OpenComm is a project that aims to improve and decentralize governance communications in the Polkadot ecosystem. It allows on-chain discussions about any entity or resource, such as proposals, accounts, or transactions. This communication layer is open and accessible by anyone and any application, improving information flow and availability in the ecosystem. OpenComm has already been integrated into various ecosystem apps, including Zeitgeist, Polkassembly, Polkadot Study, and Sub.ID. The project has requested 27,259 DOT ($133,080 USD) to further develop and expand its services.

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Polkadot proposes OpenComm, a decentralized communication layer that consolidates siloed discussions in the ecosystem, improving governance communications and enabling on-chain discussions about any entity or resource. The proposal requests 27,259 DOT ($133,080 USD) and provides a brief overview of the project's milestones, budget, and adoption.

An Open Communication Layer For Polkadot

Public RPC funding request for Polkadot chains.
- Asks $164,455 for 12 months of service.
- Covers past and future RPC work.
- Three months are retroactive with a 25% cut after talks.
- Uses a blind bidding system where providers first submit a secret hash.
- System checks proposals match their hashes before scoring.
- Keeps prices low and scales with demand.
- Plans a GeoDNS entry for better performance and reliability.
- Users can still choose direct providers.

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Funding for Public RPC Providers (Polkadot)

Multix is a user-friendly interface for managing complex multisigs. It has been live for over 6 months and supports more than 13 chains. The proposal aims to continue developing Multix and create a Cypress Dapp testing plugin to benefit all Polkadot Dapps. The plugin will allow teams to automate Dapp integration tests without the need for mocking. The development request is for 214,099 USD for the next 6 months.

WHO: Multix team
WHAT: Continue developing Multix interface for multisigs management and build a Cypress Dapp testing plugin to benefit Polkadot Dapp developers
PRICE/TIMEFRAME: 214,099 USD for the next 6 months of development

Multix - Further development and Cypress Dapp testing plugin

- The substrate-api-client needs money to keep working well.
- They changed from asking Kusama for help to asking Polkadot.
- This proposal is smaller and focuses on basic updates and support.
- If they don’t get the funding, they will stop helping others.
- It is a library that helps connect to special computers called nodes.
- Developers can use it to work with Polkadot and Kusama chains.
- They have made similar funding requests in the past.
- More information can be found in their full proposal.

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WHO: The substrate-api-client team
WHAT: Seeking funding for maintenance of the substrate-api-client Rust library for connecting to a substrate-based node via RPC from a no-std environment
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Details in full proposal, seeking ongoing funding

Maintenance for the substrate-api-client Sep-23 to Dec-23

- AngelHack wants to run two hackathons in Europe and Asia in 2023.
- They are asking for $302,000 USD to help with expenses and to reward winners.
- The hackathons aim to connect more developers in the Web3 community.
- They are currently on their third project milestone for the APAC hackathon.
- This funding would help cover their costs and support the teams that worked hard.
- More details can be found in their budget proposal and treasury proposal links. 
- The previous proposals for the hackathons were already approved earlier in 2023.

**WHO**: AngelHack

**WHAT**: Requesting $302,000 USD (60,246.88 DOT) from the Polkadot treasury to reward hackathon winners and reimburse operations and service fees for running the Polkadot APAC Hackathon.

**WHY**: To bridge gaps within the Web3 space and strengthen connections within the Polkadot community, allowing for easier onboarding of more developers across a diverse range of backgrounds.

Milestone 3: Polkadot Hackathon Global Series 2023

- The proposed changes in RFC14 help make it easier for blockchain projects called parachains to manage themselves.
- Parachains usually need permission to unlock or change things, which can take a long time.
- This new plan allows parachain managers to lock their parachains only when they choose to or when a block is successfully created.
- The goal is to reduce waiting times and make management simpler for parachain teams.
- It addresses problems like rescuing projects that have issues with their setup without needing extra approval.
- The changes also help with renewing leases for these parachains more efficiently.
- Overall, RFC14 aims to give more control to parachain managers.

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WHO: The proposer and the Fellowship. 

WHAT: RFC14 proposes changes to the parachain lock mechanism to allow self-service actions by parachain managers without relying on general public voting. 

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Create & implement RFC14 - Improve locking mechanism for parachains

**YieldBay Polkadot Treasury Proposal Summary**

- **Proponent:** YieldBay Treasury on Polkadot
- **Requested Payment:** 15,375.745 DOT (equivalent to $80,000 at $5.203 per DOT)
- **Purpose:** To create a central yield farming dashboard on Polkadot
- **Milestones:** Proposal covers Milestones 2 and 3
- **Current Status:** Monitors 183 yield farms across 17 protocols, tracking $33 million
- **Collaborations:** Partners include Interlay, Stellaswap, Arthswap, Mangata, and Kintsugi
- **Council Approval:** Approved through Council Motion #355 in March 2023
- **Detailed Report:** Available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/106gnRv8uxJyyU4xbwHNPFc6c97UR1qqYk5FE5tf6XQU/edit)

**WHO:** YieldBay Treasury, Polkadot

**WHAT:** Create Polkadot's first central yield farming dashboard across 3 milestones, with detailed delivery report for Milestone 2, 3.

**PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES:** Requesting 15,375.745 DOT ($80,000 @ $5.203) for Milestone 2, 3. Proposal approved through Council [Motion #355] under Gov1. Read more in the provided links.

Milestone 2 and 3 Payment Request – YieldBay: Polkadot’s yield farming dashboard

- OpenZeppelin wants to form a team to help with Polkadot.
- They will work on new parachains, which are special parts of the Polkadot network.
- The team will improve safety and speed up development.
- OpenZeppelin plans to have 3 members in the team.
- They will make a schedule for releases every 3 months.
- This plan will start 90 days after it gets approved.

OpenZeppelin proposes to create an open-source team to work with Parity and Polkadot community to develop new parachain runtimes and improve pallets for key use cases. The team will have 3 members and deliver the first three quarterly releases within 12 months.

Proposal: OpenZeppelin x Polkadot Ecosystem Growth

Polkadot Insider is asking for money to keep working for the Polkadot community. They got money from Kusama for about half a year and have been helping both Polkadot and other groups in Asia. Here are some key points about their proposal:

- They want to keep improving and sharing information about Polkadot.
- They plan to ask for $72,000 for 28 weeks to help pay for their work.
- This money will help them create new types of content.
- They will focus on an important feature called "Open Gov."
- They hope to work with other media and build partnerships.
- Their idea includes building a library of content.
- They believe this will grow the Polkadot community, especially in Asia.

**WHO:** Polkadot Insider

**WHAT:** Seeking funding from Polkadot Open Gov to maintain and grow Polkadot Insider media and educational system for 28 weeks, promoting branding, creating new content, and disseminating information to the community.

**PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES:** $72,000 for 28 weeks, converted to 14,257 DOT based on 30d MA of $5.05/DOT. See funding breakdown in the provided link.

POLKADOT INSIDER - 28 WEEKS OPERATION & GROWTH FUNDING (AUGUST 2023 - FEBRUARY 2024)

- This proposal is about moving NFT art and items from Kusama to Polkadot.
- Kusama has many NFTs and users that can help Polkadot grow.
- KodaDot will create special tools to make the move safe and easy.
- They want to keep important information, like who owns the NFTs, during the move.
- The proposal asks for $190,314.7 to cover these tasks.
- Reports will show how the migration is going and what goals are met.
- The project aims to make Polkadot a leading place for NFTs and digital art.

WHO: KodaDot, with expertise in Substrate, NFTs, and community growth. 

WHAT: Develop specialized tools to securely transfer NFT metadata, provenance, and ownership records, map collections, copy user-owned NFTs, confirm transferred ownership rights, and store data securely. 

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: $190,314.7 for work delivered in milestones 1-4, with milestone 4 set to be delivered on October 1st, 2023.

Infrastructure Funding for Polkadot Asset Hub - Migration of Kusama NFTs

Paradox is being recognized for his hard work on important referendums. He helped create and improve proposals to reject some government ideas and return money to people who supported them. Paradox was involved from the beginning and continued to help throughout the whole process. This reward shows how thankful the community is for his dedication and expertise in making these proposals successful.

WHO: The community<br>WHAT: Recognize and reward @paradox for his contributions in drafting and refining referendums rejecting certain Gov1 treasury proposals and facilitating the release of proponent deposits.<br>PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Recognising Paradox's Contributions to Reject Gov 1 Proposals and Release Bonds

- Chris Veselinov is the CTO of LimeChain and is proposing phase 2 development for Gosemble.
- Gosemble is a framework that helps build tools compatible with something called Substrate, using the Go programming language.
- Phase 1 was successfully completed with funding from a motion, and details are available in a report and article.
- The goal of Gosemble is to make it easier for developers who know Go to create runtimes and to help decentralize blockchain technology.
- Rust, the language used for Substrate, can be hard to learn, so Gosemble aims to lower this learning barrier.
- Gosemble offers a different option to Substrate, making it more accessible and helping improve the safety and independence of the system.
- This work can also help find problems in Substrate and support other blockchain projects.

WHO: Chris Veselinov, CTO of LimeChain

WHAT: Proposing phase 2 development and funding of Gosemble, a framework for building Substrate-compatible runtimes in Go, to contribute to the decentralization and security of the protocol.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Gosemble Phase 2 - a Framework for building Substrate-compatible Runtimes in Go (Parachains & Solochains)

- The community is asking for help to refund deposits from old proposals.
- Four proposals wanted refunds before a new one was started.
- To avoid problems, those refunds were not included in the latest request.
- Now that the old proposals didn't succeed, the community wants to refund them too.
- This new request is for **CCTF** to get back 360.20 DOT.
- The goal is to be fair and help those who were affected.
- If someone has a different proposal, they should start their own request.

WHO: The proposer seeks to refund CCTF (123LuJKS65HaBbLSdDS46ByeC7bvQwA1iUhTpmjigQAfUKpK).

WHAT: The proposal seeks to refund 360.20 DOT for their original proposal.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Refunding CCTF's GOV1 Treasury Spend Deposit

- The community is thanked for helping with refunds for some proposals.
- Four proposals were already asking for money back when a new one started.
- To prevent problems, those refunds were not included in a batch.
- Now that the four proposals didn't succeed, refunds are being requested to be fair.
- A specific refund of 500 DOT is requested for **RADIUMBLOCK.COM** for their rejected proposal.
- This refund effort is focused only on certain proposals from the start of Open Gov on Polkadot.
- If someone feels unfairly treated about a other proposal, they should start their own process.

WHO: The proposer seeks to refund RADIUMBLOCK.COM. 

WHAT: The proposal seeks to refund 500 DOT for their original proposal. 

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Refunding Radium Block's GOV1 Treasury Spend Deposit

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- A community is working to close and refund deposits related to old proposals.
- There were already four proposals seeking reimbursement when the new one was started.
- To avoid mistakes, those refunds were not included before.
- Now that the old proposals did not succeed, refunds may be requested.
- One specific refund is for PINK NODE, which would receive 172.387 DOT.
- This refund plan only covers certain proposals from the start of a project called Open Gov on Polkadot.
- If someone feels they should get a refund but are not included, they should suggest their own proposal.

WHO: The proposer seeks to refund PINK NODE (13EAhGcpe93mqSFZQrQ4P2cfpdAo5txWc5UQVTfEKDoqZjhw).

WHAT: Refund 172.387 DOT for their original proposal.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Refunding Pink Node's GOV1 Treasury Spend Deposit

- A community is working on refunds for deposits related to past proposals.
- There were four proposals needing refunds that were not included in a previous batch to prevent double payments.
- Since those proposals did not succeed, the community wants to refund their deposits fairly.
- The proposal includes a refund of 212.8825 DOT to **MIDL.DEV** for one of their rejected proposals.
- This refund effort is only for proposals that were part of the initial spending queue.
- The community advises those with unrelated proposals to create their own requests for refunds.

WHO: The proposer seeks to refund MIDL.DEV.
WHAT: Refund 212.8825 DOT for their original proposal.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not mentioned.

Refunding MIDL.DEV's GOV1 Treasury Spend Deposit

**The Kusamarian**

- A media brand focused on Polkadot (DOT) ecosystem.
- Serves as a communication platform for Polkadot builders, nominators, delegators, and enthusiasts.
- Funds its operations through a treasury seeded with DOTs for 42 weeks.
- Produces weekly content including video podcasts, news digests, live chats, and governance forums.
- Aims to inspire DOT holders to participate in the Polkadot network.
- Recently reduced production costs by 31%.
- Values include fair reporting, timely delivery, and community collaboration.

The Kusamarian, a DOT-focused media brand on X, will receive funding from DOTs for at least 42 weeks of media content creation to attract new interest, spotlight Polkadot's development, and provide a forum for discourse and discovery. The media brand will deliver various video podcasts, news digests, live chats, and governance forums each week. The goal is to inspire new and current holders of DOT to nominate, delegate, and join the effort to deliver the Polkadot Network. The Kusamarian recently committed to a 31% reduction of production costs to the treasury over the course of this order.

DOT holders 🤝 & The Kusamarian 🤖❤️

- Smoldot is a special version of the Polkadot client that uses less computer power and resources.
- It can be added to web pages to help users connect directly to the Polkadot network.
- Smoldot is important for making a decentralized blockchain.
- It has been developed since December 2019 and received funding since February 2023.
- Smoldot is ready for real use and is not just a prototype.
- A new plan for further development and milestones is being proposed. 
- You can find more information about smoldot and its development on specific links provided.

WHO: Smoldot development team
WHAT: Continuation of financing for the development of smoldot, an alternative implementation of the Polkadot client focused on using as little CPU, memory, and bandwidth as possible.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Details of the proposal can be found in the provided link, proposing new milestones for the upcoming quarter year.

Smoldot development financing Q3/2023

- **Polkatax** is a website that helps you track staking rewards from different blockchains and convert them into your favorite fiat currency.
- It supports several substrate chains and allows you to export your staking rewards.
- The project is open-source, meaning anyone can see and contribute to the code.
- The website is still new, so it might have some bugs. If you find any issues, you can report them on GitHub.
- If the website becomes popular, the creator plans to add more features like tracking rewards from lending, liquidity provision, and airdrops.
- You can support the project by using it and sharing your feedback.

The proposal is to create a website called polkatax.com that will allow users to easily display and export staking rewards for several substrate chains in their favorite fiat currency. The project is open source and users are advised to verify the results for accuracy. The creator plans to implement a function for finding and exporting token rewards for lending, providing liquidity, and airdrops if the website proves to be helpful. No price, timeframe, or resources are mentioned.

A small tip for a staking rewards calculator

- OnFinality helps people who build on the Polkadot blockchain by providing important services and support.
- They asked for money to keep their services running smoothly and reliably.
- Their main goal is to help developers create new apps without worrying about the technology behind them.
- They have worked hard to make their service very reliable, aiming for almost no downtime.
- They added new features to give users better insights and help developers see how their apps are doing.
- OnFinality has supported many different blockchain networks and is always improving its services.
- In just a few months, they processed billions of responses, showing they help a lot of people.
- They requested $66,485.23 to cover their costs for services.

**WHO:** OnFinality, a SaaS platform providing infrastructure services for the Polkadot/Substrate community.

**WHAT:** Requesting 12,455.0830 DOT (USD $66,485.23) for ongoing costs of running high-performance, scalable, and reliable public infrastructure for Polkadot, Statemint, Collectives, Westend, and Encointer.

**TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES:** Q2 of 2023.

OnFinality High Performance Public Infrastructure (Q2 2023)

- Polkadot network is upgrading, ending Governance 1.0.
- Deposits from Treasury Spend Proposals will be unlocked.
- Some teams want their deposits back immediately.
- A new rule will slash deposits to prevent double spending.
- Proposers with pending OpenGov proposals might lose deposits.
- Gov 1.0 tips and treasury deposits will also be affected.
- Deposits will be refunded to those not matching the criteria.
- The list of recipients was made with help from Otar.

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WHO: Polkadot network

WHAT: Proposal to slash treasury deposits and Gov 1.0 tips for proposers who have pending OpenGov proposals requesting or incorporating same, and refund treasury deposits to those not matching criteria.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Treasury Proposals