This proposal is about making a 25-minute video to explain Gavin Wood's speech on Polkadot 2.0. Polkadot 2.0 is a new update in the world of cryptocurrencies. The video will help people understand the changes and make the information easier to find. The person making the video is asking for 40 DOT, which is worth about 200 USD, to make the video.

Executed

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This is a proposal to tip 40 DOT for a 25-minute debrief video on Gavin Wood's speech on Polkadot 2.0 https://youtu.be/GWPZDB-WsnE Polkadot 2.0 is a very current and relevant topic and I believe it is important to disseminate the information within our community and make it more easily accessible to the overall crypto community. The video explains the perspective shift of Polkadot 2.0 that Gavin Wood presented at Decoded 2023. It goes on to present Core Rental and Accord. The requested amount is 40 DOT @ 5 USD -> 200 USD.

WHO: Proposal submitter
WHAT: Tip 40 DOT for a 25-minute debrief video on Gavin Wood's speech on Polkadot 2.0
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 40 DOT @ 5 USD -> 200 USD. No specific timeframe or resources mentioned.

25-minute contextual primer on Polkadot 2.0

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[Auction Admin] Referendum #53: Start an Auction

**DAO_Terminal Overview**

- DAO_Terminal helps people get involved in Polkadot governance easily.
- It shares important updates through Twitter, Telegram, and Email.
- The project makes it simple for users to start voting and stay engaged.
- New members can join quickly, and existing users stay active.
- It helps experts track what they care about in governance topics.
- The platform will be open source, meaning others can build on it.
- Supporting the project benefits everyone involved in Polkadot.

Rejected

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DAO_Terminal proposes an AI-generated, unbiased, easy-to-digest event summary service for Polkadot governance. Users can subscribe through Twitter, Telegram, or email. The service aims to enhance user involvement in Polkadot governance, reduce churn rate, and minimize audience dropouts. The project will be open source, and DOT holders will benefit from improved information accessibility, enhanced engagement, and simplified governance tracking. The proposal is already available for subscription and aims to make Polkadot governance more effective and inclusive.

DAO_Terminal: Enhancing User Involvement in Polkadot Governance

### Referendum Summary

- Opens HRMP channels between system parachains.
- Includes three bi-directional channels:
  - Asset Hub to Collectives (e.g., for Fellowship salaries).
  - Asset Hub to Bridge Hub (e.g., for bridged assets).
  - Collectives to Bridge Hub (e.g., for Fellowship actions on Kusama).
- Initial transfers to parachains 1,001 (Collectives) and 1,002 (Bridge Hub) are slightly higher than 20 DOT to ensure they have at least 1 DOT (existential deposit).
- Depends on the Fellowship passing a related referendum.

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The proposal aims to open HRMP channels between system parachains for asset transfer and representation. The cost and timeframe are not specified. The proposal is dependent on the Fellowship passing another referendum.

[Whitelisted Caller] Referendum #51: Open HRMP Channels Between System Parachains

- GovernGoofed is a project to help people join and understand voting in Polkadot.
- The project aims to make voting fun, rewarding, and easy to understand.
- It was proposed by OkAlice, a young team working in the Polkadot system since 2022.
- The project includes three parts: making voting visible and cool, offering non-financial prizes, and educating people about proposals.
- Voters can use a special app to change their profile picture based on how many votes they make.
- Winners of the voting raffles can get benefits like trips to events or support for other projects.
- GovernGoofed also aims to educate voters through popular social media channels.

OkAlice proposes GovernGoofed, a project to increase participation, rewards, and education in Polkadot governance. The proposal aims to research the cost and approach of the project and attract contributors. The requested amount is symbolic. GovernGoofed consists of three parts: a Dapp to make voting visible and cool, incentivizing voting with non-financial rewards, and an educational media platform.

GovernGoofed, a proposal to tackle 3 of the most challenging issues in OpenGov V1

- This is a request to get back 1100 DOT that has been locked in three proposals. 
- The requests to refuse these proposals have been made.
- There are 100 DOT in one proposal and 1000 DOT in two others.
- The proposals are found on Polkadot's website.
- This request was combined into one before, but now they are separate.
- The action follows advice from a company called Parity.
- It’s just a refund, not a request for new money.
- The team is open to questions from the community.

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WHO: The proposal is made by a group seeking reimbursement of their locked DOT deposits in Gov 1 Treasury proposals.

WHAT: The proposal aims to recover 1000 DOT locked in two Gov 1 Treasury proposals.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: No specific price or timeframe mentioned. No new funds requested, only a refund of existing funds.

Part 2 of 2 request for 1100 DOT deposit reimbursement

- A request to reimburse 1,100 DOT (Polkadot tokens) is being made in two parts.
- The DOT is currently locked in three Treasury proposals that have been requested to be rejected.
- The first part aims to recover 100 DOT from one proposal.
- The second part aims to recover the remaining 1,000 DOT from two other proposals.
- The original request for the full 1,100 DOT was closed due to a change in governance rules.
- This is a refund request for existing funds, not a request for new funds.
- The request follows advice from Parity to recover deposits from erroneous proposals.
- The community is welcome to ask questions about the request.

WHO: The proposal is not specific about who is making the request. 

WHAT: The proposal aims to recover 100 DOT locked in Treasury Proposal #247.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The proposal does not mention any specific price, timeframe, or resources required for the recovery.

Part 1 of 2 request for 1100 DOT deposit reimbursement

- A bounty of 540,000 DOT is proposed to help Polkadot parachains with audits.
- The goal is to make the Polkadot ecosystem safer and more secure.
- The plan will also create a group of good auditing companies that know Rust.
- This will help make audits easier for parachains and attract new builders.
- The proposal is by the Polkadot Assurance Legion, a group of different parachain teams.
- Payouts from the bounty will be available to any Polkadot parachain that qualifies.
- Seven experts will manage the bounty and make decisions on audits.

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Polkadot Assurance Legion proposes a bounty of 540,000 DOT to help selected Polkadot parachains undergo rigorous audit procedures, with the primary goal of contributing to greater security in the ecosystem. The bounty will be managed by 7 curators and is open to any Polkadot parachain, subject to eligibility criteria and priority determination. The secondary goal is to establish a pool of high-quality auditing companies specialized in Rust. Full proposal: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I1vXSG6mjeeulKmRbG4lrERtqVGwHNyDR9pVE4wSQvI/edit#heading=h.30vpm6dndo0i](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I1vXSG6mjeeulKmRbG4lrERtqVGwHNyDR9pVE4wSQvI/edit#heading=h.30vpm6dndo0i)

Approve Polkadot Assurance Legion Bounty

- Polkadot hubs are places where people can meet, learn, and work together on blockchain projects.
- There is a hub already started in Denpasar, Indonesia, called "Polkadot Sanctuary."
- The community in Denpasar has grown to over 130 members.
- Local universities want to teach about Polkadot's technology, called Substrate.
- Other locations, like Vietnam and Budapest, are interested in starting similar hubs.
- A budget plan supports new hubs until the end of the year, with a low hourly rate.
- A video explains the story of the hub's creation.
- Plans and details about the project can be found in a proposal document.

Polkadot proposes to create community-operated spaces called Polkadot hubs, similar to hackerspaces. They aim to share their knowledge on how to initiate and run such hubs, with all content dedicated to Polkadot. The budget is under $21 per hour, and they have already established a hub in Indonesia's Denpasar region. They have received interest from 10+ locations worldwide and aim to support the creation of new hubs until the end of the year. The requested DOT allocation is 7915 DOT.

Polkadot Hubs - Initiative case-study, education and support for future hubs (12 months period)

- OnFinality helps support many networks in the Polkadot ecosystem by providing RPC API services.
- They want to help parachains that are struggling by offering funds to cover their API services.
- Each parachain will receive US$620 every month for this service, which will help them run smoothly.
- They've noticed that many smaller networks are having a hard time because they can't afford these services anymore.
- To fix this, OnFinality is asking for money to assist all active parachains so they can thrive.
- They plan to create a "Parachain Infrastructure Bounty" in the future to make services easier for all parachains.
- This allows for better coordination and faster development for new teams in the Polkadot ecosystem.

OnFinality proposes to provide funded complete support for the entire Polkadot ecosystem by allocating US$620 of base funding each month for each parachain’s API service. This will cover the existing 38 Polkadot parachains. The proposal aims to provide immediate relief to cash-starved parachains through the winter and help new emergent chains get started. The total combined running cost for each month is estimated at USD $23,560.00. The initial proposal is for July's cost only. In the long term, the proposal aims to create a new “Parachain Infrastructure Bounty” to provide basic public services for all active parachains for both ecosystems.

Funded High Performance Public Infrastructure for the entire Polkadot Ecosystem (OnFinality)

Polkassembly is a key part of Polkadot and Kusama governance. They recently finished their first milestone, which focused on adapting Polkassembly to OpenGov changes. The next milestone aims to make delegation simple and exciting. They have created a user-friendly dashboard to promote agile governance and will provide a list of delegation candidates with their voting experience and activity statistics. They are also working on expanding the list of available delegates, improving the user interface, and deploying all core features for OpenGov to Polkadot. They have also implemented 2-factor authentication for account security. More details about their progress and future plans can be found in their detailed proposal.

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Polkassembly is an integral part of Polkadot and Kusama governance. We have been actively working on making the smoothest governance experience at Polkassembly for OpenGov

In our endeavor to do so, we completed our first milestone with the theme of migrating and adapting Polkassembly to all OpenGov related changes and successfully delivered on the same by Feb end.

The theme of the previous proposal was Technical & Product Based Migration, Education regarding OpenGov & Creation of an appropriate user experience for the large transition governance went through.

The upcoming milestone aims to build Delegation as a simple, intuitive and exciting experience. We have developed our dashboard, with a user first mindset aimed at promoting agile governance. The core goal is to be ecosystem thought leaders and innovators, working with other teams including Nova. We will bring forth a list of delegation candidates, along with their voting experience and activity statistics, in order to enable maximum adoption of delegation.

Details of milestone 1 updates can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/14hg1lAfeAgrR4YimqxPp-6XGW3gsvGzYAQnowpNGxoE/edit?usp=sharing).

**New Product Development & Milestone 2**

## Theme: Delegation

#### Feature: [User Dashboard(Live)](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/delegation)

**Goal:** To allow users to access their wallet level delegation and profile details

**Tasks:**

-   A Web3 wallet based personalized login experience which is linked to your Polkassembly login experience
    
-   Users can edit their bio to allow more users to delegate
    
-   The dashboards shows User’s current available, locked and transferable balance
    
-   Their profile details (sourced and linked to the Polkassembly or on chain profile)
    
-   Tracks for which they have delegated, not yet delegated or received delegations
    
-   A quick overview of track level information
    

#### Feature: [Delegation experience (Live)](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/delegation/root)

**Goal:** To allow users to delegate with ease and in an informed manner

**Tasks:**

-   Users can select a particular track they want to delegate for
    
-   Based on the track selected, users will be able to see the list of available delegates
    
-   They can make a decision based on bio of the delegate, delegations they have received, proposals they have voted upon and total voting power
    
-   In addition to choosing delegates, Users can see active proposals on the track
    
-   If they have delegated, they can also see if the delegated user has casted a vote yet or not
    

#### Feature: Expanding available Delegates List (In Progress)

**Goal:** To allow users to have a wider variety of choice while delegating

**Tasks:**

-   Tie up with those working on delegations across the industry to bring more candidates forward
    
-   Create a native interface for users to submit themselves as delegates across tracks
    
-   Work closely with ecosystem partners like Nova to develop an ecosystem wide product to accept nominations for delegation
    
-   Importing the list of delegates available on the official polkadot delegation website
    

## Theme: Platform Growth & Development

#### Feature: Registrar Application Design (Done)

**Goal:** To allow users to have a supercharged and easy to use on chain verification experience

**Tasks:**

-   Outlined in the following discussion posts
-   Kusama - [https://kusama.polkassembly.io/post/2585](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/post/2585)
-   Polkadot - [https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/1815](../post/1815)
-   The development for the same will be charged in our maintenance proposal as it is a larger public good effort

#### Feature: OpenGov Proposal Creation (In Progress)

**Goal:** To allow users to create OpenGov proposals via Polkassembly

**Tasks:**

-   Creating proposals via PolkadotJs apps could be overwhelming for users and has scope for lot of errors
    
-   Polkassembly will simplify this experience and make proposal creation simpler by linking the steps of preimage and proposal creation
    
-   The Phase1 of this process is to enable the proposal and preimage creation process from within Polkassembly for treasury proposal. Phase2 will be creation of all proposals which will be a part of the later proposals.
    

**Goal:** Proposal creation from Polkassembly (Process)

**Tasks:**

-   Users will be nudged to create a discussion post regarding their proposal
    
-   After this, the preimage creation process will start. Leveraging the amount of the proposal, beneficiary and creator address, Polkassembly will recommend the track for creation of the proposal
    
-   The preimage will be automatically linked if the user proceeds to the proposal where they can pay the submission deposit and the proposal will be generated on chain. The off chain description will be populated based on whether the discussion is linked or not.
    
-   The users can then pay the decision deposit at any point of time during the voting phase
    

## Theme: Accessibility & Experience

#### Feature: Proposal Listing view changes (In Progress)

**Goal:** To allow users to have a seamless UI while accessing proposal

**Tasks:**

-   A new and upgraded listing view which enables a better platform experience
    
-   Treasury amounts shown upfront for all treasury related proposals
    
-   Tags for Gov1 & OpenGov Proposals (Done)
    
-   Easy filtering of proposals into four parts - All Proposals, Submitted, Voting and Closed(Done)
    

#### Feature: Search (In Progress)

**Goal:** To allow users to experience a top notch unified search experience

**Tasks:**

Search will be broken into two parts - Search - Chain level search

-   Super Search - Site wide search, a very powerful search across all Governance Proposals in Polkadot Ecosystem
-   Search Features:
-   Discussion and Off chain search
-   Users will have the option to search keywords in titles and description of proposals
-   Referendum Level and On chain search
-   Users will have the option to search keywords in titles and descriptions of discussions
-   User level search where users can search by keywords to receive on chain usernames and off chain usernames

## Theme: User Interface Upgrades

#### Feature: New account settings page (In Progress)

**Goal:** To enable easy interactions for various account settings

**Tasks:**

-   Easy interface for password, username or email change
-   Upgraded interface for linking addresses, multisig and proxies in Polkassembly.

#### Feature: Dark mode (In Progress)

**Goal:** To allow users to set their user interface as per their preference

**Tasks:**

-   Sitewide deployment of dark mode to support users who prefer leveraging a dark mode interface
    
-   Modifying all elements across flows including user profiles, on chain governance activity (Gov1 & OpenGov), off chain activity, delegation and overview pages
    
-   Combining the effort of zooming out the interface to make a more comfortable default experience for users
    

#### Feature: Voting interface upgrades(Live)

**Goal:** To allow users to vote on proposals with more options and have a better voting experience

**Tasks:**

-   Clear indication of the last vote casted by the user on the UI
-   The ability to vote using split and abstain as options in OpenGov(Live)
-   A new and improved voting interface(Live)

## Theme: Polkadot OpenGov Deployment

#### Feature: Deploying all core features for OpenGov to Polkadot (Live)

**Goal:** To upgrade Polkassembly’s Polkadot interface to OpenGov

**Tasks:**

-   The list of feature deployed for Polkadot are similar to Kusama as mentioned in the Kusama Proposal: [OpenGov Treasury proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vWOiKBG_lARiy0EXDATxvt0htJ_N_LmtOnzirutAvns/edit).
-   The remaining tech effort spent on the migration for Polkadot has been billed in this proposal
-   Marketing and promotional efforts including the setup of the OpenGov Proposal timer.
-   Announcement: [https://twitter.com/polk\_gov/status/1667146568258969601](https://twitter.com/polk_gov/status/1667146568258969601)

#### Feature: Deploying delegation dashboard for Polkadot (Live)

**Goal:** To allow users to vote on proposals with more options and have a better voting experience

**Tasks:**

Links for reference

-   [Dashboard](../delegation)
-   [Track Level Delegation experience](../delegation/root)

## Theme: Security

#### Feature: 2 Factor Authentication (Live)

**Goal:** To allow users to secure Polkassembly accounts

**Tasks:**

-   2FA authentication integration to provide seamless security upgrade
-   New API provided to all partners in the ecosystem to deliver a more robust and improved performance.
-   This also includes the process of migration of existing Polkassembly APIs to Opengov

**Implementation Gallery**

![image](https://i.ibb.co/r45mWXH/2-premiurly-1687437748485.png)

_The user dashboard interface for delegation dashboard_

![image](https://i.ibb.co/8Kqmy0Y/2-premiurly-1687437809680.png)

_Track level delegation experience_

![image](https://i.ibb.co/y0jXgwh/2-premiurly-1687437843020.png)

_Two Factor Authentication Setup_

Other details about implementation, detailed cost calculations and milestone 3 are available in the detailed proposal [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/14hg1lAfeAgrR4YimqxPp-6XGW3gsvGzYAQnowpNGxoE/edit?usp=sharing).

WHO: Polkassembly
WHAT: Build a user dashboard and delegation experience for agile governance on Polkadot and Kusama
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified. Detailed cost calculations and milestone 3 available in the proposal.

Treasury proposal for New Product Development & OpenGov Deployment

- Tribe is proposing to run a program called Polkadot Relayers in 2023.
- They are asking for $175,000 to help fund this program.
- The program helps people build apps (dApps) on Polkadot's parachains.
- They had a successful launch in 2022, helping many developers and entrepreneurs.
- This year, they want to support dedicated teams with mentorship and investment.
- The proposal includes a full budget and plans for different milestones.
- They aim to improve the program based on feedback from last year.

**WHO:** Tribe/AngelHack 13Ghf2T883ZobjngC1BAgR1BWvK2P7qP37gGxHDVFf3fjbmw

**WHAT:** Run Polkadot Relayers program in 2023, an early-stage incubator program for dApps on Polkadot’s parachains, in collaboration with 7 dedicated parachain teams.

**PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES:** Requesting USD$175,000 for the first milestone of a total treasury funding of USD$291,400 to cover operating expenses, virtual and in-person logistics costs, and travel grants.

Polkadot Relayers Incubator 2023

[Please reject] Erroneous Referendum Submission

- Notifi Network helps web3 builders communicate better with users.
- They want to get funds from the Polkadot grant program to support their services.
- 16 projects in the Polkadot ecosystem want Notifi's help for notifications.
- Notifi solves the problem of businesses not being able to contact users easily.
- Their platform allows web3 developers to send important alerts to users.
- They can create custom notifications for different needs like loans and voting.
- Improved communication can help keep users active and engaged.
- Notifi wants feedback from the Polkadot community about their proposal.

Notifi Network is seeking a grant from Polkadot to cover the cost of providing its cross-chain communication and messaging infrastructure to Polkadot relay chain and its core ecosystem parachains. The platform aims to bridge the communication gap between web3 projects and its communities by providing a highly customizable, white-labelled communication platform that can be embedded natively into web3 dApps. The grant proposal is supported by 16 parachains, wallets, and ecosystem partners. The proposal aims to solve the pain point of building notifications and alerts within web3 and drive user activation, engagement, and retention.

Notifi Vote RE: #1767 Notifi - Communication & Notification Tooling for Polkadot's Broader Ecosystem

- A proposal was submitted on March 15, 2023, by Pinknode.
- The proposal aims to claim expenses from late 2022.
- Pinknode offers node services for the Polkadot ecosystem.
- They provide free services to help developers work with Polkadot.
- In the last quarter of 2022, they handled millions of requests daily.
- They achieved a reliability rate of 99.88% during that time.
- Enhancements were made to their services to improve user experience.

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

Pinknode Public Endpoint for Polkadot in Q4 2022

- A proposal about nomination pools on Polkadot was not set up correctly.
- The proposal has been reopened for discussion.
- The number of nomination pools is increasing.
- The maximum number of pools will increase from 256 to 512.
- The maximum number of members in a pool will increase from 16,384 to 49,152.
- Pool commissions will be allowed, going from 0% to 10%.
- More information can be found on the Polkadot Forum and GitHub.

TimedOut

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

Next revision of increasing nomination pool limits & commission

George is a Dotsama enthusiast who wants to share knowledge about the Polkadot ecosystem through videos. He has been involved in the ecosystem for 1.5 years and has started a YouTube channel called AnimatedCrypto to create educational videos using animations. George is asking for financial support from the Polkadot Treasury to create 10 new educational videos about parachains like Moonbeam, Astar, RMRK, and more. He also plans to create educational threads on Twitter for each project. George is requesting 120 DOT, which is worth about $600 at today's market price. Supporting him will help spread knowledge and awareness about Polkadot, and his videos will be useful for both newcomers and experienced individuals.

Dear Polkadot community! My name is George and I am a Dotsama enthusiast that is trying to share knowledge about the entire ecosystem through videos. For the past 1 year and a half, I have been deeply involved in the entire ecosystem, diligently following its progress, absorbing more and more information that at some point I wanted to share with the others. I started with translating articles in my native language on my medium page and I am still doing this, but I wanted also to start creating my own piece of content to share and spread the word. 4 months ago I started a YouTube channel and started to create educational videos by using animations. Personally I like this type of videos because with a very good script and by using animations as a captivating tool it is more easy to explain complex concepts and bring clarity to the viewers. You can check the videos created until now on my channel https://www.youtube.com/@AnimatedCrypto. Moreover, even though the channel is at the beginning I have received good feedback and people encouraged me to further expand my efforts and produce higher-quality content. However, in order to sustain and enhance the production value of my videos, I am seeking a small financial support from the Polkadot Treasury. The requested funds would be utilised in order to create 10 new educational videos. I would like to use my way of creating videos to present 10 parachains, from DOTSAMA, such as: Moonbeam, Astar, RMRK, Unique Network, Phala Network, Subsocial, Centrifuge, Parallel, Polkadex, Ajuna Network. Additionally I will create a educational thread on my twitter channel on each project in order to reach bigger audiences. The requested amount is 120 DOT , worth approximately $600 @ $5 per DOT at today's market price. By supporting my endeavour, you will contribute to the spread of knowledge and awareness about Polkadot, fostering its growth and adoption. The educational videos will serve as valuable resources not only for newcomers to the blockchain space but also for experienced individuals seeking to deepen their understanding of DOTSAMA unique features and capabilities. I am looking forward on receiving your feedback over the next 7 days of the referendum. Kind regards, George

WHO: George, a Dotsama enthusiast.

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

TIMEFRAME: Not specified.

RESOURCES: 120 DOT (worth $600).

(Small tipper) Funding for AnimatedCrypto channel 

- Claudio is a Polkadot Ambassador and runs the KryptosChain media brand.
- He started creating content about Web3 in 2018 and has been covering the Polkadot ecosystem since its launch in 2020.
- Claudio previously made a proposal to grow a Romanian Polkadot community, which succeeded and was completed.
- He is now asking for funding to make 25 videos in 2 months, covering various Polkadot topics.
- The topics include comparisons with Cosmos, ecosystem news, governance updates, and interviews.
- The funding request is for about 932.45 DOT, valued at approximately $4,625.
- He promises to return any extra DOT if the price increases after the funding is received.

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

(Big Tipper) Small Funding for KryptosChain Media

- A proposal is made to get money for the 2023 Polkadot Summer Hackathon in China.
- OneBlock, a group that organizes hackathons, has done this before and wants to continue.
- They had four successful hackathons from 2021 to 2022.
- The hackathon helps teach and encourage people to use Substrate, a tool for developers.
- The aim is to turn students of Substrate courses into builders who create projects.
- OneBlock is excited about the positive feedback from developers.
- They want financial help to make the summer hackathon happen.

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

OneBlock The 2023 Polkadot Summer Hackathon proposal

- The Polkadot community is asking for $72,180 to support activities from June 2022 to June 2024.
- They started the Czech & Slovak Polkadot community in 2020 to create more content about Polkadot.
- They have published almost 300 articles and organized events like meetups and conferences.
- Their activities have gained significant attention, with many followers and views on their platforms.
- They plan to continue creating content, develop a marketing strategy, and organize regular events.
- They will focus on governance by promoting referendums and participating in voting.
- They recently proposed similar funding for Kusama, which did not pass, prompting this new request for Polkadot.
- They are committed to engaging the community with meetups and campaigns.

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

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

RadiumBlock is a company that helps the Polkadot and Substrate community by providing important services. They want to get money back for the work they did in 2022 and 2023. They promise to keep their service safe, fast, and not too expensive. They don't look at any personal information, just how many times people use their service.

In 2022, they helped a lot of people use Polkadot and Statemint. In 2023, they helped even more people. They made their service better by using both their own computers and cloud computers. They also made their service available in more places like South America, Africa, and India. They plan to keep their service good and not too expensive.

RadiumBlock also helps other parts of the Polkadot community with their services. You can read more about their plans here.

The RadiumBlock team, an infrastructure provider for the Polkadot/Substrate community, is seeking reimbursement for the provision of public RPC services for the Polkadot networks for Q4 2022 and Q1 2023. We are committed to the DotSama ecosystem and we are investing significant capital upfront, believing we can provide a reliable and secure service to the community at a fixed and reasonable cost. We would like to emphasise that we do not collect any user data. We only track average rpc requests rate, computation and bandwidth use. We are proud to operate one the highest performance RPC service in polkadot ecosystem [as measured by CompareNodes](https://www.comparenodes.com/global-node-comparison/407c5245-0c6f-4abe-be49-1ff0b25a2938/).

### ![](https://i.ibb.co/7t7ZhSN/image-2023-08-18-T10-16-47-021-Z.png)

### Service Usage Summary

For Q4 2022 (Oct-Dec)

-   Our Polkadot RPC nodes have served an average of 21 million responses per day
-   Our Statemint RPC nodes have served an average of 450k responses per day

For Q1 2023 (Jan-March)

-   Our Polkadot RPC nodes have served an average of 11 million responses per day
-   Our Statemint RPC nodes have served an average of 315k responses per day

Major updates

-   Converted our deployment to a Hybrid On-Prem + Cloud(AWS) computing
-   Expanded to 12 Edge locations including South America, Africa and India
-   Switching from Q2 2023 to a reduced and fixed cost model (~$25k) per quarter
-   Expanded service to common good chains, Westend and Collectives

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We continue to engage in the ecosystem as an infrastructure provider for other para chains too for RPC and node services. Our full [proposal is posted here.](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FWizmMAVRvXJy8ZVTN-jfYMD4lfEJpYm/edit#heading=h.vddmprgyspc)

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

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

Encointer is working on community currencies to help people by creating a secure way to prove who they are. Here are some key points:

- They have tested a special method called Encointer LoCo with many users in places like the Leu community in Zurich.
- Encointer also has plans for new tools that will help with token launches and community events.
- One of their tools is called BeeDance, which lets people organize events easily while using Encointer's system.
- They believe everyone should have the right to prove who they are online without profit motives.
- Encointer's goals include expanding to new communities and making it easier for people to join.
- They are asking for funding to continue their work for the next few months.

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

Encointer Treasury Proposal

- AngelHack wants to hold two hackathons in Europe and APAC in 2023 to help people understand Web3 better.
- They hope to connect more people in the Polkadot community and invite developers from different backgrounds.
- They recently held the Polkadot Hackathon Global Series in Europe and an event called dotSocial in Paris.
- The proposal includes a summary of these events and asks for $55,234.38 to pay for the next steps.
- This is part of their plan to keep people engaged with the community and make it easier for developers to join.

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

Milestone 2: Polkadot Hackathon Global Series 2023: Europe Edition

Requesting a return of the submission deposit

- A motion called "motion 420" is being shared to help the Matrix.org foundation get funds.
- The motion was proposed by a council member named Wei.
- It was submitted after the launch of OpenGov, which led to fewer people voting.
- Wei explained why funding is important in a written argument.
- The write-up includes other people's positive comments about the funding need.
- There are links provided for more information on this topic.
- Wei will update the community on any discussions that happen next.

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

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

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Origin for signaling that the network wishes for some change

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

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

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

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