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- **Event**: Polkadot Mexico organized a meetup during Talent Land, a major tech event in Mexico and Latin America.
- **Reason**: The team missed the chance to have a booth at Talent Land due to time constraints and mismanagement of event bounties.
- **Meetup**: Held on April 5, 2024, the meetup aimed to raise awareness about Polkadot and engage with the community.
- **Organizers**: Polkadot ambassadors in Mexico, who invested their time and money to organize the event.
- **Documents**: Links provided for retroactive documents and event expenses.
- **Social Media**: Polkadot Mexico has active accounts on Twitter, Telegram, and Instagram.
- **Key Person**: Erick Ramos, a Polkadot Senior Ambassador and founding member of Polkadot Mexico.

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Polkadot Mexico team and ambassadors organized a meetup during Talent Land, the largest technology event in Mexico and Latin America, due to a lack of time and mismanagement of event bounties. The ambassadors used their own time and money to organize the meetup to spread awareness about Polkadot and engage with the Mexican community. No specific price or timeframe is mentioned.

Retroactive Polkadot Event in Guadalajara Mexico - Talent Land 2024

### Polkadot Blockchain Academy (PBA) Summary

- **Dates**: 20th May to 20th June, 2024
- **Location**: National University of Singapore
- **Participants**: 
  - 90 in-person students
  - 50 to 100 remote students via video and audio link
- **Goal**: Accelerate Polkadot adoption by educating developers and potential ecosystem founders.
- **Format**: Combines in-person education (e.g., previous course in Hong Kong) with online asynchronous courses.
- **Current Focus**: Piloting remote education in Singapore.
- **Detailed Proposal**: Available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K1hkkK7OYxZ1dhpLMC36lJuO5FBlhEe1dMtQYyNcHbQ/edit#heading=h.l03seqnwsavp).

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WHO: Polkadot Blockchain Academy (PBA)
WHAT: Funding proposal for the fifth wave of the Academy, selecting 90 in-person and 50-100 remote students to speed up Polkadot adoption
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified in the summary, detailed proposal available in the provided link.

Polkadot Blockchain Academy - Wave 5 in person and remote - Singapore 20th May to 20th June 2024

### Summary of Services Provided by decentraDOT.com

1. **Cyclops Validator Dashboard**:
   - Open-source dashboard developed over a year ago.
   - Used by over 100 validators.
   - Features include nomination pools, reward export tools, and nominator tracking.

2. **Thousand Validator Program Leaderboard**:
   - Self-hosted leaderboard for 2 years.
   - Helps participants track their position in the program.

3. **Polkadot Validator Selector Tool**:
   - New unbiased tool developed recently.
   - Considers factors like verified identity, commission, and active status.
   - Listed in the Polkadot wiki.

4. **Polkadot Guides Blog**:
   - Provides tutorials on topics like liquid staking, pools, and compounding.

5. **Costs**:
   - Total development and maintenance costs amount to $6000.
   - Requested tip of 889 DOT to cover these costs.

WHO: DecentraDot team

WHAT: Requesting 889 DOT for maintenance and development of their services including validator dashboard, leaderboard, validator selector tool, and Polkadot guides blog.

PRICE: $6000

TIMEFRAME: Not specified

RESOURCES: Server costs, maintenance, and development hours.

Retroactive self-tip Request for Maintenance and Ongoing Development Validator Dashboard and Services

- The author presented a proposal to OpenGov, focusing on retroactive content after an initial rejection.
- The proposal aims to engage the community with past achievements and content, having already delivered one-third of the original plan.
- It includes promoting Polkadot on Twitter through the account Polkadot Brasil, linked to the main Brazilian community on Telegram.
- The author has managed the Polkadot Brasil profile since early Q3’23, fostering an engaged community and producing original content.
- The proposal requests 550 DOT from the Polkadot treasury for content creation and Twitter engagement.
- Planned activities include hosting Spaces, publishing threads, subscribing to X Premium, and sponsoring posts.
- The roadmap includes thematic Spaces on GameFi and RWA, pre-space threads, and reaching 1000 followers.
- Metrics show a growing follower base, high engagement rates, and successful content delivery.

WHO: Uai so serious?

WHAT: Revised proposal for retroactive content and social media promotion of Polkadot Brasil on Twitter.

PRICE: 550 DOT from the Polkadot treasury, allocated as 350 DOT for Uai and 200 DOT for X engagement.

TIMEFRAME: Three months, with plans to host a minimum of 3 Spaces, publish original threads, subscribe to X Premium annually, and sponsor posts to expand profile reach.

Retroactive Tip for Portuguese Content Creation

- **Applicant**: PolkaWorld
- **Funding Request**: 907 DOT
- **Event**: Polkadot HK Event on April 5, 2024
- **Location**: Fringe Club, Hong Kong
- **Collaborators**: 9 Polkadot projects and 4 venture capital firms
- **Purpose**: Discuss Polkadot 2.0 and market trends
- **Previous Proposal**: Did not include offline events
- **Request**: Retrospective funding for operational costs

**WHO**: PolkaWorld 

**WHAT**: Requesting retrospective funding of 907 DOT for an offline Polkadot event held in collaboration with 9 projects and 4 venture capital firms in Hong Kong on April 5th, 2024.

**PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES**: 907 DOT. No specific timeframe or resources mentioned.

Retrospective Funding Proposal of the Polkadot HK Event

### ink! Analyzer: Retroactive Funding for ink! v5 Support

- **ink! Analyzer** is a tool for analyzing [ink!] smart contracts, similar to how [rust-analyzer] helps with Rust code.
- It has a **Visual Studio Code extension** with over 350 installs since August 2023.
- The tool is designed to work with multiple IDEs and code editors through the **Language Server Protocol (LSP)**.
- This proposal requests **$26,500** for adding support for the new [ink! v5] version.
- The work includes updating the tool to understand new ink! v5 syntax and features while maintaining support for the older v4 version.
- Previous funding for ink! analyzer came from **Web3 Foundation technical grants**.

[ink!]: https://use.ink
[rust-analyzer]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-analyzer
[ink! v5]: https://github.com/paritytech/ink/releases/tag/v5.0.0

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WHO: David Semakula, creator of ink! analyzer.
WHAT: Requests retroactive funding of $26,500 for adding ink! v5 support to ink! analyzer.
TIMEFRAME: Not specified.
RESOURCES: ink! analyzer, modular and reusable libraries and tools for semantic analysis of ink! smart contracts.

ink! Analyzer: Retroactive funding for ink! v5 support

### Polkadot Advertising Campaign on Brave Browser

- **Campaign Overview**: A Polkadot awareness campaign on Brave Browser, initially approved with a budget of 58,902 DOT (worth $575,000 at the time).
- **Current Challenges**: Due to a significant drop in DOT price, the campaign's budget has been reduced to $272,302.95, leading to potential early exhaustion of funds.
- **Top-Up Request**: Seeking an additional 87,351 DOT to maintain the original budget and complete the campaign as planned.
- **Campaign Progress**: The campaign has generated over 63 million impressions and nearly 500,000 clicks so far.
- **Objectives**: Increase awareness, education, and engagement for Polkadot and its ecosystem among Brave's 77.95 million monthly active users.
- **Current Projects**: Includes Polkadot, KILT, Mythical Games, Hyperbridge, Nova Wallet, Talisman, Hydradx, Centrifuge, Energy WebX, Frequency, MeWe, OriginTrail, and Phala.
- **Conclusion**: Requesting community support to ensure the campaign's success and benefit the entire Polkadot ecosystem.

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WHO: Polkadot Awareness Campaign on Brave

WHAT: Requesting a top-up of 87,351 DOT to maintain the originally approved budget of $575,000 for their advertising campaign on Brave.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The campaign started on July 16, 2024, and will end on October 15, 2024. The additional funding is crucial to deliver the full scope and impact of the originally approved campaign.

Polkadot Advertising Campaign on Brave Browser - Top-Up Request 

- A replacement referendum aims to execute the funding from Ref 514.
- Ref 514 failed to pay out at the end of the last spend period.
- The funds will be returned to Treasury Partners Conor Daly and Athelo Group.
- Details are provided in a community update video by The Kusamarian.
- The beneficiary is a multi-sig held by Conor Daly, LearnPolkadot, and The Phunky One.
- DOT holders are urgently asked to support this referendum.
- The deadline for confirmation is April 17, 2024, at ~9PM UTC.

WHO: Polkadot Holding community, Conor Daly, Athelo Group.

WHAT: Execute funding passed in Ref 514 and return donations to Treasury Partners.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Urgent support needed to confirm referendum before April 17, 2024, at ~9PM UTC.

Conor Daly Indy500 Replacement Ref

- **Proponent Address:** 126AevKcm3RXJazGQWKYwtRvpjMmCBGV5W6LWeWLEc17YQ2n
- **Requested Amount:** 1,000,000 DOT
- **Date:** 07-03-24
- **Goal:** Attract liquidity and users to Polkadot ecosystem
- **Project:** StellaSwap, a DEX for optimal price discovery on Polkadot
- **Use of Grant:** Grow market depth and utility of assets
- **Motivation:** Deep liquidity needed for efficient marketplace
- **Impact:** Increase trading volume and network activity

StellaSwap requests 1,000,000 DOT to grow DeFi activity on Polkadot by deepening market depth and attracting liquidity. The grant will be used to increase market depth of strategic assets and foster a more efficient marketplace. The goal is to kickstart flywheel effects and increase network activity and exposure.

StellaSwap Incentive Program

**Telenova**

- **Telenova** is a self-custodial Polkadot wallet built directly into Telegram.
- It allows users to manage DOT and KSM tokens easily within the Telegram app.
- Features include sending and receiving tokens, buying and selling DOT and KSM, and viewing balances in fiat currencies.
- The wallet is secured by the user's Telegram cloud and manual backups.
- The project aims to make cryptocurrency management simple for new users.
- It underwent a 2-month research phase and a 4-month development phase.
- The proposal seeks retroactive funding for the research and development of Telenova.
- The wallet is now available to Telegram's 800 million+ monthly active users.

WHO: Telenova

WHAT: Retroactive funding for 6 months of research and development of a self-custodial Polkadot wallet built into Telegram, including testing and release.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Telenova: Polkadot Wallet built into Telegram. Retroactive Funding for 6 months

### RegionX

- **Purpose**: Reduces deployment and operational costs on the Polkadot network by enabling flexible procurement of Coretime.
- **Coretime**: Time reserved on Polkadot's cores for running applications, which can vary in resource needs.
- **Agile Coretime**: A new model allowing more flexible Coretime procurement, but still limited.
- **RegionX Marketplace**: A secondary marketplace for trading Coretime regions, addressing inefficiencies in the current system.
- **Components**: Includes a core marketplace, order processor, and reward system to facilitate trading and procurement of Coretime.
- **Benefits**: Lowers costs for existing parachains and new projects, making it easier to deploy on Polkadot.
- **Coretime Traders**: Expected to create a competitive environment that benefits users looking to purchase Coretime.

RegionX proposes a marketplace for trading Coretime on the Polkadot network, offering more flexible procurement methods for existing and new projects. The marketplace will enable the trading of Coretime regions, with a variety of properties, including active and inactive regions. The project aims to reduce deployment and operational costs for projects on Polkadot, enabling more teams to bring their projects to production. The proposal includes three main components: the core of the market, order processor, and reward system. The project will attract Coretime traders, who will compete to make the best offers for Coretime procurement.

RegionX | Coretime Marketplace for Polkadot

**Referendum Summary**

- **Purpose**: Increase the Anti-Scam Bounty to protect the community from scams.
- **Current Status**: The bounty has been active for two years, funding various anti-scam tasks.
- **Goals**: Continue current efforts and expand protection against scams.
- **Details**: Full proposal includes achievements, future goals, and budget breakdown.
- **Spending Report**: Available for review since the last top-up.
- **Links**: Proposal document and spending report provided for more information.

WHO: Polkadot community

WHAT: Top up the Anti-Scam Bounty to protect the community from scams by tracking/pruning scam activities, supporting scam victims, and promoting user safety via educational initiatives.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Details of the top-up and estimated breakdown can be found in the proposal document.

Polkadot Anti-scam Team Bounty Top-up

- **Tip Request for Expert Report**: A request has been made to tip [@OnlyDeFiGuy](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/user/OnlyDeFiGuy) for his expert report on HydraDX's referendum [#561](https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/referendum/561).
- **Report Details**: The report can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rrx1DX_HURVAFHspC2hSEXqxyTKpsqeDqUabKfHtt_o/edit?usp=sharing) and is described as informative and unbiased, detailing both the pros and cons of the proposal.
- **Controversy and Discussion**: There was some controversy on X, but the resulting discussion is considered valuable.
- **Tip Amount**: The requested tip is 42 DOT, approximately $375 based on today's rate ($8.94) and EMA7/EMA30 ($8.78/$9.1).
- **Purpose of Tip**: The tip is seen as a symbolic compensation for the expert's efforts and to encourage more expert reports on proposals.
- **Author's Note**: The author, kukabi | Helikon, mentions removing their vote due to delegation.

WHO: OnlyDeFiGuy

WHAT: Expert report on HydraDX's referendum #561

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Tip request of 42 DOT, roughly $375 at today's rate, as a symbolic compensation for his efforts.

Tip Request for @OnlyDeFiGuy for the Expert Report on Referendum #561

### Summary
- **Event**: Block & Wine Vienna Meetup on February 6, 2024.
- **Presenter**: Polkalytics.
- **Content**: Explained Polkadot fundamentals, latest developments, and parachains to a local audience.
- **Audience**: Approximately 50 people unfamiliar with Polkadot.
- **Recording**: Presentation was recorded, edited, and shared on YouTube with subtitles.
- **Cost**: Requested 1,260 EUR for presentation preparation and video editing.
- **About Polkalytics**: Offers data-driven reporting and consulting for Polkadot, founded by Tommi Enenkel (Alice und Bob).

WHO: Polkalytics

WHAT: Retroactive proposal for attendance, presentation, and content production for the Block & Wine Vienna Meetup on the 6th of February 2024.

PRICE: 1,260 EUR (1,050 EUR + VAT)

TIMEFRAME: Service rendered before the contract with the W3F came into effect.

Tip for Polkadot Presentation at Vienna Crypto Meetup

### Polkadot at Coindesk Consensus 2024

- **Event**: Coindesk Consensus conference in Austin, Texas (May 29-31, 2024).
- **Sponsorship**: Block 3 sponsorship package with a large expo booth.
- **Activities**: 
  - Pavilion-style booth showcasing Polkadot ecosystem teams.
  - Mainstage speaking session.
  - Branding on conference materials.
- **Additional Presence**: 
  - Conor Daly, Polkadot-sponsored Indy500 racer, with his racecar for PR.
  - Marketing support for an official Polkadot party.
- **Funding Request**: $390,000.00, with DOT allocation based on the 7-day average rate.
- **Lead Team**: Distractive.
- **Full Proposal**: Detailed cost breakdown available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rJDZRmikHz6kqQb-Hs4ZJBhI5CKWTHQRJ2JqlahvpuE/edit#heading=h.v6is2ta0txr1).

Polkadot proposes to spend $390,000 for a Block 3 sponsorship package at Coindesk Consensus conference in May 2024. The package includes a pavilion-style expo booth, a Mainstage Speaking session, branding on conference materials, and the presence of Conor Daly and his racecar/show car for photo ops. The Distractive team will spearhead these efforts.

Polkadot @ Coindesk Consensus

- Polkadot's social media was previously managed by Parity, a centralized entity.
- Now, it is managed by a decentralized 7-member Editorial Board (EB) and an Auxiliary (Evan).
- The EB members serve 6-month terms and are experts in various Web3 fields.
- The first EB members were appointed, but future members will be elected by the community.
- The EB aims to increase Polkadot's social media engagement and reach.
- W3F endorsed this concept and granted Evan a Decentralized Futures grant.
- Compensation for the EB will be decided through OpenGov, with one member declining compensation.

The Social Media Editorial Board (EB) will manage Polkadot's social media accounts. The W3F has delegated access to the EB via Evan (ET Public). Evan received a Decentralized Futures grant to create, setup, run and ensure the success of the concept. The requested allocation is 9426 ($90K EMA7 Price: $9.548) + 42 DOT for multisig creation and identity verification reimbursement to the proposer. The funds will be paid to a multisig controlled by all 7 members + the Auxiliary. The funds will then be distributed to 6 of the 7 EB members.

Funding for Decentralized Social Media Editorial Board

{bash} Events (the PMEI team) - a music and technology sandbox | onboarding users into Polkadot through music

### PolkaWorld Proposal Summary

- **Objective**: Request for operational funds for the coming year.
- **Activities**: 
  - 288 articles
  - 60 online livestreams
  - 48 educational short videos
  - 12 ecosystem interviews
  - Media channel management (2 X accounts: English and Chinese)
- **Success History**: 
  - 11 successful fund applications from Polkadot Treasury.
  - High-quality work with monthly reports for 32 months.
- **Additional Information**: 
  - Includes a story about PolkaWorld's activities.
- **Full Proposal**: Available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X9OOjRp_HhKtJpXGFQ7ysM8wqTIisqJRJ0xmjeYY7C4/edit).

PolkaWorld requests operational funds for 288 articles, 60 online livestreams, 48 educational short videos, 12 ecosystem interviews, and media channel management. The proposal highlights their successful track record and offers more details in the provided link.

PolkaWorld Ops and Maintenance proposal：2024.4 - 2025.4

- Messari wants to continue working with Polkadot for more research.
- They will make quarterly reports instead of monthly ones to save money.
- They will work with Parity Data to get the best information.
- These reports will go to 350,000 subscribers and big research platforms.
- The cost will be $120,000 paid in DOT, with a 10% extra for market changes.
- You can see more details in the full proposal.

Messari wants to renew its engagement with Polkadot to provide quarterly institutional-grade research reports for $120k payable in DOT with a 10% premium. Reports will be sent to 350,000 subscribers and traditional research platforms.

Continuation of work through Messari Protocol Services

### Summary of Proposal

- **Objective**: Increase DOT liquidity in the HydraDX Omnipool.
- **Amount Requested**: 1,000,000 DOT.
- **Method**: Non-custodial and decentralized provision of liquidity.
- **Current Liquidity**: Over 690,000 DOT and 560,000 vDOT already in the Omnipool.
- **Benefits**: Better order execution for DOT trades and support for ecosystem projects.
- **Related Proposal**: A parallel proposal suggests 1,000,000 DOT for liquidity incentives.
- **Previous Discussion**: Initial request was 500,000 DOT, increased to 1,000,000 DOT based on feedback.
- **Full Proposal**: Available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f66CtFkJZmvVeAbKc_ivBRrmcR0FnG63QGUgywca_x8/edit).

Polkadot proposes to add 1,000,000 DOT as liquidity into the HydraDX Omnipool in a decentralized and non-custodial manner, with the funds remaining under the control of the Polkadot Protocol and OpenGov. The requested DOT would add to an existing 690k+ DOT (and 560k+ vDOT) which is already LPed into the Omnipool. The proposal aims to strengthen DOT on-chain liquidity and provide better order execution for anyone trading DOT on HydraDX. The requested amount is 1,000,000 DOT, and the proposal was made on 08-03-24.

Polkadot Hydration: Treasury LP

### Summary of Polkadot Hydration Campaign Proposal

- **Goal**: Attract liquidity to the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Amount Requested**: 1,000,000 DOT.
- **Purpose**: Fund a liquidity mining program for major Polkadot assets.
- **Assets Included**: DOT, iBTC, vDOT, native stablecoins, and others.
- **Expected Outcome**: Increase trading efficiency and ecosystem health.
- **Parallel Proposal**: Co-funding with HydraDX Treasury.
- **Governance**: Approved by HydraDX token-holders.
- **Previous Discussion**: Increased from 500,000 DOT to 1,000,000 DOT based on feedback.

HydraDX Treasury is requesting 1,000,000 DOT to fund a liquidity mining program to attract liquidity and attention to the Polkadot ecosystem. The program will provide incentives for LPing into DOT, 8+ ecosystem assets, iBTC, vDOT, and native stablecoins. The proposal was ratified by HydraDX token-holder governance, and the full proposal can be found in the provided links.

Treasury Proposals