- Evius creates important blockchain products for many users on different platforms like Astar, NEAR, and Bitcoin.
- The team has made cool tools like the first NFT marketplace and a platform to help artists create tokens.
- They noticed Polkadot doesn’t have a feature called meta-transactions, which lets users send transactions without paying fees directly.
- This is a problem because new users find it hard to get tokens for fees and the system can be complicated.
- They want to make it easier for users, improve security, and help Polkadot grow by creating a new template for these transactions. 
- This template will help people use apps without needing special tokens and will be safe from attacks.
- The goal is to make things better for everyone using Polkadot and its smart contracts.

MIST - Meta-transaction Ink! Specification Template

- Tribe/AngelHack is asking for $359,000 to run the Polkadot Relayers program in 2024.
- This program helps people build apps called dApps on Polkadot.
- The first Polkadot Relayers started in 2022 and had great success.
- They want to focus on helping teams in Asia to grow the Polkadot community.
- The program will provide mentorship and investment for Project teams.
- They believe Asia can play a big role in making Polkadot stronger.
- The money will be used for operating costs and events related to the program.

Polkadot Relayers 2024

Untitled - treasury proposal #584

- Gulcan leads a program called Rise In that helps web2 developers learn about web3.
- They offer free training programs called bootcamps, where over 20,000 developers have participated.
- This year, they partnered with Polkadot to provide bootcamps in Turkey, with 2,000 students enrolled.
- Rise In also started programs in India, attracting 8,000 developers.
- They face some challenges, like keeping developers in the community and providing career opportunities.
- Rise In plans to create more courses, events, and hackathons to help developers build their careers.
- They want to onboard 10,000 developers and help 500 start working on projects in the Polkadot Ecosystem in 2024.

Activation and retention of developers in Turkey and India for the Polkadot Ecosystem

Untitled - treasury proposal #456

- The Polkadot Ecology Research Institute is a research group from the Chinese Polkadot community.
- They are asking for money to support their work from October 2023 to March 2024.
- Founded in October 2020, they have created 185 articles about Polkadot, totaling over 1 million words.
- Their articles are shared by well-known media outlets and they are the only Chinese group publishing on Polkadot's official Medium.
- They have participated in over 60 events and reached more than 30,000 people in China.
- They support projects in the Polkadot ecosystem and have helped over 100 projects.
- They are applying for funds to cover staff costs, showing their dedication to Polkadot despite market challenges.
- A recent report about Polkadot has gained over 30,000 views in just two days.

Proposal: The operating cost for the research organization Polkadot Ecology Research Institute for 2023/10-2024/3

- A group wants to create a Polkadot learning community on Dacade.
- They will provide learning materials and fun challenges with rewards.
- The goal is to help 10,000 teachers and promote Polkadot.
- The project is supported by Pendulum Chain.
- There are a lot of users already, with many involved in other Web3 projects.
- They believe learning should happen through sharing and working together.
- They have experience with successful learning communities in the past.

Community-Centric Blockchain Education: Dacade's Commitment to Polkadot's Growth via learning through sharing

- t3rn has created a special tool called a trustless Ethereum 2.0 light client.
- This tool works with Polkadot and other blockchains in its ecosystem.
- It helps make it easier for different blockchains to talk to each other.
- t3rn will use this tool in their parachain and offer it through an API.
- It makes using smart contracts simpler and faster.
- t3rn is looking for help to pay for a security check before they share their product.

Security Audit of trustless Ethereum 2.0 Light Client, developed as a Substrate Pallet 

- The Polkadot upgrade to v1.1.2 accidentally stopped three staking accounts from getting rewards.
- A proposal was made to pay back these accounts for the missed rewards.
- The issue was discussed by a developer in the Polkadot Forum.
- A fix came with a later upgrade, v1.4.0, which corrected the problem for one account.
- Each account missed out on different amounts of rewards due to this issue.
- The affected accounts had varying last rewards and average annual percentages.
- The rewards for the three accounts that need to be reimbursed are 1,603.46 DOT, 587.11 DOT, and 1,313.76 DOT.

Awarded

small_spender

SUMMARY
The Polkadot runtime upgrade to v1.1.2 introduced an unintentional breaking change that prevented three staking accounts from receiving staking rewards across multiple eras. This proposal seeks to reimburse these accounts for the rewards they should have earned for backing validators and securing the network.
The process was detailed by core developer gpestana in multiple articles compiled in the following Polkadot Forum post:
<a href="https://forum.polkadot.network/t/recover-corrupted-staking-ledgers-in-polkadot-and-kusama/9796">Recover corrupted Staking ledgers in Polkadot and Kusama</a>
The referendum could not be proposed until the runtime upgrade to v1.4.0, which corrected the balance state of one of the affected accounts (<a href="https://github.com/polkadot-fellows/runtimes/pull/538">PR 538</a>).
TIMELINE
<ul>
<li>2024-02-19 Breaking change introduced in runtime upgrade v1.1.2</li>
<li>2024-03-15 Hotfix on runtime upgrade to v1.1.3.</li>
<li>2024-10-15 Runtime upgrade to v1.3.3 set the correct ledger/stash status.</li>
<li>2025-02-26 The balance issue for one of the accounts was corrected on runtime v.1.4.0.</li>
</ul>
PROPOSAL DETAILS
Each account faced a unique situation, and the analysis took into account the bonded funds at the time rewards ceased, the number of eras the payee account went without receiving rewards, and the average APY during that period.
Below is the information for each affected account:
&nbsp;
Affected account: 138fZsNu67JFtiiWc1eWK2Ev5jCYT6ZirZM288tf99CUHk8K
<ul>
<li>Payee account: 12YcbjN5cvqM63oK7WMhNtpTQhtCrrUr4ntzqqrJ4EijvDE8</li>
<li>Last era with rewards: <a href="https://polkadot.subscan.io/extrinsic/20169733-4?event=20169733-1224">1400</a></li>
<li>Last bonded balance before not receiving rewards (DOT): 8,556</li>
<li>Last era with no rewards: <a href="https://polkadot.subscan.io/extrinsic/23007919-2?event=23007919-627">1597</a></li>
<li>Eras without rewards: 197</li>
<li>Average APY during that period (%): 17.18</li>
<li>Missing rewards (DOT): 1,603.46</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
Affected account: 15bt67qghz8hJxCUPgAXmzVxUBHLpPN41RVm2nwMFyLWByVE
<ul>
<li>Payee account: 15bt67qghz8hJxCUPgAXmzVxUBHLpPN41RVm2nwMFyLWByVE</li>
<li>Last era with rewards: 1646 During era 1526, the stash account 14kwUJW6rtjTVW3RusMecvTfDqjEMAt8W159jAGBJqPrwwvC was <a href="https://polkadot.subscan.io/extrinsic/21972815-4?event=21972815-77">wrongly scored with 0</a> in the 'voterlist'. However, the account 15bt67 kept receiving rewards until era 1646. During era 1683, the account 14kwUJ 'voterlist' score <a href="https://polkadot.subscan.io/extrinsic/24214751-3?event=24214751-64">was updated</a> and the same account started to receive rewards at era 1684.</li>
<li>Last bonded balance before not receiving rewards (DOT): 4,261</li>
<li>Last era with no rewards: 1683</li>
<li>Eras without rewards: 37</li>
<li>Average APY during that period (%): 12.93</li>
<li>Missing rewards (DOT): 587.11</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
Affected account: 12gmcL9eej9jRBFT26vZLF4b7aAe4P9aEYHGHFzJdmf5arPi
<ul>
<li>Payee account: 12gmcL9eej9jRBFT26vZLF4b7aAe4P9aEYHGHFzJdmf5arPi</li>
<li>Last era with rewards: <a href="https://polkadot.subscan.io/extrinsic/20198278-3?event=20198278-112">1402</a></li>
<li>Last bonded balance before not receiving rewards (DOT): 7,110</li>
<li>Last era with no rewards: 1613</li>
<li>Eras without rewards: 211</li>
<li>Average APY during that period (%): 16.96</li>
<li>Missing rewards (DOT): 1,313.76</li>
</ul>

Reimbursement for corrupted staking ledgers

small_tipper

[Small Tipper] Referendum #1524

- The community made big changes to the Educational & Outreach Track based on feedback from members.
- They also updated other tracks for improvement.
- There is a referendum to get more money for the Anti-Scam Bounty, which helps protect people from scams.
- The Anti-Scam Bounty has been active for three years and helps fund safety activities.
- They are asking for $369,610 to help with their budget.
- Thanks to new tools, the budget has been lowered by 46%.
- More details about spending and future goals can be found in a proposal document.

medium_spender

Dear **Community**,

**After collecting feedback** from all DVs and community members, we have made **substantial changes in our Educational & Outreach Track.** As well as some changes in the other tracks.

These are the [main changes](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/00a5e7e2-9aeb-4b16-a8c6-4111fa0bbc65) compared to last year's top-up:

![](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/00a5e7e2-9aeb-4b16-a8c6-4111fa0bbc65)

[Main numbers](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/aad8ef16-1e94-4585-b5aa-05aa70ad4d2f) we've achieved in 2024:

![](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/aad8ef16-1e94-4585-b5aa-05aa70ad4d2f)

This referendum aims to top up the Anti-Scam Bounty, whose aim is to protect the community from scams by tracking/pruning scam activities, supporting scam victims, and promoting user safety via educational initiatives. The anti-scam bounty has been running for three years now and has helped fund multiple anti-scam tasks. 

**<ins>Spending Analysis and Budget Request</ins>**

**Requested allocation:** **<ins>$369,610<ins>** at 13/03/2025 EMA7 $4.098/DOT = **<ins>90,193 DOT</ins>**

A general view of the bounty and spending analysis can be found [here.](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZN9qgkMMl_CnOetr1YZySbKLGrCCbGdV8OKa1-O8Geg)

Thanks to some automation tools created by our members and our possible partnership with third parties, we have managed to **<ins>lower the budget of our team by 46%</ins>** as you can see below.

For more details, see the full table [here.](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1u6L58S_gEfI-7aNaEfdpgAWo_l0RM1lKMXRrwFWTgkw)

Full details of this proposal, including what we have achieved so far, our future goals, and an estimated break-down of the requested top-up, can be found in the [proposal document.](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G7jogsTJki98BLA0yvel6mNYL-PIrfQhMoek-3epvaY)

[Medium Spender] Referendum #1490

- Paseo Network wants to keep doing good work in 2025 and needs money to do it.
- They are asking for $640,000 from the Polkadot treasury to pay for their operations.
- The money will be used to pay for services every three months for a whole year.
- They plan to make it easier to manage money by making some changes.
- These changes include using new helpers, paying at the end of each quarter, and making payments automatic.
- They also want to make sure the people providing services are doing a good job.
- Everyone interested can read more about the proposal and share their thoughts.

big_spender

To sustain and enhance <a href="https://github.com/paseo-network">Paseo Network's</a> impact, this proposal seeks funding to continue operations in 2025, ensuring the same high level of service from a dedicated group of ecosystem contributors.
We are requesting a top-up of $653,500.00 from the Polkadot treasury to cover operational costs for 2025. The funds will be managed via the original <a href="https://polkadot.subsquare.io/treasury/bounties/37">Paseo Bounty (#37)</a>, with payments distributed quarterly over the 12-month funding period.
Along with this funding request, we are proposing several efficiency improvements to make bounty management more transparent and automated. These include changing the curator set, retroactive payments at the end of each quarter, eliminating the need for manual payout requests, automating validator payouts, and implementing performance-based benchmarks to ensure validators and service providers meet expected reliability standards.
For more information, we encourage ecosystem participants to <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/195BTcx_rz3tx-PWIxc7T5VQjeXaolx09ltT7KxYIQ0k/edit?usp=sharing">review the full proposal</a>&nbsp;

Paseo - Developer Testnet Bounty Top-up Request

- The proposal is about continuing to fund RPC Providers for six months plus one extra month.
- The total funding needed is $171,951.34, which is about $22,142 each month.
- Bounty 31 is a project that helps pay vendors for specific services on Polkadot.
- Service providers will bid for this funding based on the needs set by curators.
- The best providers that meet quality standards will be given the funding.
- This plan helps reduce the need for more proposals and keeps costs fair.
- If providers don't meet the quality, they might lose their funding.

Dear community,
I present this proposal on the authorization of the curators of bounty 31.
This proposal seeks to continue funding of Public RPC Providers for the period of six months plus an additional month's contingency. Funding is issued to bounty 31 which awards vendors for RPC services on the Polkadot relay-chain as well as its system parachains. The total cost for such provision is USD$171,951.34, which represents $22,141.98 per month without contingency and administrative expenses.
Bounty 31 adopts an tender based procurement model in which service providers bid on requirements as set-out by the curators. The tender requirements are aligned to ecosystem needs and can scale up/down depending on usage. Tenders are scored and the highest scoring providers receive funding. Attention is also being placed on quality of service and should service providers fail to meet said quality-standards they will be penalized or lose funding altogether.
This approach has seen a reduction with independent funding proposals for such services and steering of providers to a "market rate".
Further details can be found <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WV7n5HVKtO5s0ub6g4uEQAN4Y7SRNcu56QYFXPgN15I/edit?tab=t.0">here</a>
Kind Regards, Will | Paradox | ParaNodes.io

Funding for Public RPC Providers via Bounty 31

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- **PR:** [#6630](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/6630)
- **Contributor:** [bennethxyz](https://github.com/bennethxyz)
- **Tip Size:** small (20 DOT)


SmallTipper

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- **Repository:** [polkadot-sdk](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk)
- **PR:** [#7286](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/7286)
- **Contributor:** [EleisonC](https://github.com/EleisonC)
- **Tip Size:** small (20 DOT)


**Marketing Bounty 2.0 Summary**

- Marketing Bounty 2.0 aims to improve Polkadot’s marketing by spending 200,000 DOT each month for six months.
- The mission is to grow the Polkadot community by raising awareness and engaging users.
- A new team of paid curators and advisors will guide the marketing efforts, replacing previous unpaid roles.
- Transparency and ethical standards are important, with regular reports shared with the community.
- The marketing plan includes researching the market, managing campaigns, and building partnerships with agencies.
- Success will be measured through engagement and growth metrics, with ongoing feedback from the community.

treasurer

Marketing Bounty 2.0 proposes a new structure with compensated curators and advisors to fund marketing initiatives for Polkadot. They request 200,000 DOT per month for 6 months. The scope of work includes developing strategic marketing initiatives, enhancing transparency, and executing comprehensive campaigns to expand Polkadot's reach and impact. The bounty will abide by the wishes of DOT holders and will operate under high ethical standards and transparency. The success metrics will be flexible and adaptable, with a commitment to continuous improvement.

Marketing Bounty 2.0

- Bearofthenet is a hobby racer from Austria.
- He wants to represent Polkadot, a cryptocurrency, at European racetracks.
- He participates in about 5 racing weekends each year, mostly in Austria and nearby countries.
- Around 200 riders race each weekend, meaning many people will see his special suit.
- He plans to share pictures and videos of his races on social media.
- He needs support to cover the costs of his custom racing suit.
- He loves combining motorsport with technology like web3.

big_tipper

Hello everyone,
On &bdquo;X&ldquo; I am &bdquo;bearofthenet&ldquo;.
Im a hobby racer from Austria and would love to represent polkadot on the european racetracks.
In this motorsport you see sponsoring everywhere but i never saw any rider wearing some crypto stuff. Just want to say im not a professional attending international races, we are just a group of petrolheads living our dream🔥
I usually attend about 5 race weekends per year, the most tracks are spread over Austria, Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia, eventually italy.
About 200 riders attend per wekend, so minimum 1000 riders will see this exclusive suit per year and ill be wearing that suit minimum for 4 Years.
ill post trackpics and reels tagging Polkadot after every event on X and other social plattforms.
The requested amount will be just enough to cover most costs of this tailormade suit.
Hope you find the idea of combining the passion for motorsport and web3 as exciting as i do.
Bear
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Motorsport Sponsoring Superbike / Polkadot Racesuit

- KSM trading started on Hydration after a vote approved funds from the Treasury.
- This allows money to move between Kusama and Polkadot.
- When sending KSM or DOT, if a user lacks enough funds, part of what they're sending is used for fees.
- This makes it easier for users since they don't need extra money for fees.
- However, users can lose more money than expected due to high fees.
- A new proposal aims to provide liquidity by supplying DOT and KSM to help with these transactions.
- Extra tokens returned to their treasuries after use.

Polkadot/ Kusama Asset Hub Liquidity for Bridge Fee Swaps

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- **PR:** [#6293](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/6293)
- **Contributor:** [aurexav](https://github.com/aurexav)
- **Tip Size:** small (20 DOT)


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- **PR:** [#6607](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/6607)
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[Small Tipper] Referendum #1473

- Goku shares his experiences creating content about Polkadot over the last 140 days.
- He has reached over 1.1 million views and gained 900 new followers on social media.
- His work involves research and storytelling about Polkadot and related topics.
- Goku targets a general audience, making complex ideas easy to understand and fun.
- He creates various types of content, including deep dives and graphics.
- His contributions have sparked conversations and engagement in the Polkadot community.
- Goku has never been paid for his content or sought sponsorships.

It&rsquo;s Goku.
This is my third solo creator tip request for my contribution and impact over the last ~5 months (140 days). The latest one was on October 11, 2024 (for 15K USDT).
Aside from memeposting, my content has typically involved extensive cross-ecosystem research, narrative-building, and positioning Polkadot and telling its story in the most intellectually honest way possible&mdash;often by touching on other ecosystem solutions and how they relate to Polkadot.
For tone, I generally target an audience outside of Polkadot, making the content digestible, engaging, and debunking the noise. I avoid preaching or a didactic style, instead mixing insights with a bit of entertainment to push Polkadot&rsquo;s real value proposition and its contrarian bet.
Over the past 140 days, my content on X has reached over 1.1M views and gained over 900 new followers&mdash;organically, steady, and quality over quantity way.
These posts have been leveraged by KOLs, Polkadot ecosystem projects, the community, and other content creators, creating further conversations and engagement.
Now, with Kaito&rsquo;s mindshare, smart follower, and yap points metrics, we have additional ways to assess impact on X. No metric tells the full story, but it provides some signal nevertheless. The current leaderboard still has farmers, but once adjusted, it will reflect a more accurate measure of influence in the X space. Even in its current form, if you check the 6-month or 12-month range, you&rsquo;ll find me around the top 15 zone. While that&rsquo;s not extremely high, I have one of the highest yap points among active Polkadot agents on X, which serves as a soft indicator of attention-grabbing on broader topics with crypto X inner circles&mdash;which is exactly where I focus.
Some highlights from this period: Polkadot Deep Dives &amp; Comparisons: <a href="https://x.com/0xgoku_/status/1874088419736846530">Polkadot in 786 words</a> <a href="https://x.com/0xgoku_/status/1891949981495595064">Crypto governance (Ethereum vs. Polkadot)&nbsp;</a> <a href="https://x.com/0xgoku_/status/1893668314389397637">Parity hack &rarr; OpenGov&nbsp;</a> <a href="https://x.com/0xgoku_/status/1894124945178792085">Nomt &rarr; Polkadot</a> <a href="https://x.com/0xgoku_/status/1886809755622236200">Polkadot&rsquo;s bullish case &amp; messaging overview</a> <a href="https://x.com/0xgoku_/status/1874475379747938622">Polkadot in 2025</a> <a href="https://x.com/0xgoku_/status/1861143060601806921">Demystifying TPS &amp; what it really means for Polkadot</a> <a href="https://x.com/0xgoku_/status/1888356808764326385">Revisiting Spammening &amp; addressing misconceptions</a> <a href="https://x.com/0xgoku_/status/1892985921173078238">Kusama focus</a> <a href="https://x.com/0xgoku_/status/1890138771623923786">Kaito + Polkadot&rsquo;s mindshare</a> <a href="https://x.com/0xgoku_/status/1895490079159632220">JAM Doom</a> Graphics, Short Bangers, Memes, Debunking: 
<a href="https://x.com/0xgoku_/status/1864329638916345885">Polkadot vs. Cardano&rsquo;s 1M TPS event</a> <a href="https://x.com/0xgoku_/status/1892544540063453443">Remastered not so scientific chart of JAM positioning (close to Gav&rsquo;s view)</a> <a href="https://x.com/0xgoku_/status/1860701862481248336">Polkadot&rsquo;s roadmap</a> <a href="https://x.com/0xgoku_/status/1873006877761798592">JAM</a> <a href="https://x.com/0xgoku_/status/1868036737311838364">Polkadot&rsquo;s roadmap&mdash;meme version</a> <a href="https://x.com/0xgoku_/status/1864366404943729038">Spammening event</a> <a href="https://x.com/0xgoku_/status/1859647961346736327">Everything Polkadot&nbsp;</a> <a href="https://x.com/0xgoku_/status/1886888928516702577">Ethereum in Polkadot&nbsp;</a> <a href="https://x.com/0xgoku_/status/1882482515237323043">Hydration, Solana, Polkadot</a> <a href="https://x.com/0xgoku_/status/1888327448330481975">Polkadot&rsquo;s messaging breakdown&nbsp;</a> <a href="https://x.com/0xgoku_/status/1893082975048212557">Ethereum rollback &amp; Gav&rsquo;s take</a> <a href="https://x.com/0xgoku_/status/1884593310460695005">Ethereum becoming Polkadot</a> <a href="https://x.com/0xgoku_/status/1887976330417115164">One DOT at a time</a> <a href="https://x.com/0xgoku_/status/1895500739281363382">ETHDenver</a> And many more.
Potential FAQs: Have I ever been compensated for my content, taken sponsorships, or applied for funding? No.
Marketing Bounty or Kaito? Marketing bounty doesn't do retroactive tips and not meant for requests of this size. (Kaito starts from this month.)

Treasury Proposals