- Nicholas Douzinas from Ajuna Network is asking DOT holders for $175,000 to verify a new Polkadot Unity SDK for game developers.
- The SDK aims to help developers create games using the Polkadot network, filling a gap on the Unity Asset Store where Polkadot solutions are currently missing.
- The funds will cover costs for verification ($150,000) and maintenance of the SDK for a year ($25,000).
- Over 20 teams, including Ajuna and Parity Technologies, are collaborating to make this happen, promoting the use of Polkadot in web3 gaming.
- A verified SDK will enhance Polkadot's visibility and trust among game developers, potentially attracting more users to its ecosystem.
- The SDK will be easy to use, allowing developers to integrate their projects with different types of Polkadot chains.
- This project is seen as a major step towards making Polkadot a top choice in the gaming industry.
- Future proposals for marketing and business development will follow if this technical proposal gets approved.

Awarded

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Polkadot Gaming Group proposes to create a verified Polkadot Unity SDK for game developers. They request $175,000 from the treasury, with $150,000 allocated for Unity's verification and publishing process and $25,000 for maintenance. The SDK will be designed to facilitate the rapid generation of customized C# SDKs compatible with various chain types. The group aims to position the Polkadot Unity SDK as a go-to resource within the Unity Asset Store, elevating its stature to that of existing, reputable solutions. The initiative promises several long-term benefits for DOT holders, including user onboarding at scale, increased on-chain transactions and engagement, visibility and competitive standing, ecosystem-wide value capture, and expanded business development and marketing opportunities.

Polkadot Unity SDK proposal to become a Verified Solution (Part 1)

- Cervera creates educational videos and interviews about Polkadot and Kusama on the Cryptonitas YouTube channel since April 19, 2021.
- The channel has two main playlists: one for Polkadot and one for Kusama.
- Cervera supports the community by answering questions, speaking at events, and organizing activities like the Decoded 2022 viewing party.
- There is a proposal for funding to make more educational videos about Polkadot.
- The goal is to create a knowledgeable community that uses the network effectively.
- Benefits of the proposal include quality videos in Spanish, user support, and an increase of over 100,000 DOT staked.
- The success of the videos will be measured by the number of users utilizing the network and the increase in staked DOT.

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Cervera proposes to produce educational tutorial videos about the Polkadot ecosystem, offer community support, and stake 100,000 DOT. The proposal seeks funding in three installments, and the actions will be demonstrated through freely accessible videos, a form to evaluate the quality of care, and an increase in staked DOT in the Cryptonitas pool. The requested amount is reduced compared to previous proposals.

Educational content maintenance proposal by Cryptonitas

- Federico Cicciarella is a developer with 20 years of experience, mainly in Microsoft .Net (C#).
- Recently, he became interested in blockchain technology, focusing on the Polkadot ecosystem.
- He received a $4,500 grant for his project called "Tracking Chain."
- The project aims to help companies in supply chain and data certification by offering software demonstrations.
- Federico has scheduled demos with three Italian companies and plans more in early 2024.
- The grant will help cover travel, server costs for demos, and software customization for clients.
- Each demo will last about six working days and aims to teach clients about blockchain and how to use the Tracking Chain software.

WHO: Federico Cicciarella, Microsoft .Net (C#) developer.

WHAT: Introduce "Tracking Chain" to potential clients in the supply chain and data/document certification sectors through demos.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: $1,500 per demo (excluding travel expenses and server costs), expected to require a minimum of six working days. $4,500 grant requested to cover travel and meetings with potential clients, server costs for demos, and customization of the software to integrate it with the customer's software.

[TrackingChain] Bring Adoption for Companies: Building Infrastructure for Web2 Integration (Big Tipper Discussion)

- Patrice is a French Polkadot ambassador and runs a blog called Tendances Crypto.
- He wants to create a content hub for the French Polkadot community.
- France has growing interest in web3, but many brands don’t know much about Polkadot.
- His plan includes a newsletter, articles, a chatbot for questions, and LinkedIn posts.
- The goal is to promote Polkadot and help French companies use its technology.
- Patrice is seeking feedback from the Polkadot community before finalizing his proposal.

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WHO: Patrice - Tendances Crypto

WHAT: Create a Polkadot content hub for the French community, including weekly and monthly newsletters, thematic articles, a chatbot, and LinkedIn posts.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 5,233 DOT for 44 weeks.

A French content hub for Polkadot Ecosystem

**Polkadot Live Proposal Summary**

- A proposal is being made to develop an app called Polkadot Live with funding for a full-time software engineer for one year.
- The app will help users interact with Polkadot on their desktop and send notifications directly.
- The goal is to improve user experience and allow quick actions without replacing current applications.
- The proposal was submitted by Joel Kenny, with Ross Bulat overseeing the project.
- They are requesting approximately $100,000 to pay for the developer's salary and management costs.
- The project aims to create the Polkadot Live app for macOS and Windows and share the code on GitHub.
- The plan includes gathering feedback from the community during the beta release.

Polkadot Live development seeks funding for 1 full-time senior software engineer for 12 months. The engineer will report to Ross Bulat and work on the Polkadot Live app, which aims to improve the blockchain user experience. The requested funds are 24,937 DOT ($100k @ $4.01 / 1 DOT), with 15% going to JKRB Investments and 80% for the engineer's salary. The deliverables include an initial release of the app for macOS and Windows and open sourcing of the codebase on Github.

Polkadot Live: Proposal for funding community driven development to initial release.

**Coinsider Proposal Summary**

- Kevin, the founder of the Coinsider YouTube channel, is proposing to create three educational videos about Polkadot.
- He is asking for funding of 5,000 DOT, which is about $20,000, to help produce the videos.
- His team includes a researcher, an editor, a designer, and himself.
- The videos will discuss Polkadot’s decentralization, highlight important projects in its ecosystem, and explore future milestones in 2024.
- Each video will include links to the official Polkadot Discord channel to encourage community engagement.
- Kevin aims to deliver high-quality content and believes this campaign could benefit the Polkadot project, especially during the current bear market. 
- He has been consistently producing content and sees potential for growth by covering Layer 0s like Polkadot.

COINSIDER, a YouTube channel, proposes to create 3 high-quality educational videos about Polkadot and its ecosystem for around $20,000, including fees, in a timeframe of around 6 weeks. The team consists of 1 researcher, 1 editor, 1 thumbnail designer, and the writer/host. The proposal aims to bring exposure to certain parts of Polkadot that will benefit the project and the community.

Coinsider Media Campaign for Polkadot

- AIWeb3 is a group that helps create Chinese content about Polkadot and web3.
- They are resubmitting their proposal after getting a lot of support from the community.
- They want to grow the Polkadot Chinese community and have 10 active content creators.
- AIWeb3 has held a popular AMA event with over 500 live listeners.
- They provide help in Chinese on Discord channels for new users.
- The group is planning to create a Polkadot Academy in Chinese for better education.
- Their team includes experts in content creation and technology.
- They believe in connecting and supporting the Chinese-speaking audience in the Polkadot ecosystem.

WHO: AIWeb3

WHAT: Resubmitting opengov proposal to foster growth of Chinese content creators, provide Chinese educational content creation, community-building, AMA events in Chinese, native language assistance to ecosystem builders, and more.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Supported by Kusama treasury for initial 6 month period, managed funds judiciously, secured additional funds from parachains and ecosystem projects. Working on possibility of a comprehensive Polkadot Academy in Chinese. Full proposal can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1slcn2X8YYFICwJYLzpHPUSuqTB_Va_MfuWC59ya-IoY/edit?usp=sharing

AIWeb3 Chinese Unit proposal (爱Web3 中文社区提案) - September, 2023 - March, 2024

- Max, a Polkadot Ambassador, runs the Cryptozilla YouTube channel dedicated to educating about Polkadot and its technology.
- He has produced 233 videos since August 2021, with a total of over 466,000 views.
- Max is requesting 980 DOT ($4,000) as a tip for making 25 educational videos, including 10 that are already completed.
- The videos will cover topics like Polkadot's technology and comparisons with other blockchain ecosystems.
- He believes that having many content creators helps the Polkadot community grow and improve.
- Max is seeking feedback on why his proposal may not be favorably received to help him improve future requests. 
- His channel is focused on providing trustworthy information and engaging tutorials without sponsored content.

Max, Polkadot Ambassador and creator of Cryptozilla YouTube channel, requests a tip of 980 DOT ($4,000) from the Polkadot Treasury for the production of 25 English educational videos about the Polkadot ecosystem. The proposal is partially retroactive, as 10 videos have already been delivered. The cost of each video is set at $160. The funds will serve as a reward for the production of 15 more videos about Polkadot on the channel.

Cryptozilla - retroactive and continuation of video content production. (Big Tipper)

- A referendum is proposed to reward Alice und Bob for promoting Polkadot's value.
- Polkadot 2.0 introduced OpenGov, allowing initiatives to support the ecosystem.
- The proposal is urgent due to upcoming crowdloan unlocks.
- The initiative aims to rally Polkadot supporters to promote #stakedot.
- More details are available in a GitHub readme.
- Ivy, the proposer, has no official connection with Alice und Bob.
- Vote "Aye" if you think Alice und Bob deserves the reward.

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Proposal to tip Alice und Bob for consistent Polkadot bull posting. Polkadot community to coordinate and rally through #stakedot bull posting. No relationship with Alice und Bob. Vote Aye to tip. No mention of price/timeframe/resources.

Recognizing Alice und Bob and #stakedot

- The Polkadot community is asking for more money to improve OpenBrush, a tool for making smart contracts.
- The first proposal to get funds was approved, but the second one was not.
- OpenBrush helps many projects and developers create smart contracts easily using WebAssembly (WASM).
- WebAssembly is important because it is seen as the future of smart contracts.
- Many teams and projects use OpenBrush, showing it is valuable for the ecosystem.
- The team has created a delivery report showing what they have accomplished so far.
- They want $60,720, which equals about 14,833 DOT for more work on OpenBrush.

WHO: OpenBrush development team
WHAT: Requesting a second allocation of funds for the development of 8-9, 11 milestones of OpenBrush, a core infrastructure product for ink! dApps in the Polkadot ecosystem
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 14833.623 DOT

ink! OpenBrush 8-9, 11 milestone delivery

### Summary of Polkadot Community Post

1. **Referenda 151**: The community supported Referenda 151, but there was an oversight in the submission process, leading to its failure. The proposal has been resubmitted to the correct track.

2. **Collator Funding**: Collators on System Parachains receive minimal rewards, which may lead to under-resourcing. A proposal aims to fund these collators for their services.

3. **Short-Term Solution**: The proposal seeks to secure 6,075.79 DOT for collators on the Polkadot System Parachains network for services delivered in August-September 2023.

4. **Bounty System**: This proposal is a short-term solution until a more sustainable bounty system is established.

5. **Community Feedback**: The community is encouraged to review and provide feedback on the proposal within one week before it is submitted on-chain.

6. **Update**: Parity Collators are excluded from the funding proposal, and the document has been updated with new verified identities.

WHO: Polkadot community
WHAT: Resubmitting a proposal to the correct track for funding collators on the Polkadot System Parachains network for services delivered for 2 months (08-09/2023) with a total of 6,075.79 DOT.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 6,075.79 DOT for 2 months (08-09/2023).

Treasury Proposals