Communication

-   Notes and X: Regular thread-versions of the newsletter's editions will be published on X and Substack Notes immediately after publication, tagging relevant parties and prompting discussion. Both for X and Notes, most of the initial content will be automatically generated by AI, prompting passive growth, while active engagement will be used as a followup. This will include changes in staking %, governance info and numbers, and all the general content from the newsletter's edition, abbreviated and summarized, encouraging clickthrough.
    
-   Feedback form: The feedback form at the end of each edition will be useful to optimize future content according to the wishes of current readers. This alone should significantly increase retention and reduce unsubscribes.
    
-   Announcement Channel and Link Group: Two Telegram groups will be set up: announcement channel for edition recaps, in case people prefer to consume the newsletter out of inbox, and a submission channel where DMing a bot will automatically insert a given link into the dedicated helper AI application. The application will keep score of submitted links, encouraging users to report fast and often.
    

#### Additional Reach and Ad Campaigns

Due to publishing short form video content for every edition, we expect growth on Youtube and X. A tiktok presence will also be established and attempted. May Odin help us all.

$1000 per month will be spent on Ad campaigns, A/B testing platforms, content, and copy text. We intend to leverage social media network ad placement for targeting audiences, as well as search engine ad placement to hijack popular search keywords.

#### Gamification

While not for everyone, gamification has proven to be noticeably effective in certain demographics and user personas. Our aim is to give each reader who provides feedback a web3 profile on the Dot Leap website, and grow their profile with an evolving NFT, introducing reputation into the mix.

Over time, these users will be the governing layer of Dot Leap, shaping more than just the content of the newsletter. As Dot Leap matures, it might take on additional roles - like validating or a nomination pool - and, inspired by ChaosDAO, these key actors will have an important voice in matters of governance.

#### Collaboration and User Cross-pollination

The Polkadot community is small and fragmented. A fabled legion of Asian devotees exists, yet they barely register on the western radar. The various outspoken entities already present in the ecosystem (Kusamarian, Polkaworld, Kryptoschain, Bill Laboon, Rob…) have their audiences, but generally these audiences are not shared.

Our aim is to proactively seek out and collaborate with all of these entities and more - should they be willing - to encourage cross-consumption of material and grow the ecosystem's attention span together, rather than fragment it further. Dot Leap 2 is not a vampire attack on other media, but an augmentation.

#### Looking For Trouble

We intend to actively seek out discussions touching on the Polkadot outside the Polkadot ecosystem. We will look for discussions around concepts similar to what Polkadot has or is working on, and insert our content into the conversation, hopefully also gradually improving Polkadot's brand at the same time.

We will publicly report on these attempts and ask our community for (non trolling, patient, and collaborative) help.

## FAQ

I will attempt to frontrun some questions.

### Who will be doing this?

At first, Bruno will be doing most of this, with some help from his brother on development matters. Someone more techincal and data-and-AI minded is needed to take the newsletter to its next level in terms of organic growth, and so we need to make staffing changes as much as infrastructural/content changes to get this growth in an honest way.

### How can you do this while running RMRK?

I am barely useful at RMRK these days. As ops/admin, I am de-emphasizing my position there in favor of writing code again (any code - both RMRK-adjacent code and other stuff which includes Dot Leap related development) and getting more familiar with the technical side of various ecosystems, which is also a part of what I must do for RMRK's benefit as it expands.

I am plugged into web3 18 hours a day as is, and dedicating time to making Dot Leap into the behemoth I know it can be is a worthy challenge that can benefit all parties. I will, however, aim to replace myself at the first opportunity.

Dot Leap is a separate entity, and hopefully one I can pass on to someone else after setting it up **the way I would like to be reading it.**

### Aren't you a Polkadot hater now?

I have my gripes with the brand and various entities in the ecosystem. None of that means I disregard the tech that comes out of this ecosystem, or that my journalistic integrity is compromised. I have been in tech writing and journalism for well over 12 years now, 9 of those in web3, always delivering objective reports. This will continue.

I am still deeply invested in this eco, in more ways than one, and I like to be kept in the loop on things as much as the next tokenholder. I might as well do a good job of forwarding the information while absorbing it.

### What happens to Dot Leap if this proposal fails?

I will attempt to seek out sponsorship and integrate ads. Failing that, I will shut down Dot Leap and NFT Review.

### Why not request this in milestones or as a bounty?

The planned changes are truly vast, and their expenses unpredictable. A smaller amount at first might not be enough to get critical mass of development early on, and the uncertainty might dissuade people we might want to hire from applying.

In theory, this could be done in smaller instalments, but these are not constraints under which I would personally be comfortable with leading this.

### Will you just marketdump?

The funds will be staked and only sold as necessary for expenses. For the most part I will pay for everything out of pocket and reimburse my costs periodically, in an effort to gain as much as possible from the stake.

## Contact

Telegram: t.me/swader

email: [bruno@bitfalls.com](mailto:bruno@bitfalls.com)

Dot Leap proposes to focus on aggressive growth by reviving their website, integrating AI, and reformating their newsletter. They aim to help Polkadot get the necessary userbase and developer base, and to expand global awareness of Polkadot's innovations. The proposal requests a total of $75,000 for 12 months to cover salary funds, website growth, expansion, content, website maintenance, AI tools, newsletter continuation, AI integration, and ad spend. They aim to have 15,000 total subscribers before November 2024, with a 20%+ open rate on emails and 5+% average clickthrough rate.

Dot Leap 2: Let's grow!

The Polkadot Gaming Group, which includes members from various supporting parachains and teams, is requesting funding for the verification of the Polkadot Unity SDK in the Unity Asset Store. This SDK aims to increase Polkadot's visibility in the web3 gaming space and help onboard new users onto Polkadot and its ecosystem of parachains and dApps. The group is seeking $175,000 from the treasury, with $150,000 allocated for Unity's verification and publishing process and $25,000 for SDK maintenance for 12 months. The SDK is designed to be versatile and model-driven, facilitating the rapid generation of customized C# SDKs compatible with various chain types. The initiative is expected to boost Polkadot's brand recognition among game and app developers, empowering them to initiate projects in the web3 games and decentralized applications sectors within the Polkadot ecosystem.

**Short Description:** Verified Solution Polkadot Unity SDK in the Unity Asset Store

**Project Category/Type:** Infrastructure

**Beneficiary Address:** 16Fa8QRqAWS5BFxZVTKHN1qsAmMEwDVUCBft43a1BMTtmasJ (Parity)

**Funding Amount:**  42685 DOT = 175’000 USD

To DOT Holders,

My Name is Nicholas Douzinas from Ajuna Network and I am authoring this proposal in the name of the Polkadot Gaming Group. Currently, this is composed of over 20 members from supporting parachains and teams including Ajuna, Apilon, Astar, Aventus, Gear Technologies, Moonsama, Moonbeam, Opendive, Tanssi, Unique, and Parity Technologies.

We are asking you to consider releasing funding through the treasury, for the cost of Verification of the newly created Polkadot Unity SDK. In the proposal below we explain how an ecosystem-wide solution, branded as Polkadot Unity SDK can produce long-term value for dot holders, significantly increase the visibility of Polkadot as a contender in the web3 gaming space and tangibly help with onboarding new users onto Polkadot and our ecosystem of parachains and dApps.

**  
The TLDR:**

-   **Background:** At present, the Unity Asset Store does not feature any Polkadot-based solutions for its extensive user base of game and application developers. The platform does, however, offer verified solutions for other blockchain ecosystems such as Ethereum, Solana, Aptos, Flow, and Algorand. This omission represents a significant gap in the market and an untapped opportunity for Polkadot to establish itself within the burgeoning web3 gaming vertical.   
    ([https://assetstore.unity.com/decentralization-hub)](https://assetstore.unity.com/decentralization-hub\))
    
-   **Collaboration:** Ajuna, Apilon, Astar, Aventus, Gear Technologies, Moonsama, Moonbeam, Opendive, Tanssi, Unique, and Parity Technologies—have been actively working to address these challenges.
    
-   **Funding Request:** We are seeking total funds of $175,000 from the treasury. Of this amount, up to $150,000 will be allocated to cover the cost of Unity’s verification and publishing process for an ecosystem-specific Polkadot Gaming Software Development Kit (SDK) on the Unity Asset Store. It should be noted that these are straight pass-through costs to Unity Technologies. This transaction will be executed with Parity Technologies as the counterparty. In the case that the cost of Verification is below the requested $150,000, the remaining funds will be returned to the Treasury. The $25,000 will be allocated to cover the maintenance of the SDK for a period of 12 months. You will find a full breakdown in the sections below.
    
-   **Opportunity:**  The integration of a Polkadot Gaming SDK into the Unity Asset Store offers a substantial opportunity to bolster Polkadot's brand recognition among game and app developers. This will empower Unity and C# developers to initiate projects in the web3 games and decentralized applications (dApps) sectors, specifically within the Polkadot ecosystem.
    
-   **Technical Specifications:**  The proposed SDK is designed as a versatile, model-driven solution. It will facilitate the rapid generation of customized C# SDKs compatible with various chain types—including relay-, para-, and solo chains. This enables effortless integration with Unity, obviating any further requirements and effectively unlocking the entire C# development stack.
    
-   **Part 2: BD/Marketing:** To ensure the success of this project, comprehensive efforts are essential from both Business Development (BD) and Marketing. Hence, we have divided the proposals into Technical (Part 1) and BD/Marketing (Part 2). Once Part 1 is approved, a distinct proposal for Part 2 will be submitted. Discussions pertaining to Part 2 can be followed through this link. This approach enables the Technical Teams to commence implementation promptly, allowing 4-6 weeks for verification, while Parachain and Parity teams can concentrate on Part 2.
    

We are confident that this initiative will significantly contribute to the growth and diversification of the web3 gaming vertical on Polkadot, providing both immediate and long-term benefits to all stakeholders involved.

We look forward to your support in realizing this transformative project.

**  
Importance and Implications of a Verified Polkadot Unity SDK**

Unity is the preferred engine for 60% of games created across all platforms, and over 50% of Web3 games \[[ref1](https://webinarcare.com/best-game-engine-software/game-engine-statistics/), [ref2](https://webinarcare.com/best-game-engine-software/game-engine-statistics/)\]. Additionally, the Unity Asset store is used by over 1.5 mio developers for a wide variety of applications in the creator economy, such as animation and architecture. By becoming a Verified Unity Partner, we can offer a reliable and trusted solution for Unity developers who want to build on Polkadot.

**  
Advantages of Verified Partnership?**

1.  **Trust and Credibility:** A Verified Unity Partner status would establish Polkadot as a reliable, trusted option for Unity's extensive developer community.
2.  **Widespread Adoption:** Being featured on the Unity Asset Store would dramatically scale the adoption of Polkadot SDK for both Polkadot and its parachains.
3.  **Exclusive Features:** Verification grants access to specialized features like custom End-User License Agreements (EULA), thereby enabling subscription-based product offerings.
4.  **Focused Marketing Strategy:** A Verified Unity Partner status allows for more effective and concentrated marketing initiatives.
5.  **Ecosystem Synergy:** The verification of a parachain-agnostic SDK provides a foundation upon which individual parachain projects can build their unique offerings.

**  
Problem: The Existing Gap**

Currently, Unity developers lack an avenue for creating Web3 applications within the Polkadot ecosystem. This absence effectively sidelines a potential 1.5 million developers from considering Polkadot and its associated projects (relay-, para-, and solo chains) as viable platforms for Web3 applications.

Moreover, the financial and resource investment required for individual projects to develop and verify their Unity SDKs would be substantial and would not benefit the ecosystem at large, creating inefficiencies and redundancies.

**  
Collaborative Effort for a Unified Solution**

Initiated in April of this year, our collective group—comprising over 20 members from organizations like Ajuna, Apilon, Astar, Aventus, Gear Technologies, Moonsama, Moonbeam, Opendive, Tanssi, Unique, and Parity Technologies—has been actively working to address these challenges through a unified approach to SDK development.

We believe that our proposed initiative will significantly enhance Polkadot’s standing within the Unity community, offering both immediate and long-term benefits to all stakeholders.

**  
Proposed Solution**

Objective

Our primary goal is to introduce a verified Polkadot Unity Software Development Kit (SDK) into the Unity Asset Store. This initiative aims to provide game and application developers with a robust set of tools that will enable seamless integration of their current and forthcoming projects with the Polkadot ecosystem.

This toolkit is not merely a software asset; it serves as a comprehensive development framework built on C#. It is designed to streamline the efforts of relay-, para-, and solo chain teams, enabling them to build, verify, and deploy blockchain-based solutions with ease.

The technical development phase is already complete. What remains is to gain verification status in order to join the ranks of other notable SDKs in the [Unity Asset Store](https://assetstore.unity.com/decentralization-hub), such as:

-   Solana SDK for Unity
-   Tezos SDK for Unity
-   Metamask
-   Flow SDK
-   Aptos SDK
-   Truffle
-   and more

By achieving this, we aim to position our ecosystem Polkadot Unity SDK as a go-to resource within the Unity Asset Store, elevating its stature to that of existing, reputable solutions. The cost, as priced by Unity Technologies and equally applicable to all Verified solutions, is $150,000.

**Technical Specifications**

Polkadot Unity SDK

We propose to maintain and improve the Polkadot Unity SDK as a common foundational layer for all relay-, para-, and solo chain builders. This SDK will be generic to its full extent, thereby ensuring its reusability by any chain. Source code access: GitHub - [Substrate.NET.API](https://github.com/SubstrateGaming/Substrate.NET.API)

Dynamic SDK Customization

The SDK has the capability to generate a customized version for individual relay-, para-, and solo chains in a matter of seconds. Each customized version will enable seamless interaction with the specific chain's extrinsic functions, storages, errors, constants, and all the RPC-available features. Published projects so far: GitHub - [Substrate.Chains.NET](https://github.com/SubstrateGaming/Substrate.Chains.NET)

Project-Specific Layers

On top of the base SDK, developers can create project-specific layers to add unique features or functionalities tied to a particular relay-, para- and solochain.

Technological Advantages

The SDK will be akin to Polkadot.js but written in C#, thereby leveraging the Microsoft C# stack and the entire Unity stack for enhanced capabilities.

Verification and Subsidies

While the foundational SDK remains co-owned and reusable, individual parachain teams can apply for subsidies to add layers of verification or to create project-specific features. This approach ensures that the value derived from verification justifies the costs involved, and it keeps the competitive spirit intact among developers.  
  
Open-Source

The development of the SDK is open-source, and feedback and suggestions on GitHub are welcome, making it a co-owned asset in the gaming vertical.

Features and Capabilities

1.  **Streamlined Development:** The SDK is designed to simplify and expedite the development process for teams working on relay-, para-, and solo chains, allowing for the efficient creation, verification, and deployment of blockchain-based applications.
    
2.  **Interoperability:** With its parachain-agnostic architecture, the SDK will offer a foundational layer that can be customized by individual teams to add unique functionalities.
    
3.  **Inclusion of Comprehensive Tools:** The SDK will include a wide array of tools and resources to assist developers at every stage of the application development lifecycle.
    
4.  **Ease of Adoption:** Due to its compatibility with Unity and the C# language, the SDK will be easily adoptable by a broad range of developers with varying levels of expertise.
    

By successfully implementing this solution, we anticipate significant advancements in Polkadot's standing within the broader Unity and web3 development communities. The initiative will serve as a crucial step towards consolidating Polkadot's presence in these burgeoning markets, thereby offering immediate and long-term advantages to all stakeholders involved

**Maintenance of SDK (12 months)**

**SDK Maintenance for 12 Months**: An estimated $25,000, equivalent to a 20-25% Full-Time Equivalent (FTE), will be allocated for ongoing maintenance and updates to the SDK.

-   Maintain Unity Asset Store package, including mandatory security updates to remain a verified solution by Unity, additionally maintaining substantial changes on the [Substrate.UnityDemo](https://github.com/SubstrateGaming/Substrate.UnityDemo) project.
-   Maintain the underlying SDK framework [Substrate.NET.API](https://github.com/SubstrateGaming/Substrate.NET.API), including updating dependencies on the core level like [StreamJsonRpc](https://github.com/microsoft/vs-streamjsonrpc), and its underlying dependencies. (quarterly update schedule)
-   General maintenance of issues & features on GitHub [SubstrateGaming](https://github.com/SubstrateGaming) and the underlying Repositories

**Benefit for Dot holders**

The overarching goal of this proposal is to facilitate the onboarding of game developers and studios onto parachains and the Polkadot ecosystem at large. The proposed initiative promises several long-term benefits for DOT holders, including:

1.  **User Onboarding at Scale:** Introducing gaming decentralized applications (dApps) can attract a large user base, as exemplified by Mythical Games [https://twitter.com/Polkadot/status/1701143714184233156?s=20)](https://twitter.com/Polkadot/status/1701143714184233156?s=20\))
2.  **Increased On-Chain Transactions an****d Engagement:** Successful implementations like the Awesome Ajuna Avatars (BAJUN) have contributed close to 15% of Talisman TXs in the last 90 days \[\*talisman\_90days\]
    
3.  **Visibility and Competitive Standing:** Being featured in the Unity Asset Store alongside other Layer 1 and Layer 2 solutions like Solana and Polygon provides a strategic advantage Decentralization | Unity Asset Store)
    
4.  **Ecosystem-Wide Value Capture:** Rather than benefiting only individual parachains, the proposed SDK can bring value to the Polkadot ecosystem as a whole.
    
5.  **Expanded Business Development and Marketing Opportunities:** A partnership between Polkadot and Unity can lead to co-branded marketing initiatives, such as press releases, and the possibility of inviting Unity to Decoded or Sub0 conferences to promote this collaborative venture.
    

\*talisman\_90days

![Talisman 90 days](https://i.ibb.co/5rFRvGH/talisman-AAAlast90days.png)

**Final Thoughts**

The individuals and parachains representing this proposal are taking this collective approach in line with Polkadot’s focus on the Gaming Vertical, as a key strategic decision for the future of Polkadot. This is one of many steps this group will support to make Polkadot a top 3 destination for web3 gaming in the next 5 years.

**Next Step: Proposal for funding for Polkadot Unity SDK Adoption (Part 2)**

_A message from the Polkadot Gaming Group_

_This proposal outlines all requisite steps to achieve the technical milestone of Unity Verification. We firmly believe that for Polkadot's Web3 gaming to truly succeed and achieve mass adoption, securing this milestone must be succeeded by substantial efforts in Business Development and Marketing. Achieving this is more than just delivering technical solutions; it’s crucial to promote and expose it to both the Web3 and the prevalent Web2 gaming communities through various platforms like Gamescom or the GDC._

_Hence, a meticulous and impactful BD/Marketing strategy is indispensable, aiming to effectively onboard game studios, game developers, and end users to the Polkadot ecosystem. The realization of these promotional and exposure goals is inherent in Part 2 of our proposal, which is contingent upon the successful approval and implementation of this initial technical proposal. A subsequent proposal, intertwining with the success of the first one, will be presented for the Treasury's consideration, addressing the crucial components of branding, communication, and market penetration. By navigating through these structured phases, we aspire to forge a path that leads to not just technical integrations but also to widespread acknowledgment and acceptance in both Web2 and Web3 gaming spaces. Our conviction is that this approach is pivotal to unraveling the full potential of Polkadot in the gaming sector._

Polkadot Gaming Group proposes to create a verified Polkadot Unity SDK for game developers. They request $175,000 from the treasury, with $150,000 allocated for Unity's verification and publishing process and $25,000 for maintenance. The SDK will be designed to facilitate the rapid generation of customized C# SDKs compatible with various chain types. The group aims to position the Polkadot Unity SDK as a go-to resource within the Unity Asset Store, elevating its stature to that of existing, reputable solutions. The initiative promises several long-term benefits for DOT holders, including user onboarding at scale, increased on-chain transactions and engagement, visibility and competitive standing, ecosystem-wide value capture, and expanded business development and marketing opportunities.

Polkadot Unity SDK proposal to become a Verified Solution (Part 1)

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SubQuery has proposed a treasury allocation of 46,122.04 USD for Q1-Q2 2023 to cover the maintenance costs of the SubQuery <> Nova Wallet Common API infrastructure. This API is a valuable tool for client applications, providing easy access to pre-indexed data from the blockchain. The partnership between SubQuery and Nova Wallet has led to the integration of public SubQuery projects, which index transfers from various pallets and provide staking and governance data. The SubQuery Common API supports 74 Substrate-based networks and is hosted by Novasama Technologies. It is developed and maintained in open source, with various projects and wallets leveraging its capabilities. For more details and cost breakdown, refer to the full proposal.

**SubQuery <> Nova Wallet Common API: Maintenance Cost For Q1-Q2 2023**

**![](https://i.ibb.co/KGrkjrt/PECAPI.jpg)**

**Beneficiary**: [121kSSsSRJAu84ZA2T1j8Lff7f1HzKGPu2kYTm26YJe8RJuh](121kSSsSRJAu84ZA2T1j8Lff7f1HzKGPu2kYTm26YJe8RJuh) (SubQuery)

**Requested allocation**: 46,122.04 USD for Q1-Q2 2023 (6 months)

**Date**: 25 Sept 2023

**Project Category / Type:** Infrastructure and Network Operations

**Previous treasury proposals**: [https://kusama.subsquare.io/treasury/child-bounty/13\_135](https://kusama.subsquare.io/treasury/child-bounty/13_135)

**Short description**: SubQuery is the Universal data indexing toolkit facilitating the construction of Web3 applications of the future. This proposal seeks funding to cover expenses associated with maintaining the SubQuery <> Nova Wallet Common API infrastructure in Q1-Q2 2023.

**Full proposal can be found here:**

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qtp4Go1-qHy7OU4DV05S6CIQUTGzSgVpmXF4ql9jy\_I](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qtp4Go1-qHy7OU4DV05S6CIQUTGzSgVpmXF4ql9jy_I/edit?usp=sharing)

**Context of the proposal:**

In continuation of our commitment to fostering the growth and development of the Polkadot ecosystem, we present a treasury proposal for Q1-Q2 2023 to fund the reimbursement of the costs for running the SubQuery Common API infrastructure. The SubQuery Common API has proven to be an invaluable tool for client applications, enabling seamless access to pre-indexed data that would otherwise be resource-consuming or challenging to query directly from the blockchain, such as operation history, staking analytics, and more.

[The partnership](https://subquery.medium.com/nova-wallet-builds-common-api-for-polkadot-9e56e28af4c7) between SubQuery and Nova has flourished over time, exemplifying a collaborative spirit that has enhanced the Polkadot ecosystem. Notably, Nova Wallet has seamlessly integrated support for the public SubQuery projects, specifically tailoring them to index transfers from both the "assets" and "ORML" pallets, as well as providing Staking & OpenGov data. This innovative integration has enabled easy access and querying of this vital data not only for Nova Wallet but also for any stakeholders within the ecosystem. Whether utilizing the free hosted projects or by running the relevant SubQuery project locally, the ability to glean insights from transfers across parachains has become both accessible and efficient.

This proposal outlines the infrastructure costs incurred for Q1-Q2 2023 that have played an instrumental role in ensuring the availability and accessibility of invaluable data to the Polkadot community. This symbiotic relationship, wherein SubQuery charges Nova for hosting services, signifies the collaborative synergy propelling this initiative and setting a path for future funding requests initiated by the SubQuery team themselves.

**SubQuery’s Common Good API features:**

-   Supports **74 Substrate-based networks** of Polkadot & Kusama ecosystem
-   The [Nova Wallet SubQuery projects](https://api.novasama.io/) are grouped based on the following supported features, each using a standard API:
    -   **Operation History:** Transfers and Extrinsics for Utility (main) token of the network
    -   **Multi-asset transfers:** Support for transfer history for tokens from ORML and Assets pallets
    -   **Staking rewards:** Rewards history and accumulated total rewards, support both Staking and ParachainStaking pallets
    -   **Staking analytics:** Queries for a current stake, validators statistics, and stake change history
    -   **OpenGov:** Queries for Aye/Nay votes, agile delegations
    -   **Multistaking:** Queries for gettings total rewards, APY/APR, stake and status simultaneously across all supported networks
-   **Hosted** on **SubQuery infrastructure** by Novasama Technologies:  
    Link: [https://api.novasama.io/](https://api.novasama.io/)
-   **Developed & maintained** by Novasama Technologies, available in open source:
    -   Operation history: [https://github.com/novasamatech/subquery-nova](https://github.com/novasamatech/subquery-nova)
    -   OpenGov: [https://github.com/novasamatech/subquery-governance](https://github.com/novasamatech/subquery-governance)
    -   Multistaking: [https://github.com/novasamatech/subquery-staking](https://github.com/novasamatech/subquery-staking)
-   The SubQuery Common API extends its accessibility to a wide array of teams and projects. Notable examples of those leveraging the capabilities of the SubQuery Common API include:
    -   Nova Wallet: [https://novawallet.io/](https://novawallet.io/) (full integration)
    -   SubWallet: [https://subwallet.app/](https://subwallet.app/) (full integration till January 2023, partial till today)
    -   Variety of different individual projects based on data from SubQuery

Please make sure to check the [full proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qtp4Go1-qHy7OU4DV05S6CIQUTGzSgVpmXF4ql9jy_I) for more information and the costs decomposition:

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qtp4Go1-qHy7OU4DV05S6CIQUTGzSgVpmXF4ql9jy\_I](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qtp4Go1-qHy7OU4DV05S6CIQUTGzSgVpmXF4ql9jy_I)

WHO: SubQuery

WHAT: Requesting 46,122.04 USD for Q1-Q2 2023 to cover expenses associated with maintaining the SubQuery &lt;&gt; Nova Wallet Common API infrastructure.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 46,122.04 USD for Q1-Q2 2023 (6 months)

SubQuery <> Nova Wallet Common API:  Maintenance Cost For Q1-Q2 2023

- Circle is a company that creates digital money called USDC.
- USDC is a stablecoin, meaning it's always worth the same as a real dollar.
- There are over $25 billion USDC coins being used right now.
- Circle checks and shares how much USDC is backed by real money every week and month.
- The company wants USDC to be used easily on a platform called Polkadot.
- This change would help more people use USDC and do transactions without needing other tokens.
- Making USDC easier to use could help Polkadot grow and attract new projects.

Circle requests Polkadot Relay Chain governance to make USDC sufficient on Polkadot, allowing it to be used to pay transaction fees and exist on accounts without DOT. This proposal can attract mainstream users and simplify user experience, expanding access to USDC liquidity and helping the ecosystem grow. No price/timeframe/resources mentioned.

Proposal for USDC Sufficiency on Polkadot Asset Hub

Elektro is a professional translator and a Gavin Wood fan who wants to help Polkadot reach Italian speakers. They will make videos with Italian voice-overs to share important information about Polkadot. They are asking for a small amount of money to help with the costs of making these videos. This will help fix problems like incomplete information, language barriers, and lack of content for Italian speakers. Elektro's proposal can be found at the link provided.

I am Elektro, a Gavin Wood fan, ambassador for Unique Network and a professional translator with many years of experience working with both large and small companies. I have the skills and expertise to handle this project in a serious manner.

I want to emphasize that only now, as I see the treasury investing much more pragmatically in things that actually create value for Polkadot (and so for all of us), I felt confident to bring this project forward to the community, that is why the contribution I'm requesting is very reasonable.

I will undertake the costs of proofreading, audio editing, production, and voice-over recording myself. I'm only asking for less than I would request just for a text translation.

The final price per minute will be exactly $13.70, slightly lower than the initial requested amount in the discussion. I want you to personally compare this price to other high-quality contributors and the general market. This is in no way meant to create competition for others or to show off, but to emphasize that the contribution I'm requesting does not actually cover the full cost of this project. It is not for my personal enrichment, but merely to partially cover the opportunity cost of starting this project - expanding Polkadot's reach to the Italian community and improving the weak areas in this field. To be multi-chain we must also be multi-lingual.

This specific proposal is related to the first video of the Polkadot 2023.

To keep costs as low as possible, I've decided to not incur marketing costs for now. If needed, I will add them to the proposal for the next videos, making it work retrospectively for all previously posted videos as well. If possible, I will try to rationalize the costs even further for the next videos.

Here is a summary of the biggest issues this proposal will solve:

**Incomplete information**: The information that reaches the Italian community is summarized briefly in Italian, which omits the complexity and details covered in the full discussions.

**Chronological order**: Information reaches the Italian community out of chronological order, arriving in pieces rather than complete concepts. As a result, summaries are posted in the wrong sequence, potentially causing confusion.

**Misinformation**: As information passes through the users with English proficiency, it may deviate from the original source, either unintentionally due to incomplete understanding, or deliberately to obscure, alter, or insert details that serve certain interests. This issue is particularly concerning in crypto groups unaffiliated with Polkadot, where language barriers could enable unfair competitive practices.

**Language barrier**: According to the latest EF English Proficiency Index of 2022, Italy ranks 32 out of 35 in Europe and only 13% of Italians speak English

**Lack of content**: There is a clear shortage of Polkadot-related content for Italian speakers. Translating this major event would be an important first step in addressing that need.

**Subtitles**: When Polkadot content is available in Italian, it is usually just subtitled. While better than nothing, subtitles can be distracting or demotivating for viewers. Providing full Italian voice-overs exponentially enhances the video quality and accessibility exponentially.

**Inclusivity**: Providing Italian dubbing also makes this content accessible to blind Italians who do not speak English..

**Survivorship bias**: While focusing on the English proficiency of the already existing Italians on Polkadot, we overlook potential newcomers deterred by language barriers. This is especially relevant as some Polkadot projects aim to seamlessly onboard users from Web 2.0 to Web 3.0.

**Multi-lingual Polkadot**: When Polkadot becomes widely adopted, it will be important to have key information and materials qualitatively translated into Italian (and other major world languages as well). High-quality Italian language resources need to already be available, since creating them takes time.

Full proposal: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CQ2lcBKiDD5lyhz7eokdlcdyxCqoB0dWPToFhvMl\_HI/edit?usp=sharing](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CQ2lcBKiDD5lyhz7eokdlcdyxCqoB0dWPToFhvMl_HI/edit?usp=sharing)

Original post: "Hello everyone! I am reaching out because I'm noticing that the Polkadot treasury is becoming more discerning in its investments. This has given me the confidence to propose my assistance in expanding Polkadot's presence in the Italian speaking market. I've been a Polkadot enthusiast for a while now, and I'm excited to also dive into the community discussions and proposals (hoping I do nothing wrong). I am a professional translator with years of experience in the sector. I have all the necessary tools and skills for a project like this. Inspired by the work of Sara (sprin), a Polkadot Ambassador who provided an excellent Spanish dubbing for Polkadot Decoded 2022. As I'm relatively new to the space, I'd like to offer a competitive rate of 14$ per minute. There are a total of 88 videos for Polkadot Decoded 2023, amounting to 1890 minutes. To gauge interest from the Italian-speaking audience and the Polkadot community, I'm willing to dub one video from the compilation entirely for free. This will showcase the high-quality work I can provide. If allowed, I can also share my Fiverr profile, where I've been serving clients since 2017. Before proceeding, I'd like to know obviously if the community is interested in this proposal. If there IS some interest, I'd appreciate guidance on the technical aspects of proposals (any recommended resources, links, tips, etc...) and any additional information I should be aware of or provide. I look forward to your insights and feedback!"

WHO: Elektro, a professional translator and Polkadot enthusiast.

WHAT: Proposing to provide Italian dubbing for the first video of Polkadot 2023 at a price of $13.70 per minute, covering costs of proofreading, audio editing, production, and voice-over recording.

FOR WHAT: To address issues such as incomplete information, chronological order, misinformation, language barrier, lack of content, subtitles, inclusivity, survivorship bias, and to contribute to a multi-lingual Polkadot.

Dubbing Polkadot Decoded 2023 into Italian

### OpenSquare Proposal Summary

- **Beneficiary**: OpenSquare (12sNU8BXivMj1xQmcd4T39ugCyHjmhir8jkPqfAw5ZDESrx4)
- **Date**: 09/18/2023
- **Requested Allocation**: $275,620 (67,438 DOT)

#### Key Points:

1. **Maintenance**: Includes server costs, email services, domains, and labor for code maintenance and bug fixes.
2. **Infrastructure**: Hetzner servers, Ali email service, IPFS pin service, and domain costs.
3. **Code Maintenance**: Focuses on Subsquare, Dotreasury, Statescan, and Off-chain voting products.
4. **New Features**: Development of off-chain discussion decentralization, delegation UI enhancements, on-chain governance deposit management, and more.
5. **Budget Breakdown**: Maintenance costs $65,700, with additional budgets for new features in Subsquare, Dotreasury, and Off-chain voting.
6. **Total Budget**: $275,620, including both maintenance and new feature development.
7. **Long-term Vision**: OpenSquare aims to build a decentralized collaboration network in the Polkadot ecosystem, focusing on infrastructure and data indexing.
8. **User Metrics**: OpenSquare's products attract a significant number of users, contributing to the ecosystem's growth.

OpenSquare infrastructure products maintenance(2023 Q2 and Q3) and a new batch of features development

A substrate PR tip is a reward given for contributions to the Substrate code. To get a tip, you can follow these steps:

1. Visit the Polkadot.js Treasury website: [https://polkadot.js.org/apps/#/treasury/tips](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/#/treasury/tips)
2. Check the Substrate GitHub page for PRs: [https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/pull/13800](https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/pull/13800)
3. Look at an example of a tip on Polkadot Assembly: [https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/tip/0x7045b376f208b9102cde994054c7772cb8ba5f297f3d96e42c3d21fd88c2606d](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/tip/0x7045b376f208b9102cde994054c7772cb8ba5f297f3d96e42c3d21fd88c2606d)

These tips are rewards for people who help improve the Substrate code.

Get tip for substrate PR.   
  

See these:

-   [https://polkadot.js.org/apps/#/treasury/tips](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/#/treasury/tips)
-   [https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/pull/13800](https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/pull/13800)
-   [https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/tip/0x7045b376f208b9102cde994054c7772cb8ba5f297f3d96e42c3d21fd88c2606d](../tip/0x7045b376f208b9102cde994054c7772cb8ba5f297f3d96e42c3d21fd88c2606d)

It is just an old tip issued at gov1 stage but not executed because opengov. I think that's the all info. It just a reward of contribution for substrate code.

The proposal suggests checking out a tip for substrate PR, which is a reward for contribution to substrate code. No specific information is given regarding WHO will receive the reward, WHAT the reward is, or the price/timeframe/resources involved.

Get tip for substrate PR

whitelisted_caller

wish_for_change

staking_admin

treasurer

lease_admin

fellowship_admin

general_admin

auction_admin

referendum_canceller

referendum_killer

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.

OpenGov Referenda

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