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Requesting a return of the submission deposit related to Motion #405.

[OpenGov] Return of the bond for the rejection of (Gov1) Treasury Proposal #244 (MVP Workshop)

Requesting a return of the submission deposit related to Motion #406.

- EasyA is asking for $104,000 to work on a project involving Polkadot, which is a blockchain system.
- They have successfully completed two important tasks called Milestones 1 and 2.
- They gathered feedback from developers to make challenges for learning and improving skills.
- They created a new design for Polkadot challenges to make them more engaging.
- Dates and locations for two hackathons have been set, and they invited developers to join.
- They are planning to encourage many people to build new projects on Polkadot before the hackathons.
- They shared a detailed report about their progress for everyone to see.

Milestone 2 Proposal: Polkadot Developer Hackathons and Crash Course for 1,000 Developers (#60DaysOfPolkadot)

- Polkadot Decoded’s main event will happen in Copenhagen at the end of June 2023.
- It is the biggest yearly conference about Polkadot and brings together many people interested in it.
- There will be a special event for Asia on July 15-16, 2023, in Shanghai, China.
- This China event will help the growing Polkadot community in Asia, especially in nearby countries.
- The event will have talks, workshops, and demonstrations in Chinese and English.
- Target audience includes business and technical decision-makers, developers, and Polkadot fans.
- The goal is to have 300-500 attendees, with many speaking slots and exhibition booths available.
- The event will be hosted by a Chinese agency experienced in organizing technology events.

Polkadot Decoded 2023 China (Satellite Event) July 15-16, 2023 in Shanghai China

- A proposal is asking for money to support the Open Runtime Module Library (ORML) from November 2022 to April 2023.
- The ORML was created by the co-founders of Acala in late 2019.
- It helps fix problems and create useful features for developers.
- The ORML is designed to be used by many people, not just one group.
- Community members are invited to review the proposal and ask questions.
- The goal is to help developers in the Polkadot and Kusama communities.

Retroactive funding for ORML maintenance Nov 22 to Apr 23

- This is a follow-up proposal about funding RPC services.
- It aims to support development and maintenance costs.
- There is one main goal called Milestone 1.
- Milestone 1 includes running services in Sweden and Tunisia.
- In Q1 2023, the Polkadot RPC node had over 3 million requests daily.
- The Statemint RPC node had about 158,000 requests daily.
- The Westend RPC node had around 69,000 requests daily.

Polkadot RPC services Dwellir Q2 2023

- A company called OnFinality asked for money to keep their public services running for different networks like Polkadot and Westend.
- They have a special service that helps people use high-quality data from these networks.
- In the first few months of 2023, they served over 4.3 billion responses to users.
- Their services help developers by providing important information and making sure everything works smoothly.
- They improved their system to add more storage automatically, so it doesn't break.
- They also worked with other companies to help more people join the Polkadot community.
- Their public API service had very high uptime, which means it was working almost all the time.
- You can learn more about their services and track their performance on their public pages online.

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

- Tommi, also known as Alice und Bob, creates educational content about Polkadot on YouTube.
- He developed a tool called Subscrape to help with tax reporting related to data on Polkadot.
- Tommi is building Polkalytics, a service that helps analyze Polkadot data similarly to Google Analytics.
- He wants to connect people working on data projects in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- He proposes to create a Github repository to list all data-related projects in Polkadot.
- A website will also be made to share this information in a clear way.
- Tommi is open to feedback to improve his project.

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 conference about Polkadot and will happen on June 28th and 29th, 2023.
- This year, it will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark, and will have online and in-person events.
- There will also be smaller events in the USA, Europe, Latin America, and China in July.
- The conference will feature presentations, panels, workshops, and discussions.
- The main audience includes business leaders, technical experts, developers, and Polkadot fans.
- The goal is to share important information and attract companies interested in Polkadot.
- More details about the event can be found in a linked document.
- This is the second request for funding to support the conference.

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

- Smoldot is a special program that connects to the Polkadot network.
- It uses very little computer resources like CPU, memory, and internet data.
- Smoldot can be added to websites for easier access.
- It helps make blockchain technology work better and be more decentralized.
- A new proposal has been made to help continue developing smoldot.
- The proposal includes details on past work and future goals.

Smoldot development financing Q2 2023

- RockX wants to provide free services to help the Polkadot community grow in 2023.
- They are asking for about $93,063 to support this project.
- RockX already offers free APIs for Polkadot and Kusama with up to 100,000 requests daily.
- They plan to add 3 new parachains every quarter until mid-2023, totaling 6 parachains.
- Developers can create up to 10 free API keys to help with their projects.
- RockX aims to make it easier for developers by providing tools and a dashboard for updates.
- They have been reliable since 2021, with 99.9% service reliability reported in late 2022.

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

- There is a proposal called motion 383 for costs from March to August 2023.
- The original amount requested was 16,655 DOT.
- This amount was approved, but there was a mistake in the application.
- Instead of writing 16,655 DOT, 500 DOT was written by mistake.
- Now, they are asking for the remaining 16,155 DOT.
- They hope the additional amount can be approved quickly.
- They appreciate everyone's understanding and support.

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

- SubWallet is asking for money from the Polkadot Treasury for work done between June and September 2022.
- They started building SubWallet in November 2021 and launched it for popular web browsers in February 2022.
- Many new features were added, and they have worked with over 70 teams.
- As of March 2023, SubWallet supports 140+ networks and has over 43,000 users on Chrome and Firefox.
- They are also testing a mobile app and have users from more than 100 countries. 
- SubWallet aims to improve the user experience for everyone in the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystem. 
- They are looking for feedback from the community to make SubWallet even better.

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

- A proposal has been submitted to get 43,913 DOT (about $277,000) for improving bridges in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- Current bridges have problems: some are only for EVM, some are controlled by central authorities, and many only connect to Ethereum.
- Axelar is suggested as a better option because it is decentralized and can connect many blockchains.
- Axelar works with 32 blockchains, including Ethereum and Cosmos, and allows different operations beyond just moving assets.
- This proposal wants to create a special tool called Axelar-Gateway-Pallet for easier connection between Substrate parachains and Axelar.
- Many parachains are interested in using this new tool to improve their connections and operations.
- The full proposal and discussions can be found in links provided for more information.

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

- The proposal is for two milestones (5&6) in a project called Kampela, which is an open-source hardware storage for the Dotsama ecosystem.
- Kampela is a small, flat device that looks like a credit card and is used for securely storing private keys and signing transactions.
- It has an e-paper screen, a simple user interface, and connects to phones through NFC (a type of wireless communication).
- The device is cheaper than similar devices, costing under €100, and designed for safety and ease of use.
- Milestone 5 focuses on testing the device's casing, power, input methods, and secure key management.
- Milestone 6 involves creating final specifications for communication, manufacturing plans, and demonstrating the device's basic functions.
- Kampela is not a wallet; it only helps sign transactions and does not track balances or create transactions on its own.

Hardware signer and key storage Kampela: Milestones 5&6

- The Polkadot Community is proposing a tool to help experts and leaders get more people involved in voting and making decisions.
- This tool will make it easier for voters to understand proposals and participate in governance.
- The proposal includes forming a group of experts who will analyze and summarize the proposals for everyone.
- Voters will use a system where they can trust these expert reviews, which will save time and improve decision-making.
- There is a plan to reward these experts based on how helpful their analyses are to the community.
- The goal is to make Polkadot's governance stronger and more efficient by encouraging collaboration.
- Grabber is a platform supporting this initiative and is ready to engage more voters with its features.

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

- A proposal was made on April 10, 2023, to support ongoing costs for public projects called SubQuery Dictionaries in 2022.
- These projects help teams working on Polkadot and Kusama blockchains to find data much faster, up to 10 times quicker.
- SubQuery provides tools for developers to organize and query data for Web3 applications.
- In 2022, they served over 1 billion requests through these dictionaries, which keep track of events on each blockchain block.
- They aim to improve their service and add more dictionaries to help even more blockchains in 2023.
- The proposal is open-source, allowing others to contribute to the development of these dictionaries.

High Performance Data Indexing Tool (2022)

- A proposal is asking for money to help a group in China called the Polkadot Ecology Research Institute.
- They want to create better Chinese content about Polkadot, making it easier for people to understand.
- The goal is to help more Chinese people learn about Polkadot and get involved in its projects.
- They have been getting funds since September 2022 for their previous work.
- This time, they are asking for about 104,760 USD for six months.
- They also plan to keep everyone updated on new Polkadot projects.

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

- Chris Veselinov, the CTO of LimeChain, wants to create a testing project for parachains.
- This project will help find and check if parachain functions work correctly across different systems.
- LimeChain is a blockchain company that started in 2017 and focuses on building tools and apps.
- They have been involved in the Polkadot ecosystem and created helpful frameworks for developers.
- They are asking for feedback on their proposal to improve testing standards.
- The goal is to make sure updates and new features can be done safely and effectively.
- Further details can be found in the official proposal document linked in their message.

Parachain Validation Conformance Testing

Talisman is a special digital wallet and website that helps users easily explore the Polkadot and Kusama networks, which are groups of connected blockchains. 

- It is made by the community and aims to give people control over their money and choices.
- Talisman wants to make using these networks simple and fun.
- The web app allows users to manage different digital assets like tokens and NFTs.
- Users can learn about new apps and services, like crowdloans and governance.
- Talisman's design makes it easier for people to stake their DOT, a type of digital currency.
- Many users find it easier to navigate than other wallets like Polkadot.js.
- The app is open source, meaning others can contribute and improve it.

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

- ETH Denver is an important event for the Ethereum community.
- It brings together people who are new to blockchain and those who are already experienced.
- The event helps connect developers and builders to share ideas and projects.
- Polkadot was a big sponsor last year and wants to sponsor even more this year.
- Several teams are involved in the event, including Astar, Unique Network, and Moonbeam.
- Polkadot plans to host a special mini summit during the event.
- More details about the event can be found in a linked document.

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

- Polkadot Decoded is a big yearly conference about Polkadot, happening for the fourth time on June 28-29, 2023.
- The event will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark, and will have both online and in-person activities.
- There will also be small events in different parts of the world, like the USA, Europe, Latin America, and China.
- The conference will include presentations, panels, workshops, and chats.
- It aims to attract important people and businesses interested in Polkadot.
- The audience includes business and technical decision-makers, developers, and Polkadot fans.
- The goal is to bring everyone together to learn and discuss Polkadot and Kusama.

Treasury Proposals