Rejected

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Void - incorrect spend submitted

RadiumBlock is a company that helps the Polkadot network work better by providing important services. They want money to keep helping the network. Here's what they did:

1. They helped the network a lot in the last few months by giving answers to many questions.
2. They made their service faster and better by using computers in different places.
3. They added more places where their service is available, like South America, Africa, and India.
4. They plan to spend less money and make their costs easier to understand.

You can read more about their plan by clicking [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OBoggp_kSudCyhQmh5y_bd66TW7VkyTN/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=114172945417100820622&rtpof=true&sd=true).

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The RadiumBlock team seeks reimbursement for providing public RPC services for Polkadot networks for Q4 2022 and Q1 2023. They offer a reliable and secure service at a fixed cost of ~$25k per quarter. They do not collect user data and have expanded their Polkadot endpoint to 12 locations.

RadiumBlock: Retroactive funding for High Performance Public Endpoint Service for Polkadot(Q4 2022 and Q1 2023)

**Nova Spektr Milestone 3 Proposal Summary:**

- **Nova Spektr** is a Polkadot desktop application for enterprises and users.
- The proposal includes new features like Dynamic Derivations, WalletConnect v2, and cross-chain transfers.
- It aims to improve staking, add Ethereum address support, and integrate fiat values.
- The app will be distributed on the App Store and Microsoft Store.
- The proposal includes public demos, GitHub releases, and open-source code.
- The goal is to make Nova Spektr a comprehensive Polkadot tool for all users.

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Nova Spektr proposes to develop new features for their all-in-one Polkadot desktop application, including Dynamic Derivations, WalletConnect v2 integration, Proxy accounts, Cross-chain transfers, Fiat values integration, Ethereum address support, Staking improvements, Wallet details, and distribution in App Store and Microsoft Store. The proposal aims to expand the feature set of Nova Spektr for the Polkadot & Kusama ecosystems. The intended outcomes include the implementation of the proposed features, reimbursement for additional delivered features, public demos, GitHub releases, open-source desktop application, maintenance and support of the Metadata portal, and user support. The full proposal with detailed description and costs can be found in the provided link.

Nova Spektr Milestone 3 Proposal: Dynamic Derivations, WalletConnect v2, Proxy accounts, Cross-chain transfers, Fiat values, EVM addresses & more

- Polkadot is a technology leader in the web3 world, helping many creative projects.
- Many users need simpler applications and are using other platforms because Polkadot's parachain is too complex.
- Magnet is a new smart contract platform that uses Polkadot's main token, DOT, for fees and transactions.
- It will first focus on EVM smart contracts, which are popular, and later support another type called WASM.
- Magnet will use a model where users pay as they go, making it flexible and connected to Polkadot's security.
- It will operate on Tanssi Network, which will help its development.
- The money earned from Magnet will support various parts of Polkadot and only keep what it needs to run.

Polkadot proposes Magnet, a smart contract platform based on the PAYG model, with DOT as the gas fee. It will support EVM and WASM, integrate XCM, and be built on Tanssi Network. The income generated will be distributed to various entities, with Magnet retaining only the basic fees for project maintenance. More details in the full proposal.

Magnet Proposal: Polkadot’s Smart Contract Docking Station using DOT as Gas Based on the PAYG Model

Paradox is being recognized for his hard work on important referendums. He helped create and improve proposals to reject some government ideas and return money to people who supported them. Paradox was involved from the beginning and continued to help throughout the whole process. This reward shows how thankful the community is for his dedication and expertise in making these proposals successful.

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WHO: The community<br>WHAT: Recognize and reward @paradox for his contributions in drafting and refining referendums rejecting certain Gov1 treasury proposals and facilitating the release of proponent deposits.<br>PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Recognising Paradox's Contributions to Reject Gov 1 Proposals and Release Bonds

- This proposal registers an asset on the Polkadot Asset Hub, linking it to Kusama.
- The asset requires a minimum balance of 0.01 KSM.
- The "owner" is set to the governance location of Kusama.
- This registration is part of setting up a bridge between Polkadot and Kusama.
- Future asset transfers won't need governance approval.
- There's a similar proposal to register DOT on Kusama.
- Metadata issues were discovered but will be fixed in a future update.

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WHO: Governance of Kusama
WHAT: Register the asset { parents: 2, interior: GlobalConsensus(Kusama) } on the Polkadot Asset Hub as part of the initialization of a Polkadot <> Kusama bridge.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Minimum balance of 0.01 KSM. No further information provided.

[Whitelisted Caller] Referendum #122: Register KSM on Asset Hub

Polkassembly is a platform that offers simple usage and high-performance advanced functionalities to the Polkadot community through Substrate pallets and crypto best practices virtual integration. They have proposed implementing a crypto-friendly Substrate scaffold to provide privacy and scaling functionalities. All libraries are fully compatible with Substrate and are open-source, allowing existing Substrate pallets to import them and use high-performance privacy and scaling functionalities.

The proposal introduces a Plonk-based zero-knowledge proof construction, which is new to Polkadot and can be used for various types of functionalities. The project aims to empower existing parachains and accelerate future crypto projects. The Substrate pallet system is highlighted as a significant feature of Polkadot, as it allows for best practices virtual integration and unlocks blockchain potential.

The project has completed 19 out of 31 milestones, including the development of Polkadot-compatible crypto primitives and Substrate pallet functionalities. They have also collaborated with Astar Network on ZkRollups and ZkPlonk through Web3 Foundation Grants. The legal entity behind the project is Invers Inc., registered in Tokyo, Japan.

Kogarashi Network proposes to implement a crypto-friendly Substrate scaffold with privacy and scaling functionalities for the Polkadot community. They aim to provide fully compatible libraries that can be imported by existing Substrate pallets, allowing for simple usage, high performance, and composable functionalities. The proposal includes the implementation of ZkRollups and privacy-preserving transactions. The project has completed 19 out of 31 milestones, and the deliverables are provided as open-source libraries. The proposal is supported by a registered legal entity, Invers Inc.

Crypto-Friendly Substrate Scaffold Pallets for Every Parachains

Multix is a user-friendly interface for managing complex multisigs. It has been live for over 6 months and supports more than 13 chains. The proposal aims to continue developing Multix and create a Cypress Dapp testing plugin to benefit all Polkadot Dapps. The plugin will allow teams to automate Dapp integration tests without the need for mocking. The development request is for 214,099 USD for the next 6 months.

WHO: Multix team
WHAT: Continue developing Multix interface for multisigs management and build a Cypress Dapp testing plugin to benefit Polkadot Dapp developers
PRICE/TIMEFRAME: 214,099 USD for the next 6 months of development

Multix - Further development and Cypress Dapp testing plugin

OpenComm is a project that aims to improve and decentralize governance communications in the Polkadot ecosystem. It allows on-chain discussions about any entity or resource, such as proposals, accounts, or transactions. This communication layer is open and accessible by anyone and any application, improving information flow and availability in the ecosystem. OpenComm has already been integrated into various ecosystem apps, including Zeitgeist, Polkassembly, Polkadot Study, and Sub.ID. The project has requested 27,259 DOT ($133,080 USD) to further develop and expand its services.

Polkadot proposes OpenComm, a decentralized communication layer that consolidates siloed discussions in the ecosystem, improving governance communications and enabling on-chain discussions about any entity or resource. The proposal requests 27,259 DOT ($133,080 USD) and provides a brief overview of the project's milestones, budget, and adoption.

An Open Communication Layer For Polkadot

- The substrate-api-client needs money to keep working well.
- They changed from asking Kusama for help to asking Polkadot.
- This proposal is smaller and focuses on basic updates and support.
- If they don’t get the funding, they will stop helping others.
- It is a library that helps connect to special computers called nodes.
- Developers can use it to work with Polkadot and Kusama chains.
- They have made similar funding requests in the past.
- More information can be found in their full proposal.

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WHO: The substrate-api-client team
WHAT: Seeking funding for maintenance of the substrate-api-client Rust library for connecting to a substrate-based node via RPC from a no-std environment
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Details in full proposal, seeking ongoing funding

Maintenance for the substrate-api-client Sep-23 to Dec-23

Societal is a parachain being developed to help organize, govern, and grow on-chain communities on Polkadot. They are asking for $135,477.72 USD or 26,616 DOT in treasury funding to provide a platform for community operations and governance. The funding will be used to complete final features of the product, conduct final testing, and start onboarding users. Societal has already completed most of the work required to become the operating system for decentralized communities in the Polkadot ecosystem. They have a track record of attending Polkadot Blockchain Academy, securing Polkadot Relayers, receiving Web 3 Foundation Grants, and being accepted to the Substrate Builders Program. More information about Societal can be found on their website, whitepaper, and product demos.

WHO: Societal, a blockchain company building a parachain for on-chain communities.

WHAT: Requesting $135,477.72 USD / 26,616 DOT in treasury funding to complete final features of their product, including token import, governance, and proposal features, along with the management UI to support them.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The funding will be used to conduct final testing and start onboarding users. The proposal can be found in the link provided.

Societal: Advanced Treasury, Governance and Member Management Systems for Decentralized Communities

PolkaWorld is a community that supports Polkadot in China and Asia. They have been around for four years and work with the Web3 Foundation. They share articles, livestreams, and videos about Polkadot. In 2022, they published many articles, had lots of people join their livestreams, made educational videos, and interviewed teams in the Polkadot ecosystem. They are asking for help to keep growing and supporting the Polkadot community. You can read more about their plans and how they want to use the money in their proposal.

WHO: PolkaWorld
WHAT: Applying for community operation costs for the next three months to continue contributing to Polkadot's Asian community education.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified. Full proposal can be found at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VzjG8D-ZDFlJNnkiMdJkq012ShG0dWkiKLG_6225Kgs/edit.

PolkaWorld Ops and Maintenance proposal：2023.9 - 2023.11

- The community is asking for help to refund deposits from old proposals.
- Four proposals wanted refunds before a new one was started.
- To avoid problems, those refunds were not included in the latest request.
- Now that the old proposals didn't succeed, the community wants to refund them too.
- This new request is for **CCTF** to get back 360.20 DOT.
- The goal is to be fair and help those who were affected.
- If someone has a different proposal, they should start their own request.

WHO: The proposer seeks to refund CCTF (123LuJKS65HaBbLSdDS46ByeC7bvQwA1iUhTpmjigQAfUKpK).

WHAT: The proposal seeks to refund 360.20 DOT for their original proposal.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Refunding CCTF's GOV1 Treasury Spend Deposit

- The community is thanked for helping with refunds for some proposals.
- Four proposals were already asking for money back when a new one started.
- To prevent problems, those refunds were not included in a batch.
- Now that the four proposals didn't succeed, refunds are being requested to be fair.
- A specific refund of 500 DOT is requested for **RADIUMBLOCK.COM** for their rejected proposal.
- This refund effort is focused only on certain proposals from the start of Open Gov on Polkadot.
- If someone feels unfairly treated about a other proposal, they should start their own process.

WHO: The proposer seeks to refund RADIUMBLOCK.COM. 

WHAT: The proposal seeks to refund 500 DOT for their original proposal. 

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Refunding Radium Block's GOV1 Treasury Spend Deposit

- A community is working on refunds for deposits related to past proposals.
- There were four proposals needing refunds that were not included in a previous batch to prevent double payments.
- Since those proposals did not succeed, the community wants to refund their deposits fairly.
- The proposal includes a refund of 212.8825 DOT to **MIDL.DEV** for one of their rejected proposals.
- This refund effort is only for proposals that were part of the initial spending queue.
- The community advises those with unrelated proposals to create their own requests for refunds.

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WHO: The proposer seeks to refund MIDL.DEV.
WHAT: Refund 212.8825 DOT for their original proposal.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not mentioned.

Refunding MIDL.DEV's GOV1 Treasury Spend Deposit

- A community is working to close and refund deposits related to old proposals.
- There were already four proposals seeking reimbursement when the new one was started.
- To avoid mistakes, those refunds were not included before.
- Now that the old proposals did not succeed, refunds may be requested.
- One specific refund is for PINK NODE, which would receive 172.387 DOT.
- This refund plan only covers certain proposals from the start of a project called Open Gov on Polkadot.
- If someone feels they should get a refund but are not included, they should suggest their own proposal.

WHO: The proposer seeks to refund PINK NODE (13EAhGcpe93mqSFZQrQ4P2cfpdAo5txWc5UQVTfEKDoqZjhw).

WHAT: Refund 172.387 DOT for their original proposal.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Refunding Pink Node's GOV1 Treasury Spend Deposit

The Polkadot Assurance Legion (PAL) bounty referendum aims to make audits more accessible to all consumers of Polkadot blockspace, improving security and attracting new builders. The proposed curator address is controlled by a 5/7 multisig of 7 bounty curators with expertise in Rust, Substrate, ink!, and blockchain security. The curator fee is 2% (10800 DOT). The curators are:

1. Valery Gantchev (cl0w) - Core runtime engineer at HydraDX, author of Substrate pallets, interested in blockchain/DeFi security.
2. Dominik Harz - CTO at Interlay, worked on economic security of DeFi during his PhD, interested in formal methods for software security.
3. Bryan Chen - co-founder & CTO of Acala, top community contributor to Substrate and Polkadot.
4. Pierre Ossun - Software engineer focused on WASM contracts at Astar, experienced in writing/reviewing/fixing ink! smart-contracts.
5. 0xTaylor - ChaosDAO & Polka Häus Co-Founder, Technical Advisor, Security Researcher, and Consultant.
6. Hang Yin - Co-founder and CTO at Phala Network, 5 years of Web3 core development experience, author of Phala Network Technical Whitepaper.
7. Alberto Viera - Core Contributor to Moonbeam, extensive work with XCM and other core Substrate functionalities.

Polkadot proposes a curator for the PAL bounty, with a 2% fee of 10800 DOT. The curator will be a 5/7 multisig controlled by 7 curators appointed for their expertise in Rust/Substrate/ink! and blockchain security.

Propose Curator for PAL Bounty

### Referendum Summary

- Changes no-show slots from 2 to 3.
- This change was already implemented on Kusama.
- Removes the limit on the number of parachain validators.
- All 297 validators will now participate in parachain consensus.
- Requires approval from the Fellowship.

WHO: Polkadot community

WHAT: Update the parachain validation configuration by changing the no-show slots from 2 to 3 and removing the limit on the maximum number of parachain validators.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified. Requires whitelist from the Fellowship.

[Whitelisted Caller] Referendum #110: Update Parachain Validation Config

PolkaSafe Summary

- PolkaSafe is a tool that helps manage digital money safely on a network called Polkadot.
- It makes it easy to handle different types of money and keeps everything secure.
- The tool was created because many organizations struggle to manage their money across various digital currencies.
- PolkaSafe works with a group called Polkassembly to improve the product.
- Recently, they completed a second phase of development, adding many new features like easy wallet connecting and notifications.
- Users can see their money in different countries' values, and it supports multiple currencies.
- They also have made tutorials and documents to help users understand how to use PolkaSafe.
- PolkaSafe aims to be the best tool for managing digital money on Polkadot and related networks.

Polkasafe offers a comprehensive suite of advanced, user-friendly solutions that harmonize treasury management processes across multiple chains, including Polkadot, Kusama, and their respective parachains. They completed Milestone 2, which included features such as multi-currency support, shared address book, and transaction batching. They are requesting an allocation of 194,050 USD for their project.

Polkasafe - Milestone 2 - Retroactive funding proposal

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- LayerX is a bridge that helps move assets from Ethereum to Polkadot.
- There is a total supply of 1 billion tokens, and 100 million will be given to Aye voters.
- To use LayerX, you deposit Ethereum tokens in secured vaults.
- You receive new tokens on the Polkadot LayerX parachain.
- These new tokens can be used in different applications on the Polkadot network.
- You can exchange your new tokens back for your original Ethereum tokens at any time.
- LayerX has a parachain slot on the Kusama network and will distribute tokens once it secures a parachain on Polkadot.

LayerX proposes a trustless bridge based on vaults to move ERC-20 tokens from Ethereum to Polkadot. 100 million LRX tokens will be distributed to Aye voters in the referendum once they secure a parachain on Polkadot in mid-October.

LayerX - rollout parachain as Trustless Bridge between Polkadot and Ethereum.

Dacade is a Polkadot learning community on their platform, aiming to teach 10,000 educators and promote Polkadot Ecosystem adoption. They offer learning materials, challenges, and rewards. Supported by Pendulum Chain, Dacade has already partnered with several other blockchain projects. In July 2023, they had 16,228 users, 5,758 on Discord, 954 on Twitter, and 3.8k on Eventbrite. They have built 775 original Web3 projects with GitHub repositories and received over 1,572 pieces of feedback. Their approach focuses on peer-to-peer learning, custom solutions, course creation, community building, and performance review. They invite feedback and suggestions to improve their proposal for the Polkadot ecosystem.

Dacade and Pendulum propose to create a Polkadot learning community with learning materials, challenges, and rewards to foster 10,000 educators and promote Polkadot adoption. The goal is to have 16,228 users, 5,758 Discord members, 954 Twitter followers, 3.8k Eventbrite attendees, 775 original Web3 projects, and 1572+ feedback by July 2023. The proposal aims to create an accessible and scalable educational ecosystem with custom solutions, course creation, community building, and continuous performance review.

Community-Centric Blockchain Education: Dacade's Commitment to Polkadot's Growth via learning through sharing

- OpenZeppelin wants to form a team to help with Polkadot.
- They will work on new parachains, which are special parts of the Polkadot network.
- The team will improve safety and speed up development.
- OpenZeppelin plans to have 3 members in the team.
- They will make a schedule for releases every 3 months.
- This plan will start 90 days after it gets approved.

OpenZeppelin proposes to create an open-source team to work with Parity and Polkadot community to develop new parachain runtimes and improve pallets for key use cases. The team will have 3 members and deliver the first three quarterly releases within 12 months.

Proposal: OpenZeppelin x Polkadot Ecosystem Growth

- The project is about making special notebooks for Polkadot and Kusama users.
- It aims to solve two problems: not enough cool products about blockchain and a lack of personalized notebooks for important information.
- They will create 200 pocket notebooks with stone paper, leather covers, and recycled materials.
- The project will take four months and costs about 975 € per month for designing and making the notebooks.
- They have started making samples and the results look great.
- They looked into using eco-friendly materials like mushroom and cactus leather but chose classic leather for better quality.
- The team will personally work on every part of the notebook creation.

WHO: The proposal is made by a team of creators.

WHAT: The team aims to create premium personalized notebooks for Polkadot and Kusama users.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The team will produce 200 pocket notebooks over four months with a budget of approximately 975 € per month. The team will use personalized stone paper refills, premium leather covers, Dotsama recycled guides, and recycled refills for extended use.

Polkadot journal: A Marketing Proposal for Polkadot/Kusama

- AngelHack wants to run two hackathons in Europe and Asia in 2023.
- They are asking for $302,000 USD to help with expenses and to reward winners.
- The hackathons aim to connect more developers in the Web3 community.
- They are currently on their third project milestone for the APAC hackathon.
- This funding would help cover their costs and support the teams that worked hard.
- More details can be found in their budget proposal and treasury proposal links. 
- The previous proposals for the hackathons were already approved earlier in 2023.

**WHO**: AngelHack

**WHAT**: Requesting $302,000 USD (60,246.88 DOT) from the Polkadot treasury to reward hackathon winners and reimburse operations and service fees for running the Polkadot APAC Hackathon.

**WHY**: To bridge gaps within the Web3 space and strengthen connections within the Polkadot community, allowing for easier onboarding of more developers across a diverse range of backgrounds.

Milestone 3: Polkadot Hackathon Global Series 2023

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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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