RegionX is a project that helps teams save money when using the Polkadot network. Here are the key points:

- RegionX reduces costs for current and new projects on Polkadot.
- Polkadot lets projects run by reserving time on computers called cores.
- There are two ways to get this time: Bulk Coretime (for planning ahead) and Instantaneous Coretime (for immediate needs).
- Bulk Coretime can be traded as special tokens called NFTs.
- RegionX will create a marketplace for trading these time tokens.
- The marketplace will allow more flexible options for teams to get the time they need.
- It will also help teams that do not have lots of money to start their projects.  
- The project aims to make it easier for everyone to use Polkadot by promoting fair trading of Coretime.

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RegionX proposes a marketplace for trading Coretime on the Polkadot network, offering more flexible procurement methods for existing and new projects. The marketplace will enable the trading of Coretime regions, with a variety of properties, including active and inactive regions. The project aims to reduce deployment and operational costs for projects on Polkadot, enabling more teams to bring their projects to production. The proposal includes three main components: the core of the market, order processor, and reward system. The project will attract Coretime traders, who will compete to make the best offers for Coretime procurement.

RegionX | Coretime Marketplace for Polkadot

### Anti-Scam Bounty Referendum

- **Purpose**: To protect the community from scams by tracking and removing scam activities, supporting victims, and promoting user safety through education.
- **Duration**: The bounty has been running for two years.
- **Current Achievements**: Funded multiple anti-scam tasks. Details can be found [here](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/bounty/11).
- **Proposal**: A top-up to continue and expand anti-scam efforts. More details in the [proposal document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c2gOWkyWkawAh7S-ov4T9QZYY0LsFuc8oylF2KaGaII).
- **Spending Report**: A report on spends since the last top-up is available [here](https://polkadot.antiscam.team/bounty/anti-scam-bounty-spends-report-february-2023-february-2024/).

WHO: Polkadot community

WHAT: Top up the Anti-Scam Bounty to protect the community from scams by tracking/pruning scam activities, supporting scam victims, and promoting user safety via educational initiatives.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Details of the top-up and estimated breakdown can be found in the proposal document.

Polkadot Anti-scam Team Bounty Top-up

- **Tip Request for Expert Report**: A request has been made to tip [@OnlyDeFiGuy](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/user/OnlyDeFiGuy) for his expert report on HydraDX's referendum [#561](https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/referendum/561).
- **Report Details**: The report can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rrx1DX_HURVAFHspC2hSEXqxyTKpsqeDqUabKfHtt_o/edit?usp=sharing) and is described as informative and unbiased, detailing both the pros and cons of the proposal.
- **Controversy and Discussion**: There was some controversy on X, but the resulting discussion is considered valuable.
- **Tip Amount**: The requested tip is 42 DOT, approximately $375 based on today's rate ($8.94) and EMA7/EMA30 ($8.78/$9.1).
- **Purpose of Tip**: The tip is seen as a symbolic compensation for the expert's efforts and to encourage more expert reports on proposals.
- **Author's Note**: The author, kukabi | Helikon, mentions removing their vote due to delegation.

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WHO: OnlyDeFiGuy

WHAT: Expert report on HydraDX's referendum #561

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Tip request of 42 DOT, roughly $375 at today's rate, as a symbolic compensation for his efforts.

Tip Request for @OnlyDeFiGuy for the Expert Report on Referendum #561

### Summary
- **Event**: Block & Wine Vienna Meetup on February 6, 2024
- **Presenter**: Polkalytics
- **Content**: 30-minute presentation on Polkadot fundamentals, latest developments, and parachains
- **Audience**: ~50 people unfamiliar with Polkadot
- **Output**: Recorded presentation with subtitles on YouTube
- **Cost**: 1,260 EUR (1,050 EUR + VAT) for preparation and video editing
- **About Polkalytics**: Data-driven reporting and consulting for Polkadot, founded by Tommi Enenkel (Alice und Bob)

WHO: Polkalytics

WHAT: Retroactive proposal for attendance, presentation, and content production for the Block & Wine Vienna Meetup on the 6th of February 2024.

PRICE: 1,260 EUR (1,050 EUR + VAT)

TIMEFRAME: Service rendered before the contract with the W3F came into effect.

Tip for Polkadot Presentation at Vienna Crypto Meetup

- Polkadot wants to participate in the Coindesk Consensus conference in Austin, Texas, from May 29-31, 2024.
- They are asking for $390,000 to cover costs for their event activities.
- Polkadot will have a large booth to showcase their teams and will also have a speaking session on the main stage.
- Conor Daly, a racer sponsored by Polkadot, will be at the event with his racecar for photos and promotions.
- They plan to host a special party called a "bash" for attendees.
- The proposal includes details about how the money will be spent.

Polkadot proposes to spend $390,000 for a Block 3 sponsorship package at Coindesk Consensus conference in May 2024. The package includes a pavilion-style expo booth, a Mainstage Speaking session, branding on conference materials, and the presence of Conor Daly and his racecar/show car for photo ops. The Distractive team will spearhead these efforts.

Polkadot @ Coindesk Consensus

- Polkadot's social media was first managed by one group called Parity.
- Now, many people help manage it, including a group called the Editorial Board (EB) with 7 members.
- The EB members are experts in different areas like marketing and content creation.
- They work for 6 months, and later, community members will vote for new ones.
- The EB aims to improve how Polkadot communicates with everyone.
- There is funding for the EB, and one member decided not to take payment.
- The Auxiliary helps the EB but will only be paid back for one small expense.

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The Social Media Editorial Board (EB) will manage Polkadot's social media accounts. The W3F has delegated access to the EB via Evan (ET Public). Evan received a Decentralized Futures grant to create, setup, run and ensure the success of the concept. The requested allocation is 9426 ($90K EMA7 Price: $9.548) + 42 DOT for multisig creation and identity verification reimbursement to the proposer. The funds will be paid to a multisig controlled by all 7 members + the Auxiliary. The funds will then be distributed to 6 of the 7 EB members.

Funding for Decentralized Social Media Editorial Board

Polkadot Music Events Initiative (PMEI) is a project that creates music events with web3 experiences to make the Polkadot ecosystem more accessible. They are planning 3 live events and 1 livestream event for 2024. PMEI worked with Distractive at ETH Denver to increase Polkadot's visibility. They are asking for treasury support to continue driving users into the ecosystem in a fun way. Their last event at ETH Denver was a success, with nearly 2000 substrate wallets and over 5500 attendees. The team behind PMEI has experience in the music industry, event organizing, and Polkadot ecosystem marketing. They believe music and web3 can solve real-world issues and create a better outcome for fans and artists. Their events focus on accessibility, hard and fast implementation, and ownership and perpetuity. The team includes core members and support from other organizations. The events feature gamified ticketing, live auctions, art exhibitions, and more, all incorporating Polkadot technology.

{bash} Events (the PMEI team) - a music and technology sandbox | onboarding users into Polkadot through music

- PolkaWorld is asking for money to work for the next year. 
- They plan to create 288 articles and 60 online livestreams.
- PolkaWorld will also make 48 short educational videos and 12 interviews.
- They manage two social media accounts, one in English and one in Chinese.
- PolkaWorld has successfully received funds from the Polkadot Treasury 11 times.
- They have completed all their work well and shared reports for the last 32 months.
- The proposal includes a story about what PolkaWorld does.

PolkaWorld requests operational funds for 288 articles, 60 online livestreams, 48 educational short videos, 12 ecosystem interviews, and media channel management. The proposal highlights their successful track record and offers more details in the provided link.

PolkaWorld Ops and Maintenance proposal：2024.4 - 2025.3

- Messari wants to keep working with Polkadot to create special research reports.
- They plan to make the reports less often, just once every three months, to save money.
- Messari has been working with Parity Data to get good data for these reports.
- The reports will be shared with 350,000 subscribers and big research companies.
- The total cost for this project is $120,000, and it will be paid in DOT.
- There is an extra 10% added to help with price changes.

Messari wants to renew its engagement with Polkadot to provide quarterly institutional-grade research reports for $120k payable in DOT with a 10% premium. Reports will be sent to 350,000 subscribers and traditional research platforms.

Continuation of work through Messari Protocol Services

### Summary of Proposal

- **Objective**: Increase DOT liquidity in the HydraDX Omnipool.
- **Requested Amount**: 1,000,000 DOT.
- **Method**: Non-custodial and decentralized, with funds controlled by Polkadot Protocol and OpenGov.
- **Current Liquidity**: Over 690,000 DOT and 560,000 vDOT already in the Omnipool.
- **Benefits**: Better order execution for DOT trades, aiding ecosystem projects and Treasury diversification.
- **Related Proposal**: A parallel proposal suggests 1,000,000 DOT for liquidity incentives.
- **Previous Discussion**: Initial request was 500,000 DOT, increased to 1,000,000 DOT based on feedback.
- **Full Details**: Available in the [full proposal document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f66CtFkJZmvVeAbKc_ivBRrmcR0FnG63QGUgywca_x8/edit).

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Polkadot proposes to add 1,000,000 DOT as liquidity into the HydraDX Omnipool in a decentralized and non-custodial manner, with the funds remaining under the control of the Polkadot Protocol and OpenGov. The requested DOT would add to an existing 690k+ DOT (and 560k+ vDOT) which is already LPed into the Omnipool. The proposal aims to strengthen DOT on-chain liquidity and provide better order execution for anyone trading DOT on HydraDX. The requested amount is 1,000,000 DOT, and the proposal was made on 08-03-24.

Polkadot Hydration: Treasury LP

### Polkadot Hydration Campaign

- **Goal**: Attract liquidity to the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Amount Requested**: 1,000,000 DOT.
- **Purpose**: Fund a liquidity mining program.
- **Assets Included**: DOT, iBTC, vDOT, and native stablecoins.
- **Impact**: Increase trading efficiency and ecosystem health.
- **Parallel Proposal**: LP 1,000,000 DOT into the HydraDX Omnipool.
- **Governance**: Approved by HydraDX token-holders.
- **Previous Discussion**: Increased from 500,000 DOT to 1,000,000 DOT based on feedback.

HydraDX Treasury is requesting 1,000,000 DOT to fund a liquidity mining program to attract liquidity and attention to the Polkadot ecosystem. The program will provide incentives for LPing into DOT, 8+ ecosystem assets, iBTC, vDOT, and native stablecoins. The proposal was ratified by HydraDX token-holder governance, and the full proposal can be found in the provided links.

Polkadot Hydration: Liquidity Incentives

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Polkadot Brazil and Codigo Brazuca are planning an academy to teach Polkadot technology. They want to train 100 developers in Rust, Substrate, and Ink! programming languages. This will help Brazil become a leader in blockchain technology. The academy will have online and in-person classes. This will help create jobs and new opportunities in Brazil. Codigo Brazuca is an education project that helps people learn technology skills and find jobs. They work on web3 and blockchain projects. The academy will cost 96,600 USD dot price (10,17 USD).

Proposal: Codigo Brazuca + Polkadot Brazil - Tech Academy - from Basic to Advanced  -  8 Months Track

Token Terminal and Parity Data have proposed a plan to integrate Polkadot's ecosystem data into Token Terminal's product suite. This will allow Polkadot data to be shared directly with major partners like Bloomberg, MarketVector, and Coinbase SMA, giving Polkadot more exposure to institutional investors. Here are the main points:

1. Token Terminal will create a data pipeline for Polkadot, which is needed for their partnerships with Bloomberg and MarketVector.
2. This will let Polkadot's data be shared with Bloomberg and make DOT eligible for MarketVector indexes, which will be shown on Coinbase SMA platform.
3. Token Terminal already covers data for 16 other blockchain networks.
4. Parity Data will help with data integration by providing expertise and access to important information.
5. The plan will include data from all active Polkadot parachains and create a unified dataset on Token Terminal's web platform.
6. Polkadot's data will be available on all of Token Terminal's data products and channels, including the Bloomberg Terminal.
7. There will be a research article and podcast episode about Polkadot's data and ecosystem.
8. DOT will be eligible for Token Terminal-powered cryptoasset indexes.
9. The Parity team will have access to Token Terminal's data products to check the integrated data.
10. Parachains will get more exposure to investors and decision-makers through unbiased metrics.
11. The partnership will last for 16 months and cover integration and maintenance.

This integration will help Polkadot be more visible in the global blockchain analytics space and reach a wider audience of investors and decision-makers.

Token Terminal proposes to integrate Polkadot's ecosystem data into its product suite, enabling direct data sharing with major partners such as Bloomberg, MarketVector, and Coinbase SMA. The proposal requests 171,827 DOT for a 16-month integration and maintenance period. The initiative will integrate data across all active Polkadot parachains, establish a parachain price feed, and make Polkadot's data available across all of Token Terminal's data products and channels. Polkadot's native token DOT would become eligible for Token Terminal-powered cryptoasset indexes. The partnership will span 16 months covering integration and maintenance.

Token Terminal x Polkadot data partnership - Polkadot ecosystem on Token Terminal and their partner platforms (Bloomberg, MarketVector)

- Oneblock+ is asking for money to help Chinese developers learn about Polkadot in 2024.
- They want to create over 200 new projects using Polkadot technology.
- Oneblock+ has received money 8 times before and completed all their work well.
- In China, many people are interested in web3, and Hong Kong supports it strongly.
- Oneblock+ helps developers through courses and events, leading to about 300 new projects from hackathons.
- They assist developers with job hunting, finding funding, and marketing their projects.
- There are many developers in China eager to learn web3, especially now that some are looking for new jobs.
- Oneblock+ aims to grow the Polkadot community by attracting more developers.

 Polkadot Developer Community in China Expansion for 1 Year Operation

- Nikola Mandić from MVP Workshop has a new proposal for a tool called Parachain Runtime Builder (PRB).
- The PRB will help make creating parachains in Polkadot easier and better.
- It aims to upgrade an older tool called the Substrate Starter Kit.
- The goal is to create a user-friendly platform for developers.
- Feedback from the community is welcomed and appreciated.
- More details can be found in the proposal linked in the message.
- Nikola can be contacted through telegram, email, or a chat platform called Element.

WHO: MVP Workshop

WHAT: Proposal for Parachain Runtime Builder (PRB), a tool to simplify creation and deployment of customized parachains in the Polkadot ecosystem by upgrading and modernizing the Substrate Starter Kit.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Parachain Runtime Builder - Treasury

- A universal testnet faucet is being created for all substrate chains and EVMs, making it the first of its kind.
- It has two modes: one for individual chains and another for sending to multiple chains at once.
- The faucet is designed to be safe from attacks and can be used once a day per account.
- The project will cost about $34,500 and will be completed in 4 weeks.
- Future updates may include support for mainnets, social logins, and integrations with apps and wallets.
- The project is led by a group from EdgewareDAO who want to contribute to the Polkadot community.
- This faucet will help developers test their projects across different chains easily.

EdgewareDAO proposes to create a one-stop testnet faucet for all substrate chains, supporting EVMs, with a single-click multi-chain disbursement feature. The cost is $500 per chain integration, with a total cost of ~$34,500. The development will take 4 weeks, and the faucet will be maintained for 24 months with weekly integration for new testnets. Future scope includes support for mainnets and in-app integration with interfaces and wallets.

Universal Hybrid Substrate Faucet

- 0xTaylor worked on a free open-source Discord Governance bot.
- Added 16 features to improve the bot, making it easier to use.
- Fixed issues like HTML not converting to markdown, which made posts hard to read.
- The bot is used by ChaosDAO and others to help DAOs with technology.
- Requesting a tip of 694.20 DOT (~$6,500) for 26 hours of work.
- Normally charges $250/hour for coding work.
- This is 0xTaylor's first time asking for a tip.
- Voting "Aye" supports people who help improve the ecosystem.

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WHO: 0xTaylor
WHAT: Requesting a tip of 694.20 DOT (~$6,500) for 16 feature additions to ChaosDAO's free open-source Discord Governance bot, completed in September 2023.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Covers 26 hours of work at a rate of $250/hr.

Discord Governance Bot Self Tip Request - 0xTaylor

Tip for Adam Steeber + Kusamarian concerning #514 Conor Daly - 2024 Indianapolis 500 Sponsorship

- Polkadot is holding an event called "Polkadot Pulse: Dubai Edition" on March 8, 2024.
- The event is part of the larger "Token2049" happening in Dubai.
- It aims to bring together over 1000 people interested in blockchain technology.
- Attendees include teams from Polkadot's ecosystem, developers, and investors.
- The goal is to share knowledge and showcase new ideas related to Polkadot.
- The event is organized by passionate members of the Polkadot community.
- Registration for the event is available online.

WHO: Polkadot Now India 

WHAT: Hosting Polkadot Pulse: Dubai Edition and Polkadot Networking Night alongside Token2049 in Dubai, aiming to bring together 1000+ attendees, including ecosystem parachain teams, to showcase projects and engage with the international blockchain community.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Requesting 32393.20 DOT (USD $270,710) on 8th March, 2024.

Polkadot Pulse Dubai Edition & Networking Night @ Token2049, Dubai

- Pinkdrop is a fun, free browser game that introduces players to the Polkadot ecosystem by merging balls representing Parachains.
- Players aim to create a larger Polkadot ball and score points, with a leaderboard to show the top players.
- The game has been very popular, with over 225,000 sessions played in just 4 weeks after its launch in December 2023.
- A new mobile app and features like daily tournaments and player-versus-player mode are proposed to make the game even better.
- PINK is a friendly community that promotes positivity while introducing more people to Polkadot.
- The Pinkdrop game grew naturally without spending on advertising; players shared their scores on social media.
- The goal is to expand the game and keep attracting more players to the Polkadot ecosystem.

The Pinkdrop game seeks funding to create a mobile app and implement daily on-chain tournaments and player-versus-player mode. The new features aim to enhance user engagement, foster community growth, and attract new people to the Polkadot ecosystem. The Pink community wants to continue promoting its positive ethos and introduce Polkadot to a wider audience. See full proposal for more details.

Treasury Proposals