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Jatin Sahijwani

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Governance discussion about the future of Polkadot and Kusama.

Governance

Application for DV Cohort 5: TruthDAO

Ryan Dinh | SubWallet

More active voters, less painful proposals! - Squidsway: a tool to make governance, proposal and voting data understandable by all. SEEKING FEEDBACK

2025-Q2 Polkadot Treasury Report

Evan Thomas

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ETHBelgrade 2025 - Polkadot goes Balkan

Daniel Artamendi

Renaming &ldquo;Parachains&rdquo; to a More Generic Term

Filippo

Renaming "Parachains" to a More Generic Term

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Transition to the On-Chain Collective: Next Steps for the Ambassador Fellowship

Daniel

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Lucy Coulden

<p>Regarding the team formation and the workshops - what we have detected and we would like to incorporate using the Project Clinic, is not only “technical health checks” ( “are you blocked with something?”, “Did you find all the documentation information you have?”," do you have contacted the relevant support?" and so on … ), but at the very start of the project, help them to conceptualize in a live consulting session the product or service they are building: giving them indications to build a stronger product that goes beyond the <em>toys</em> that are usually built in hackathons.</p>
<p>This is exactly the same that used to happen in indie game hackathons - without proper guidance and consulting when dealing with newcomers - you are going to see the same 2D platform 8bit graphic style again and again. Product direction suggestions, throwing challenges to the participants and active mentoring really makes the difference between one <s>technology</s> ecosystem  or other in the first contact. At small scales and close combat: <strong>The how is as important as the what.</strong></p>
<p>In terms of mentoring in an ideally world with infinite resources, we should not only mentor tech but also product and UX.</p>
<p>We are a very techie ecosystem ( with its glories and its miseries ), but in order to advance we need to transcend the pure magic of the technology to the utility of the product. We are used to show the technical marvels of the code but very few examples of what we build with it:</p>
<p><strong>WE DON’T SPARK THE IMAGINATION</strong> of what can be built. We are showcasing the clay bricks, but not the houses that successful architects built with them. In this case, we have the ideapool feature, but people tend to follow it too literal ( which is good for newcomers, but can fall short for experienced people ).</p>
<p>We would want to sync with the orga to introduce these dynamics - ideally - just after the technical workshop, but the schedule dynamic changes in every event.</p>
<p>We will continue reporting from the trench.</p>

<p>The proposal is well-written, with a clear voting philosophy and defined goals.</p>
<p>Xiaojie and Lurpis have been long-time contributors to the Polkadot ecosystem, especially in mainland China and the broader APAC region. While Tiny is a more recent addition (nearly 2 years), he has made a strong impact by building a great multisig product with Mimir.</p>
<p>I support Truth DAO’s application to join DV Cohort 5.</p>

<p>I believe it is very important to make the transition to change the term parachain as early as possible. Polkadot ELVES protocol is essentially a rollup system that guarantees security to whatever comes through Polkadot cores. Makes sense to me to call parachains → rollup chains. It specifies that these can be fully-fledged blockchains that are rolling up transactions to the relay chain via cores, and the relay chain rollup tech is making sure those transactions are correct following the runtime of each specific rollup chain (stored on the relay chain).</p>
<p>This narrative also works very well with the JAM chain, as the CoreChains service will host all rollup chains.</p>
<p>We can’t say our tech is better than optimistic and zk rollup, but we can now definitely compare those technologies with Polkadot’s native rollup tech. We just need to agree on a sensible term that can hype the general enthusiast. “Pessimistic” and “cynical” are negative terms, and marketing-wise, it will be hard to convince people to “hey, come and deploy on our pessimistic/cynical rollup tech”.</p>
<p>Polkadot native rollup maybe? And rollup chains?</p>
<p>Eventually, it is up to the community. I started this discussion because it is now clear to me that we need to set in stone some terminology so that we clear ambiguities and confusion and ease future work by leaders and community members who communicate and advocate Polkadot’s tech.</p>

Jeff Burdges

<p>Thank you for bringing this up.</p>
<p>It seems to me that* the PCF itself is in the bootstrapping phase (e.g. limited budgets, limited HR, limited mandate) and still has to “win” Polkadot stakeholders on many fronts (e.g. roadmap, reporting, communications).</p>
<p>My view is that:</p>
<ul>
<li>As a Foundation, the PCF should stick to facilitating the execution of new ecosystem initiatives whose specific deliverables are funded by OpenGov.</li>
<li>As a legal structure, the PCF should <strong>not</strong> be used to provide an endorsement/agreement for existing projects/companies/government offices to operate on behalf of the PCF.</li>
</ul>

<p>Hello Mork,</p>
<p>Your proposal is exactly the kind of submissions I was looking for when I submitted the <a href="https://forum.polkadot.network/t/rfp-action-research-for-opengov/7897">RFP: Action Research for OpenGov</a> to the W3F back in February 2024.</p>
<p>I particularly resonate with your statements on <strong>Information asymmetry</strong>, which some will see as an opportunity to be leveraged for personal gains, while others will perceive as an obstacle to a more holistic ecosystem.</p>
<p>I think that a tool that can be customised to provide tailored but <strong>credibly neutral</strong> insights for all OpenGov participants is very much needed. But in my eyes, the most valuable part of your proposal is that your team also offers to do ongoing R&amp;D for OpenGov based on these timely insights.</p>
<p>There are a lot of aspects of OpenGov that can and should be reinvented to better fit the current landscape. For example, delegation is always being pushed as the solution to a so-called “low turnout” in OpenGov. But I have written in the past about how there might be some issues in the way <a href="https://forum.polkadot.network/t/adding-vesting-schedules-to-the-conviction-locks-of-individual-voters-introducing-limits-to-instances-of-referendum-voting-by-delegates/9635">voting mechanisms</a> are currently set up that put individual voters and delegators off participating in the first place.</p>
<p>One recommendation I would have about this Squidsway proposal is that its <strong>off-chain data should incorporate some form of SEO score of each project</strong>, as a measure of the team’s understanding of basic web development and marketing strategies.</p>
<p>Over the past 4 years, I have observed a pattern whereby project teams create noise on socials (Twitter, Discord, Reddit, Polkadot forum) just before they submit a proposal on OpenGov. But what happens to them once they are approved or rejected? Do they ditch their initiatives altogether or keep working to refine them? Do they confine themselves to a niche of known supporters or do they try to engage other market participants? Are they content with getting funding from the Polkadot network alone or do they investigate ways to sustain themselves beyond the ecosystem?</p>
<p>It seems to me that SEO tells the real story and the history of all projects in a credibly neutral manner that is highly desirable. <strong>SEO can’t be gamed by buying views, likes, and shares/retweets</strong>; so it is worth taking into consideration to avoid bringing in junk data into the analysis.</p>
<p>All the best!</p>

<p>same problem with me, any news yet? does Trust wallet have customer service? how can we access customer service?</p>

Kian Paimani

<p>This is great work, thank you Tommi!</p>

<p>Hey there, quick update that the landing page for bridges is now live <img src="https://emoji.discourse-cdn.com/twitter/slight_smile.png?v=14" title=":slight_smile:" class="emoji" alt=":slight_smile:" loading="lazy" width="20" height="20"></p>
<p><a href="https://polkadot.com/get-started/bridges/" class="onebox" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">https://polkadot.com/get-started/bridges/</a></p>
<p>Thanks <a class="mention" href="/u/sarahdutra">@sarahdutra</a> and Distractive team for the work!</p>

Alex Houdz - Braille

UX Bounty - UXB-8 - Bridge UX Research Doc

<p>I like this proposal! This works nicely:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Compatibility Hub provides a coherent design that works natively both on RelayCore and on JAMCore.</p>
</blockquote>

Wei Tang

Polkadot - the JAM upgrade

<p>Getting the ambassador program to a mature state will need a good amount of iteration and relying on the fellowship and runtime upgrades will not help with the needed agility.</p>
<p>A good hybrid approach that gives anyone a proper native DAO with it’s own OpenGov that can be extended with smart contracts and gets recognized anywhere in the ecosystem as a XCM plurality like the fellowship, is to make use of the “OpenGov for DAOs infrastructure” that will soon be available on Kusama AH after this <a href="https://kusama.subsquare.io/referenda/538" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">recently approved WFC</a>.<br>
My team and I will be glad to help in any way that is needed to give ambassadors whatever tool they need during this early agile stage, from setting up the DAOs and DAOs within DAOs, any contract extension that might be needed or specialized UIs. <img src="https://emoji.discourse-cdn.com/twitter/wink.png?v=14" title=":wink:" class="emoji" alt=":wink:" loading="lazy" width="20" height="20"></p>

<p>Thanks for the acknowledgment and support, this is super helpful! We’ve primarily been working with Solidity-based verifiers for PolkaVM compatibility, but we’re definitely interested in exploring ink! as a native Rust-based alternative. Would love to learn more about how the ink! alliance collaborates with projects and what the funding or support process looks like.</p>

Daan van der Plas

<p>Many users have this problem including me. Please open a ticket in trust wallet help center so they will solve the issue as soon as possible</p>

<p>Have you solved the problem? I’m still stucked</p>

Mito77

Trust wallet DOT staking issue

<p>I see lots of great suggestions here, and arguments for and against them, often using different criteria. Is there a risk that without agreed criteria, we can not agree a slogan?</p>
<p>Here are some meta-thoughts that (if valid) might help with choosing a slogan for Polkadot.</p>
<p>It’s a big decision, and by no means an easy one. We could agree that no slogan or multiple slogans are best. What would that tell us about Polkadot’s overall strategy?</p>
<p>I don’t pretend to have the answers, but I do think it’s a valuable conversation.</p>
<h1><a name="p-31514-currently-1" class="anchor" href="#p-31514-currently-1"></a>Currently</h1>
<p>Many traditional brands have a slogan that communicates the essence of their brand. Like many other blockchains, Polkadot lacks a slogan. The name Polkadot, the logo and visual branding, are recognisable and consistent across many places, but there is no short text that consistently accompanies them.</p>
<p>Compared with many other blockchains, Polkadot is more technologically advanced, but lags in mindshare and adoption.</p>
<h1><a name="p-31514-hypothesis-2" class="anchor" href="#p-31514-hypothesis-2"></a>Hypothesis</h1>
<p>If Polkadot had a slogan, more institutions, builders and users – from web3 and web2 – would understand and adopt Polkadot.</p>
<h1><a name="p-31514-acceptance-criteria-3" class="anchor" href="#p-31514-acceptance-criteria-3"></a>Acceptance criteria</h1>
<p>A Polkadot slogan should:</p>
<ul>
<li>encapsulate Polkadot’s specific value proposition</li>
<li>build on existing messaging work</li>
<li>work for both web3 and web2 audiences</li>
<li>work for institutions, builders and users</li>
<li>be catchy, and apt to Polkadot’s vibe</li>
<li>reflect Polkadot now, and its roadmap</li>
<li>reflect both utility and non-functional properties</li>
</ul>

<p>hey everyone! im super excited about the opportunity to participate in the future of web3 storage. ive been reading through the docs and i just want to make sure I understand this revolutionary model correctly:</p>
<p>so as I understand it, as provider i’ll be storing complete, <em>unencrypted</em> <em><strong>full</strong></em> files on my server(direct connection leaking ip on uploads). this is great because ive always wanted to know exactly what legal liability I’m assuming! none of that pesky plausible deniability that filecoin/tahoe-lafs/ipfs pioneered.</p>
<p>the permanent blockchain record linking my real identity to every file I store is particularly innovative. when someone uploads “ThailandKingMemes.pdf” and i get that 3am knock on my door, at least the prosecutors will have immutable proof of my involvement.</p>
<p>tldr - who the fuck is going to be chad enough for running provider nodes for this architecture risking CSAM being uploaded for pennies?</p>

<p>It had occurred to me while working on <a href="https://github.com/polkadot-fellows/RFCs/pull/150" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">RFC 150</a> and <a href="https://github.com/polkadot-fellows/RFCs/pull/151" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">RFC 151</a> that there are several properties of our voting system (<a href="https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">read OpenGov</a>) which are vast improvements upon current analog deployments. I have not yet seen these discussed or promulgated, and thought the community may enjoy pondering on them. There is no action item, simply meant to be an appreciation of the elegant and powerful system we have built.</p>
<h3><a name="p-31488-arbitrary-closeness-of-approximation-1" class="anchor" href="#p-31488-arbitrary-closeness-of-approximation-1"></a>Arbitrary Closeness of Approximation</h3>
<p>In OpenGov, one can either vote directly or delegate their vote. For instance, if I do not enjoy keeping up with policy, it may be worth it for me to delegate, even if that delegate only represents me accurately 85% of the time. Whereas if that remaining 15% matters greatly to me, I can always just vote directly. This guarantees our voters an arbitrary closeness of approximation to their true political will. From 0% accuracy, I don’t care at all, to 100%, I’d never let anyone vote for me.</p>
<p>In arenas where this is not the case, i.e. static republics, we see large psychological frictions induced by the system not being able to self organize this way. People are stuck picking representatives that may poorly approximate them, and the citizens begin to feel a separation from their State. There’s me, and there’s the government, we are not a cohesive entity. Removing this pain point not only frees us from that friction, but increases citizen involvement.</p>
<h3><a name="p-31488-balancing-between-accuracy-and-energy-use-2" class="anchor" href="#p-31488-balancing-between-accuracy-and-energy-use-2"></a>Balancing Between Accuracy and Energy Use</h3>
<p>Due to overlap among voters, there is a nonlinear relationship between the fidelity of representation and the actual energy expended to achieve it. To illustrate, let’s say that Bob delegates to Alice, who represents him with 80% accuracy. The voting system now approximates their ground truth preferences with 90% fidelity, 100% for Alice and 80% for Bob. However, the energy expended to achieve this is now only 1/2, as Bob no longer needs expend his metabolic energy on this task - A 50% reduction in energy usage for a 10% reduction in accuracy.</p>
<p>It is well known that <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/electricity-mix" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">energy is limited</a>, so a system that allows for this accuracy - energy tradeoff would be difficult to over appreciate. Moreover, because each voter can at any moment decide to vote or delegate, OpenGov allows for a continuous reorganization of this tradeoff, expending more or less energy to suit our current needs.</p>
<h3><a name="p-31488-parameterizations-of-power-3" class="anchor" href="#p-31488-parameterizations-of-power-3"></a>Parameterizations of Power</h3>
<p>Additionally, because a delegated democracy can reparameterize itself continuously, we get a highly adaptive organization of power. We tend to view the delegated democracy as soundly in the democracy camp, but if we were to all delegate to one person, it would effectively parameterize itself as a dictatorship… And this is good! There is both intuition for, and empirical precedent set for consolidated power being effective in select situations. Unsurprisingly, we’ve seen attempts at allowing governments to reparameterize like this in the past, i.e. Rome and its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_dictator" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">wartime dictators</a>.</p>
<p>Polkadot again organizes itself towards whichever concentration of power is necessary for the times, ensuring we’re always moving at the speed, and with the cohesion, that the community deems necessary for survival.</p>
<h3><a name="p-31488-scale-4" class="anchor" href="#p-31488-scale-4"></a>Scale</h3>
<p>But perhaps most important is that we can now do all this at a global scale. It is not impossible to achieve all the aforementioned properties using analog counterparts. It is, however, infeasible to scale the logistics of them beyond a small population size. Polkadot’s biggest achievement is unlocking these properties, for the first time, at a global level for a single community.</p>
<p>I hope you have found something in here you haven’t previously considered. We’ve really built something glorious.</p>

On the Properties of OpenGov

<p>Thanks for the thoughtful discussion here. I’m Puncar, co-author of <a href="https://howtodao.xyz" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">How To DAO</a> and part of the team behind the DAO Day idea.</p>
<p>We’re an independent, ecosystem-neutral initiative focused on DAO education and incubation. Over the past year, we’ve:</p>
<ul>
<li>Co-hosted a DAO course with support from the Polkadot community</li>
<li>Ran a Polkadot-aligned side event during ETH Prague with Bohemian Roots</li>
<li>Helped onboard students and early teams through DAO sprints and treasury simulations</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>DAO Day isn’t just “our” event—it’s an open format we’d love to co-create with the Polkadot ecosystem.</strong> It’s meant to onboard real builders, showcase OpenGov, and foster DAO-to-DAO collaboration across ecosystems.</p>
<p>We’re happy to work alongside WebZero or others to align on goals, shape content, and ensure Polkadot plays a central role—not just as a sponsor but as a leader in DAO innovation.</p>
<p>Looking forward to more input and collaboration if there’s interest!</p>

Puncar (How To DAO)

New approach to events with &ldquo;DAO Days&rdquo;

New approach to events with "DAO Days"

<h1><a name="p-31491-update-native-xcm-swaps-and-traps-1" class="anchor" href="#p-31491-update-native-xcm-swaps-and-traps-1"></a>Update: Native XCM Swaps and Traps</h1>
<p>XCSCAN now visualizes <strong>native XCM swaps and traps</strong> <img src="https://emoji.discourse-cdn.com/twitter/glowing_star.png?v=14" title=":glowing_star:" class="emoji" alt=":glowing_star:" loading="lazy" width="20" height="20"></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>XCM swaps</strong> are direct cross-chain asset exchanges performed through XCM, without requiring to sign and execute multiple extrinsics.</li>
<li><strong>XCM traps</strong> show assets that have been trapped during a cross-chain operation, providing transparency into where tokens are stuck.</li>
</ul>
<p>The screenshots below show a list of journeys and a detailed multi-leg view (3 legs) of a swap.</p>
<p><div class="lightbox-wrapper"><a class="lightbox" href="https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/polkadot2/original/2X/8/8959c1eaf28e3233cbd0d1b9dfa49ddc3c90cd69.png" data-download-href="/uploads/short-url/jB3IvX2nwKjYxnO8Bh9Iw3BIyCt.png?dl=1" title="Journeys List" rel="noopener nofollow ugc"><img src="https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/polkadot2/original/2X/8/8959c1eaf28e3233cbd0d1b9dfa49ddc3c90cd69.png" alt="Journeys List" data-base62-sha1="jB3IvX2nwKjYxnO8Bh9Iw3BIyCt" width="639" height="500" data-dominant-color="212121"><div class="meta"><svg class="fa d-icon d-icon-far-image svg-icon" aria-hidden="true"><use href="#far-image"></use></svg><span class="filename">Journeys List</span><span class="informations">1099×859 44.6 KB</span><svg class="fa d-icon d-icon-discourse-expand svg-icon" aria-hidden="true"><use href="#discourse-expand"></use></svg></div></a></div></p>
<p><div class="lightbox-wrapper"><a class="lightbox" href="https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/polkadot2/original/2X/0/03ee4bbc48bf1984955681065146110c111bb066.png" data-download-href="/uploads/short-url/yLYGSIGhxATMHfl5U0QvwP5khM.png?dl=1" title="Detailed View with 3 Legs" rel="noopener nofollow ugc"><img src="https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/polkadot2/optimized/2X/0/03ee4bbc48bf1984955681065146110c111bb066_2_323x500.png" alt="Detailed View with 3 Legs" data-base62-sha1="yLYGSIGhxATMHfl5U0QvwP5khM" width="323" height="500" srcset="https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/polkadot2/optimized/2X/0/03ee4bbc48bf1984955681065146110c111bb066_2_323x500.png, https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/polkadot2/optimized/2X/0/03ee4bbc48bf1984955681065146110c111bb066_2_484x750.png 1.5x, https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/polkadot2/optimized/2X/0/03ee4bbc48bf1984955681065146110c111bb066_2_646x1000.png 2x" data-dominant-color="1B1B1B"><div class="meta"><svg class="fa d-icon d-icon-far-image svg-icon" aria-hidden="true"><use href="#far-image"></use></svg><span class="filename">Detailed View with 3 Legs</span><span class="informations">1296×2003 62.1 KB</span><svg class="fa d-icon d-icon-discourse-expand svg-icon" aria-hidden="true"><use href="#discourse-expand"></use></svg></div></a></div></p>
<p>Supports multiple swaps and displays the actual amounts swapped.</p>
<p><div class="lightbox-wrapper"><a class="lightbox" href="https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/polkadot2/original/2X/c/cae37b20169b83b09d0f8d086b2a77e04a64879c.png" data-download-href="/uploads/short-url/sWPP8hKqaZqhKmnYTtL7xuuxE4I.png?dl=1" title="Multiple Swaps Details" rel="noopener nofollow ugc"><img src="https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/polkadot2/optimized/2X/c/cae37b20169b83b09d0f8d086b2a77e04a64879c_2_600x500.png" alt="Multiple Swaps Details" data-base62-sha1="sWPP8hKqaZqhKmnYTtL7xuuxE4I" width="600" height="500" srcset="https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/polkadot2/optimized/2X/c/cae37b20169b83b09d0f8d086b2a77e04a64879c_2_600x500.png, https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/polkadot2/optimized/2X/c/cae37b20169b83b09d0f8d086b2a77e04a64879c_2_900x750.png 1.5x, https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/polkadot2/original/2X/c/cae37b20169b83b09d0f8d086b2a77e04a64879c.png 2x" data-dominant-color="1D1D1D"><div class="meta"><svg class="fa d-icon d-icon-far-image svg-icon" aria-hidden="true"><use href="#far-image"></use></svg><span class="filename">Multiple Swaps Details</span><span class="informations">1143×952 36.3 KB</span><svg class="fa d-icon d-icon-discourse-expand svg-icon" aria-hidden="true"><use href="#discourse-expand"></use></svg></div></a></div></p>

<p>Anyway regarding continuation of pjs stack development.</p>
<p>Even if most of our team use it still, we would not recommend any new people to start working on a new project with this stack. Past architectural decisions mean there is a lot of baggage, inefficiencies and bugs that cannot be just “<a href="https://github.com/polkadot-js/api/issues/6154" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">fixed</a>”. It’s served its purpose and the decision to deprecate I believe was a good one. Our DEVx has drastically improved with switching to PAPI. (With bundle sizes and load times). The features it offers are great and the way the types are handled are lightyears ahead.</p>
<p>This propagated to pjs.apps and this decision to continue development is very surprising after the maintenance announcement. I will leave this here. It’s no way meant to attack your work. It’s just surprising decision by Parity that I was made aware of by this post.</p>

Jakub Panik

Polkadot JS Roadmap Update - BlockDeep

<p>Dear Polkadot Community,</p>
<p>I’m <strong>The White Rabbit (Mike)</strong>, and I’m excited to officially put forward my candidacy as an <strong>individual DV Guardian</strong>. I’ve been part of this incredible ecosystem since early 2021, and over time, my involvement has only deepened, both in terms of passion and responsibility.</p>
<hr>
<h3><a name="p-31475-another-year-of-deeper-involvement-1" class="anchor" href="#p-31475-another-year-of-deeper-involvement-1"></a>Another Year of Deeper Involvement</h3>
<p>This past year has been especially important in my journey within the Polkadot ecosystem. I’ve taken on more responsibilities and contributed in several meaningful ways:</p>
<ul>
<li>I helped <strong>revive the Italian Polkadot community</strong>, which is now growing steadily as a place for learning, collaboration, and support;</li>
<li>I was part of <strong>KusDAO’s council</strong>, an experience that gave me valuable insights into decentralized coordination;</li>
<li>I’ve served as <strong>curator for both the Games and Meetup Bounties</strong>;</li>
<li>Right now, I’m handling the <strong>accounting side of the Marketing Bounty</strong>, focusing on transparency, accurate reporting and smart use of resources.</li>
</ul>
<hr>
<h3><a name="p-31475-what-ill-bring-as-a-dv-guardian-2" class="anchor" href="#p-31475-what-ill-bring-as-a-dv-guardian-2"></a>What I’ll Bring as a DV Guardian</h3>
<p>As a DV Guardian, my focus will be on <strong>the financial and accountability aspects</strong> of governance proposals.</p>
<p>I’m not a developer, so I won’t pretend to assess the deep technical side of code-heavy projects. But what I do have is a solid understanding of how Polkadot works, its ecosystem, its actors, and where it’s heading. That allows me to recognize when a proposal truly aligns with our <strong>shared long-term vision</strong>, and when it might just be a side project that doesn’t really serve the bigger picture.</p>
<p>My goal is to <strong>make sure treasury resources are used wisely</strong>, and that we’re funding ideas that actually move the ecosystem forward, not just isolated, short-term efforts.</p>
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<h3><a name="p-31475-vision-for-treasury-3" class="anchor" href="#p-31475-vision-for-treasury-3"></a>Vision for Treasury</h3>
<p>I believe that effective financial management is essential to Polkadot’s sustainable growth. I propose establishing a structured and transparent annual budgeting process for the Treasury to ensure clear accountability and responsible resource allocation.</p>
<p>In addition, I see a strong need to evolve the bounty system into one <strong>managed by the community, for the community</strong>. This system would enable:</p>
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<li>More thorough follow-up and tracking of bounty outcomes;</li>
<li>Improved, standardized reporting practices;</li>
<li>Clearer and more efficient internal processes for evaluating requests and managing resources.</li>
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<p>This approach aims to empower contributors while enhancing transparency and long-term impact making sure our resources fuel meaningful progress across the ecosystem.</p>
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<h3><a name="p-31475-style-and-approach-4" class="anchor" href="#p-31475-style-and-approach-4"></a>Style and Approach</h3>
<p>If you’ve seen me on <strong>Polkassembly, Discord, Telegram, or X</strong>, you’ll know I like to speak clearly and directly. I’m not afraid to ask tough questions or challenge the status quo, always with the intention of encouraging meaningful conversation. I believe that respectful, open dialogue is how we grow stronger as a community.</p>
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<h3><a name="p-31475-transparency-and-trust-5" class="anchor" href="#p-31475-transparency-and-trust-5"></a>Transparency and Trust</h3>
<p>Everything I do as a DV Guardian will be done in the open, with clear reasoning behind each decision. I take this responsibility seriously, and I’m here to represent the interests of the community, not any specific team, project, or agenda.</p>
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<h3><a name="p-31475-looking-ahead-6" class="anchor" href="#p-31475-looking-ahead-6"></a>Looking Ahead</h3>
<p>Polkadot’s governance is evolving fast, and I want to be part of making sure it stays fair, transparent, and truly community-first. If you choose to support me as a DV Guardian, I’ll do everything I can to honor that trust and keep our shared vision front and center.</p>
<p>Thanks for taking the time to read this. I’m always open to discussion, so if you have feedback, questions, or just want to talk, my DMs are open.</p>
<p>With respect and commitment,<br>
<strong>The White Rabbit</strong><br>
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<p>We are now starting to seed the Telegram groups for the Hackathon and for Comms around the launch party.</p>
<p>If your team wants to be a part of the hackathon or co-marketing efforts, please reach out via TG <a class="mention" href="/u/alice_und_bob">@alice_und_bob</a></p>

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Infinity Wallet Discussion

- Polkadot wants to work with Hong Kong's OASES to grow its Web3 projects.  
- PolkaPort East (PPE) will help Polkadot set up a company in Hong Kong.  
- The partnership will help Polkadot get support like money, rules, and new friends.  
- Polkadot will help other projects move to Hong Kong for benefits.  
- The plan costs about $35,700 to start the new company.  
- Extra money not used will go back to Polkadot.  
- Projects interested can talk to PPE for help moving.

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- A new data structure called Merkle Mountain Belt (MMB) is proposed  
- MMB improves upon existing Merkle Mountain Range (MMR) used in blockchain  
- Will save money (estimated $1 million/year) for Polkadot bridge users  
- Team plans to make a research paper and Rust code library  
- Work will happen from August 2025 to June 2026  
- Asking for $340,198 USDC plus 42,187 DOT later if successful  
- MMB works better for recent data (1 minute to 1 day old)  
- Team has Polkadot experience since before mainnet launch

Merkle Mountain Belt (MMB)

- A group called Bifrost and Hyperbridge is asking for 795,000 DOT.
- They want to help make it easier for people to use DOT in different places.
- They noticed that not many people or money can get into Polkadot, which slows down its growth.
- Their plan is to give rewards for providing DOT liquidity in other networks like Arbitrum and Ethereum.
- The aim is to make DOT more popular and used widely in the web3 space.
- This will help developers and users join the Polkadot ecosystem better.
- The idea started as a group project but had to be split into smaller parts.

Polkadot DeFi Singularity

Talisman is proposing to create a mobile wallet for both iOS and Android devices, aiming to enhance the user experience and make their web3 journey seamless. The wallet will be compatible with the existing Talisman browser extension wallet and Portal web application. The project requires $598,100 in funding and is planned to be developed from March 2025 to September 2025.

Key features of the Talisman mobile wallet include portfolio management, wallet connect, one-click stake, cross-chain swap and transfers, biometric authentication, and buy/sell crypto options. Unique features will also be added, such as account synchronization across devices, AI-powered trading, backup to cloud, and referral rewards.

The mobile wallet is expected to benefit the Polkadot ecosystem by increasing competition, boosting user engagement, and expanding revenue opportunities. Community support for the mobile wallet has been positive, with many users requesting a mobile app.

Talisman's mission is to design for the user, advocate for the user, and build for the user in the Polkadot ecosystem. They have achieved significant traction, with over 140,000 active installs, 19,000 active users, and users in 189 countries. The Talisman mobile wallet aims to continue this growth and bring new users to the Polkadot ecosystem.

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