### International Blockchain Congress (IBC) 2022

- **Duration**: 8 months
- **Components**: Hackathons, Education & Certification, DeFi competitions, Start-up Pitch Competitions
- **Conference**: Led by Indian State Government, scheduled for November 2022
- **Vision**: Aim to train 1 million blockchain engineers, support 1,000 startups, and create 10 million retail traders
- **Previous Edition**: Held in August 2018, attracted over 5,000 attendees, including 200 government representatives
- **Impact**: Received positive feedback from the government and blockchain community
- **IBC 2.0**: Planned to be larger and more impactful, setting new industry benchmarks
- **Full Proposal**: Available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_7lYIDN2a9vDcV20ho3sWySQRnBX6O7rvGeGroFyoDE)

Awarded

Milestone 1: Title sponsorship International Blockchain Congress (IBC) 2022

**Nova Wallet Proposal Summary**

- **Nova Wallet** is an iOS/Android app for the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems.
- The proposal suggests adding a DApp browser for connecting to web apps.
- It plans to integrate Statemine/Statemint tokens and support NFTs.
- Staking and the user interface will be improved based on community feedback.
- The goal is to create an open-source, community-oriented app with many features.
- The team previously developed Fearless Wallet and now aims to build high-quality apps.
- The proposal includes detailed descriptions and costs for these new features.

Nova Wallet Proposal: DApp browser, Statemine/Statemint integration, NFT support, Staking & UI rework and improvements

### Web3 Workshops Proposal Summary

- **Partners**: SydTek DAO and Women in Blockchain Canada.
- **First Session**: June 7th in Toronto, Canada, at AIBC Americas Summit.
- **Presenters**: Dr. Justin Goldston and Justyna Osowska.
- **Online Sessions**: To be held in Bit.Country (Polkadot metaverse).
- **Backup Plan**: Blockchain workshops in Cryptovoxels if live streaming isn't ready.
- **Purpose**: Attract diverse users to Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems, focusing on higher education students.
- **Georgetown University Event**: Educating students and policymakers on Web3 and blockchain.
- **Budget**: $37,325.88 USD, including travel expenses for Georgetown event.

Proposal for Educational Series at AIBC Americas Summit and Virtual Events

- Sonal Banerjii is a contributor to the Urdu-speaking community, focusing on documentation and translation for Polkadot and Kusama.
- She aims to create 30 educational videos for people with special disabilities, explaining basic crypto concepts.
- The project involves collaboration with sign language interpreters, content creators, instructional designers, visual storytellers, and editors.
- Funding is needed to support the project, with a proposed budget of $39,600.
- As of April 2023, 80% of the videos have been completed, and school workshops are being conducted in various cities.
- A detailed report on the project's progress will be published in the first week of April 2023.
- Feedback and thoughts on the project are welcomed via comments or email.

Proposal : Creation of sign language based tutorials around the Polkadot and Kusama for people with disabilities.

- **PolkaWorld** is the Polkadot community in China with over 50,000 followers.
- They have been active since 2019, collaborating with the Polkadot ecosystem and Web3 Foundation.
- PolkaWorld has received four previous grants from the Polkadot Treasury.
- This proposal seeks funding for community operations from June 2022 to August 2022.
- Detailed monthly reports from previous months are available for review.
- The proposal includes milestones and a budget for the next three months.
- Feedback and suggestions from the community are welcome.

PolkaWorld Ops and Maintenance proposal:  2022/6 - 2022/8

**Polkadot Hackathon: North America Edition**

- **Organizer:** AngelHack
- **Dates:** May 30, 2022 - July 11, 2022
- **Funding Requested:** $297,000 USD (approximately 20,711 DOT)
- **Focus:** Building on the success of the APAC Edition, this hackathon targets the North America region.
- **Goals:**
  - Attract more developers to the Polkadot ecosystem.
  - Encourage community participation.
  - Promote building and participation across parachains.
  - Provide learning opportunities for developers.
  - Increase the number of Substrate developers.
- **Categories:** The hackathon will focus on understanding technology, bridging Web3 gaps, offering larger prizes, and improving operations.
- **Full Proposal:** Available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UjiyXKLj27ab72GkbjoQtSeh6CfnO-Goqs51uTYwF50/edit?usp=sharing).

Proposal: Polkadot Hackathon: North America Prize Pool

Enabling Common-Good Infrastructure at University/College Blockchain Clubs Across the World

### Summary of Book Delivery and Payment Request

- A book has been successfully delivered.
- The final payment requested is $10,240 (731 DOT).
- The current Subscan EMA 30 price is $14 per DOT.
- The book can be accessed [here](https://linktr.ee/polkadotbook).
- The book has gained attention from community tweets, notably [this one](https://twitter.com/nachortti/status/1521387662891966465?s=20&t=G0TuAvt1gNf0YCAvIY9VcA).
- The previous proposal related to this project can be found [here](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/motion/123).

Polkadot Book for Beginners (final payment)

Funding for the Social Experiment to Test the Validator Recommendation Algorithm

### Summary of Treasury Proposal #111 Part 2

- This proposal is part 2 of on-chain treasury proposal #111.
- The community has grown to over 9000 members in 7 months.
- Monthly events, Dot Friday and Substrate Saturday, have seen increasing participation.
- The goal is to impact 5000+ crypto enthusiasts and 1000+ new developers in the next 3 months.
- The proposal includes 3 DotFriday webinars and 6 Substrate bootcamps.
- The total grant request is 105,960 USD, which converts to 6026.9 DOT.
- The balance amount needed after proposal #111 is 5698.9 DOT.

A Polkadot India Proposal: 3 Polkadot Webinars + 6 Substrate Bootcamps = 12000+ 🦾 India community

**OnFinality Infrastructure Proposal (May 2022)**

- **Proponent:** 12mRyiCp9zdh1wEVW5gLLiFBxDPKks72rRXmSupyEK3VAMLf
- **Date:** 6th May 2022
- **Requested DOT:** 7,404 DOT
- **Purpose:** Funding for running high-performance, scalable, and reliable public infrastructure for Polkadot, Statemint, and Westend.
- **Service Highlights:**
  - Provided free public API services for 3 months (Jan-Mar 2022).
  - Achieved 99.99% uptime for Polkadot, 99.98% for Statemint, and 100% for Westend.
  - Served over 17 billion responses and processed over 110 TB of data.
  - Highest daily response count was 340 million.
- **Impact:**
  - Reduced barriers to entry for accessing high-performance nodes.
  - Scaled existing projects and assisted network testing.
  - Provided valuable data on validator node performance.

OnFinality High Performance Public Infrastructure (Q1 2022)

**Polkadot Community in India Proposal (May 5, 2022)**

- The Polkadot community in India has grown to over 9,000 members in 7 months.
- Monthly events, Dot Friday webinars and Substrate Saturday bootcamps, have gained traction.
- The community aims to impact 5,000+ crypto enthusiasts and 1,000+ new developers in the next 3 months.
- A proposal for 3 DotFriday webinars and 6 Substrate bootcamps is planned for April, May, and June 2022.
- The goal is to build a stronger Indian blockchain and web3 community.
- The community is seeking a Polkadot Treasury Grant to support these initiatives.
- More details and the complete proposal can be found in [this post](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/1009).

- OneBlock and Parity Asia organized two successful Polkadot Hackathons in 2021.
- The hackathons helped promote Substrate, an open-source framework for developers.
- OneBlock plans to hold two more hackathons in 2022: June and December.
- The 2021 hackathons converted Substrate learners into builders.
- Developers gave positive feedback, leading to the 2022 hackathon plans.
- This proposal seeks funding for the 2022 hackathons.
- More details are available in the linked document.

OneBlock  The 2022 Polkadot Hackathons proposal 

### Kusama Network RPC Service Proposal Summary

- **Purpose**: Improve and maintain RPC nodes for Kusama network.
- **Impact**: Ensures users can access the Kusama chain if existing RPC nodes fail.
- **Development Focus**: 
  - Deployment automation using JuJu Charm.
  - Utilizing multiple DNS registrars.
- **Current Progress**: 
  - Pull Request submitted to Polkadot.js Apps (PR #6024).
- **Proposal Details**: 
  - Covers initial 3 months of maintenance and improvements.
  - KSM rate based on 30-day average tool available on Subscan.

 Proposal: Kusama RPC-node Dwellir

### Subscan Multi-Sig App

- **Purpose**: Tool for managing multi-signature accounts and transactions on Substrate-based networks.
- **Features**:
  - Custom network endpoints.
  - Historical multi-sig extrinsic indexing.
  - Import/export multi-sig accounts via JSON.
  - UI/UX improvements.
- **Milestones**:
  - **Milestone 1 & 2**: Completed and released.
  - **Milestone 3**: Planned for next 3 months.
- **Future Plans**:
  - Optimize network configuration.
  - Batch import/export accounts.
  - Simplify transfer operations.
- **Funding**: $102,300 for development and maintenance over 9 months.

User experience optimization and new function development of Subscan Multi-sig Tool

### Summary of Proposal

- This proposal is a follow-up to an earlier one from January, aiming to fund the development and maintenance of RPC services for Polkadot, Statemint, and Westend.
- The new proposal includes one milestone: continuing to run these services on dedicated hardware in Sweden.
- In Q1 2022, the Polkadot RPC service handled an average of 8,122,333 requests per day.
- Statemint and Westend RPC services were also launched in mid-Q1 2022, serving 245,000 and 26,900 requests per day, respectively.
- The full proposal details can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XCWPiSzLJ_jG04d82VEdvL_r5QBtS-akRrh1ABRhmas/edit?usp=sharing).

Polkadot RPC services Dwellir Q2 2022

- RadiumBlock is a Web3 infrastructure service provider in the Dotsama ecosystem.
- They want to submit a proposal to the Polkadot Treasury for maintaining their validator snapshot service for Q1 2022.
- The service provides snapshots for both Polkadot and Kusama.
- They plan to alternate funding requests between Kusama and Polkadot treasuries each quarter.
- They aim for geographical and infrastructure diversity in their snapshot providers.
- They have adjusted the requested DOT amount to 100 DOT, considering recent volatility.
- They request payment to their DOT wallet address.
- They welcome feedback and thank the Polkadot Treasury for consideration.

radiumblock.com's Dotsama validator snapshot service for Q1 2022

Proposal for Ask! v0.4 (original Ask-lite v0.1, ink! in AssemblyScript)

- Paulo Zago is a member of the Portuguese-speaking Polkadot community.
- He creates cryptocurrency content and tutorials for the Polkadot ecosystem on YouTube, a podcast, and through articles.
- His YouTube channel started in July 2021 and has 23 videos about Polkadot and Kusama.
- He has 23,990 views and 528 subscribers on YouTube.
- His content has been endorsed by the Polkadot and Kusama council and he moderates their Portuguese Telegram group.
- He proposes to create 36 educational contents over 3 months, with 3 contents per week, in different media formats.
- He aims to translate and simplify global Polkadot community content for beginner users in Portuguese.

Proposal for production of Polkadot Ecosystem content in Portuguese language Q2

- The university is requesting £60,000 for hackathon prizes.
- They are asking for an additional £3,950.96 for accelerator grants and costs.
- The £3,950.96 is based on a 30-day moving average.
- They have already received funding for phases four and five.
- A report on tranches four and five can be found [here](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/934).

Encode Club Polkadot Club - Tranche 4 and 5 funding

### Proposal Summary

- **Objective**: Integrate Kusama support into DotScanner.com.
- **Challenges**: Hosting costs for DotScanner are high, adding Kusama support could double expenses.
- **Proposal Focus**: Begin development with milestones 0 & 1.
- **Full Proposal**: Detailed proposal available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CYklxaMkBfZvf2ZEHj-OXgbGjrnvLDFvvvCl7ZkQcYk/edit?usp=sharing).
- **Cost Estimate**: 18.5 KSM, calculated based on the 30-day KSM rate.
- **KSM Rate Source**: [Kusama Subscan](https://kusama.subscan.io/tools/charts?type=price).

Rejected

DotScanner.com Kusama Integration & Extra Features Milestones 0 & 1

### Proposal Summary

- **Objective**: Seek funding from Polkadot Treasury for the 2022/3-2022/8 operating costs of the Chinese non-profit organization Polkadot Ecology Research Institute.
- **Purpose**: Create original and high-quality Chinese content to explain Polkadot in a colloquial way, making it accessible to Chinese users.
- **Goal**: Increase awareness and understanding of Polkadot and its ecosystem among Chinese users, encouraging participation and growth.
- **Previous Success**: The organization previously received funding for the 2021/9-2022/2 period and successfully achieved its goals.
- **Current Request**: Apply for approximately $104,760.00 for the next six months (2022/3-2022/8).
- **Details**: Full details of the proposal can be found in the linked document.

Treasury proposal: The 2022/3-2022/8 operating cost for the nonprofit organization Polkadot Ecology Research Institute

### Polkadot Brand Typeface Proposal

- **Objective**: Create an open-source typeface for the Polkadot brand.
- **Font Weights**: Light, regular, and bold.
- **Additional Feature**: Variable font for cutting-edge use.
- **Character Sets**: Extend beyond Latin to include Pan-African and Cyrillic scripts.
- **Purpose**: Enhance the visual unity of the Polkadot ecosystem and support international use.
- **DOT Rate**: Approximately 18.70 USD or 17 EUR based on a 30-day average.
- **Financial Consideration**: Total allocation includes tax.

Opensource Brand Typeface

- Polkadot Ambassador Program has grown to 2,247 members as of October 31, 2021.
- Ambassadors have contributed to Polkadot's success by educating the community and organizing events.
- Ambassadors will receive badges, both physical and as NFTs, to celebrate their contributions.
- An online PolkaOscar ceremony was held on December 28, 2021, to distribute NFT badges.
- Physical PolkaOscar awards will be given at Polkadot Decoded events in Berlin, Mexico City, New York, and Shanghai on June 29-30, 2022.
- Badges will be sent to ambassadors who cannot attend the physical events.
- Ambassador badges are customizable 3D characters made from cubes, symbolizing community and individual power.

3D Badges for Polkadot Ambassadors for PolkaOscar, June 2022

### Polkassembly Platform Update

1. **UI/UX Improvements**: Enhance the user interface and experience to make governance discussions easier.
2. **New Features**: Add features like treasury analytics, parachain info, and an events calendar.
3. **Education**: Educate the community about Polkadot and simplify the transition from web2 to web3.
4. **Treasury Proposals**: Allow users to create treasury proposals directly on the platform.
5. **Notifications**: Introduce personalized notifications for updates on selected protocols.
6. **Rewards & NFTs**: Offer rewards and NFTs for active participants and voters.
7. **Multi-Chain Support**: Make Polkassembly available for multiple chains.
8. **Calendar Integration**: Integrate an on-chain and off-chain calendar for events.