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- A group in Mexico, including six people, is promoting Polkadot in Web3 communities.
- They are hosting events to connect with developers and tech fans.
- In 2024, they attended different tech events to grow the Polkadot community.
- They are asking for $12,000 to support their team's work and community growth.
- The money will be shared among the members for their efforts.
- They are dedicated to expanding Polkadot professionally and effectively in Mexico.

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TIP for the activities made by the Polkadot Mexican Collective

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- **Who:** DefiLlama Research is an organization focused on cryptocurrency and decentralized finance.
- **What:** They are asking the Polkadot community for $200,000 to support a campaign that includes articles, reports, and sponsorships about Polkadot.
- **Why:** The goal is to increase awareness and engagement in the Polkadot ecosystem by sharing its innovations and community efforts.
- **How:** They will create spotlight articles and custom research reports, as well as sponsor newsletters to keep Polkadot in the spotlight.
- **Audience:** Their audience is mostly active investors, with a large number being young and interested in technology.
- **Results:** They will provide a quarterly report to show how well the campaign is doing and how many people are engaged.
- **Team Contacts:** Roosa Kivisto is the Director, and Ryan Celaj is the Head of Research.

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Polkadot Ecosystem Support with DefiLlama Research

BuildOnDot is a website that helps developers and businesses find ideas for Polkadot. The website needs money to keep running until 2025. People can give ideas for Polkadot on the website and help maintain the list of ideas. The website costs money for hosting, domain, and work. The total cost is $500.

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BuildOnDot 1 Year Infrastructure Cost - Domain + Hosting

Crystal Intelligence is a firm that wants to help Polkadot, a blockchain system, become better in important ways. Here are the main points:

- Crystal aims to improve security, transparency, and follow rules for Polkadot.
- They want to monitor transactions in real-time and provide helpful data tools.
- The proposed budget for this project is $1,375,000.
- One of the goals is to help more businesses use Polkadot by giving them free access to Crystal's tools for a year.
- The project includes monitoring transactions, helping with rules, and marketing to make Polkadot better known.
- It will take 12-18 months to complete this project, with several phases and important steps along the way.
- Crystal has experience working with big organizations like the UN and banks, showing they can be trusted.

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Crystal Intelligence Blockchain Intelligence Proposal 

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[Whitelisted Caller] Upgrade Polkadot Relay and Asset Hub to v1.3.4, setting Polkadot inflation to 120M DOT per year

Dear community,

I am asking for your help to fund an account that does good things with 1000 DOT. This account is used for:

1. Giving rewards to people who help with something called "staking" for validators.
2. Giving back money to people who make decisions on Polkadot and Collective chains.

The account was given money 8 months ago, and I have been using my own money to keep it going. Now, there are more people doing these things, and it's getting hard to pay for everything.

Remember, this account only sends money for important things and most of the money goes back to the big money box called "treasury."

Thank you,
Will | Paradox | ParaNodes

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Tip for an account used for Referendum Deposit Clean-up and Validator Payout Bot

Polkadot Cloud Team has proposed a project to improve the Polkadot Developer Console and Staking Dashboard. They are asking for $215,000 USDT/52,311 DOT for 12 months of funding. The team has been working on the Developer Console for six months and has self-funded its development. They have also maintained the Staking Dashboard. The proposal includes enhancements to the Staking Dashboard, such as supporting new staking features and improving the user interface. The Developer Console aims to provide better support for multi-chain development and an improved user experience. The team will also work on the w3ux library, which provides tools for Web3 development on Polkadot. The requested funding will help the team dedicate resources to these projects and deliver value to the Polkadot community.

[Vote Nay] Polkadot Staking Dashboard & Developer Console 2024-25 Funding

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- The Polkadot Ambassador Fellowship Manifesto aims to improve a program based on community feedback and past experiences.
- It focuses on learning from mistakes and creating a strong plan for the future.
- The manifesto emphasizes teamwork and community support instead of competition.
- It seeks to rebuild shared values and principles to bring people together.
- The program is designed to be easy to join, but also organized and structured.
- It invites everyone to participate and helps them find their own paths in the community.
- The goal is to create a strong, decentralized community that lasts over time.

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The Polkadot Ambassador Fellowship

Apillon is a leading Web3 development platform for Polkadot. They have proposed a new project called Milestone 3, which aims to improve the platform and make it more user-friendly. The project will take 8 months and needs 809,600 USDT. Here are some of the things they plan to do:

1. Add new services like POP Network, KWIL, CESS, and Prosopo.
2. Improve existing features like embedded wallets, IPNS, NFT Wizard, and Unique Network's token-creation functionalities.
3. Make templates for Polkadot projects to make them more visible.
4. Do a security audit after reaching a certain point in the project.

The goal of Milestone 3 is to make Web3 technology easier to use for developers and businesses. They want to make Polkadot parachains and Apillon's tools more accessible and useful. By doing this, they hope to help the Polkadot ecosystem grow and attract more users.

Apillon Milestone 3 Proposal: Core Integrations and Service Enhancements for Polkadot Ecosystem Growth

AirLyft is a decentralized platform designed for Substrate and EVM projects, focusing on driving product adoption and user engagement within the Polkadot ecosystem. It offers various features such as AssetHub integration, POP creation, Substrate Quest validation, and wallet support. AirLyft proposes a community engagement initiative to boost growth for Polkadot projects through a dual program: a 6-month Polkachiever's campaign and free access to AirLyft's enterprise tools for 15 Polkadot projects. The objectives of this initiative include enhancing product adoption, user engagement, and ecosystem growth by supporting emerging projects with tools that promote community building and interactive quests. AirLyft's team consists of experienced professionals in data science, development, product operations, and marketing.

Unlocking Growth with a 6-Month PolkAchiever Campaign and AirLyft Enterprise Suite Access

PolkaGate is a project that makes it easier for people to use Substrate-based chains like Polkadot and Kusama. It has two main products: the PolkaGate Extension and the PolkaGate MetaMask Snap. The PolkaGate Extension is a tool that lets users manage their accounts and do things like sign transactions and participate in governance, all from their web browser. The PolkaGate MetaMask Snap is a special feature that lets users manage their assets and take part in staking and governance through MetaMask, a popular crypto wallet.

Over the past year, PolkaGate has made many improvements, like better account management tools, improved transaction signing, and a nicer user interface. They are asking for money to help pay for the work they have already done to make PolkaGate better. The team behind PolkaGate includes people with different skills, like a leader, a money manager, a blockchain researcher, a user interface designer, and a test engineer.

PolkaGate has received good feedback from users and other people in the community. They have been praised for their quick updates and helpful support. You can read more about their proposal by visiting their Google Docs link.

PolkaGate: One-Year Retroactive Funding Proposal (Oct. 2023 - Oct. 2024)

KodaDot is a leading NFT marketplace on Polkadot Asset Hub that has successfully delivered over 40 generative art drops and processed nearly 9,000 NFT mints. They are seeking long-term maintenance funding to sustain their public infrastructure and expand their services. Their objectives include implementing secure peer-to-peer NFT trading through atomic swaps, enabling a flexible offer system for any NFT, and maintaining robust infrastructure. They propose three major developments: atomic swaps, an offers system, and infrastructure enhancement. The $280,000 budget is divided into five milestones, with clear deliverables and success metrics. This funding will help KodaDot continue to serve as a public good for the Polkadot ecosystem, maintaining and expanding essential NFT infrastructure that benefits the entire community.

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

We have been working hard to show our commitment to the Polkadot ecosystem. Here are some things we have done:

1. Polkadot 2.0 Developer Training: We taught over 100 people about Polkadot 2.0. You can watch it [here](https://youtu.be/s1LzG9xp7mk?si=GDuba-D9gWEeCFy1).
2. Smart Contract Campaign: We started a campaign to help developers use Polkadot SDK. You can learn more [here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hnqYFPmoP_MS08QYPPJTdJXemP_QUSUc/view).
3. On-going Program: We are helping developers learn how to build using Ink! and substrate parachains. You can find out more [here](https://lu.ma/geww1nhq).

We want to do more to help developers in Nigeria and other places understand Polkadot's SDK for dApp development. We plan to do this through training, bootcamps, and hackathons. Our goal is to show how Polkadot can be used to build important decentralized applications and make it a big part of the growing tech world. You can read our full proposal [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nSzJdyt6yWx9_XMruqhZTQwPmUom_SaSxjJDUFT0U5Y/edit?tab=t.0).

Polkadot Growth Initiative

Polkadot's social media management is decentralized, with contributions from ET90266, the Polkadot Social Media Editorial Board (EB), and Distractive. The EB has five members, and there is a proposal to fund their salary for a 6-month term. Each member would receive 2,500 USDT per month. The Web3 Foundation legally owns Polkadot's social media accounts and has entrusted ET90266 to manage them. The EB works with ET90266 and Distractive for content creation and brand alignment. The first EB had impressive growth in reach and engagement. The second EB was selected through an application and interview process, and its members have backgrounds in business development, content creation, social media, copywriting, marketing, and other Web3 areas. They aim to increase Polkadot's social media engagement and reach. The funds will be paid to a 4/6 multisig controlled by the 5 members and ET90266, and distributed in 3 tranches over 6 months. ET90266 will not be compensated from this proposal.

Continued Management of Polkadot’s 𝕏 Account

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A small spender request of 32,500 USDT has been made for a documentary on blockchain gaming, focusing on Polkadot's ecosystem. The goal is to educate non-crypto-native game developers about the benefits and challenges of blockchain gaming. The documentary is already completed and has been self-funded, including international flights, hotels, and other expenses. It targets gaming developers who are curious about blockchain but skeptical. The documentary is honest and accessible, featuring interviews with Polkadot native teams and other participants. If approved, the documentary will be promoted by Polkadot distribution partners such as Dot Play, Kusamarian, and Distractive. The documentary aims to provide objective information to indie developers as they begin their research on blockchain, helping them onboard to Polkadot without negative bias.

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

This proposal is about getting money to help grow the Polkadot network in Nigeria. The people who made the proposal fixed a mistake in their budget and now they want to show how they have been working hard for Polkadot without any help. They did things like teaching people how to use Polkadot and making a special campaign to get more people to build things with it. They want to use the money to teach more people and show how Polkadot can be used to make new things. You can read more about their plan by clicking on the links they provided.

Polkadot Growth Initiative 

A proposal has been submitted to the Uniswap DAO to deploy Uniswap V3 contracts to the Polkadot Asset Hub. The deployment cost is $105,000, which will be paid to GFX Labs. The proposal comes after receiving feedback from an initial discussion on the forum. Polkadot is set to receive its 2.0/Plaza upgrade and deploy EVM-compatible PolkaVM in December. Uniswap V3 offers concentrated liquidity and capital efficiency, which are improvements over V2. The cost breakdown includes $45,000 for Uniswap deployment and $60,000 for UI maintenance. The funds will be escrowed in a multisig until deployment. Stakeholders include DAOplomats, GFX Labs, Oku, and Polkadot OpenGov. DAOplomats is also working on a treasury proposal to allocate UNI tokens to incentivize liquidity after deployment.

Polkadot Community proposes deploying Uniswap V3 contracts to Polkadot Asset Hub. GFX Labs will be paid $105,000 for deployment cost and UI maintenance for one year. The allocated funds will be escrowed in a multisig. Liquidity bootstrapping proposal will be submitted to Uniswap DAO to incentivize liquidity after deployment.

Deploy Uni V3 contracts to AH

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Polkadot OpenGov has set standards for bounties to ensure they meet minimum requirements before receiving funding. These standards cover objectives, funding, curators, recipients, and transparency.

1. **Bounty Objectives**: Bounties must have clear goals that the community can judge their success by. Funds can only be used for the objectives they were requested for.

2. **Funding**: Bounties can request funding once per quarter. Requests must include a budget breakdown, timeframe, and transparency reports on past activities. They must be discussed for at least 2 weeks before a vote.

3. **Curators**: Curators must have a verified identity and payment terms must be outlined. They cannot sign payments for their own work, except for compensation. They must declare conflicts of interest and report any issues.

4. **Recipients**: Recipients must have a verified identity and cannot claim compensation for work they've already been paid for.

5. **Transparency**: Bounties must provide materials like a public communication channel, an overview page with objectives and contact information, a spending policy, a table of child bounties, monthly progress summaries, and quarterly financial statements.

The document also discusses the importance of having clear objectives, the ability to change them, and the challenges of setting success metrics. It emphasizes the need for both summary and detailed transparency, and provides examples of how bounties can meet these standards with simplicity and efficiency.

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Polkadot OpenGov sets standards for bounties. Bounties must have clear objectives, request funding quarterly, and provide transparency reports. Curators and recipients must have verified on-chain identities. Transparency materials include an overview page, spending policy, child bounties table, monthly progress summary, and quarterly financial statement. The proposal does not prescribe success metrics, end dates, or a dedicated website. Transparency requires both summary and detail, and summaries can be short bullet points.

Bounty Compliance Standards 1.0

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Origin able to dispatch a whitelisted call.

Origin for signaling that the network wishes for some change

Origin able to cancel slashes and manage minimum commission.

Origin for spending up to 10,000,000 DOT from the treasury as well as generally administering it.

Origin for managing the composition of the fellowship.

Origin able to spend around 250 DOT from the treasury at once.

Origin able to spend around 1,000 DOT from the treasury at once.

Origin able to spend around 10,000 DOT from the treasury at once.

Origin able to spend around 100,000 DOT from the treasury at once.

Origin able to spend up to 1,000,000 DOT from the treasury at once.

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