### OpenSquare Proposal Summary

- **Beneficiary**: OpenSquare (12sNU8BXivMj1xQmcd4T39ugCyHjmhir8jkPqfAw5ZDESrx4)
- **Date**: 09/18/2023
- **Requested Allocation**: $275,620 (67,438 DOT)

#### Key Points:

1. **Maintenance**: Includes server costs, email services, domains, and labor for code maintenance and bug fixes.
2. **Infrastructure**: Hetzner servers, Ali email service, IPFS pin service, and domain costs.
3. **Code Maintenance**: Focuses on Subsquare, Dotreasury, Statescan, and Off-chain voting products.
4. **New Features**: Development of off-chain discussion decentralization, delegation UI enhancements, on-chain governance deposit management, and more.
5. **Budget Breakdown**: Maintenance costs $65,700, with additional budgets for new features in Subsquare, Dotreasury, and Off-chain voting.
6. **Total Budget**: $275,620, including both maintenance and new feature development.
7. **Long-term Vision**: OpenSquare aims to build a decentralized collaboration network in the Polkadot ecosystem, focusing on infrastructure and data indexing.
8. **User Metrics**: OpenSquare's products attract a significant number of users, contributing to the ecosystem's growth.

Awarded

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OpenSquare infrastructure products maintenance(2023 Q2 and Q3) and a new batch of features development

- A new Multi-Wallet user interface and Polkawatch analytics have been created.
- A test integration with the Polkadot Staking Dashboard was successful, helping more people analyze staking choices.
- The team plans to fully connect Polkawatch Analytics to the Staking Dashboard.
- Improvements to the Staking Dashboard Plugin system are underway to involve more community projects.
- A new way to track location data is needed because of changes in the network.
- Support for AURA parachains will help find more funding and reduce reliance on Treasury money.
- The ongoing monthly cost to keep analytics running is about $2.9K. 
- Community feedback is encouraged and a detailed proposal is available for more information.

Polkawatch proposes to fully integrate its analytics service into the Polkadot Staking Dashboard and improve the plugin system for other community projects. They also plan to implement a different GeoLocation strategy and provide support for AURA parachains. The milestone will cost **2.9K USD per month** and will be funded through continued operation and potential parachain support.

Polkawatch, Decentralization Analytics, Continued Operation and Development

Apillon has submitted a new proposal for Polkadot Treasury funding to support the development of their Web3 platform. The platform aims to switch to a growth-oriented SaaS model with various subscription options and free access. They also plan to give back to the community through a Web3 Adoption Bounty to support new builders on Polkadot. 

In less than a year, Apillon has gained 951 developers, 432 active developers, and 523 projects created. They offer services like Web3 Storage, Web3 Hosting, and NFTs. Voting "Aye" for Apillon supports their goal to provide services to Web3 developers, open-source their code, and fund projects on their platform. Apillon also promotes ecosystem partners and uses DOT-based tokens for growth. They offer a freemium model to make Web3 more accessible.

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WHO: Apillon platform

WHAT: Filed a revised proposal for Polkadot Treasury funding to cover the technical development of the Apillon Web3 development platform. They also propose to establish a Web3 Adoption Bounty to support up-and-coming Web3 projects building in Polkadot or on the Apillon platform.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Apillon Platform Milestone 1 Proposal

Polkadot's nomination system is important for the network's security and decentralization. Nominators choose the best nodes and are rewarded for their actions. However, some nominators behave suboptimally and risk losing rewards. To help nominators improve their actions, a solution called Motif is proposed. Motif includes leaderboards for nominator rewards and validator payouts, which will help nominators learn from the best and make better decisions. This will benefit the Polkadot ecosystem by improving decentralization and onboarding new nominators.

Motif proposes to implement nominator leaderboards, dashboards that visualize nominator behavior, offering a comprehensive view of actions and results within the Polkadot system. This tool aims to prompt nominators to act before facing disincentivization, thus softening the tool's impact without compromising its efficacy. The proposed solution will include Nominator, Validator, and Nomination Pool Dashboards. The team has relevant experience with different methods of blockchain research and will implement the interface in the form of a desktop web app.

Polkadot Nominator Insight Hub. Spreading the Best Nominator Strategies through TOP Nomination Leaderboards

- Verbo da Sabedoria is a Brazilian educational YouTube channel that shares content with Portuguese speakers.
- The team includes John Rhodel (Parachainboy), Carlos Sawaki (CJ), and Gabriel Bonugli (Gabekoin).
- They are asking for funding to support 11 videos they created about the Polkadot ecosystem.
- Brazil's economy is strong, with a GDP of BRL 9.9 trillion in 2022 and over 10 million cryptocurrency investors.
- Brazil is one of the largest cryptocurrency markets globally, ranking fifth in ownership.
- The channel aims to inform viewers and share news while growing its online community.
- Viewers are mostly young, with high internet usage, making crypto a popular investment among Brazilians. 
- For more information, you can check their social media and contact details.

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Verbo da Sabedoria, a Brazilian channel, requests retroactive funding of 700 DOT for 11 videos produced between July 26th and October 10th, 2023, about news from the Polkadot ecosystem. They plan to request funds every 4 videos and target Portuguese-speaking communities.

Big Tips for Content in Portuguese - Verbo da Sabedoria Channel

- Polkadot Weigher helps track weight consumption for Polkadot and Kusama parachains.
- It offers a simple user interface to make this easier.
- The project is useful with a new feature called Agile Coretime.
- Agile Coretime helps parachains see how much they use and adjust their needs.
- The proposal asks for a tip for the work done on the code.
- If approved, a special website domain will be created.

small_tipper

WHO: The proposer
WHAT: Develops a UI for tracking weight consumption over all Polkadot and Kusama parachains and register a custom domain for the website
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Requesting a tip for the developed code, no specific amount mentioned.

Polkadot Weigher

- Polkascan Foundation maintains Python libraries for Polkadot, Kusama, and Substrate-based chains.
- They have developed extensions for Polkascan Explorer and Subsquid, and a new runtime interface.
- They added support for ink! v4 and SCALE type definitions for upcoming Substrate updates.
- They improved contract interface support and updated metadata docs.
- They provided technical support on GitHub, Matrix, and Substrate Stack Exchange.
- They are requesting retroactive funding for their activities from April to September 2023.
- Detailed reports on their activities are available on GitHub.

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Polkascan Foundation is requesting retroactive funding of approximately 4135 euro per month for development and tech support activities from April to September 2023. They have maintained Polkadot-related Python libraries, such as py-substrate-interface and py-scale-codec, which are essential for Python developers to interact with any Polkadot, Kusama or other Substrate-based chain. They have implemented new Polkascan Explorer and Subsquid extensions, added support for ink! v4, and provided technical support on Github, substrate.stackexchange.com, and #polkascan:matrix.org channels.

Maintenance & Support Python Libraries (April to September 2023)

The Polkadot Gaming Group, which includes members from various supporting parachains and teams, is requesting funding for the verification of the Polkadot Unity SDK in the Unity Asset Store. This SDK aims to increase Polkadot's visibility in the web3 gaming space and help onboard new users onto Polkadot and its ecosystem of parachains and dApps. The group is seeking $175,000 from the treasury, with $150,000 allocated for Unity's verification and publishing process and $25,000 for SDK maintenance for 12 months. The SDK is designed to be versatile and model-driven, facilitating the rapid generation of customized C# SDKs compatible with various chain types. The initiative is expected to boost Polkadot's brand recognition among game and app developers, empowering them to initiate projects in the web3 games and decentralized applications sectors within the Polkadot ecosystem.

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.

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.

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

Hello there! We have a new idea to share with you. We want to make a program called Polkadot Live that will help people use a special kind of computer network called blockchain on their computers. This program will let people get messages and do things right from their computer without needing to go on the internet.

A man named Ross showed how this could work at a big meeting in 2023. We want to get money to hire a very good computer programmer to help make this program a reality. This person will work with Ross to make the program better and better.

We are asking for 24,937 DOT (which is like money) to make this happen. We will use the money to pay the person we hire and to help manage the project. We also want to share the computer code for Polkadot Live with everyone on the internet so they can use it too.

We hope to start this project on September 27, 2023. If you want to learn more, you can read our full plan on a website called Google Doc. We also talked about this idea with other people and you can see what they said on a website called Polkassemby.

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 wants to help grow the Polkadot community in China. They create educational content, build communities, and help people understand Polkadot projects. They have 10 content creators and a Discord community with over 690 members. AIWeb3 got support from Kusama but now they want to get support from Polkadot too. They have a plan to make a Polkadot Academy in Chinese and have talked to Parity about it. The team includes people like DrCAO, Neo, Giki, and Xiucai, who all love web3 and Polkadot. They are asking for your support and feedback to help the Polkadot community grow.

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.

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

Hello Polkadot ecosystem community! We are excited to share our work on the proposal approved on March 23, 2023, and we are asking for more funds to develop OpenBrush's milestones 8-9 and 11.

**Context:**
Our proposal was approved by 79.4% of Kusama OpenGov, but the second funding installment did not pass. We don't think there are any problems with our work or OpenBrush, which is used by many projects like AlephZero, Astar Network, and Phala Network. Some tokenholders suggested we ask for funding on Polkadot.

**Summary:**
OpenBrush helps grow the WASM smart contracts field. WebAssembly is the future of smart contracts, and OpenBrush is a key tool for ink! dApps. Over 15 teams and 3 parachains use OpenBrush, and this proposal will help us add more features that developers need.

**Stakeholders and Users:**
AlephZero, Astar Network, Phala Network, SubWallet, Artzero, Abax Finance, and many others.

**Delivery:**
You can read our delivery report and the full proposal here: [Google Doc Link](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o_gPHNn1L3lDEglil3S7t-xdl00Gz66dUHKkfNM51a8/edit?usp=sharing)

The requested amount is 14,833.623 DOT.

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

Hello little friend! So, there's this group called Polkadot, and they had a problem with something called Referenda 151. The person who made it made a mistake and put it in the wrong place. Now, they're fixing it and putting it in the right place.

Also, there's another thing happening in Polkadot. The people who help make the system work, called Collators, don't get enough rewards. So, someone came up with a plan to give them more money for their work. They want to give them 6,075.79 DOT for two months of work. They're asking everyone in the Polkadot group to look at the plan and give their thoughts.

And guess what? They made a change on 11/09, they won't give money to Parity Collators. They also updated the document with new information.

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).

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