Republik Rupiah is a fast-growing blockchain community and education platform in Indonesia. They focus on providing accurate and easy-to-understand information about blockchain, especially for non-English speakers. They have a large social media following and have created a lot of content about Polkadot, a blockchain technology. 

Republik Rupiah wants to get funding of $68,000 USD to support their work in teaching people about Polkadot and creating more content. They have already done a lot of work to help people in Indonesia learn about Polkadot and they want to keep doing this. They don't want to only rely on Polkadot's money for their business, but the funding will help them make more and better content.

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Retroactive & Ongoing Funding Rationale: Republik Rupiah - Turning Indonesia into the Polkadot Island's With Education and Community

- Altcoin Daily is a popular YouTube channel about cryptocurrency, especially altcoins, started in February 2018.
- The team, Aaron and Austin, plans to produce three videos about Polkadot with a budget of $110,000.
- The videos will cover what Polkadot is, the top five parachains, and the best mobile wallet for Polkadot.
- They estimate to finish the videos in about six weeks after receiving payment.
- The channel has over 1.3 million subscribers and generates a lot of views per video, even during tough market times.
- They want to help the Polkadot community grow and become more visible.
- PolkaMarketing will help with promoting these videos and has a 10% fee for their services.

WHO: ALTCOINDAILY, a popular YouTube channel and online platform with 1.34M subscribers and 1.4M+ Twitter followers. WHAT: Produce three videos about Polkadot, including an introduction, top parachains, and best mobile wallet. PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: $100,000 for approximately six weeks of work, delivering one video every two weeks.

Altcoin Daily - High impact Polkadot media promotion

- Josep leads the polkadot-api project.
- A recent Pull Request (PR) made a big improvement for dApp development.
- This PR helps to make dApp assets smaller.
- The team values these contributions and has worked on this issue before.
- One team member researched this for a few days.
- The new PR is much better than earlier efforts.
- Josep suggests giving a reward of 80 DOTs to the contributor.
- This reward encourages teamwork and good work in the community.

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WHO: Josep, team lead for the polkadot-api project.

WHAT: Proposing to offer a medium tip of 80 DOTs to a contributor for their exceptional work in reducing the bundle sizes of dApp assets.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 80 DOTs as a reward for the contribution. No specific timeframe or additional resources mentioned.

https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-api/pull/200

- AllInCrypto is a team focused on expanding the Polkadot community.
- They propose to create valuable content about Polkadot over 6 months.
- They will publish articles on their website and videos on YouTube twice a week.
- They have a strong presence on social media like Twitter and TikTok.
- Their content aims to educate people about Polkadot and its projects.
- They need 8,000 DOT to fund this project.
- AllInCrypto has a lot of followers and views, showing their reach and impact.

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AllInCrypto proposes to expand Polkadot's reach through strategic content creation and community engagement. They plan to publish 2-3 weekly articles, release 52 YouTube videos, and share 100-200 tweets/retweets over 6 months. The budget is 8,000 DOT, with 60% allocated to content creation.

AllInCrypto's Strategic Content and Community Engagement Proposal

- Substrate ETL is a big tool for analyzing data from Polkadot and Kusama.
- It allows people to look at information like blocks and transactions from these blockchains.
- A new dataset was added to Google Cloud in September 2023 to help people use this data.
- The dataset includes information about over 70 parachains, which are smaller chains that work with Polkadot and Kusama.
- Many analysts and teams use this tool to help make important decisions and understand how things are growing.
- Plans for 2024 include adding more features and supporting more data analyses for these blockchains.
- Colorful Notion, the team behind this project, has been involved with Polkadot for two years and aims to collaborate with others in the community.

Colorful Notion proposes to continue supporting substrate-etl, a large scale index of Polkadot and Kusama, and their parachains. They plan to extend substrate-etl to support raw and fully-decoded EVM datasets and build support for CoreJam+CorePlay+DA. The requested amount is 99,025 DOT.

substrate-etl Retroactive funding: Q3+Q4 2022-Q1+Q2 2023

- Polkadot wants to be a sponsor at the Coindesk Consensus conference in Austin, Texas, which happened on April 26-28, 2023.
- They will have a big booth and support 15 teams that are part of their ecosystem.
- Polkadot will also take part in a hackathon called the "HackerEarth Web3athon" from April 17 to June 30.
- Seven teams will join Polkadot to show their projects and prizes at the event.
- Over 20,000 people from different professions, including Web3 creators and blockchain developers, attended the conference.
- By sponsoring, Polkadot can connect with new teams and help grow their community and technology.
- More details about the proposal can be found through a provided link.
- The proposal was posted here because the usual process for events is currently on hold.

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Polkadot sponsored the Coindesk Consensus conference, held from April 26-28, 2023, in Austin, Texas, with a 20 x 40 booth, 15 participating ecosystem teams, branding on conference materials, and main sponsorship of the Coindesk anniversary event. The proposal also covers Polkadot’s participation in the Coindesk Consensus hackathon, called the “HackerEarth Web3athon,” which occurred between April 17th and June 30th, with seven ecosystem teams participating. Further information on the proposal can be found on the provided link.

Title: Polkadot @CoindeskConsensus 2023, April 26-28, 2023 in Austin, Texas

- AngelHack wants $51,227.74 to help run hackathons in Europe and APAC in 2023.
- The goal is to connect more people in the Web3 space and support developers from different backgrounds.
- They have completed the APAC hackathon and the dotSocial: Seoul event in September 2023.
- This proposal includes a recap of the events and a budget report.
- The request is for the final payment for the Seoul event, based on their original plan.
- More details can be found in linked documents about the treasury proposal.

Tribe/AngelHack 13Ghf2T883ZobjngC1BAgR1BWvK2P7qP37gGxHDVFf3fjbmw requests a reimbursement of USD$51,227.74 for the fourth and final payment milestone of event expenses for dotSocial: Seoul. The proposal also includes a detailed recap of the recently concluded virtual Polkadot Hackathon Global Series: APAC Edition and the in-person dotSocial: Seoul event.

 Milestone 4: Polkadot Hackathon Global Series 2023 APAC Edition

MarketAcross is a company that helps with public relations and marketing for businesses, especially those in the world of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. They have worked with many big names like Binance, Crypto.com, and even Polkadot itself. They want to help Polkadot and its related projects by creating and sharing news, articles, and other information.

MarketAcross has a special service called Chainwire that helps share news about blockchain projects with many different media outlets. They want to use this service to help Polkadot too.

Their plan is to:
1. Write at least 75 unique articles about Polkadot and its projects in just 3-4 months.
2. Share these articles and other information on social media platforms like Reddit, Twitter, and YouTube.

They will also help Polkadot with:
- Sharing news about new products, partnerships, and other important events.
- Helping Polkadot's leaders share their ideas and knowledge.
- Getting Polkadot's message out to people all around the world.

Elad Mor, the CEO of MarketAcross, believes they can help Polkadot be even more successful and is happy to answer any questions.

WHO: MarketAcross, a PR and content marketing agency.

WHAT: Deliver at least 75 unique articles and 20 amplifications on social media platforms over 3-4 months or less. Includes PR, content marketing, growth hacking, and advisory services.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Requested DOT: 21,400 DOT (~100K Euro equiv. based on DOT/USD rate of $5.00 EMA7).

PR, Content marketing, Social amplifications proposal

Maria Andersen is a cryptocurrency content creator on YouTube since November 2020. She primarily focuses on meme coins but has gained insights into Polkadot. Maria plans to use the treasury's marketing grant to promote and grow the Polkadot ecosystem. She has a YouTube channel, Maria Andersen Crypto, with over 10,000 subscribers and an X profile with 4,570 followers. Maria aims to create six informative videos about Polkadot, including beginner's guides, DeFi Parachain analysis, wallet overviews, and Parachain spotlights. She plans to deliver the videos in 3 weeks, with a total cost of $3,300 or 632.18 DOT. Maria has complete editorial freedom for the content produced.

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Maria Andersen Crypto, a cryptocurrency content creator, proposes to create six informative videos on Polkadot for $3,300 or 632.18 DOT, to be delivered within three weeks. The videos will cover topics such as a beginner's guide to Polkadot, DeFi parachains, and top parachains.

Maria Andersen Crypto | Youtube Media Package Funding

Hello there! I've been making infographics, articles, and threads about Polkadot for two years. Here's a list of some of my work that can help you learn more about Polkadot:

1. Polkadot Timeline: A visual guide of important events in Polkadot's history.
2. Polkadot Tools: A list of useful tools for Polkadot users.
3. First Page on Polkadot JS: An introduction to the Polkadot JS interface.
4. Polkadot JS First Page explained: A detailed explanation of the Polkadot JS interface.
5. YouTube channel to learn about Polkadot: A channel with videos about Polkadot.
6. What is Block in Polkadot ecosystem: An explanation of blocks in the Polkadot network.
7. Network Tab explained: A guide to understanding the network tab in Polkadot.
8. Account Section Explained: A guide to understanding the account section in Polkadot.
9. What is Common Good Parachains: An article about system chains in Polkadot.
10. Decipher the Chain Data: An explanation of chain data in Polkadot.
11. 5 podcasts to understand the Dotsama ecosystem: A list of podcasts about Polkadot.
12. What is Multisig wallet: An explanation of multisig wallets in Polkadot.
13. Jur Network- Powered by Web3, owned by Citizens: An article about Jur Network, a Web3 project.

I hope you find these resources helpful, and I appreciate any support from the community!

WHO: The author, who has been creating infographics, articles, and threads for the Polkadot community for the last two years.

WHAT: The author is sharing some of their work with the community, including articles, Twitter threads, and a Medium post.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified. The author is asking for community support in their initiative.

Revised Tip Proposal After Community Feedback - Dotgraphic 

This proposal is about teaching people in Latin America how to use POLKADOT decentralized finance (DeFi). Here are the main points:

- **Free Courses:** It will start with free classes for people interested in learning about DeFi using POLKADOT.
- **New Academy:** There will be a second course to test a business model for a POLKADOT DeFi academy.
- **DeFi Book:** A comprehensive book about DeFi will be created and shared with schools and communities.
- **Objectives:** The goals include providing free education, getting more Latin people involved, and promoting POLKADOT.
- **Project Leader:** MacZam, a qualified engineer with experience in finance, is leading the project.
- **Budget:** The project needs $15,000 to cover costs like making the book and running the courses.
- **Empowering Communities:** The aim is to make DeFi education available to everyone to help people in the region.

MacZam proposes to advance DeFi education in Latin America by offering free courses on Polkadot DeFi tools, testing a new business model for a Polkadot DeFi academy, and creating the first comprehensive DeFi book for Polkadot in the region. The budget allocated is $15,000 USD or 3,061 DOT, including book production costs. The proposal aims to increase Latin representation in the Polkadot ecosystem, promote Polkadot, and identify and foster Latin talent beyond existing networks.

PROPOSAL FOR ADVANCING DECENTRALIZED FINANCE EDUCATION IN LATIN AMERICA WITH THE POLKADOT ECOSYSTEM

Hello there! I'm BRA_16-D, an ambassador who makes content about Polkadot and parachains. I've been doing this since February 2022 and have made 150 videos. I also have a Telegram group to help people with their questions. I want to join Polkadot's governance for the first time.

I work with a friend named Isabel who helps translate my videos into Spanish. I'm asking for 4455 DOTS to make 52 more videos in the next 6-7 months. These will include:

- 21 news updates
- 8 interviews
- 6 tutorials
- 17 videos about Polkadot and using DOT/KSM in parachains

You can read more about my plan in the full proposal. I hope I can keep making helpful content for everyone!

WHO: Ambassador BRA_16-D
WHAT: Requesting funding of 4455 DOTS for 52 pieces of content over the next 6-7 months, including news, interviews, tutorials, and explanations about Polkadot technology and the use of DOT/KSM in parachains.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 4455 DOTS, 6-7 months.

BRA_16-D! Quality improvement of content for the Spanish Comunity by BRA_16-D

- Juan Lago started a project called DaBlock to help people understand Polkadot technology.
- DaBlock has a team of SEO and content marketing experts who work on creating helpful content.
- The project aims to support Web3 communities and boost their visibility.
- They focus on making easy-to-read information about Polkadot and its uses.
- DaBlock plans to create helpful directories of projects and provide marketing support.
- Feedback from the community is important to improve their work.
- You can find more details through links shared in the proposal.

Juan Lago (LV) is proposing funding for the initial phase of DaBlock, a team of SEO and content marketing professionals creating and collaborating with initiatives in the Polkadot ecosystem. The proposal includes creating quality content, curated directories, and marketing and PR support for creators and Web3 communities. The complete proposal and website structure can be found in the links provided. The team is committed to a feedback-driven approach and remaining a leading force in the future Web3 landscape aligned with the philosophy of Polkadot.

Crafting a Users & Developers Onboarding Funnel

- PolkaSafe is a tool that helps people manage their digital assets securely in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- The team made changes to their proposal after community feedback and reduced their budget.
- They acknowledged a mistake in not giving credit to another team and removed related expenses.
- PolkaSafe improved its app speed by 75%, cutting the loading time from 10 seconds to 2.5 seconds.
- As of October 2023, over 340 wallets use PolkaSafe, managing more than $15 million.
- They plan to grow to $50 million in managed assets soon.
- The team is working with big organizations to help them use PolkaSafe safely.

Polkasafe requests retroactive funding for enterprise-focused, non-custodial tool on Polkadot ecosystem. Budget has been reduced, and the team has made improvements to the app's speed and performance. 340+ wallets are using Polkasafe, managing $15mn+ across networks, with an expected $50mn+ AUM in the next 3-4 months. Proposal document outlines tasks, product features, and timelines.

Retroactive Funding - Polkasafe Revised Proposal

- Proposal to tip Adam Steeber $400 per episode for "Dot Take."
- Aim is to support Adam's future ventures and ideas.
- $400 per episode was the asking amount in a previous proposal.
- Proposal covers all 12 episodes produced.
- Full cost per episode would be given directly to Adam.
- All 12 episodes are available on YouTube.
- Link to episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@KryptosChain/streams

WHO: Proposal to tip Adam Steeber.
WHAT: $400 per episode of Dot Take retroactively for 12 episodes.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: $4,800 in total for the 12 episodes produced.

Tip for Adam Steeber's participation in Dot Take

- Cryptor is a content creator for the Russian-speaking crypto community.  
- He supports Polkadot and was the first to talk about Kusama in Russian.  
- He translated and voiced Polkadot videos and got tips from the Treasury.  
- He did two AMAs (Q&A sessions) about Polkadot for big crypto groups.  
- The AMAs covered Polkadot 2.0, PolkaVM, and other updates.  
- The videos got 17,000 views and hundreds of comments in total.  
- He answered community concerns and explained new Polkadot features.

WHO: Cryptor, a well-known content creator for the Russian speaking crypto community.

WHAT: Conducted two Polkadot-related AMAs for two major crypto communities, DOUBLETOP and COINMETRIKA.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Cryptor. Polkadot AMAs for 2 largest Russian speaking crypto communities.

DecentralisedChain is a cryptocurrency YouTube channel run by Firoz, which focuses on educational and news-oriented content about the latest crypto news and market trends. The channel has 8,456 subscribers and 2.7k views in the past 28 days, with an average watch time of 5 minutes and 50 seconds. They are requesting funding to create three videos about Polkadot, aiming to showcase its features, top parachains, and the Nova wallet. The total cost for these videos is $1,650, and they plan to complete the work in about three weeks after receiving payment. PolkaMarketing, which is responsible for onboarding DecentralisedChain, will receive a 10% fee for their services.

DecentralisedChain proposes to create three videos about Polkadot for $1,500, to be completed in approximately three weeks. The videos will cover topics such as what Polkadot is, the top three parachains on Polkadot, and the best Polkadot mobile wallet. The goal is to provide value to the audience and enhance Polkadot's visibility. PolkaMarketing will receive a 10% fee for successfully onboarding DecentralisedChain.

DECENTRALISEDCHAIN - Low impact Polkadot media promotion

**Proposal: Big Tips for Subtitling and Promoting Kusamarian's Gavin Wood Interview**

- The proposal is from a Brazilian channel called Verbo da Sabedoria, which focuses on educational content in Portuguese.
- They want to use $1,000 DOT (about $5,315) to make an important interview reach more people.
- The funds will cover production costs and be used mostly for advertising on Google and Twitter.
- The goal is to promote awareness about Polkadot and its ecosystem.
- The team consists of John Rhodel, Gabriel Bonugli, and Carlos Sawaki, who all have experience in blockchain and crypto.
- They will share results from their advertising efforts with the community.
- For questions, people can contact the team members through email, Telegram, or Discord.

WHO: Verbo da Sabedoria team consisting of John Rhodel, Carlos Sawaki, and Gabriel Bonugli.
WHAT: Subtitle and promote Kusamarian's Gavin Wood interview to educate people about Polkadot.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Requesting 1000 DOT, with $4678 to be spent on paid advertisement. Contact information provided.

Big Tips for Subtitling and Promoting Kusamarian's Gavin Wood Interview

Polkadot Pulse 1.0 is an event happening on December 7th in Bengaluru, India during EthIndia, the world's largest ETH hackathon. It is organized by Polkadot Now India and is a side event of India Blockchain Week by Hashed. The event aims to increase Polkadot's presence during the busy blockchain week in India. It will have prominent speakers and aims to bring together around 350 attendees, including parachain teams, to showcase projects and engage with the Indian and global community. The team behind the event is passionate about creating an event that leverages the energy of this blockchain epicenter in India to further expand Polkadot's reach.

WHO: Polkadot Now India
WHAT: Requesting 24701 DOT (USD $99,150) for Polkadot Pulse 1.0 event during EthIndia and India Blockchain Week in Bengaluru on December 7th, 2023.
RESOURCES: Team of enthusiastic members engaged in the Polkadot community.

Polkadot Pulse 1.0 & Polkadot Networking Night @ IBW, ETHIndia Week

- A new proposal was created after receiving feedback from the community to make things clearer and adjust the budget.
- The proposal is asking for funding to compensate researchers for their work from January to now, not for building a physical hub.
- Two ambassadors, Gabo and Six, started the Polkadot Sanctuary in Bali, which is a meeting spot for Polkadot supporters.
- They organized nine events called BlockTalks to educate more than 270 participants about Polkadot and blockchain technology.
- A successful event called Polkadot Decoded Viewing Party was held with 70 attendees.
- They have encouraged the local government to use Substrate, which creates job chances for developers.
- Five more ambassadors joined the Polkadot team to help spread the word about its benefits in Bali.

**WHO:** Six and Gabo, Polkadot Ambassadors.

**WHAT:** Requesting retroactive funding for their research work from January onwards, continuing throughout the year, for showcasing and sharing their research as a case study with the broader community.

**PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES:** Not specified.

Polkadot Sanctuary: A Journey of Achievements and Innovations in Bali - Retroactive funding

- Menglong is a content creator focused on Polkadot and its parachains, producing 80 videos, with 73 about Polkadot.
- He has introduced Polkadot to many Chinese speakers and created two nomination pools for staking.
- Menglong believes there is potential in the Chinese cryptocurrency market, which has low participation rates.
- He is asking for 1,563 DOT (about $6,502) in funding to continue his educational content on Polkadot.
- In the past year, he has gained nearly 1,000 fans and over 50,000 views across his videos on various platforms.
- Menglong actively answers questions to help others understand how to participate in Polkadot.
- He started creating content in July 2022 after being inspired by Polkadot's technology and vision.

MengLong, a Chinese content creator, requests retroactive funding of 1,563 DOT (6,502 USD) from the Polkadot treasury to continue producing high-quality Polkadot ecosystem content. MengLong has produced 73 videos and translated 9 Polkadot Blog articles, systematically introducing Polkadot and its parachain projects to the Chinese community. MengLong has also created a Polkadot nomination pool (No. 71) and a Kusama nomination pool (No. 145) and actively answers users' questions.

Retroactive funding for 73videos about Polkadot ecosystem(波卡梦龙)

- AfterSide Crypto wants to create 2 educational videos about the Polkadot ecosystem.
- They are asking for 1,300 DOT, which is worth about $6,480.
- They have a popular YouTube channel in Italy with over 23,000 subscribers.
- They believe in the Polkadot project and have supported it before.
- The videos will be in Italian to help more people learn about Polkadot.
- They have a strong, active community interested in their content.
- You can check their previous videos on their YouTube channel.

WHO: AfterSide Crypto

WHAT: Create 2 educational videos about the Polkadot ecosystem in Italian language

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 1500 DOT ($6,480 at 4.32$/DOT) requested in October 2023

Treasury Proposals