### 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).

Awarded

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

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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 proposal: The 2021/9-2022/2 operating cost for the nonprofit organization Polkadot Ecology Research Institute

- Lumos Labs held a successful online event called Polkadot Buildathon India.
- This event lasted for 9 weeks, from March 2021 to May 2021.
- It helped many people learn how to build on blockchain and meet others in the community.
- There were over 1230 applications, with 695 submissions in total.
- Three teams won prizes from a total of $14,000 in grants.
- Lumos Labs is now planning the next steps to help developers in India.
- They discussed starting an Incubator program and hiring a Developer Evangelist.

Treasury Proposals