- Polkadot Insider is a platform that teaches people about Polkadot.
- It focuses on being consistent, simple, and professional.
- They share information on Twitter, YouTube, and GrillApp.
- They want to keep working for the next 52 weeks.
- They create lots of infographics and videos about Polkadot.
- They also help organize events and conferences.
- They are improving their video quality and adding more content.
- They thank the community for support and want to keep helping Polkadot grow.

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Polkadot Insider proposes to continue operating for the next 52 weeks, prioritizing consistency, simplicity, and professionalism. They provide educational content on Polkadot through various media channels and have a breakdown of operation costs and plans. They report their accomplishments and metrics regularly and offer support for exclusive projects. They have faced some challenges with video production but plan to make up for it with additional infographics and videos. They have been a trusted partner for IRL conferences/events and highlight different KOLs, influencers, and PR publishers.

Polkadot Insider 52 weeks Operation (May 2024 - May 2025)

- Kai is a Polkadot Ambassador from Singapore who helps grow the Polkadot community.
- He started the Polkadot Singapore Meetup Group and hosted events with projects like Moonbeam and Astar.
- Kai suggests giving a prize of 10,000 DOTs to the top 4 teams at the Singapore PBA Wave 5 event in May-June 2024.
- The prize would help teams continue working on their projects and find more funding.
- Some people want a bigger prize, but Kai thinks 10,000 DOTs is enough for now.
- Kai is working with the PBA team to manage the prize money and might use a multi-sig system for safety.
- The event is supported by Polkabiz, NUS Enterprise, and the Asian Institute of Digital Finance.

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WHO: Kai, Polkadot Ambassador from Singapore
WHAT: Proposes to allocate a prize pool of 10,000 Dots to the top 4 project owners from the pitch finals day of Singapore's PBA Wave 5
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 10,000 Dots, happening in May-June 2024, personal responsibility of Kai to manage the sum

Polkadot Blockchain Academy Wave 5 Singapore - Demo day seed prize fund proposal

- Gossamer is a project built using Go to help the Polkadot network.
- It works as a full node and a validator node to make the network stronger.
- Created by ChainSafe Systems, a company that works on blockchain technology.
- The team is asking for support to continue developing Gossamer for the next 12 months.
- Goals include making the full node more reliable and adding validator node features.
- They plan to test and run nodes on the Polkadot testnet.
- The team is requesting 368,016 DOT to fund this work.
- You can contact them at gossamer@chainsafe.io for more information.

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WHO: ChainSafe Systems

WHAT: Continue supporting Gossamer development for the next 12 months, achieving full node and validator node capabilities, and discovering its potential and value within the Go development ecosystem.

PRICE: 368,016 DOT

TIMEFRAME: Q2/Q3/Q4 2024 and Q1/Q2 2025

Ongoing Development of Gossamer (16 months)

- **Who**: Mandala Chain is asking for $295,000 to help Polkadot grow in Asia.
- **Where**: Focus is on Indonesia, Australia, and other Asian countries.
- **Why**: Many people in Asia use crypto, but not many know about Polkadot.
- **Goal**: Make more people aware of Polkadot and get them to use it.
- **How**: 
  - Sponsor a big crypto event in Bali called Coinfest Asia 2024.
  - Showcase Polkadot technology and projects.
  - Help the Indonesian government with their digital plans.
  - Host a hackathon, a summit, and a VIP dinner for investors.
- **Why Indonesia**: 
  - Young population (median age 17).
  - Big economy in Southeast Asia.
  - Government supports blockchain and crypto.

WHO: Mandala Chain
WHAT: Maximize awareness of Polkadot brand and mission in Indonesia and Asia, increase user onboarding and engagement, position Polkadot as technology partner of choice in Indonesian government's national digital transformation roadmap, attract investors, create content for owned channels
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: $295,000 USDT in DOT equivalent, single payment for parallel efforts in different areas, events to be held in August 2024, targeting diverse audience and partners from parachains, developers, investors, businesses, government, academia, and crypto enthusiasts.

Polkadot @ Coinfest Asia 2024

- Polkadot Now organized two big events in Dubai: Polkadot Pulse and Polkamix After Party with Afrojack.  
- These events happened during Token2049 and celebrated the launch of the JAM gray paper by Dr. Gavin Wood.  
- Around 3000 people attended the Polkamix After Party at Barasti Beach Club.  
- Polkadot Now is asking for 56,016 DOT (about $380,910) to cover the costs.  
- The events helped Polkadot become more popular in Dubai’s blockchain community.  
- Despite challenges like flooding and transportation issues, the events were successful.  
- Polkadot Now has a Telegram group, X account, and YouTube channel for updates.  
- More details and invoices can be found in their proposal document.

WHO: Polkadot Now
WHAT: Seeks reimbursement for Polkadot Pulse Dubai Edition & Polkamix w/ Afrojack @ Token2049, Dubai
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 56,016 DOT (USD $380,910) (Rate: $6.8 / DOT based on an EMA7 rate on Subscan on 3rd May 2024)

Reimbursement - Polkadot Pulse Dubai Edition & Polkamix w/ Afrojack @ Token2049, Dubai

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- Encode Club is sharing a plan for 2024 to help the Polkadot ecosystem grow.
- They have 3 years of experience and want to attract new developers and support current ones.
- Their past successes include hackathons, workshops, and helping projects get funding.
- The 2024 plan includes educational programs, hackathons, and events to support talent.
- They are asking for $385,000 in funding, split into three parts over six months.
- More details about their past work and future plans are in their proposal and presentation.
- They are excited to continue working with the Polkadot community to make a big impact.

WHO: Encode Club
WHAT: Introducing a comprehensive year-long programme designed to attract new developers, support the current ones, guide mature projects towards creating significant startups and foster new talent in the ecosystem.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Requesting funding of $385k split across 3 tranches of $128,333 in DOT (17,898.60 DOT based on Subscan MA of 7.17) immediately (July 2024), after 3 months (October 2024) and after 6 months (January 2025).

Elevating the Polkadot Ecosystem: Encode x Polkadot Programme 2024 

- A group asked for $390,000 for an event called Polkadot @ Coindesk Consensus.
- They used a 7-Day TWAP of $10.02 and got 38,921.48 DOT on March 20th.
- Due to price changes, they are $100,000 short.
- They sold the DOT they received for $288,904.78.
- The total cost of the event is $390,000.
- They are asking for an extra $101,095.22 using a 7-Day TWAP of $7.08 and 14,278.99 DOT.
- A link to the proposal and receipts for the sold DOT are provided.

WHO: Distractive Crew
WHAT: Requesting $101,095.22 to cover costs for Polkadot's Consensus event
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 7 Day TWAP of $7.08, 14,278.99 DOT requested

Top Up for Polkadot at Consensus 

- Sasha has been working on Polkadot smart contracts for several years.
- The project aims to make Polkadot smart contracts work with Ethereum tools.
- A proof of concept and early prototype have been completed.
- The next step is to make the project ready for a testnet.
- The project is being tested on an experimental parachain called Yerba Network.
- The goal is to allow Ethereum apps to work on Polkadot without changing their front-end.
- The project is different from Frontier, which makes Polkadot more like Ethereum.
- The project is discussed on the Polkadot Forum for community feedback.

WHO: Sasha, ink! core team member at Parity Technologies and independent Rank-II member of the Polkadot Fellowship.

WHAT: Proposal to evolve the ethink! project towards a testnet-ready state, making it easier for developers to deal with Ethereum ABI-encoded data.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

ink! + Ethereum RPC = ethink!. Proposal-02: Getting Testnet-Ready.

- The proposal is being presented through the treasury instead of the bounty system because the event requires quick decisions and has a lot of preparation work.
- The event, Merge Madrid, is the biggest Web3 event in Spain, attracting 4,000 attendees.
- It will last 3 days: Day 1 is for businesses, and Polkadot will host a VIP dinner. Days 2 and 3 are open to the community.
- Polkadot will have a booth, a presentation, and workshops to explain its benefits in blockchain.
- The event is important for Polkadot to connect with businesses, developers, and the community.
- The Spanish Bounty system can't fund this event because it has a $50,000 limit.
- The full proposal can be found in a linked document.

Polkadot proposes to sponsor and participate in Merge Madrid, the most important Web3 event in Spain, attracting 4000 attendees. The event will span 3 days, and Polkadot will have a 12m2 booth, a 15-minute presentation on the Main Stage, 2 speaker allocations on the main stage, 30 minutes of workshop, a sponsored session on the main stage, and brand visibility at the national and international levels. The proposal is being presented through the treasury due to the complexity of the proposal, the commitment of the team with the event, and the need for a quick response. No specific price, timeframe, or resources are mentioned in the summary.

Sponsorship and Side Event: Merge Madrid

- A refill of 500k was confirmed yesterday, and another 500k is requested.  
- Marketing bounty funds are empty, and the next spending period is 22 days away.  
- The bounty will run on credit, promising influencers payment later, creating debt.  
- The price of DOT dropped by almost 50% since the last refill.  
- Community feedback shows people prefer transparency over cost savings.  
- Influencers offer discounts if prices are kept private, but the community wants full transparency.  
- Transparency will increase costs by 50% to 100%, but it will show detailed spending.

WHO: The person making the proposal
WHAT: Requesting a refill of 500k for marketing bounty
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified

Requesting a refill for marketing bounty number #33

- G6 Networks helps governments, banks, and companies use blockchain easily.
- They use Polkadot's technology to connect traditional systems with Web3.
- G6 Networks has created special devices to make private blockchains and connect them securely.
- Their technology includes strong security features like Zero-Knowledge protocols.
- They have already worked with Mandala Chain and have agreements in Indonesia and UAE.
- G6 Networks is asking for $244,200 from the Polkadot Treasury to grow their project.
- They were founded by David Pethes and are part of CCTF DAO, a security auditing company.

G6 Networks seeks funding from the Polkadot Treasury to expand and develop their blockchain infrastructure for governments, banks, and enterprises. They have already brought Mandala Chain, Mosaic Chain, and two MOUs to the Polkadot ecosystem. The requested budget is 244,200 USD, and they aim to simplify complex integration processes through their physical G6 devices, which support private, permissioned, and cross-chain functionalities.

G6 Networks: Polkadot Ecosystem Expansion with Institutions

- Jimmy Tudeski submitted a proposal to ask for 450 DOT to cover his travel expenses from a trip to Miami for an Inter Miami match.
- The trip aimed to evaluate how fans use digital technologies and see how Polkadot can improve their experience.
- He found that fans engaged well with digital tools, like QR codes, which could introduce new blockchain ideas like collectibles and secure ticketing.
- The community report highlighted how Polkadot could enhance fan engagement and education in sports.
- Jimmy's budget includes costs for airfare, accommodation, and an extra tip for his efforts in the project.
- He believes the partnership with Inter Miami can showcase Polkadot’s abilities in a visible way.
- Jimmy is looking for support and approval for this reimbursement request.

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WHO: Jimmy Tudeski
WHAT: Requesting reimbursement of travel expenses and a tip for a community report published on April 25, 2024, regarding a trip to Miami to evaluate digital engagement strategies at Inter Miami CF's stadium and assess the potential for integrating Polkadot's blockchain technology to enhance fan experiences and operational efficiencies.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 450 DOT, to be reimbursed for airfare and accommodation expenses, with an additional tip of $1200. Reimbursed DOT will be bonded for staking on Jimmy Tudeski's Stakenode Validator Node.

Retroactive Tip - Reimbursement for Miami trip wrt Polkadot x Inter Miami proposal

- Avata is a company that helps protect digital and real-world assets with insurance.
- They want to work with Polkadot, a blockchain network, to make their platform even better.
- Avata has big partners like luxury brands (Valentino, Bulgari) and gaming companies (GamerPay, Vaultn).
- They are introducing Digital Product Passports (DPPs) to Polkadot, which help track products from start to finish.
- The digital asset market is growing fast, but there are security risks. Avata wants to provide insurance to protect these assets.
- Polkadot’s technology will help Avata make products more transparent, sustainable, and compliant with rules.
- Avata’s platform has different portals for admins, merchants, customers, and partners to manage insurance easily.
- They hope to insure over 70 million DOTS (Polkadot’s currency) each year and grow their business.

Avata proposes to integrate their platform with Polkadot ecosystem to insure digital and tokenized real-world assets. They have live clients and partners with projected annual digital value of over $2B. Avata aims to enhance transparency, boost sustainability, and facilitate compliance. They project to insure over 70 million DOTS annually and offer a comprehensive plug-and-play solution. They are requesting a grant of $2.5M to be used over 18 months.

 Integration of Avata with the Polkadot Ecosystem

- **Proposal**: Recover 46.1 DOT lost due to a technical error during a Polkadot event in Finland.
- **Event Goal**: Promote XR, AI, and Web3 collaboration in Finland.
- **Challenges**: Funding issues due to discontinued Events Bounty support.
- **Proposal Changes**: Scaled down event details to fit a reduced budget of 310 DOT.
- **Organizers**: Student group XES and Polkadot Ambassador Tomi.
- **Error**: Lost 46.1 DOT due to a technical mistake with polkadot.js.
- **Tomi's Role**: Active in promoting Polkadot globally and locally, including cross-chain projects.
- **Request**: Community support to recover the lost DOT for future initiatives.

The proposal aims to recover 46.1 DOT lost due to a technical error while pursuing a local Polkadot event in Finland. The revised proposal was for 310 DOT, and the practicalities were to be organized by a student group. The proposer, a Polkadot Ambassador, is asking the community to reimburse the lost DOT to regain motivation and focus on international initiatives.

Recovering lost funds for local initiative

### BlockDeep Labs Summary

- **Background**: BlockDeep Labs is a spin-off from Parity's solution engineering team, with over 5 years of experience in Substrate-based chain implementation.
- **Grant**: Secured a grant from the Web3 Foundation to deliver the Mythos Parachain.
- **Problem**: New teams in the Polkadot ecosystem lack high-quality support due to the decentralization of Parity's go-to-market functions and the scaling down of the Substrate Builders Program.
- **Proposal**: Expansion of service offerings to foster Polkadot ecosystem growth, including coretime usage-based technical support, Substrate code reviews, Polkadot release analysis, and a delivery partners program.
- **Coretime Usage Support**: Offers free access to engineering resources based on coretime usage, aiming to gamify and educate about coretime concepts.
- **Substrate Code Reviews**: Provides detailed technical feedback and support to builder teams, aiming to maintain high-quality standards in the ecosystem.
- **Polkadot Release Analysis**: Reestablishes detailed analysis of Polkadot releases to enhance visibility of breaking changes.
- **Delivery Partners Program**: Trains and accredits Substrate engineering companies, enhancing Polkadot's visibility and ecosystem support.
- **Team**: Led by Gautam Dhameja, with experienced Substrate engineers and a project manager.
- **Budget**: Requests $577,745 (81,718 DOT) for 6 months to deliver these services.

WHO: BlockDeep Labs, a spin-out of the former solution engineering team at Parity.

WHAT: Proposes to offer technical support and advisory services to Polkadot ecosystem teams, including coretime usage-based support services, Substrate code reviews, Polkadot release analysis, and delivery partners program.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The proposal requests funding of 81,718 DOT for a 6-month period from June 1, 2024, to November 30, 2024, with a total budget of USD 577,745 (including VAT). The budget includes costs for code reviews, release analysis, coretime-based support, on-chain badging system, ecosystem services coordination, and entity management.

BlockDeep Labs: Ecosystem Services Proposal for Polkadot Treasury

- The Polkadot Ecology Research Institute is a group that studies and supports the Polkadot ecosystem, especially in Asia.
- They have been helping Polkadot since 2019 and have received support from the Polkadot treasury 7 times.
- They write articles about Polkadot, which have been read over 60 million times.
- They have helped organize more than 70 Polkadot events and supported over 110 Polkadot projects.
- They also help projects connect with investors and provide free support to global Polkadot projects.
- They are asking for funding to cover their daily costs for the next year.
- They published a detailed report on Polkadot’s future, which is very popular in Asia.
- This is their 8th time asking for funding from the Polkadot treasury.

WHO: Polkadot Ecology Research Institute

WHAT: Applying for 12 months of operational funding for personnel expenses to cover day-to-day operational costs of the institute.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

The operating cost for the research organization Polkadot Ecology Research Institute for 2024/4-2025/3

**Nova Spektr: All-in-One Polkadot Desktop Application**

- **Purpose**: Nova Spektr is a desktop app for the Polkadot ecosystem, designed for enterprise users, DAOs, and individual users.
- **Features**: Includes OpenGov voting, delegations, asset portfolio view, and support for complex account structures.
- **Enterprise Focus**: Supports over 75 Polkadot networks, multisig operations, staking, and secure key management.
- **Funding**: The project is funded by the Polkadot Treasury for 5 months.
- **Milestone 4**: Focuses on enhancing governance, operations, and user experience.
- **Security**: Features secure key management, hardware wallet support, and light client integration.
- **Open Source**: The application is secure and open-source, with a metadata portal for over 80 Polkadot networks.
- **Proposal**: Detailed proposal available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/14wyKOadBkY2BPZp5IUHD6Ved1mX-AdgOJ4253UyWmMU/edit).

Nova Spektr is a Polkadot desktop application for enterprise adoption. They are proposing funding for 5 months to develop enterprise-focused features for their all-in-one application, with a focus on OpenGov voting, delegations, and multisigs. The proposal includes a detailed list of features and is funded by the Polkadot Treasury.

Nova Spektr Milestone 4 Proposal: OpenGov voting and delegation, Support for complex account structures, Flexible multisigs, Operation basket, Assets Portfolio view, Fellowship voting, Web-hosted app

- Polkadot-API is a project to help developers build decentralized apps.
- It’s built on PolkadotJs but aims to do even more.
- The project focuses on making tools that are easy to use and work well with light clients.
- The team recently shared updates and added a new member, @carlosala.
- They are asking for feedback on a funding proposal to keep the project going.
- You can read more about the proposal in a Google Doc.
- The team includes @Josep, @carlosala, and @voliva.

WHO: Polkadot-API development team

WHAT: Seeking financing for maintenance and development of Polkadot-API through treasury proposals

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Details in the google doc provided in the post

Polkadot-API: Apr-Jul development financing

- On December 29, 2023, Ryan got a message from Chris, known as "Learn Polkadot," who is the Head Ambassador of North America.  
- Chris helped Ryan with his first Polkadot Decoded watch party earlier in the year.  
- Chris asked Ryan if he wanted to help bring the Indy 500 opportunity to their community, and Ryan was excited to agree.  
- After many meetings, they launched important projects on the Polkadot chain.  
- They had some issues with treasury payouts, but Chris helped fix it quickly with the help of other DOT token holders.  
- Ryan appreciates Chris for organizing an important deal with Inter Miami that will help promote their community.  
- Ryan believes that Chris deserves recognition for his contributions and hopes DOT token holders will support him with a tip.

Proposal to tip "Learn Polkadot" for spearheading the Indy 500 opportunity and helping with Ref 514 and Ref 616. No specific price, timeframe, or resources mentioned.

Learn Polkadot Tip for Polkadot Brand Being Elevated by Conor Daly and Inter Miami

- Infinity Wallet wants to add Polkadot and Kusama to its app to make it easier for people to use Web3 and decentralized tools.
- They split their plan into 3 parts (milestones) to show they can deliver step by step.
- Milestone 1 includes basic wallet features like sending, receiving, and tracking money, plus cross-chain swaps and fiat on/off ramps.
- Milestone 2 will add support for Polkadot tokens, a Web3 browser, DApp store, and NFT management.
- Milestone 3 will focus on making wallets easier to create, XCM transfers, and marketing to more users.
- Infinity Wallet is a non-custodial wallet, meaning users control their own money, and it’s not a browser extension but a standalone app.
- They aim to onboard over 50,000 new users to Polkadot and Kusama within a year and support 40+ DApps in 6 months.
- The team is open to feedback and has updated their proposal based on community suggestions.

WHO: Infinity Wallet Team

WHAT: Integration of Polkadot, Kusama and their ecosystems into the Infinity Wallet all-in-one gateway, for a complete and user-friendly way to access the decentralized world and Web3.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Milestone 1 Total amount: 9,924 DOT (~$69,000 at time of proposal); Deliverables have been split into 3 milestone referendum proposals.

Infinity Wallet - A unique native desktop Wallet & Web3 Browser - Milestone 1

- Distractive Media is asking for $325,000 to help Polkadot with marketing in Q2 2024.
- They are a web3 marketing agency working for Polkadot.
- They have five campaigns planned to highlight Polkadot projects and attract new developers, partners, and community members.
- The campaigns will use Polkadot's main social media accounts, website, and blogs.
- The full plan and costs are in a document linked in the proposal.
- They are looking forward to feedback on their ideas.

**WHO:** Distractive Media

**WHAT:** Q2 Marketing Campaigns for Polkadot ecosystem, including shedding light on projects and onboarding new developers, partners, and community members.

**PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES:** $325,000, DOT allocation calculated based on 7-day avg rate. Full cost breakdown in proposal.

Polkadot Q2 Marketing Campaigns by Distractive 

- **Pop Network** helps developers build smart contracts easily on Polkadot using the DOT token.
- It simplifies Polkadot's complex technology, making it easier for developers to create apps.
- Pop Network uses APIs to let smart contracts access Polkadot's features without needing to understand its complexity.
- It is already live on the Paseo testnet and supports the PAS token.
- The team, R0GUE, has experience from Parity Tech and knows a lot about Polkadot.
- They are asking for $587,100 (83,906.81 DOT) to complete development and deployment on Polkadot.
- Pop Network aims to make Polkadot more popular and increase the use of DOT tokens.

WHO: R0GUE, a team of ex-Parity Tech Delivery Service’s engineers.

WHAT: Pop Network, an ink! enabled parachain that offers straightforward and stable interfaces (APIs) to smart contracts and only uses the DOT token.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: $587,100.00 (83,906.81 DOT) to achieve milestones 1 and 2 of Pop Network, encompassing development, auditing, and deployment on Polkadot.

Treasury Proposals