- 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.

Awarded

medium_spender

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.

small_spender

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.

big_tipper

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.

small_tipper

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

This is a ReferendumV2 post. It can only be edited by the proposer of the post .

- 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.

Proponent: David Dall'Aglio founder of eVox 19C7X2ayEGaHbRb7obTd7u2crJhYm6W47XpyLC2jQBGdpif

Requested DOT: 20.632 DOT (144.014 $ based on DOT/USD rate of $6.98 EMA7)

I work as independent advisor. 7 years ago founded  eVox.gg, Media Agency & Content Creator Management company based in Milan. Over the past 7 years, we have had the privilege of managing hundreds of talented content creators and have worked with some of the world's leading brands, including **Samsung, HP, Amazon, Netflix, Prime Video, Footlocker, Activision, and Microsoft.**

Both our CEO and CMO are early adopters of Polkadot, as we firmly believe that Polkadot is the leading contender for the future of Web 3.0.

**Campaign Overview:**

Primarily focused on YouTube, to bring the spotlight back on Polkadot. Our goal is to communicate the strengths and innovations of Polkadot to a broader audience.

**Creator Lineup & Deliverables**

Content Creators: 8 Userbase: 2M+

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kwf7d56WBoNM2I7hD6IsSDlHhq0nHF-f5uLvytPotw8/edit#gid=1303399317](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kwf7d56WBoNM2I7hD6IsSDlHhq0nHF-f5uLvytPotw8/edit#gid=1303399317)

**Talking Points:**

Here are some of the talking points that the content creators will cover in this campaign:

-   Staking: Exploring staking pools and the benefits of staking from 1DOT.
-   Polkadot 2.0: A glimpse into Polkadot's future, including the promise of Web 3.0, upcoming implementations, the supercomputer 3.0, coretime, blockspace, new features of DOT, the pay-as-you-go model, and the vision of blockchain as a service.
-   Asynchronous Backing: Understanding the performance and scalability advantages of Asynchronous Backing.
-   Coretime: An in-depth look at the coretime concept within the Polkadot ecosystem.
-   DOT: Exploring the purpose of DOT and its various use cases.
-   $DED

We believe that this campaign has the potential to inspire the community

We are open to any questions from the Polkadot community, and we look forward to your support in making this campaign a success, also feel free to reach out on telegram @dreamer896

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.

![](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1082716137839673386/1196905180994744381/image.png?ex=65b953d0&is=65a6ded0&hm=40b03bca496488f570dc4fe8e6ea60ff998cf38c0bbb3cc273671087438fc865&)

Proposal: Big Tip for Content in Portuguese - Verbo DotSama Channel

Proponent: 14iWWjHr2VLTNW2p5ZzmqNeD1ox2udjsU9VsP5k3murqeNiJ

Date: 16/01/2024 Requested

DOT: 673 DOT Short description:

We are a Brazilian channel (Verbo Dotsama) that brings educational content to the Portuguese speaking community (Brazil, Portugal, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique) through copyrighted videos, articles and also dubbing. The team consists of John Rhodel (Parachainboy), Carlos Sawaki (CJ) and Gabriel Bonugli (Gabekoin), We request retroactive funding for 9 videos produced about news from the Polkadot ecosystem. Our Links:

Twitter: [https://twitter.com/verbodotsama](https://twitter.com/verbodotsama)

Youtube: [https://www.youtube.com/@verbodotsama](https://www.youtube.com/@verbodotsama)

Medium: [https://medium.com/@verbodasabedoria](https://medium.com/@verbodasabedoria)

Telegram: [https://t.me/verbodasabedoria](https://t.me/verbodasabedoria)

1 - Context of the proposal:

Retroactive funding for 9 videos made between the periods of October 1st 2023 to January 16th 2024, the amount requested for this big tip would be 673 DOT ($7.42/ DOT) for 9 videos, 500 USD per video = 4500 USD + 500 USD for paid promotions (Google ADS + Twitter) to be held in those videos.

You can check the entire detailed proposal here: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pLnZGhJnW1arQpBOxxkZLSauUNEar162XzLh8YOysaU/edit?usp=sharing](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pLnZGhJnW1arQpBOxxkZLSauUNEar162XzLh8YOysaU/edit?usp=sharing)

1- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW9iktovpL4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW9iktovpL4) - Polkadot e Cardano Vitória ![image](https://i.ibb.co/7jts76r/11875-Gabekoin-1705433154140.png) Average viewing time: 3:10 (55.5%)

2- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffrO0RzUhXA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffrO0RzUhXA) - Polkadot + Polygon? Novidades ![image](https://i.ibb.co/Vpqptth/11875-Gabekoin-1705433171650.png) Average viewing time: 2:24 (49.1%)

3- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgA3Gx5ZIdU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgA3Gx5ZIdU) - A Verdade Sobre a Polkadot ![image](https://i.ibb.co/TgVkkkd/11875-Gabekoin-1705433183429.png) Average viewing time: 2:50 (56.1%)

4- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzjAwyTYMXE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzjAwyTYMXE) - IoT e Economia de Máquinas

![image](https://i.ibb.co/9HCrsYq/11875-Gabekoin-1705433416721.png)

Average viewing time: 3:25 (51,8%)

5- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jALDwswGs34](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jALDwswGs34) - InvArch, Phala, Peaq

![image](https://i.ibb.co/SJWnYyY/11875-Gabekoin-1705433431891.png)

Average viewing time: 2:49 (61,2%)

6- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gxw4buMM8Zs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gxw4buMM8Zs) - Primeiro Multichain BR

![image](https://i.ibb.co/3yvwjZB/11875-Gabekoin-1705433457847.png)

Average viewing time: 1:09 (80.4%)

7- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jue45DxlYJo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jue45DxlYJo) - Financiamentos VDS News 28

![image](https://i.ibb.co/nD05Snm/11875-Gabekoin-1705433469044.png)

Average viewing time: 2:56 (66.5%)

8- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYSlWjL7xQM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYSlWjL7xQM) - A Revolução na Web 3.0

![image](https://i.ibb.co/rxpwbYH/11875-Gabekoin-1705433478704.png)

Average viewing time: 2:48 (63.2%)

9- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3thYHubtg9o](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3thYHubtg9o) - Conectando o Futuro da IoT

![image](https://i.ibb.co/ZcX8xBH/11875-Gabekoin-1705433487024.png)

Average viewing time: 3:17 (62.2%)

**Metrics and statistics Youtube (01 October 2023 - 15 January 2024):**

Youtube Followers (4.380):

Vídeo Statistics:

Views Country Target Top 5:

![image](https://i.ibb.co/yW2HY7h/11875-Gabekoin-1705433550492.png)

Views Followers/Not Followers:

![image](https://i.ibb.co/F8WfDns/11875-Gabekoin-1705433560216.png)

Where Subscribers Come From:

![image](https://i.ibb.co/zNgQmtq/11875-Gabekoin-1705433569954.png)

Age range of viewers:

![image](https://i.ibb.co/5vVZxw2/11875-Gabekoin-1705433579554.png)

Videos / Shorts Views

![image](https://i.ibb.co/qY618wb/11875-Gabekoin-1705433591466.png)

Total Views:

![image](https://i.ibb.co/dPtfHtQ/11875-Gabekoin-1705433606729.png)

![image](https://i.ibb.co/sRssnth/11875-Gabekoin-1705433615466.png)

Telegram Activity:

![image](https://i.ibb.co/fvtgTz0/11875-Gabekoin-1705433628413.png)

Twitter Impressions:

![image](https://i.ibb.co/hdS64Pg/11875-Gabekoin-1705433642137.png)

About US:

![image](https://i.ibb.co/7KLcK7d/11875-Gabekoin-1705433655099.png)

John Rhodel Bartolome - AKA "Parachainboy" - Member of Team BD Brazil POLKADOT, Founder Verbo Dotsama, Polkadot Senior Ambassador for Brazil, Ambassador of parachains such as: Phala, Oak, Bifrost, Moonbeam, Integritee, Nodle, Crust and Aleph Zero, Content creator, rookie member Polkadot Heroes, director of the Filipino unit at Wagmedia, software engineer, and also with experience producing Polkadot events in Brazil, Blockchain SP, View Party Decoded Curitiba, Blockchain Rio, Curitiba Crypto day and Multichain MEETUP Curitiba.

![image](https://i.ibb.co/cwBnkg3/11875-Gabekoin-1705433667204.png)

Gabriel Bonugli - AKA "Gabekoin" - Member of Team BD Brazil POLKADOT, Polkadot/Kusama Senior Ambassador / Ambassador: Phala, OAK, Polimec and Peaq also have been contributing as Community Manager, Content Creator, Writer, Translator, marketing specialist and also with experience producing Polkadot events in Brazil such as View Party Decoded Curitiba and Blockchain Rio and Curitiba Crypto Day and Multichain MEETUP Curitiba.

![image](https://i.ibb.co/bHCVmpq/11875-Gabekoin-1705433723849.png)

Carlos Sawaki (CJ) - Member of Brazilian BD team,I've been studying the markets for 5 years and crypto for almost 3, with some courses also taken in the area. With the great changes taking place in the world, the interest in blockchain technology ended up becoming the current focus in my professional development, having recently joined the team of content creators at WAG Media, Equilibrium and Polimec (Ambassadors Programs on Polkadot Ecosystem) and started an experimental channel on Youtube called Medo de Ficar de Fora (which is the translation of Fear of Missing Out in portuguese), also a contributor to the Youtube channel Verbo da Sabedoria and The Kusamarian.

Our Portfolio:

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/186R9xgXZbGvsKT1\_GYgR4ir1lc7Dnr\_JnCdI3nbgeUE/edit?usp=sharing](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/186R9xgXZbGvsKT1_GYgR4ir1lc7Dnr_JnCdI3nbgeUE/edit?usp=sharing) - This portfolio got funded by Wagmedia

2 - The motivation for this proposal:

Communication through digital media channels has become one of the most effective ways to reach and influence vast audiences in the modern era. Our channel, Verbo da Sabedoria, has made its mark by producing high-quality, impactful content for the Portuguese community in Polkadot. However, to continue expanding and enhancing our reach, we require funding. Here are the reasons why investing in our channel is pivotal.

Educational: If our channel has an educational bent, funding will allow us to produce content that not only entertains, but also educates and informs audiences, making a positive contribution to Polkadot beginners and enthusiasts alike.

Technical Improvement: Funding will allow us to purchase better quality equipment, more advanced editing tools and animation software, thus ensuring a superior visual and sound experience for our audience.

Expand Polkadot Contents: With adequate funding, we will be able to diversify and expand our content portfolio, covering more varied topics and innovative formats, thus reaching an even larger and more diverse audience.

Advertising and Promotion: Through effective advertising campaigns, we can expand our reach and attract new followers. Promotion is vital for any channel that wants to grow and stand out in a saturated market.

Consistency and Frequency: Funding will ensure we have the resources we need to consistently produce content, keeping our audience engaged and expanding our impact in Brazil.

3 - Payment conditions:

What is the amount requested? 673 DOT

What is the address of the fund recipient? 14iWWjHr2VLTNW2p5ZzmqNeD1ox2udjsU9VsP5k3murqeNiJ

How can we contact the manager of the funds?

Name: John Rhodel Bartolome Email: [johnrhodelbartolome@gmail.com](mailto:johnrhodelbartolome@gmail.com) Telegram: @parachainboy Discord: johnrhodel

Name: Gabriel Bonugli Email: [gabrielbonuglii@gmail.com](mailto:gabrielbonuglii@gmail.com) Telegram: @gabekoin Discord: gabekoin

Name: Carlos Sawaki Email: [carlosawaki@gmail.com](mailto:carlosawaki@gmail.com) Telegram: @carlosawaki Discord: cejota

If you have any doubts, please contact us, we are open to suggestions, thank you very much.

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.

big_spender

Interoperability is one of the key value propositions of Polkadot. With XCM and numerous bridges this value became possible. But they are all delivering interoperability only for fungible assets. For Polkadot to fully deliver on its promise, NFT XCM capability is a must have. Moving NFTs between different parachains will unleash the capabilities for the next generation of Web3 applications that are not constrained by any one chain.

Since January 2023 we (Unique Network team) worked on the NFT XCM solution. We engaged with numerous ecosystem members — Parity XCM team, Parity NFTs creators, parachains and wallets to create a solution PoC and its roadmap as described in this [proposal.](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZE2NAsk5ECPRFdn5wOXBpHeXwK29CYsNPR2Qk3RRnPE/edit?usp=sharing "NFT XCM Proposal") 

. Roadmap implementation will require a consensus on a number of questions, which will help establish the NFT XCM standards, and here views and participation of parachains is crucial. Parity has left us to lead this effort, and we would like to invite other stakeholders to take part, too. In the initial stages of the work we will be creating a working group for participants to communicate and collectively decide on key decisions. 

This proposal follows the successful implementation of the PoC, as described in the Milestone 1 of the proposal which was completed on December 20, 2023 after a year of work.

Please read the [proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZE2NAsk5ECPRFdn5wOXBpHeXwK29CYsNPR2Qk3RRnPE/edit?usp=sharing "NFT XCM Proposal") . Happy to answer any questions. Update: a note for Core devs - the solution does not need any changes to the relay, and is very light on the parachains, too. Brian (Acala) can attest to that. Here are details on the PoC: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y90tldtdh9mX1BkUNKDePiV8GImhGSnjaJkk5U54d-w/edit?usp=sharing Update: important feature of the proposal to underscore - it will be built by multiple teams. The funds for EVM, Ink!, use case bounty and educational materials are dedicated to external teams, since XCM has to work for all parachains it only makes sense that multiple teams are involved.

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.

NFT XCM

**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.

**Proposer:** NoSpec Agency

**Contact:** @XCCrane at TG

**Requested Amount:** 1000 DOT

**Service Overview**

NoSpec's initiative is aimed at guiding influencers within the Polkadot ecosystem by providing them with essential information, connections, and up-to-date research for impactful content creation. Our services include providing tailored research materials, facilitating valuable connections, offering content fact-checking, and delivering general consultancy and topic guidance.

**Campaign Output**

Our output encompasses comprehensive research exposes, strategic guidance for content creation, factual accuracy checks, and robust support in various aspects of content development related to the Polkadot ecosystem.

**Achievements and Utilization of Previous Funding**

**Overview of Impact**

Our recent initiative was met with enthusiastic reception from Content Creators, validating our approach in providing essential guidance and factual content support. The crafted research exposes, a centerpiece of our work, have garnered positive feedback, reflecting our commitment to high-quality, insightful content in the Polkadot ecosystem.

**Key Achievements:**

**1\. Research Exposes:**

-   HydraDX and Bifrost Analysis:
    
    We've developed two comprehensive research exposes focused on [HydraDX and Bifrost](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/157WDPyzGrkmfuB-mNSKgAMdGlwEELdX9?usp=sharing). These documents offer deep insights into each project, showcasing our analytical rigor. (Note: The Bifrost exposé is currently awaiting approval from the respective Team)
    
-   Community Impact:
    
    These exposes have been instrumental in elevating the Content Creator’s understanding of these pivotal projects.
    

**2\. Influencer Support and Collaboration:**

-   Broad Engagement:
    
    We've successfully contacted and/or supported a diverse array of influencers, enhancing the depth and accuracy of content related to the Polkadot ecosystem.
    
-   Content Creator List:
    
    ACOB, BitSkwela, LunarStrategy (Paid themselves), Laura Shin, AllInCrypto, LV, Coinsider and Csaint
    

**Reflecting on Success**

The positive outcomes of these collaborations underscore our effectiveness in elevating the content quality within the Polkadot community. Each engagement not only fortified the influencers' content but also enriched the community's overall knowledge base.

**About NoSpec**

NoSpec is a leader in this field, deeply integrated with the Polkadot ecosystem, with an extensive network through initiatives like ChaosDAO and TheKusamarian, and years of dedicated research in Polkadot. Our diverse talent pool enhances our capability to offer well-rounded solutions, making us uniquely positioned to guide influencers effectively.

**Note on Budgeting and New Funding Request**

We are requesting an additional 1000 DOT to continue and expand our successful initiatives.

This funding will enable us to:

-   Develop further in-depth research materials.
    
-   Expand our influencer network and support capabilities.
    
-   Enhance our consultancy and content development services within the Polkadot ecosystem.
    

The service is priced at 100€/h.

If this funding period will be such a success as the last one, the next proposal will be a longer term funding period in a spender track. 

For a detailed breakdown of our services, activities, strategic approach, as well as a comprehensive understanding of our projected outcomes and key performance indicators, please refer to our full [proposal documentation.](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NPzHJvzAPg3yN66hQRE9go-VmvviwQMk/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112993730791878553722&rtpof=true&sd=true)

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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.

Proposers: Lunar Strategy, Flight3 & RZLT

Lead Agency: Lunar Holding LDA - PT516253999

Contact: \[@LunarStrategy\](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/user/LunarStrategy) on Telegram (Jack Haldorsson, CMO of Lunar Strategy)

Requested DOT: 91,557 DOT Based on EMA7 8.41 USD

Full proposal deck: [Link to proposal](https://www.canva.com/design/DAF4FvJGIpo/8Ro7fvW2UWEiyfeSt6GDcA/view?utm_content=DAF4FvJGIpo&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor)

**Why Should the Treasury Fund This Project?**

Market sentiment is shifting, and several treasuries are actively investing to stimulate growth and excitement during this bull run. For example, Solana's initiatives, such as $BONK, are leveraging this opportunity effectively. This project's funding rationale is to capitalize on the memecoin trend as a marketing tool for the DOT ecosystem and to showcase Polkadot's diversity and buzz-generating capabilities.  
  
**We belive the treasury should fund the initial launch for the marketing campaign to avoid compromising on the quality and the fairness of the distribution.**  

The goal is to maintain quality and fair distribution without taking early investment that could lead to large allocations being dumped on investors.

  
**Background to the Proposal:**

In recent weeks, the Polkadot community has grown increasingly enthusiastic about the launch of a new memecoin. $DED emerged as a leading candidate when multiple DOT wallets, such as Nova Wallet, SubWallet, Talisman, and DEXs like StellaSwap, announced on social media their support for $DED.

Subsequently, a community indicator poll titled “Should the marketing agency post the $DED marketing proposal to the treasury ASAP?” [received 67.8% approval with 199 votes.](https://x.com/giottodf/status/1739075568220692626?s=20)

Following this, three well-established crypto agencies, in collaboration with key stakeholders, prepared a marketing proposal for the memecoin's launch campaign. We have devised a strategic plan for the first 75 days to enhance grassroots engagement and introduce the broader crypto community to $DED.

**Campaign Overview:**

The campaign aims to launch the next DOT meme coin with a 75-day marketing strategy, divided into three phases. Waves 1 and 2, occurring pre-launch, will build hype and credibility for the token. The final phase, post-launch, focuses on recapping and covering news about the generated hype, ensuring continued interest beyond the launch.

**Proposal Partners:**

**Lunar Strategy**, Lunar Strategy will be responsible for the KOLs, PR & strategy behind the full marketing campaign. Lunar Strategy has a track record of working & launching 150+ projects in the crypto ecosystem, including Polkadot, OKX, ICP (Dfinity) and more.

**Flight3**, A marketing & creative studio that focus on content creation, animations, memes & creative campaigns that goes viral. Flight3 have a track record of working with Coinbase, Tezos & Solana and more.

**RZLT**, A community and growth hub helping businesses navigate & grow in web3 ecosystem. RZLT has a track record of collaborating with top industry names like Near.

**About lead agency:** Lunar Strategy is an ecosystem growth agency active in the crypto space since 2019, having collaborated with over 150 ecosystems and projects. We excel in storytelling and engaging the right key opinion leaders to convey our message to the intended audience. Our team, primarily based in Europe, consists of more than 20 professionals. Past projects include collaborations with OKX, Bitmex, ICP, Rose, Gamestarter, Kodacon, PrimeXBT, and many others. We have also partnered with over 400 key opinion leaders on platforms like X (formerly Twitter) and YouTube, generating hundreds of millions of impressions in the crypto space.

For further information on Lunar Strategy, please visit our detailed presentation at: [Lunar Strategy Deck.](https://pitch.com/v/Lunar-deck-csjw23)

**Why Fund This Project Now?**

Market sentiment is shifting, and several Layer 1 (L1) treasuries are actively investing to stimulate growth and excitement during this bull run. For example, Solana's initiatives, such as $BONK, are leveraging this opportunity effectively. This project's funding rationale is to capitalize on the meme coin trend as a marketing tool for the DOT ecosystem and to showcase Polkadot's diversity and buzz-generating capabilities.

**Implementation Plan:**

Strategy & Planning: Our plan begins with a 15 days preparation phase to develop a strategy, schedule, and marketing materials, including memes. We will ensure consistent messaging across all channels and prepare PR articles for distribution during the execution phase.

Execution: Over 60 days, we will distribute the created content, brief influencers, and submit articles to web3 media outlets. The campaign will consist of three waves, focusing on establishing, building hype, and sustaining excitement for the memecoin.

Optimization: Post-campaign, we will analyze performance and provide an evaluation with key insights, informing our approach to future campaigns.

**Deliverables:**

Public Relations by Lunar Strategy:

-   Includes a PDF with PR strategy, 12 written articles, listicles, a KPI report PDF, and a curated list of publications.

Influencer Marketing by Lunar Strategy:

-   Introduction brief, promotional guidelines, curated influencer list, influencer strategy, and a monthly result report PDF.

Creative Studio -Flight3:

-   Provides animations, community-building content, brand animations, social media content, and custom memes.

Social & Community - RZLT:

-   Manages social media plans, develops Zealy campaigns, provides community support, and sets up a Looker Studio analytical dashboard.

_More details about deliverables in full presentation at the top._

**Estimated Campaign Output:**

Main Influencers: 8,980,400 followers reached, 50 long-form posts, 17 YouTube videos, 50 quoted reposts.

Amplification Influencers: 6,575,000 followers reached, 450 reposts/quoted reposts, contributions from 50 different DeFi researchers/crypto educators.

Public relations: 12 unique articles published in credible media and 100+ syndications in various media outlets.

**Monthly reports will be provided by Lunar Strategy with all links**

**Budget Breakdown:**

Main Influencers: $350,000  
Amplification Influencers: $100,000  
Public Relations & listicles: $60,000  
Community Activation & Social Media: $50,000  
Zealy DOT Rewards: $30,000  
Creative Studio: $40,000  
Total budget: $630,000

**Monthly Community Report:**

At each month's end, Lunar Strategy will share updates with the community, including published articles, content creator links, reach metrics, and summaries of monthly activities. This will aid in community optimization and growth.

We are looking forward to support the Polkadot community by providing educational content and welcoming a larger audience. I am available to answer any questions about our proposal and strategy for launching the memecoin. We appreciate all feedback from the community.

Thank you,

Jack Haldorsson

CMO at Lunar Strategy

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).

Hey Polkadot friends!

We’re delighted to present our referendum for successfully completing the final milestone (Milestone 4) of our #60DaysOfPolkadot Developer Crash Course and Hackathons series. Over the past 12 months, we have worked tirelessly to bring this vision, which started off as just ideas coming from different teams in the Polkadot ecosystem, to life. Hackathon winners from our campaign have won grants to continue building in the Polkadot ecosystem and over 43,000 developers have now learnt about Polkadot via the EasyA app. Overall, we’ve been absolutely blown away by the momentum which we’ve generated with #60DaysOfPolkadot, and we couldn’t be more excited to share with the community the full wrap-up report. 

We’re committed to growing the Polkadot ecosystem, and see a huge opportunity to build on the massive success we’ve seen in 2023. We’re already planning how we can make 2024 the stand-out year for developers to launch their projects in the Polkadot ecosystem, especially as developer-focused features such as agile coretime come to life. 

This referendum will cover the prize money for winners of the Harvard and London in-person hackathons, as well as the in-app challenges. We have included a full report with all the milestones (including this one) [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AAu_fEceAMwXPnZcX0-YSTREEwFK5VBkUSdh-h2Drcs/edit?usp=sharing).

**Background context**

This referendum is the fourth milestone in a detailed, multi-phase initiative that started under Gov1. Details for this milestone were discussed in our original discussion post [here](../post/1585), with the precise milestone and allocation breakdown [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oyip_eVdevsjijQQSkL_GPOE5YF-AEGgE_xhwCFLnt0/edit#bookmark=id.x3kscjjklocs). Our first milestone was approved [here](../motion/353), our second milestone was approved [here](../motion/417), and our third milestone was approved [here](216).

In our previous referendum, two frequently asked questions were:

1.  Where are the hackathon teams now; and
2.  Why not go to the events bounty

We have addressed all the questions the community have asked in our full report. However, if you would prefer a more concise version, we summarised them in [our previous successful referendum](216). In summary, our hackathon teams are now thriving and actively contributing to the Polkadot ecosystem! The below are just three of the awesome teams that came out of our awesome Harvard and London Polkadot hackathons:

a. Flybloc: [http://www.flybloc.com/](http://www.flybloc.com/**) 

Created by Harvard PhD Yefei Jin, Flybloc came out of our Polkadot hackathon at Harvard. Since the hackathon, they have successfully recruited even more stellar team members, and now have one of the strongest teams we’ve ever seen: their successful previous exits are valued at over $1 billion. Their CTO is a former VP at Algorand, and their team has deep experience building successful startups. They are building the future of Web3 brand engagement, leveraging AI. They have received grant funding from Massachusetts-based non-profit Qubic labs, and will be raising venture capital funding.

b. DotIAM: [https://www.dotiam.com/](https://www.dotiam.com/)

Led by Tom Rowbotham, a full-time software engineer at one of the UK’s fastest growing startups, [Gousto](https://www.gousto.co.uk/), DotIAm first launched their idea for decentralised KYC built on Polkadot at our Polkadot hackathon in London. They have now been successfully executing on their roadmap, and have received grant funding from Astar via the Unstoppable Grants.

c. Aegis Protocol: [https://www.aegisprotocol.io/](https://www.aegisprotocol.io/) 

Harvard Computer Scientists Ethan Tan and Douglas Yang first launched Aegis Protocol at our Polkadot hackathon at Harvard, winning first place. They have continued to build on it since, making huge progress over this summer, connecting with ecosystem teams and projects to iterate on their vision to build decentralized dispute arbitration to safeguard crypto users. They have now added two members to their team (from MIT and Duke) and are planning to raise venture capital funding for their startup, alongside applying to join accelerators. Their deck is publicly available here: [https://docsend.com/view/vihm997vknj43gtv](https://docsend.com/view/vihm997vknj43gtv)

**Progress Summary**

We have now completed all our milestones, successfully executing the roadmap the Council approved under Gov1 at the start of 2023. We not only achieved all of our target metrics, but exceeded them by far, teaching over 43,000 new developers about Polkadot, attracting over 550 developers to our two IRL hackathons in London and Boston, and much more!

We began by bringing together all the Polkadot ecosystem teams who were excited about getting involved and increasing the number of developers building on Polkadot as well as their own protocols. These included Parity, Moonbeam, Acala, Astar, Composable, Gear, OAK, KILT and OriginTrail. We then discussed with each of them in detail over numerous in-person and online meetings what they saw as being the biggest challenges for developers, and how we could solve them. We also held numerous focus groups throughout the #60DaysOfPolkadot to gather their feedback and test our hypotheses on real developers.

Once we had gathered these data points, we then set out integrating them all into a comprehensive Polkadot developer journey, teaching new developers first about how Polkadot works, and then about the different parachains as well as projects in the ecosystem. We implemented these into the EasyA app with a brand new, custom design especially for Polkadot, and launched them to our community and beyond. 

These developer challenges were a massive hit. Today, over 43,000 builders have started learning about Polkadot in the EasyA app, and that number is still rising. 

With the EasyA in-app challenges in full swing, we created massive awareness on social media via the #60DaysOfPolkadot hashtag. Developers shared their journeys and what they were finding most exciting about Polkadot, and before long we had grown a loyal following around this hashtag. This got them extremely excited about our Harvard and London in-person hackathons. 

**Here’s a summary of our hugely successful in-app challenges:**

1.  Developers starting crash course: 43,000+
2.  Developers completing crash course: 37,000+
3.  Crash course completion rate: 86%

![](https://i.ibb.co/txgPrLs/unnamed-5.png)

_#60DaysOfPolkadot taking Twitter by storm_

Our two spectacular in-person hackathons at [Harvard University](https://twitter.com/easya_app/status/1670132876711723008) (USA) and [London](https://twitter.com/easya_app/status/1672712646230003714) (UK) were more successful than even our wildest dreams. 

![](https://i.ibb.co/MhhY29F/polkadot-easya-hackathon.png)

_Hundreds of developers lined up around the block for our Polkadot London Hackathon_

**Here’s a summary of our two hackathons:**

**Polkadot x EasyA Hackathon at Harvard (17-18 June, 2023):**

1.  Hackers: 300
2.  Final dApps/projects created: 35
3.  Colleges/companies represented: 45
4.  Social media impressions: 1.5M+

If you want to see a video of what it looked like, check out the highlight reel [here](https://youtu.be/zWLqGfw09wk)!

**Polkadot x EasyA Hackathon in London (24-25 June, 2023):**

1.  Hackers: 250
2.  Final dApps/projects created: 36
3.  Colleges/companies represented: 38
4.  Social media impressions: 1M+

The lines for the hackathons literally stretched down the road and around the corner outside the venue. [Here](https://youtu.be/fNH5SAN95UM)’s the video of what it looked like IRL!

![](https://i.ibb.co/vv9NK8k/polkadot-easya-hackathon-crowds.png)

Our intense preparation with the #60DaysOfPolkadot in-app developer campaign attracted the very best developers to attend our two IRL hackathons. As a result, at the hackathons we had founders backed by a16z and YC, with multiple previous exits under their belts, as well as professional software engineers all coming together to create some of the best projects we’ve ever seen. Students came from top institutions like Harvard, MIT, Yale and Brown, and even travelled across the country to be there, from UChicago, Georgia Tech and Stanford. These students are the key to unlocking the next generation of Web3 builders, and they were inspired by the opportunities unlocked by Polkadot. As you will see below, many of these brilliant teams are continuing to build on Polkadot after the hackathon.

We would like to express our deepest thanks to the teams from the Polkadot ecosystem who came to share their knowledge too, such as [Kevin Neilson](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinneilson/) (Developer Relations at Moonbeam), [Dave Bean](https://www.linkedin.com/in/davebean51/) (COO of Gear), and [Kahori Razzell](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kahori-razzell-8213634b/) (UX at Astar). 

There’s so much more to share about how amazing these hackathons and in-app challenges were, but this is just the executive summary so we’ll keep it short! In summary, the in-app challenges drove a massive groundswell of attention towards Polkadot, and inspired developers to turn out IRL and join the Polkadot community at our two hackathons at Harvard and in London.

**KPI Report**

|     |     |     |     |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **KPI** | **Target 🎯** | **Actual** | **Achieved** |
| Developers starting crash course | 5,000 | 43,000+ | ✅   |
| Developers completing crash course | 1,000 | 37,000+ | ✅   |
| In-person hackathon attendees | 400 | 550 | ✅   |
| Social Media Impressions (LinkedIn/Twitter/TikTok/Instagram, YouTube etc) | 3M  | 11M+ | ✅   |
| Participating Polkadot parachains/projects | 7   | 8   | ✅   |

There’s so much more to share about how amazing these hackathons and in-app challenges were, but this is just the executive summary so we’ll keep it short! In summary, the in-app challenges drove a massive groundswell of attention towards Polkadot, and inspired developers to turn out IRL and join the Polkadot community at our two hackathons at Harvard and in.  

**Full Progress Report**

We hope the executive summary got you excited about #60DaysOfPolkadot and that you want to learn more about it! If you want to see the projects that were created at the hackathons, the bios of the hackathon teams, and how the in-app challenges helped ensure this was such a massive success, then read the [full report](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AAu_fEceAMwXPnZcX0-YSTREEwFK5VBkUSdh-h2Drcs/edit?usp=sharing)!

This full report has further details on the above, as well as the pictures, precise budget allocation, more KPIs, and everything else!

**Milestone 4 Requested Allocation Breakdown Summary**

This milestone covers the costs for prize money awarded to the winners of the two in-person hackathons at Harvard University and in London, as well as the prize money for the winners of the in-app developer challenges. This total, including distribution of the prizes, is $65,000.\* Further breakdown of the prize money and costs are included in the full report.

\*DOT amount calculated via EMA30 on 20 Dec 2023 at GMT+0 1045hrs: 1 DOT ~ USD$6.276. USD$65,000 ~10,356.9 DOT.

As explained above, details for this milestone were discussed and approved under Gov1 in our original discussion post [here](../post/1585), with the precise milestone and allocation breakdown [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oyip_eVdevsjijQQSkL_GPOE5YF-AEGgE_xhwCFLnt0/edit#bookmark=id.x3kscjjklocs). For context, our first milestone was approved [here](../motion/353), our second milestone was approved [here](../motion/417), and our third milestone was approved [here](216). This is the fourth and final milestone of our originally approved proposal.

If you have any questions at all, please do feel free to comment them on the referendum directly! We’re honoured to have brought so many talented new builders to the Polkadot ecosystem, and can’t wait to build on these successes in 2024!

\-- Phil, Dom (EasyA Co-Founders) and the EasyA Team!

Milestone 4 Report: Polkadot x EasyA Hackathons at Harvard and in London (#60DaysOfPolkadot)

- Polkadot Blockchain Academy (PBA) is asking for funding for its fourth session.  
- It will take place in Hong Kong from January 3 to February 3, 2024.  
- The academy is working with Hong Kong Polytechnic University.  
- There will be 90 students—50 developers and 40 founders.  
- The goal is to teach people about Polkadot to help it grow.  
- They have held classes before, like at UC Berkeley.  
- They also share lessons online for free.  
- More details can be found in the linked proposal.

On behalf of the Polkadot Blockchain Academy (PBA) I am posting this treasury proposal for funding of the fourth wave of the Academy. The PBA will run from January 3rd to February 3rd, 2024 and will be held at Cyberport in Hong Kong. We are also working in partnership with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The program has selected and is enrolling 90 students, 50 developer track students and 40 Founders Track students. The goal of the Polkadot Blockchain Academy is to help speed the adoption of Polkadot by seeding the ecosystem with educated developers and aspiring Polkadot ecosystem team founders. Currently we offer in person education such as the previous course held at UC Berkeley, we are also creating online content and have recently made the developer track syllabus materials available for all online. Below is a link to the proposal in detail. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ErgTFUaj4ct5OuTm\_6fnRN96HpKE3ZhtB6FF4EKZsYM/edit

WHO: Polkadot Blockchain Academy (PBA)
WHAT: Funding proposal for the fourth wave of the Academy, to run from January 3rd to February 3rd, 2024, with 90 students enrolled.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Details not provided. Link to proposal provided for more information.

Polkadot Blockchain Academy - funding and reimbursement for costs associated with Wave 4 in Hong Kong.

Subsquid Lab Official has requested funding for ongoing development and maintenance costs for public Subsquid Archives and the Giant Squid API. The proposal includes a total of 45234.77 DOT, which is approximately $298,549.46. The funds will be used to support the operation of backend APIs for major projects in the Polkadot ecosystem, including Polkassembly, Talisman, RMRK, and others. The proposal also covers the costs for running Giant Squid and Archives for Polkadot, Kusama, and their Parachains. The motivation for this proposal is to maintain and improve the accessibility of on-chain data in GraphQL format for all major parachains on Kusama and Polkadot. The funds will help support the increasing number of requests to the substrate-based archives and the growing adoption of the Giant Squid service.

**Proponent:** [Subsquid Lab Official](https://polkadot.subscan.io/account/13bfKSQXoBn3AMLtZaW6BKv797fqZzsD3PYF6xpJDir3tdoE) - 13bfKSQXoBn3AMLtZaW6BKv797fqZzsD3PYF6xpJDir3tdoE

**Beneficiary:** [Subsquid Lab Official](https://polkadot.subscan.io/account/13bfKSQXoBn3AMLtZaW6BKv797fqZzsD3PYF6xpJDir3tdoE) - 13bfKSQXoBn3AMLtZaW6BKv797fqZzsD3PYF6xpJDir3tdoE

**Contact Details:** Subsquid Labs GmbH, 6302 Zug, Switzerland - [mf@subsquid.io](mailto:mf@subsquid.io)

**Short description:** Ongoing development and maintenance costs for public Subsquid Archives and the Giant Squid API

**Archive raw data:** [Archive Infrastructure Metrics - July, August, September](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTMNeLRCbga-UOFEXxTo6s732MM5xh5Xl7DLpuy8jdx4a1WYeVMAz1_5UCWZ5eCTl0e9D3qbwdqUY2j/pubhtml)

**Giant Squid raw data:** [Giant Squid Infrastructure Metrics - July, August, September](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSz9X-JW6XQ3CBhkMcjdSO8yimvqAwJQrol2jvqITUd_8CyiFcrqtZ2ARbRXpkSdzvA7WZDWhrxdvG2/pubhtml)

**Requested DOT:** 35565.67 DOT + 9669.10 DOT **\= 45234.77 DOT = $ 298,549.46**

**Previous proposals:** [https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/145](145)

### Motivation

**A) Archives**

Archives are an important piece of Polkadot and Kusama data infrastructure provided by Subsquid. They provide access to on-chain data in GraphQL format for all major parachains on Kusama and Polkadot, with more chains getting support as the ecosystem grows. They are being used as a data source for [Squids](https://app.subsquid.io/squids) and for efficient data exploration and ad-hoc queries. An up-to-date list of Archives is kept in a public [Archive Registry](https://github.com/subsquid/archive-registry/blob/main/archives.json).

The Archives, as performant data sources of historical on-chain data, are critical to the operation of backend APIs run by major projects in the Polkadot ecosystem (the list is not exhaustive):

-   Polkassembly
-   Talisman
-   RMRK
-   SubWallet (+ GiantSquid API)
-   KodaDot
-   Phala dApp
-   Subsocial + Polkaverse
-   Polkascan (+ GiantSquid API)
-   Calamar (+ GiantSquid API)
-   Moonsama/Exosama
-   Reef
-   Manta Wallet
-   ZooDAO
-   Zenlink

All archives can be accessed and queried via an web intuitive GraphQL interface and are often used as developer friendly replacement of a block explorer. For example, here’s a query for the last ten transfers on Kusama blockchain run against the [Kusama Archive endpoint](https://kusama.explorer.subsquid.io/graphql).

![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/u/0/docs/ADP-6oF28QRWrAQx4x6nJNPA_fSg4c73ukxfq-ATwlJOaeMkFcveUEN3abJyXlkg0M5tgxMSU9_hY00ovl7JB0PIaZV25wlpNy9QiYTah8HYt1QcfnmUiLPz61vWbAjWe6yEsIrl_dVS68yi_skDsIhpTHtk0NqWhZ2HakawVgzv13cB0Zz2GFF1uD4WduGKh1cT71w21kf8XhbV9NU8bYkYjJht4UPz5CEmrc-J8V-1g6zjdMK0TWcbRtZE469tyZurbsR6hrxtz3AgcT-yBnIaFSR1RjuDt9cU4ON1EuhAYFfbt_hxKS5eJAmkJnoRN9b98lm3z-ENAW4F4lGD4eaefmLjW0Ni96jVwyx2-0qpj_FCU8M4Jv-ADArSOogQU6E4WMjJ0IXO0G0wvqcpJritTjnVfaMg1BWVP4coevffowL396wjU7-php3xXPT1cYJHRi9hob4LQQUYXeBz_oGA2mcZ-VTw8fonH_Q5H3MWRqaaPttS618JzrkVaeEGScCMF9qJ5tMwBeMFQ9rcG9njN1frHKgaco97oSsZsSygw-OsuCAyBta90ZmHWeHo3ZJqtRNBdE33rEzJlBvlVo4uCVbMnjE_64s5bz2-OQczY8bEdjD6v7g4awrLXZXwx1zdRnHkc5TZsnG65LhbYXzLus-n-drRCSuk-67GihaJrMul5IoKRgHaUJekuQVaFNnL4YhKAGOotb7tvvNCLdDtpfnwZdg_bhGrALNf8b4hGBfJL1_cHPeTeKj2IrsCBVz1cm7EQp6fx5VTXD3oJnwLkx09vmauHqlftCgqfzYjSvL5E2yWRHI5NZa5igjdV9UNPUvj_LB4-NvVx_RCofmUNjC62qj8AUYJH8z7RhIvGmpvpdesVlFgFqlB-VMhPd8emdb6l1089w7jrc3bODqhQuNtEbM)

Over the third Quarter of 2023 we've provided a free public data indexing service for Substrate blockchains (some archives have been dismissed, new ones have been added), so that everyone interested in the projects can publicly access indexed data on Substrate Events, Extrinsics, Storage Items and EVM logs. Here are projects (parachains and mainnets aiming for future parachains slots) we currently support:

-   acala
-   aleph-zero-testnet
-   altair
-   amplitude
-   astar
-   bajun
-   basilisk
-   bifrost
-   bifrost-polkadot
-   binance
-   bitcountry-pioneer
-   calamari
-   centrifuge
-   cere
-   collectives
-   composable-finance
-   crab
-   crust
-   darwinia
-   efinity
-   elysium
-   elysium-testnet
-   equilibrium
-   exosama
-   fantom
-   foucoco
-   frequency
-   frequency-testnet
-   gmordie
-   hashed
-   heiko
-   hydradx
-   integritee-network
-   interlay
-   invarch-tinkernet
-   joystream
-   kabocha
-   karura
-   khala
-   kilt
-   kusama
-   kylin
-   litentry
-   litmus
-   mantle-testnet
-   moonbase
-   moonbeam
-   moonbeam-evm
-   moonriver
-   myriad
-   myriad-testnet
-   origin-trail
-   pangolin
-   parallel
-   peaq
-   pendulum
-   phala
-   picasso
-   polkadex
-   polkadot
-   polymesh
-   reef
-   reef-testnet
-   robonomics
-   rococo
-   shibuya
-   shiden
-   soonsocial
-   sora
-   sora-testnet
-   statemine
-   statemint
-   t0rn
-   tanganika
-   ternoa
-   tidechain
-   turing
-   vara
-   westend-collectives
-   xsocial
-   xx-network
-   zeitgeist

**B) Giant Squid** Giant Squid is a set of open-source GraphQL APIs built with Squid SDK and maintained by Subsquid Labs. The APIs cover the most commonly used data for Pokadot, Kusama and a growing list of major parachains and is used by explorers (such as [Calamar](https://calamar.app/)) and wallets (e.g. [SubWallet](https://www.subwallet.app/)).

The Giant Squid currently consists of two families of endpoints outlined below. The API endpoints for each network and the current status are available at the [Status page](https://docs.subsquid.io/giant-squid-api/statuses/).

**Explorer API. The endpoint URLs follow the convention [https://squid.subsquid.io/gs-explorer-${network}/graphql.](https://squid.subsquid.io/gs-explorer-${network}/graphql.) Support queries on:**

-   Blocks
-   Events
-   Extrinsics
-   Calls

**Statistics API. The endpoint URLs follow the convention [https://squid.subsquid.io/gs-stats-${network}/graphql.](https://squid.subsquid.io/gs-stats-${network}/graphql.) Support queries on:**

-   Validator/Collator data
-   Account balances
-   Staking statistics
-   Nomination pools statistics
-   Transfers statistics
-   Extrinsic statistics

### Achievements

-   ArrowSquid release: The main feature introduced by the ArrowSquid update is the new ability of the processor to ingest unfinalized blocks directly from a network node, instead of waiting for the archive to ingest and serve it first. The processor can now handle forks and rewrite the contents of its database if it happens to have indexed orphaned blocks. This allows Subsquid-based APIs to become near real-time and respond to the on-chain activity with subsecond latency.Another major feature introduced by ArrowSquid is the support for transaction execution receipts, traces and state diffs.
    
-   Decentralizing Archives: launched public testnet on CoinList with over 40.000 participants ([https://coinlist.co/subsquid-testnet).](https://coinlist.co/subsquid-testnet\).) Several thousand indexers in the Subsquid testnet were deployed to index Moonbeam, a Polkadot parachain.
    
-   Archive requests increased by over 40% (1.46B requests)
    
-   Archives and Subsquid are powering ≈ 650 live projects in Q3 2023
    

The biggest Polkadot projects have fully migrated or are in the process of finishing the migration from FireSquid to ArrowSquid, including:

-   Polkassembly
-   Subsocial
-   HydraDX
-   KodaDot
-   Talisman
-   Multix Multisig
-   RMRK
-   Apillon
-   StellaSwap

Support continues to be added for new and upcoming Polkadot projects, including new and burgeoning partnerships and Archive implementations with Polimec Protocol, Acurast, Watr, and others.

### Statistics and data

![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/pCInjor8wSTyn_VARLXXNJ0iZNkIJnxPAdJ3rklC-tH16hWMqSWR7yLMbArgAq07oMCQvgnY7ZdCofp5RxVg2ieTGZb0ksFqGs-P0iLivJR3glb54Q0mNP7VwdOqcW0MR2Wrys6yvG6z1_RL)

![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/lcpehy66eVfftQbIYuKJxe57SXPNAdYsjkB5shQVnWchaeNtU-RafhRXS40TOP-1jm2Nlo7GoVXa7T7mfDwc_2B0ahhg_E4qpqoOjeaspNqdehyGLk8u55RMSqkSDOWwrLgAilzkXAETTuHW)

**Over the course of Q3 2023:**

-   Served a total of 1,464,029,333 (~1.46 billion) queries to the substrate based archives in Q3 2023
-   Served ~500m monthly archive requests for substrate based archives
-   The highest daily total responses have been 19.44m in a single 24 hour period for substrate
-   The daily queries confirm a growing trend, only partly due to the deployment of new Archives (which initially are not very busy)

Giant Squid is a service we introduced in Q1 2023, and has been launched in mid-January, here are two charts showing its quick adoption by the community, as an index of its success:

![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/LFVkAjHla3zQDg1WejKtMDvXcol5K357i-g41_UUSPypFHJDaa7wqT0Tv7xlxRoJ4HUB2H2lIH2HJw-GcVaaF8RXcOlNUTwlpJB68vVbJFpA6fe7CYAO92ecettsUdUukTekIbNNjbEUHH8L)

![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/QkDVvJGrTFyiTGaDr8AE16xSdaZ5ZUQRLqXQYUs_0yphnzSthZqn18zHexDkCuEPsxKvmoY2oU_Y9nRw7xm_QjwshcW2DKjlQCB7MJo-Qf3xv5dGMBPFMMrFu2FlF4v_HePYttfDFgpwXRra)

### Costing

This proposal includes the combined costs for running Giant Squid and Archives for Polkadot, Kusama and their Parachains,which amounts to a total of **45234.77 DOT**. Raw data for Archives can be seen [here.](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTMNeLRCbga-UOFEXxTo6s732MM5xh5Xl7DLpuy8jdx4a1WYeVMAz1_5UCWZ5eCTl0e9D3qbwdqUY2j/pubhtml) Raw data for Giant Squid can be seen [here](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSz9X-JW6XQ3CBhkMcjdSO8yimvqAwJQrol2jvqITUd_8CyiFcrqtZ2ARbRXpkSdzvA7WZDWhrxdvG2/pubhtml).

The proposal is submitted towards the Polkadot treasury. Here is a summary of the running costs for Archives, in a tabular format:

![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/p4-4030fkg0puL2h_sBC-im8kGlbsgRA9oLaDRVAfj7fjtvKzRL6meJg3a5bm_N3LTfykITFUKOYlPzx6GpQK59O5HqSyU-e1ISCHQ8wMiElJi3Wo-YRqz3vuWEFSVeXmVFA5ZLlUrV0oswR)

Giant Squid running costs:

![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/SZWRIVrTfsd8KhCm4u2bpCQvkefBgHNbYJAcnxJ-ElEtETAxSuWRYJkKDTTXefyKDJ2buaytILf8z3CXFB39Sth75Zfh3zEDB0leaSrDYYTslwaMg1eOCbsE64wq3R-8QfoS1DUUwfJM6zg7)

You can read the full report [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTlqZS46-fOcjjoK43SvTqSCpj0ofojNVOdZOruEsr4lLOb6yaVzDaTI52yMm7aq-8jEtEKZhtCZ7qX/pub).

WHO: Subsquid Lab Official
WHAT: Requesting 45234.77 DOT ($298,549.46) for ongoing development and maintenance costs for public Subsquid Archives and the Giant Squid API for Polkadot, Kusama, and their Parachains.
TIMEFRAME: Not specified.

Subsquid - Public data indexing Infrastructure for Polkadot and Kusama (Q3 2023)

ACOBJason is a content creator who makes videos about Crypto and Distributed Ledger Technology. They want to make more videos and posts about Polkadot Ecosystem. They are asking for 8,250 $DOT to help them make these videos for the next 6 months. Here's what they plan to do:

1. Make 36 short videos (3 minutes each) every month and share them on X and YouTube.
2. Make 60 short vertical videos (from the short videos and interviews) every month and share them on X, YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and Instagram.
3. Have 24 weekly live chats (60 minutes each) on X, invite guests, and record them to share on YouTube.
4. Write 48 detailed posts every week.

ACOBJason will talk about topics like Snowbridge, Interlay, RMRK, staking DOT, wallet comparisons, Polkadex, and more.

You can find ACOBJason on these social media channels:
- YouTube: [AChainofBlocks](https://www.youtube.com/c/AChainofBlocks)
- X: [@ACOBJason](https://twitter.com/ACOBJason)
- TikTok: [@achainofblocks](https://www.tiktok.com/@achainofblocks)
- Instagram: [@achainofblocks](https://www.instagram.com/achainofblocks)

**Proposer**: A Chain of Blocks aka ACOBJason

**Address**: 14Vb1GRRERYeSXyJWqNshufpFqSQpVSCsmuQcNdVGgoLTURy

**Contact Info**: [@ACOBJason](user/ACOBJason) on X or [AChainofBlocks@gmail.com](mailto:AChainofBlocks@gmail.com)

**Duration**: ~ 6 Months

**Amount**: 8,250 $DOT

**About Me**: I have been making content about Crypto and Distributed Ledger Technology for about 2.5 years. My passion is creating easily digestable videos for the "everyday person", with the main goal of helping people visualize the possiblities of Distributed Ledger Technology Beyond Finance.

In December I put out 12 videos about the Polkadot Ecosystem (linked below), these videos were very well received by the Polkadot community. I create ALL the content completely by myself, and this funding will help me to not only continue to produce content at the same rate but also increase exponentially.

\*\*Link to Polkadot Videos for December 2023:  
[https://twitter.com/ACOBJason/status/1740415718401929702](https://twitter.com/ACOBJason/status/1740415718401929702)

**PROPOSAL:**

-   6x 3 Minute Simply Explained Videos per Month (36 Total Videos). These will be Posted on Both X and YouTube  
    **Example**: [https://twitter.com/ACOBJason/status/1740415741206397189](https://twitter.com/ACOBJason/status/1740415741206397189)

-   10x Short Vertical Videos per Month, these will be clipped from Simply Explained Videos as Well as New Content and Relevant Interviews (60 Total Videos). These will be Posted on X / YouTube Shorts / TikTok / Instagram  
    **Example**: [https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ch59KeApTEB/?igsh=ZDE1MWVjZGVmZQ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ch59KeApTEB/?igsh=ZDE1MWVjZGVmZQ)

-   1x Weekly Space on X (60 minutes each), I will be reaching out within the community to invite relevant guests (24 Total Spaces). Spaces will be recorded and Posted on Youtube.
    
-   2x In Depth Threads / Week (48 Total)  
    **Example**: [https://twitter.com/ACOBJason/status/1734931333573669309](https://twitter.com/ACOBJason/status/1734931333573669309)
    
-   This represents the Minimum Amount of Content that will be produced, however, I plan to contribute more for no additional cost. _(Eg. If the Weekly Spaces become popular we will increase the volume)_

**Upcoming Video Topics:**

-   Snowbridge
-   Interlay
-   RMRK
-   How to Stake DOT Explainer
-   Wallet Comparissons
-   Polkadex
-   More Polkadot Comparisson Videos

**Social Media Channels:**

**YouTube (Approx 114K):** [https://www.youtube.com/c/AChainofBlocks](https://www.youtube.com/c/AChainofBlocks)

**X (Approx 3K):** [https://twitter.com/ACOBJason](https://twitter.com/ACOBJason)

**TikTok (Approx 5,900):** [https://www.tiktok.com/@achainofblocks?t=8iZQs8YD8Ji&r=1](https://www.tiktok.com/@achainofblocks?t=8iZQs8YD8Ji&r=1)

**Instagram (Approx 3,500):** [https://www.instagram.com/achainofblocks?igsh=ODA1NTc5OTg5Nw%3D%3D&utm\_source=qr](https://www.instagram.com/achainofblocks?igsh=ODA1NTc5OTg5Nw%3D%3D&utm_source=qr)

ACOBJason proposes to create 36 simply explained videos, 60 short vertical videos, 24 weekly spaces, and 48 in-depth threads about Polkadot ecosystem in 6 months for 8,250 $DOT. The content will be posted on X, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram.

A Chain of Blocks - ACOBJason - 6 Months Continual Polkadot EcoSystem News & Explanations

Ivan on Tech is an educator, blockchain developer, and content creator who shares information about blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and decentralized technologies. He has a big following on YouTube, Twitter, and other social media. Ivan is also the founder of Moralis.io. His team includes Ivan, Strindbergman, and Phil.

Ivan on Tech's YouTube channel has 508k subscribers and 1.1 million unique monthly viewers, while his Twitter account has 418k subscribers and 3.43 million monthly impressions. They plan to provide news and updates about Polkadot and related topics, interact with Twitter threads, and invite Gavin Wood for an interview. They also plan to make a deep dive video on Polkadot and pay curator fees for 4 Polkadot community curators.

The team will work with the Polkadot community, Parity, and w3f to collect news and events. Strindbergman will lead the curator group and act as a contact for the community and Parity or W3F. Curated materials will be sent to Ivan every two weeks, and news items of value will be reported and shared on other platforms. The whole team is excited to work with Polkadot.

**Contact:** https://twitter.com/IvanOnTech

**About us:**

Ivan Liljeqvist, known as "Ivan on Tech," is a well-known educator, blockchain developer, and content creator. With over a decade of experience in the technology industry, Ivan has dedicated himself to educating and empowering individuals about blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and decentralized technologies. He has amassed a significant following through his YouTube channel, blog, courses, and social media presence, making him a trusted source of information in the blockchain space.

[Youtube channel](https://youtube.com/c/ivanontech)

[X(former bird platform)](https://twitter.com/IvanOnTech)

Ivan is also the founder of Moralis.io

Ivan on Tech is the biggest channel run by a developer and has gained a big following for providing good quality content in an entertaining and educational setting. It is for the people in blockchain at large without taking itself too seriously.

**Team:** Ivan, Strindbergman, Phil

**Audience:**

YouTube - 508k subscribers and 1.1M unique monthly viewers

X/Twitter - 418k subscribers and 3.43M monthly impressions

These numbers will keep growing as the bull market comes back.

![](https://i.postimg.cc/8zGSmD9q/Screenshot-2023-12-24-at-20-24-39.png)

![](https://i.postimg.cc/q7bHrKqT/Screenshot-2023-12-24-at-20-25-22.png)

The most viewed video has some 800k and the channel has been around for a long time in crypto-terms going back 6 years. Which is almost geriatric in crypto YouTube.

This will fund the following for a year from the day of passing:

1.  Continuous unbiased but friendly reporting on news items from Polkadot and reasonable adjacent parachain news.
2.  The reporting will be about major news and features.
3.  Interactions with Twitter threads about these topics
4.  Open invitation to have Gavin Wood on as a guest in an interview format (We’d love to have you Gav)
5.  Deep dive video on polkadot – showing major use cases and things to do in the ecosystem, dependent on input from the community.
6.  Curator fees for 4 Polkadot community curators 1,5 h per week each 312 hours total. 4000 Polkadot will be set aside for this. These will be picked by Strindbergman.
7.  Polkadot logo as one of the logos animating in the corner of each video on Ivan On Tech

**How we plan to work:**

1.  Curator group will work with the polkadot community as well as Parity and w3f to collect good news items and ecosystem events and usecases. This group will be led by Strindbergman, old friend on Ivan on tech, ex parity technologies employee, builder and engaged member of the polkadot community.
2.  Internal Ivan on tech X Curator group will be created where material is shared once it has been curated.
3.  Curated content and quality checks will be done by the curators to make sure the right and best things are brought forward, this to make sure the best items to forward the polkadot ecosystem gets the chance to be reported on.
4.  Once the decentralized futures media initiatives settles, they will also provide help here. What for this takes is still undecided but Ivan on tech will look for them to collaborate with the group put together by Strindbergman.
5.  Strindbergman act as a go to contact for the community as well as for Parity or W3F in terms of communicating with Ivan on tech. He can be reached through ChaosDao or on Curated materials will be sent over to Ivan every 2 weeks by the curators,
6.  News items that are interesting and of value for the larger blockchain community will be reported and elaborated on. They can also be followed up in other streams and on twitter. No shills but honest opinions.

The whole Ivan on Tech team looks forward to working together with Polkadot!

Ivan on Tech proposes to provide continuous unbiased reporting on Polkadot news, interactions with Twitter threads, a deep dive video on Polkadot, and curator fees for 4 Polkadot community curators. The proposal will be funded for a year with 4000 Polkadot. The team plans to work with the Polkadot community and Parity to collect news items and ecosystem events. The proposal aims to promote the Polkadot ecosystem and provide value to the larger blockchain community.

Continuous Coverage on Ivan on Tech for a FULL YEAR

Dune is a popular platform for creating shareable dashboards used by many people in the Web3 ecosystem. It is better at sharing on-chain data than block explorers or expensive dashboards. Colorful Notion wants to bring Polkadot and Kusama data onto Dune by mid-March 2024. This will help the community use the data for blockchain analytics and marketing. They have already made a proof of concept Polkadot dashboard on Dune. The proposal asks for 325,000 DOT ($1,968,200) to fund the first year of the project. Colorful Notion is a team led by Sourabh Niyogi and Michael Chung, who have been active in the Polkadot ecosystem. They plan to continue developing dashboards and integrating more data from Polkadot and Kusama in 2024.

\[Dune\](https://dune.com/browse/dashboards) is the industry leader in highly shareable dashboards widely used by industry leaders, data analysts, marketers, and builders across the broader Web3 ecosystem. For example here is \[Brian Armstrong sharing a Dune dashboard about Base\](https://twitter.com/brian\_armstrong/status/1690158283632586752), compared to \[Moonbeam sharing dolpha.com\](https://twitter.com/MoonbeamNetwork/status/1702721492834755061), \[Astar sharing subscan\](https://twitter.com/WatanabeSota/status/1731863081943277787) or \[Polkadot sharing DotLake\](https://twitter.com/Polkadot/status/1722980186189070760):

|     |     |
| --- | --- |
| ![Polkadot](https://cdn.polkaholic.io/366/366-coinbase.png) | ![Polkadot](https://cdn.polkaholic.io/366/366-moonbeam.png) |
| ![Polkadot](https://cdn.polkaholic.io/366/366-astar.png) | ![Polkadot](https://cdn.polkaholic.io/366/366-polkadot.png) |

Common to the above is that Web3 ecosystem participants want to share on-chain data, which Dune is optimized for, better than a block explorer (\[Subscan - #311\](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/311)) or expensive dashboards (\[Dolpha.com - #341\](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/341)). Colorful Notion has built \[substrate-etl - #248\](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/248), here proposed to be ingested by Dune as \*substrate-etl 2.0\* in 2024. ## Proposal - Onboard Polkadot + Kusama Data on Dune (12 months, 3/15/24-3/14/25) Colorful Notion proposes to onboard the Polkadot + Kusama relay chains by mid-March 2024, available for the community for at least \_2 years\_. This proposal funds the \_first\_ year after a PoC is completed in early 2024, for 3/15/24 - 3/14/25. Onboarding Polkadot will be Dune’s second non-EVM ecosystem integration, after Solana. Separate from this OpenGov proposal, Colorful Notion has negotiated pricing for all parachains with Dune, beyond the Polkadot and Kusama Relay Chain. This will enable Polkadot + Kusama Substrate data to be represented in Dune for both relay chains (using "polkadot" and "kusama") and all Polkadot parachains in an official integration with hourly indexing. # Demonstration: Polkadot Staking Dashboard In December 2023, Colorful Notion developed a proof of concept with key Dune engineers for the Polkadot Relay Chain with a few representative datasets. Here is one of the first Polkadot dashboards built in Dune: \[https://dev.dune.com/mkchungs/polkadot-staking-validator\](https://dev.dune.com/mkchungs/polkadot-staking-validator) ![Polkadot](https://cdn.polkaholic.io/366/366-staking.png) Once data is ingested from Colorful Notion’s substrate-etl into Dune, this dashboard can be rapidly constructed within a couple hours from SQL knowledgeable engineers such as Colorful Notion cofounder \[@mkchungs\](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/user/mkchungs). Here is one query: ![Polkadot](https://cdn.polkaholic.io/366/366-staking-rewards.png) Any on-chain dataset from Polkadot or Kusama involves writing a query such as the against some substrate-etl 2.0 dataset. Colorful Notion’s commercial terms have been developed to allow for a certain amount of storage ingesting a certain number of chains so that “Dune wizards” can query these tables, views, and materialized views and produce shareable charts like the above. Everyone with a Dune account can query and build these dashboards in Dune. While Google BigQuery can be connected to open source Apache Superset (and we have, see our W3F grant work on \[Deep Account Analytics\](https://github.com/w3f/Grants-Program/pull/1286) and inkubator-supported \[ChainIDE + Polkaholic.io WASM Contract Explorer Integration\](https://github.com/use-inkubator/Grant-Milestone-Delivery/blob/master/deliveries/chainide-polkaholic-integrated-wasm-contract-explorer-integration-milestone\_1.md)), Dune is more usable and more shareable. Whereas much of 2022 involved developing Polkaholic.io and 2023 involved substrate-etl 1.0 bringing data into Google BigQuery, Colorful Notion will have 2024 involve robust ingestion of Polkadot and Kusama data into Dune and ensuring the community can use it to support blockchain analytics and marketing. # Proposal Details \[Full Proposal\](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UMpD152JmvHm6O9Q76TlF8GR1O\_FRJydjf7bndClj-k/edit) \[Cost Breakdown\](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1c7-3kdfAjWdtWTkx2anEQgYpToUiWo3vav1WrapFuEI/edit#gid=1479719106) \[Slides\](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1wulreQof9V7QwCTuJZ9e64eDHhzAtqTS/edit#slide=id.g2a79f725924\_0\_8) \*\*Requested Amount:\*\* 325,000 DOT \[$1,968,200\] # December 2023 Decision For DOT Tokenholders: Dune Now or late 2024? Colorful Notion has been advocating a Polkadot Data Alliance Bounty along with Parity Data throughout much of 2023 (see \[this from CN\](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ryC6dxcd9tiQsB7KiCc2BY\_TwBJ5jKloGfCyVAGCkKo/edit#heading=h.gjdgxs) and \[this from Parity Data\](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fA5ARHy-frzgZC66rniKZ5o7CSbDvCTkS--kWaMzuMs/edit#heading=h.foftxwdr3st2)). In November, we finally decided to submit #248 and reach out to Dune as an outstanding goal of both teams. From the DOT Tokenholder point of view, once it is accepted that an ecosystem wide Dune integration is desirable and both teams are competent (as we do), we believe the decision is largely a tradeoff between Dune NOW vs Dune LATER: ![Polkadot](https://cdn.polkaholic.io/366/decision.png) A simplified comparison is as follows: ![Polkadot](https://cdn.polkaholic.io/366/366-comparison.png) Which boils down to the following choice: \* If you believe you want a Dune Integration NOW (early 2024), vote Aye on #366. \* If you believe you want a Dune Integration LATER (or don’t want it at all), vote Nay on #366. We believe the answer is to integrate Dune NOW to support marketing and general ecosystem growth. # About Colorful Notion Colorful Notion is led by \[Sourabh Niyogi\](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/sourabhniyogi) and \[Michael Chung\](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/mkchungs). We have been active in the Polkadot ecosystem over the last 2 years and look forward to building with others in Polkadot 2.0’s “map reduce” ubiquitous computing future. ## Updates \* 12/21/2023 - \[AAG #93 - et-l brute?\](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jlA51DLz2o) \* 12/22/2023 - PoC of Polkadot Relay Chain completed -- see \[Polkadot Proof-of-Concept Dashboard\](https://dune.com/sourabhniyogi/polkadot-proof-of-concept) \* 1/3/2024 - Happy New Year 2024! Basic CN-Dune terms are being developed by Dune General Counsel; Partially redacted summary of Terms used for MSA draft may be posted here, \_with permission\_. \* 1/4/2024 - CN received MSA from Dune. Publicly sharable CN-Dune terms are included below for transparency: !\[image\](https://i.ibb.co/Rb5Nb3V/4113-sourabhniyogi-1704397042754.png) \* 1/5/2024 - 3 Order forms developed for MSA. \* 1/9/2024 - \[Relay Chain/Parachain tables\](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eG14AFNpJBx8Ng46XIy19hM1R\_POcT94t5mvfWaQoFE/edit#gid=1994869400) (shared with Dune permission) \* 1/11/2024 - MSA finalized \* 3/19/2024 - Dune public announcement: https://twitter.com/DuneAnalytics/status/1770087920994603325 # Ongoing Dashboard development in Q2 2024: \[Polkadot Wiki PR\](https://github.com/w3f/polkadot-wiki/pull/5933) ## Polkadot Relay Chain Polkadot Governance: \* General: https://dune.com/substrate/polkadot-gov \* Refs: https://dune.com/substrate/polkadot-referendum Polkadot Staking: https://dune.com/substrate/polkadot-staking ## Polkadot Parachains: AssetHub: https://dune.com/substrate/assethub Interlay: https://dune.com/substrate/interlay Astar: https://dune.com/substrate/astar-dapp-staking Bifrost: https://dune.com/substrate/bifrost HydraDX: https://dune.com/substrate/hydradx Centrifuge: https://dune.com/substrate/centrifuge Moonbeam: https://dune.com/substrate/moonbeam-governance Stellaswap: https://dune.com/substrate/stellaswap Acala: https://dune.com/substrate/acala Unique: https://dune.com/substrate/unique Phala: https://dune.com/substrate/phala Neuroweb: https://dune.com/substrate/neuroweb Manta: https://dune.com/substrate/manta Mythos: https://dune.com/substrate/mythos Collectives: https://dune.com/substrate/collectives Nodle: https://dune.com/substrate/nodle Invarch: https://dune.com/substrate/invarch ## Kusama Relay Chain Kusama Staking: https://dune.com/substrate/kusama-staking Kusama Governance: \* General: https://dune.com/substrate/kusama-gov \* Refs: https://dune.com/substrate/kusama-referendum ## Kusama System Chains / Other Coretime: https://dune.com/substrate/coretime\_kusama DED: https://dune.com/substrate/dotisded For the latest of ongoing ingestion status and dashboard catalyst, see this \[public sheet\](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eG14AFNpJBx8Ng46XIy19hM1R\_POcT94t5mvfWaQoFE/edit#gid=2015037)

Colorful Notion proposes to onboard the Polkadot + Kusama relay chains to Dune, an industry leader in highly shareable dashboards, for at least 2 years. The proposal funds the first year after a PoC is completed in early 2024, for 3/15/24 - 3/14/25, for a requested amount of 325,000 DOT [$1,968,200]. The integration is desirable for marketing and general ecosystem growth.

substrate-etl 2.0: Polkadot + Kusama Data on Dune (12 months, 3/15/24-3/14/25)

- The proposal aims to get funding to improve NFT features and help new users on Polkadot's Asset Hub.
- There are currently challenges that limit NFT activities, making it hard for creators and businesses.
- KodaDot will add advanced NFT tools to make it easier for everyone to create and manage NFTs.
- Eight specific tasks will be completed to ensure the project progresses well.
- The total budget for the project is $530,000 for around 21,000 hours of work.
- This project will help Polkadot become a central place for NFT activities, making it easier for users.
- Success will be measured by how many campaigns are launched on the platform.

KodaDot proposes to expand native NFT capabilities and newcomer onboarding within Polkadot's Asset Hub for $530k. The project aims to address gaps in limited minting, metadata modularity, interoperability, and documentation to establish Asset Hub as the preferred platform for NFT creation, management, and exchange across the Polkadot ecosystem. The project has eight milestones, with the first seven completed, and the remaining funds allocated for bug fixes, optimizations, and customer support over six months.

Infrastructure funding for Polkadot Asset Hub #2 -  Components

- Albert, the Head Ambassador of Polkadot in Spain, represented Polkadot in October and November.
- He appeared on Radio Intereconomía, a leading economic radio station in Spain, where he discussed Polkadot and its ecosystem.
- Albert also participated in BDZ 2023, the largest Web3 event in Spain, where he presented on the future of Web3.
- Radio Intereconomía has over 288,460 weekly listeners and 55,000 social media followers.
- BDZ 2023 featured top-level content from leading brands and startups in Web3 technology.
- Albert's presentation at BDZ can be watched on YouTube.
- All expenses related to these events, including mileage costs, are documented.
- Albert shared photos from his appearance at BDZ.

Polkadot's Head Ambassador in Spain, Albert, represented the company on Artech Radio and at BDZ 2023, the premier Web3 event in Spain. The expenses associated with these events can be found in the provided link.

Treasury Proposals