- This request is for $4,533.88 to cover travel and accommodation for attending WebSummit in Lisbon.
- The event was from November 11-14 and had over 70,000 participants and 3,000 startups.
- The goal was to see if Web2 companies would use blockchain solutions and how Polkadot could help.
- They found 2 leads from government and 2 from IT companies interested in Polkadot.
- The expenses are detailed [here](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1mpc0-QixoREAuvdtIWV5-UXtSXAlMd20?usp=sharing).
- The full report is available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cjW0z7pgSH1LpQyKwTJd2bgUbJHxf2OuQ6DONZecS-c/edit?usp=sharing).
- The discussion post was made on October 10th.

Web Summit: Targeting Web2 companies to explore Polkadot's solutions to solve their problems. 

- **Proponent:** ArtemisAnalytics account
- **Beneficiary:** ArtemisBene account
- **Requested Amount:** $200,000 in USDT/USDC
- **Date:** October 23, 2024
- **Purpose:** Integrate Polkadot Parachains into Artemis's Chain Compare and Plugins products, and create custom analytics pages for 10 parachains.
- **Reason:** To enhance Polkadot's visibility among investors and increase capital allocation in the ecosystem.
- **Estimated Timeline:** 60 days (about 2.5 to 3 months)
- **Full Proposal:** Available in a [Google Doc](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b2PODY61IVS0qW-a_KvvS2Ng1isNYLSORyjkQn3uuMQ/edit).

Artemis Analytics proposes to spend $200k to integrate Polkadot Parachains into their product and build Custom Project Analytics pages for 10 parachains. This will help educate investors on important KPIs for the Polkadot ecosystem. The estimated integration timeline is 2.5-3 months.

Artemis Analytics Integration: Integrate Polkadot and Polkadot Ecosystem Data Into Artemis, The Most Used Crypto Analytics Platform by US Institutional Investors

### KodaDot Infrastructure Funding Proposal

1. **Context**: KodaDot is the leading NFT marketplace on Polkadot Asset Hub, handling over 40,000 daily requests and maintaining 75,000+ NFT metadata entries.

2. **Problem**: Rapid growth requires long-term maintenance funding to sustain and expand the platform, especially for features like trustless NFT trading.

3. **Objectives**: Implement atomic swaps, a flexible offers system, and enhance infrastructure to improve NFT trading on Polkadot.

4. **Solution**:
   - **Atomic Swaps**: Secure, trustless NFT trading with multi-asset support.
   - **Offers System**: A bidding system for NFTs, including time-limited offers and notifications.
   - **Infrastructure Enhancement**: Optimized backend systems for faster processing and reliable metadata storage.

5. **Technical Implementation**: A team of five developers will use existing technical stack to build these features, aiming for sub-3-second response times and 99.9% uptime.

6. **Budget**: $280,000 allocated over five milestones, including 12 months of maintenance.

7. **Progress Tracking**: Publicly tracked on GitHub for transparency and community involvement.

8. **Impact**: Ensures KodaDot continues as a public good for the Polkadot ecosystem, enhancing NFT trading capabilities.

Infrastructure Funding for Polkadot Asset Hub #3 - Atomic swaps, Offers, Maintenance

- **Talisman Wallet** is a user-friendly, open-source wallet for the Polkadot ecosystem.
- It supports advanced features like portfolio management and transaction signing on Substrate and EVM blockchains.
- **Talisman Portal** is a web app that helps users discover and access Polkadot ecosystem activities.
- The wallet has over 130,000 active installs and has contributed over 8 million DOT to nomination pools.
- The team is requesting $690,600 USD for maintenance and new feature development from Oct 2023 to Sep 2024.
- Talisman aims to simplify the Polkadot experience for both beginners and advanced users.
- The team has a strong track record of executing on previous treasury proposals.

Talisman requests $690,600 USDT on Polkadot Asset Hub for feature development, UX improvement, and QA testing for Talisman Wallet and Portal over Oct 2023 - Sep 2024. The proposal covers in-wallet staking, Ledger support, foreign assets support, cross-chain swaps, and ongoing UX/UI and performance improvements. All features have been released and integrated into Talisman's open-source wallet and web application.

Talisman Wallet and Portal Retroactive Funding

- A group of six people (Erick, Armando, César, Amaury, Rodrigo, and Javier) is working to grow Polkadot in Mexico.
- They focus on high-quality events with moderate costs to attract new users.
- In 2024, they attended Web3 and tech events to build a strong Polkadot community.
- They are asking Polkadot for $12,000 to keep their team motivated and the community growing.
- The money will be shared among the six members.
- They are committed to expanding Polkadot in the region.
- They thank the Polkadot community for their support.
- You can read the full proposal [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gFg3mJAT2KubilXm-yP9FMgYZNcH2-Wl/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107298232260947345724&rtpof=true&sd=true).

TIP for the activities made by the Polkadot Mexican Collective

- A documentary about blockchain gaming has been completed and needs funding.
- The goal is to educate game developers about blockchain's benefits and challenges using Polkadot's technology.
- The documentary is honest and accessible, aiming to reduce skepticism among game developers.
- It was self-funded and took 2.5 months of full-time work, including international travel.
- The cost request is half of a typical documentary due to the creator's enthusiasm for Polkadot.
- Partners like Dot Play, Kusamarian, and Distractive will help promote the documentary.
- The documentary will feature interviews with various teams and cover topics like tech, challenges, and indie developers' perspectives.

Publishing and promoting the documentary, “Blockchain Gaming,” by the Polkadot community.

- **Proponent**: FBBA account
- **Date**: September 30, 2024
- **Requested USDT**: 50,000 USDT
- **Purpose**: Sponsoring Polkadot's involvement with the Florida Blockchain Business Association (FBBA)
- **Goal**: Enhance Polkadot's presence in the U.S.
- **Benefit**: Connect with blockchain policy advocates, businesses, and government officials
- **Florida's Economy**: 3rd largest population, 4th largest economy in the U.S.
- **Next Steps**: Open discussion for two weeks, then submit referendum

WHO: FBBA account 131S1zdnMfhF1hB4sWornxLvX5SY3c8GhtFPPePUTvhphQRM on behalf of Polkadot
WHAT: Requesting 50,000 USDT to sponsor Polkadot's involvement with the Florida Blockchain Business Association at the Enterprise level to enhance Polkadot's presence in the US, leveraging connections with blockchain policy advocates, businesses, and government officials to foster growth, improve regulatory engagement, and explore new integrations.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 50,000 USDT, referendum submission after two weeks of pre-proposal discussion.

Florida Blockchain Business Association (FBBA) Sponsorship to Improve Polkadot’s Presence In the U.S.

- Polkadot's social media is managed by multiple entities, including ET90266, the Polkadot Social Media Editorial Board (EB), and Distractive.
- The EB has five members who are paid 2,500 USDT per month for a six-month term (September 15th - March 15th).
- The first EB ran from March 15th, 2024 - September 15th, 2024, and saw growth in Polkadot's social media reach and engagement.
- The second EB was selected through an application process, with ET90266 interviewing applicants and choosing the final five members.
- Funding will be distributed in three tranches over six months to ensure all members contribute. ET90266 will not be compensated from this proposal.

Continued Management of Polkadot’s 𝕏 Account

- **Proposal for Tip in OpenGov**: Requesting a tip for continuous work on making Polkadot Bounty information more accessible and transparent.
- **Tools Developed**: Created a dashboard on Dune and a landing page to track Bounty data visually.
- **Social Media Management**: Started managing a profile on X to share updates and news about Bounties.
- **Reason for OpenGov**: Believes OpenGov is the best channel to reward broad-impact contributions, beyond just marketing.
- **Community Impact**: Aimed at helping newcomers avoid duplicating existing ideas by making Bounty information easily accessible.
- **Requested Amount**: 1250 USDT.
- **Community Feedback**: Welcomes comments and suggestions from the community.

Tip Request for Work Related to Bounties on Polkadot

### Subsquare Proposal Summary

- **Objective**: Retroactive funding for 12 months (2023.10.01 - 2024.09.30) of maintenance and feature development in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Infrastructure Costs**: Includes servers, domains, email services, IPFS, and OpenAI, totaling $1,845.1.
- **Maintenance**: Daily server monitoring, code refactoring, bug fixes, user support, and collaboration with other teams.
- **Development Highlights**:
  - **Referendum Enhancements**: Detailed statistics, vote status, call view improvements, and stable coin support.
  - **Track Status Page**: Visualization of referenda queues and their status.
  - **Preimages Management**: Features for creating, filtering, and managing preimages.
  - **Account and Profile Enhancements**: Deposit management, delegation status, and history tracking.
  - **Treasury and Asset Support**: Features for managing treasury spends and assets.
  - **Bounty Enhancements**: Features for curators, child bounties, and claiming bounties.
- **Development Cost**: Estimated at $338,400 for 3,760 hours of work.
- **Total Cost**: $469,845.1, including infrastructure, maintenance, and development.
- **User Statistics**: Approximately 175K monthly unique visitors and 10K daily unique visitors.
- **Future Plans**: Expanding features like identity management, discussion data decentralization, and research on quadratic funding.

WHO: Subsquare

WHAT: Seeks retroactive funding for the past 12 months maintenance and common features development for the Polkadot ecosystem, including server deployment maintenance, codebase maintenance, and enhancements to referendum detail page, referenda track status page, new referenda and templates, preimages management, account and profile page, treasury spends and multi-assets treasury support, asset hub basic features, and bounty enhancement.

PRICE: $469,845.1

TIMEFRAME: 12 months (2023.10.01 - 2024.09.30)

RESOURCES: 15 FTE equivalent work per month.

[Retroactive] Subsquare 12 months maintenance and common features development

- **Dotmemo** is a platform on Polkadot for creating and minting digital event memories.
- It helps communities and event organizers manage attendance records using blockchain technology.
- The platform has already minted over 3,000 memories and supported 10+ events.
- A funding proposal of $42,000 is requested for further development and maintenance.
- The budget includes costs for indexer, backend, frontend, and maintenance.
- Dotmemo has enhanced community engagement and collaborated with major events.
- The proposal includes detailed milestones and team information for review.

WHO: Damsky, Founder of dotmemo.xyz
WHAT: Secure retroactive funding of $42,000 in USDT for the development and deployment of dotmemo, a Polkadot-native dApp for creating and collecting digital memories of events.
TIMEFRAME: Not specified
RESOURCES: Indexer Development, Backend Development, Frontend - Landing Page, Frontend - Claim and Create Pages, Maintenance (6 months)

Retroactive Funding for Dotmemo - Onchain Event Memories for Polkadot

### BuildOnDot

- **Purpose**: Helps developers and businesses find ideas to contribute to Polkadot.
- **Community Response**: Positive feedback led to the decision to maintain the platform.
- **Costs**:
  - Hosting fees for 1 year: $418.65
  - Domain cost for 3 years: $62.98
  - Labour tip: $18.37
- **Funding Needed**: Until November 2, 2025.
- **Idea Submission**: Submit ideas [here](https://www.buildondot.com/#header-29-755201).
- **Maintenance**: Contact the maintainer via [Twitter](https://x.com/0xtherealbatman).
- **Feedback**: Welcomed and appreciated.

BuildOnDot 1 Year Infrastructure Cost - Domain + Hosting

**Goku's Contributions to Polkadot (Last 7 Months)**

- **Content Creator**: Goku has been creating content for Polkadot, focusing on topics like OpenGov, economics, and marketing.
- **Engagement**: Over 2.4 million views and a doubled follower count, with content often shared by Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and media.
- **Highlights**: Notable posts include discussions on Polkadot's blockspace, coretime, and a fireside chat between Gavin Wood and Vitalik Buterin.
- **Visual Content**: Uses visuals to explain complex concepts, inspired by minimalism.
- **Memes and Debunking**: Creates memes and actively debunks misconceptions about Polkadot.
- **Community Engagement**: Actively participates in Reddit and other platforms to engage with the community.
- **Compensation**: Has not been compensated for content but is requesting a retroactive tip of $15K, considering the impact and engagement.
- **Future Alignment**: Believes in a better approach for compensation, possibly involving vested DOT tokens.

Goku, a Polkadot ecosystem agent, is requesting retroactive compensation for his content creation and engagement activities. He has not been compensated before and is requesting $15,000 in USDT for his contributions over the past 7 months. He highlights his content's reach and engagement and suggests that a partial vested DOT approach would be ideal for future compensation.

Retroactive Tip For Solo Content Creation-2

- **Mandala Chain** is a blockchain built on Polkadot, focusing on integrating government and enterprise applications with public and retail services.
- The project aims to onboard millions of users to the Polkadot ecosystem, starting with Indonesia.
- Mandala Chain has already established partnerships with government and enterprise sectors in Indonesia.
- Key use cases include digital identity, banking, IP protection, and smart governance.
- The proposal requests $763,000 to scale development and accelerate user adoption.
- Successful events like the Bali Blockchain Summit and Coinfest Asia 2024 have showcased Mandala Chain's potential.
- The funding will help deliver real-world use cases and bring new users into the Polkadot ecosystem.

Mandala Chain requests 763,000 USDT for the urgent delivery of 4 government use cases to onboard millions onto Polkadot. The proposal aims to drive significant user adoption into the Polkadot ecosystem, opening the door for real-world use cases and accelerating Polkadot's growth across emerging markets. The timeframe is nine months, and the budget covers all costs for development, testing, user experience refinement, and public showcasing events. The proposal is critical to establish Polkadot as a global leader in the Web3 space and capture the next wave of users.

Delivery of 4 Government Use Cases to Onboard Millions onto Polkadot

### Polkadot Community Foundation and Ledger Giveaway

- **Partnership**: Polkadot Community Foundation and Ledger are collaborating on a social media giveaway.
- **Prize**: 50 Ledger Flex devices (worth €245 each) will be given away.
- **Objective**: Increase followers on Polkadot and Ledger's Twitter accounts and create excitement around the Ledger Flex device.
- **Mechanics**: Participants must follow both accounts, like the post, quote repost, and leave a comment.
- **Timeline**: The giveaway will be announced within three weeks of funds being distributed, with a two-week promotion period. Winners will be contacted within seven days after the promotion ends.
- **Selection**: 50 winners will be randomly selected and must fulfill all participation requirements.
- **Funding**: 11,506 USDT for 52 Ledgers and up to 9,000 USDT for legal fees. Unused funds will be returned to the Treasury.

Polkadot Community Foundation and Ledger will partner to run a Ledger Flex giveaway (50pcs) on social media. The objective is to drive tens of thousands of crypto-enthusiasts to follow the @Polkadot and @Ledger 𝕏 Accounts, raise awareness and create excitement around Polkadot and the new Ledger Flex device, and give back to the community. The proposal requests 11,506 USDT for 52 Ledgers + up to 9,000 USDT for legal fees. The giveaway will be announced within three weeks of funds being distributed, and the promotion period will be two weeks from the announcement date. Winners will be randomly selected, and 50 vouchers will be distributed to 50 unique winners. The funds will be distributed to the Polkadot Cayman Foundation, and then converted to fiat for payment to Ledger.

Polkadot Community Foundation <> Ledger - Giveaway to Increase 𝕏 Followers

- **DaBlock** is an information portal focused on the Polkadot ecosystem, providing resources on DApps, major initiatives, and events like Sub0 and Decoded.
- It complements the Polkadot Wiki by emphasizing key elements rather than technical concepts.
- Two main outputs are **dablock.com**, a curated portal with over 600 URLs, and **DOT Brain**, a comprehensive directory of ecosystem elements.
- These resources are used by creators, agencies, and media teams, reducing content generation time.
- DaBlock is transitioning to a 100% open-source platform and will move to the domain **polkadotecosystem.com**.
- Future plans include a multi-language version, portal restructuring, and directory updates.
- DaBlock is seeking support to continue its work, aiming to enhance visibility and accessibility of ecosystem resources.

DaBlock seeks support for proposal #1240 to expand their information portal for the Polkadot ecosystem. They request 8,400 USDC to complete tasks such as migrating to a Static Site Generator solution, introducing a multi-language version, restructuring the portal, and updating directories and content. The migration is expected to be completed between early and mid-November, with ongoing development and expansion planned in the following months.

Dablock: Open-Source Migration & Operations [October - January]

- **Proponent**: James Slusser (Polkadot account)
- **Date**: September 30, 2024
- **Requested USDT**: 2,400 USDT
- **Purpose**: To sponsor Polkadot's 6-month membership at the Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of Innovation.
- **Benefits**: Access to a physical space in South Florida for business development, meetups, and networking.
- **Goal**: Test the location's viability and potentially upgrade to a private office or corporate space.
- **Partnership**: The center is a public-private partnership between Nova Southeastern University and Broward County.
- **Objective**: Establish a physical presence to drive awareness, foster growth, and explore new integrations in Florida.

WHO: James Slusser, on behalf of Polkadot
WHAT: Requesting 2,400 USDT to sponsor Polkadot's 6-month membership to the Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of Innovation at the Reserved Desk level, providing Polkadot with access to a physical space in South Florida for Business Development meetings, MeetUps, and Networking with other member organizations.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 2,400 USDT for 6-month membership.

Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of Innovation Membership

### Submerge.io

**Summary:**
- **Submerge.io** is an open-source platform designed to enhance the Polkadot ecosystem with advanced data indexing, analysis, and compliance tools.
- It aims to address gaps in the ecosystem, including limited indexer alternatives, data analysis tools, KYT integration, and AML compliance.
- The project is proposed by HELIKON and seeks $180,000 USDT for Milestone 1, which includes core functionalities like data indexing, analysis, and real-time analytics.
- Submerge builds on previous HELIKON projects like SubVT, Chainviz, and followthedot.live.
- The platform offers benefits such as ecosystem resilience, enhanced security, and a new utility for the DOT token through a stake-to-access model.

**Key Features:**
- **Indexer:** High-performance, multi-chain indexing in Rust.
- **Analyst and Real-Time Analytics:** Data analysis and real-time monitoring.
- **Sentinel:** Real-time anomaly detection and security monitoring.
- **Stake-to-Access (S2A):** Basic features free for DOT holders, premium features unlocked by staking.

**Milestones:**
- **Milestone 1:** 3 months, $180,000 USDT, core functionalities.
- **Milestone 2:** 3 months, $189,000 USDT, additional features.

**Background:**
- HELIKON has a history of successful open-source projects in the Polkadot ecosystem, including SubVT, Chainviz, and followthedot.live.

WHO: HELIKON
WHAT: Open-source Indexer, Analysis, KYT, and AML Compliance Platform for the Polkadot Ecosystem
PRICE/TIMEFRAME: $180,000 USDT for Milestone 1 (3 months)

submerge.io: Open-Source Indexer, Analysis, KYT, and AML Compliance Platform for the Polkadot Ecosystem

### @noble/curves Package
- **Purpose**: Secure JavaScript library for elliptic curve cryptography (ECC).
- **Features**: Focuses on security, minimalism, and ease of audit.
- **Usage**: Ideal for secure messaging, digital signatures, and key exchange protocols.

### About Paul Miller
- **Developer**: Founder of @noble packages used in web3 ecosystems.
- **Contributions**: Known for @noble/curves and @noble/hashes packages.

### Importance for Polkadot
- **Gap**: Lacks a well-maintained sr25519 npm package in pure JavaScript/TypeScript.
- **Need**: Enhances developer reach and flexibility in the Polkadot ecosystem.

### Impact
- **Developer Benefits**: Simplifies usage, improves BigInt handling, and increases security.
- **Marketing Benefits**: Boosts reputation and visibility in the developer community.

### Edgetributor SubDAO's Role
- **Initiative**: Voluntarily curates and manages the proposal and administrative work.
- **Funding**: Entire budget goes to Paul Miller and the auditing entity.

### Budget and Timeline
- **Development**: 1-2 weeks, costing up to 18000 USD.
- **Auditing**: Quotation of 22500 EUR, with potential alternative firms.
- **Payment**: Through Github Sponsorships using prepaid Visa/Mastercard cards.

WHO: Paul Miller, Edgetributor SubDAO
WHAT: Develop and audit a pure JavaScript/TypeScript implementation of the sr25519 curve for the Polkadot ecosystem using @noble/curves package. 
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: $18,000 for development, 1-2 weeks; audit cost not specified, but to be done by Cure53 or another auditing firm. Payment through Github Sponsorships using prepaid Visa/Mastercard cards.

Development of @noble/curves/sr25519 package by Paul Miller and audit sponsorship (1/2)

### Growing the Music Vertical on Polkadot: Onboarding Billfold

- **Proposal**: A PMEI (Polkadot Music Events Initiative) proposal to onboard Billfold, a vendor payment system for live events, to Polkadot.
- **Requested Funds**: $1.133 million USD.
- **Objective**: To integrate Billfold's 3 million users into Polkadot, driving millions of transactions and user growth.
- **Key Points**:
  - Covers financial obligations for Polkadot's integration with Billfold, marketing, and legal expenses.
  - 3-year contract term.
  - Expected to drive 3 million accounts for loyalty rewards and USDC transactions on Polkadot.
- **Benefits**:
  - Billfold's existing user base will bring millions of users and billions in transaction volume to Polkadot.
  - Polkadot will provide speed and security for Billfold's operations.
- **ROI**:
  - Initial Cost per User (CAC) is $0.33, decreasing as more users are added.
  - Billfold's integration will optimize their business and provide transparent data sharing.
- **Team**: PMEI, with support from Transistor and Exiled Studios.
- **Milestones**: Initial user onboarding within 3 months, full integration by June 2025.

PMEI proposes to onboard Billfold to Polkadot for $1.133M, covering contract terms, marketing, and legal expenses. The deal will bring 3M+ users to Polkadot and drive billions of dollars in transactions. The proposal covers the cost to integrate and market onboarding 3 million active user accounts via Polkadot custodial wallets, streamlining crypto-native payments, and loyalty reward tools for brands, venues, and artists. The initial user onboarding will be completed within a 3-month timeline from when the deal finalizes, and the full scope of this integration is expected to be completed within an eight-month timeframe.

Growing the Music Vertical on Polkadot: Onboarding Billfold

### WagMedia

- **About**: WagMedia is a content creation and media hub within the Polkadot ecosystem, supporting storytellers since 2021.
- **Adaptation**: Started as a Discord tipping mechanism, now focuses on quality content and nurturing creators.
- **Deliverables**:
  - **Weekly Newsletter**: 26 editions highlighting Polkadot ecosystem stories.
  - **Content Bounties**: 41 bounties with over 180 pieces of content.
  - **Retroactive Rewards**: Monthly rewards for impactful content, averaging $104.655 per post.
  - **Website and X Account**: Aggregates content and uses social media for publishing.
  - **Monthly Reports**: Detailed reports on OpenGov, treasury, and the broader ecosystem.
- **Impact**: Content reaches between 20,000 and 120,000 views, leveraged by Polkadot and parachain teams.
- **Hidden Contribution**: Many ecosystem leaders started with WagMedia.
- **Audits**: Monthly audit reports for every expenditure.
- **Goal**: Continue as a content creator hub, nurturing ecosystem agents.
- **Looking Forward**: Evolve into a media hub curating content for agnostic audiences.
- **Budget Request**: Funds for existing services, website upgrades, and sustaining growth on social media.
- **Challenges**: Stagnation in new creator growth, adapting to market conditions.

WagMedia proposes to continue nurturing and incentivizing content creators within the Polkadot ecosystem through weekly newsletters, content bounties, retroactive rewards, and a website. The one-year budget request is $1,500,000 for upgrading the website, sustaining growth on X, and continuing existing services. The main challenge is the stagnation in the number of new creators approaching Polkadot.

WagMedia - Collective Content Creation for 52 Weeks

- **Overview**: Polkadot aims to be the next-generation blockchain for Web 3.0, but needs more accessible smart contract development. ink!, a Polkadot native smart contract language, is part of the solution.
- **ink! Language**: ink! is built on Rust, known for its security and performance, and is used by major companies like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft.
- **ink! Alliance**: A group of companies is forming to support ink! and Polkadot, focusing on developer education and community support.
- **Collaborations**: The alliance will work with platforms like EasyA, Encode Club, and WebZero to promote ink!.
- **Current Status**: ink! is supported by several parachains and has thousands of contracts deployed. OpenZeppelin sees potential in ink!.
- **Objectives**: The alliance aims to increase traction, maintain ink!, and provide community support, requesting a budget of $520,000 for 6 months.

WHO: ink! Alliance, consisting of Michael Müller, Polytope Labs, R0GUE, and Virto, along with EasyA, Encode Club, WebZero, Distractive, core ink! engineers, and dApp developers.

WHAT: Form an alliance to accelerate growth and broaden the developer pool for Polkadot by promoting ink!, a Polkadot native smart contract language.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Requesting a budget of $520,000 USDC for 6-months of support for ink!, controlled via a multisig of trusted members. See "Deliverables & Budget" section in the full proposal for a breakdown of this amount.

ink! Alliance for a more successful Plaza

### Polkadot Blockchain Academy (PBA) Proposal Summary

- **Objective**: Expand and diversify education for Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Duration**: 6 months of activities.
- **Activities**:
  - Fund and support an advanced, shorter in-person cohort (Wave 6).
  - Launch PBA-X, an online program starting January 2025.
  - Add a new DApps track alongside the existing Protocol track.
  - Develop a syllabus for a "Mastering Polkadot" book.
  - Partner with universities to offer PBA content.
  - Create ongoing learning and career support for alumni.

Polkadot Blockchain Academy proposes to create and execute PBA6 and PBA-X, an online version of PBA, to educate thousands of potential contributors to the ecosystem. The proposal requests funding for a 6-month activity to deliver an advanced in-person cohort, a scalable online program, a new DApps track, a written syllabus, university partnerships, and continuous learning initiatives for alumni. The first cohort of PBA-X is planned for January 2025. Details in the proposal linked below.

Polkadot Blockchain Academy; PBA-X production and launch, Wave 6 production and execution. September 2024 to the end of March 2025.

### Summary of Centrifuge Proposal for Polkadot Treasury

1. **Proposal Update**: Centrifuge is reducing the initial USDC deployment from 3 million to 1.5 million to address community concerns about potential funding issues.

2. **Objective**: The proposal aims to support the long-term sustainability of the Polkadot Treasury by deploying USDC into real-world assets to earn stable yield and grow the treasury.

3. **Investment Details**: The 1.5 million USDC will be invested in Centrifuge's T-Bill pool, managed by the Anemoy Liquid Treasury Fund, using XCM for direct deposit from the Polkadot treasury.

4. **Benefits**: This investment will diversify the treasury, support real-world assets on Polkadot, and enhance the network's reputation by participating in the RWA Summit.

5. **Security and Transparency**: The beneficiary wallet is the Polkadot Community Foundation multi-sig wallet, ensuring no additional risk from Centrifuge.

6. **Centrifuge's Role**: Centrifuge is a leading protocol on Polkadot, focusing on making real-world assets more liquid and accessible in the DeFi space.

7. **Historical Context**: Centrifuge has a history of successful collaborations with Polkadot, including completing two grants and securing a parachain slot.

8. **Marketing and PR**: Centrifuge will promote this investment to highlight Polkadot's commitment to growing its ecosystem and treasury.

WHO: Polkadot Community Foundation on behalf of the DAO, Centrifuge
WHAT: Deploy 1.5M USDC into Centrifuge's T-Bill pool, Anemoy Liquid Treasury Fund, to earn stable yield, grow Polkadot TVL, diversify the treasury, bolster RWAs within Polkadot, and support Centrifuge
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 1.5M USDC immediately, no lock-up period, no added layer of risk for Centrifuge, fees for the fund are 15bps annually

*UPDATED* Proposal for the Polkadot Community to Earn RWA Yield on Idle Stablecoins via Centrifuge

### Summary of Cyborg Network Proposal

- **Objective**: Introduce web2 and enterprise users to the Polkadot ecosystem by building a web2.5-centric parachain called Cyborg Network.
- **Vision**: Launch Cyborg as Polkadot's web2.5 hub, enabling developers to build and scale web2.5 applications with support.
- **JAM-Boost**: A Polkadot-centric product line to deploy and manage Polkadot edge nodes, facilitating infrastructure decentralization.
- **Funding Request**: Seeking 182,275 USDT to build and launch the Cyborg parachain on mainnet.
- **Team Achievements**: Winners of multiple Polkadot hackathons and a W3F grant, with a strong presence in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Token Usage**: Initially, DOT and Asset Hub stablecoins will be used for transactions in JAM-Boost, with potential future integration of DOT across the platform.
- **Community Feedback**: The proposal is not for a token swap; the team is open to community input on token usage.

Cyborg Network plans to build a platform for managing AI compute resources and launch the Cyborg parachain as Polkadot's web2.5 hub. They are seeking 182,275 USDT to build and launch the parachain on mainnet. JAM-Boost will be offered as part of the IBP bounty program. The team has won several hackathons and delivered a W3F grant. They plan to use DOT token and Asset Hub stablecoins for all transactions related to JAM-Boost.

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