**Sub.ID [Proposal #2](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BgLXyCFbpcCKvv_JTBCwLR_btvFOJ0H8YArBYk5yZ_w/edit?usp=sharing)**: Alternative balances view, Account grouping, Transaction history, P&L analytics, Automated quality assurance.

Launched in 2021, the [Sub.ID](https://sub.id/) web dapp was initially designed to provide quick and convenient access to all your Substrate addresses, balances, NFTs, and other assets in one place. It was built with the Polkadot ecosystem in mind and tailored to benefit its most active members. Since then, Sub.ID has been connected to 40 Substrate chains, gained substantial traction, and got its own dedicated vision and roadmap.

In September 2022, our previous Kusama treasury [proposal for Batch One](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RElvy5RYhnNInwnGsjibedGLI3EeBoqqazKk6Syv13M/view) was approved as [Motion #548](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/motion/548), and in February 2023 we successfully delivered the proposed features. Please refer to our [demo](https://youtu.be/FZkva4Awv4s) and [read the report](https://coda.io/@subsocial/subid-reports) to see how they look and function, or visit [Sub.ID](https://sub.id/) to try it live.

We are looking to secure funding from the Polkadot treasury for the following community-oriented features:

BATCH TWO

* **Alternative balances view**
    * UX: token-centric views (table/cards/chart), multi-account view.
    * Logic: consolidated token balances, support of multiple accounts.
* **Accounts grouping**
    * UX: list of Groups, Group management, Account page, Account management in a Group, default ‘Followers’ Group, default ‘Favorites’ Group.
    * Logic: Group entity, Group and Accounts relations, ‘Followers’ Group. members.
* **Transaction history**
    * UX: list of transactions, transaction type cards, filters section.
    * Logic: Subsquid integration.
* **P&L analytics**
    * UX: P&L dashboard, P&L charts (portfolio/tokens), multi-account aggregated view.
    * Logic: CoinGecko integration, balance changes over time.
* **Automated quality assurance**
    * Integration testing framework, balances testing, crowdloan testing, NFT testing, and real-time integration testing.

Please review the full proposal with detailed description of the costs at [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BgLXyCFbpcCKvv_JTBCwLR_btvFOJ0H8YArBYk5yZ_w/edit?usp=sharing](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BgLXyCFbpcCKvv_JTBCwLR_btvFOJ0H8YArBYk5yZ_w/edit?usp=sharing) 

We would love to get your feedback.

Sub.ID Proposal #2: Tx history, Token-centric view, P&L analytics, and more

Our proposal is “Boosting Developer Adoption for Polkadot Ecosystem Projects” and we are sharing it before the official submission for community input and feedback.

We are Missing Link, an established brand in web3 recruiting in Europe, to provide these services. Missing Link has a track record of providing high-quality recruiting services to the blockchain industry, as you can see from the full proposal linked below.

As the Polkadot ecosystem continues to expand, it is critical that there are enough skilled developers to support the growth. **We propose to place a total of 15 Rust developers to different companies and projects within the Polkadot ecosystem through three milestones.** Companies who qualify and are in the Polkadot ecosystem can utilize the funds from this treasury proposal to receive recruitment services for Rust developers for their project.

In total, we are requesting three tranches of $120k USD for a total of $360k USD from the Polkadot treasury to fund this project, with each tranche being awarded before each milestone. We believe that this investment will have a significant impact on the Polkadot ecosystem, by ensuring that there are enough skilled developers to support the growth of the network.

Thank you for your consideration of this proposal and we have incorporated the community’s feedback before submitting this proposal on-chain.

[Here is the link to the full proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zON3bX38D1MXLjaIIdc0aioosxmbQ2IDlMSouM2TLHo) with all the relevant details, processes and qualifiers.

Treasury Proposal for Missing Link: Boosting Developer Adoption

**Proponent:** 12wWLUd5qMzLFGqBsMnHLVFeTuYJwuo5ygMAxuSywrBX1XSF

**Date:** 2023.03.30

**Requested DOT:**  74,785 DOT ($495,000)

**Contact:** William Freudenberger (william@k-f.co)

**Discussion Post:** [https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/1754](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/1754)

---

The [ongoing discussion](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/statemint-update-roadmap/1200/) about automated market makers (AMMs) in the Statemint roadmap is mainly focused on improving the user and custodian experience by allowing small atomic swaps natively and making Statemint a central hub for asset deposits. This addresses important pain points by enabling transaction fees to be paid in non-native tokens and facilitating interaction with the entire asset variety of the ecosystem without requiring to run custom nodes or infrastructure.

However, we believe that one aspect has been overlooked: the slow swaps of large volumes, which can be easily front-run or sandwiched. This is particularly relevant in the context of trades proposed through governance for use cases such as
1. Paying out treasury grants, bounties or even [salaries](https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/pull/13378) in less volatile currencies (ie. stablecoins).
2. Enabling parachains to build a DOT reserve which can be used to acquire a parachain lease, pay XCM fees, or [increase availability cores](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/parachain-scaling-by-parablock-splitting/341) during times of high demand (once supported).
3. Governance deciding to invest part of the treasury into a token to diversify their treasury

What we need is the opposite of what a traditional AMM provides: atomic swaps with immediate execution, even in relatively illiquid assets. A governance vote is unable to time the market and is highly predictable. Therefore, executing such a transaction as a market order on an AMM is problematic, as it will be guaranteed to be front-run. A better solution is to "dollar-cost-average" over a long period of time making it harder for price manipulation to affect the purchase.

At Centrifuge, we have researched distinct approaches of how to achieve hard-to-front-run slower transactions. In our opinion, the most elegant solution is [TWAMM (Time Weighted Automated Market Maker](https://www.paradigm.xyz/2021/07/twamm). We are of the firm conviction that the implementation of this model represents the most efficacious approach for executing token swaps in the context of slower and passive procedures, such as governance.

TWAMM (Time Weighted Automated Market Maker) eliminates front-running vulnerabilities of traditional AMMs when executing large orders, especially in the context of passive procedures, such as governance. The proposed solution will be executed as a seamless extension to [pallet-asset-conversion](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/statemint-e-swap-discussion), thereby enhancing its capabilities as an embedded AMM.

The deliverables of the proposal contain the TWAMM-pallet,  associated runtime APIs, associated research for further optimizing and extending the pallet, a security audit of the pallet and a frontend.

The full proposal can be found [here](https://centrifuge.hackmd.io/Q4AZOW2WRPq7Q0Ti3ee8Og?view).

**EDIT**
* Link discussion post

Treasury Proposal by Centrifuge: On-Chain Automated Treasury Management (with TWAMM)

**Proponent:** 12mRyiCp9zdh1wEVW5gLLiFBxDPKks72rRXmSupyEK3VAMLf (OnFinality)

**Date:** 2nd May 2023

**Requested DOT:**  12,141.2773 (USD $64,834.42)

**Short description:** Ongoing costs for the running of high performance, scalable, and reliable public infrastructure for Polkadot, Statemint, Collectives, Westend, and Encointer.

**Full Report:** [Polkadot Q1 2023 Full Report/Proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T9LnHNap-81QswfQ2yur80rISJAPcHkVzQfc0U54PNM/edit?usp=sharing)

**Raw Data:** [Polkadot Data Q1 2023](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iJpJZlqeeLqMJgmk9zNT-RKx_h1HNbMkFs1PMNySOGk/edit?usp=sharing)

* * * * *

Original Motivation
===================

Over the last 3 months (January, February, and March 2023) we've provided a scalable free public API service so that everyone can access public pools of managed Polkadot, Statemint, Westend, Collectives, and Encointer nodes. This provides the following three outcomes:

-   Grow the ecosystem by reducing the barriers to entry to access a high performance nodes

-   Help scale existing projects in the ecosystem by providing reliable infrastructure services

-   Assist with the testing of all networks by providing valuable data back to the community on how nodes are running, what calls are causing errors, and where traffic is originating from

Service Details
===============

During Q1 of 2023, we've made a large number of stability improvements to our Ultimate API service to allow us to add a large number of new parachains over the last quarter as well as support for multiple chains outside of Polkadot.

For customers that do sign up for paid API keys, we've been adding more and more features to provide a better experience. Geolocation insights provide statistics about where in the world communities are to help influence decisions around where to expand infrastructure and to view the effectiveness of regional BD initiatives.  We can also now automatically upsize the storage on nodes to prevent the risk of any downtime.

Our customers are building cross-chain wallets, running some of the largest block explorers, and are indexing multiple networks - they've all benefited from these API access restrictions, improved monitoring, and the larger number of supported Polkadot chains.

Between 2023-01-01 and 2023-03-31 our Polkadot API service has:

-   Served a total of 4.3 billion responses

-   Accumulated over 50,000 GB of data egress 

-   The highest daily total was 62 million responses in a single 24 hour period for Polkadot only

-   Our rolling 7 day average at the end of this period was over 49 million responses each day

-   Westend had over 110 million API responses in the period

-   Statemint had over 102 million API responses in the period

-   All time totals for Polkadot is 97,192,546,788 (97 Billion) since November, 2020

-   At the end of this period the 90 day uptime for Polkadot, Statemint, Westend, Encointer and Collectives was 99.98%, 99.99%, 99.96%, 99.74%, 99.95% respectively

Enhancements
------------

Additionally, we are proud to have delivered some key service enhancements that benefit the Polkadot ecosystem in the last quarter. This includes:

-   [Auto Expand Storage](https://blog.onfinality.io/onfinality-developer-update-auto-expand-storage-for-dedicated-nodes/) - When the node's storage reaches 85% utilisation, the storage size will be automatically increased by 10%. Saves developers and devOps time on having to constantly check on and manually upgrade their node storage size

-   [Partnership with POKT network](https://blog.onfinality.io/onfinality-partners-with-pocket-network-to-unlock-access-to-unstoppable-infrastructure/) to bring in more external developers into the Polkadot ecosystem

-   [Geographical Insights](https://blog.onfinality.io/onfinality-adds-geolocation-insights-for-dapps-and-api-apps/) - API key owners can view statistics about where in the world your community are to help influence decisions around where to expand infrastructure and to view the effectiveness of regional BD initiatives

-   [Clarify our IP address handling](https://blog.onfinality.io/how-does-onfinality-deal-with-personal-information/) - OnFinality does not, and will never, correlate or link specific wallet addresses to the IP address or request origin making the RPC request

-   We're testing access to various unsafe methods like traceBlock and subscribeStorage that will help developers create applications that utilise XCM - contact us if you would like to be part of the beta

-   Reduced our exposure to any single cloud provider - Progressively migrated resources away from AWS to other cloud providers for lower cost and exposure.

-   Expanded our OnFinality for Startups Programme to support teams from the Substrate Builders Programme and Scytale Ventures

-   Added support for a number of new networks, including Ajuna, Unique, Clover, SORA, Composable Finance, Collectives, xx network, as well as Polygon, BNB, Fantom, Gnosis and Evmos from outside the ecosystem. OnFinality is a new one stop shop for all of your RPC needs from multiple ecosystems.

-   A variety of improvements to our health metric collection tools and automated recovery scripts to ensure our 99.9% SLA is exceeded.

-   Scale improvements to our team, processes, and systems to allow us to provide this same service to any  substrate team

You can always see live data on our API service on our public [status page](https://status.onfinality.io/) and [network analytics page](https://onfinality.io/networks).

**Full report can be read here:** [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T9LnHNap-81QswfQ2yur80rISJAPcHkVzQfc0U54PNM/edit?usp=sharing](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T9LnHNap-81QswfQ2yur80rISJAPcHkVzQfc0U54PNM/edit?usp=sharing)

OnFinality - High Performance Public Infrastructure (Q1 2023)

## Hello Polkadot community!

**Proposal:** DotsamaPrague 07.06.2022 Retrospective costs reimbursement

**Full proposal URL:** [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cQ2MSjO1Co57FY9cxUaMNIx7CoGBXvpV](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cQ2MSjO1Co57FY9cxUaMNIx7CoGBXvpV)

**Beneficiary:** KodaDot COO - Damsky [15VmrRmgPhKMfBanjS5ei4dCcVL54GMLCfnVRryynSYzvyys]

**Proposal submitted by:** [Damsky](https://www.subscan.io/account/15VmrRmgPhKMfBanjS5ei4dCcVL54GMLCfnVRryynSYzvyys), Head of Operations at [KodaDot](https://kodadot.xyz/)

**Date:** 22.03.2023

**Requested DOT:** 4099 DOT (based on EMA7 $DOT rate: 6.293 USD per 1 $DOT)($25,798)

**Short description:** Proposal to the Polkadot & Kusama community to reimburse costs incurred by organization and delivery of DotsamaPrague 2022 conference.

**Goal:** To secure retrospective funding for the successful organization and execution of DotsamaPrague 07.06.2022 conference, which aimed to strengthen the Polkadot ecosystem by promoting education, networking, and collaboration among attendees by being strategically placed between major events during Prague Blockchain Week 2022

**Obvious question**: Why submit the proposal so late?

- **Answer:**  The delayed submission of the proposal, with all invoices included, is attributed to our involvement in the organization of five additional Polkadot related events (detailed below). Coupled with the challenges of managing a lot of work with a very small team, our capacity to promptly finalize the proposal was limited. Despite the challenges, to make the event happen we had to act quickly and funded the whole event from our pockets. We recognize this oversight and are committed to ensuring timely submission of proposals for future events.

**Past events track:**
- [Dotsama Prague 2022](https://dotprague.xyz/recap-2022/) (Rebranded to PolkadotPrague)
- [DOTBrno 2022](https://dotbrno.xyz/)
- [Sub0 2022 opening event in Mono Lisboa](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sub0-warmup-networking-opening-event-by-kodadot-basilisk-polkadot-tickets-464877269427)
- [Lightning Boat](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lightning-boat-by-kodadot-interlay-and-polkadot-tickets-473279310157) in Budapest as a side event to Metaverse Championship
- [Subwork opening](https://www.meetup.com/subwork/events/289925251/)(Future Polkadot Hub candidate) 




Proposal: DotsamaPrague 07.06.2022 Retrospective Costs Reimbursement

**Proponent:** 12uokSRn2hmEWPZuzHK1xqnFxRgyoApLtXRBd4jFan2x2T1P

**Date:** 13.05.2023

**Requested:** 7,654 DOT (i.e USD $41,402 calculated from the [7-day EMA price](https://polkadot.subscan.io/tools/price_converter?value=41402&type=time&from=USD&to=DOT&time=1683944268) of DOT)

**Short description:**

[Dot.alert()](https://dot-alert.gitbook.io/dot.alert/) is a knowledgebase that provides practical guidelines for managing assets safely across the Polkadot ecosystem. 

As part of its mission, Dot.alert() has previously established a social contract with the Polkadot Treasury to fund its quarterly operational costs:

- Motion 263: [Treasury proposal: Dot.alert() operational costs](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/motion/263)  |  [Q4 2022 Milestones report](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xdOWf7m7MC9oul54q-I8bWRZ2b6zZGam/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112859871373269428690&rtpof=true&sd=true)
- Motion 318: [ Treasury proposal: Dot.alert() operational costs - Q1 2023](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/motion/318)  |  [Q1 2023 Milestones report](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kMaSz59IVMfcfbu6BMml6eFfjpfs7K06/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112859871373269428690&rtpof=true&sd=true)

Dot.alert() is seeking funding for its Q2 & Q3 2023 operations, so that it can continue to make progress on the objectives laid out in its annual strategic plan.

You can find the discussion related to this proposal here: [https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/1743](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/1743)

You can find the full details of the proposal (including milestones, tasks, and costs for the period April – September 2023) here: [Polkadot Maintenance Proposal Q2-Q3 2023 – Dot.alert()](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hyqtzlnTYQb5oBFop76n_PIWmaYgvI3v/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112859871373269428690&rtpof=true&sd=true).


Treasury proposal: Dot.alert() operational costs – Q2-Q3 2023

Hi everyone! I'm Cervera, creator of [Cryptonitas](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsP0zGvvzB4RGyDYHkDdmUA), and I've been creating educational video tutorials for the Polkadot and Kusama community since April 19, 2021. In addition to creating educational content, I have been contributing to the community in different ways: supporting the community by answering questions on the Telegram channels and YouTube; through participation in different events (both as a speaker and as a member of the organizational team); with the creation of events, such as the Decoded 2022 viewing party in Valencia; and the creation of a Nomination Pool on both Polkadot and Kusama, among other things.

This proposal intends to continue the content creation of the [previous proposal](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/treasury/213), which includes the production of 85+ pieces of content. The main objective of this proposal is to have an informed, educated and valuable community that knows how to make real and appropriate use of the network. For more information, I invite you to read the complete proposal [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gdjk6TH4nl6OA0MJe93Ok4uw6NcVVh8RXFfg8Gam2CE/edit?usp=sharing).

You can read the original discussion post [here](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/1745).

Polkadot education content production extension by Cryptonitas

The RadiumBlock team, an infrastructure provider for the Polkadot/Substrate community, is seeking reimbursement for the provision of 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.

RadiumBlock is committed to providing high-quality infrastructure services to our customers. Our mission is to continuously improve and innovate in order to meet the evolving needs of the Web3 ecosystem. Over these last two quarters we have significantly overhauled our infrastructure resulting in the following:

- Deployed Hybrid On-Prem + Cloud computing strategy
- Expanded Edge locations (12 locations worldwide including South America, Africa and India)
- Security upgrades
- Significant cost reduction Quarter to Quarter
- Moving in future to reduced and predictable fixed price SaaS model
- Expanding service to common good chains, Westend and Collectives

We continue engagement in the ecosystem as an infrastructure provider for other para chains such as Astar, Ajuna with others planned. 

### 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

Our [full proposal is posted here.](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FWizmMAVRvXJy8ZVTN-jfYMD4lfEJpYm/edit#heading=h.vddmprgyspc) 

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

**Proposal Information:**

🔹Full proposal: [Link>>](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qQOdZW1bt_qOQNzhNrdLgO8IuLInv3fqqP8AsDdIsEA)

🔸Our previous Proposal #1: [Link>>](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/motion/573)

🔸Milestone Report #1: [Link>>](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y3EcjT36WN6wlx4x-OoC7IzvvI1dJ7U0w50uSGAgBeE/edit)

**Twitter Feedback:**

🔸#1: [Link>>](https://twitter.com/RemarkPunks/status/1587922570828951553)

🔸#2: [Link>>](https://twitter.com/RemarkPunks/status/1645026396689817607)

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**Summary**

KusaMint is a development kit for NFT artists, creators and the whole Dotsama community in general. It provides different tools to mint and manage NFTs with ease.
We have successfully reached all milestones set in our previous proposal that became [Motion 573](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/motion/573).  

This proposal aims to receive funding that will allow us to offer Dotsama NFT community new functionality and expand to new NFT standards. 

**Full Transparency:**

We have launched this proposal on $KSM OpenGov ([Referenda 168](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/168)) with >80% approval rate until it was rejected through one whale vote (HACN) despite having almost 3 times more people voting "Aye". We have received absolutely positive community feedback (Social Media, Discussions, ChaosDAO vote and more) and believe that our project brings actual value to ecosystem. 

--------------------------------

**Key points in this proposal**

- **KusaMint Enhancement**

🔹 Access to NFTs on Statemine - Mint 1.0 NFTs on this chain. We aim to cover all possible NFT options in Dotsama eco, so KusaMint would be simply incomplete without Statemine.

🔹 Mobile support - Mint/Manage NFTs from your phone. A mobile version of UI ready to be integrated to any crypto wallet.

🔹 Advanced NFT Management - Visual improvements to current UI and more options for collection management (Estimate fees for mass minting, switch networks, export etc.)

🔹 Analytics System - While we already have tools to make NFT management more comfortable, we aim to add more tracking and analytics for creators. Monitor and share the amount of sales per period of time, floor prices and volumes on marketplaces.

- **EVM Integration**

🔹ERC-RMRK NFTs - The core of Kusama NFTs that is now supported on EVM chains. Equippable, composable NFTs with revolutionary use cases. 

🔹ERC-721 NFTs - Classic Ethereum NFTs.

🔹ERC-1155 NFTs - Multi-Token NFTs that offer more functionality than ERC-721 tokens.

- **Public API**

🔹REST API 

🔹GraphQL API 

**Potential API use cases:**

- NFT Mint in crypto games - skins, achievements, characters, etc.

- Marketplace integrations

- Integrations to artists’ websites

- NFT Mints for DAOs

- …and many more

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**Requested Amount:** 17488 DOT/91987 USD (Proposal 2: 15173 DOT + Proposal 1 Difference: 2315 DOT)

**DOT price:** 5.26 USD (Coingecko data on 16th of May 2023)

**Total team hours:** 1790 Hours

**Costs detalization:** [Link>>](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qQOdZW1bt_qOQNzhNrdLgO8IuLInv3fqqP8AsDdIsEA/edit#heading=h.6aamk9mmhqlw)

*Proposal 1 Difference - during our first proposal $KSM price dramatically went down, resulting in >$12000 loss. It was decided that we will apply to receive remaining funds in our next proposal. 

KusaMint - Extension and Further Funding Q2-3 2023

Integritee proposes developing and deploying private transaction sidechains on both Statemine and Statemint. This proposal covers the first two phases we outlined in [our blog](https://medium.com/integritee/a-privacy-sidechain-for-all-polkadot-kusama-chains-1bb52dc9b0d7). The delivery will be operational beta sidechains. 

[Discussion thread on polkassembly](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/1739)

[Detailed Proposal Document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W9OjcwHKYqKzA0wmobN5HMf1cyiF3AHmRMvLs1K2hLU/edit?usp=sharing)



Privacy Sidechains on Statemin*

Link to full proposal: ([PDF](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nGdzd8Pyc-er0qIiON_K3EAiQzvQjKCz/view?usp=share_link))

Link to budget: ([GDocs](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ASfwlwsIZvUrqzWiiJwrd8jwYUrgNDp8/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=110184782530918322927&rtpof=true&sd=true))

### Proposal context

The beneficiary and implementer of this proposal is the Thomson Reuters Foundation (TRF). Every.org are the proposer, supporting TRF to exchange any DOT granted to US dollars in order to fund the pilot training programme that aims to “Build a better understanding of blockchain across mainstream global media”.


TRF is an independent charity, registered in the UK and the USA (as TRF INC) we work to advance media freedom, foster more inclusive economies, and promote human rights. Through news, media development, free legal assistance and convening initiatives, we combine our unique services to drive systemic change. We use the combined power of journalism and the law to build global awareness of critical issues faced by humanity, inspire collective leadership, and help shape a prosperous world where no one is left behind. We believe that societies around the world should be free, fair and informed.


Following an introductory meeting and Web3 Foundation relationship scoping workshop in Zug (27th July 2022), TRF are proposing a strategic partnership, which will aim to build a more accurate and deeper understanding of Web3 and blockchain technologies across audiences who are not familiar with it and who are exposed to more traditional narratives (e.g. cryptocurrencies facilitate illegal activities and pollute the environment). The aim of the partnership is to educate non-crypto audiences and journalists on a global scale to better understand the fast-evolving blockchain ecosystem (For example, the downfall of FTX, a news story that went mainstream, involving politicians and celebrities. Many journalists struggled to report on this incident accurately, due to their limited knowledge of the crypto ecosystem and one of its largest exchanges.) and its potential applications beyond decentralised finance (DeFi).


TRF proposes to launch the partnership with a pilot programme to scope, develop and test a new training programme that responds to this aim. The pilot will be delivered iteratively in collaboration with the Web3 Foundation to achieve a robust and needs-driven training methodology that can be effectively scaled in anticipated future phases of the partnership.

Building a better understanding of blockchain across mainstream global media

Hello DOT builders, developers, independent researchers, and community!
We would like to present to you a user behavior research product that will help improve the effectiveness of application development in the ecosystem and identify possible synergistic partnerships. Our goal is to study user behavior based on the ALREADY existing onchain information on the blockchain. 

[Original discussion post >>](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/1679)

### Context of the proposal
We propose web3 user-research tool for the Polkadot ecosystem that enables developers to analyze and score user behavior on-chain, providing a deeper understanding of the current state of the ecosystem at the user, dApp, and parachain level.

With real-time detailed snapshots of the existing Polkadot community, developers can improve their products, create stronger communities, and effectively incentivize newcomers using Motif's insights. 

### Reference/experience
Our team has conducted and is actively engaged in multiple research projects to battle-test our event-based extraction method. Examples of completed and ongoing studies include:
- dYdX (complete)
- Astar (complete)
- Lido (in progress)

We have made an effort to provide a comprehensive explanation in a [full proposal >>>](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WEhn-kQQjYxpWD8hC05Nc4VK9oPYROFl/edit)

In the following sections, we will present the results of these studies and demonstrate that the event-based method is sufficient for the purposes of research within the Polkadot ecosystem. 

### Problem statement
The operation of P2P systems is based on the P - peers (or people)  themselves. Due to the nature of independent economic systems with internal accounting units, users not only generate revenue but also directly influence the economic parameters of the system. It is the behavior of users that is the main lifeblood and success factor of that kind of economic systems. To operate successfully within such ecosystems, the creators of both the ecosystems themselves and the services and applications within the ecosystem must have a good understanding of user behavior, tools to influence it, and effectively track results.
- How can we identify the users who effectively and consistently use the dApps?
- How can we identify the users who fraud actions and try to deceive the system to obtain a reward?
- What motivates users to provide liquidity and how does the ecosystem incentivize them to continue doing so?
- How can we track the last actions of users who have transitioned from one ecosystem to another?
- How can we motivate average users to engage more actively with the system?
- How can we retain existing profitable users?

Answering these simple questions or finding relevant information within Polkadot is practically impossible. The main reasons for this are:
- Blockchain user data reality itself: a huge, interconnected and decentralized mess which is difficult to explore. 
- The modular multilevel structure of Polkadot is hard to overview.
- The limited number of functioning dApps and zero-to-none smart-contracts as a source of customer behavior leads to a lack of information.

### How is this problem being solved today?

One of the current solutions is one-by-one research. However, "wallet-by-wallet" research is extremely difficult. Researchers have to go to different wallets, look at the experience of interactions, compare similar wrapped/transferred tokens/coins/portfolios, actions, etc. Comparing users, let alone profiling them is almost impossible. It leaves no chance for factually understanding users' behavior and providing targeted incentivization to wallets with relevant experience. 

Due to this complexity, analysis often boils down to two simple metrics: the number of tokens on the relay chain or the number of wallets (for example, how many came and performed some action). This leads to a distortion of reality and inefficiency in analysis and results: prioritizing “big balance” leads to the dominance of "whales" behavior, while “big numbers” lead to the domination of "bot farms." However, these cases do not lead to growing the numbers of the active users, and such metrics do not allow the application to improve its efficiency. On the contrary, they provide an opportunity for potential fraud from such participants.
Even for the whole ecosystem itself these "bot farms" and "whales" can create a centralization effect, exposing the ecosystem to potential manipulation by centralized third parties. 
Therefore, a significant portion of tools based on user behavior aimed at incentivizing them, such as airdrops, retrodrops, quests, whitelists, and others, do not produce the desired results.


### Motif’s solution

Motif provides 3 main tools: 

**1. Parachain and Relay Chain Overview User State (B2B)**
This tool provides an overview of the current holders, including their profiles, assets, and level of activity. It can help identify the most active and engaged users in the ecosystem and their holding patterns. 
![](https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmVyzQMfwgt2veQQuS7GmstE7XSHwyhTrBPqS6p23oGwXM?_gl=1*5q5xpv*_ga*MTc4ODEzODIxNy4xNjc4MTIzMTc1*_ga_5RMPXG14TE*MTY3ODEyMzE3NC4xLjEuMTY3ODEyMzI0MC41Ny4wLjA.)

**2. Individual Wallet Cross-Parachain Traction Analytics for Personal Use (B2C)**
Any user can input an existing native wallet address and receive comprehensive information about the user's activity, presented in an easy-to-use format. This includes details on the assets the user currently holds or has held in the past, the specific assets they have traded, and the most active protocols or parachains the user has interacted with.
![](https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmPNUF5NUWu3GvCuJtdRiCCJzCcYXSNt8bUjYRtxi3PPLk?_gl=1*1s9z1iz*_ga*MTc4ODEzODIxNy4xNjc4MTIzMTc1*_ga_5RMPXG14TE*MTY3ODEyMzE3NC4xLjEuMTY3ODEyMzI0MC41Ny4wLjA.)

**3. Batch Scoring of User Sets (B2B)**
Motif provides the opportunity to score a set of users in a batch, allowing for research and analysis of user sets. This helps to identify the best users for DeFi, which users will hold long-term, and which users are most active members of the Polkadot community.
![](https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmVMTw3JordrdZjrcjYXhpC9hxN3TzKbrkRvQmsuexU3Ps?_gl=1*1s9z1iz*_ga*MTc4ODEzODIxNy4xNjc4MTIzMTc1*_ga_5RMPXG14TE*MTY3ODEyMzE3NC4xLjEuMTY3ODEyMzI0MC41Ny4wLjA.)

The goal of Motif is to help developers improve the user experience of their dApps and incentivize the most active and engaged users. Our core concept is to research and connect the most valuable users with the most suitable dApps to accelerate the growth of the Polkadot ecosystem.


### Research method 

Our research method at Motif is event-based, focusing on events within transactions and associated data.
We generally work in two major steps: Extraction and Calculation (or orchestration). The extraction step involves collecting and organizing data from various sources, while the calculation step involves analyzing and interpreting the data to gain insights and produce results.

You can learn more about our methodology in the [full proposal >>>](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WEhn-kQQjYxpWD8hC05Nc4VK9oPYROFl/edit#heading=h.3dy6vkm)

Here we will provide an overview of the main capabilities of our proven methodologies.

**Event-based extraction method can produce enough data for the web3 research**

Furthermore, the discovered clusters can be statistically described, which can aid in making predictions about the performance of future users and their actions 
![](https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmdF7CKBzpjgCbmwjih38oQvhY4tcmXCG1V4JWdjbdBUMa?_gl=1*7jddbl*_ga*MTc4ODEzODIxNy4xNjc4MTIzMTc1*_ga_5RMPXG14TE*MTY3ODEyMzE3NC4xLjEuMTY3ODEyMzI0MC41Ny4wLjA.)
![](https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmPNxxdmdPfPJZhUFzxE7BojRNM8xbJrqpSA9W9KdohbSr?_gl=1*twtwv8*_ga*MTc4ODEzODIxNy4xNjc4MTIzMTc1*_ga_5RMPXG14TE*MTY3ODEyMzE3NC4xLjEuMTY3ODEyMzI0MC41Ny4wLjA.)


**Users can be profiled by their activity or assets**

Users can be profiled based on their activity or assets. This is known as user profiling, which involves dividing users into groups based on their interests.
![](https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmVmCqXYve9QypMMPKiXw542L8jSusC4sjzPcBtvEra2ZC?_gl=1*4fhpby*_ga*MTc4ODEzODIxNy4xNjc4MTIzMTc1*_ga_5RMPXG14TE*MTY3ODEyMzE3NC4xLjEuMTY3ODEyMzI0MC41Ny4wLjA.)


**Motif can be used for dynamic research too.**

This is how the clusterization looks after event-based extraction and aggregate recombination 

![](https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmT1Cx4RGnfUa53a7ASc7N7EnqFkgzCbnbqMCVty1faTj1?_gl=1*dz7fmg*_ga*MTc4ODEzODIxNy4xNjc4MTIzMTc1*_ga_5RMPXG14TE*MTY3ODEyMzE3NC4xLjEuMTY3ODEyMzI0MC41Ny4wLjA.)

Additionally, we can use other hypotheses to define clusters, such as the economic value of the user being proportional to the amount of gas spent. The more gas a user spends, the more money they spend. This can be used to further define and analyze the clusters.

![](https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmWH7ggYDw4i6hRXW5y84hyMbeFyjo3rzfEchCZaSoLyHX?_gl=1*17w0ipi*_ga*MTc4ODEzODIxNy4xNjc4MTIzMTc1*_ga_5RMPXG14TE*MTY3ODEyMzE3NC4xLjEuMTY3ODEyMzI0MC41Ny4wLjA.)

**Event-based Method battle-test results**

- Wallets with at least 10 transactions can be studied using transaction data, which provides a variety of features (such as type, timestamp, gas spent, and method) that are suitable for statistical and machine learning analysis.
- A daily average of 80 unique active wallets (UAW) is sufficient to uncover correlations and create user profiles.
- Wallet profiles can be predicted using research data and on-chain metrics such as minimum token levels, chains, or key actions.

You can learn more about our methodology in the [full proposal >>>](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WEhn-kQQjYxpWD8hC05Nc4VK9oPYROFl/edit#heading=h.3dy6vkm)


### Stakeholders benefits
**DApps**
Our goal is to improve the efficiency of dApp onboarding and operation by providing opportunities for researching users, rival dApps, and the parachain itself. This allows dApps to easily navigate different ecosystems and onboard the most relevant communities. Additionally, dApps can better understand user needs and experiences, and reward the best users for their on-chain activity and holding without fear of flipping. This can streamline dApp development and operations and save on marketing and liquidity costs.
For example, dApps can incentivize users with different profiles (Top degens, Strong Holders, Early Adopters, etc.) using modern mechanics such as retrodrops, airdrops, and claims.

**Ecosystems (parachains)**
Ecosystems will have the opportunity to onboard relevant dApps (if they want to work on top of parachains), which can increase the use of native coins and grow the user base organically. This will lead to rewards for user loyalty and experience. Additionally, ecosystems can incentivize users to explore new experiences without the risk of losing funds to bot farms or flippers.

**Polkadot community**
Polkadot community members, whether experienced or new, will have the ability to be recognized for their loyalty and experience, and will be able to receive benefits for their engagement with the ecosystem. This can include rewards for on-chain activity, holding native tokens, or participating in research and development of the ecosystem.

### New use cases for the Polkadot

**Updatable/dynamic Web3 id.** Motif offers an updatable and dynamic Web3 ID that can meet the demands of on-chain user recognition, scoring, and profiling systems. This ID can be integrated into smart-contracts or routing systems, providing enhanced security for users and customization options for dApp developers.
The general idea is to enable blockchain applications to provide personalized conditions based on a user's real on-chain experience, without using any information from outside the blockchain (off-chain can be easily manipulated). The existing "HYPE concept" of soulbound tokens does not seem suitable, as the verification should occur at the moment of interaction (there can be a gap between the emission of the SBT token and the interaction).This case can be solved by implementing a scoring smart contract standalone or within the routing circuit (as part of it or as part of the route when conditions occur). Such a "smart contract factory" can work based on the solution we propose.

**DID.** Motif can also provide a decentralized digital ID based on the user's fingerprint (user trace in one wallet types) and predicted level of on-chain activity.. 
Current solutions for user address unification based solely on public addresses are not viable as they can be easily falsified. In our view, a usable digital fingerprint is only possible with transactions that have internal economic value. This combination of transaction patterns with economic significance and related information increases the chances of a real human subject managing the given address. Again, thresholds and identification of such transactions are possible on the proposed platform.

**Web2 scoring** where Web3 data can be used by Web2 apps for various purposes.

**Web3 scoring interfaces** for the Polkadot. 

**Web3 scoring backend** for Polkadot, such as Nansen/debank look-alike dApps that currently do not exist in the ecosystem.

These use-cases can provide opportunities to onboard new dApps to the Polkadot ecosystem, increasing its potential for growth and usage.


You can learn more about our Motif in the [full proposal >>>](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WEhn-kQQjYxpWD8hC05Nc4VK9oPYROFl/edit#heading=h.3dy6vkm)


We would greatly appreciate your feedback and ideas for improvement. We thank the participants of the Polkadot ecosystem and colleagues from Parity for their intensive work on this proposal.

Motif: Web3 user research platform

Hello,

We are submitting a proposal for retroactive funding for [polkashots.io](https://polkashots.io) for the months of January-April 2023. Following this date, the service will be terminated. Per [developer guidelines](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/community-bootnodes-and-snapshot-providers/630), we want to invite validators to switch to [Warp Sync](https://substrate.stackexchange.com/questions/5855/is-grandpa-warp-sync-the-recommended-method-for-syncing-a-node/5858#5858).

Polkashots was primarily developed as an internal tool for our own usage. We made it available to all, becoming the first such service in existence, in early 2021. 

We have funded this service alternatively with Polkadot and Kusama treasuries. We are submitting our final proposal to the Polkadot treasury.

We have been offering:

* a functioning infrastructure to provide usable blockchain database snapshots for the Polkadot and Kusama networks, to the benefit of node operators and validators,
* new snapshots at least once per day. Snapshots are filesystem dumps of the Polkadot and Kusama node storage backend files, of variety RocksDb and ParityDb, of type pruned, with a depth of 1000 blocks, compressed in lz4 format, that can be used by validators to quickly spin up or restore their infrastructure,
* a website frontend at polkashots.io with relevant metadata and download links, including a permanent link that always redirects to the most recent snapshot,
* best effort incident and problem management,
* redundant implementation setup which allows for continuity, seamless upgrades and basic disaster recovery & contingency management.

Full proposal is [here](https://hackmd.io/@nicolasochem/B19RK5lmh).

Polkashots.io maintenance January-April 2023

# TLDR;
In this proposal, we implement confidential transfer, zk rollup pallet, and related cryptographic primitives.  
These are the solution for privacy and scaling that are blockchain missing pieces.  
Every pallets and primitive libraries are completely compatible with Parity Scale Codec and no_std, and data structures are optimized for the latest cryptography scheme friendly.  
By importing pallets and primitive libraries to Substrate, it achieves simple-to-use, privacy-preserving, and speedy, cheap transactions.  
The full proposal is [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/14RM72brMzxUR0I8BrrRa40RussjjDaiB/edit#heading=h.gjdgxs).

# Core Idea
> It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change. - Darwin

The blockchain technology lacks privacy and scalability features, which can be resolved by utilizing a combination of zero-knowledge proof and homomorphic encryption.  
Cryptography advances but traditional blockchains are not suitable to handle these cryptographic schemes.  
The more cryptography advances, the more we feel Ethereum EVM is old in the same way as we feel Bitcoin UTXO and PoW are old.  

Polkadot offers a unique feature that allows us to upgrade the blockchain runtime with the latest cryptography model.
By incorporating modern Substrate pallets, we can seamlessly integrate the latest cryptography into the Substrate architecture.  
This ensures that our system stays up-to-date with the latest advancements in cryptography.  
By directly modifying the blockchain data structure, we can greatly simplify its usage and make the process more efficient.  
That's the best differentiation from other blockchains.

# Benefits
Polkadot developers, users, and investors get benefits from this proposal.

**Firstly**, we implement zero-knowledge proof circuit language and related primitives. These libraries are compatible with Polkadot therefore they can use these functionalities on the Substrate blockchain and build new privacy projects on top of these.

**Secondly**, we implement confidential transfer transactions functionality, zk rollup construction, and wallet client. These libraries are public and users can use them and send transfer transactions privately or cheaply. They can hide the transfer amount and use scalable transfer.

**Finally**, our project focuses on Polkadot. Few projects are working on privacy blockchain and there are no official libraries related to privacy transaction components completely compatible with Polkadot. The zero-knowledge proof is also used for scaling. This makes Polkadot far easier to support privacy and scaling functionality. More users and projects will want to use Polkadot instead of other blockchains.

# Direction
We would like to collaborate with the Polkadot community and, brush up on our libraries and ideas.  
We especially, focus on zero-knowledge proof and hardware verification protocol.  
If we receive feedback from the community, we would be happy to reflect it on our libraries.  
Our purpose is to implement zkVM and IoT verification protocol parachain.  
On the way, it would be nice if we collaborate together and implement a strong infrastructure.

Thank you for reading!  
Please ping me if you have any questions.  
Element (@ash_white_hat:matrix)

Privacy Transfer and Zk Rollup Pallet with Modern Blockchain Structure

We have opened[ a tip for the reimbursement of this Proposal](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/tip/0x07555c9158fdedfda115ab41335a0fa5cc4b236d04511e5c18664b28632d967f) for the return of the bond. We will re-submit this Proposal later.

Hey Polkadot Community!

My name is Alex, and I am super excited to have the opportunity to finally put a lot of thought, planning and strategy into motion and execute a set of development initiatives in order to help build Polkadot ecosystem with MVP Workshop, one of the Europe's pioneers in Web3 & Blockchain, and with my responsibility as a Web3 Founder & Business Developer.

The first step is for our team at MVP Workshop to build a UI & Front-End for DotSwap, a UniSwap V1-based DEX on Statemint.

A bit more information about MVPW:

[MVP Workshop](https://mvpworkshop.co) is a Blockchain Product Research & Development Studio, and one of the pioneers of Web3 in Europe.

We are an innovative team of 50+ engineers, developers, designers, consultants and marketers who are head-over-heels in love with the wide range of possible applications of blockchain technology. Our experience counts 70+ developed Blockchain products, and we are proud to say that our biggest accomplishments are:

- Polygon’s official implementation partner (built Polygon Edge, Nightfall Block Explorer and 5+ more products during a 3-year partnership). We are also very proud to say that Mihailo Bijelic, Co-Founder of Polygon, came from our research facility named 3327 and that we proposed the name ‘Polygon’ when it was still MATIC Network. 🙂

- Parity’s Substrate Delivery partners: 2 years ago we got in touch with Parity to build a variety of products for the Polkadot ecosystem, including Substrate Starter Kit. Although we’ve hold off scaling the Rust team, we’re now dedicated towards creating a dedicated department (and maybe even a venture) that would focus on new projects in the Polkadot ecosystem, as we’ve been in touch with Parity regarding building Parachain SDK, as well as the UI for DEX on Statemint, that we’re currently writing a Proposal for.

- Complete technology solution for Celsius Network: Although we all know what happened with Celsius, we are still proud with what we’ve accomplished, as we didn’t have anything to do with the Business or Management side, and even our company funds and my personal funds are still stuck.

Also, we’re proud to say that 3 weeks ago, we’ve managed to get into top 12 finalists out of 250+ companies on ETHGlobal’s Hackathon on building dApps on top of FVM (Filecoin Virtual Machine).

The list goes on and on, as we’ve been working closely with more recognizable industry names such as Moonbeam, Bitcoin.com, yearn.finance, created different products on Cardano, and many more.

Our DEX experience: 

Already mentioned, we have a significant experience developing Celsius, a UniSwap fork for a big CeFi product, a DEX for Bitcoin.com built on Moonbeam, Tesseract finance (supported by yearn.finance), Revuto (a DEX on Cardano) and more.

You'll find UI samples in [the full Proposal found here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xPFwfqGrbU2B_9h_RB8SfU6ya7gDRvGKGLUrO_NMjMg/edit?usp=sharing).

So far, MVPW Studio has been engaged in Polkadot ecosystem by:

- Creating a [Substrate-Starter-Kit](https://mvpworkshop.co/blog/proudly-presenting-substrate-blockchain-starter-kit/) (which is a tool that brings the simplicity of creating a substrate-based blockchain by simple drag and drop pallets to a codebase.

- Developed a DEX on Moonbeam as a part of cooperation with Bitcoin.com (was never launched).

Today, we’re in close contact with Parity representatives in two big initiatives:

- Parachain SDK (a tool that will offer a set of shortcuts to easily deploy Parachains in a more affordable and quick way)

- UI & Front-end for a DEX on Statemint (a project we’re writing this proposal for)

With our serious plans to dive in the Polkadot ecosystem and give our full experience and expertise into empowering it, we are planning to submit a proposal for the UI & Front-End development of DotSwap, a DEX built on top of Statemint, a generic assets parachain and the first common good project, which provides functionality for deploying and transferring assets.

In the full Proposal document, you'll find a following structure/outline of topics:

1. Requirements & Funding
2. Introduction
3. About us (Company background)
4. Context of the proposal (Our principles on building on Polkadot, Statemint challenge, MVP Workshop's solution by contributing to build a UI & Front-End for the DEX 'DotSwap', etc.)
5. Scope of Work + Project Estimates

Having lots of experience in infrastructure and enterprise business solutions, we wanted to share our input on Polkadot, in terms of what we will focus on in order to contribute to the massive adoption of the technology amongst the industry.

We've found out about this initiative from talking internally with Parity team who onboarded us fully with the project requirements and description, which only made us thrilled to scope and estimate the UI & FE development and start with MVPW's contribution to the ecosystem.

For this development initiative, we’re asking for $80,960 or 13,500 DOT on the date and time (6-March) that 1 DOT = $5,97

Thank you Stefan, Rich, Vi, Alex, Gilles and many more who contributed in the continuous support on this initiative. 🙏🏼

[Please reject] MVP Workshop Treasury Proposal: DotSwap UI & Front-End (a DEX on Statemint)

Polkadot India aims to sensitize the Indian & global crypto community about Polkadot, educate them about web3 developments and even train developers with Substrate.

To this effect we have created two properties DotFriday(A Guest Webinar Series), and Substrate Saturdays(A Bootcamp Series) and have been running them since September 2021. We also hold IRL events across multiple cities in India named PolkaDays and also have community game nights to keep the community interactive and engaged. Ongoing activities also include continuous engagement on our community channels with highly insightful & educative content about the Polkadot & web3 ecosystem.

With 2 Polkadot treasury grant proposals won in the past 18 months, successful delivery of promised agendas, our community requests for more of our events. After the treasury haitus, Polkadot India is back with a proposal via the Events Bounty programme to take forward our webinar series in the coming months.
Here is a detailed proposal with the bounty ask defined, and the supporting data that will help gauge the mission at hand.

[THE PROPOSAL LINK](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oOqMTPL0_rHk3IasVu1TKqsW38lP4C5RRHGxD7O92EY/)

Our properties have been seeing glimpses of success and the community has been growing rapidly since launch, and we propose to continue hosting such events with an aim of educating and impacting developers, web3 professionals, students, investors and crypto enthusiasts in coming times.
Open to hearing your views on our plan, and looking forward to a successful receipt of this bounty so we can deliver some exceptional sessions with experts from the Polkadot ecosystem, and help many curious minds get inspired and educated as best as the ecosystem can provide.

Thank you, 
Ananya
Community Lead

Polkadot India Follow-Up Proposal for 6 Months Webinar Series

**Link to Full Proposal**:
[Connect the DOTs - Proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CduiRi_ZF9StcKSSWeJqYzVOU_hwsFoImirZOhqBfsc/edit?usp=sharing)

**The Current Problem with Polkadot**
 
Today, information within the Polkadot ecosystem is located across individual parachain/project websites, social media sites, and videos/podcasts. Information remains siloed and difficult to access for users depending on their purpose. The “hub” sites that do exist fall victim to Polkadot’s achilles heel: technical heavy, data repository interfaces that don't focus on the user experience. Polkadot has some of the best tech in the world and we want to help make this beautiful technology accessible to masses. 

The end result of this: Polkadot is being held back from its full potential. The average new user does not know where to begin or gets scared off when they’re asked to interact with developer style interfaces. We can see this across a broad depth of market data. Polkadot always leads in developer activity, and yet gets nowhere near the activity and traction as many ecosystems that are less developed and less impressive technically. 

**The Solution** 

Our overarching objective is to help participants better navigate the Polkadot ecosystem: increasing exposure and understanding by aggregating “everything Polkadot” and presenting digestible, key information in a simple user interface (“UI”). We will accomplish this by collecting and gathering information via a variety of sources, maintaining a community database, and building a user-friendly front end website. 

Our project will always focus on the end user. Whether the user is new to crypto or a seasoned veteran of the industry. Being a one-stop-shop can be daunting, so we will start with two smaller goals:

1. Be the best, intuitive onboarding tool for new users

2. Connect with teams, collaborators, investment teams, foundations, etc to define and curate the proper direction on where the ecosystem is headed

We do not want to present data merely because we collected it. Rather, we want to synthesize the disparate data and present it in a way that users can easily interact with in a simple manner. 

Collectively, this encompasses our main objective: making the Polkadot ecosystem easy to understand and navigate regardless of who you are.

**The Results**

As part of our process, we will be focusing on specific results in order to determine if our efforts are paying off. The first result will be general traffic to our website. Every visit that goes to a website that focuses on Polkadot and the surrounding ecosystem will help drive awareness and adoption. The more eyeballs and clicks we can get, the broader the reach becomes.

The second result will be to drive traffic to DApps of teams. Onboarding users is where everyone must start, but from there we want to help users take full advantage of the ecosystem. By helping explain what DApps can accomplish, curating different ways in which they can be used, and providing links to DApps themselves as well as helpful content from around the internet, we will be able to leverage our user reach to help benefit all DApps across the ecosystem. 

Connect the DOTs

Hi everyone, Daniel of Anagolay is here. 

We believe monetizing and supporting creative work should be simpler, work across platforms, and be equally accessible to everyone. And we can make it happen with the web3 infrastructure developed on top of an excellent Substrate framework while adding value to the Polkadot ecosystem. 

Throughout 2022 and early 2023, the Anagolay team has been building the foundation to make our vision possible. 

Including, most recently: 

- [public identity Verification](https://anagolay.dev/blog/multi-token-community-contributions-for-verified-creators/milestone-1/) and [Tipping](https://github.com/w3f/Grant-Milestone-Delivery/pull/708) Pallets delivered under the [W3F grant](https://github.com/w3f/Grants-Program/blob/master/applications/anagolay-project-idiyanale-multi-token-community-contributions-for-verified-creators.md)
- [verification strategy and UI](https://bafybeiai2abe5y2nbgydjopuxhg6sdicim22gu4zgkpmcvu7apurpdlguq.ipfs.anagolay.network/verify-your-domain/) for web-domains verifications
- [Anagolay browser extension](https://anagolay.dev/blog/chrome_extension/installation-and-step-by-step-tutorial/), for sending tips to verified web domains.

For more details on what we accomplished last year, feel free to check [this post](https://anagolay.dev/blog/2022-retrospective/).

# Current Proposal Scope & Objectives

Our goal is to empower and support ***independent content creators*** and ***open-source developers***. 

With Anagolay, any verified online identity, like a web (sub)domain, a social media account (Twitter, YouTube, GitHub, etc.), or any Mastodon federated identity, can be used to send and receive funds: as community contributions to support a *verified creator* or their particular project (a repository or even a specific post).

We’ll start with bringing tip-as-you-go functionality to the ecosystem, making supporting quality work much easier: both from a personal account or by suggesting a tip from the Treasury. By doing so, we are creating additional incentives to contribute to the Polkadot community growth: for the existing members and for all the creators & builders in the digital space. 

From the get-go, in the current implementation, the tips can be sent in IDI (our native token). Eventually, our goal is to enable tips & recurring contributions in any DotSama token, scale Anagolay solution, and streamline creative workflow from publishing to monetization for all independent creators.

## Value

The value of Anagolay's solution is three-fold:

- Firstly, it provides content creators and open-source contributors with additional monetization tools.
- Secondly, it creates an additional incentive for the communities within Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems to make and encourage contributions. Tips from the community become a more accessible way to show appreciation for someone's work and can even serve as an alternative to treasury spending.
- Lastly, by bringing new users into the ecosystem, the solution enhances the ecosystem's overall value.

The range of communities benefitting from Anagolay will gradually expand as we develop and implement new features: 

![Anagolay_audience_map.png](https://ipfs.anagolay.network/ipfs/bafybeigsabemad2cctftxteqhogi44blnaxjyztemd7m376qu7xmnya6dy?anagolay_audience_map.png)

Initially, we aim to put community support & incentivization functionality to the test while adding value within the context of the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystem. This will allow us to collect valuable feedback and prepare for scaling: to onboard wider creative audiences and become their gateway to the ecosystem.

Please see the [FULL PROPOSAL HERE](https://kelp.notion.site/Anagolay-community-contributions-for-verified-creators-892fef98694b401c87ee2cb72bc885e7) for more details.

Anagolay proposal: enabling community contributions for verified creators

Proponent: Pinknode

Date: 14/03/2023

Amount in USD: $20,093.46 

Amount in DOT:  3447.74 DOT 

DOT Rate: $5.828 (using EMA7 as of 14/03/2023)

DOT Account: 14K2YrPm8TTo8aNMqp7FJjbpysi7vm1j7QjKg86q6W6wVzPr

Proposal Summary: Costs for running secure, reliable, and scalable public infrastructure for Polkadot, Statemint, and Westend

Project Summary

Pinknode is a node-as-a-service platform focused on providing shared API endpoint and node operation services catering exclusively to the Polkadot ecosystem. We launched our MVP in June 2021 and have been providing free RPC services to the Polkadot ecosystem’s participants since Q3 2021. Our mission is to aid the Polkadot protocol in achieving its vision of a multi-chain future by providing easy-to-use, reliable, and scalable infrastructure services which remove an entire layer of complexities for developers to start building on Polkadot/Substrate.

Ecosystem participants can access our free API service by creating their own API Key on Pinknode Portal or using our public endpoints (listed at https://polkadot.js.org/apps). In a bid to reduce barriers to entry and attract more developers to the ecosystem, our premium plan, which includes archival data and higher rate limits, is also free for all builders and participants of Polkadot to utilize. We are not charging our users anything at this moment.

https://public-rpc.pinknode.io/polkadot

wss://public-rpc.pinknode.io/polkadot

https://public-rpc.pinknode.io/statemint

wss://public-rpc.pinknode.io/statemint

https://public-rpc.pinknode.io/westend

wss://public-rpc.pinknode.io/westend

Service Details

From 1 October 2022 to 31 December 2022,

Pinknode’s Polkadot RPC nodes have served an average of 7,259,280 requests per day, for a cumulative total of 675,113,094 requests for the quarter.

Pinknode’s Statemint RPC nodes have served an average of 213,150 requests per day, for a cumulative total of 19,609,835 requests for the quarter.

Pinknode’s Westend RPC nodes have served an average of 229,823 requests per day, for a cumulative total of 21,373,571 requests for the quarter.

Enhancements during Q4 2022:

-Added “Team API calls used’ on main dashboard for effective summary

-Moved request log storage to AWS S3 for faster UX

-Added toggle switch for live request viewer, to be initiated by users as opposed to default

-Upgrades to our proxy for more accurate logging

Pinknode achieved service reliability of 99.88% for Q4 2022 with one major downtime incident on 21 November 2022.

Our status page is publicly maintained.

Our full report including raw data and graphs can be viewed [here.](https://docs.google.com/document/d/18m7e6IhuKjS8eGG7QYJSGBTjEx-vxgTuCYz_p5xi7VA/edit?usp=sharing)

Pinknode Public Endpoint for Polkadot in Q4 2022

**Propose development of a trustless Ethereum 2.0 Light Client as a Substrate pallet** 

Implementing a trustless Ethereum 2.0 light client as a Substrate Pallet, which will be compatible with all Dotsama Parachains.


**Abstract**
t3rn is well-positioned to implement a trustless Ethereum 2.0 light client as a Substrate Pallet, which will be compatible with all Dotsama Parachains to benefit the Polkadot Ecosystem. t3rn’s parachain will have the Ethereum 2.0 light client pallet installed on Polkadot and available via an accessible API. Since XCM-based inter-parachain connectivity, the prospect offers 1-way bridging of Ethereum transactions, state and events to Polkadot. 

The document with the hyperlink at the bottom of this paragraph contains the background, rationale and development steps elaborating on reaching the securely implemented, production ready Ethereum 2.0 light client. 

Read proposal at: 

[the document proposal link](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aB4AhHrfRRQjvvGxx-6ScEmPnUMen2kn8FaSIyf5e0M/edit?usp=sharing)

Development of a trustless Ethereum 2.0 Light Client as a Substrate pallet

Untitled - treasury proposal #260

### Intro
[Quidli](https://quid.li) builds micro on-ramps connecting Web 2.0 apps with web3 assets for digital communities to share token rewards with their top contributors and community members. Quidli is currently live on browsers, Slack, Discord and Twitter; and is primarily used by globally remote teams as internal recognition, by community ambassadors to reward member engagement, and DevRel to incentivize participation.

### Proposal
We propose launching an initial light integration of Polkadot, as well as to add DOT and KSM to our app to enable these tokens to be used across our app environment. This would streamline exposure, adoption and utilization of both Polkadot technology and assets to a wider user audience ranging from Polkadot enthusiasts/crypto natives to general newcomers.

This integration enables the overall Polkadot ecosystem to openly use Quidli for their developer and online community management/development activities; while general Quidli users can also leverage this update to access more token options to distribute as micro incentives within their own respective organizations and communities, further expanding the potential reach of Polkadot. This is also impetus for us to extend integration to the wider Substrate network as well.

Our ask is based on development resources ($1k per chain) as well as to cover the first 2 years of service ($8k/year) to Parity Technologies.

### Considerations
- No. of orgs on Quidli today: 574
- Vol. of incentives sent in 2022: $2.8m
- Chains we work on/collaborate with: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano, NEAR, Dogecoin, Concordium, Flare, Songbird, Rootstock, TELOS, and Tezos

Integrate Polkadot RC & Kusama, add DOT & KSM to Quidli

This is a treasury proposal whose proposer address (12VjnvYTny9cbR329BEYKuS34zzxjPuBUrU9F9p4ZyWTDCXW) is shown in on-chain info below. Full proposal can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/10Wt_FDSIej83ONO75SXs0Ggon9YJJGYMSCbFWFWAX4s/edit?usp=sharing).

Pendulum hosted an event in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to build a vibrant Polkadot community in Africa. The event featured a panel discussion titled "Navigating the World of Decentralized Finance," which focused on how SMEs can leverage Polkadot and stablecoins for financial independence. Highlights of the event include:

- Live demonstration of cross-border payments using Pendulum blockchain and one of ClickPesa's stablecoins, showcasing the potential for blockchain technology to revolutionize the financial industry in Africa.

- The event introduced Polkadot to the Tanzanian community, covering cross-border payments, stablecoins, and how they can potentially solve some of the current challenges of cross-border payments in Tanzania.

- The event fostered collaboration and partnerships between attendees and ecosystem teams. 

- Interactive sessions on the future of blockchain technology in Africa.

- Networking opportunities with industry professionals and enthusiasts.

The event was hosted by Pendulum and the Eventbrite link can be found [here](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stablecoins-the-future-of-sme-finance-tickets-585695620367).


**Problems to solve:** The blockchain industry has been growing rapidly in recent years. More and more businesses and individuals are looking to embrace technology to increase their financial independence and take control of their assets. However, the complex and constantly-evolving nature of these technologies can make it challenging for newcomers to navigate the space.

**Proposed Solution:** We are proposing an educational meetup focused on Polkadot and stablecoins in partnership with Pendulum and ClickPesa. The event aims to inform Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and crypto communities about the latest developments in decentralized finance.

During the meetup, attendees learned about the benefits of stablecoins, as well as a deep dive into the Polkadot ecosystem and its potential use cases for SMEs. We also showcased a new TZS stablecoin, allowing businesses and individuals to trade easily, stake, earn yield, and send cross-border payments.

**Panel Topic:** Navigating the World of Decentralized Finance: How SMEs (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) Can Leverage Stablecoins on Polkadot for Financial Independence.

**Expected outcome:** We expect this meetup to have a positive impact on the local business community and help to foster greater understanding and adoption of blockchain technology.

**Conclusion:** We believe this educational meetup will be a valuable and informative experience for all attendees, and we are confident that it will contribute to the growth and development of the blockchain industry. Therefore, we request funding from the treasury to cover the costs of organizing and hosting this event. Thank you for your consideration.

Please see the Success Metrics and Targets report [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fI0H8oWw6zZ4fTaknCshnG_BpGytaSIW/edit).
Please see invoices [here](https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/11Sl8LeMkpIN74rweygOb8sSGTlHjkAWJ).

A folder that has all the documents combined (proposal + success metrics report + invoices) --> please find it [here](https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1ZTtTWBTR-Ss7WieRi6atnxMQW2idkBQg).

Panel for SMEs and Crypto Communities on Polkadot and Stablecoins

UPDATE: We ask the council to reject this proposal and endorse the [1100 DOT tip](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/tip/0x216473ffc7d04eda7028d3c40019bf177fde2f425ba9c2ce88b6d4f8df4135df) which includes the reimbursement of its 500 DOT deposit 


**Proponent:** 16HqymHVxdLtK8jtbur7DusQrfLAVEJZfsQijfxVwhQHiTgU

**Date:** 17.03.2023

**Requested DOT**: 76,620.00

**Requested USD**: 463,627.62

**EMA7**: 6.051

**Short description:** Development of an open-source web API system to ‘bridge’ enterprise IT and the Polkadot blockchain ecosystem. 


### 1. Executive Summary

The goal of this proposal is to develop an open-source technology which provides a 2-way API gateway between web2/3/in-house applications and the Polkadot ecosystem including all its parachains, thereby enabling easy integration of Polkadot and all its parachains with traditional Enterprise applications and new web3 solutions.

We envision this technology enabling the creation of many SaaS offerings, providing the gateways services with varying SLAs, industry domains, and geographic regions. By way of these gateways traditional enterprise software products and services would be provided a bi-directional communication channel with the Polkadot relay chain and all its parachains. The Gateway API will enable enterprise organisations to onboard their users and enable them to interact with any Polkadot parachain transparently, without having to directly own and manage the chain’s native tokens, or any crypto at all, or even understand complex blockchain technical concepts. 


### 2. Context of the proposal

Aventus Network (AvN) is an enterprise-focused, scalable, sustainable and interoperable blockchain which is built on Substrate. It currently operates as a layer 2 on Ethereum, additionally, AvN is a parachain of Polkadot [ParaID 2056](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Frpc.polkadot.io#/parachains/crowdloan). To date, Aventus’ enterprise-grade modular architecture has supported use cases including [NFTs](https://www.aventus.io/aventus-selected-as-blockchain-provider-for-fantasy-sports-trading-exchange-asx-sports/), [video games](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/08/10/2278014/0/en/Gaming-social-network-fruitlab-selects-Aventus-Network-s-blockchain-technology-to-process-fruitlab-tokens-PIPs.html), [loyalty schemes](https://vowcurrency.com/2021/02/16/aventus-vow/), [event ticketing](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210413005148/en/Live-Nation-SAS-France-turns-to-FanDragon%E2%80%99s-Aventus-Network-powered-blockchain-technology-to-launch-a-new-fan-engagement-platform), supply chain provenance and [cargo management](https://www.aventus.io/aventus-to-overhaul-operational-efficiency-of-airline-cargo-with-blockchain/). The AvN has processed over 32m transactions in production with 2.5m active wallets to date which can be seen on the block explorer: [Aventus Explorer](https://explorer.mainnet.aventus.io/).

Aventus' mission is to bring blockchain into Enterprise by making building on Polkadot, Ethereum and beyond accessible for companies in any ecosystem.
Aventus has developed an enterprise blockchain middleware solution - [Aventus Gateway](https://docs.gateway.aventus.io/docs/set_up/account) - which provides a way for web2/web3 application developers to incorporate state-of-the-art blockchain services into their architecture without needing to directly manage wallets, run and manage nodes, pay or own crypto, or even understand blockchain technology at a deep level. Instead, they rely on the familiar concept of always-on JSON-RPC API, accessed via HTTPS endpoints using common techniques and tools.

This is currently delivered as:

- Public SaaS which consists of a cloud infrastructure which operates a publicly-accessible end-point.
- Software solution to build a SaaS offering (with a set of public or private end-points) for those who require guaranteed levels of service.

Users can leverage a companion npm library that facilitates the creation of requests, authorisation and endpoint discovery, but can also implement their own logic towards constructing the requests.

At present, we have customers who demonstrated both approaches' viability. The Gateway charges fees for each transaction request, but state queries are free. These fees cover both the network operation and the expense of the relayer service’s infrastructure.


### 3. Problem Statement

The proposal aims to solve the problem of connecting the traditional enterprise software domain and the entire Polkadot blockchain ecosystem **by extending and enhancing Aventus Gateway’s API to support Polkadot relay chain and all its parachains**.

### 4. Proposal Objective/solution/s to point 2

The goal of the proposal is to develop an open-source solution, and a SaaS offering, to provide a two-way API gateway between internet web2/3 or in-house applications and the Polkadot ecosystem. Currently traditional software providers face multiple challenges integrating blockchain into their solution architecture, namely:

- Lack of technical domain knowledge in blockchain, and specifically Polkadot and its parachains. Diversity in the ecosystem makes this challenge even more significant.
- Comparatively immature blockchain enterprise software stack, absence of developed middleware solutions and cloud services which are 'a given' in the traditional layered enterprise architecture.
- Traditional businesses' compliance, legal and accounting incompatibility with crypto, especially with staking or custody of crypto-funds.

Aventus Polkadot Gateway solution would address these challenges by offering a scalable and highly available platform, which can be run by individuals and organisations for private consumption or as a public service, thus enabling the emergence of a decentralised industry of API infrastructure providers which will underpin the growth in hybrid web2/web3 applications.


**a.  Split-fees logic**

This technology would, for example, enable enterprise organisations to onboard their users and enable them to interact with any Polkadot parachain transparently, without having to directly own and manage the chain's native tokens, or any crypto at all. 


**b. Architecture**

Our goal is to extend Gateway proxying logic so that we can target not only endpoints (pallets and methods) present on the AvN but also any public endpoint present on other chains in the Polkadot ecosystem. 

**c. Stakeholder benefits**

By creating a middleware solution for interoperability and integration of blockchains with web2/3  and enterprise systems this proposal benefits the Polkadot community as a whole: all parachains and the entire Polkadot ecosystem. This will immediately enable new and existing parachains to offer out of the box integration gateways into their networks. Potentially it will also trigger the emergence of a decentralised industry of API service providers reducing barriers to entry and accelerating seamless fusion of traditional IT and Polkadot. This would drive adoption of the Polkadot blockchain ecosystem, bring new users, transaction workloads and enable the emergence of new business models. 

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View the full proposal here - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MuP6pNuqdAD4mRJOD0CjiYhXCJZHowjd5dRO94B9woc/edit?usp=sharing](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MuP6pNuqdAD4mRJOD0CjiYhXCJZHowjd5dRO94B9woc/edit?usp=sharing)

Polkadot web2/web3 API middleware development - UPDATED: Please Reject

UPDATE: We ask the council to reject this errant proposal and endorse the [1100 DOT tip](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/tip/0x216473ffc7d04eda7028d3c40019bf177fde2f425ba9c2ce88b6d4f8df4135df) which includes the reimbursement of its 500 DOT deposit