- A proposal is asking for 2,400 USDT to help Polkadot join the Alan B. Levan Center of Innovation.
- This membership will allow Polkadot to have a physical space in South Florida for business meetings and events.
- The goal is to connect with businesses and organizations to grow and increase awareness about Polkadot.
- The proposal mentions that Florida has a large population and a strong economy, making it a good place for Polkadot to expand.
- Polkadot plans to host events like MeetUps and Hackathons at this location.
- The proposal was made by James Slusser and is open for community feedback before a vote.

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 is an open-source platform for the Polkadot ecosystem that provides indexing, analysis, Know Your Transaction (KYT), and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance. Developed by Helikon, it aims to address the lack of alternatives to Subscan and limited data analysis tools in the Polkadot ecosystem. Submerge is divided into two milestones, with the first focusing on core functionalities such as the data repository, indexer, analyst, notification manager, and KYT/AML. The second milestone will build upon the first, adding an API, web application, real-time analytics, and sentinel. The platform offers benefits such as ecosystem resilience, seamless onboarding, enhanced security, compliance, and transparency, and a Stake-to-Access (S2A) utility for the DOT token. Helikon has a proven track record in delivering high-quality open-source projects within the Polkadot ecosystem.

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

The @noble/curves package is a secure and audited JavaScript library for elliptic curve cryptography. It is part of the noble cryptography suite and is used in many modern web3 protocols and platforms. The Polkadot ecosystem needs a well-maintained and audited sr25519 npm package in pure JavaScript/TypeScript. The @noble/curves package can help fill this gap and provide a reliable and efficient way to work with sr25519 in native JS/TS. This will benefit developers and improve the Polkadot ecosystem's reputation and visibility. Edgetributor SubDAO is curating the proposal and taking care of the administrative work. The budget for the project is 18,000 USD, and the total amount, including the fee buffer for fiat conversion, is 19,800 USDT.

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)

Polkadot Music Events Initiative (PMEI) has proposed a plan to bring the music industry onto the Polkadot network. They want to use blockchain technology to help the music industry, which is worth $100 billion. PMEI has a contract with Billfold, a company that helps with payments at live events. 

Here are the key points about the proposal:
- They are asking for $1.133 million to pay for the contract with Billfold, marketing, and legal expenses.
- The plan is to bring 3 million users from Billfold to Polkadot.
- These users will make 4.5 transactions each per year, which means 22.5 million transactions per year on Polkadot.
- Billfold is a payment system for live events, like selling food, drinks, and merchandise. They want to use Polkadot to make their payments faster and more secure.
- The proposal will help Polkadot grow by adding more users and transactions.
- PMEI's goal is to help music companies use Polkadot to solve problems with traditional finance.
- The team behind PMEI has experience in the music industry, web3 technology, and software development.

If the proposal is approved, PMEI will start working on integrating Billfold into Polkadot and marketing the project. They expect to finish the project in about eight months.

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 is a content creation and media hub that supports storytellers in the Polkadot ecosystem. They have been active since 2021 and focus on quality content and impact. In the past 5 months, they have published 26 weekly newsletters, opened 41 content bounties, and retroactively rewarded impactful content. They also have a website and X account for media publishing and aggregate all content. WagMedia has had a significant impact, with some content receiving up to 120,000 views and being shared by Polkadot and its teams. Many ecosystem agents and initiative leaders started their journey with WagMedia. They aim to continue serving as a content creator hub and evolve into a media hub that curates content from Polkadot creators. They request a one-year budget to continue their services, upgrade their website, and sustain growth on X.

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

The Treasury Proposal is about creating an ink! Alliance to help Polkadot, a blockchain protocol, become more successful. Polkadot wants to make smart contract development easier and more accessible. Ink! is a special language that helps build secure and decentralized technology. It is important because it is made for Polkadot and shares its security and resilience. 

The ink! Alliance will have different teams working together to make Polkadot and ink! better. They will teach people about ink!, make it easier to use, and keep improving the code. They also want to get more people to use ink! and make Polkadot stronger. 

The alliance has some goals, like making good tutorials, being active on social media, and helping at events. They also want to keep making ink! better and support people who use it. They are asking for $520,000 to do this work 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

- The Polkadot Blockchain Academy (PBA) is planning new programs called PBA6 and PBA-X to train more people.
- PBA has already helped over 400 developers and entrepreneurs learn about Polkadot in the past 2 years.
- The goal is to help thousands of new learners and offer different types of educational content.
- The proposal asks for funding for a 6-month plan to support this new training.
- A new online program, PBA-X, will start with its first group in January 2025.
- There will be two tracks: one for DApps and another for Protocol.
- PBA aims to work with universities to share its content and support former students in their careers.

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.

Centrifuge has proposed a plan to support the long-term sustainability of the Polkadot Treasury by deploying 1.5M USDC into real-world assets to earn stable yield, grow Polkadot TVL, and bolster RWAs within the Polkadot community. This investment would follow the Web3 Foundation's investment in the Anemoy Liquid Treasury Fund. The proposal aims to manage Polkadot's funds responsibly and support growth and long-term stability. The investment will be fully managed using XCM, directly depositing from the Polkadot treasury into the pools on the Centrifuge parachain. The Anemoy Liquid Treasury Fund invests exclusively in U.S T-Bills with a maximum maturity of 6-months, focusing on maximizing interest rates and minimizing price and duration risks.

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

Cyborg Network is planning a treasury proposal to build a web2.5 centric parachain to bring new enterprise and web2 users into the Polkadot ecosystem. They aim to create a platform for managing AI compute resources and launch the Cyborg parachain as Polkadot's web2.5 hub. They are also launching JAM-Boost, a product line for deploying and managing Polkadot edge nodes. The team is seeking 182,275 USDT to build and launch the Cyborg parachain on mainnet. They have a history of winning hackathons and receiving grants in the Polkadot ecosystem. The proposal is not for a token swap, and they plan to use DOT and Asset Hub stablecoins for JAM-Boost transactions.

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.

Cyborg Network: Unlocking the Web 2.5 potential of Polkadot with Blockchain powered Edge Computing

Polkadot's technology is well-suited for B2B applications, but the market segment is undervalued. To seize the market opportunity, Polkadot needs to focus on B2B Marketing & Sales enablement. The proposal aims to give ecosystem teams strategic insights, tools, and guidelines to close more deals and establish Polkadot as the leading Web3 platform for businesses. The project will be carried out in three phases: B2B Market Segmentation, B2B Target Market Selection, and B2B Positioning Strategy Development. The project is expected to drive improvements in key performance indicators, such as generating better-qualified leads, reducing sales cycles, increasing win rates, and securing larger deal sizes. The project will be completed in 14 weeks at a cost of $181,000.

B2B Marketing & Sales Enablement For The Polkadot Ecosystem

WebZero is proposing a new version of the Sub0 developer conference for Polkadot. Here are the main ideas:

- The conference will last 3 days and include evening events, a day for Web3 educators, and a 72-hour hacker space.
- It focuses on grassroots hacker culture and aims to make entry easier by offering free tickets, food, and drinks.
- The venue will be designed for a creative experience with areas for networking, art displays, and cozy stages.
- They plan to be transparent with budgets and expenses so everyone knows how the money is spent.
- The goal is to gather over 400 attendees each day by partnering with universities and creating a special marketing campaign.
- The conference will include all Substrate projects, bringing together different communities.
- It will be located in Bangkok, just before the Devcon conference, to make it accessible and cost-effective.

Overall, the event aims to be fun, collaborative, and focused on developing the Web3 community.

WebZero proposes a reimagined Sub0 developer conference, with a focus on grassroots, Web3 hacker culture. The proposal includes a 3-day conference, evening events, a Web3 educators' day, and a 72-hour hacker space managed by WebZero's developer relations team. The requested amount is $437,560.00 USDC, and the proposal aims to bring together the top Substrate-based projects from across the ecosystem. The event will be held just before Devcon in Bangkok.

"sub0 RESET" @Devcon Bangkok - back to the roots

- Polkadot-API is a project that builds on PolkadotJs.
- It provides tools to help developers make decentralized applications (dApps).
- The project focuses on ensuring it's easy to use and "light-client first."
- The stable version 1.0.0 of Polkadot-API has been released.
- The team is looking for funding to continue developing the project.
- They want feedback on their funding proposal before submitting it.
- More details about the proposal can be found in a shared Google Doc.

WHO: Polkadot-API development team

WHAT: Seeking funding for ongoing maintenance and development through treasury proposals

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Details of the proposal can be found in the Google Doc provided.

Polkadot-API: Aug 2024 - Jan 2025 development financing

This is a request for additional funds for proposals #812 and #948 in the Polkadot network. The proposals involve creating libraries and applications for the Polkadot ecosystem. The person who created these proposals has completed all goals for proposal #812 and is making good progress on proposal #948. They have built libraries like "reactivedot.dev" and "dotconnect.dev", and also created a developer console called "DOTConsole". They have contributed to other projects in the Polkadot ecosystem and joined the Polkadot Tooling Collective. The request is for 37,314 USDT to cover the difference between the amount of DOT requested and the current value in USD. The person hopes this shows their commitment to improving the Polkadot ecosystem.

Polkadot OpenGov is requesting a top-up of 37,314 USDT for completed proposal #812 and ongoing proposal #948. The previous proposals requested DOT as stablecoins were not well-established at the time. The developer has created libraries and applications, and has contributed to various projects within the Polkadot ecosystem. The top-up request is for the completed work and ongoing efforts.

Top-up request for Reactive DOT and related works

- The proposal seeks to use 59 million $DED from the Polkadot Treasury for a marketing campaign targeting the Korean-speaking community.
- The campaign aims to increase international exposure for the $DED Project on Polkadot.
- It will be conducted through Naver Cafe, the largest social networking service in South Korea.
- The campaign is scheduled to run from August 17 to September 2, 2024, with an option to extend for an additional week at a discounted rate.
- The extension would coincide with Korea Blockchain Week (KBW) 2024, which takes place from September 2 to 7, 2024, in Seoul, South Korea.
- KBW is an annual global blockchain and web3 festival.

WHO: The proposal is made by an unknown individual or group.
WHAT: Use $59 million from the Polkadot Treasury to conduct a targeted marketing campaign for the Korean speaking community prior to Korea Blockchain Week (KBW) 2024 in Seoul, South Korea.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The proposed marketing campaign will cost $59 million and will run from 17 August to 02 September 2024, with an option to extend for an additional week at a discounted rate during KBW if needed.

Proposal to use $DED to Conduct Targeted Marketing during KBW 2024

This is a request for extra money to help with a project that was already given money before. The people working on the project had planned how much they would need based on a certain price of a thing called DOT. But when they got the money, the price of DOT had gone down, and they didn't have enough to finish the project well. They are asking for an extra 183.326 USDC to make up for the difference in the price of DOT and keep the project going as planned. They think this extra money will help the project and everyone involved. They are ready to talk more about this request and thank everyone for their support.

WHO: The project team behind a previously funded proposal.

WHAT: Requesting a top-up of 183.326 USDC to cover losses incurred due to lower-than-expected DOT price and ensure the successful completion of their project.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 183.326 USDC, no specific timeframe or resources mentioned.

Top-Up Request for Previously Funded Proposal #663

- The Dots Magazine is a fun project about Polkadot created by two fans in January 2024.
- They use humor to attract people to the Polkadot community.
- The team has gained a lot of attention with over 1,960 followers and millions of impressions.
- They are asking for $38,980 to continue their work for the next six months.
- The money will help pay salaries for their team, promote their content online, and buy tools they need for creating work.
- They want the funds because they are running low on money and need to fix budgeting issues from their first proposal.

**WHO:** The Dots Magazine, Mantra, and John Mental. **WHAT:** Requesting $38,980 USDT for 6 months of operational work to create Polkadot mememedia. **WHEN:** 15th August, 2024.

The Dots Magazine - 2nd proposal 

- A new Polkadot App was introduced at the Polkadot Decoded event in 2024.
- The app is designed to be user-friendly for people new to crypto.
- The Polkadot Community Foundation (PCF) wants the community to own the app's code.
- They are asking for community support to own the app’s source code, which will be open source.
- They need $50,000 to cover costs for legal and administrative work related to the app.
- This money will help set up accounts on Apple and Google stores and manage other needed services.
- The PCF aims to keep the app updated and easily accessible for everyone.

The Polkadot Community Foundation (PCF) proposes to gain community support to own the IP and source code of the Polkadot App, a beginner-friendly mobile wallet for newcomers to crypto and Polkadot. They seek funding of $50k to pay Walkers for legal and administrative fees to sign up, publish and review updates to the Polkadot App over time. The PCF will also administer these accounts to the maintainers.

Polkadot App - PCF IP Rights & Funding for publishing the app

- A proposal was made to compensate for work on smart contract research, but it had an error and needs to be voted on again.
- The research helps the Parity Smart Contract team find the best tools for a new Polkadot VM.
- Two people worked for three days on this project, totaling about $2,400.
- They are asking for $1,900 instead, believing the research is valuable for future developers.
- A full report of the research can be found online.
- The idea for this request came from a talk with someone from the Parity team who agrees it should be paid for.
- The researchers hope the community will appreciate their work and support the proposal.

The proposal requests compensation of 1900 USD for 2 people who spent 3 working days researching solidity smart contract tooling for Polkadot. The value generated is significant for Parity smart contract team and future Polkadot tooling. The full report can be found in the provided link. The proposal has been inspired by the discussion with Alex from Parity smart contract team.

(Already passed as 1072, but didn't execute) Solidity smart contract tooling - research for AssetHub/Plaza

- Someone said to give a tip about a problem.
- They looked into a project called "Polkadot."
- They talked to many people to see if anyone knew a person named Michiko.
- There was a worry that if they were wrong, it could hurt the reputation of the group.
- By checking everything, they helped stop a scammer from taking $10,000 every month.

Leemo proposes a tip for identifying a potential scammer in the Polkadot ecosystem, which prevented the Treasury from paying $10,000 per month. No specific WHO, WHAT, price, timeframe, or resources mentioned.

Tip for exposing Michiko Watanabe

- Integritee is a company that works with privacy technology on a special platform called a sidechain.
- They have made changes to their request for money after getting feedback.
- Integritee is asking for about 39,680 CHF (which is about 44,302.72 USD) for their project.
- They plan to repay this amount by sending back 30% of the money they earn from fees.
- Their technology is already working and can be tried out by anyone.
- The company’s leaders have given talks about why privacy is important in technology.
- They have made videos explaining their work and past proposals.

Integritee proposes a retroactive funding of 39,680 CHF (≃ 44,302.72 USD/USDT) as a soft-loan, to be repaid with 30% of gross fee revenue until the loan plus a one-off premium of 10% is paid back. This is for the development of their privacy sidechain technology on Paseo.

Incognitee: Privacy Sidechain on Paseo (Retroactive)

This TIP is asking for money for creating a special interview guide. The guide helps people choose the best person for an important job called Head Ambassador. It took 4 hours to make and they want to be paid $50 for each hour. They collected questions from different groups and made a helpful document for everyone. They think it's worth at least $200 and hope others agree.

WHO: The authors of the standardized interview guide. 

WHAT: Requesting compensation for their time spent creating the document. 

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: $50 per hour for 4 hours, totaling $200.

Creating a standardized interview for Head Ambassadors

This proposal is to ask for more money because the price of DOT changed and we got 30% less than we asked for. We asked for 167,214.5 DOTs, which was worth $1,585,229.01. But when we got the money, DOT was worth less, so we only got $1,107,026.87. This made us short by $478,202.14. We need this money to pay our workers and suppliers. We are asking for 478,202.14USDC. If we don't use all the money, we will take it out of our next request.

WHO: Polkadot Blockchain Academy
WHAT: Making a top-up request of 478,202.14USDC due to a $478,202.14 deficit caused by the drop in price of DOT.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The requested amount is 478,202.14USDC and any unused funds will be deducted from future proposals. No timeframe or additional resources mentioned.

Top-up of Proposal 751 due to DOT price change

### Milestone 2 Proposal for Polkadot Collectives

**Summary:**
- **Features:**
  - Support for ambassador businesses, similar to fellowship features.
  - Business warnings to prevent accidental demotions or missed promotions.
  - Enhanced profile pages with detailed member information.
  - Statistics on collective spending and member activities.
  - Sub-treasury management for fellowship and ambassador funds.
  - Enhanced referenda features for collective decision-making.

- **Budget:**
  - Total estimated hours: 1960
  - Hourly rate: $90
  - Total budget requested: $176,400

WHO: The proposer team. 

WHAT: Implementing milestone 2 to support collectives (fellowship, ambassadors) on Polkadot, including features such as ambassador business support, business warnings, profile enhancement, statistics, sub treasury, and referenda enhancement. 

PRICE: $176,400. 

TIMEFRAME: Not specified. 

RESOURCES: 3 FTE for most features, 1 FTE for testing.

Subsquare polkadot collectives support milestone 2

dAppForge is a planned AI-powered plugin for Polkadot developers that aims to reduce development time. It is designed to address the difficulty of learning Substrate and Ink! frameworks, which are major challenges for developers in the Polkadot ecosystem. The project has received $100,000 in funding from an angel investor to build the first iteration of the AI model and the alpha version of the plugin, which is available for download from the VS code extension marketplace.

The development of dAppForge is divided into four milestones:
1. The first iteration of the AI model and the alpha version of the plugin have been completed.
2. The beta version of the product, which includes fine-tuning the AI model, integrating Ink!, and building a chat feature, is the next phase. The team is seeking treasury funding for this milestone.
3. And 4. Future milestones involve integrating the Pop network to improve the developer experience for Ink! developers and implementing features like reference documentation and pre-written prompts for runtime templates. The main task will be releasing a freemium API model with a free tier for basic code suggestions and a premium subscription-based API offering enhanced AI, personalized learning, and an up-to-date knowledge graph.

Neurons Lab, which developed the initial AI, has been commissioned again and can leverage AWS AI Production Ready Funding Program to obtain $75,000 in co-funding from AWS, resulting in a total AI development budget of $150,000. The comprehensive cost for milestone 2 is $105,000 and is expected to take 12 weeks to complete. After milestone 2, the core of dAppForge will be open-source, and the team plans to ask the treasury for funds for milestones 3 and 4, which will each take about 12 weeks and cost around $100,000 to $115,000 each. The monetization strategy includes a subscription-based premium API to support ongoing development and improvement of the free, open-source version.

dAppForge, an AI-powered plug-in for Polkadot developers, received $100,000 in funding to build Milestone 1. They are now seeking treasury funding of $105,000 to complete Milestone 2, which will fund the product's beta version. Milestones 3 and 4 will each cost around $100,000 to $115,000 and will take about 12 weeks to complete. The comprehensive cost for the entire project is $420,000. The core of dAppForge will be open-source, and the beta version will be free to everyone. The subscription-based premium API is part of their monetization strategy.

dAppForge - AI powered plug-in for Polkadot developers that reduces development time. 

Project Magnet submitted a proposal on April 7, 2024, for 33,956.17 DOT worth $294,400. The proposal was approved, but due to a decrease in DOT's EMA-7 price, the project received only $248,354.20, resulting in a shortfall of $46,045.80. The project has made progress in Execution Layer Modules, Coretime Layer Modules, and Profit Layer Modules. The front-end design is complete, and development is ongoing. The Magnet Testnet is online in Rococo, using DOT as gas fee. The project requests a top-up of $46,045.80 to align with the original budget and ensure successful execution.

Project Magnet requests a top-up of $46,045.8 to align funding with the original budget. The project has completed the EVM, WASM, and MoveVM abstractions, front-end UI and application redesign for AssetBridge, and the integration of Proxy and Multisig modules. Coretime and Profit Layer Modules are in progress, and the front-end page development is ongoing. The first Magnet Testnet is online in Rococo.

Treasury Spends