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SmallTipper

- Daniel, also known as Polkadot Agent, is a community member working on Web3 in Prague, Czechia.
- He is a lawyer focusing on AI, data, and blockchain for public services.
- Daniel is pursuing a doctorate about Web3 and how it impacts the nation-state in today’s world.
- He aims to create a decentralized organization (DAO) called Bohemia Fam, bridging Solana and Polkadot.
- He plans to onboard users to the DAO with 500 DOT and reward his research efforts with another 500 DOT.
- His work includes starting a Polkadot BD chat group and research at University Palackého.
- Daniel is also involved in an NFT project that grew from a past crisis with a community of experienced members.

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Bohemia Fam and reimbursement for my time

- A person named Will is asking for help to get 1000 DOT for a good cause.
- The money will be used to pay rewards for validators and their supporters.
- It will also refund costs for submissions about decisions in Polkadot.
- Will’s account was funded by the Treasury 8 months ago.
- He has been using his own money to keep it going, but it’s getting hard.
- There are no outgoing payments from this account.
- Most costs are for transactions, with many fees going back to the Treasury.

Tip for an account used for Referendum Deposit Clean-up and Validator Payout Bot

- Subsquid Lab is asking for money to keep archives going for public chains like Polkadot and Kusama.
- They need about $202,291 to cover their work and maintenance costs.
- Archives help collect and keep important data for many projects in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- Some big projects using this data include Polkassembly, Talisman, and KodaDot.
- In early 2024, they started providing free data services for several public chains.
- They recently finished moving to a new system called ArrowSquid for better data handling.
- Lots of data was served in the first quarter of 2024, showing they are very busy!

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SQD (fka Subsquid) - Public data indexing Infrastructure for Polkadot and Kusama (Q1 2024)

### Summary of Proposal

- **Date**: September 2024
- **Proponent**: Amforc
- **Requested DOT**: 65,000
- **Purpose**: To demonstrate Polkadot's scalability by filling blocks with transactions for about 30 minutes.
- **Funds Used**: DOT will cover transaction fees and temporary existential deposits (EDs).
- **Funds Returned**: At least 80% of spent DOT in fees will be returned to the treasury. Excess DOT will also be returned.
- **Amforc's Role**: Amforc will not take a cut and operates validators that may collect some transaction fees.
- **Kusama Test**: A parallel referendum on Kusama will be executed first to test for bugs before proceeding with Polkadot.

WHO: Amforc 
WHAT: Showcase Polkadot's scalability by filling blocks with transactions for 30 minutes, requesting 65000 DOT to pay for transaction fees and temporary financing of existential deposits. 
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: At least 80% of DOT spent in fees will be returned to the treasury. No cut will be taken by Amforc. Full proposal available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YZNxvBqmpiVvHwq0yQ0EmGsnI7eCh1pieyFQ0WoNkAM).

Showcasing Polkadot’s Capabilities: The Spammening

This is a tip for Skullz.
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Other ecosystems have their logo on Telegram.
Polkadot didn't have one until Skullz created one.
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<img src="https://i.ibb.co/BTGJd1N/Screenshot-2024-10-04-at-15-00-33-copy.jpg" alt="" width="448" height="426" />
<img src="https://i.ibb.co/WnLJpqM/1.jpg" alt="" width="514" height="320" />
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More info, see my Tweet.
<a href="https://x.com/ET90266/status/1842191500571988004">https://x.com/ET90266/status/1842191500571988004</a>

Skullz suggests creating a logo for Polkadot on Telegram, as other ecosystems have. No information is provided on price, timeframe, or resources.

Rotating DOT Logo on Telegram - Emoji Pack on Telegram

- The community is thanked for supporting OpenGov referendum 494.
- Phase 1 of the storage network is complete, and phase 2 work is ongoing.
- Weekly updates on the project are shared in a forum.
- A book with technical details and instructions has been published for testing.
- Two additional projects are also being developed for Polkadot: Move integration and the Strawberry client.
- PolkaStorage uses DOT as the fee token and provides exclusive native storage for the DOT ecosystem.
- The aim is to create a reliable storage layer that works with JAM, allowing efficient data access for applications.

WHO: Eiger Co.

WHAT: Completed phase 1 of the storage network, integrated Move to Substrate, and working on Strawberry client implementation of JAM.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Implementing a Polkadot-native system parachain for data storage: Phase 2/3

- Saimon is a Polkadot agent who organized an event in Barcelona, Spain.
- The event featured discussions on Polkadot Enterprise Solutions, NTT DATA Web3 Experience, and various Polkadot projects.
- Attendees included important leaders from NTT DATA and representatives of the Polkadot ecosystem.
- Saimon covered expenses of EUR 187.25 for drinks, snacks, and pizza but is requesting compensation for these costs.
- The event was aimed at high-level executives from NTT DATA and their clients.
- NTT DATA is a major IT services company recognized globally for its brand value.
- The goal of the event was to promote Polkadot technology to more organizations.

Compensation tip for Business Development activity and grow C-Level ecosystem

- The EasyA team hosted hackathons to support developers in the Polkadot community.
- They asked for $370,000 to fund the second part of their project, the #180DaysOfPolkadot.
- Over 110,000 developers started a special course, and many completed it.
- The hackathons drew large crowds, with 650 people attending and creating more than 100 new projects.
- Big companies and universities helped them, including schools like Harvard and MIT.
- They want to keep building and connecting developers with resources for success in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- The initiative shows great results, and the community is excited about what's next!

WHO: EasyA
WHAT: Requesting $370,000 retroactive funding for Milestone 2 of #180DaysOfPolkadot, including prize money for winners.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: $370,000, approved in masterplan referendum with 88% AYE vote, as of September 2024.

Treasury Proposals