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Polkalytics has created a Treasury spending report for Polkadot from its launch until 2023 Q3. The report provides a clear view of treasury fund management and spending, and has been picked up by several news outlets, including Binance and Coinmarketcap. The report was open-sourced on GitHub for others to reproduce the results. Polkalytics is requesting 952 DOT to compensate for the time and effort spent on the report. They plan to provide follow-up reports quarterly. Polkalytics is an analytics service for Polkadot founded by Tommi Enenkel, also known as Alice und Bob.

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WHO: Polkalytics
WHAT: Providing a retroactive Treasury spending report from the launch of Polkadot Governance until 2023 Q3, including an open-sourced Python Jupyter Notebook to reproduce the results.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Requesting 952 DOT (6,000 EUR at 7-Day EMA of 6.3 EUR/DOT) to compensate for the time and effort spent on the development of the report at the hourly rate of 125€/h.

Tip for 2023 Treasury Budget Analysis

Polkalytics has created and published educational materials about OpenGov on Polkadot. They made two videos about how to understand and improve OpenGov. They also started discussions about OpenGov on the Polkadot forum and on social media. Polkalytics is a company that helps people understand and use Polkadot's data. They asked for 952 DOT (which is worth 6,000 Euros) to pay for their work on these projects.

WHO: Polkalytics
WHAT: Created and published 2 educational videos on OpenGov, led discussions, and provided summaries
PRICE: 952 DOT (6,000 EUR at 7-Day EMA of 6.3 EUR/DOT)
TIMEFRAME: Retroactive

Tip for Educational Content: OpenGov Thought Leadership

Jinse Finance is a company that wants to help Polkadot become more popular in China. They want to use money from the Treasury fund to do this. Here's what they plan to do:

1. Share important news about Polkadot in China.
2. Organize online and offline events for Polkadot in China and other places.
3. Help up to 5 projects in the Polkadot ecosystem become more popular in China.

They will work with Polkadot to make a schedule and make sure everything is done on time. The total cost for their services is 60,000 USDT. They will follow Chinese laws and can say no to any content that is not allowed. If they can't do some services, they will replace them with others that are worth the same amount. They will provide their services within one year after they receive the payment.

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Treasury Proposal: Marketing and media proposal for Polkadot in China

PolkaWarriors is a group focused on helping people in Vietnam learn about and use Polkadot, which is a new kind of technology for blockchain. Here are some key points:

- They want to connect more with the Vietnamese community and grow interest in Polkadot.
- Many people in Vietnam don't know much about Polkadot, even though it's a popular topic.
- There aren’t enough resources in Vietnamese to help people understand Polkadot.
- PolkaWarriors plans to create educational materials and provide updates about Polkadot.
- They will host meetups and workshops to engage the community.
- The group includes over 20 experts ready to share knowledge and ideas.
- They ask for funding to support their activities over six months.

WHO: PolkaWarriors

WHAT: Fostering a thriving Vietnamese Polkadot ecosystem through comprehensive marketing and communication campaigns, educational materials, community events, and workshops.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: $84,280 for 26 weeks, asking for 9,900 DOT (~$85,536 as of Dec 28).

PolkaWarriors - Cultivate a robust & collaborative community of Polkadot in Vietnam

Sub0 is a special conference for people who create technology using Polkadot tools. It happened in Lisbon on September 19th and 20th, 2023. Here are some key points:

- Developers from all over the world came together to learn and share.
- The conference had sessions for both beginners and experienced builders.
- Newcomers learned about Polkadot, Substrate, and Web3.
- Experienced developers attended workshops to improve their skills.
- Attendees could choose their own activities in smaller group settings.
- There was also a report and funding request for the event's costs, supported by the Web 3.0 Technologies Foundation.
- More details about the event are available in a linked document.

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WHO: Web 3.0 Technologies Foundation
WHAT: Requesting the final tranche of funding for Sub0 conference, which brought together Polkadot developers to deepen their skills and connect with each other.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Amounts around USD150,000, backstopped by the foundation. Further details in the proposal linked above.

Polkadot Developers Conference // sub0 September 19-20, 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal - Final tranche

- The Southeast Asia web3 space is interested in digital assets but has low awareness of Polkadot.
- There are challenges in engaging users and developers due to limited local language resources and outreach efforts.
- A proposal seeks funding to build the Polkadot community in Southeast Asia through education and development initiatives.
- Key activities will include user education events, building a developer community, and organizing mini hackathons.
- The plan aims to involve 10,000+ developers through training programs provided by a non-profit group called The Lowlevelers.
- The total funding requested is $395,600 for the next year to support these initiatives.

Polkadot OpenGov is proposed to fund initiatives to build the Polkadot ecosystem in Southeast Asia. The proposal includes market expansion, user education, and developer community engagement. The deliverables for 2024 include organizing side events, developer bootcamps, and mini hackathons. The proposal seeks $395,600 to support the initiatives for Southeast Asia in the next 12 months.

Polkadot Southeast Asia Developer Community Expansion for 1 Year Operation

- A team wants to create a new video series called 'Polkadot: Behind the Code II' to show the next steps in Polkadot's development.
- Simon Hipkins, the producer, has been documenting Polkadot since it started in 2017, and he made the first series which was very popular.
- The new series will have 4 short films and will explain how Polkadot is becoming more decentralized.
- Each film will focus on challenges, benefits of decentralization, and the new technology.
- The films will be high-quality and easy to understand for people who aren’t experts in blockchain.
- They plan to share trailers on social media and offer extra video clips for marketing teams.
- The new series will start releasing in April 2024, with the last episode coming out in December 2024. 
- The total budget for the project is $389,000.

Key Pictures proposes to create a follow-up series to their highly popular 'Polkadot: Behind the Code' series, titled 'Polkadot: Behind the Code II'. The series will consist of four 7-10 minute films, documenting the next stage of Polkadot's evolution as it attempts to further decentralize its development and build the new Polkadot 2.0 technology stack. The project will cost $389k USD and will be released quarterly from April 2024 to December 2024. The films will be produced to a high standard and will be made accessible to a non-blockchain literate audience. The project will also generate high-quality video clips and content that will be made freely accessible to marketing teams across the ecosystem throughout the year.

'Behind the Code II' - A Web Documentary series - OpenGov proposal 

- Sasha has been working on smart contracts for Polkadot for several years and is now proposing a new project called ethink!.
- Ethink! helps developers move their apps from Ethereum to Polkadot without changing how users interact with them.
- Polkadot has advanced technology that can run apps faster and cheaper than Ethereum.
- The project has a working proof of concept, meaning it’s already capable of being used.
- The next step is to create an early prototype to improve ethink! and test it with popular apps, like those using the ERC20 token.
- Ethink! is different from another project called Frontier because it allows easier use without fully replicating Ethereum.
- The goal is to make it simple for users to switch to Polkadot without needing to learn new tools or make changes.

WHO: Sasha, independent Rank-II member of the Polkadot Fellowship.

WHAT: Proposal for ethink!, a set of crates unlocking Ethereum RPC compatibility for smart contracts parachains, allowing dApp developers to migrate users from Ethereum to Polkadot without changing UI/UX.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified, currently in working proof of concept stage with plans for early prototype in Q1 2024 and battle-testing via deployment to experimental smart contracts parachain Yerba Network. Full proposal can be found on sasha.ink.

ink! + Ethereum RPC = ethink!. Proposal-01: PoC and Prototype.

- Ben Sheppard, the founder of Silta Finance, has a plan called the "Polkadot-Financial Institution Partnership Initiative."
- The goal of this initiative is to invite banks and financial institutions to work with Polkadot to use blockchain technology.
- Ben has experience in finance and technology and has worked with many banks globally.
- Over six months, he plans to create partnerships and develop projects that use Polkadot's blockchain.
- The plan includes identifying challenges for banks and showing how Polkadot can help solve them.
- The budget for the project is 24,000 euros, with progress reports provided every two months.
- Working together could enhance Polkadot's credibility and attract more investment in its technology.

Ben Sheppard, Founder at Silta Finance, proposes the "Polkadot-Financial Institution Partnership Initiative" to attract financial institutions to the Polkadot ecosystem. The 6-month plan aims to develop Memorandums of Understanding and Proof of Concepts with financial institutions to commercialize a product or service. The proposal budget is 24,000 euros, and Ben will provide progress reports every two months. The benefits to Polkadot include establishing strategic partnerships, expanding its presence in key financial sectors, and demonstrating the practical utility of Polkadot through successful PoCs.

Polkadot in Finance: A Strategic Partnership Development Proposal

- A parachain is a type of blockchain that needs to register to work.
- When a parachain is registered, the manager must pay to store its code.
- After registration, parachains can upgrade their code without extra costs.
- This can cause problems if a parachain starts with small code and later uses a lot more.
- It's important to fix this issue before the new Coretime model is launched.
- A solution was proposed and worked on to make things better, but a new idea was suggested instead.
- The new idea will be worked on in phases, starting with an initial phase.
- The author wants to continue helping with this project and is asking for support for their efforts.

Parity proposes a solution to fix the imprecise deposit requirements for storing data on-chain in parachains. The proposed approach is implemented in PR #3020 and is dedicated to continuing work on this. This is a tip request for the efforts invested so far. No specific price, timeframe, or resources mentioned.

Retroactive reimburesement for para upgrade fees contributions

### Polkascan Foundation's Substrate Python API

- **Duration**: Maintained for the last four years.
- **Components**: Includes `py-substrate-interface`, `py-scale-codec`, and Python bindings for Rust crates.
- **Purpose**: Enables Python developers to build apps for Polkadot, Kusama, and other Substrate-based chains.
- **Comparison**: Similar to the Polkadot-JS API but for Python.
- **Usage**: Currently used by 297 GitHub repositories and 23 Python packages.
- **Funding Request**: Seeking 19,208.75 EUR for activities from October to December 2023.
- **Proposal**: Detailed proposal available [here](https://github.com/polkascan/social-contract/blob/master/polkadot/treasury-proposal-008-report-2023Q4.md).

Polkascan Foundation requests 19,208.75 EUR in retroactive funding for maintaining the Substrate Python API from October to December 2023. The API enables Python developers to build apps that interact with Polkadot, Kusama, or other Substrate-based chains.

Maintenance & Support Substrate Python API (Oct-Dec 2023)

### Summary of OnlyDefiGuy's Analysis on Proposal #432: Bifrost vDOT Liquidity Loan

1. **Abstract**: The analysis is about a proposal for a liquidity loan for Bifrost's vDOT. It helps readers decide if they should continue reading based on their interests.

2. **Prior Art**: Describes how things are currently done without the proposal.

3. **Projected Prior Art**: Explains how the future would look without the proposed change.

4. **Context**: Discusses the relevance of the proposal in the broader context, including related plans and current activities.

5. **Why**: Explains the need for the proposal and its business case.

6. **Trade-offs**: Compares the proposal to alternative solutions, including theoretical ones.

7. **Background**: OnlyDefiGuy is a significant trading entity for Bifrost, and Proposal #432 aims to inject liquidity into Bifrost.

8. **Request for DOT Experts**: Invites experts to join a Telegram group to help OpenGov voters make informed decisions.

Proposal #432: Bifrost vDOT liquidity loan is a liquidity injection for Bifrost by OnlyDefiGuy. The proposal aims to provide vDOT liquidity to Bifrost for a certain timeframe and price. The abstract, prior art, projected prior art, context, why, and trade-offs should be analyzed by DOT Experts.

DOT Experts Tip for OnlyDeFiGuy for Proposal #432 | Bifrost vDOT liquidity loan

- The document is about Hector Bulgarini's analysis of Proposal #379, which focuses on making NFTs work better across different platforms in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- It explains why the proposal is important for people deciding whether to read more.
- It describes how things currently work without this proposal.
- It imagines what the future will look like if the proposal isn't adopted.
- The context shows how this proposal relates to other ongoing projects.
- It discusses why this proposal is needed and its business importance.
- It also looks at the trade-offs compared to other possible solutions.
- Finally, there's a call for experts to help voters make informed decisions.

Proposal #379: NFT XCM aims to make XCM NFT Interoperability production grade across all parachains in the Polkadot ecosystem. No specific price, timeframe, or resources mentioned.

DOT Experts Tip for Hector Bulgarini for Proposal #379: NFT XCM

- Core Fellowship members need a tool to check OpenGov proposals because many proposals fail.
- Failed proposals take time to resubmit and vote on again, causing wasted time and possible security risks.
- Technical details were shared to help build this tool using Chopsticks.
- The creator decided to make the tool themselves during the holidays, resulting in Chopsticks Web.
- Chopsticks Web helps check different types of proposals and supports many blockchains.
- The creator has tested it on a few popular blockchains like Polkadot and Kusama.
- They are asking for 2000 DOT for their work and future updates on the tool.
- Feedback on Chopsticks Web can be given online.

WHO: The Core Fellowship members

WHAT: Develop a tool called Chopsticks Web for scrutinizing OpenGov proposals and support other proposals.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 2000 DOT to cover the developer's time spent on this and future maintenance and development, including XCM support and dry run extrinsics.

Chopsticks Web for dry run governance proposals and more

David Dall'Aglio, founder of eVox, is requesting 20.632 DOT for a Polkadot campaign. He is an independent advisor and has managed content creators for major brands like Samsung, HP, and Amazon. His team believes in Polkadot's potential for Web 3.0.

The campaign will focus on YouTube to highlight Polkadot's strengths and innovations. It will involve 8 content creators with a user base of over 2 million. The main topics will include staking, Polkadot 2.0, asynchronous backing, coretime, and DOT's purpose. The goal is to inspire the community and make the campaign successful. They are open to questions and support from the Polkadot community.

WHO: David Dall'Aglio, founder of eVox
WHAT: Launch a YouTube campaign to promote Polkadot's strengths and innovations to a broader audience.
PRICE: 20.632 DOT ($144.014 based on DOT/USD rate of $6.98 EMA7)
DELIVERABLES: 8 content creators with a userbase of 2M+ will cover topics such as staking, Polkadot 2.0, asynchronous backing, coretime, DOT, and more.

Ignite Polkadot | Campaign #1

The Verbo Dotsama channel is a Brazilian group that creates educational content for Portuguese speakers about the Polkadot ecosystem. They have made a proposal to receive funding for 9 videos they produced about Polkadot news. The team members are John Rhodel, Carlos Sawaki, and Gabriel Bonugli. They want 673 DOT (which is like 4500 US dollars) to help them make more videos and tell more people about their channel. They have a YouTube channel, a Twitter account, a Medium page, and a Telegram group. They want to use the money to buy better equipment, make more videos, and tell more people about their channel. If you have any questions, you can contact them through their emails or social media accounts.

WHO: Verbo DotSama Channel team consisting of John Rhodel, Carlos Sawaki, and Gabriel Bonugli.
WHAT: Requesting retroactive funding of 673 DOT ($7.42/DOT) for 9 videos produced about news from the Polkadot ecosystem, along with paid promotions.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: $4500 for 9 videos + $500 for paid promotions to be held in those videos. Videos were produced between October 1st, 2023 to January 16th, 2024.

Big Tip for Content in Portuguese - Verbo DotSama

Interoperability is important for Polkadot, and it lets different things work together. Polkadot can move things called "fungible assets" between different parts, but it needs to be able to move special things called "NFTs" too. NFTs are like digital art or collectibles that are unique and can't be replaced.

A team called Unique Network has been working on a way to move NFTs between different parts of Polkadot since January 2023. They talked to many people and groups to create a plan and proof of concept. They want to make sure everyone agrees on how to do this and they need help from other parts of the system.

The plan is to create a group where people can talk and decide on important things together. They have already finished the first part of their plan, which was to show that their idea works.

You can read their plan here: [NFT XCM Proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZE2NAsk5ECPRFdn5wOXBpHeXwK29CYsNPR2Qk3RRnPE/edit?usp=sharing). They are happy to answer any questions. The plan doesn't need any big changes to the system, and it will be built by many teams. This is important because it needs to work for all parts of Polkadot.

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The Unique Network team proposes to create an NFT XCM solution for Polkadot to enable the movement of NFTs between different parachains. The proposal includes a PoC and roadmap for implementation, with the consensus of parachains being crucial. The solution does not require changes to the relay and will involve multiple teams. The proposal was completed in December 2023 after a year of work. Read the proposal for more details.

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**Polkadot DAO Hackathon Summary**

- **Locations:** Dubai and Budapest
- **Duration:** 4 hours
- **Attendees:** 27 on-site, 5 online
- **Activities:** Brunch, education on DAOs and Polkadot, project idea development
- **Success:** Agreement with Dubai Blockchain Center for free event spaces
- **Feedback:** 8.5/10, food praised in Dubai
- **Learnings:** Need earlier announcements, max 30 participants per location
- **Resources:** Free education material available on Canva

Polkadot ambassadors organized a 4-hour-long decentralized governance/DAO hackathon in Dubai and Budapest, with 13 and 14 on-site attendees respectively, and 5 online attendees. They aimed to educate attendees on decentralized governance and Polkadot network, and succeeded in developing innovative ideas. They signed an agreement with Dubai Blockchain Center for free locations for future Polkadot events. The attendee feedback score was 8.5/10, and they created 5 project ideas. They shared their event-specific education material and details, invoices, pictures, and all related information in the docs.

Retroactive tip for Polkadot hackathon brunch in Dubai and Budapest

NoSpec Agency is a group that helps people who make content about the Polkadot ecosystem. They give important information, connections, and research to help create good content. They want 1000 DOT to keep doing their work and make it even better.

Here's what they have done so far:
1. They made big research reports about HydraDX and Bifrost, which are important projects in the Polkadot ecosystem.
2. They helped many content creators make better and more accurate content about Polkadot.

NoSpec is a leader in this area and has a lot of experience with Polkadot. They want to use the extra money to make more research, help more content creators, and improve their services. They charge 100€ per hour for their services. If this works well, they might ask for more money in the future.

WHO: NoSpec Agency
WHAT: Providing guidance and support to Polkadot influencers through research materials, connections, fact-checking, and consultancy.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Requesting 1000 DOT for further research, expanding influencer network, and enhancing consultancy services at a rate of 100€/h.

Marketing Support NoSpec Tipper 2

A group of people called Lunar Strategy, Flight3, and RZLT want to create a new memecoin called $DED for the Polkadot community. They asked for 91,557 DOT to help start this project. They believe that this memecoin will help make the DOT ecosystem more popular and show its diversity. 

The project will have a 75-day marketing campaign with three phases: pre-launch, launch, and post-launch. They will work with influencers, create content, and share news about the memecoin. The three groups have experience working with big names in the crypto world like Coinbase, Tezos, and Solana.

The total budget for the project is $630,000, which will be spent on influencers, public relations, community activation, and creative content. They will share monthly reports with the community to keep everyone updated on the project's progress.

The person in charge of this project is Jack Haldorsson, who is the Chief Marketing Officer at Lunar Strategy. He is excited to support the Polkadot community and bring in more people to learn about the new memecoin.

WHO: Lunar Strategy, Flight3 & RZLT.

WHAT: Launch a new memecoin with a 75-day marketing strategy divided into three phases to enhance grassroots engagement and introduce the broader crypto community to $DED.

PRICE: 91,557 DOT based on EMA7 8.41 USD.

TIMEFRAME: 75 days.

RESOURCES: Lunar Strategy, Flight3 & RZLT will be responsible for executing the marketing campaign.

Community Memecoin launch marketing campaign

- Polkadot Decoded is a big yearly conference focused on Polkadot.
- The 2023 event took place on June 28th and 29th in Copenhagen, Denmark.
- This year, it was a hybrid event, meaning people could join online or in-person.
- They also had smaller events in different regions like the USA, Europe, LatAm, and China in July.
- The conference included presentations, panels, workshops, and fun chats.
- It was designed for many people, including business leaders, developers, and Polkadot fans.
- The event had a budget limit of about $150,000 for applications, and costs were supported by the Web 3.0 Technologies Foundation.

WHO: Polkadot Decoded conference organizers
WHAT: Held a hybrid event in Copenhagen with satellite events globally, featuring presentations, panels, workshops, demos, fireside and barcamp chats for a broad audience and decision makers
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Last tranche request for costs around USD150,000, backstopped by Web 3.0 Technologies Foundation. More information in the post-event report.

Polkadot Decoded 2023, final tranche (June, Copenhagen, DK)

Polkadot has completed the final milestone of their 60DaysOfPolkadot Developer Crash Course and Hackathons series. This initiative aimed to grow the Polkadot ecosystem by teaching developers about Polkadot and attracting new projects. Over 43,000 developers learned about Polkadot through the EasyA app, and hackathon winners received grants to continue building in the ecosystem. The program exceeded its target metrics, with 550 developers attending in-person hackathons in London and Boston. The fourth milestone covers the prize money for hackathon winners, totaling $65,000. The full progress report can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AAu_fEceAMwXPnZcX0-YSTREEwFK5VBkUSdh-h2Drcs/edit?usp=sharing).

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