- Polkadot, Statemint, and Westend are digital networks that provide public services through APIs.
- In the last three months, their API answered over 23 billion requests, which is a big increase.
- They used a lot of data, around 71 terabytes, to serve these requests.
- The highest single-day response was more than 515 million.
- Westend had 377 million responses, and Statemint had 295 million.
- Due to high demand, they had to improve their technology to keep up with the requests.
- The total running cost for these services is about $101,122.20.

Awarded

OnFinality - High Performance Public Infrastructure (Q4 2021)

### Stylo Wallet Maintenance Proposal

- **Purpose:** Covers maintenance costs for Stylo Wallet, supporting Kusama and Polkadot networks.
- **Duration:** Six months (May to October 2021).
- **Amount Requested:** 2,880.00 EUR or 8.90 KSM.
- **KSM Rate:** 323 EUR/KSM (based on monthly average).
- **Frequency:** Bi-annual submissions for maintenance and upgrades.
- **Beneficiary Account:** `ESByNCnB6Q3p5VQVEcEMvQCk6y6ahuSEv22oxxrQ2ybfggr`.
- **Past Information:** Details on past upgrades and budgets are available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/18LI0BB5nnyhQJZW4-SdWOWy_Z6W3kObJUKSv53aU-fg/edit?usp=sharing).

Stylo wallet - recurring payment to cover maintenance costs

- **Libwallet** is a lightweight library for making cryptocurrency wallets. 
- It is easy to use and understand. 
- The wallets can work on different platforms like apps, websites, and even special devices. 
- The project is asking for **1273.95 DOT** to help with its development. 
- It plans to finish the work in **6 weeks**. 
- For questions, you can contact them via email or on their chat channel.

 Libwallet treasury proposal

DatDot.org 

ZKValidator is asking for money to host an online event about privacy and zero knowledge proofs in the Polkadot ecosystem. Here are some important points about their proposal:

- They want to use €8000 from the treasury to pay for the event.
- The goal is to make more people aware of why privacy is important in blockchain.
- The event will help people connect and share ideas.
- ZKValidator has held similar events before, including a workshop in 2019 and a virtual event in 2021.
- They are looking for support and welcome feedback on their proposal.

ZKValidator virtual event for Polkadot

- The proposal is to fund the Bright Treasury app's maintenance costs.
- Bright Treasury is a web app that helps users work with the Treasury on Polkadot and Kusama networks.
- The app makes it easier to submit proposals and see Treasury actions.
- It uses a special method called CI/CD for updates and testing.
- The project aims to attract more people to contribute who might not be experts in blockchain. 
- There are links to learn more about the app and its documentation.

Bright Treasury maintenance 01.2022 - 03.2022 (t)

Polkadot India is working to educate people in India about Polkadot and Substrate. Here are the main points:

- They started two programs: DotFriday (a webinar series) and Substrate Saturdays (a bootcamp series).
- These programs began in September 2021.
- They have been successful and the community is growing quickly.
- They want to reach 1500 crypto fans and 1000 developers by February 2022.
- More information about their events is available online.

6 Polkadot Webinars + 3 Substrate Bootcamps in India 

- Polkassembly helps with the governance of Polkadot and Kusama networks.
- This proposal is asking for money to pay for running and maintaining Polkassembly.
- The payment will happen every three months (quarterly).
- Funds are requested for the first three months of 2022 (January, February, March).
- The maintenance costs include upgrades and infrastructure.
- The proposal will alternate between Polkadot and Kusama for funding every three months.
- More information about the proposal can be found in a linked document and discussion.

Social Contract between Polkassembly and Polkadot Treasury

- Clients need RPC nodes to connect to the Polkadot network.
- If these nodes are not available, users can't access the network.
- This proposal is about getting money to keep a new RPC service running.
- The new service is in Scandinavia and will help the network become more decentralized.
- The RPC service is now online and ready to use.
- More details can be found in the linked documents.  
- The DOT rate can be checked using a specific tool.

Proposal: Polkadot RPC node Dwellir

- MIDLDEV OÜ is a company from Estonia that helps the Polkadot network by taking daily snapshots of its database.
- These snapshots are important for node operators and validators to recover quickly if they lose data.
- The snapshots are stored in a compressed format and can be downloaded from a website called polkashots.io, which has been running well for a year.
- MIDLDEV also manages issues and provides a backup plan for their services.
- The cost for running this service includes monthly payments for engineers and cloud usage, totaling about 12,919.77 EUR for a specific period.
- The snapshots support both Polkadot and Kusama networks, ensuring both can recover easily from storage problems.
- This proposal seeks funding in Polkadot's cryptocurrency to continue providing these snapshot services.

Polkashots.io maintenance

- Messari wants Polkadot to join its Messari Hub, a place for independent research.
- The research will be made by skilled analysts and is funded by crypto organizations.
- This helps users, developers, and investors get good information about Polkadot.
- Reports will be available for free on Messari and shared through a newsletter and social media.
- Messari is asking for $125,000 in DOT, plus an extra 10% for possible price changes.
- The money will be used to make one big report and then four smaller reports every three months.

Commission research through the Messari Hub

- Patract is making tools for Polkadot's Wasm contracts and has completed several projects like Redspot, Europa, and Elara.
- Important software updates include changes in the Pallet-Contracts and ink! functions.
- They support many users by providing cloud services and developing educational content.
- Maintenance costs for different projects range from $800 to $6,000.
- Patract recorded many educational videos to help the community understand their tools better.
- The total maintenance cost in 2021 was about $59,834, equivalent to around 1,770 DOT tokens.

Patract Labs' maintenance cost for Polkadot of 2021

- The university engagement program is requesting funding for a hackathon.
- They need $27,000 to give prizes to winners.
- The request is for 658.30 DOT, based on current price averages.
- Information about the hackathon and the winners is available in a report.

Encode Polkadot Tranche 3 (hackathon payments)

- A proposal was made on November 24, 2021, to help Spanish-speaking people learn about Polkadot.
- The goal is to create an Educational Hub with easy-to-understand information in Spanish.
- There is a need for better Spanish resources because many people find it hard to understand information in English.
- The project will include making a Spanish website and creating guidelines, tutorials, blog posts, and other helpful documents.
- They will also translate important Polkadot materials into Spanish.
- The proposal has a budget of 494.35 DOTs and aims to support the growth of the Spanish Polkadot community.

POLKADOT EDUCATIONAL HUB IN SPANISH (Milestone 2)

- CryptoLab helps people who are not experts in technology to earn money from cryptocurrencies safely.
- The website offers tools for managing investments, especially for Polkadot and Kusama networks.
- Users can choose how to invest by picking from recommended options or setting their own rules.
- It tracks earnings and sends alerts if there are changes with validators to help users adjust their investments.
- The project is currently focused on Kusama, with plans to expand to Polkadot later.
- They are seeking feedback and have outlined their plans for future milestones.
- The total funding requested is $24,750 for the next stages and operational costs.

Treasury Proposal - CryptoLab Staking Website (milestone 2&3)

- This proposal is about helping a Polkadot community in China called PolkaWorld.
- It will cover costs for the community from December 2021 to February 2022.
- PolkaWorld has over 40,000 followers and has worked with the Polkadot ecosystem.
- They published 785 articles about Polkadot and had around 70,000 to 100,000 readers each month in 2021.
- They interviewed more than 50 projects and developers.
- They hold monthly meetups with about 150 people attending each time.
- They also host online broadcasts to connect the community with projects.
- More details and future plans can be found in their reports.

PolkaWorld Ops and Maintenance proposal for 12/2021 - 2/2022

- A proposal helps scam victims in the Polkadot community.
- Merkle Science wants to improve monitoring for bad activities using blockchain technology.
- They plan to start this project in December 2021.
- The proposal involves working with people from Web 3 Foundation and Polkadot Council.
- It includes developing new monitoring services for safety.
- The project will help track addresses linked to scams.
- They will use data from Subscan to calculate prices.

Merkle Science - Proposal: Polkadot Transaction Monitoring

- A free public API service for Polkadot and Westend nodes was created from July to September 2021.
- It helped many people use powerful nodes easily and supported existing projects.
- The service handled over 5.5 billion requests in three months and provided important data on how nodes were performing.
- Improvements included a new dashboard for partners and better tools for monitoring and recovery.
- The team aims to handle even more requests in the future and offers 500,000 requests for free daily.
- Users can access the API service through various links and can create their free API key.

OnFinality - High Performance Public Infrastructure (Q3 2021)

- Pinknode is a platform that helps people use Polkadot, a special kind of technology.
- It provides tools and services that make it easier to build things on Polkadot.
- The platform started in June 2021 and has helped users make over 200 million requests.
- Users can sign up for an account to access these tools or use free public options.
- There are plans to improve the platform to make it easier for users to manage their projects.
- Improvements will help users understand how they use the tools and work better with their teams. 
- Pinknode is focused on helping developers make cool projects on Polkadot.

Pinknode - Proposal: Improved dashboard for managing infrastructure

- A person wants to write a book about Polkadot, which is a network like Ethereum.
- Many books exist about Ethereum, but almost none are about Polkadot.
- The goal is to make a simple book that anyone can understand, even if they are not tech experts.
- They think it's important for more people to learn about Polkadot.
- A draft of the book is almost finished, and they want feedback to improve it.
- The book will be available for free under a specific sharing license.
- The request for funds to support this project was made on June 16, 2021.

Proposal to expand the Polkadot ecosystem with a book for blockchain beginners

- Klever is a cryptocurrency wallet that wants to include Polkadot in its services.
- They already support Kusama and aim to expand into Polkadot now.
- Klever Wallet has over 2.5 million users and helps manage crypto safely.
- It allows users to hold, send, receive, and view their transactions.
- The wallet works on both iOS and Android devices.
- Users can stake their favorite projects and swap coins easily.
- Klever offers 24/7 support and values user privacy with no registration needed.

#70 Klever Mobile Wallet Inclusion of Polkadot (Milestone one and two)

- A person proposed a plan on September 20, 2021, to improve Polkadot-JS, a special wallet for using Substrate.
- They asked for money to help make the wallet easier to use and to take care of it for a few months.
- The proposal wants to update guides to help people understand how to use the wallet better.
- They planned to work on two key parts: making the wallet's design nicer and keeping it running smoothly.
- The total amount they needed was about $6,435.
- The proposal includes links for more details about the improvements planned.

Guide to Polkadot-JS – UX/UI Improvements and Ongoing Maintenance Proposal

Subscan is a tool that helps people explore different blockchain networks like Polkadot and Kusama. Here are some key points about it:

- Subscan has been helping track blockchain activity for over a year.
- It has many users, but the growing number is making it harder to keep the service stable.
- Subscan needs more money to maintain its service and is looking for help from Polkadot Treasury.
- In the last few months, the costs for running the service have been high, totaling around $23,893.
- Most of the money goes to computing services to support its functions.
- Subscan is starting to make some money but not enough to cover all its costs.
- They have also created a service status page for users to check on performance and issues.
- Subscan wants to be financially independent in the future.

The Infrastructure Costs of Subscan for Polkadot Network from June 2021 to August 2021

- The proposal aims to grow the Polkadot community for Spanish speakers by creating an Educational Hub.
- The hub will help ambassadors and community members learn about the Polkadot ecosystem in Spanish.
- There is a need for more information, as many find it hard to understand only English resources.
- Plans include a special website with tutorials, blog posts, and translations of important documents.
- The website will allow community members to submit their own content.
- They also want to provide information about validators and staking, and offer resources to learn programming languages related to Polkadot.
- This project is the first step, and more plans will come later after feedback is reviewed.

POLKADOT EDUCATIONAL HUB IN SPANISH

- The proposal asks for help from the Polkadot Treasury to support a group called the Polkadot Ecology Research Institute.
- This group wants to create better Chinese content about Polkadot, making it easier for Chinese speakers to understand.
- They plan to update people on new projects in the Polkadot community.
- The goal is to help more people learn about and get involved with Polkadot.
- Since June 2021, they have been using money from the Polkadot Treasury and completed their goals for June and July.
- They are requesting about $86,250 for six months of operation from September 2021 to February 2022.

Treasury Proposals