PoKe Berlin Team is requesting a 6-month extension to transform promising projects into an operational state using Polkadot's technology. They have achieved all milestones so far and secured signed agreements in over 10 industry verticals. Some of the most promising projects include collaboration with a Chinese technology conglomerate, diaspora-financed health insurance for an African country, mandatory travel insurance for an African country, a German Defense Industry Project, projects in the government and private sector for an outer territory of the USA, Central American Ministry for the Environment, Blockchain Use Cases in Supply Chain and CO2 Network, and a Photovoltaic Remote Control Project for German Municipalities. The team will focus on finalizing concepts, developing high-level roadmaps, involving Polkadot ecosystem partners, and generating follow-up projects for the Polkadot ecosystem. The team members have deep roots in the Polkadot ecosystem and have demonstrated excellent skills in business development and key accounting.

# 6 Months Extension for the PoKe Berlin Team - Transform Projects to Operational State &#x20;

Requested amount: 290,899 USDC

# Short Description

The scope of PoKe is business development that targets enterprises and governments to leverage Polkadot’s technology and to hand over projects to the Polkadot community. For that the W3F funded PoKe through the Decentralized Futures Programme for one year from May 2024 onwards. 

PoKe has achieved all its milestones to date! To ensure the maximum impact for the Polkadot ecosystem we believe that an additional six month period of key accounting and project management is necessary. As already mentioned in our [initial forum post](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/scytale-digital-s-involvement-in-the-w3f-futures-program-via-poke-the-polkadot-key-account-unit/4881) and the application to the Decentralized Futures Programme we now ask the community to fund this period. 

**The goal of this period is to transform the most promising projects into an operational state.** 

[**Link to full proposal**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I-8UET7yJIV7CG6l56pXliYXaZghePTUwUgCRhF1SA0/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.8akw0h5h82wu)

# Achievements

Our efforts have proven highly successful, revealing significant potential for Polkadot’s adoption across enterprise and government sectors. We have secured signed agreements and built a strong project pipeline in more than 10 industry verticals, including government, healthcare, energy, and defense. Promising opportunities in various stages have emerged from these verticals. Some projects have already secured an MoU or a collaboration agreement, others will be secured within the scope of PoKe.

The following projects are the most promising ones from our point of view, and they would require additional management attention to get them to a state where the implementation project can be kicked-off. Some projects will also require management of the Polkadot ecosystem consortium and local entities during the implementation phase resulting in a hand over to the local organizations.

* **Collaboration with Chinese Technology Conglomerate**
 A MoU has been signed with a multinational technology conglomerate with a dominant presence in China and beyond. An affiliate of the conglomerate wants to move forward to integrate their solutions with Polkadot in different areas of collaboration.
* **Diaspora-financed health insurance for an African country**.
 A Signed Collaboration Agreement between a local company on the ground and Scytale for facilitating a pilot project is in place. The project is progressing smoothly, with the MOU signed by the Ministry of Innovation, a local university, a local company and the W3F. The PoKe team currently works on the LOI. This project has the potential to be rolled out throughout the African Union.
* **Mandatory travel insurance for an African country**.
 The concept was presented and discussed on site with high-ranking government representatives and insurance executives. The concept was accepted by everyone, especially the insurance companies who showed high interest in the project because it opens up another revenue stream for them.
* **German Defense Industry Project: Resilient Identification System**.
 We had two high level workshops with the company in December and March. The discussion centered around how they could leverage Polkadot and blockchain technology. Three areas of collaboration are planned, such as building a prototype in the area of maritime communication, participating in  a project funded through the EU military research fund and they are interested in participating in the PBA. The former PoKe team has established a trusted relationship with the decision makers and  we believe a lot of key accounting will be necessary to be successful.
* **Projects in the government and private sector for an outer territory of the USA.** PoKe is discussing three projects in different stages in the government and private sector for an outer territory of the USA. The first project involves establishing a decentralized energy production system managed by local communities, coupled with a decentralized blockchain-based energy exchange. The second project focuses on creating a blockchain-based land registry, while the third aims to transform the Caribbean territory into a central hub for air cargo. These projects have the potential to open the door for the Polkadot ecosystem for future and more projects within the US, which has always been a challenge in the past.
* **Central American Ministry for the Environment**
 The Ministry is positioning itself as a key driver of blockchain initiatives in the country. In collaboration with them, we have identified promising use cases, which are now being further defined and planned. While these serve as initial pilot projects, the government is also actively exploring additional blockchain solutions within the Polkadot ecosystem. The pilot projects still require management and support by PoKe to bring them to a state where they can be implemented. We believe that some key accounting will increase the probability for Polkadot to become the center of the country's blockchain strategy.
* **Blockchain Use Cases in Supply Chain and CO2 Network**
 A global service provider with a focus on digital transformation and automation is exploring the use of Polkadot nodes.They are seeking a compelling use case, potentially for one of their customers, to justify a Polkadot project. For example, they are in discussions with a leading gas monopolist developing the first CO2 network in Germany. The goal is to use blockchain technology to track and document CO2 transferred into the pipelines, as well as the consumers who store, transfer, or transport the CO2. 
* **Photovoltaic Remote Control Project for German Municipalities**
 Project for the municipalities of a major German city to remotely control photovoltaic systems for stabilizing the power grid by managing electricity oversupply from small to medium-sized PV systems. This project has the advantage that it can be used as a blueprint for further projects in the German energy market.

# &#x9;Deliverables

The initial goal of PoKe was to identify verticals, establish connections with decision-makers, identify problems, and develop solutions using Polkadot, and then move these solutions to the MoU stage. The objective now is to make these projects operational to benefit Polkadot and its ecosystem.

Due to time constraints, the remaining PoKe time is not enough and may result in missed opportunities for the Polkadot ecosystem. During the 6 months we will focus on:

* Finalizing concepts, requirements, technical approaches, and solutions.
* Developing high-level roadmaps, project plans, and timelines.
* Finding and involving Polkadot ecosystem partners to build consortia.
* Developing sustainable business and funding models for new companies and projects.
* Offering project management support for complex projects, even after handover.
* Generating follow-up projects for the Polkadot ecosystem.
* Ensuring publicity and press releases for projects with MoUs and agreements.
* Presenting successful MoU completions and key learnings at conferences.

# Team Members

The team has deep roots in the Polkadot ecosystem and has due to its experience a profound understanding of the requirements and workings of large organizations. Its members have been part of PoKe since the beginning (even since the ideation phase of PoKe) and they are the driving force behind the aforementioned projects. The team members have demonstrated excellent skills in business development and key accounting.

## Ingo Rübe

**Founder KILT Protocol / Co-Founder and Director of PoKe**

Ingo Rübe, CEO of BOTLabs GmbH and founder of KILT Protocol, leads a Berlin-based team developing blockchain-based identity solutions. With a Computer Science degree from the Technical University of Berlin, he has held leadership positions at Axel Springer SE, Hubert Burda Media, and Drupal. He is also a founding member of the International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications INATBA.

## Elisa Dratsdrummer

**Marketing Director at BOTLabs & KILT / Project and Ecosystem Manager at PoKe**

Elisa is a Web3 native with a broad range of experience in marketing, interactive media, strategic communication operations and compliance communication.

She has worked with KILT for over five years, leading events and social media initially,  and now leads marketing, communications, public relations and community operations. Elisa is also a Polkadot Events Bounty curator.

## Matthias Möller

**Director Operations BOTLabs & KILT/ Project Lead PoKe**

Matthias has more than twenty years of professional and leadership experience in developing and shipping cutting edge digital services for various industries.

He has been key to KILT Protocol's success since BOTLabs' 2018 founding. He leads enterprise adoption and high-level collaborations, notably with Deloitte and the German Energy Agency.



# Point of Contact

Ingo Ruebe: ingo.ruebe@botlabs.org

6 Months Extension for the PoKe Berlin Team - Transform Projects to Operational State

- The Polkadot Ecology Research Institute is a big research group in Asia about the Polkadot community.
- They have been working on Polkadot for more than 6 years and have helped many projects and events.
- The team has written nearly 300 pieces about Polkadot and has reached over 63 million readers.
- They support projects in the Polkadot ecosystem, even outside China, often for free.
- Their Twitter account has grown a lot, with over 4,700 followers this year.
- They recently shared a big report about Polkadot's future that got a lot of attention.
- They are asking for money to help pay for their operations and work for another year.

The operating cost for the research organization Polkadot Ecology Research Institute for 2025/4-2026/3

Subsquid Lab is asking for money to keep their public SQD Archives running. These archives help many projects in the Polkadot ecosystem by giving them access to important on-chain data. They want $310,592.98 to cover the costs of running the archives and making improvements. In the last three months, they have increased their data storage and improved their services. They have also helped make the Polkadot network more decentralized and secure.

Summary

**Proponent**: [Subsquid Lab Official](https://polkadot.subscan.io/account/13bfKSQXoBn3AMLtZaW6BKv797fqZzsD3PYF6xpJDir3tdoE) - 13bfKSQXoBn3AMLtZaW6BKv797fqZzsD3PYF6xpJDir3tdoE **Beneficiary**: [Subsquid Lab Official](https://polkadot.subscan.io/account/13bfKSQXoBn3AMLtZaW6BKv797fqZzsD3PYF6xpJDir3tdoE) - 13bfKSQXoBn3AMLtZaW6BKv797fqZzsD3PYF6xpJDir3tdoE

**Contact Details**: Subsquid Labs GmbH 6300 Zug, Switzerland [mf@subsquid.io](mailto:mf@subsquid.io)

**Short description**: Ongoing development and maintenance costs for public SQD Archives

**Archive raw data:** Archive Infrastructure Metrics - [July, August, September](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17ueNw0-X_DVckSd_qmFwGa2mN3oilEWaCac7m3zY9KU/edit?gid=1549354589#gid=1549354589)

**Requested**: $310,592.98

**Previous proposals**: [https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1447](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1447)

**Motivation**

A) Archives

Archives are an important piece of Polkadot and Kusama data infrastructure provided by SQD (formerly Subsquid). They provide access to on-chain data for public chains in the Polkadot ecosystem. They are being used as a data source for [Squids](https://www.sqd.ai/cloud) and for efficient data exploration and ad-hoc queries. The Archives, as performant data sources of historical on-chain data, are critical to the operation of backend APIs run by major projects in the Polkadot ecosystem.

Popular Polkadot dApps and projects that depend on SQD include the following:

-   Tanssi Network
-   Talisman Wallet
-   Polimec
-   Polkassembly
-   Apillon
-   Hydration
-   Giant Squid API (maintained by LimeChain)
-   SubWallet
-   FiDi
-   KodaDot
-   RMRK
-   ChainSafe (in particular the Multix multi-sig, as well as other projects)
-   Phala Network
-   Stellaswap
-   Polkascan

Since the beginning of 2024, SQD has transitioned to a paid model for supporting parachains. However, public chains continue to be available for free use. Throughout the Q3 of 2024, we provided a free public data indexing service for Substrate blockchains, allowing interested parties to access indexed data on Substrate Events, Extrinsics, Storage Items, and EVM logs. Below is a list of the public chains we currently support at no cost:

-   polkadot
-   kusama
-   asset-hub-kusama
-   asset-hub-polkadot
-   bridge-hub-polkadot
-   collectives-polkadot
-   rococo
-   westend

B) Contribution

During Q3 2024, we addressed real-world use cases that were highly requested by the community:

-   Supported Substrate extrinsic v5, enhancing compatibility for newer Substrate-based chains.
-   Updated squid templates to the new data decoder interface.

**Achievements**

Increase in Archival Data Demand and Infrastructure Scaling

During Q3’24, archival data demand increased approximately 3.6 times, from 3,265 GiB in Q2 to 11,713 GiB in Q3. We addressed the increasing demand for archival data by enhancing our infrastructure's throughput and redundancy through deploying archives to OVHCloud in addition to GCE, while also empowering our maintenance and engineering teams to support the expanded infrastructure effectively.

Decentralization of the SQD Network Enhancing the Polkadot Ecosystem:

In Q3’24, we continued to empower the SQD Network, driving forward our mission to strengthen the Polkadot ecosystem’s decentralization and resilience. By the end of the quarter, the SQD network had grown to include 1139 active Worker Nodes, securely storing 574TB of data and serving approximately 11TB of data per day. This expanding decentralized infrastructure enhances data processing and storage capabilities, delivering increased security, fault tolerance, and scalability for the Polkadot network.

**Statistics and data**

![](https://i.ibb.co/C3rjjhx6/Screenshot-2025-04-16-at-15-27-17.png)

Over the course of Q3 2024:

-   Served a total of 12,576,410,498,732 (~11.44 TiB) of data from the substrate based archives.
-   Served 979,736 archive requests from substrate based archives.
-   The highest daily total data transfer recorded for Substrate was 375.57 GiB within a single 24-hour period (2024-09-19).

Costing

This proposal encompasses the combined costs for running Archives for Polkadot, Kusama, and other public chains, along with the development contributions, amounting to a total of **$310,592.98**.

[Raw data for Archives can be seen here.](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17ueNw0-X_DVckSd_qmFwGa2mN3oilEWaCac7m3zY9KU/edit?gid=466566330#gid=466566330)

The proposal is submitted towards the Polkadot treasury. Here is a summary of the running costs for Archives, in a tabular format:

![](https://i.ibb.co/390Kk1yp/costing-archives.png)

Contribution costs:

![](https://i.ibb.co/d4NZZ3XF/costing-contribution.png)

SQD (fka Subsquid) - Public Data Indexing Infrastructure for Polkadot and Kusama (Q3 2024)

- The Spammening was a special event involving Amforc and Parity Technologies to test how well the Polkadot network can handle many transactions.
- This event included different phases and a big public test that showed strong performance of the Polkadot ecosystem.
- Before the main test, Amforc did other smaller tests on the Polkadot and Kusama networks.
- Amforc worked hard without getting paid during this project and is now asking for 45,000 USDT as a reward for their efforts.
- They helped design the structure of the event, prepared proposals, and coordinated with others to run the tests.
- Some problems were found during the tests, including issues with the network's ability to handle many transactions at the same time.
- The project showed the importance of rewarding those who help improve the Polkadot ecosystem.

The Spammening Reward for Amforc

Integritee has launched its privacy sidechain technology on Polkadot Asset Hub, allowing private transfers for DOT, USDCe, USDTe, ETH, and WBTC. They have submitted a proposal covering efforts from July 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025, requesting 171,498 CHF (approximately 201,140 USD or USDT). This funding is considered a soft-loan, which Integritee plans to repay to the treasury with 30% of their gross fee revenue until the loan and a 10% premium are repaid. The proposal has references to previous approvals and initial discussions. Integritee's CTO, brenzi, has presented their work at various events and provided resources for understanding the importance of privacy and how Integritee can contribute to it.

Integritee has deployed its privacy sidechain technology on Polkadot Asset Hub, already supporting **private transfers for DOT, USDCe, USDTe, ETH, WBTC.**

Use it now at: [https://app.incognitee.io](https://app.incognitee.io)

This proposal covers efforts from 01.07.2024 until 31.03.2025 (9 months) retroactively.

**171’498 CHF ≃ 201’140 USD ≃ 201’140 USDT**

-   [Full Proposal Document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PHMdIkqOUw1c3POn8l-Lo3we20k6yh1DFb7aONbP5T4)
-   approved previous DOT Treasury retroactive funding ([ref 997](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/997))
-   approved previous DOT Treasury retroactive funding ([ref 617](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/treasury/617))
-   initial [discussion post](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/1739)

We consider this a soft-loan which we will pay back to the treasury with a fraction of fee revenues which each shard of Incognitee earns as long as the target token is present on the Polkadot Asset Hub and can be spent by the treasury. We commit to sending 30% of our gross fee revenue back to the treasury automatically and regularly until we have repaid the soft-loan plus a one-off premium of 10%.

**Context**

-   brenzi's [Incognitee presentation at decoded 2024](https://www.youtube.com/live/pKCqjkhmbB0?feature=shared&t=12004)
-   Private Transactions on L2 for all Polkadot Chains | Polkadot Decoded 2023: [video recording](https://youtu.be/mNs4txHedWs?si=pWv15HSusQJuHwih)
-   Why Privacy Matters And What Integritee Can Do About it | Polkadot Now India: [video recording](https://youtu.be/7he0Uqe9jps?si=qdbXK8arCIrEsY6N)
-   Account hygiene: a practical guide using Incognitee: [forum post](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/account-hygiene-a-practical-guide-using-incognitee/11569)  
      
    

Our CTO brenzi appeared in [AAG 222](https://x.com/TheKusamarian/status/1911162410649731529) to explain this proposal

Incognitee: Privacy Sidechain on Polkadot Asset Hub (Retroactive)

The Talisman Mobile App Proposal is a new request to claim funds for a project that was previously approved under Referendum 1390 but missed the deadline to claim the payout. The team behind the proposal has already started working on the project and is excited to bring the Talisman mobile experience to life. They have provided proof that the preimage was pulled and confirmed the payment address is a Talisman-controlled multisig, the same as in the original proposal. Voting for this proposal will help rectify the payout issue and allow the team to continue their work.

**TL;DR**

The payout for [Ref. 1390](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1390) (Talisman Mobile App Proposal) expired before we could claim. This ref intends to rectify the payout that was originally approved under Ref. 1390.

The preimage was pulled as an additional measure to prove that the payout was not disbursed.

**Q: Why was the payout not claimed?**

A: Due to an oversight on our part, we failed to track the timeline properly and missed the deadline to claim the payout.

**Q: What is the purpose of this proposal?**

A: Since the claim on our previously approved proposal has expired, we are currently unable to claim the originally approved funds. We are submitting this proposal to rectify this so that we may continue to deliver on the original proposal.

**Q: Are you still planning to fulfill the proposal?**

A: Absolutely, and we have already started. We are already several weeks into the design with the first set of wireframes ready to start user testing, and have completed a number of key technology components in preparation for the mobile app. We, as well as our community are excited to bring the Talisman mobile experience to life.

**Q: Proof the preimage was pulled?**

A: You can verify it [here](https://polkadot.subscan.io/tx/0x511a05e33d83e426cf4817dbe09b44762631c9fed9607ed59bd4725b5e7d72d3) - pulled after confirmation and expiry of the claim period.

**Q: Can you verify the payment address?**

A: Yes, the payment address is a Talisman-controlled multisig, identical to the one used in the original proposal.  
  

**Your vote will accelerate the rectification of this payout previously approved. Thank you for the support!** 🙏❤️

Ratify Payout APPROVED by Ref. 1390 - Talisman Mobile Wallet

- PolkaWorld is asking for 266,652 USDT to support its work from April 2025 to March 2026.  
- They create content like articles, videos, and livestreams about Polkadot in Chinese and English.  
- Last year, they made 324 articles, 71 livestreams, and 48 short videos.  
- They help connect Polkadot with Chinese users and share updates.  
- PolkaWorld also helps with events, like Dr. Gavin Wood’s JAM Tour in China.  
- They post daily on Twitter (X) in both languages.  
- The money will pay for content, team work, and events.  
- You can contact them by email or Telegram.

PolkaWorld Ops and Maintenance proposal：2025.4 - 2026.3

The Polkadot Blockchain Academy (PBA) is a program that helps people learn about Polkadot and become skilled in it. They want more money to grow and offer more courses. Here are some reasons why PBA is important:

1. They have helped many people learn about Polkadot and make big contributions to it.
2. Most of their graduates have worked on Polkadot projects.
3. Big companies in the Polkadot world trust PBA and hire their graduates.
4. They make learning easy for people who can't be in person by offering online courses.

With more money, PBA will do these things:

1. Train more people in person.
2. Teach a special course about Polkadot's JAM protocol.
3. Work with universities to teach their courses.
4. Keep helping graduates find jobs and learn more.
5. Make new online courses based on what people need.
6. Help new projects join the Polkadot world.

By giving money to PBA, we can make sure there are enough skilled people to keep Polkadot growing. You can learn more about their plan by visiting their website.

**\*\*\*\*This new proposal replaces referenda 1472, we are switching to USDT  and a tranche based funds release schedule to ease pressure on treasury funds, everything else remains the same as 1472.\*\*\*\***

**The Future of Polkadot Depends on Talent**

The Polkadot Blockchain Academy (PBA) is the single largest and most effective pipeline of talent into the Polkadot ecosystem. Over the past three years, close to 750 learners have completed our courses, many of whom now produce significant contributions towards Polkadot or ecosystem projects.

We are at a pivotal moment. The future of Polkadot depends not just on innovation but on a steady stream of highly skilled, motivated builders who can create and execute impactful projects, advance the network's capabilities and drive adoption. The PBA has proven its ability to deliver, our alumni are shaping the ecosystem, and demand for our programs has never been higher.

To capitalize on this momentum, we are requesting nine months of funding to scale our programs and diversify our offerings, making PBA more inclusive, relevant and far-reaching than ever before.

**Why support PBA? A Track Record of Success**

-   We are the largest producer of well educated, Polkadot-native talent – No other initiative has onboarded more developers successfully.
-   Close to 70% of 409 PBA Campus graduates actively contributed to open-source Polkadot-related repositories in 2024.
-   Trusted by ecosystem leaders – Parity, The Web3 Foundation and other top teams recruit directly from our alumni.
-   Expanding accessibility – Our online course, PBA-X, launched in January with 580+ learners, and close to 60% completion rate, proving demand for remote education for a diverse audience. Ongoing Evolution:

**Scaling & Strengthening the Polkadot Talent Engine**

With this funding, we will:

-   Expand PBA’s flagship in-person PBA Campus program (Wave 7) to train and place the next cohort of high-impact developers.
-   Launch The JAM Course, an intensive in person course demystifying Polkadot’s JAM protocol, for top-tier engineers from the Web3 community.
-   Grow university partnerships, integrating PBA content into curricula and securing the next generation of builders.
-   Enhance alumni engagement through ongoing participation orientated events, education, placement and mentorship opportunities.
-   Build upon the success of PBA-X to offer new content based on the needs of the ecosystem, whilst continuing to run the original PBA-X content for 5 more cohorts in 2025.
-   Continue to identify, mentor and funnel new projects into the ecosystem via the Pitch and Mentor program.

Polkadot’s growth depends on its builders. By funding PBA, we secure a sustainable, scalable pipeline of developers, entrepreneurs and advocates who will drive the ecosystem forward.

Follow the below link to find out more about our latest proposal;

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11fKCbYG79VomgYFK4FDsK534ihmfSDG3wCnmLpo\_kws/edit?tab=t.0](https://docs.google.com/document/d/11fKCbYG79VomgYFK4FDsK534ihmfSDG3wCnmLpo_kws/edit?tab=t.0)

***revised proposal***Polkadot Blockchain Academy, PBA Campus 7, The JAM Course launch, University pilot, ongoing PBA-X evolution, Alumni program.

MinIO is a high-performance, S3-compatible object storage that can be used on public clouds, Kubernetes, private clouds, and the edge. Acurast, a decentralized verifiable compute network powered by phones, is partnering with MinIO to provide decentralized storage for Polkadot-native projects and enterprises. The main goal of this partnership is to create an MVP integration of MinIO in Acurast's decentralized compute environment, allowing developers to access MinIO through Acurast's native P2P layer. This will include creating storage buckets, configurable access control, benchmarking replications and costs, and providing detailed developer documentation and examples. Acurast's network uses billions of smartphones to run secure applications on decentralized infrastructure without compromising speed or privacy.

Decentralized object storage that seamlessly slots into place, replacing centralized solutions, is still hard to come by. MinIO ([https://min.io/),](https://min.io/\),) a high-performance and S3-compatible object storage, is already an established standard available on every public cloud, every Kubernetes distribution, private cloud, and the edge.

By activating the storage of Acurast’s ([https://acurast.com/](https://acurast.com/)) worldwide decentralized Cloud combined with MinIO, not only can Polkadot-native projects leverage true decentralized storage, but enterprises are also enabled to simply switch from their existing setup to a decentralized one.

[View full proposal](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i3KUP3SRIw0nMHr59r2NoaNOGCyLyk5M/view?usp=sharing)

**Context of the Proposal**

The main goal is to build out the MVP integration for MinIO to be run in Acurast’s decentralized compute environment and making it accessible to developers.

-   MVP integration of MinIO object storage in Acurast’s decentralized compute environment
-   Creation of storage buckets and configurable access control
-   Configuration and development in making MinIO exposable through Acurast native P2P layer
-   Benchmarking of required replications and estimated costs per GB storage on Acurast’s network
-   Testing and detailed developer documentation with detailed developer examples of how to access MinIO in Acurast’s compute environment

**About Acurast**

Acurast is the first decentralized verifiable compute network powered by phones.

Acurast is redefining compute by utilizing billions of smartphones – no data centers required. This verifiable, scalable, and confidential compute network enables users to run secure applications on decentralized infrastructure at scale—without compromising speed or privacy.

By leveraging these phones with their Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) in combination of a Polkadot-powered blockchain, Acurast is perfectly suited for running mission critical workloads with high-security requirements. With over 50,000+ phones onboarded worldwide on its incentivized testnet on Kusama with over 200M transactions processed.

Decentralized High Performance Object Storage (MinIO)

- OpenGuild helps Polkadot grow in Asia by teaching developers.  
- They hold workshops, meetups, and hackathons.  
- They partner with universities and Web3 communities.  
- Their goal is to connect builders to Polkadot’s ecosystem.  
- They support new projects and grants.  
- OpenGuild has 1,500+ members and runs events in many countries.  
- They help Polkadot stay strong in Asia.

Polkadot’s **builder community in SEA & broader Asia** remains **underleveraged**, despite the ecosystem’s **technological advantages**. Considering this year Polkadot have important narratives to push on Polkadot Cloud, Polkadot Hub and JAM**,** with a proven track record of engagement, technical expertise, and deep connections in the region, OpenGuild team propose a **coordinated 12-month activation plan** focused on builder community growth and developer engagement across key strategic markets in particular SEA & support broader Asia community following its success in 2024, with the following specific objectives:

**OPENGUILD'S KEY OBJECTIVES IN 2025-2026**

- **Localized Technical Enablement:**
 
 Offer in-depth workshops, bootcamps, and training focused on Polkadot SDK, Polkadot Smart Contracts, and cross-chain innovation to empower developers with the skills to build on Polkadot.
 
- **Grassroots Community Empowerment:**
 
 Facilitate monthly meetups, and community-driven activities that bring builders together, fostering collaboration and a sense of ownership within the Polkadot ecosystem in different countries.
 
- **Regional Ecosystem Activation:**
 
 Host region-specific Polkadot Hub campaigns, hackathons, and events to amplify adoption and showcase SEA as a leading contributor to Polkadot’s global vision.
 
- **Establish Web3 Community & Tech Universities Partnership** Grow partnerships with Tech Universities and Web3 Communities in Southeast Asia for education and incubation efforts, creating value exchange opportunities through Grants, Hackathon Campaigns, Co-hosted Activities, and continuous updates.
 
- **Career Pathways for Builders:**
 
 Connect talented developers to opportunities within Polkadot’s global ecosystem through mentorship programs, bounties, and ecosystem partnerships.
 
- **Ecosystem Coordination** Coordinating builder community activation efforts with other Asian builder communities partners primarily through the Marketing Bounty, Event Bounty, Web3Foundation grant, EasyA Fast grant, PBA, etc to provide necessary resources.
 

**CORE BENEFITS OF OPENGUILD INITIATIVE**

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Asian Builder Aggregation Hub | Serve as a coordination point for developers in SEA and broader Asia market. |
| Cross-chain Collaboration | Bridge projects built by Asian builders from different ecosystem considering Polkadot as a standing options for collaboration. |
| Accelerated Ecosystem Growth | Provides structured onboarding for new SEA builders and indie projects. |
| Polkadot Cloud & Hub Advocacy in SEA region | Drives awareness and adoption of Polkadot Hub for consumer apps through workshops, and local communication. |
| Regional Standing Position and Communication | Maintain, accelerate Polkadot techstack and ecosystem position in SEA market, and become the main communication channel for builders in region. |

**ABOUT OPENGUILD**

OpenGuild is a community of passionate Web3 builders dedicated to growing the Polkadot ecosystem. Our mission is to discover, connect, and support top talents in Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines. Indonesia, etc) while also providing valuable resources to builders across Asia. Through collaboration and innovation, we strive to create real impact, develop groundbreaking products, and build a thriving community around Polkadot.

We focus on helping builders and organizations navigate and master Polkadot’s technology by offering well-structured resources, hands-on events, and engaging activities. Our goal is to make it easy for anyone to learn, build, and contribute to the ecosystem.

With 1,500+ members on our Discord, including majority of developers and innovators in marketing and business, plus 3,000 supporters across social media, OpenGuild is becoming the go-to hub for Web3 enthusiasts looking to explore and grow within the Polkadot ecosystem in SEA and broader Asia market.

**OpenGuild Team's Track Record - Check [here](https://openguild.notion.site/OpenGuild-PolkadotSEA-1-Year-Activities-Report-cb9ceec1f58c4bf2bdcbc5e5c65a0b86?pvs=74)**

**DETAILS EXECUTION PLAN - Read our [FULL PROPOSAL](https://openguild.notion.site/PROPOSAL-OpenGuild-Accelerate-Polkadot-Builder-Community-in-SEA-market-154659b1c81780beb814cdaa0a005308?pvs=73)**

**HOW THE SUCCESS OF OPENGUILD BEING SEEN?**

<div class="joplin-table-wrapper"><table style="border-collapse:collapse; width:100%; height:609px;" border="1"><tbody><tr><td style="width:29.1717%; height:21px;">Deliverables</td><td style="width:27.1426%; height:21px;">Key Numbers</td><td style="width:43.6857%; height:21px;">Description</td></tr><tr><td style="width:29.1717%; height:112px;">Monthly Meetups</td><td style="width:27.1426%; height:112px;">42 Meetups</td><td style="width:43.6857%; height:112px;">Organize content curated &amp; community-led monthly mini meetups with builders across SEA countries (Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia) by our team and/or coordinate with regional community partners.</td></tr><tr><td style="width:29.1717%; height:112px;">Open Developer Bootcamps</td><td style="width:27.1426%; height:112px;">4 Bootcamps (4 key countries each)200-300 participants</td><td style="width:43.6857%; height:112px;">Organize across SEA countries with more updating Bootcamp Materials focusing on Polkadot Hub before the Buildathon with expected 200 new qualified students, then we provide onboarding flow in Polkadot ecosystem to PBA activations, building projects, career support.</td></tr><tr><td style="width:29.1717%; height:70px;">Community Calls &amp; Office Hours</td><td style="width:27.1426%; height:70px;">40 Weekly Sessions</td><td style="width:43.6857%; height:70px;">Update Polkadot ecosystem, invite Key builders to update information to SEA builders community.</td></tr><tr><td style="width:29.1717%; height:49px;">Polkadot SEA Buildathon 2025</td><td style="width:27.1426%; height:49px;">10 Dapps winning (out of the expectation of at least 50 submitted projects)</td><td style="width:43.6857%; height:49px;">Onboarding at least 10 quality applications in production to Polkadot Hub (Testnet or Mainnet dependable on the state of the chain) and still support other submission to on-going improvement for other grants paths to launch on the chain.</td></tr><tr><td style="width:29.1717%; height:49px;">Coordinate Grant Submissions</td><td style="width:27.1426%; height:49px;">8-15 Projects</td><td style="width:43.6857%; height:49px;">Coordinate with Grant opportunities (Fast Grant, Open-Source Grant, &amp; Ecosystem Grants, etc) to onboarding successful at least 8-15 quality open-source/business-oriented projects with milestones delivered. (This depends on finalization from grants curators).</td></tr><tr><td style="width:29.1717%; height:49px;">Support Channel</td><td style="width:27.1426%; height:49px;">Daily through out the year</td><td style="width:43.6857%; height:49px;">Maintain as builders support communication channel in SEA market, provide mentorship, coordinate with ecosystem players (Marketing Bounty, Meetup Bounty, etc), make sure all builders acquire a mix of resources to go-to-market (including finance, ecosystem connection, marketing support, community engagement).</td></tr><tr><td style="width:29.1717%; height:49px;">Event Representation</td><td style="width:27.1426%; height:49px;">10 Events (at least)</td><td style="width:43.6857%; height:49px;">Represent Polkadot in SEA extraodinary events, acquiring speaking slots for Polkadot’s representatives communication, podcasts and stuffs.</td></tr><tr><td style="width:29.1717%; height:49px;">Established Strategic partners</td><td style="width:27.1426%; height:49px;">20-25 entities</td><td style="width:43.6857%; height:49px;">Establish strategic relationship with more than 20 entities across SEA market (Community Partners, Key Universities, Organizations) for educational and builders onboarding efforts.</td></tr><tr><td style="width:29.1717%; height:49px;">Onboarding open-source projects</td><td style="width:27.1426%; height:49px;"><blockquote>10 projects</blockquote></td><td style="width:43.6857%; height:49px;">Continue our job as finding builders contributing open-source small projects for Open Contribution Bounty.</td></tr></tbody></table></div>

**WHY OPENGUILD IMPORTANT TO POLKADOT ECOSYSTEM IN 2025-2026?**

OpenGuild has grown into an irreplaceable team and community of core contributors to Polkadot in Asia. We’ve built strong connections with key ecosystem players while also becoming deeply embedded in Web3 builder communities across the region—making us a true native Polkadot builder hub in Asia.

2025-2026 is a huge year for Polkadot with major upgrades like Polkadot Cloud, Polkadot Hub, and JAM. OpenGuild is here to bridge the gap for Asian builders, helping them navigate these changes, providing mentorship and guidance, and making sure they have the right tools and knowledge to choose the best blockchain for their Web3 projects.

We’re not just about sharing updates—we’re about creating a welcoming and accessible space where builders across Asia can connect, collaborate, and grow together. Our goal is to make the Polkadot ecosystem easier to approach and work with, ensuring builders feel supported in their journey.

With exciting plans and partnerships in motion, OpenGuild is set to become the go-to builder hub for Southeast Asia and beyond. By tapping into existing resources and upcoming GTM partnerships, we’re making it easier than ever for builders to dive into Polkadot and be part of something big.

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READ OUR FULL PROPOSAL - **[HERE](https://openguild.notion.site/PROPOSAL-OpenGuild-Accelerate-Polkadot-Builder-Community-in-SEA-market-154659b1c81780beb814cdaa0a005308)**

[PROPOSAL] OpenGuild - Accelerate Polkadot Builder Activation in SEA & Broader Asia

- Anaelle LTD is asking for $2,125 for 25 hours of work.
- They worked on two databases at OpenGov HR.
- The first database, Bounties HR, gives details about staff and salary schemes (17 hours).
- The second database, Bounties Staff, shows staff experience and their organizations (8 hours).
- This request was shared in a post on the Polkadot forum.
- The payment will be made using USDC, a type of digital money.

This is a request for a retroactive tip totalling $2,125 ($85 x 25 hours) for the time Anaelle LTD spent structuring, populating, and updating 2 databases hosted at <a href="https://polkadotopengovhr.notion.site/">OpenGov HR</a>:
1) <a href="https://polkadotopengovhr.notion.site/bounties?v=1a5e13650f908017919e000c00a3359c">Bounties HR</a>: An overview of Bounties staff and salary schemes. (17 hours)
2) <a href="https://polkadotopengovhr.notion.site/1b6e13650f9080edb934e9471b754c29?v=1b6e13650f9080cb98e4000cb340b9ea" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bounties Staff</a>: A summary of Bounties staff&rsquo; professional experience and affiliated organisations. (8 hours)
This retroactive proposal was previously announced in the original <a href="https://forum.polkadot.network/t/bounties-hr-staff-and-salaries/12034">Polkadot forum post</a>.
The on-chain proposal will be made for payment in USDC.
&nbsp;

**Tip to Anaelle LTD for the creation of Bounties HR and Bounties Staff databases**

- An interview was held which gained popularity in late 2024.
- Gavin's first podcast was organized on Blockworks, a big platform for crypto news.
- The podcast was cohosted by Yano from Blockworks and Santiago R Santos, an important investor.
- The podcast is available to listen to online.
- A request for a tip was made for the work done since September 2024 for both projects.

[Big Tipper] Referendum #1519

In 2025, Polkadot is focusing on launching a new EVM-compatible smart contract platform called Polkadot Hub and evolving Polkadot Cloud. OpenZeppelin, which completed four OpenGov proposals in 2024, is working with Parity to support the launch of Polkadot Hub and continue supporting Polkadot Cloud. OpenZeppelin has experience in developer enablement, especially targeting native Solidity developers and DeFi protocols for Polkadot Hub. They have a strong presence in the ecosystem, with $20 trillion USD of value transferred across their contracts, a 19% market share of all transactions on all chains, and 100% penetration across top 50 DeFi protocols. OpenZeppelin is also involved in cross-ecosystem initiatives like interop, privacy/ZK, and standards creation. They are working with Parity following the completion of the last treasury proposal, marking the beginning of their official working relationship.

Polkadot’s strategy in 2025 is driven by the release of a new EVM-compatible smart contract platform in Polkadot Hub as well as the continued evolution of Polkadot Cloud. As a follow on to the four OpenGov proposals OpenZeppelin completed in 2024 ([1](https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/105), [2](https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/442), [3](https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/892), [4](https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1290)), OpenZeppelin has been collaborating Parity to support the launch of Polkadot Hub in 2025 with developer enablement (Solidity contract libraries and tooling) and to continue to support Polkadot Cloud with iterative updates.

OpenZeppelin brings a wealth of experience in developer enablement to the ecosystem, especially as Polkadot moves to target native Solidity developers and widely-used DeFi protocols for Polkadot Hub launch. Not only has OpenZeppelin has been the “point of entry” for many developers who are first learning smart contracts, who study OpenZeppelin’s contract libraries, such as the ERC20, ERC721, upgradeable, and so on, but OpenZeppelin contracts are the standard contracts that almost all protocols build upon:

-   [$20 Trillion USD](https://dune.com/openzeppelin/openzeppelin-contracts-metrics) of total value has been transferred across OpenZeppelin contracts
-   Market Share of ~19% of all transactions on all chains
-   100% penetration for OpenZeppelin contracts across top 50 DeFi protocols

OpenZeppelin is on the leading edge of a number of cross-ecosystem initiatives, including interop, privacy/ZK, and standards creation. Most recently, OpenZeppelin wrote and audited the flagship feature of Uniswap v4, the [Hooks library](https://blog.openzeppelin.com/introducing-openzeppelin-contracts-library-for-uniswap-v4-enhancing-security-and-innovation-with-hooks), and is currently developing a [based rollup stack](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/taiko-and-openzeppelin-partner-to-develop-next-generation-based-rollup-stack-302359509.html) with Taiko.

With this experience, OpenZeppelin can be a strong strategic partner to Parity and the broader Polkadot Ecosystem in their mission to launch a new platform and attract a new generation of developers with Polkadot Hub.

The collaboration has already started, and OpenZeppelin is currently working with Parity following the completion of the last treasury proposal. This proposal provides a context for the official working relationship over the next year.

Please see the full proposal [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UmbQhXxlK7yLwqw1zj45PfC4Hf1OcbkSUEXMTOotRwM/edit?usp=sharing).

OpenZeppelin Support for Polkadot Hub and Polkadot Cloud in 2025

- This proposal asks for money to keep working on ReactiveDOT and its related projects like DOTConsole and DOTConnect.
- ReactiveDOT helps developers create applications for the Polkadot network more easily and quickly.
- Previous goals included improving the library's reliability, creating better documentation, and making tutorials easier to follow.
- Some achievements include better support for wallets and more efficient ways to manage data loading.
- Future goals include making it easier to support contracts, improving how data is loaded and displayed, and increasing testing coverage.
- The project is asking for funding from March 2025 to June 2025, for a total of 688 hours of work.
- They want to grow the developer community and make it simpler to create applications on the Polkadot network.

Funding for ReactiveDOT & related developments

Polkadot Next.js Starter

- A tool for developers to quickly create apps for Polkadot.
- It helps people get started faster, especially during hackathons.
- Features include wallet connections, integration with Polkadot's blockchain, and a stylish design using Tailwind CSS.
- The project has gained attention on Twitter with many views and likes.
- Future plans involve adding more features and fixing some issues.
- Funding is requested to support the development of this project.
- A demo and more information can be found on its GitHub page.

[Big Tipper] Polkadot Next.js Starter Frontend Template

Subscan has proposed a funding request of $249,250 USD to enhance both the open-source Subscan Essentials and its commercial platform by integrating PolkaVM (PVM) data indexing, parsing, smart contract interactions, and UI visualization. The initiative aims to provide an open-source Substrate + PVM explorer, an open-source PVM contract verification tool, enhanced PVM support in the commercial version of Subscan Explorer, and comprehensive user documentation. This will accelerate PVM adoption and provide the Polkadot community with a robust, user-friendly, and one-stop dashboard for on-chain exploration. The development timeline is estimated to be 18 weeks, divided into two major phases. The total estimated cost for the project is $249,250 USDT.

Subscan-PVM Integration: Building a Unified Explorer for the Polkadot Ecosystem

- Otar and Raul from JUST Ventures GmbH are asking for more money from the Polkadot Treasury for their work planned from April to December 2024.
- They have already received money for their previous work from December 2022 to March 2024.
- Their tasks include helping with updates, community projects, and providing technical support.
- They want to get paid in Stablecoins to make things easier and safer.
- They have a document that anyone can check to make sure their proposal is real.
- This request shows that the community thinks their work is important and wants them to keep going.

We, Otar and Raul of JUST Ventures GmbH, are submitting a second retroactive funding proposal to the Polkadot Treasury, following the approval of our first request covering 01.12.2022 &ndash; 31.03.2024. This new proposal seeks funding for our contributions from 01.04.2024 &ndash; 31.12.2024.
Over this period, our work has included supporting and executing runtime upgrades, facilitating OpenGov implementation, guiding treasury proposals, providing technical assistance, managing governance discussions, supervising bounties, and engaging in key ecosystem initiatives. We have also been involved in projects like the Polkadot Ecosystem Map and the Polkadot Community Foundation advisory process among others.
The requested funding will allow us to compensate for the work done and continue our work within the Polkadot ecosystem, focusing on governance, technical support, and community initiatives. By maintaining a retroactive funding model, we ensure that contributions are compensated based on actual work completed rather than estimated upfront. To further simplify financial planning, minimise volatility, and align with community standards, this time around, we are requesting compensation in Stablecoins.
Beyond financial reimbursement, the approval of this proposal also signals the community&rsquo;s intent for us to continue our work under these same retroactive terms.
We have generated a hash of the document associated with this proposal for verifiability. Anyone can confirm that the document has not been altered by downloading it as a PDF from Google Docs and computing its hash. If the resulting hash matches the value: 0x93aa396d605cb910d3448ae64cee1df47de699f46689b5b5cb9ea6158ab362cc the document is verified as authentic. Discussion Post:&nbsp;<a href="https://../post/2823"> https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/2823</a> Proposal: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I15Vru9Q5bH7TFhWtEzvOS9Uz08D8WeFMH7dnQ0vYsM/edit?usp=sharing">HERE.</a>

JUST 2.0 Retroactive Compensation for Contributions to the Polkadot Ecosystem

Polkassembly is a platform for Polkadot and Kusama's governance. They have a proposal to get money from Polkadot Treasury to improve the platform in 2025. The proposal wants to make the platform better by improving things like user experience, stability, and important features. They want to make it easier to use, add support for more wallets, and make the website look better.

Some of the things they want to improve are:
1. Making it easier to set up an identity on the platform.
2. Making the website load faster and adding AI summaries for comments.
3. Improving how proposals are created and supported.
4. Adding support for more wallets.
5. Improving how the website looks and how easy it is to use.

They also want to make some technical improvements, like updating the software they use and making the platform more secure.

You can see some pictures of the new designs they are working on and some stats about how many people use the platform. They also have a budget for how much money they need to make these improvements. You can read more about the proposal in the full document.

Polkassembly serves as Polkadot and Kusama's primary governance hub, enabling participation in on-chain governance, delegation, proposal discussions, and community voting.

This proposal seeks funding from the Polkadot Treasury to support Polkassembly's 2025 maintenance and key improvements in stability, user experience, and core features. It focuses on essential upgrades such as better UX/navigation, enhanced identity management, technical stability, and spam prevention – that will strengthen the platform’s reliability and usability for the community

**What’s our focus with this proposal?**

The primary focus for improvement is summarized as below:

1. Identity -
 1. Increase stability in core flow.
 2. Simplify things for multisig account identity setup and fix issues.
 3. Add support for proxy-identity setup.
 4. RPC connectivity issues to be resolved on priority.
2. Comments AI summary & load speed improvement.
3. Comments for Proxy and Multisig accounts revamp.
4. Proposal creation
 1. Improve support for multi-asset proposals.
 2. Improve the proposal creation process for different tracks and scenarios.
 3. Add support for proposal creation through proxy and add support for multisig proposal creation.
5. Add support for more wallets including Nova, Mimir, Polkagate Snap, Signet.
6. Improve hardware wallet connectivity and functionality across all features.
7. Redo the landing page to improve discovery and site navigation.
8. Improve the proposal’s detailed view layout to make information more accessible
9. Site-idle connectivity issues and data loading.
10. Reduce steps in proposal creation & bundle decision deposit.
11. Create a proxy management dashboard and explorer Improve UX and platform navigation.
12. Add product walkthroughs for new user onboarding.
13. Add support for OpenGov Nomination Pool wallet voting for all wallet types.
14. Add comment filtering (DV, Proposer, Verified Accounts, Wallet linked).
15. Improved Preimage management and add option to convert pre-image into proposal directly through all wallet types.

**Technical Improvements**

1. Upgraded to Next.js 15 with Turbopack support for improved development experience
2. Node 20 support (compared to Node 18 in v1)
3. Revamped Editor
4. Better organized component architecture. Overhauled state management with Jotai Atoms.
5. New design system Integration along with shadcn/ui component system.
6. Overhauled project configuration with focus on security for easier open-source contribution.
7. The API architecture has been overhauled to improve data organization and facilitate easier integration for community members.
8. The API now offers expanded content delivery capabilities, enabling the return of data in markdown, block and HTML formats.
9. The authentication mechanism has been updated to utilize HTTP cookies for session management, replacing the previous implementation that relied on local storage and JWT.

Other technical improvements and details can be found within the [proposal document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/17ueaWqQcWpYmskJhrg3s3PPsFGEyzc4qea4XI4aBerw/edit?usp=sharing). 

**Proposal 2024**

Here’s the [OG tracker ref link](https://app.ogtracker.io/bigSpender/483) for our 2024 proposal and a [detailed self report](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iKgCOzIAMwFvIiYHl3PrBIQkxv5_pCdhdmRMIhFSvaA/edit?usp=sharing) with features and product updates from last year’s proposal. We worked with some amazing video designers to create a Polkassembly 2024 roundup. Users can watch the video [here](https://x.com/polk_gov/status/1874341508716933141/video/1).

<video controls width="500" height="250">
 <source src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/polkassembly-backend.appspot.com/o/ssstwitter.com_1738241513795.mp4?alt=media&token=d2f86d97-4c99-4e21-baf6-1a408714c552" />
</video>

**Implementation Gallery** 

Several UI/UX enhancements are actively being developed to refine navigation, improve usability, and ensure a better governance experience.

![Revamped Proposal Listing View](https://i.ibb.co/Zz98ssJH/1.png)

Revamped Proposal Listing View

![Revamped Proposal Detail view](https://i.ibb.co/whBV3c05/2.png)

Revamped Proposal Detail view

![Revamped Profile Page](https://i.ibb.co/G4dNzHpk/3.png)

Revamped Profile Page

![Spam Proposal Detailed View](https://i.ibb.co/Pz3y70hb/4.png)

Spam Proposal Detailed View

![Spam comments](https://i.ibb.co/hJ5ZH6JR/5.png)

Spam Comments

![Delegation Dashboard & Chat with delegates](https://i.ibb.co/wZdw3wYF/6.png)

Delegation Dashboard & Chat with delegates

![Bounty Dashboard](https://i.ibb.co/dsMbsKH0/7.png)

Bounty Dashboard

![Batch Voting](https://i.ibb.co/kgzCVJyb/8.png)

Batch Voting

![Proxy Dashboard](https://i.ibb.co/tTbt7pMS/9.png)

Proxy Dashboard

![Analytics Dashboard](https://i.ibb.co/V0MspcgC/10.png)

Analytics Dashboard

Our stats reflect our continued dominance in the ecosystem

Theme Product Metric Engagement on Polkassembly

**Number of users**

- Last 30 days visits - 145K 
- Total API Requests - 92M/month (Source: Cloudflare)
- MAU - 97k (Source: Google analytics)

**Number of comments**

- Total Number of Comments on Polkassembly - 13695
- Total Percentage of comments in governance on Polkadot - 82.66% (6288/7607)
- Total Percentage of comments in governance on Kusama - 68.2% (502/736)

**Number of disucussions**

- Total Number of Discussions on Polkassembly — 2206
- Total Percentage of discussions in governance on Polkadot - 93.69% (698/745)
- Total Percentage of discussions in governance on Kusama - 76.19% (32/42)

**Number of Proposals**

- Total Percentage of proposals in governance on Polkadot - 39%+
- Total Percentage of proposals in governance on Kusama - 20%

Source: Polkassembly Firebase

**Views**

Total Views last 4 months: 750K+ (Polkadot + Kusama)

Source: Polkassembly Firebase

**Identity Verification**

**Number of Judgements provided**

Total Percentage of judgements Polkadot - 52.22% (1216/2327)

| | |
| --- | --- |
| **Category** | **Amount (US$)** |
| Infrastructure & Maintenance (12 months) | $203,659 |
| Development Budget | $327,012 |
| Total | $530,671 |

The budget calculations can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gQeTVOccQofkIcxJDqafQ657P_cSMmTiFK6Gck3xfeA/edit?usp=sharing). 

Refer to the full proposal document [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/17ueaWqQcWpYmskJhrg3s3PPsFGEyzc4qea4XI4aBerw/edit?usp=sharing).

Polkassembly Social Contract 2025

Polkadot-API is a set of libraries that helps make decentralized applications. They want to make it easier for developers to create these apps. They have added new features and libraries to make it better. They are asking for money from the Polkadot Community Foundation to keep working on it from February 2025 to December 2025. They have a plan for how they will use the money and have shared it in a Google Doc. If they get the money, they will sign a contract, do some checks, and then get paid. They have set aside some money for the Polkadot Community Foundation's costs, and they will give back any extra money to the Polkadot Treasury. The Polkadot-API team thanks everyone for their support.

Hi everyone,

As many of you may already know, [Polkadot-API](https://github.com/polkadot-api/polkadot-api) was envisioned to provide a robust and flexible suite of libraries that prioritize composability, modularity, and a light-client-first approach. Our goal remains to equip dApp developers with powerful tools that simplify the creation of truly decentralized applications while continuously refining the developer experience.

Over the past development cycles, we have introduced new features and enhancements to Polkadot-API, along with additional libraries that complement and expand its capabilities. We've also released a series of tech demos that are valuable in their own right, while also showcasing the potential of these libraries. A detailed breakdown of our recent progress can be found in our [latest update on the Polkadot forum](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-api-2025-q1-update/11906).

We are seeking funding for ongoing development and maintenance through the [Polkadot Community Foundation](https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/polkadot-community-foundation), for the months from February 2025 to December 2025. As outlined in their documentation, the beneficiary is their address in AssetHub.

You can review all the details of the proposal in the following Google Doc: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fZedk7Q0yEkJ9cAtl\_IaAgQLr3vjSWdPjvhjC4UN5Oc](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fZedk7Q0yEkJ9cAtl_IaAgQLr3vjSWdPjvhjC4UN5Oc)

Once the referendum is approved, the PCF and Polkadot-API team will go through the following process:

-   Create and sign a contractual agreement.
-   Complete the KYC/KYB process.
-   The Polkadot-API team will invoice the PCF for the 2025 development of Polkadot-API.
-   The PCF will transfer the proposal amount in USDC to our address in AssetHub (12R1XCdgkHysv8Y4ntiXguo4eUYHXjQTmfRjL8FbmezsG71j) in a single transfer at the beginning.

We have allocated a buffer of $7,000 for PCF legal and operational costs. After the process is complete, the PCF will refund the remaining amount back to the Polkadot Treasury.

Thank you for your support.

Polkadot-API Dev Team (@Josep, @carlosala, and @voliva)

Polkadot-API 2025 Development Funding through Polkadot Community Foundation

- A new proposal is being made to improve how users can move assets from Ethereum to Polkadot using Snowbridge.
- Many users are frustrated because they can't use their assets once they bridge them, mainly due to not enough liquidity (availability of money) in the system.
- The proposal asks for about $2,000 in DOT tokens to help create a better system for users to pay fees.
- This money will be used to increase the available liquidity for users, making it easier for them to swap assets.
- The goal is to have users enjoy a better experience and help them use their assets throughout the Polkadot ecosystem.
- The funds will be managed by two trusted people to ensure everything is done correctly.
- Overall, this will help more people use Polkadot and make it a better place for everyone.

Provision of Snowbridge ETH Liquidity to Facilitate Fee Swaps

Peer3 is creating an open-source Software Development Kit (SDK) that allows users to execute smart contracts directly with each other, bypassing the need for blockchain interaction. This project aims to improve the user experience of Polkadot by providing a real-time execution environment without transaction fees. The SDK enables real-time interactions, seamless interactions, and security from distributed ledgers. Peer3 has successfully delivered all milestones for a Level 3 Grant from the Web3 Foundation and is now seeking treasury funding for a production version of the SDK. The proposal includes a delayed payment of 350k USDT upfront and a delayed payment of 250k USDT and 30k DOT after 6 months. The funds will be used to hire more talent and cover operational costs. The project has potential use cases in gaming, payments, consumer applications, supply chain management, data marketplaces, social apps, and decentralized finance.

**Following the feedback we got from various DAO voting groups on Discord and Telegram, and after appearing on AAG #202 ([video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmnXnQzi1JE))  and AAG #204 ([video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th16YDXx8bw)) — you can find the updated proposal bellow.** 

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Executive Summary**

Recently we’ve delivered all milestones for our lvl 3 (highest level) grant from the Web3 Foundation - [announcement](https://x.com/Web3foundation/status/1868965504284869007). The grant was to build a minimal feature set (MFS) of our peer-to-peer state channels SDK that enables smart contracts to run directly between the end users devices while inheriting security from a distributed ledger. The goal is to improve the user experience of Polkadot by providing a real-time execution environment without any transaction fees.

For a high-level explanation on what we’re doing, please read our [blog post](https://medium.com/@peer3_to/building-a-peer-to-peer-internet-secured-by-web3-f2ef870922d9). For a deeper explanation please read the [grant agreement](https://github.com/w3f/Grants-Program/pull/2350) with the Web3 Foundation which is fully open source - covering the tech, team, ecosystem fit, how does it benefit Polkadot etc… There’s also a youtube [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtjiyDDhvWA) explaining the tech on a high level.

The project is open source - [github](https://github.com/peer3to/state-channels-plus)

For anyone interested in trying out what we’ve built, there’s a demo at [peer3.to](https://peer3.to/) or you can watch our old demo [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_CWPOezjU8).

The goal of this proposal is to seek treasury funding for a production version of the SDK.  
Following the feedback from AAG we'll do a delayed payment, with a mix of stables and DOT — 350k USDT upfront and a delayed payment of 250k USDT and 30k DOT after 6 months, effectively reducing the risk to the treasury.

**Full Proposal**

**Introduction:**

Peer3 is developing a **public good, open-source Software Development Kit (SDK)** that enables users to execute smart contracts directly with one another, bypassing the need to route each & every interaction through the blockchain. This approach removes bottlenecks and reduces costs for many applications that would otherwise struggle to overcome them and paves the way for entirely new blockchain use cases by:

-   Eliminating unnecessary transaction fees.
-   Enabling real-time, seamless interactions.
-   Inheriting security from distributed ledgers.

The Web3 Foundation recently congratulated us on successfully delivering all milestones for a Level 3 Grant that we secured with them last year - [X announcement](https://x.com/Web3foundation/status/1868965504284869007).

Building on this success, we aim to deliver a comprehensive production-ready SDK that will be openly available to and hugely benefit the Polkadot ecosystem, empowering developers to unlock new, exciting and commercially viable use cases.

**Problem Statement**

Web3 ecosystems face a critical gap in scalability and user experience when measured against Web2 offerings. While decentralized systems provide security and transparency, they often:

-   Fail to deliver the real-time interactions that users expect from Web2 platforms.
-   Rely heavily on on-chain interactions, which result in delays and additional costs.

These inefficiencies inhibit the user experience, restrict broader commercial adoption, and prevent Web3 from competing effectively with many Web2 use cases.

**Proposed Solution**

Our solution seeks to provide developers with a framework through which they can curate user experiences that more closely replicate what is possible in Web2, while preserving Web3's core principles of decentralization, security, and trustlessness.

Peer3 could be imagined as providing a new communication layer that sits on top of a parent Chain ‘X’. A Layer (X+1), where users (peers) can communicate off-chain on more arbitrary matters and bypass the need to interact with the ledger repeatedly. The underlying blockchain is only used for settlement, liveness and dispute resolution.

-   **Off-chain Execution:** Smart contracts execute in real-time directly on the users’ device. Transactions are gossiped peer-to-peer for other peers to validate. This saves time and cost, by removing the need for every transaction to execute on-chain.
-   **On-chain Security:** If malicious (byzantine) behaviour occurs off-chain, any honest (non malicious) peer will detect it. In such a case the peer will initialize a dispute on-chain leveraging the shared security of Polkadot to enforce correctness, resolve conflicts, and penalize malicious behavior.

**Market Opportunity**

By bridging the gap between the user experience of Web2 and the security and decentralization of Web3, we create lower barriers to entry for developers and open a world of exciting, new, and innovative use cases across multiple industries:

-   **Gaming:** Peer-to-peer interactions enable real-time multiplayer experiences from well known games like poker and chess to more complex and custom games.
-   **Payments:** Frequent payments between a group of participants (micropayments, cross-border/domestic bank settlements, splitting bills with friends).
-   **Consumer Applications:** Keep the speed and ease of use without keeping the middleman (Uber, DoorDash…)
-   **Supply Chain Management:** Real-time shipment tracking and blockchain-backed validation.
-   **Data Marketplaces:** Allow peers to trade large amounts of data in a fully verifiable and trustless way without having to pay on-chain fees.
-   **Social Apps:** Social apps and networks that go beyond communication and handle systems of value.
-   **Decentralized Finance (DeFi):** Innovative and complex arbitrary financial agreements directly between peers.

With Polkadot’s cutting-edge design, the SDK will attract developer talent, inspire innovation, and position Polkadot as the go-to ecosystem for a whole host of groundbreaking blockchain applications.

**Example Use Case - Peer-to-Peer Poker**

In traditional Web2 poker offerings, games rely on centralized servers and companies, which have historically led to major issues, including instances of insider tampering with card distributions, costing customers millions in unfair losses and crippling confidence. The most common complaints customers make are slow payouts, the games are rigged and their accounts getting banned if they win too much.

A decentralized poker game, where all actions are verifiable on-chain and players engage in real-time, would offer a far superior and transparent experience. However, Web3 systems today are ill-equipped to handle this due to the inherent slowness and high costs of processing each interaction on-chain.

Currently, two types of blockchain poker solutions exist, both with significant drawbacks:

-   ZK rollup-enabled, fully decentralized games: While decentralized, these games suffer from incredibly slow performance and high cumulative transaction fees, making them impractical for real-time gameplay and all but killing adoption.
-   Web2-based platforms accepting crypto: These platforms merely use cryptocurrency as the in-game currency while relying on traditional Web2 software and security, effectively missing the core principles of decentralization and trustlessness.

**Peer3 SDK enabled Poker:**

By utilizing the best elements of Web3, while maintaining the speed and user-experience of Web2, we enshrine Poker to be unstoppable, verifiably fair, censorship resistant, permissionless, still fun to play and more cost-effective than Web2 implementations. We go beyond gameplay and make it possible to do trustless aggregation of players (liquidity) where anyone can tap into the system (users directly or even a casino/operator) and by doing so they get instant access to an already established player base and in the process they too add to it and expand it - contributing to the network effect. All trustless and permissionless.

**How It Works**

Real-Time Gameplay:

-   Players establish a peer-to-peer state channel before starting the game.
-   Actions such as dealing cards, placing bets, and revealing hands happen off-chain, enabling fast and seamless gameplay.

Security and Trust:

-   Programmatic enforcement of game rules prevents cheating or unauthorized actions.
-   In case of disputes or malicious behavior, cryptographic proofs ensure the game state can be verified and resolved on-chain.

Low Costs:

-   Gameplay actions incur no transaction fees since they occur off-chain.
-   Only the final settlement, such as transferring winnings, is submitted to the blockchain, significantly reducing costs.

Privacy:

-   Sensitive data, like card hands and bets, is exchanged directly between players’ devices, ensuring privacy without compromising transparency.

In the end the game offers various benefits to both players and casinos/operators in comparison to other alternatives.

**Benefits for players (that play directly on the protocol):**

-   permissionless,
-   no intermediaries (there are no intermediaries to custody funds, shuffle the cards and organize the games. Users do that on their own, between each other and settle on a decentralized blockchain),
-   provably fair games,
-   unfreezable accounts (All accounts are non-custodial - the players control the private keys and use them to sign transactions. Only those private keys can move assets on a decentralized ledger (blockchain)),
-   instant deposits/payouts,
-   unstoppable & censorship resistant (Like blockchains these systems are designed to be resilient and live forever without any central points of failure.),
-   privacy (users decide what data they share and with whom),
-   lowest fees

**Benefits for casinos/operators:**

-   established player base,
-   white label,
-   custom fees & incentives,
-   revenue sharing with the protocol,
-   access to a global and permissionless market (like blockchains, the protocol offers anyone with an internet connection unrestricted access),
-   no intermediaries (White labels interact with the same underlying protocol that's fully permissionless and unstoppable),
-   easy integration (basic white labels can be integrated instantly with a few lines of code),
-   software (white label) available for free, forever

**Competition**

To our knowledge, Peer3 does not face direct competition within the Polkadot/Kusama ecosystem or the broader Web3 space.

While most scaling solutions in Web3 are predominantly concerned with payment channels and prioritize server-side optimizations, Peer3 is pioneering a unique client-side framework, positioning itself as a truly differentiated solution in the blockchain space.

**Team**

Board and multisig:

Founder/Engineer - Luka Stanisic - ⅓ multisig

-   [https://github.com/lukastanisic99](https://github.com/lukastanisic99)
-   [https://www.linkedin.com/in/luka-stanisic-712907251/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/luka-stanisic-712907251/)

Advisor/Cryptography - Jeffrey Burdges - ⅓ multisig

-   [https://github.com/burdges](https://github.com/burdges)
-   [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreyburdges/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreyburdges/)

Advisor/Economics & legal - Kasper Mai Jørgensen - ⅓ multisig

-   [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmjoergensen/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmjoergensen/)

Engineer - Dragan Basta

-   [https://github.com/thepeaknick](https://github.com/thepeaknick)
-   [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dragan-basta/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dragan-basta/)

Designer - Aleksa Krstic

-   [https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleksa-krstic-124880112/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleksa-krstic-124880112/)

Business development - Aleksa Gradinski

-   [https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleksa-gradinski/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleksa-gradinski/)

Business development - Gerard Murphy

-   [https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerard-murphy-8939b520/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerard-murphy-8939b520/)

Advisor/Engineering - Andrew Burger

-   [https://github.com/coax1d](https://github.com/coax1d)
-   [https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-b-8a628870](https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-b-8a628870)

**Funding Ask and Justification**

We’re asking for 350k USDT upfront and a delayed payment after 6 months for 250k USDT and 30k DOT. We plan to use the funds to hire more top talent to work on this (the SDK) full time and cover operational costs. The DOT portion of the payment will be used for our reserves to pay bonuses/incorporate into the compensation structure of the team and align our long term financial interests with the Polkadot ecosystem.

**Conclusion**

We invite the Polkadot Treasury to support our mission to deliver a production-ready SDK that will unlock new possibilities for Web3 adoption. With Peer3’s innovation and Polkadot’s robust infrastructure, we can together pioneer real-time, decentralized solutions that redefine blockchain technology.

Let’s create a golden phase of Polkadot adoption, empowering developers and transforming industries.

Sincerely,

**Peer3 Team  
  
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**Additional Resources**

**Videos:**

-   [Peer3 Intro:](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnRPe6ziKpI) A high-level overview of Peer3 and its potential.
-   [Tech Explanation:](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtjiyDDhvWA) A deeper dive into the technical framework behind Peer3.
-   [Demo:](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_CWPOezjU8) A demonstration of the Peer3 SDK in action.

**Technical Deck:** [Decentralized Futures Application:](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DcDFScgeXijnXSGuaa30uOnYNtRm_9OnAsM97igrSwA/edit?tab=t.0) A more technically focused presentation on Peer3’s capabilities.

**Blog Post:** [Building a Peer-to-Peer Internet Secured by Web3:](https://medium.com/@peer3_to/building-a-peer-to-peer-internet-secured-by-web3-f2ef870922d9) Detailed insights into Peer3’s value proposition and progress.

**Open-Source Repository:** [GitHub:](https://github.com/peer3to/state-channels-plus) Access the Peer3 SDK codebase and related materials.

**Website:** [Peer3 Official Website:](https://peer3.to) Featuring a working tic-tac-toe proof of concept showcasing Peer3's functionality.

**Social Media:** [Peer3 on X (formerly Twitter)](https://x.com/peer3_to)

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