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OpenGov referendum 494 has received a lot of support from the community. The storage network has completed phase 1 and some extra parts. Weekly updates are posted on the forum. A book with technical details and instructions on how to test the storage network is available online. Work continues on phase 2 tasks.

Two additional projects are being worked on that contribute to Polkadot:

1. Move has been integrated into Substrate, allowing builders to integrate the Move VM and execute Move smart contracts. This means anyone can now create a Move parachain on Polkadot.
2. A full team is working on Strawberry, the client implementation of JAM, and is close to the first milestone.

PolkaStorage is being added to Polkadot as a native storage offering. It uses DOT exclusively as the fee token and is inspired by the idea of a ubiquitous supercomputer. PolkaStorage relies on other networks less and brings in storage providers to the ecosystem, with service fees paid in DOT. It uses some Filecoin libraries but is a custom implementation tailored to the needs of the DOT ecosystem.

Eiger's Polka Storage is being integrated with JAM's Preimage Lookup System and Data Availability. This provides access to larger data capacity that doesn't fit in account state and serves as the underlying storage layer for resupply of unrequested data that needs to be provided to validators on request. This allows for the best of both worlds: JAM with Data Availability, where apps can access this data and only keep crucial parts on the JAM state.

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WHO: Eiger Co.

WHAT: Completed phase 1 of the storage network, integrated Move to Substrate, and working on Strawberry client implementation of JAM.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Implementing a Polkadot-native system parachain for data storage: Phase 2/3

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

Peter Molnar, the CTO of Mosaic Chain, has proposed a budget of 79,520 USDT to develop the Mosaic Indexer and Mosaic Explorer. These are a Rust-based Substrate Indexer and a decentralized blockchain explorer, respectively. The goal is to decentralize the Mosaic Chain and its associated infrastructures, such as the blockchain indexer and explorer, to ensure they are not reliant on any single entity. The Mosaic Indexer queries on-chain data directly from parachains to a local database, while the Mosaic Explorer runs on multiple blockchain nodes' hardware and maintains connection via a p2p connection through a VPN, forwarding on-chain information to Explorer UIs in a decentralized manner. The project aims to broaden the indexing landscape by offering a free alternative for teams with limited financial resources and to create a significant advantage in terms of ultimate decentralization for indexing blockchains. The Mosaic Indexer and Mosaic Explorer will be open-sourced, allowing the Polkadot community to own and run them.

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WHO: Mosaic Chain Team, led by CTO Peter Molnar. 

WHAT: Proposal to develop and open-source a Rust-based Substrate Indexer (Mosaic Indexer) and a decentralized blockchain explorer (Mosaic Explorer) for the Polkadot ecosystem. 

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Requested budget of 79,520 USDT, with the open-source code to be released once development is completed.

Open source Substrate Indexer in Rust with a decentralized Blockchain Explorer, by Mosaic Chain

G6 Networks has proposed their second and final milestone, which focuses on integrating their products into institutions and connecting them to Polkadot. They also aim to develop an enterprise SDK for easy connection to Polkadot from managed and private blockchains, along with a public chain dashboard called "Citizens of Polkadot." The proposal is divided into three chapters: The Past, The Present, and The Future, which discuss their journey, current status, and future outlook. The budget includes path tracing features, enterprise SDK tooling, and live integrations with ecosystems and institutions.

G6 Networks proposes to integrate developed products into collaborating institutions and advance the development of an enterprise SDK for easy connection to Polkadot. The proposal includes a detailed breakdown of the budget for the next milestone.

G6 Milestone 2: Enterprise SDK for Managed Blockchains and Polkadot Citizens Integration

MarketAcross is a PR agency that has worked with Polkadot and its ecosystem for three years. They are requesting 165K USDC to continue providing PR support for 4-5 months. Their proposal includes:

1. Writing at least 120 unique articles and 30 amplifications on platforms like Reddit, Quora, and YouTube.
2. Highlighting their work since January 2024, including over 325 unique articles for Polkadot and its ecosystem teams.
3. Supporting Polkadot 2.0 and JAM.
4. Using their submission form to help ecosystem teams share their news.
5. Following their methodology to maximize PR results, including exclusivity, proper form filling, giving enough time, and live promotion.
6. Providing public relations, content marketing, growth hacking, and strategy services.

MarketAcross has worked with many projects in the Polkadot ecosystem and other blockchain companies. They aim to help Polkadot-relevant projects get media coverage for their news and announcements.

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MarketAcross is proposing to provide PR support to the Polkadot ecosystem for 4-5 months or less, delivering at least 120 unique articles and 30 amplifications for a price of 165K USDC (~150K Euro equiv.). They have previously delivered over 325 unique articles to Polkadot and its ecosystem teams. The proposal includes managing PR announcements, content marketing, thought leadership, growth hacking, social amplifications, strategy, campaign management, and reporting. MarketAcross guarantees deliverables and has worked with other major blockchain projects.

Polkadot ecosystem ‘open for all’ organic PR & media campaign

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- Bastian Köcher is a rank 6 member of the Polkadot Fellowship.
- To retain his rank, he needs approval from token holders since no higher-ranked members are available to vote.
- His main contribution was developing the Merkleized Metadata feature, which allows offline signers like Ledger to support any FRAME-based parachain.
- He also proposed a new transaction format version (RFC 99) to prevent future compatibility issues.
- Bastian helped with the Coretime launch on Kusama, debugging XCM issues to ensure a smooth transition.
- He actively supports core developers and ecosystem builders through public channels and maintains the Fellowship runtimes repository.
- Bastian has also worked on improving Fellowship processes and coordination, including setting up the Fellowship Secretary role.

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WHO: Bastian Köcher (bkchr), rank 6 Fellowship member.

WHAT: Requesting retention as a Grand Architect of the Polkadot Technical Fellowship.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: N/A.

Fellowship: Retain bkchr at rank 6

Polkadot is upgrading its Relay, Asset Hub, Bridge Hub, and People Chain to version 1.3.0, and the Collectives chain to 1.3.1 to fix a payment issue. More details can be found in the release notes. This upgrade is part of a three-step migration to Agile Coretime, with sales starting in the third referendum.

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WHO: Polkadot community<br> 
WHAT: Upgrade Polkadot Relay, Asset Hub, Bridge Hub, People Chain to v1.3.0 and Collectives chain to 1.3.1. Migrate system to Agile Coretime. <br> 
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

[Whitelisted Caller] Upgrade Polkadot to v1.3.x (transition to Agile Coretime)

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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

StakingRewards.com is a platform that helps people invest in staking, which is a way to earn rewards by participating in the proof-of-stake blockchain networks. They want to work with Polkadot, another blockchain network, to make it easier for people to stake their tokens and support the network.

Here are some of the things they plan to do:

1. Create a special app for Polkadot that will let people stake their tokens and connect with different validators.
2. Help people keep track of their staking rewards and manage their investments.
3. Suggest staking strategies that can help reduce risks and support the network's decentralization.
4. Rank validators based on their performance and how well they contribute to the network's decentralization.
5. Support new projects, called Parachains, that are built on Polkadot.

They also plan to make the staking process better by:

1. Getting more validators from different places to make the network stronger and more secure.
2. Making the staking process easier and more user-friendly.
3. Telling more people about Polkadot and getting them to use the network.
4. Helping validators work better and keep the network safe.

They have a budget of 100,000 Euros to make this happen and have planned it out in three steps:

1. Research and planning: 15,000 Euros
2. Testing the app: 35,000 Euros
3. Launching the app with all the features: 50,000 Euros

They are excited to work with the Polkadot community and make staking better for everyone. They also made some changes to their plan based on feedback from the community, like adding a badge for validators and supporting different staking options. They hope this will make their proposal even better and more helpful for Polkadot.

StakingRewards.com proposes to integrate with Polkadot to provide native staking capabilities, advanced monitoring tools, and curated staking strategies for the Polkadot ecosystem. The requested funding of 100,000 Euro (114,000 USDC) will be allocated across three key milestones. The goal is to build the official Stake App for the entire Polkadot ecosystem.

Staking Rewards Partnership - Stake App & Terminal Integration

### Wish for Change (WFC) Referendum

- **Purpose**: To gather token holders' opinions on updating Polkadot's economic parameters.
- **Key Changes**:
  - Fixed treasury inflow.
  - No adjustment of staking rewards based on staking rates.
  - Potential reduction in overall inflation.
- **Community Discussions**: Several forums and livestreams have discussed these changes.
- **Rules**:
  - Only executed WFCs can be candidates.
  - The WFC with more AYE votes (weighted) is preferred.
  - WFCs should ideally run in parallel.
- **Non-Binding**: The referendum doesn't force changes; it aggregates voter opinions.
- **Outcome**: A root referendum will implement the winning WFC's logic.
- **Current Proposal**: 8% total inflation with 15% to the Treasury, leading to gradually decreasing inflation.

Polkadot proposes a Wish for Change (WFC) referendum to gather token holders' sentiment on implementing a fixed treasury inflow, removing staking rewards adjustment, and potentially reducing inflation. The referendum is not binding but aims to aggregate voters' opinions. This proposal suggests setting an 8% total inflation on a fixed total issuance, with 15% diverted to the Treasury, leading to gradually decreasing inflation over time. The timeframe and resources are not specified.

Polkadot's Economics Parameters: Proposal 3 (8% total inflation in the first year, then gradually decreasing)

### Summary of the Wish for Change (WFC) Referendum

- **Purpose**: The WFC referendum aims to gather token holders' opinions on proposed updates to Polkadot's economic parameters.
- **Key Changes**:
  - Implement a fixed treasury inflow.
  - Remove adjustments to staking rewards based on staking rates.
  - Potentially reduce overall inflation.
- **Community Discussions**: There have been extensive discussions on forums and livestreams about these changes.
- **Rules**:
  - Only executed WFCs can be considered candidates.
  - The WFC with more AYE votes (weighted by conviction) is preferred.
  - WFCs should ideally run in parallel.
- **Non-Binding**: The WFC referendum is not binding; it aggregates voter opinions through OpenGov.
- **Future Steps**: A root referendum will be proposed after the WFCs to implement the winning WFC's logic.
- **Proposed Parameters**:
  - Max staker reward: 85%
  - Max inflation: 8%
  - Min inflation: 6.8%
  - Remark: 8% constant total inflation with 15% to Treasury.

Polkadot proposes a Wish for Change (WFC) referendum to gather token holders' opinions on proposed updates to economic parameters. The changes include a fixed treasury inflow, removal of staking reward adjustments, and potentially reducing overall inflation. The WFC cannot be binding, and the winning proposal will be implemented in a root referendum. The proposed parameters for this WFC are a maximum staker reward of 85%, maximum inflation of 8%, and minimum inflation of 6.8%, with 15% going to the treasury.

Polkadot's Economics Parameters: Proposal 2 (8% constant total inflation)

### Summary of the Wish for Change (WFC) Referendum

- **Purpose**: The WFC referendum aims to gather community sentiment on proposed updates to Polkadot's economic parameters.
- **Key Changes**: 
  - Implement a fixed treasury inflow.
  - Remove adjustments to staking rewards based on staking rates.
  - Potentially reduce overall inflation.
- **Community Discussions**: Extensive discussions have taken place on forums and livestreams.
- **Rules**: 
  - Only executed WFCs can be candidates.
  - The WFC with more AYE votes (weighted) is preferred.
  - WFCs should ideally run in parallel.
- **Non-Binding**: The referendum does not force chain updates but aggregates voter opinion.
- **Outcome**: The goal is to implement the winning WFC's logic in a root referendum.
- **Current Proposal**: Voting AYE supports keeping total inflation at 10% with a constant 15% Treasury inflow.

WHO: Polkadot community token holders
WHAT: Vote on implementing a fixed treasury inflow and potentially reducing overall inflation
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: None specified, referendum is non-binding and serves as a method to aggregate community opinion. Winning proposal will be used as a basis for a root referendum.

Polkadot's Economics Parameters: Proposal 1 (10% constant total inflation)

Bitskwela is a leading education brand in the Philippines that focuses on crypto and blockchain, and supports Polkadot. They have completed a grant covering nationwide education, marketing, business development, and on-ground activations, which helped Polkadot break ground in local markets.

Bitskwela's past work includes:
- Deliverable Tracker: [link](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Dl4ZLoHCDf-2BxsWLFX1hodSAkzmIXnnT8WXidVPxkk/edit?usp=sharing)
- Proof of completion: [link](https://app.ogtracker.io/smallSpender/325)

With support from Polkadot Insider, OpenGuild, and HA Max Rebol, Bitskwela plans to continue their Polkadot-related initiatives in the Philippines. Their upcoming proposal includes:
1. Eight Polkadot-related short guides (updating and enhancing past 20 guides)
2. Twenty-seven KOL short-form content
3. Twenty-seven educational articles
4. Dedicated monthly Polkadot Builder Spaces
5. Inclusion in Bitskwela's monthly online town halls
6. Bi-monthly educational threads, features, and write-ups
7. At least twelve mass media features dedicated to Polkadot
8. Regional university event & talk placements
9. At least two local Bitskwela conferences
10. Cumulative 7,500,000+ minimum reach and circulation achieved within the Philippines

Bitskwela is seeking feedback from the Polkadot community on how to best support Polkadot in the Philippine market. The full proposal can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M_szE5L8UulUv9bW3vRcBTYDzfP4d2DLKlJkTQeK3h8/edit?usp=sharing).

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Bitskwela - Expanding Polkadot to the Thriving Philippine Web 3.0 Community

Polkadot and EasyA have announced the finalists of their joint Harvard Hackathon. The event was part of the #180DaysOfPolkadot campaign, which aimed to educate and engage Web3 developers in the Polkadot ecosystem. The campaign was a follow-up to the successful 2023 #60DaysOfPolkadot developer education campaign. The hackathons in London and Harvard attracted a large number of participants, with 350 and 300 hackers respectively, and resulted in the creation of 56 and 55 projects. The event also featured Indy500 racer Conor Daly, who expressed his enthusiasm for the EasyA and Polkadot developer ecosystem. The campaign successfully educated over 100,000 developers on Polkadot and achieved 80% completion rate. The event was supported by various Polkadot ecosystem teams, parachains, and developers. EasyA is now focusing on supporting the top teams and builders to continue building on Polkadot and is working closely with the Unique Network team to funnel builders using NFTs on Unique Network towards their CodeCraft grants programme.

WHO: EasyA
WHAT: Requesting $370,000 retroactive funding for Milestone 2 of #180DaysOfPolkadot, including prize money for winners.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: $370,000, approved in masterplan referendum with 88% AYE vote, as of September 2024.

EasyA x Polkadot - Developer Growth via In-Person Hackathons and Crash Courses (#180DaysOfPolkadot): Milestones 1 & 2 Report

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- The Polkadot Staking Dashboard now has new features like DHT p2p lookups and Premium Geolocation.
- Polkawatch is helping nominators see important analytics about their nominations.
- In the last year, Polkawatch provided 20,000 reports to 7,000 nominators.
- Many nominators care about decentralization and check their nominations carefully.
- Polkawatch was supported by the Web3 foundation and other organizations.
- They are working to keep costs low, which is about $3.5K per month for all users.
- Polkawatch plans to fund its operations for the first three quarters of 2024.
- A detailed proposal is available for more information, and feedback is welcome.

WHO: Polkawatch

WHAT: Seeking retroactive funding for continued operation and maintenance of Polkawatch for Q1-Q3 2024, which costs roughly USD 3.5K per month (or 0.5 USD per user/month) including full archive nodes of Relay and People chains.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Polkawatch, Decentralization Analytics, Retroactive Infrastructure and Maintenance Q1-Q3 2024

This event is a series of workshops and a hackathon aimed at building a developer community in India for the Polkadot ecosystem. It will be held at IIT Roorkee, one of India's top engineering institutions. The event is organized by Blocksebock in collaboration with Edgetributors SubDAO. The goal is to attract talented developers, students, and blockchain enthusiasts to foster innovation, development, and community engagement within the Polkadot ecosystem.

The event has a hybrid structure, with the workshop and hackathon held two weeks apart, giving students time to review materials and learn. Throughout this period, a students' collective will be formed to guide and assist them virtually. The event aims to address the lack of awareness about PolkadotSDK and Substrate within the Indian developer community, ineffective meetups, tech exposure gaps, and the campus placement culture that limits students' opportunities.

The event will feature pre-hackathon workshops, activities for the students' collective, a physical hackathon kick-off, judging and awards, and post-hackathon activities. The team behind the event includes Blocksebock, a global hackathon hosting platform, and Edgetributors SubDAO, a collective of active solo contributors from the Edgeware DAO with expertise in substrate/PolkadotSDK and ink! development.

The event is expected to have 100-150 participants, with at least 20-30 quality project submissions. It aims to enhance the visibility of the Polkadot ecosystem and contribute to its natural growth and demand. The required amount for the event is 29978.18 USD, with a 10% refundable liquidation buffer, totaling 7383.78 DOT.

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Blockseblock and Edgetributors SubDAO propose to host a Polkadot hackathon and workshop in IIT Roorkee, India, to build a developer community. The event will feature workshops, a hackathon, and a students' collective to foster learning, knowledge exchange, and competition. The proposal aims to address limited developer awareness, ineffective meetups, tech exposure gaps, campus placement culture, and lagging behind competitors. The event will cost $29,978.18, including a 10% refundable liquidation buffer, and the organizers require 7,383.78 DOT. The workshops will be held on September 26-27, and the hackathon will run from October 11-13.

Polkadot India IIT Roorkee Workshops and Hackathon (1/5)

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

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Hello there! I want to tell you about a cool team called The AwesomeDot. They make podcasts about a thing called Polkadot. Polkadot is a big computer network that helps different parts talk to each other. The AwesomeDot team makes these podcasts to teach people about how Polkadot works and to talk about new projects that are part of it.

Here are some things you should know about their project:

1. They have a YouTube channel where they put their podcasts.
2. They have a website where you can find more information.
3. They also have a place on a website called GitHub where they share their work.
4. They have a Twitter account where they talk about their podcasts.

They have already made 7 podcasts, and they want to make more. They need money to help them make these podcasts. They want $333 for each of the 6 new podcasts they will make. That's about 448 DOT, which is a type of money they use in the Polkadot world.

The AwesomeDot team wants to help new projects in the Polkadot world get noticed and get support. They also want to teach people about how Polkadot works. They need money to make their podcasts, which will help them do that.

I hope the community will support them in making more podcasts!

WHO: The AwesomeDot team.

WHAT: Requesting retroactive funding for six additional episodes of their podcast series dedicated to exploring the technical aspects of the Polkadot ecosystem.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: $333 per episode, totaling approximately 448 DOT, to cover production, editing, social media promotion, and hosting costs.

Retroactive Tip to AwesomeDot Team for high quality technical podcasts

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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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