### Proposal Summary

- This proposal is a follow-up to an earlier one from mid-January.
- It aims to fund the development and maintenance of RPC services for Polkadot, Statemint, and Westend.
- The proposal includes one milestone: continuing to run these services on dedicated hardware in Sweden and Tunisia.
- In Q1 2023, the Polkadot RPC node handled over 275 million requests.
- The Statemint RPC node handled over 14 million requests.
- The Westend RPC node handled over 6 million requests.
- The full proposal can be read [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v5kotmRSFE6nQQghbZwZlcPgeAvTKLC60KDnu4SO4R0/edit#).

Awarded

Polkadot RPC services Dwellir Q2 2023

**OnFinality's Polkadot Infrastructure Proposal (Q1 2023)**

- **Objective:** Provide scalable, reliable public infrastructure for Polkadot, Statemint, Westend, Collectives, and Encointer.
- **Service Improvements:** Enhanced stability and added support for new parachains and multiple chains outside Polkadot.
- **Key Features:** Auto Expand Storage, Geolocation Insights, and partnership with POKT network.
- **Performance:** Served 4.3 billion responses, 50,000 GB of data egress, and achieved 99.9% uptime.
- **New Networks:** Added support for Ajuna, Unique, Clover, SORA, Composable Finance, and more.
- **Team Expansion:** Improved processes and systems to support more substrate teams.
- **Public Data:** Live data available on the [status page](https://status.onfinality.io/) and [network analytics page](https://onfinality.io/networks).

OnFinality - High Performance Public Infrastructure (Q1 2023)

- This proposal extends the maintenance and support contract for the Polkadot Ecosystem from January 1, 2023, to March 31, 2023.
- The Polkascan Foundation provides infrastructure services and maintains open-source software for the Polkadot ecosystem.
- Their Python libraries are used by 213 GitHub repositories.
- Previous activity reports are available from October 2020 to the first quarter of 2023.
- The proposal includes links to the Social Contract Mechanism, the Python Libraries support contract, and the business plan.
- The Polkascan Foundation is ready to answer questions from the Polkadot Council.

Continuation of Maintenance & Support for Python Libraries

### Polkadot Data Ecosystem Survey Proposal

- **Proposer**: Tommi, known as Alice und Bob on YouTube and Twitter.
- **Background**: Tommi has built tools like Subscrape (a Python scraper for Substrate chains) and Polkalytics (a Google-scale analytics service for Polkadot).
- **Objective**: Create a comprehensive overview of all data-related projects in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Components**:
  - A Github repository containing a survey of the Polkadot Data Ecosystem.
  - An accompanying website to display the structured data.
- **Preparation**: Tommi engaged with the Parity Data Team, Subwallet, and others to gather input.
- **Feedback**: Two primary requests were to publish the work as structured data and as a website.
- **Next Steps**: Tommi is open to feedback and will integrate it if it aligns with the proposal's goals.
- **Resources**: A detailed proposal document and a companion video are available for further information.

Proposal: A Survey of the Polkadot Data Ecosystem

**Sub.ID** is a web application launched in 2021 that helps users manage their Substrate addresses, balances, NFTs, and other assets in the Polkadot ecosystem. It has connected to 40 Substrate chains and has a dedicated vision and roadmap.

In 2022, a Kusama treasury proposal was approved, leading to the development of new features. A demo and report are available to see these features in action.

**Batch Two** proposals include:
- **Alternative balances view**: Token-centric views and multi-account support.
- **Accounts grouping**: Group management and default groups like 'Followers' and 'Favorites'.
- **Transaction history**: List and filter transactions using Subsquid integration.
- **P&L analytics**: Dashboard and charts for portfolio analysis with CoinGecko integration.
- **Automated quality assurance**: Testing frameworks for various aspects like balances, crowdloans, and NFTs.

The full proposal with costs is available for review, and feedback is welcome.

Sub.ID Proposal #2: Tx history, Token-centric view, P&L analytics, and more

- **Polkadot Decoded** is a big event about Polkadot, happening on June 28-29, 2023.
- It's the 4th time it's happening and it's both online and in-person.
- This year, it's in Copenhagen, Denmark, with more space.
- There will be smaller events in the USA, Europe, LatAm, and China in July.
- The main event has talks, workshops, and chats for everyone.
- The event is for people who make decisions, companies, and Polkadot fans.
- More details are in this [document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/15OgE-hsNGepFpN-xgLDG1x5cHWJ55ltYroMGHaQnYQM/edit?usp=sharing).
- This is the 2nd part of the event, with the 1st part already approved.

Polkadot Decoded 2023, tranche 2/3 (June, Copenhagen, DK)

- Smoldot is an alternative Polkadot client designed to use minimal CPU, memory, and bandwidth.
- It can be embedded in web pages, allowing users to connect directly to the Polkadot network.
- Smoldot is important for building a decentralized blockchain.
- A new treasury proposal is being submitted to fund further development of Smoldot.
- The proposal includes details of past work and future milestones.
- The full proposal can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iYOIe_pyOdnV27hUA6FToWVSs7uUNHxIm5bA3KrMAE8/edit).
- Thank you for reading.

Smoldot development financing Q2 2023

**RockX RPC Service Proposal**

- **Proponent:** RockX Official
- **DOT Account:** 14tm4js6PgrDGZttNzyy7CM4pnYiPu3LxxZDb1zhJWUc5Wpj
- **Date:** 28/04/2023
- **Requested Allocation:** USD $93,063 (15,485 DOT)
- **Summary:** RockX aims to provide free RPC services for multiple parachains in 2023 to boost the Polkadot ecosystem's growth.
- **Plans:** Add 3 parachains every quarter, starting from 2023, and expand to include free archive nodes.
- **Developer Benefits:** Free API requests (up to 100K per day), a user-friendly portal, and blockchain maintenance notifications.
- **History:** RockX has been offering reliable RPC services for Polkadot and Kusama since 2021, with a 99.9% service reliability in Q4 2022.

RockX Public RPC Node Support Q4 2022 & New Development Q2 & Q3 2023

- Motion 383 originally requested 16,655 DOT for operational costs from March to August 2023.
- The request was approved, but when submitting the amount on-chain, 500 DOT was mistakenly entered instead of 16,655 DOT.
- This supplementary proposal seeks approval for the remaining 16,155 DOT.
- The original proposal details can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oJjtkZD8mgv5vRpBh_aoGmWqWlLK9tomGhP8M9esMng/edit?usp=sharing).
- The goal is to have the remaining amount approved and voted on as soon as possible.
- The team appreciates understanding and support from the community.

Treasury Proposal：A supplementary proposal for the 2023/3-2023/8 operating cost for the nonprofit organization Polkadot Ecology Research Institute

### SubWallet Proposal Summary

- **Project**: SubWallet, a wallet for the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems.
- **Milestones**: Completed Milestones 1 and 2, now seeking funding for Milestone 3.
- **Features**: Supports over 140 networks, 400+ tokens, and includes features like Ledger support, in-app staking, and XCM transfers.
- **Community**: Over 8,500 members across Twitter, Telegram, and Discord.
- **User Base**: 43,000+ organic installs on Chrome and Firefox, with 5,000+ mobile app installs.
- **Partnerships**: Collaborates with 150+ teams to enhance user experience.
- **Updates**: Regular bi-weekly updates and participation in Polkadot Community Calls.

SUBWALLET EXTENSION - MILESTONE 3: SubWallet 3rd proposal: Hardware wallet integration (Ledger, Parity Signer, Keystone), Built-in XCM transfer between Polkadot & Kusama and parachains, In-app staking for DOT and KSM, Support USDT on Statemint, Fiat on-ramp and more

### Summary of Proposal

- **Proponent:** 12wWLUd5qMzLFGqBsMnHLVFeTuYJwuo5ygMAxuSywrBX1XSF
- **Date:** April 7, 2023
- **Requested DOT:** 43,913 DOT (277,000 USD)
- **Contact:** jeroen@k-f.co & frederik@k-f.co

#### Key Points:

1. **Current Limitations:** Existing bridges in the Polkadot ecosystem are EVM-specific, centralized, and only connect to Ethereum mainnet.
2. **Axelar Solution:** Axelar is proposed as a decentralized, Substrate-native bridge that supports general message passing across multiple blockchains.
3. **Benefits:** Axelar's any-to-any connectivity expands the user base of Polkadot and enables more sophisticated cross-chain operations.
4. **Partnerships:** Axelar is working with Circle to enhance cross-chain functionality with zero slippage.
5. **Interested Parachains:** Several Polkadot parachains are interested in integrating Axelar, including Astar, Acala, and others.
6. **Deliverables:** The proposal includes an Axelar-Gateway-Pallet compatible with XCM, an audit, and maintenance.
7. **Full Proposal:** Available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ijCKnuFh4CNOLmObysNTyOa1WW10Ou0bWuf5wxMxetg/edit?usp=sharing).
8. **Discussion Post:** Available [here](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/1755).

 Treasury Proposal by Centrifuge: Support Axelar General Message Passing in the Polkadot ecosystem (via BridgeHub)

### Kampela Project Summary

- **Project Name**: Kampela
- **Objective**: Develop an open-source hardware storage device for the Dotsama ecosystem.
- **Features**: 
  - Card-shaped device with e-paper screen and NFC port.
  - Secure cryptographic operations on-chip.
  - Comparatively low-cost (below €100).
- **Milestones**:
  - **Milestone 5**: 
    - Test mechanical integrity and usability.
    - Test secure self-destruct feature.
    - Test power circuit and user input.
  - **Milestone 6**: 
    - Finalize NFC communication protocol.
    - Provide manufacturing schematics.
    - Prepare documentation for community and auditors.
    - Demonstrate fully operational device.
- **Previous Work**: 
  - Completed Milestones 1-4 with detailed reports.
- **Future Plans**: 
  - Not include actual production in this proposal.
  - Aim to facilitate competition among assembly shops.

Hardware signer and key storage Kampela: Milestones 5&6

### Summary of Polkadot Governance Incentivization Proposal

- **Objective**: To boost governance engagement and voter activity in the Polkadot community by incentivizing experts and leaders.
- **Challenges**: High time investment required for studying proposals (5,500 hours for 1,000 voters per proposal).
- **Solutions**:
  - Train voters.
  - Delegate votes to motivated members.
  - Add formal proposal compliance analyses.
  - Provide volunteer analyses and reports.
- **Proposed Solution**: Create a decentralized group of competing experts to review proposals, reducing the need for ordinary voters to deeply engage.
- **Implementation**:
  - Allocate research budgets (bounties) for each proposal.
  - Researchers register, conduct research, and upload links.
  - Proposals are reviewed, and researchers are compensated based on relevance and experience.
- **Team**: Experienced in RUST, WASM/EVM smart contracts, and Polkadot.js.
- **Impact**: Better communication, audience engagement, easier onboarding, and spreading the vote delegation system.

Grabber, a tool that incentivizes experts and leaders within the community to boost governance engagement and voter activity.

- **Proponent:** 5D5TJ7cNZWuRgXYe4oxizBqWG31eJ1iFpY24JU2jzDccEiwY
- **Date:** 10 April 2023
- **Requested DOT:** 4201.0828
- **Purpose:** Funding for running public-good SubQuery Dictionary Projects in 2022.
- **Function:** These projects provide pre-computed indexes of blocks for Polkadot and Kusama parachains, speeding up data indexing by up to 10 times.
- **Impact:** Served over 1 billion requests in 2022, with the Polkadot Dictionary alone handling over 733 million requests.
- **Future Goals:** Aim to achieve 99.99% uptime, add 20 more dictionaries in 2023, and reach 10 billion requests.
- **Open Source:** Dictionaries are open source, encouraging community contributions.

High Performance Data Indexing Tool (2022)

### Polkadot Ecology Research Institute Proposal Summary

- **Objective**: Seek funding from Polkadot Treasury for 2023/3-2023/8 operations.
- **Purpose**: Create high-quality, original Chinese content about Polkadot.
- **Audience**: Make technical information accessible to Chinese users in a conversational style.
- **Impact**: Increase awareness and participation in Polkadot and its ecosystem in China.
- **Previous Funding**: Received funding for 2022/9-2023/2 operations.
- **Report**: Detailed report available for previous activities.
- **Current Request**: Seeking approximately $104,760.00 for the next six months.
- **Details**: Full proposal details can be found in the linked document.

Treasury proposal: The 2023/3-2023/8 operating cost for the nonprofit organization Polkadot Ecology Research Institute

**Parachain Validation Conformance Testing Proposal**

- **Proposer:** Chris Veselinov, CTO of LimeChain
- **Objective:** Develop and fund conformance tests for parachain validation across different node implementations and WebAssembly (Wasm) engines.
- **Inspiration:** Based on an open Request for Proposals (RFP) for Parachain Validation Conformance Testing.
- **Goal:** Establish a baseline for parachain validation execution to ensure compatibility and stability when updating Wasm engines or introducing new node implementations.
- **Proposal Document:** Available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C44lIlpoQMDaGlni9XT-SXJUtT-Ei3Et1osFoa-1W-g).
- **About LimeChain:** A blockchain development company founded in 2017, focused on core infrastructure, developer tools, and decentralized applications (dapps).
- **Projects:** Involved in creating Substrate runtimes with frameworks like Subsembly and gosemble, and leading the Polkadot Java host implementation research.
- **Discussion:** Available on [Polkassembly](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/1683).

Parachain Validation Conformance Testing

- Talisman (talisman.xyz) is a community-owned wallet and web app for exploring the Polkadot ecosystem.
- It aims to simplify the user experience (UX) in the complex multi-chain environment of Polkadot and Kusama.
- The Talisman Portal is an open-source web app that helps users manage assets, invest, and discover new dapps.
- It supports multiple wallets like Polkadot.js, Talisman, SubWallet, and Enkrypt.
- The Portal focuses on making staking and other activities easy and user-friendly.
- User feedback highlights its ease of use and better design compared to other tools.
- The goal is to continue improving the Portal to attract more users to the Polkadot ecosystem.

Talisman Proposal: Portal Web Application supporting Nomination Pools and more - Milestone 1

### Summary of ETH Denver Participation

- **Event**: ETH Denver, a major event for the Ethereum community.
- **Purpose**: Attract new developers and teams to Polkadot and strengthen relationships with existing ones.
- **Past Success**: Polkadot was a Diamond sponsor last year and hosted several talks.
- **This Year's Goal**: Increase visibility with a Cypher sponsorship and a mini summit.
- **Participating Teams**: Astar, Unique Network, Phala Network, and others.
- **Activities**: Includes talks, workshops, and networking opportunities.
- **Details**: More information available in the linked document.

Polkadot @ ETHDenver 2023, February 24th - March 5th in Denver, Colorado

- Polkadot Decoded is a major annual conference focused on Polkadot and Kusama.
- The 2023 event will be held on June 28-29 in Copenhagen, Denmark, with both online and in-person options.
- There will be regional satellite events in the USA, Europe, LatAm, and China in July.
- The main event will feature presentations, panels, workshops, and more.
- The target audience includes business leaders, developers, DOT holders, and Polkadot enthusiasts.
- The goal is to attract decision makers and enterprises to the Polkadot ecosystem.
- More details can be found in the linked document.

Polkadot Decoded 2023, tranche 1/3 (June, Copenhagen, DK)

- **Chopsticks** is a testing tool for Substrate-based networks.
- It allows for creating a mainnet replica for safe testing.
- Projects can test new runtime, proposals, XCM, configurations, and transactions.
- The goal is to find and fix issues before they affect the live network.
- Chopsticks aims to prevent issues seen in the ecosystem.
- This submission proposes a retroactive payment from the Polkadot Treasury to cover development costs.
- The proposal details can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WnOxnZbQqsaWRh8X6R9oHbOoMonzE0U0_i4SFTS-Cv8/edit?usp=sharing).
- Questions about the proposal are welcome.

Acala Proposal: Retroactive Funding for Chopsticks Development

### Summary of the Proposal

- **Objective**: Develop a testing framework called **sc-simnode** to simulate on-chain transactions.
- **Purpose**: Provides valuable insights before making major changes to the runtime.
- **Developer**: **Polytope Labs**, a blockchain research and development lab.
- **Current Status**: Seeking financing for continuous development and improvement.
- **Details**: Full proposal available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x8lFHv1LZTr0y_Ifn8YzxirNftabaH0dWzzt9zSv6ik/edit#heading=h.tcq61mlmv7q4).
- **Contact**: Jesse Chejieh.

Treasury proposal: sc-simnode continuous development and improvement financing

**Blockchained India Proposal Summary**

- **Proponent:** 126jig5aDPSkrR6dkdZY3smcPHAbq7GAQyDSwf4KpPgCNZGu
- **Date:** 16.03.2023
- **Requested DOT:** 15,008 DOT (USD $89,058)
- **Program:** "60 Days of Bootcamp" to support Polkadot network and Substrate ecosystem.
- **Goal:** Train Indian developers to become proficient in Polkadot.
- **Previous Programs:** Successful initiatives like "100 Days of Code with Zilliqa" and "India’s Largest Dapp Fest."
- **Objective:** Create a supportive ecosystem for developers transitioning from Web 2.0 to Web 3.0.
- **Impact:** Build a strong and sustainable community in India for Polkadot.

Polkadot Developer Bootcamp - India

### Polkadot Developers Conference (sub0)

- **Purpose**: A conference for developers working on Polkadot tech, from blockchains to dApps.
- **2023 Event**: Returning to Lisbon, seeking funding from Polkadot Treasury.
- **Last Edition**: Held in Lisbon in 2022, organized by Web3 Foundation and other teams.
- **Goals**: Introduce multichain networks, deepen developer skills, and foster connections.
- **Audience**: Aiming for 50% new developers, including those unfamiliar with Polkadot tech.
- **Funding Request**: For Milestone 1, details in the linked document.
- **Details**: More information on the proposal, including milestones, budget, and agenda, is available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/11eaFr7OlOGOIQpskRopBUR_KizmHRmd3U-QRmcyA_g0/edit?usp=sharing).

Polkadot Developers Conference // sub0 Europe // Milestone 1

### PolkaWorld Follow-Up Proposal (March 2023 - May 2023)

- **Objective**: To cover operations and maintenance costs for promoting and supporting community education in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Background**: PolkaWorld converted a W3F community grant to an open social contract with Polkadot Treasury in June 2021.
- **Achievements in 2022**:
  - Published 576 articles, received 412,000 views on WeChat.
  - Hosted 42 online broadcasts, 21,551 participants.
  - Created 35 educational videos, 28,759 views on WeChat and YouTube.
  - Interviewed 23 Polkadot ecosystem teams, posted on YouTube.
  - Hosted 14 online meetups, 8,348 participants.
- **Proposal Details**: Includes delivery reports, milestones, tasks, and budget for the next three months.
- **Feedback**: PolkaWorld welcomes advice and feedback from the community.

PolkaWorld Ops and Maintenance proposal：2023.3 - 2023.5

**Polkassembly Proposal Summary**

- Polkassembly is a key part of Polkadot and Kusama governance.
- This proposal requests quarterly payments for maintenance and operations.
- Costs include general maintenance, runtime upgrades, and infrastructure.
- The proposal alternates between Polkadot and Kusama networks every three months.
- This submission covers costs for January, February, and March 2023.
- Funds are requested from the Polkadot treasury.
- The full proposal is available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q3Byq4BN-OJAA0l4v51H3ye71SiorweoYPabB-jF41I/edit#).
- Discussion can be found [here](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/1641).

Treasury Proposals