TimedOut

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CoinEasy is a Web3 hub that helps people learn about crypto and join a community. They are working with Polkadot Korea to grow their community and teach people about Web3. They plan to do this by making social media posts, organizing events, and creating educational content. They have a budget of $4,000 per month for this project. In August, they had some success with growing their community and creating content. They also plan to host an online bootcamp to teach people about Polkadot's smart contract language and how to build on the platform.

Rejected

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Polkadot Korea: 3-Months Marketing and Community Expansion Services by CoinEasy 🍊

### Subsquare Proposal Summary

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

Executed

WHO: Subsquare

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

PRICE: $469,845.1

TIMEFRAME: 12 months (2023.10.01 - 2024.09.30)

RESOURCES: 15 FTE equivalent work per month.

[Retroactive] Subsquare 12 months maintenance and common features development

- 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.

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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

- A proposal is asking for 50,000 USDT to help Polkadot work with the Florida Blockchain Business Association (FBBA) at a big level.
- The goal is to make Polkadot better known in the U.S. and connect with important people in business and government.
- Florida has a large population of about 22.95 million people and a strong economy.
- Florida is the third-largest state by population and the fourth largest economy in the U.S.
- The proposal is led by Angela Dalton and aims to learn from previous efforts to improve Polkadot's presence.
- There will be a discussion for two weeks where the community can give feedback before the final submission.
- A link to the draft proposal is available for everyone to read and review.

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

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

The PP2P Program is a new way to help the Polkadot community work together and grow. Here are some important points:

- It changes the old Head Ambassador model to a system with **Fellowships** led by Global Fellowship Leaders (GFL).
- There are smaller groups that can manage themselves and work on local projects.
- The **Governance Collective** helps set a clear mission for everyone.
- The program has **decentralized funding** and pays people based on the cost of living.
- It creates a team approach that helps everyone align with Polkadot's goals.

This program aims to make sure everyone can share their ideas and make a difference!

The PP2P Program proposes a decentralized approach for the Polkadot ecosystem to enhance community engagement and scalability. It introduces Fellowships led by Global Fellowship Leaders, supported by self-managing workgroups. The Governance Collective sets a unified mission and vision, while regional workgroups ensure localized outreach. The proposal includes decentralized funding, proof of work compensation, and a collaborative framework. No information on price/timeframe/resources provided.

Polka Power 2 People (PP2P) Program

This proposal is about creating a Web3 Funding Assistant that helps developers find funding and grants in the Polkadot ecosystem. The project will research and test AI tools related to proposal writing and reviewing. The team has already done some research and found a few AI tools in the Polkadot ecosystem, but they think there is more potential for AI to help with proposal processing. They have a prototype called Boris Boarman Custom GPT to show how AI can be used for this purpose. The team has experience in developing AI and blockchain projects and wants to create a standalone app called Boris Boarman Web3 Grant Assistant. The proposal budget is $1800 for research, data integration, and documentation.

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Retroactive Big Tipper Proposal  - Research and analysis of the Polkadot Ecosystem AI-tools Usage for Treasury Proposal Processing

Goku is a Polkadot community member who has been contributing valuable content for the past seven months. His work focuses on cross-ecosystem research, narrative-building, and engaging with a wide audience. Goku's content has been viewed over 2.4 million times, and he has doubled his follower count organically. He has created various highlights, including discussions on Polkadot's blockspace, JAM, and inflation, as well as engaging visuals and memes. Goku has also been an active participant in debunking myths and misconceptions about Polkadot. He is seeking retroactive compensation for his contributions and has chosen USDT as a neutral form of payment, requesting $15K based on his self-assessment of the impact he has made.

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

Retroactive Tip For Solo Content Creation-2

OpenZeppelin has submitted a proposal to help develop secure parachains in the Polkadot ecosystem. They have made progress since their last approval, including launching an EVM Runtime Template for Solidity smart contracts, creating a developer guide for migrating contracts, and collaborating with R0gue to integrate Pop CLI. In this fourth phase, they are requesting funding for:

1. Creating "meta pallets" to simplify development and speed up time-to-market.
2. Making their templates compatible with Tanssi to improve the developer experience and launch time.
3. Improving zombienet-sdk for easier local chain testing.
4. Including support for Snowbridge, a bridge between Polkadot and Ethereum.
5. Developing guides for using meta pallets and new features.

OpenZeppelin aims to maintain transparency and welcome community feedback to strengthen the Polkadot network.

OpenZeppelin requests funding for M4 phase to create meta pallets, integrate with Tanssi and Snowbridge, improve zombienet-sdk, and provide developer guides. No specific price, timeframe, or resources mentioned.

OpenZeppelin x Polkadot Ecosystem Growth Phase M4

JAMTON is a project that wants to connect the TON (The Open Network) ecosystem, which has 950 million Telegram users, to the Polkadot ecosystem. This will help Polkadot-based projects reach more users and get more money. JAMTON will act as a bridge, allowing TON projects and Telegram users to use Polkadot's powerful tools and apps. This will bring more users, money, and better cooperation between the two ecosystems.

JAMTON will help Polkadot in three ways:
1. Bring more users and make them more active.
2. Bring more money into Polkadot projects.
3. Make it easier to work with other blockchains.

JAMTON plans to build:
- A way for TON and Polkadot to work together.
- A fast and safe way to move money between the two ecosystems.
- An easy way for TON users to join Polkadot.
- A small app for Telegram to work with JAMTON and other apps.

JAMTON needs money to build these things. They are asking for 251,660 USDC from Polkadot to make JAMTON a reality. This money will be used to build, market, and maintain JAMTON.

JAMTON proposes to connect TON ecosystem with 950 million Telegram users to Polkadot ecosystem. Seeking 251,660 USDC for development, deployment, marketing, outreach, support and maintenance. Development roadmap designed for 3 milestones of 3 months each.

Treasury Proposal for Funding the JAMTON Project - Bridging 950 Million Users to the Polkadot Ecosystem

Polkadot wants to make all addresses the same across their system. Right now, there are many different address formats, which can be confusing. They want to use one format, starting with the number '1', for all chains that connect to Polkadot. This will make it easier for people to recognize their accounts and know where their money is going. They will also use special address prefixes to help people see where their money is going when they copy an address. This change will make things simpler and safer for everyone using Polkadot.

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[ Wish for change ] Unifying Polkadot Ecosystem Address Format

- The proposal suggests setting a maximum amount of $DOT coins, like the number Pi (3.14), to limit inflation.
- Inflation would be based on the difference between the current supply and the maximum supply, with a 10% growth each year.
- This approach aims to provide a clear path for inflation over the next 5-10 years and avoid yearly changes.
- The proposal is seen as a complete plan that builds trust with investors because it prevents the supply from doubling every seven years.
- The author suggests changing Pi to Euler's number (about 2.72) for a smaller maximum supply, aligning with community preferences.
- Voting for this plan means agreeing with the inflation reduction idea from Gavin Wood, the founder of Polkadot.
- If the plan passes, it will not cause immediate changes but show the community's desires for the future.

Inflation decreasing - Gavin Wood vision

Hello Polkadot Community,

I worked as a Helper Ambassador (HA) for the past 3 months and now I'm asking for a reward. I did many things, and you can read about them [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CXO_2Jyf-JupuvrlrOaXALMoZiaCMLFf4n9xqbwcIuQ/edit#heading=h.7t3ohyu5uhiy). I worked 20 hours a week and I want to be paid $62.50 per hour.

I started a team called "The Core" to help find new talent and show people how great Polkadot is. I paid for some of the team's projects with my own money, and I hope to keep doing that until we can get money from the treasury.

I will keep working to make the ambassador program better and I will keep leading "The Core" team. We have a special event called "Blockspace" that happens every 3 months to show people what Polkadot is and how to use it. You can learn more about the first Blockspace event [here](https://x.com/the_coore/status/1833516406932930715).

If my reward request is approved, some of the money will go to "The Core" team's account to help fund their work.

Please read the [document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CXO_2Jyf-JupuvrlrOaXALMoZiaCMLFf4n9xqbwcIuQ/edit#heading=h.7t3ohyu5uhiy) about my work over the last 3 months and feel free to ask questions or give feedback.

Thank you.

Retroactive Reward for HA work - Abdulbee.

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Canceling referendum 1195

Hello there! Nadav, the CEO of Chainwire, has some exciting news to share. They have been working with some big crypto magazines to help make Polkadot more popular. They did a three-month test to see how well it worked, and now they want to keep it going.

Here's what they did:

1. Worked with CryptoSlate, CryptoDaily, and CryptoPotato to show Polkadot news and updates.
2. Gave lots of people information about Polkadot through articles and social media.
3. Made special places on the websites for Polkadot news.

Here's what they found:

- Many people saw the articles and posts about Polkadot.
- Polkadot was mentioned a lot on social media.
- People saw Polkadot's name and logo on websites a lot.

Now, Nadav wants to keep this going for four more months. They are asking for $330,000 to pay for it. With this money, they will:

1. Keep showing Polkadot news on the websites.
2. Make more articles and posts about Polkadot.
3. Share Polkadot news on more social media platforms.

Nadav thinks this will help Polkadot become even more popular and well-known. They are excited to keep working on it and hope you are too!

Chainwire CEO Nadav presents a report on a three-month pilot marketing campaign with CryptoSlate, CryptoDaily, and CryptoPotato. They are seeking $330,000 USDC to extend the collaboration for an additional four months to enhance Polkadot's branding, SEO presence, public relations, and social media visibility. The funding will enable these platforms to maintain and enhance visibility, continue and expand content production, and enhance content strategy and social reach.

Boosting Polkadot's Branding, Tickers, Educational & News Content on major crypto media

- The EasyA x Polkadot University wants to create a program to help students and builders get money to create projects on Polkadot.
- This program aims to support new builders by giving them up to $10,000 quickly, usually within 72 hours.
- Many people at hackathons want to build on Polkadot, but they need clear funding options.
- This proposal is based on a similar successful program from another blockchain called Solana.
- A group of five experts will decide on the funding requests.
- The goal is to grow the Polkadot ecosystem by offering support and opportunities to new builders.

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EasyA x Polkadot University Microgrants Bounty

- Lily Mendz worked hard to create a guide about bounties in Polkadot to make it easier for people to find funding.
- This tip is a reward for her contributions, which include a PDF, a forum post, and a Dune Dashboard to help track bounties.
- There was a problem with finding information about available bounties, and Lily's work aims to solve this.
- The Dune Dashboard helps save time by tracking bounty spending in a clear way.
- The tip amount is lower as requested by Lily and does not reflect an hourly rate for her work.
- Giving her DOT instead of other currencies helps Lily have a stronger say in decisions for the Polkadot network.
- Many people in the DAO thanked Lily for her efforts and contributions to the project.

The proposal is to reward Lily Mendz for her contribution to bringing transparency to the bounties in Polkadot. The purpose is to reward her work, highlight her individual contribution, and signal to the DAO to celebrate the accomplishments of peers. The proposal does not specify the amount of DOT or the timeframe/resources.

Updated Tip for Lily for Work on Bounties

Mandala Chain is a blockchain network built on Polkadot that aims to integrate government and enterprise applications with public and retail services. The project focuses on Indonesia, where it has formed strategic partnerships and resources to create a strong foundation for expansion into broader markets. Mandala Chain has been working on real-world blockchain applications such as digital identity, banking, IP protection, SmartGov, and tokenized assets, with the goal of onboarding the next 100 million users with Polkadot.

The project has participated in major industry events like the Bali Blockchain Summit and Coinfest Asia 2024, showcasing Mandala Chain and Polkadot to a wide audience, including government officials and industry leaders. Mandala Chain is now seeking to scale development capacity to meet the urgent demand for use cases already in the pipeline, with the aim of onboarding millions of users to Polkadot from Indonesia and beyond.

The project's goals include facilitating massive adoption by onboarding large populations through real-world use cases and government/enterprise partnerships. Mandala Chain is working on a portfolio of real-world use cases, onboarding new non-crypto users who will be accessing essential on-chain services, and is on track to bring millions of users into the Polkadot ecosystem.

The requested budget of $763,000 will contribute to the incubation section of Mandala Chain's four-step framework to facilitate massive active user adoption through real-world use cases. The funds will be used for development, testing, user experience refinement, and public showcasing events.

Supporting Mandala Chain through this treasury proposal will enable the Polkadot ecosystem to gain new active users, growth in on-chain activity, and increased liquidity, as mainstream Web2 users are brought into the Web3 space. This will help Polkadot expand into new regions and industries, starting with Indonesia, and solidify its leadership in the Web3 space.

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

Delivery of 4 Government Use Cases to Onboard Millions onto Polkadot

- This strategy outlines a marketing plan for Polkadot, focusing on building community and spreading awareness.
- There are five key marketing groups: Direct to Consumer, Developers, VC and Businesses, Mass Education, and Partnerships.
- All groups must work together to promote Polkadot effectively.
- Contracts and metrics are needed for marketing services to ensure clear communication and accountability.
- The marketing should be available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Indonesian to reach more audiences.
- The strategy encourages collaboration between talented community members to create advertisements.
- The goal is to attract more users and developers to Polkadot with creative and effective marketing.
- The aim is for the community to unite and push Polkadot to be a global leader in Web3 technology.

Marketing Strategy For Polkadot

Lily Mendz worked on a project to make it easier to find bounties in Polkadot. Here’s what you need to know:

- She created a PDF, wrote a forum post, and made a Dune Dashboard to help with bounty tracking.
- This project took her a lot of time and effort—about 70 hours!
- It helps people discover bounties that can provide funding, solving a problem of hard-to-find information.
- The project encourages teamwork and rewards people for their important contributions.
- The DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization) decided to give her a tip as a thank-you for her work.
- They chose to give her DOT instead of other currencies to help her have more say in future decisions. 
- Many people in the DAO appreciate her effort and show support for her contributions.

The Polkadot DAO wants to reward Lily Mendz for her contribution to bringing transparency to bounties in Polkadot, with a PDF, forum post, and Dune Dashboard. The purpose is to highlight individual contributions and signal the need to celebrate accomplishments of peers. The Dune Dashboard will save time by providing an easy place to discover available bounties and track bounty spends. The DAO will pay in DOT to align Lily's interests with the network longer term. No specific hourly rate is mentioned.

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FanSociety is a crowdfunding platform for musicians and artists based on the gift economy. It allows musicians to create smart contracts to accept donations and give proof of donation to the donator. The platform is designed to grow with the musician throughout their career and segment donators into different supporter groups called generations. Artists can manage their smart contracts as they wish, and the platform provides flexibility with a simple protocol. FanSociety also enables artists to give back to their fans with physical or digital goods.

Key features of FanSociety include:
1. A useful application for the Polkadot network.
2. An additional income source for musicians.
3. Easy user onboarding for artists.
4. Fan recognition through 'FanPins' (ERC 1155 tokens).
5. An anti-subscription model.
6. A minimally extractive revenue share model.
7. An unopinionated NFT smart contract.
8. Opportunities for additional services and products.

FanSociety is currently in development and live on the Sepolia network. The founder, Miles Patterson, is a former member of the band The Growlers and has a background in architecture and web development. He hopes to receive support from the Polkadot community to focus on FanSociety full-time.

FanSociety is a crowdfunding protocol for musicians/artists, providing an additional income source for them. WHO: Miles Patterson. WHAT: A protocol for musicians/artists to onboard and create 'FanPins' (ERC1155 tokens), manage their fan club, and give back to their community. HOW MUCH: Not specified. TIMEFRAME: Not specified. RESOURCES: Polkadot network.

FanSociety - an on-chain fan club protocol for musicians and fans

Skullz suggests creating a logo for Polkadot on Telegram, as other ecosystems have. No information is provided on price, timeframe, or resources.

Rotating DOT Logo on Telegram - Emoji Pack on Telegram

beneficiary

The proposal discusses a program that promised independence and salary but faced issues with salary enactment and alterations. The current situation includes unpaid work, internal conflicts, and a risk of the program being wiped out. The proposed solution is to move forward with the program and address concerns about high salaries, merit, and the need for incentives. The requested amount is 840,000 USDT to provide a 4-month runway for the program's implementation and potential success.

WHO: The proposal does not mention a specific organization or individual.

WHAT: The proposal suggests moving forward with a program that promises independence of a collective structure and paying a salary as an incentive for people to be fully committed.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The proposal requests 840,000 USDT to provide 4 months of runway: 3 months to implement the 100-day plan and an additional 1-month buffer for potential refill if the program proves to be successful.

Funding the Ambassador Program

We are discussing a proposal for a research project about OpenGov, a new governance system for the Polkadot network. The project is based on a request for proposals (RFP) from the Web3 Foundation (W3F). OpenGov was introduced on Kusama in November 2022 and later on Polkadot in June 2023. The goal of this research is to study how people participate in OpenGov and understand their motivations, obstacles, and patterns.

The research will look at questions like:
1. What does OpenGov participation look like?
2. Are there incentives for participating in OpenGov?
3. What obstacles do people face when participating in OpenGov?
4. Who are the people participating in OpenGov?
5. Why do people participate in OpenGov?
6. Are there trends in discussions outside of OpenGov?
7. Are there patterns in how people vote on OpenGov?

We will collect and analyze data from OpenGov and ask questions to the participants. The full proposal can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CDEk4J-g9ISgOLiu_D6mwg5Jgbk9JOKyW97dcSLcycE/edit?usp=sharing), and the discussion on the Polkadot Forum is [here](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/an-analysis-of-governance-participation-on-opengov-implementations/10143). We welcome your feedback and comments.

Research: RFP Action Research for OpenGov

Peranto is a project that wants to create a digital identity and legal compliance application for Latin America. They need $100,000 to build a simple version of their idea in 8 months. They think their project can change how things work now and work with important groups like lawyers and universities. They tried to get money other ways, but it didn't work. They hope the Polkadot community will support them because it will help the whole system grow. You can read more about their plan here: [Peranto Proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e7Mn2gDu3CDak9HFi_isOc5YKsGMwR4vqB552iGkwJU/edit?usp=sharing).

WHO: Peranto, a decentralized application (dApp) for digital identity and legal compliance.

WHAT: Seeks $100,000 USD in funding to build an MVP over eight months, targeting legal professionals and expanding digital identity solutions across Latin America.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: $100,000 USD over eight months.

Peranto: Empowering Legal Compliance and Digital Identity with KILT and Polkadot in LATAM

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general_admin

auction_admin

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OpenGov Referenda

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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