This project aims to create a new metadata protocol for offline devices and implement it in important tools like Ledger and Kampela. The project will also develop tools to port the protocol to other wallets and key management devices, including Polkadot Vault. The goal is to improve transaction security and network resilience.

The project is a joint development between Alzymologist Oy and Zondax. The main problems to be solved are the large size of metadata and ensuring its authenticity. The proposed solution includes adding a hash of metadata to signing inputs and reducing the size of transferred metadata.

The project has four milestones:

1. Requirements specifications and metadata review.
2. Offline metadata prototype.
3. Offline metadata specifications.
4. Offline devices implementation.

The total cost of development is €527,200, with an additional 2% for potential price volatility, totaling €537,744, which translates to 110.693,7 DOT. The funds will be deposited into Alzymologist Oy's account, and they will subcontract Zondax AG for 45.5% of the total amount of DOTs to cover their costs.

The project team includes Alzymologist Oy, a multidisciplinary team based in Finland, and Zondax AG, a team with experience in more than 50 blockchains.

Awarded

big_spender

Metadata for offline signers

- AngelHack wants $55,234.38 to run two hackathons in Europe and Asia for Web3.
- They aim to connect with the Polkadot community to help more developers join.
- The proposal recaps a virtual hackathon and an in-person event in Paris.
- They are asking for money to pay for their second milestone as promised in an earlier proposal.
- More details about their plans and budget can be found in linked documents.

Rejected

**Proponent:** Tribe/AngelHack 13Ghf2T883ZobjngC1BAgR1BWvK2P7qP37gGxHDVFf3fjbmw

**Requested Allocation:** USD$55,234.38

In December 2022, AngelHack proposed to run two Polkadot Global Series hackathons in both the Europe and APAC regions for 2023. This was done in effort to continue bridging existing gaps within the Web3 space through active engagements with the ecosystem teams and wider Polkadot community. Subsequently, the forming of such stronger connections within the community will also allow for easier onboarding of more developers across a diverse range of backgrounds. 


We have since embarked on our Global Series hackathon in Europe (by extension, Africa as well) with the following objectives and criteria.


**This proposal hence serves two objectives:**
- Providing a detailed recap of the recently concluded virtual **Polkadot Hackathon Global Series: Europe Edition**, as well as the in-person **dotSocial: Paris** event that took place during Paris Blockchain Week 2023.
- Providing a budget breakdown and metrics report to request **$55,234.38 USD** for our second payment milestone, in accordance with the milestones set out in our initial proposal.

Our Milestone 2 proposal can be found [here](https://go.polkadotglobalseries.com/milestone-2-proposal).

Read more about our Treasury Proposal [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1glPH1y0jqL2l6KV6i9nowQHFxKfA1s7VxlUREFIQZWA/edit?pli=1 ).

Treasury On-chain Proposal Link: [https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/motion/325 ](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/motion/325 )

Milestone 2: Polkadot Hackathon Global Series 2023: Europe Edition

- OpenZeppelin reviewed the ink! smart contract language and found 11 issues.
- This proposal is for more support for OpenZeppelin’s work.
- The Parity team worked well with OpenZeppelin during the review.
- The final report is available on OpenZeppelin’s blog.
- The ink! team has acknowledged all the issues found.
- Two issues have been fixed, and seven suggestions have been put into action.
- The remaining issues are still being worked on.

Given the successful completion of OpenZeppelin’s security review of the ink! smart contract language & Substrate’s smart contracts pallet, this community proposal is for the second installment supporting OpenZeppelin’s work. During this engagement, OpenZeppelin identified 11 total issues within the codebase. We are pleased to report that working with the Parity team throughout this process has been fantastic.

The finalized report can be found on OpenZeppelin’s blog: https://blog.openzeppelin.com/security-review-ink-cargo-contract/

The ink! team has acknowledged all issues. Two of the ink! issues have been solved, seven of the cargo-contract suggestions have been implemented; the rest are actively being addressed.

[Full proposal here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GJ2MqMgAUylk0dVfxCp5-1JVd_El3EjgrWLyE3P_iw0/edit?usp=sharing)

ink! design security review by OpenZeppelin (treasury proposal 2/2)

- A proposal is made to get money for the 2023 Polkadot Summer Hackathon in China.
- OneBlock, a group that organizes hackathons, has done this before and wants to continue.
- They had four successful hackathons from 2021 to 2022.
- The hackathon helps teach and encourage people to use Substrate, a tool for developers.
- The aim is to turn students of Substrate courses into builders who create projects.
- OneBlock is excited about the positive feedback from developers.
- They want financial help to make the summer hackathon happen.

This proposal aims provide funding for the 2023 Polkadot Summer Hackathon by Oneblock in China - for operations and prizes.

OneBlock, in collaboration with Parity Asia, successfully organized, operated and promoted the four Polkadot Hackathons in March 2021,June 2021,June 2022 and December 2022. OneBlock propose to continue the Polkadot Hackathon program in summer 2023, an essential part of the Substrate promotion and adoption initiatives in China, to promote Substrate as an open-source framework for developers and convert the Substrate learners from OneBlock’s ongoing Substrate courses to Substrate builders.

The polkadot hackathon in 2021 to 2022 was a success and it indeed helped to promote Substrate as an open-source framework for developers and convert the Substrate students from our ongoing Substrate courses to actually use Substrate to build projects. Receiving warm feedback from the developers, OneBlock decided to have 2023 polkadot summer hackathon and hereby submit this proposal for the necessary financial support on this event.

here and you can get all details [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qbPj7MbKHEWC70nZU13Km4VozKOonnyKsu2pdWtsf00/edit?usp=sharing).

Please feel free to comments!

OneBlock The 2023 Polkadot Summer Hackathon proposal

- Zeeve provides infrastructure for Polkadot's parachains to help developers build applications.
- The project aims to offer free, secure, and high-performing RPC endpoints for developers.
- There are challenges, such as high costs for running these APIs, which can make it hard for new developers to join.
- Zeeve plans to monitor and support these APIs 24 hours a day to keep everything running smoothly.
- They will also ensure that the infrastructure can handle many requests quickly.
- The funding needed for this project is about 21025 DOT (around $105,336) for six months.
- Zeeve is committed to helping the Polkadot community grow by providing tools and resources for developers.

Zeeve | Infrastructure Costs of Zeeve RPC APIs for 22 Polkadot Parachains - A Treasury Proposal

An unexpected error occurred during submission. Please reject this. We are submitting another proposal.

An error occurred during submission. Please reject.

- GenesisDAO is a special blockchain for creating and managing groups called DAOs.
- It got $100,000 to help build its main features.
- The team finished the back-end and is working on the front end for better user experience.
- GenesisDAO is currently running on a test network.
- The team's code is open for everyone to see and use.
- They are also making tools that allow other developers to customize their blockchain.
- Deep Ink Ventures is the group behind GenesisDAO, focused on helping blockchain startups.



GenesisDAO is a Substrate-based blockchain designed to facilitate the creation and management of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs). Leveraging Substrate, our core functionality is built as a first-class citizen of the blockchain protocol, ensuring seamless and efficient DAO management. 

We received a [$100,000 grant from the W3 Grants Program](https://github.com/deep-ink-ventures/Grants-Program/blob/master/applications/GenesisDAO.md) to develop the core functionality. As a result, we have completed the backend and Substrate development, design, and wireframes, and are now in the final stages of perfecting the frontend flow.

**Genesis DAO is already operating on testnet**

[Node Explorer](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fnode.genesis-dao.org#/)

[Backend Service Documentation](https://service.genesis-dao.org/redoc)

[Frontend (Under Development)](https://www.genesis-dao.org/)


**The respective code is open source**

[Node](https://github.com/deep-ink-ventures/genesis-dao-node)

[Backend](https://github.com/deep-ink-ventures/genesis-dao-service)

[Frontend](https://github.com/deep-ink-ventures/genesis-dao-frontend)

We are currently working on a hook point framework that allows to build plug-ins and extensions to customize the core functionality of a substrate based chain. The development has already begun and the specs can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/19ti063rdgLdgl6a0idQLmYx0_5lbluYhbT7J_LhTgtw/edit#heading=h.x5875vny9rcd).

_GenesisDAO_ is the first use case and the first implementation of _Stylograph_ as _Genesis DAO_ will have a marketplace, an ecosystem and an open source community to build complex DAO tooling on top of the core infrastructure. 

Within this treasury proposal we are introducing the first components for this. 

They will be loosely coupled, meaning that other ink! protocols can utilize this functionality even outside of DAO contexts (e.g. the vesting wallet can be used for token issuance to investors) and will serve - alongside with friendly documentation - as a starting point for others to explore the potential of Stylograph. 

Please read the full specifications of this proposal [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yyEBa43plj-PzlrEnK6JT5CKqyvBDUrYiR1N6984fhk/edit#).

**About Us**

[Deep Ink Ventures](http://deep-ink.ventures) is a technical venture builder, with an exclusive focus on blockchain powered start-ups. We are developing startups in the space from the early phase to production. Our team is built up by founders with a proven track record in the space.

Genesis DAO Ecosystem Integration

- This proposal is about Subscan, a tool that helps people understand the Polkadot network.
- Subscan needs money to keep running, which includes costs for servers, security, and staff.
- The proposal suggests using funds from the Polkadot treasury to pay for these costs from July to December 2022.
- They are asking for a total of $190,244 to help keep Subscan operating.
- This money will be converted to DOT, a cryptocurrency, based on a specific price on submission day.
- The proposal aims to support the growth of the Polkadot network.

> This is a follow up proposal to what we submitted before:
[#151 Subscan | Infrastructure Costs of Subscan for Polkadot & Westend & Rococo Networks](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/treasury/151)


**Overview**

Subscan is an essential block explorer and analytics tool for the Polkadot network, providing valuable insights to the Polkadot community. However, the maintenance and operation of Subscan requires a significant investment of resources, including server infrastructure, security, and personnel costs. Therefore, we propose reimbursing the operation and maintenance fee for Subscan from July to December 2022 from the Polkadot treasury to ensure its continuous operation and maintenance.

**Total**

We believe that this reimbursement proposal will help to ensure the continuous operation and maintenance of Subscan, and benefit the growth and development of the Polkadot network. This time, we plan to apply for a total of 190,244 USD in Polkadot, the amount of DOT will be converted based on the EMA7 price on the day of the official submission.

Billing details can be read [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/13whK83g_MXYCfQ4WyJmQuM_aTclCGsB9Ww9Pq3lP6dY/edit?usp=sharing).



Subscan | Infrastructure Costs of Subscan for Polkadot & Westend & Rococo & Statemint & Rockmine  Networks (from July to December 2022)

Hey Everyone! This submission is a duplicate of [proposal 292](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/treasury/292) and has been submitted unintentionally. 

Please reject this proposal and see proposal 292 as linked above for voting!

Thanks!

Duplicate of #292 (Please reject)

- A proposal is being rejected.
- The funds will be returned.
- The project will be moved to OpenGov.
- There is a discussion related to the project.
- More details can be found in a detailed proposal document.
- There is a video about Polkadot Hub in Denpasar.
- People can join the conversation on Matrix, Discord, and Telegram.

Please reject this proposal and return the funds. We are moving the proposal to OpenGov.

Existing discussion:
[#1774 Polkadot Hubs - Initiative case-study](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/1774)

For details (the plan, milestones, deliveries, marketing, success metrics, research data, etc.), please refer to the [detailed proposal document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NjOVn_id2Wy9BcSMBlieKZMVKukRQS_Tmi1SKMJwDSc/edit?usp=sharing).

Video about the story of Polkadot Hub in Denpasar: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTjL1weAShs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTjL1weAShs)

You can also reach us on Matrix, Discord and Telegram if you'd like to participate/contribute.

Polkadot Hubs - Initiative case-study - Please reject, we are posting this to OpenGov!

- The proposal is called “Boosting Developer Adoption for Polkadot Ecosystem Projects.”
- It is made by Missing Link, a company that helps find workers for blockchain jobs in Europe.
- The goal is to help the Polkadot ecosystem by placing 15 Rust developers in various companies.
- They want to use funds from a treasury to pay for recruiting services.
- They are asking for a total of $360,000 to help with this project.
- The funds will be given in three parts, or tranches, as the project progresses.
- They believe this will help the Polkadot ecosystem grow by providing skilled developers. 
- The proposal is open for community feedback before it is officially submitted.

Our proposal is “Boosting Developer Adoption for Polkadot Ecosystem Projects” and we are sharing it before the official submission for community input and feedback.

We are Missing Link, an established brand in web3 recruiting in Europe, to provide these services. Missing Link has a track record of providing high-quality recruiting services to the blockchain industry, as you can see from the full proposal linked below.

As the Polkadot ecosystem continues to expand, it is critical that there are enough skilled developers to support the growth. **We propose to place a total of 15 Rust developers to different companies and projects within the Polkadot ecosystem through three milestones.** Companies who qualify and are in the Polkadot ecosystem can utilize the funds from this treasury proposal to receive recruitment services for Rust developers for their project.

In total, we are requesting three tranches of $120k USD for a total of $360k USD from the Polkadot treasury to fund this project, with each tranche being awarded before each milestone. We believe that this investment will have a significant impact on the Polkadot ecosystem, by ensuring that there are enough skilled developers to support the growth of the network.

Thank you for your consideration of this proposal and we have incorporated the community’s feedback before submitting this proposal on-chain.

[Here is the link to the full proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zON3bX38D1MXLjaIIdc0aioosxmbQ2IDlMSouM2TLHo) with all the relevant details, processes and qualifiers.

Treasury Proposal for Missing Link: Boosting Developer Adoption

- This is a proposal for the Polkadot community about getting money back for costs from the DotsamaPrague conference in June 2022.
- The person asking for the money is Damsky, who works for KodaDot.
- They want 4099 DOT, which is about $25,798.
- The conference helped people learn and connect with others in the Polkadot group.
- The proposal was submitted late because the team was busy organizing other events with a small team.
- Damsky promises to submit future proposals on time. 
- They have organized other events like DOTBrno 2022 and a networking event in Lisboa.

## Hello Polkadot community!

**Proposal:** DotsamaPrague 07.06.2022 Retrospective costs reimbursement

**Full proposal URL:** [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cQ2MSjO1Co57FY9cxUaMNIx7CoGBXvpV](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cQ2MSjO1Co57FY9cxUaMNIx7CoGBXvpV)

**Beneficiary:** KodaDot COO - Damsky [15VmrRmgPhKMfBanjS5ei4dCcVL54GMLCfnVRryynSYzvyys]

**Proposal submitted by:** [Damsky](https://www.subscan.io/account/15VmrRmgPhKMfBanjS5ei4dCcVL54GMLCfnVRryynSYzvyys), Head of Operations at [KodaDot](https://kodadot.xyz/)

**Date:** 22.03.2023

**Requested DOT:** 4099 DOT (based on EMA7 $DOT rate: 6.293 USD per 1 $DOT)($25,798)

**Short description:** Proposal to the Polkadot & Kusama community to reimburse costs incurred by organization and delivery of DotsamaPrague 2022 conference.

**Goal:** To secure retrospective funding for the successful organization and execution of DotsamaPrague 07.06.2022 conference, which aimed to strengthen the Polkadot ecosystem by promoting education, networking, and collaboration among attendees by being strategically placed between major events during Prague Blockchain Week 2022

**Obvious question**: Why submit the proposal so late?

- **Answer:**  The delayed submission of the proposal, with all invoices included, is attributed to our involvement in the organization of five additional Polkadot related events (detailed below). Coupled with the challenges of managing a lot of work with a very small team, our capacity to promptly finalize the proposal was limited. Despite the challenges, to make the event happen we had to act quickly and funded the whole event from our pockets. We recognize this oversight and are committed to ensuring timely submission of proposals for future events.

**Past events track:**
- [Dotsama Prague 2022](https://dotprague.xyz/recap-2022/) (Rebranded to PolkadotPrague)
- [DOTBrno 2022](https://dotbrno.xyz/)
- [Sub0 2022 opening event in Mono Lisboa](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sub0-warmup-networking-opening-event-by-kodadot-basilisk-polkadot-tickets-464877269427)
- [Lightning Boat](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lightning-boat-by-kodadot-interlay-and-polkadot-tickets-473279310157) in Budapest as a side event to Metaverse Championship
- [Subwork opening](https://www.meetup.com/subwork/events/289925251/)(Future Polkadot Hub candidate) 




Proposal: DotsamaPrague 07.06.2022 Retrospective Costs Reimbursement

- The RadiumBlock team helps provide services for the Polkadot/Substrate community.
- They want to be paid back for their work in late 2022 and early 2023.
- Their goal is to create reliable and secure services for customers.
- They made improvements to their infrastructure, like using both on-premises and cloud computing.
- They expanded their services to more locations worldwide.
- In late 2022, their Polkadot RPC nodes handled a lot of requests each day.
- In early 2023, the number of daily requests dropped but they still served many.

The RadiumBlock team, an infrastructure provider for the Polkadot/Substrate community, is seeking reimbursement for the provision of RPC services for the Polkadot networks for Q4 2022 and Q1 2023. We are committed to the DotSama ecosystem and we are investing significant capital upfront, believing we can provide a reliable and secure service to the community at a fixed and reasonable cost.

RadiumBlock is committed to providing high-quality infrastructure services to our customers. Our mission is to continuously improve and innovate in order to meet the evolving needs of the Web3 ecosystem. Over these last two quarters we have significantly overhauled our infrastructure resulting in the following:

- Deployed Hybrid On-Prem + Cloud computing strategy
- Expanded Edge locations (12 locations worldwide including South America, Africa and India)
- Security upgrades
- Significant cost reduction Quarter to Quarter
- Moving in future to reduced and predictable fixed price SaaS model
- Expanding service to common good chains, Westend and Collectives

We continue engagement in the ecosystem as an infrastructure provider for other para chains such as Astar, Ajuna with others planned. 

### Service Usage Summary
For Q4 2022 (Oct-Dec)

- Our Polkadot RPC nodes have served an average of 21 million responses per day
- Our Statemint RPC nodes have served an average of 450k responses per day

For Q1 2023 (Jan-March)

- Our Polkadot RPC nodes have served an average of 11 million responses per day
- Our Statemint RPC nodes have served an average of 315k responses per day

Our [full proposal is posted here.](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FWizmMAVRvXJy8ZVTN-jfYMD4lfEJpYm/edit#heading=h.vddmprgyspc) 

RadiumBlock seeks reimbursement for Polkadot Endpoint Service (Q4 2022 and Q1 2023)

- KusaMint is a tool for artists to create and manage NFTs easily.
- The proposal is asking for money to add new features and reach more NFT creators in the Dotsama community.
- They successfully completed all tasks from their first proposal.
- KusaMint will allow users to create NFTs on mobile devices.
- They want to add advanced tools to manage NFTs better including sales tracking.
- The proposal includes support for different types of NFTs from Ethereum.
- They are asking for about 17,488 DOT (which is about 91,987 dollars) to support their work.

**Proposal Information:**

🔹Full proposal: [Link>>](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qQOdZW1bt_qOQNzhNrdLgO8IuLInv3fqqP8AsDdIsEA)

🔸Our previous Proposal #1: [Link>>](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/motion/573)

🔸Milestone Report #1: [Link>>](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y3EcjT36WN6wlx4x-OoC7IzvvI1dJ7U0w50uSGAgBeE/edit)

**Twitter Feedback:**

🔸#1: [Link>>](https://twitter.com/RemarkPunks/status/1587922570828951553)

🔸#2: [Link>>](https://twitter.com/RemarkPunks/status/1645026396689817607)

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**Summary**

KusaMint is a development kit for NFT artists, creators and the whole Dotsama community in general. It provides different tools to mint and manage NFTs with ease.
We have successfully reached all milestones set in our previous proposal that became [Motion 573](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/motion/573).  

This proposal aims to receive funding that will allow us to offer Dotsama NFT community new functionality and expand to new NFT standards. 

**Full Transparency:**

We have launched this proposal on $KSM OpenGov ([Referenda 168](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/168)) with >80% approval rate until it was rejected through one whale vote (HACN) despite having almost 3 times more people voting "Aye". We have received absolutely positive community feedback (Social Media, Discussions, ChaosDAO vote and more) and believe that our project brings actual value to ecosystem. 

--------------------------------

**Key points in this proposal**

- **KusaMint Enhancement**

🔹 Access to NFTs on Statemine - Mint 1.0 NFTs on this chain. We aim to cover all possible NFT options in Dotsama eco, so KusaMint would be simply incomplete without Statemine.

🔹 Mobile support - Mint/Manage NFTs from your phone. A mobile version of UI ready to be integrated to any crypto wallet.

🔹 Advanced NFT Management - Visual improvements to current UI and more options for collection management (Estimate fees for mass minting, switch networks, export etc.)

🔹 Analytics System - While we already have tools to make NFT management more comfortable, we aim to add more tracking and analytics for creators. Monitor and share the amount of sales per period of time, floor prices and volumes on marketplaces.

- **EVM Integration**

🔹ERC-RMRK NFTs - The core of Kusama NFTs that is now supported on EVM chains. Equippable, composable NFTs with revolutionary use cases. 

🔹ERC-721 NFTs - Classic Ethereum NFTs.

🔹ERC-1155 NFTs - Multi-Token NFTs that offer more functionality than ERC-721 tokens.

- **Public API**

🔹REST API 

🔹GraphQL API 

**Potential API use cases:**

- NFT Mint in crypto games - skins, achievements, characters, etc.

- Marketplace integrations

- Integrations to artists’ websites

- NFT Mints for DAOs

- …and many more

--------------------
**Requested Amount:** 17488 DOT/91987 USD (Proposal 2: 15173 DOT + Proposal 1 Difference: 2315 DOT)

**DOT price:** 5.26 USD (Coingecko data on 16th of May 2023)

**Total team hours:** 1790 Hours

**Costs detalization:** [Link>>](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qQOdZW1bt_qOQNzhNrdLgO8IuLInv3fqqP8AsDdIsEA/edit#heading=h.6aamk9mmhqlw)

*Proposal 1 Difference - during our first proposal $KSM price dramatically went down, resulting in >$12000 loss. It was decided that we will apply to receive remaining funds in our next proposal. 

KusaMint - Extension and Further Funding Q2-3 2023

**Dot.alert() Funding Request**

- **Proponent:** 12uokSRn2hmEWPZuzHK1xqnFxRgyoApLtXRBd4jFan2x2T1P
- **Date:** May 13, 2023
- **Amount Requested:** 7,654 DOT (equivalent to $41,402)
- **Purpose:** Funding for Q2 and Q3 2023 operations
- **Description:** Dot.alert() is a knowledgebase for safe asset management in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Previous Funding:** Received funding in Q4 2022 and Q1 2023
- **Discussion:** Available on Polkassembly (Post #1743)
- **Full Proposal:** Detailed plan includes milestones, tasks, and costs for April-September 2023

Treasury proposal: Dot.alert() operational costs – Q2-Q3 2023

- The proposal is about a partnership between the Thomson Reuters Foundation (TRF) and Every.org.
- TRF is a charity that works to support media freedom, economies, and human rights.
- The project aims to help more people understand blockchain technology and Web3, especially journalists.
- The goal is to educate those who think blockchain is only used for bad things or pollution.
- They want to create a pilot training program to teach these concepts effectively.
- This program will look at important events like the FTX collapse to help journalists report better.
- The partnership will work together to make sure the training fits the needs of the audience.
- The project will plan growth for future phases after the pilot is successful.

Link to full proposal: ([PDF](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nGdzd8Pyc-er0qIiON_K3EAiQzvQjKCz/view?usp=share_link))

Link to budget: ([GDocs](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ASfwlwsIZvUrqzWiiJwrd8jwYUrgNDp8/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=110184782530918322927&rtpof=true&sd=true))

### Proposal context

The beneficiary and implementer of this proposal is the Thomson Reuters Foundation (TRF). Every.org are the proposer, supporting TRF to exchange any DOT granted to US dollars in order to fund the pilot training programme that aims to “Build a better understanding of blockchain across mainstream global media”.


TRF is an independent charity, registered in the UK and the USA (as TRF INC) we work to advance media freedom, foster more inclusive economies, and promote human rights. Through news, media development, free legal assistance and convening initiatives, we combine our unique services to drive systemic change. We use the combined power of journalism and the law to build global awareness of critical issues faced by humanity, inspire collective leadership, and help shape a prosperous world where no one is left behind. We believe that societies around the world should be free, fair and informed.


Following an introductory meeting and Web3 Foundation relationship scoping workshop in Zug (27th July 2022), TRF are proposing a strategic partnership, which will aim to build a more accurate and deeper understanding of Web3 and blockchain technologies across audiences who are not familiar with it and who are exposed to more traditional narratives (e.g. cryptocurrencies facilitate illegal activities and pollute the environment). The aim of the partnership is to educate non-crypto audiences and journalists on a global scale to better understand the fast-evolving blockchain ecosystem (For example, the downfall of FTX, a news story that went mainstream, involving politicians and celebrities. Many journalists struggled to report on this incident accurately, due to their limited knowledge of the crypto ecosystem and one of its largest exchanges.) and its potential applications beyond decentralised finance (DeFi).


TRF proposes to launch the partnership with a pilot programme to scope, develop and test a new training programme that responds to this aim. The pilot will be delivered iteratively in collaboration with the Web3 Foundation to achieve a robust and needs-driven training methodology that can be effectively scaled in anticipated future phases of the partnership.

Building a better understanding of blockchain across mainstream global media

- Integritee wants to create private transaction sidechains.
- These sidechains will work on Statemine and Statemint.
- The proposal includes two main phases of development.
- They aim to deliver a beta version of these sidechains.
- More information can be found in their blog.
- There is a discussion thread for talking about this proposal.
- A detailed proposal document is available for people to read.

Integritee proposes developing and deploying private transaction sidechains on both Statemine and Statemint. This proposal covers the first two phases we outlined in [our blog](https://medium.com/integritee/a-privacy-sidechain-for-all-polkadot-kusama-chains-1bb52dc9b0d7). The delivery will be operational beta sidechains. 

[Discussion thread on polkassembly](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/1739)

[Detailed Proposal Document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W9OjcwHKYqKzA0wmobN5HMf1cyiF3AHmRMvLs1K2hLU/edit?usp=sharing)



Privacy Sidechains on Statemin*

- Cervera is the creator of a YouTube channel called Cryptonitas.
- He started making educational videos for Polkadot and Kusama since April 19, 2021.
- Cervera helps the community by answering questions online and joining events.
- He organized a special event called Decoded 2022 in Valencia.
- The main goal of his work is to create a knowledgeable and helpful community.
- His new proposal aims to continue making over 85 pieces of content.
- He encourages everyone to read more details in his complete proposal.

Hi everyone! I'm Cervera, creator of [Cryptonitas](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsP0zGvvzB4RGyDYHkDdmUA), and I've been creating educational video tutorials for the Polkadot and Kusama community since April 19, 2021. In addition to creating educational content, I have been contributing to the community in different ways: supporting the community by answering questions on the Telegram channels and YouTube; through participation in different events (both as a speaker and as a member of the organizational team); with the creation of events, such as the Decoded 2022 viewing party in Valencia; and the creation of a Nomination Pool on both Polkadot and Kusama, among other things.

This proposal intends to continue the content creation of the [previous proposal](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/treasury/213), which includes the production of 85+ pieces of content. The main objective of this proposal is to have an informed, educated and valuable community that knows how to make real and appropriate use of the network. For more information, I invite you to read the complete proposal [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gdjk6TH4nl6OA0MJe93Ok4uw6NcVVh8RXFfg8Gam2CE/edit?usp=sharing).

You can read the original discussion post [here](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/1745).

Polkadot education content production extension by Cryptonitas

- Polkashots.io is asking for funding for January to April 2023.
- The service will end after this period.
- They created Polkashots as a tool for their own use but opened it to everyone in 2021.
- They provide daily snapshots for the Polkadot and Kusama networks.
- Snapshots help validators quickly set up or fix their systems.
- Their website offers download links and helpful information.
- They also manage problems and ensure their service runs smoothly.

Hello,

We are submitting a proposal for retroactive funding for [polkashots.io](https://polkashots.io) for the months of January-April 2023. Following this date, the service will be terminated. Per [developer guidelines](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/community-bootnodes-and-snapshot-providers/630), we want to invite validators to switch to [Warp Sync](https://substrate.stackexchange.com/questions/5855/is-grandpa-warp-sync-the-recommended-method-for-syncing-a-node/5858#5858).

Polkashots was primarily developed as an internal tool for our own usage. We made it available to all, becoming the first such service in existence, in early 2021. 

We have funded this service alternatively with Polkadot and Kusama treasuries. We are submitting our final proposal to the Polkadot treasury.

We have been offering:

* a functioning infrastructure to provide usable blockchain database snapshots for the Polkadot and Kusama networks, to the benefit of node operators and validators,
* new snapshots at least once per day. Snapshots are filesystem dumps of the Polkadot and Kusama node storage backend files, of variety RocksDb and ParityDb, of type pruned, with a depth of 1000 blocks, compressed in lz4 format, that can be used by validators to quickly spin up or restore their infrastructure,
* a website frontend at polkashots.io with relevant metadata and download links, including a permanent link that always redirects to the most recent snapshot,
* best effort incident and problem management,
* redundant implementation setup which allows for continuity, seamless upgrades and basic disaster recovery & contingency management.

Full proposal is [here](https://hackmd.io/@nicolasochem/B19RK5lmh).

Polkashots.io maintenance January-April 2023

- The proposal aims to improve blockchain by adding privacy and scaling features using special techniques called zero-knowledge proofs and homomorphic encryption.
- It uses Polkadot, a blockchain that can easily upgrade and add new features.
- With new libraries, developers can create projects that keep transactions private and cheap.
- Users can hide how much money they send, making transfers safer.
- The project helps make Polkadot a popular choice for new projects focused on privacy.
- The team wants to work with the Polkadot community to improve their libraries and ideas.
- They hope to create a strong infrastructure together to further enhance blockchain technology.

# TLDR;
In this proposal, we implement confidential transfer, zk rollup pallet, and related cryptographic primitives.  
These are the solution for privacy and scaling that are blockchain missing pieces.  
Every pallets and primitive libraries are completely compatible with Parity Scale Codec and no_std, and data structures are optimized for the latest cryptography scheme friendly.  
By importing pallets and primitive libraries to Substrate, it achieves simple-to-use, privacy-preserving, and speedy, cheap transactions.  
The full proposal is [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/14RM72brMzxUR0I8BrrRa40RussjjDaiB/edit#heading=h.gjdgxs).

# Core Idea
> It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change. - Darwin

The blockchain technology lacks privacy and scalability features, which can be resolved by utilizing a combination of zero-knowledge proof and homomorphic encryption.  
Cryptography advances but traditional blockchains are not suitable to handle these cryptographic schemes.  
The more cryptography advances, the more we feel Ethereum EVM is old in the same way as we feel Bitcoin UTXO and PoW are old.  

Polkadot offers a unique feature that allows us to upgrade the blockchain runtime with the latest cryptography model.
By incorporating modern Substrate pallets, we can seamlessly integrate the latest cryptography into the Substrate architecture.  
This ensures that our system stays up-to-date with the latest advancements in cryptography.  
By directly modifying the blockchain data structure, we can greatly simplify its usage and make the process more efficient.  
That's the best differentiation from other blockchains.

# Benefits
Polkadot developers, users, and investors get benefits from this proposal.

**Firstly**, we implement zero-knowledge proof circuit language and related primitives. These libraries are compatible with Polkadot therefore they can use these functionalities on the Substrate blockchain and build new privacy projects on top of these.

**Secondly**, we implement confidential transfer transactions functionality, zk rollup construction, and wallet client. These libraries are public and users can use them and send transfer transactions privately or cheaply. They can hide the transfer amount and use scalable transfer.

**Finally**, our project focuses on Polkadot. Few projects are working on privacy blockchain and there are no official libraries related to privacy transaction components completely compatible with Polkadot. The zero-knowledge proof is also used for scaling. This makes Polkadot far easier to support privacy and scaling functionality. More users and projects will want to use Polkadot instead of other blockchains.

# Direction
We would like to collaborate with the Polkadot community and, brush up on our libraries and ideas.  
We especially, focus on zero-knowledge proof and hardware verification protocol.  
If we receive feedback from the community, we would be happy to reflect it on our libraries.  
Our purpose is to implement zkVM and IoT verification protocol parachain.  
On the way, it would be nice if we collaborate together and implement a strong infrastructure.

Thank you for reading!  
Please ping me if you have any questions.  
Element (@ash_white_hat:matrix)

Privacy Transfer and Zk Rollup Pallet with Modern Blockchain Structure

- A new research tool called Motif aims to help developers understand how users behave on the Polkadot blockchain.
- This tool looks at existing data to help improve apps and create better experiences for users.
- Motif has three main features: a summary of user activity, individual wallet analysis, and batch scoring of user groups.
- The tool can identify active users and help developers reward them appropriately.
- Understanding user behavior is important because it helps ecosystems grow and reduces issues with fraud.
- Motif uses a method called event-based extraction to gather useful information about user actions.
- This research can lead to better engagement and incentives for users in the Polkadot community.
- Feedback from the community is welcomed to improve the tool further.

Hello DOT builders, developers, independent researchers, and community!
We would like to present to you a user behavior research product that will help improve the effectiveness of application development in the ecosystem and identify possible synergistic partnerships. Our goal is to study user behavior based on the ALREADY existing onchain information on the blockchain. 

[Original discussion post >>](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/1679)

### Context of the proposal
We propose web3 user-research tool for the Polkadot ecosystem that enables developers to analyze and score user behavior on-chain, providing a deeper understanding of the current state of the ecosystem at the user, dApp, and parachain level.

With real-time detailed snapshots of the existing Polkadot community, developers can improve their products, create stronger communities, and effectively incentivize newcomers using Motif's insights. 

### Reference/experience
Our team has conducted and is actively engaged in multiple research projects to battle-test our event-based extraction method. Examples of completed and ongoing studies include:
- dYdX (complete)
- Astar (complete)
- Lido (in progress)

We have made an effort to provide a comprehensive explanation in a [full proposal >>>](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WEhn-kQQjYxpWD8hC05Nc4VK9oPYROFl/edit)

In the following sections, we will present the results of these studies and demonstrate that the event-based method is sufficient for the purposes of research within the Polkadot ecosystem. 

### Problem statement
The operation of P2P systems is based on the P - peers (or people)  themselves. Due to the nature of independent economic systems with internal accounting units, users not only generate revenue but also directly influence the economic parameters of the system. It is the behavior of users that is the main lifeblood and success factor of that kind of economic systems. To operate successfully within such ecosystems, the creators of both the ecosystems themselves and the services and applications within the ecosystem must have a good understanding of user behavior, tools to influence it, and effectively track results.
- How can we identify the users who effectively and consistently use the dApps?
- How can we identify the users who fraud actions and try to deceive the system to obtain a reward?
- What motivates users to provide liquidity and how does the ecosystem incentivize them to continue doing so?
- How can we track the last actions of users who have transitioned from one ecosystem to another?
- How can we motivate average users to engage more actively with the system?
- How can we retain existing profitable users?

Answering these simple questions or finding relevant information within Polkadot is practically impossible. The main reasons for this are:
- Blockchain user data reality itself: a huge, interconnected and decentralized mess which is difficult to explore. 
- The modular multilevel structure of Polkadot is hard to overview.
- The limited number of functioning dApps and zero-to-none smart-contracts as a source of customer behavior leads to a lack of information.

### How is this problem being solved today?

One of the current solutions is one-by-one research. However, "wallet-by-wallet" research is extremely difficult. Researchers have to go to different wallets, look at the experience of interactions, compare similar wrapped/transferred tokens/coins/portfolios, actions, etc. Comparing users, let alone profiling them is almost impossible. It leaves no chance for factually understanding users' behavior and providing targeted incentivization to wallets with relevant experience. 

Due to this complexity, analysis often boils down to two simple metrics: the number of tokens on the relay chain or the number of wallets (for example, how many came and performed some action). This leads to a distortion of reality and inefficiency in analysis and results: prioritizing “big balance” leads to the dominance of "whales" behavior, while “big numbers” lead to the domination of "bot farms." However, these cases do not lead to growing the numbers of the active users, and such metrics do not allow the application to improve its efficiency. On the contrary, they provide an opportunity for potential fraud from such participants.
Even for the whole ecosystem itself these "bot farms" and "whales" can create a centralization effect, exposing the ecosystem to potential manipulation by centralized third parties. 
Therefore, a significant portion of tools based on user behavior aimed at incentivizing them, such as airdrops, retrodrops, quests, whitelists, and others, do not produce the desired results.


### Motif’s solution

Motif provides 3 main tools: 

**1. Parachain and Relay Chain Overview User State (B2B)**
This tool provides an overview of the current holders, including their profiles, assets, and level of activity. It can help identify the most active and engaged users in the ecosystem and their holding patterns. 
![](https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmVyzQMfwgt2veQQuS7GmstE7XSHwyhTrBPqS6p23oGwXM?_gl=1*5q5xpv*_ga*MTc4ODEzODIxNy4xNjc4MTIzMTc1*_ga_5RMPXG14TE*MTY3ODEyMzE3NC4xLjEuMTY3ODEyMzI0MC41Ny4wLjA.)

**2. Individual Wallet Cross-Parachain Traction Analytics for Personal Use (B2C)**
Any user can input an existing native wallet address and receive comprehensive information about the user's activity, presented in an easy-to-use format. This includes details on the assets the user currently holds or has held in the past, the specific assets they have traded, and the most active protocols or parachains the user has interacted with.
![](https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmPNUF5NUWu3GvCuJtdRiCCJzCcYXSNt8bUjYRtxi3PPLk?_gl=1*1s9z1iz*_ga*MTc4ODEzODIxNy4xNjc4MTIzMTc1*_ga_5RMPXG14TE*MTY3ODEyMzE3NC4xLjEuMTY3ODEyMzI0MC41Ny4wLjA.)

**3. Batch Scoring of User Sets (B2B)**
Motif provides the opportunity to score a set of users in a batch, allowing for research and analysis of user sets. This helps to identify the best users for DeFi, which users will hold long-term, and which users are most active members of the Polkadot community.
![](https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmVMTw3JordrdZjrcjYXhpC9hxN3TzKbrkRvQmsuexU3Ps?_gl=1*1s9z1iz*_ga*MTc4ODEzODIxNy4xNjc4MTIzMTc1*_ga_5RMPXG14TE*MTY3ODEyMzE3NC4xLjEuMTY3ODEyMzI0MC41Ny4wLjA.)

The goal of Motif is to help developers improve the user experience of their dApps and incentivize the most active and engaged users. Our core concept is to research and connect the most valuable users with the most suitable dApps to accelerate the growth of the Polkadot ecosystem.


### Research method 

Our research method at Motif is event-based, focusing on events within transactions and associated data.
We generally work in two major steps: Extraction and Calculation (or orchestration). The extraction step involves collecting and organizing data from various sources, while the calculation step involves analyzing and interpreting the data to gain insights and produce results.

You can learn more about our methodology in the [full proposal >>>](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WEhn-kQQjYxpWD8hC05Nc4VK9oPYROFl/edit#heading=h.3dy6vkm)

Here we will provide an overview of the main capabilities of our proven methodologies.

**Event-based extraction method can produce enough data for the web3 research**

Furthermore, the discovered clusters can be statistically described, which can aid in making predictions about the performance of future users and their actions 
![](https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmdF7CKBzpjgCbmwjih38oQvhY4tcmXCG1V4JWdjbdBUMa?_gl=1*7jddbl*_ga*MTc4ODEzODIxNy4xNjc4MTIzMTc1*_ga_5RMPXG14TE*MTY3ODEyMzE3NC4xLjEuMTY3ODEyMzI0MC41Ny4wLjA.)
![](https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmPNxxdmdPfPJZhUFzxE7BojRNM8xbJrqpSA9W9KdohbSr?_gl=1*twtwv8*_ga*MTc4ODEzODIxNy4xNjc4MTIzMTc1*_ga_5RMPXG14TE*MTY3ODEyMzE3NC4xLjEuMTY3ODEyMzI0MC41Ny4wLjA.)


**Users can be profiled by their activity or assets**

Users can be profiled based on their activity or assets. This is known as user profiling, which involves dividing users into groups based on their interests.
![](https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmVmCqXYve9QypMMPKiXw542L8jSusC4sjzPcBtvEra2ZC?_gl=1*4fhpby*_ga*MTc4ODEzODIxNy4xNjc4MTIzMTc1*_ga_5RMPXG14TE*MTY3ODEyMzE3NC4xLjEuMTY3ODEyMzI0MC41Ny4wLjA.)


**Motif can be used for dynamic research too.**

This is how the clusterization looks after event-based extraction and aggregate recombination 

![](https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmT1Cx4RGnfUa53a7ASc7N7EnqFkgzCbnbqMCVty1faTj1?_gl=1*dz7fmg*_ga*MTc4ODEzODIxNy4xNjc4MTIzMTc1*_ga_5RMPXG14TE*MTY3ODEyMzE3NC4xLjEuMTY3ODEyMzI0MC41Ny4wLjA.)

Additionally, we can use other hypotheses to define clusters, such as the economic value of the user being proportional to the amount of gas spent. The more gas a user spends, the more money they spend. This can be used to further define and analyze the clusters.

![](https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmWH7ggYDw4i6hRXW5y84hyMbeFyjo3rzfEchCZaSoLyHX?_gl=1*17w0ipi*_ga*MTc4ODEzODIxNy4xNjc4MTIzMTc1*_ga_5RMPXG14TE*MTY3ODEyMzE3NC4xLjEuMTY3ODEyMzI0MC41Ny4wLjA.)

**Event-based Method battle-test results**

- Wallets with at least 10 transactions can be studied using transaction data, which provides a variety of features (such as type, timestamp, gas spent, and method) that are suitable for statistical and machine learning analysis.
- A daily average of 80 unique active wallets (UAW) is sufficient to uncover correlations and create user profiles.
- Wallet profiles can be predicted using research data and on-chain metrics such as minimum token levels, chains, or key actions.

You can learn more about our methodology in the [full proposal >>>](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WEhn-kQQjYxpWD8hC05Nc4VK9oPYROFl/edit#heading=h.3dy6vkm)


### Stakeholders benefits
**DApps**
Our goal is to improve the efficiency of dApp onboarding and operation by providing opportunities for researching users, rival dApps, and the parachain itself. This allows dApps to easily navigate different ecosystems and onboard the most relevant communities. Additionally, dApps can better understand user needs and experiences, and reward the best users for their on-chain activity and holding without fear of flipping. This can streamline dApp development and operations and save on marketing and liquidity costs.
For example, dApps can incentivize users with different profiles (Top degens, Strong Holders, Early Adopters, etc.) using modern mechanics such as retrodrops, airdrops, and claims.

**Ecosystems (parachains)**
Ecosystems will have the opportunity to onboard relevant dApps (if they want to work on top of parachains), which can increase the use of native coins and grow the user base organically. This will lead to rewards for user loyalty and experience. Additionally, ecosystems can incentivize users to explore new experiences without the risk of losing funds to bot farms or flippers.

**Polkadot community**
Polkadot community members, whether experienced or new, will have the ability to be recognized for their loyalty and experience, and will be able to receive benefits for their engagement with the ecosystem. This can include rewards for on-chain activity, holding native tokens, or participating in research and development of the ecosystem.

### New use cases for the Polkadot

**Updatable/dynamic Web3 id.** Motif offers an updatable and dynamic Web3 ID that can meet the demands of on-chain user recognition, scoring, and profiling systems. This ID can be integrated into smart-contracts or routing systems, providing enhanced security for users and customization options for dApp developers.
The general idea is to enable blockchain applications to provide personalized conditions based on a user's real on-chain experience, without using any information from outside the blockchain (off-chain can be easily manipulated). The existing "HYPE concept" of soulbound tokens does not seem suitable, as the verification should occur at the moment of interaction (there can be a gap between the emission of the SBT token and the interaction).This case can be solved by implementing a scoring smart contract standalone or within the routing circuit (as part of it or as part of the route when conditions occur). Such a "smart contract factory" can work based on the solution we propose.

**DID.** Motif can also provide a decentralized digital ID based on the user's fingerprint (user trace in one wallet types) and predicted level of on-chain activity.. 
Current solutions for user address unification based solely on public addresses are not viable as they can be easily falsified. In our view, a usable digital fingerprint is only possible with transactions that have internal economic value. This combination of transaction patterns with economic significance and related information increases the chances of a real human subject managing the given address. Again, thresholds and identification of such transactions are possible on the proposed platform.

**Web2 scoring** where Web3 data can be used by Web2 apps for various purposes.

**Web3 scoring interfaces** for the Polkadot. 

**Web3 scoring backend** for Polkadot, such as Nansen/debank look-alike dApps that currently do not exist in the ecosystem.

These use-cases can provide opportunities to onboard new dApps to the Polkadot ecosystem, increasing its potential for growth and usage.


You can learn more about our Motif in the [full proposal >>>](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WEhn-kQQjYxpWD8hC05Nc4VK9oPYROFl/edit#heading=h.3dy6vkm)


We would greatly appreciate your feedback and ideas for improvement. We thank the participants of the Polkadot ecosystem and colleagues from Parity for their intensive work on this proposal.

Motif: Web3 user research platform

Polkadot India is a group focused on teaching people about Polkadot and web3 technology. Here are some key points about their activities:

- They started in September 2021 with two events: DotFriday (webinars) and Substrate Saturdays (bootcamps).
- They organize in-person events called PolkaDays in different cities in India.
- They have community game nights to make learning fun and keep everyone engaged.
- Polkadot India shares educational content about Polkadot and web3 on their community channels.
- They have received funding from Polkadot's treasury to support their activities.
- The community has been growing, and they want to keep hosting events to help developers, students, and crypto fans learn more.
- They are seeking additional funding through a proposal to continue their educational programs.

Polkadot India aims to sensitize the Indian & global crypto community about Polkadot, educate them about web3 developments and even train developers with Substrate.

To this effect we have created two properties DotFriday(A Guest Webinar Series), and Substrate Saturdays(A Bootcamp Series) and have been running them since September 2021. We also hold IRL events across multiple cities in India named PolkaDays and also have community game nights to keep the community interactive and engaged. Ongoing activities also include continuous engagement on our community channels with highly insightful & educative content about the Polkadot & web3 ecosystem.

With 2 Polkadot treasury grant proposals won in the past 18 months, successful delivery of promised agendas, our community requests for more of our events. After the treasury haitus, Polkadot India is back with a proposal via the Events Bounty programme to take forward our webinar series in the coming months.
Here is a detailed proposal with the bounty ask defined, and the supporting data that will help gauge the mission at hand.

[THE PROPOSAL LINK](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oOqMTPL0_rHk3IasVu1TKqsW38lP4C5RRHGxD7O92EY/)

Our properties have been seeing glimpses of success and the community has been growing rapidly since launch, and we propose to continue hosting such events with an aim of educating and impacting developers, web3 professionals, students, investors and crypto enthusiasts in coming times.
Open to hearing your views on our plan, and looking forward to a successful receipt of this bounty so we can deliver some exceptional sessions with experts from the Polkadot ecosystem, and help many curious minds get inspired and educated as best as the ecosystem can provide.

Thank you, 
Ananya
Community Lead

Polkadot India Follow-Up Proposal for 6 Months Webinar Series

- A proposal was made to improve trading for a project called Statemint by allowing fast and safe swaps for large amounts of money.
- The proposal asks for 74,785 DOT, which is about $495,000.
- It aims to help with payment processes, like giving out money for projects and salaries and managing funds for special needs.
- The current trading systems called Automated Market Makers (AMMs) can be slow and make it easy for others to interfere with trades.
- A new method called TWAMM (Time Weighted Automated Market Maker) is suggested to make it safer to trade large amounts without interference.
- The proposal includes plans for new tools, research, and security checks to ensure everything works well.
- The contact person for this proposal is William Freudenberger, and there’s a link to a discussion about it online.

**Proponent:** 12wWLUd5qMzLFGqBsMnHLVFeTuYJwuo5ygMAxuSywrBX1XSF

**Date:** 2023.03.30

**Requested DOT:**  74,785 DOT ($495,000)

**Contact:** William Freudenberger (william@k-f.co)

**Discussion Post:** [https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/1754](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/1754)

---

The [ongoing discussion](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/statemint-update-roadmap/1200/) about automated market makers (AMMs) in the Statemint roadmap is mainly focused on improving the user and custodian experience by allowing small atomic swaps natively and making Statemint a central hub for asset deposits. This addresses important pain points by enabling transaction fees to be paid in non-native tokens and facilitating interaction with the entire asset variety of the ecosystem without requiring to run custom nodes or infrastructure.

However, we believe that one aspect has been overlooked: the slow swaps of large volumes, which can be easily front-run or sandwiched. This is particularly relevant in the context of trades proposed through governance for use cases such as
1. Paying out treasury grants, bounties or even [salaries](https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/pull/13378) in less volatile currencies (ie. stablecoins).
2. Enabling parachains to build a DOT reserve which can be used to acquire a parachain lease, pay XCM fees, or [increase availability cores](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/parachain-scaling-by-parablock-splitting/341) during times of high demand (once supported).
3. Governance deciding to invest part of the treasury into a token to diversify their treasury

What we need is the opposite of what a traditional AMM provides: atomic swaps with immediate execution, even in relatively illiquid assets. A governance vote is unable to time the market and is highly predictable. Therefore, executing such a transaction as a market order on an AMM is problematic, as it will be guaranteed to be front-run. A better solution is to "dollar-cost-average" over a long period of time making it harder for price manipulation to affect the purchase.

At Centrifuge, we have researched distinct approaches of how to achieve hard-to-front-run slower transactions. In our opinion, the most elegant solution is [TWAMM (Time Weighted Automated Market Maker](https://www.paradigm.xyz/2021/07/twamm). We are of the firm conviction that the implementation of this model represents the most efficacious approach for executing token swaps in the context of slower and passive procedures, such as governance.

TWAMM (Time Weighted Automated Market Maker) eliminates front-running vulnerabilities of traditional AMMs when executing large orders, especially in the context of passive procedures, such as governance. The proposed solution will be executed as a seamless extension to [pallet-asset-conversion](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/statemint-e-swap-discussion), thereby enhancing its capabilities as an embedded AMM.

The deliverables of the proposal contain the TWAMM-pallet,  associated runtime APIs, associated research for further optimizing and extending the pallet, a security audit of the pallet and a frontend.

The full proposal can be found [here](https://centrifuge.hackmd.io/Q4AZOW2WRPq7Q0Ti3ee8Og?view).

**EDIT**
* Link discussion post

Treasury Proposal by Centrifuge: On-Chain Automated Treasury Management (with TWAMM)

- The proposal is to create a special version of Ethereum 2.0 called a "light client."
- This light client will work with a technology called Substrate.
- It will be useful for different blockchains connected to Polkadot, known as Dotsama Parachains.
- The new light client will allow Ethereum information to connect with Polkadot easily.
- t3rn is the organization planning and developing this project.
- The proposal document explains how they will make the light client safe and ready to use.
- People can read more details by following a link to the document.

**Propose development of a trustless Ethereum 2.0 Light Client as a Substrate pallet** 

Implementing a trustless Ethereum 2.0 light client as a Substrate Pallet, which will be compatible with all Dotsama Parachains.


**Abstract**
t3rn is well-positioned to implement a trustless Ethereum 2.0 light client as a Substrate Pallet, which will be compatible with all Dotsama Parachains to benefit the Polkadot Ecosystem. t3rn’s parachain will have the Ethereum 2.0 light client pallet installed on Polkadot and available via an accessible API. Since XCM-based inter-parachain connectivity, the prospect offers 1-way bridging of Ethereum transactions, state and events to Polkadot. 

The document with the hyperlink at the bottom of this paragraph contains the background, rationale and development steps elaborating on reaching the securely implemented, production ready Ethereum 2.0 light client. 

Read proposal at: 

[the document proposal link](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aB4AhHrfRRQjvvGxx-6ScEmPnUMen2kn8FaSIyf5e0M/edit?usp=sharing)

Development of a trustless Ethereum 2.0 Light Client as a Substrate pallet

### AIWeb3 中文社区提案概述

1. **提案人**: DrCAO，曾任 Parallel Finance 和 Para Space 社区经理，现任 WagMedia 中文社区负责人。
2. **目标**: 建立 AIWeb3 中文社区，支持中文内容创作者在 Dotsama 生态系统中创作内容。
3. **使命**: 促进 Dotsama 社区发展，连接不同平行链项目，提供最新信息。
4. **内容创作**: 鼓励高质量内容创作，包括配音、翻译和原创内容。
5. **资源支持**: 重点支持早期内容创作者，帮助他们建立受众和品牌。
6. **社区反馈**: 提案已根据社区反馈进行修改，讨论链接 [在此](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/post/2095)。
7. **积极回应**: 提案发布后获得 13 个赞，0 个反对，社区反应积极。
8. **开放态度**: 欢迎社区反馈，愿意根据意见调整提案。

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