OG Rust Bounties

- Polkadot is starting a Fast-Grants Bounty to help early-stage builders get funding quickly.
- Builders can get up to $10,000 and approval in 72 hours.
- The goal is to make it easier for developers to start building on Polkadot.
- Curators with experience in Polkadot will manage the bounty.
- Success will be measured by how many good projects are funded.
- The bounty is fast, milestone-based, and low-risk.
- It aims to attract more developers to Polkadot and grow the ecosystem.

Polkadot Fast-Grants Bounty

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- EasyA x Polkadot University is being set up with help from the Web3 Foundation.
- The goal is to bring top university talent to build on Polkadot.
- They are starting a microgrants program to fund early-stage builders on Polkadot.
- The program will give up to $10,000 to each builder and approve funding within 72 hours.
- Five experts will oversee the program to make sure it runs smoothly.
- This program aims to help the Polkadot ecosystem grow by making it easier for developers to get started.
- The program is expected to produce top talent for other Polkadot projects.

EasyA x Polkadot University Microgrants Bounty

- A bounty program is proposed to provide legal support for the Polkadot ecosystem.
- The goal is to help new and existing teams with legal issues worldwide.
- Amforc Co-Founder Gianni will be the single point of contact for legal assistance.
- They will use a network of international lawyers to offer support.
- Services include choosing business structures, contract law, IP law, data protection, and more.
- Costs will be paid retroactively, with clear hourly rates and transparency.
- The full proposal can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eHSn1wD5sgIERqsO7sB6iu7z30O3k6FPSXKjkAHK0Ek/edit?usp=sharing).

Polkadot Legal Bounty

- A new program will give money to people who make free, open computer programs for Polkadot.
- Up to 15 projects can get up to $30,000 each.
- The program wants to make it easier for people to apply for money compared to other ways.
- A group of five people will decide which projects get money.
- Money will be given step by step, not all at once.
- Only open-source software projects can get money, not things like ads or parties.
- People who get money must pass a check to make sure they are real.
- Projects that sell tokens or do bad things like gambling or crime cannot get money.

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Open Source Developer Grants Program

**Polkadot UX Bounty Proposal**

- **Objective**: Improve user experience (UX) in the Polkadot ecosystem to match its technical capabilities.
- **Context**: Identified by Braille, Polkadot UX Guild, and OpenGovWatch as a critical need.
- **Community Involvement**: Encourages broad stakeholder participation to develop UX standards.
- **Scope**: Focuses on end-user experience, not developer or backend enhancements.
- **Team**: Led by Braille, with a 4/6 multisig team of curators from various ecosystem leaders.
- **Curators**: Includes representatives from Braille, OpenGovWatch, Parity, Apillon, SubWallet, and Velocity Labs.
- **Proposal Details**: Available on [Notion](https://polkadot-ux-bounty.notion.site/) and [Subsquare](https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/819).
- **Feedback**: Encouraged via the [Full Proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m-1pafxMoyhlGCKe2tAN7sG33305_yI9AtCHUGQLxJM/edit#heading=h.e5naxwp3hhoz) document.

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Polkadot UX Bounty

**Summary:**
- The IBP is a group of independent service providers aiming to become the main infrastructure provider for the Polkadot ecosystem.
- They offer RPC services to make it easier for new projects to build on Polkadot and for existing teams to focus on development.
- The program is designed to enhance the decentralized infrastructure of Polkadot and Kusama networks.
- Services are globally distributed and resilient, deployed on infrastructure owned by members.
- Costs are paid retroactively, only if the full Polkadot adoption is achieved.
- If fully adopted, the plan includes over 1140 RPC nodes and handles over 37 billion requests a month.
- RPC services are paid monthly in USD for delivered services.

Infrastructure Builders Program

**Technical Support Bounty**

- **Objective:** Reward skilled developers for providing technical support in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Developer Participation:** Developers with expertise in Polkadot technologies can apply to be listed for support tasks.
- **Curator Roles:** Volunteers can apply to maintain the quality of technical support, with a preference for developer curators.
- **Community Collaboration:** Community members can contribute ideas and feedback to improve the support system.
- **Benefits:** Enhances technical support, aids project growth, and strengthens community engagement.
- **How to Participate:**
  - Developers: Apply [here](https://forms.gle/S3q9DtnL4eaTyay77).
  - Curators: Apply [here](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ke66gsuQlAozqM8szM28DPicp3LXYM-f/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=100103674716658944157&rtpof=true&sd=true).
  - Community Members: Join the TG chat [here](https://t.me/+Vwmj9zmGB9cxODk0).
- **Full Proposal:** Available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PWu3zlIfpONnR2QlcKi4-uIO5_It_Y3Td0oEtwKLA78/edit?usp=sharing).

Technical Support Bounty

### Summary of Bridge Security Proposal

- **Bridges** connect different blockchains, allowing data and assets to move between them.
- **Security Risks**: Bridges are targets for hackers due to high transaction volumes.
- **Bug Bounty Program**: A program to find and fix security flaws in bridges.
- **Community Involvement**: Encourages community members to help identify vulnerabilities.
- **Threat Model**: Detailed information about potential threats is provided in the proposal.
- **Mirror Bounty**: Rewards are offered on both Kusama and Polkadot for finding bugs.
- **Goal**: Make Polkadot and Kusama more secure by involving the community.

POLKADOT <> KUSAMA BRIDGE SECURITY BOUNTY

Meetups Bounty

**Spanish Bounty V2 Proposal Summary**

- **Objective:** Enhance content creation and events in the Polkadot ecosystem for the Spanish-speaking community.
- **Context:** Building on the success of the first Spanish bounty, with improvements based on community feedback.
- **Improvements:** Removed dubbing section, equalized rewards, enhanced user experience, and improved evaluation criteria.
- **Categories:** Includes translation, written content, audiovisual content, and event organization in Spanish.
- **Curators:** A team of experienced Spanish-speaking Polkadot ambassadors and content creators.
- **Goal:** Ensure high-quality Spanish content and events, promoting the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Link:** Full proposal and discussion available for more details.

SPANISH BOUNTY V2

### Polkadot Game Development Bounty

- **Objective**: Encourage indie developers to create games on Polkadot.
- **Advantage**: Game development is more predictable and easier to assess than traditional startup funding.
- **Assessment**: Ability to produce games can be judged by previous work, and costs are straightforward.
- **Payment**: Funds are released in small increments as the game is developed, reducing risk.
- **Benefit**: Games integrated with Polkadot can significantly boost blockchain adoption.
- **Curators**: A list of curators will be finalized in 1-2 weeks, pending community approval.
- **Timing**: The bounty is posted to start deploying capital as soon as possible.
- **Community Involvement**: The community can reject the proposed list of curators if needed.

Games Bounty

- **Polkadot Testnet Transition**: Polkadot is transitioning from Parity-run testnets (Westend and Rococo) to community-run testnets. Rococo will be decommissioned in 2024.

- **Paseo Testnet Launch**: A new community-run testnet, Paseo, was launched in late 2023 by a group of ecosystem agents from various organizations.

- **Funding Request**: Paseo is seeking 125,018 DOT ($850,000) from the treasury to operate for one year (Jan 2024 to Dec 2024).

- **Stability and Development**: Paseo aims to be more stable than Westend and closer to Polkadot in terms of code, providing a better environment for developers.

- **Inclusivity**: Paseo allows any team, not just parachain teams, to deploy and test their applications, fostering innovation.

- **Bounty Management**: The requested funds will be managed via a bounty system, paying individuals quarterly in advance.

- **Maintenance and Support**: The bounty covers setting up and maintaining the testnet, system chains, developer support, and hardware requirements.

Paseo - Developer Testnet Funding

- The proposal is made by experienced Polkadot builders who identify gaps in Polkadot's DeFi ecosystem.
- Key issues include the lack of unified infrastructure and tooling, which hinder the ecosystem's growth.
- Polkadot faces challenges in attracting infrastructure providers due to low liquidity and complexity of integration.
- Current funding mechanisms through referendums are inefficient and misaligned with incentives.
- The proposal suggests a bounty system with a curator set to streamline development and integration.
- The curators, including leaders from various teams, will oversee the process and ensure proper funding allocation.
- The goal is to address infrastructure and tooling gaps, encouraging external teams to contribute to Polkadot's growth.

DeFi Infrastructure & Tooling Bounty

### Summary of Polkadot Marketing Bounty Proposal

- **Issue**: Lack of strong marketing for Polkadot ecosystem leads to reduced interest and developer engagement.
- **Problem**: Diverse marketing approaches and low-quality proposals cause inefficiencies and potential fraud.
- **Objective**: Reward marketing teams to boost Polkadot's visibility and community engagement.
- **Curators**: 8 main curators will oversee different marketing categories (e.g., new users, community management).
- **Fund Management**: Curators will use a multisig system with a 4-out-of-8 approval threshold for releasing funds.
- **Compensation**: Curators will receive weekly compensation, with some returning a portion after a period.
- **Contact**: For more details, contact polkadotmarketingbounty@gmail.com.

Marketing Bounty Proposal

- This bounty provides a fixed monthly fee of $300 for Collators on System Parachains.
- The full details about the bounty's origin can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H2T1Nx90HkSAYF_CaOPLG-o3LS7h_QAa2WLDdcSJMs0/edit).
- Information on monthly expenses related to the bounty is available [here](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/115s_6a6aMQaQFRKEr9w6XWdZ5aNxnkqwi7H0-8SKLcI).

System Parachains Collator Bounty

### Summary of the Proposal

- **Partners**: BlockOps, Dwellir, LuckyFriday, OnFinality, RadiumBlock, RockX, and Stakeworld.
- **Objective**: To procure high-quality, decentralized, and cost-effective public RPC services for Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems.
- **Importance**: Reliable RPC services are crucial for applications like Polkadot.JS and wallets.
- **Strategy**: Focuses on optimizing service quality, cost sustainability, and decentralization.
- **Tenders**: RPC providers can submit tenders based on cost targets or predefined service levels.
- **Budget**: $400,000 split between Polkadot and Kusama treasuries.
- **Operations**: Six-month service agreements with independent monitoring and public metrics.
- **Feedback**: Open for community input and suggestions.

Bounty Proposal for Public RPCs for Relay and System Chains

- Zhixi from Interlay proposes a bounty program to fund fiat on-ramp services for 20 parachains and Asset Hub in Polkadot.
- The program aims to address barriers like fragmented liquidity and high costs for new users.
- A similar proposal on Kusama in March 2023, supported by Banxa, was successful.
- The new proposal includes 15 assets on 14 parachains and integration with Polkadot Asset Hub.
- Banxa's service would allow direct fiat purchases and deposits into parachain addresses.
- The total cost is $326,040, with breakdowns for different components.
- Feedback is requested on the full proposal linked in the post.

Polkadot Parachain Assets Onramp Bounty Program

- The proposal aims to reward Polkadot Moderators for their 24/7 community support.
- The Community Moderation Team started as unpaid volunteers and later received funding from Kusama.
- Moderators protect the community from fraud, guide users, and maintain a safe environment.
- The team has 13 members, ensuring they stay updated with ecosystem developments.
- The proposal suggests a 6-month budget of $112,320 for 15 hours of work per week per moderator.
- The budget covers August 2023 to January 2024 and is based on a DOT conversion rate of $4.492.
- Community members are encouraged to review the proposal's context and Q&A sections for a full understanding.

Moderation Team Bounty

Polkadot Assurance Legion Bounty

### Summary of Polkadot Bounty Proposal

- **Purpose:** To promote WebAssembly (Wasm) smart contracts on parachains in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Background:** Currently, Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) smart contracts are more popular due to a lack of Wasm tools and dApps.
- **Goals:**
  - Create and audit Wasm smart contract showcases.
  - Launch an incubation program called "ink!ubator" to support community projects.
  - Develop a React hooks library called "useInk" for Polkadot dApps.
- **Curators:**
  - Sam Ruberti from Parity Technologies.
  - Sota Watanabe from Astar Foundation.
  - Hernando Castano from Parity Technologies.
  - Markian Ivanichok from 727 Ventures.
  - Hang Yin from Phala Network.
  - Michał Świętek from Aleph Zero.
- **Full Proposal:** Available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y2QECPsXQktVGZIat_yNKTlodviTecMZ6IbiLNQ4NLM/edit?usp=sharing).

Wasm Smart Contracts Bounty

- The Events Bounty funds activities like meetups, hackathons, and travel for Polkadot events.
- It helps with planning and coordinating speakers and business development.
- People can apply for funding by filling out forms and following guidelines.
- Reports about the bounty are shared every few months.
- Curators host weekly office hours for questions.
- Proposals and changes to the bounty are listed on the Polkadot Forum.

Community Events Reward Bounty with Child-Bounty Distribution

### Anti-Scam Bounty Proposal Summary

- **Purpose**: To combat scams in the ecosystem by incentivizing community efforts.
- **Current Initiative**: Focuses on scam sites but overlooks other scam-fighting aspects.
- **New Approach**: A holistic solution addressing scams from multiple angles, including awareness and education.
- **Bounty Structure**: Open-ended, with funds distributed through child bounties for various anti-scam tasks.
- **Tasks**: Primarily off-chain initially, with a goal to move as much as possible on-chain.
- **Evolution Goals**: 
  - Move tasks on-chain.
  - Community-driven coordination.
  - Expand to cover the broader Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Rewards**: Subject to change based on effort, feedback, and DOT price fluctuations.
- **Details**: More information on child bounties and rewards can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V-39ktdgpvATPpV1cfI8iZlS8_3oBDAHdlcMDd_3jpo/edit?usp=sharing).

Anti-Scam Bounty

### Polkadot Pioneers Prize

- **Purpose**: Encourages technical innovation on the Polkadot network.
- **Challenges**: Focus on zero-knowledge research and Polkadot infrastructure improvements.
- **Prize**: Winners receive DOT tokens, with a total of 993,286.08 DOT (about $18 million) available.
- **Management**: Overseen by an elected curator and a council including Parity Technologies, Web3 Foundation, and other partners.
- **Community Impact**: Aims to show how the community can use treasury funds creatively.
- **Announcement**: First two challenges will be announced later this year.
- **Join**: Invites the community to participate and contribute ideas.

Treasury Bounties