- 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.

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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.

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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.

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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

- Parachains currently have to use the relay chain to send messages, which can slow things down.
- A new method called ISMP (Interoperable State Machine Protocol) is being introduced to help improve communication between parachains.
- ISMP will allow chains to read each other’s information without needing the relay chain for every message, making things faster and easier.
- This protocol works like the internet's HTTP, creating a standard for how different blocks of chains can talk to each other.
- With ISMP, lots of exciting new applications can develop, including better messaging and financial services.
- The proposal is asking for funding to support further development and research of this new communication system. 
- This initiative aims to make Polkadot a better platform for connecting various chains together.

Polytope Labs proposes ISMP (Interoperable State Machine Protocol) to improve cross-chain communication and operations. The proposal aims to facilitate "GET-like" and "POST-like" requests between all substrate-based chains under the security of the Polkadot Relay chain. The proposal requests a retroactive payment by Polkadot Treasury to cover development costs incurred. The funding will allow further research and development for the next major milestones, a zk bridge to Ethereum.

[Retroactive] Polytope Labs: ISMP Research & Development

- EasyA completed Milestone 3 by holding two successful hackathons in the US and UK.
- The hackathons took place at Harvard University and in London, attracting many talented developers.
- Over 300 participants in Boston created 35 projects, while 250 in London created 36 projects.
- The events included workshops led by Polkadot experts and provided support to developers.
- Many students from top universities attended, inspiring them to continue building in the Web3 space.
- EasyA is requesting reimbursement of $220,000 for hosting the hackathons.
- The goal is to encourage ongoing development in the Polkadot ecosystem.

EasyA completed Milestone 3 by holding two in-person Polkadot hackathons in the US and UK, attracting top developers and surpassing KPIs. They are requesting reimbursement of $220,000 for the costs of hosting the hackathons.

Milestone 3 Proposal: Polkadot x EasyA Hackathons at Harvard and in London (#60DaysOfPolkadot)

- **Polkatax** is a website that helps you track staking rewards from different blockchains and convert them into your favorite fiat currency.
- It supports several substrate chains and allows you to export your staking rewards.
- The project is open-source, meaning anyone can see and contribute to the code.
- The website is still new, so it might have some bugs. If you find any issues, you can report them on GitHub.
- If the website becomes popular, the creator plans to add more features like tracking rewards from lending, liquidity provision, and airdrops.
- You can support the project by using it and sharing your feedback.

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The proposal is to create a website called polkatax.com that will allow users to easily display and export staking rewards for several substrate chains in their favorite fiat currency. The project is open source and users are advised to verify the results for accuracy. The creator plans to implement a function for finding and exporting token rewards for lending, providing liquidity, and airdrops if the website proves to be helpful. No price, timeframe, or resources are mentioned.

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- Patron helps check and create smart contracts easily.
- Smart contract verification keeps apps and blockchain safe and trustworthy.
- Patron will improve the Polkadot ecosystem's security.
- Key goals include using a safe server for verification.
- It will check server code automatically against local codes.
- New user interface (UI) and faster testing builds will be added.
- The team, Brushfam, has experts who create important standards for ink! smart contracts.

Patron aims to simplify smart contract verification and deployment for the Polkadot ecosystem. The proposal outlines several milestones, including utilizing Parity's verification image, implementing a new subcommand, and integrating ink! Code analyzer. The team behind the product is Brushfam, led by professionals such as Markian Ivanichok and Green Baneling. No specific price, timeframe, or resources are mentioned in the summary.

Patron Milestones 2-7 Development

Polkadot Insider is asking for money to keep working for the Polkadot community. They got money from Kusama for about half a year and have been helping both Polkadot and other groups in Asia. Here are some key points about their proposal:

- They want to keep improving and sharing information about Polkadot.
- They plan to ask for $72,000 for 28 weeks to help pay for their work.
- This money will help them create new types of content.
- They will focus on an important feature called "Open Gov."
- They hope to work with other media and build partnerships.
- Their idea includes building a library of content.
- They believe this will grow the Polkadot community, especially in Asia.

**WHO:** Polkadot Insider

**WHAT:** Seeking funding from Polkadot Open Gov to maintain and grow Polkadot Insider media and educational system for 28 weeks, promoting branding, creating new content, and disseminating information to the community.

**PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES:** $72,000 for 28 weeks, converted to 14,257 DOT based on 30d MA of $5.05/DOT. See funding breakdown in the provided link.

POLKADOT INSIDER - 28 WEEKS OPERATION & GROWTH FUNDING (AUGUST 2023 - FEBRUARY 2024)

**YieldBay Polkadot Treasury Proposal Summary**

- **Proponent:** YieldBay Treasury on Polkadot
- **Requested Payment:** 15,375.745 DOT (equivalent to $80,000 at $5.203 per DOT)
- **Purpose:** To create a central yield farming dashboard on Polkadot
- **Milestones:** Proposal covers Milestones 2 and 3
- **Current Status:** Monitors 183 yield farms across 17 protocols, tracking $33 million
- **Collaborations:** Partners include Interlay, Stellaswap, Arthswap, Mangata, and Kintsugi
- **Council Approval:** Approved through Council Motion #355 in March 2023
- **Detailed Report:** Available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/106gnRv8uxJyyU4xbwHNPFc6c97UR1qqYk5FE5tf6XQU/edit)

**WHO:** YieldBay Treasury, Polkadot

**WHAT:** Create Polkadot's first central yield farming dashboard across 3 milestones, with detailed delivery report for Milestone 2, 3.

**PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES:** Requesting 15,375.745 DOT ($80,000 @ $5.203) for Milestone 2, 3. Proposal approved through Council [Motion #355] under Gov1. Read more in the provided links.

Milestone 2 and 3 Payment Request – YieldBay: Polkadot’s yield farming dashboard

- A group called Women in Blockchain Canada wants to build an AI tool to help keep the Polkadot network safe.  
- They asked for about 35,000 USD (6,686 DOT) to make a proof-of-concept.  
- The AI will watch the network for strange activity and warn if something bad happens.  
- It will learn normal behavior and spot changes that could be security problems.  
- The team has developers with over 60 years of experience in web and app work.  
- The lead developer has worked with AI before, including for NASA and Citi bank.  
- They are also working on a learning website for the Stellar Foundation.  
- The full proposal has more details about how they will build the tool.

Women in Blockchain Canada proposes to develop a proof-of-concept machine learning tool for security monitoring on a network level using adaptive A.I. and unsupervised machine learning algorithms. They request approximately $35,000 USD for the project, with a timeframe not specified.

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**Summary**

- Tomi Astikainen is the only Polkadot Ambassador in Finland.
- He has been working to build a local Polkadot community on a voluntary basis.
- Tomi organized a Polkadot Decoded Viewing Party and encouraged others to become Ambassadors.
- He was invited to discuss Polkadot on the Hopium podcast, the first time Polkadot was mentioned in Finnish media.
- The podcast preparation and recording took about ten hours.
- Tomi is asking for a tip of 50 DOT (5 DOT per hour) for his work.
- He believes that media representation and community activation efforts should be incentivized.
- Please vote "Aye" to support his efforts and learning process.

The proposal is for the Polkadot community to tip the author 50 DOT for their work as the only Polkadot Ambassador in Finland, including an eight-hour preparation and two-hour recording for a Finnish language podcast about crypto and blockchain. The reasoning is that those who represent Polkadot in the media and initiate important conversations should receive incentives.

Small tip for Polkadot community activation in Finland

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- This proposal is about moving NFT art and items from Kusama to Polkadot.
- Kusama has many NFTs and users that can help Polkadot grow.
- KodaDot will create special tools to make the move safe and easy.
- They want to keep important information, like who owns the NFTs, during the move.
- The proposal asks for $190,314.7 to cover these tasks.
- Reports will show how the migration is going and what goals are met.
- The project aims to make Polkadot a leading place for NFTs and digital art.

WHO: KodaDot, with expertise in Substrate, NFTs, and community growth. 

WHAT: Develop specialized tools to securely transfer NFT metadata, provenance, and ownership records, map collections, copy user-owned NFTs, confirm transferred ownership rights, and store data securely. 

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: $190,314.7 for work delivered in milestones 1-4, with milestone 4 set to be delivered on October 1st, 2023.

Infrastructure Funding for Polkadot Asset Hub - Migration of Kusama NFTs

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- Metaschool is an educational platform helping developers learn about Polkadot, a web3 ecosystem.
- Many developers are not using web3 technology, but Metaschool wants to change that by teaching them about Polkadot.
- They aim to create a learning path called "Demystifying Polkadot" for developers at all levels.
- The learning path will include topics like architecture, parachains, and cross-chain communication.
- Metaschool focuses on making learning easy and providing hands-on experiences to help developers build applications on Polkadot.
- They are asking for funds to create and maintain this educational program.
- Feedback from the community is welcome to improve the proposal and Polkadot's ecosystem.

Metaschool proposes a comprehensive learning path for developers to learn the Polkadot ecosystem, titled "Demystifying Polkadot." They aim to provide a step-by-step guide through courses ranging from beginner to advanced, covering essential concepts such as architecture, parachains, and cross-chain communication. They are requesting a total of 31,612 DOTs (at $5.86 USD per DOT) to cover all operational and maintenance costs to create and maintain the learning track indefinitely.

Specialized Learning Path of Polkadot Ecosystem for Devs

- Chris Veselinov is the CTO of LimeChain and is proposing phase 2 development for Gosemble.
- Gosemble is a framework that helps build tools compatible with something called Substrate, using the Go programming language.
- Phase 1 was successfully completed with funding from a motion, and details are available in a report and article.
- The goal of Gosemble is to make it easier for developers who know Go to create runtimes and to help decentralize blockchain technology.
- Rust, the language used for Substrate, can be hard to learn, so Gosemble aims to lower this learning barrier.
- Gosemble offers a different option to Substrate, making it more accessible and helping improve the safety and independence of the system.
- This work can also help find problems in Substrate and support other blockchain projects.

WHO: Chris Veselinov, CTO of LimeChain

WHAT: Proposing phase 2 development and funding of Gosemble, a framework for building Substrate-compatible runtimes in Go, to contribute to the decentralization and security of the protocol.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Gosemble Phase 2 - a Framework for building Substrate-compatible Runtimes in Go (Parachains & Solochains)

- Women in Blockchain Canada wants to build an AI tool to find security problems in the Polkadot network.  
- The tool will learn normal behavior and spot unusual activity to warn users early.  
- They need about $35,000 to make a first version (proof-of-concept).  
- Their team has developers with over 60 years of experience.  
- The lead developer, Danny Kovach, has worked with AI at NASA and Citi Bank.  
- They are also working on a learning website for the Stellar Foundation.  
- The full proposal has more details on how they will build the tool.

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Women in Blockchain Canada requests approximately 35,000 USD on July 29th, 2023 to develop a proof-of-concept machine learning tool for security on a network level using adaptive A.I. and unsupervised machine learning algorithms. The project team includes frontend and backend developers, a project manager, and a lead developer with experience in artificial intelligence.

Proposal: Artificial Intelligence for security monitoring on a network level 

- OnFinality is creating a new API for managing NFTs in the Polkadot/Substrate community.
- They requested 14,269.071 DOT (about $75,000) to cover costs for the service and hosting.
- The aim is to simplify working with more than 80 different networks in Polkadot and Kusama.
- The NFT API will support various standards like ERC721, ERC1155, and others.
- It will help developers save time and make it easier to track NFTs and transactions.
- The service will be free for the community with high reliability.
- Feedback from users shows it will help improve efficiency and foster growth in the NFT space.

OnFinality proposes to build a Unified NFT API for the Polkadot ecosystem, covering ERC721, ERC1155, Uniques Pallet NFTs, and Substrate NFTs Pallet NFTs, as well as hosting costs for Q3 2023. The total cost is 14,269.071 DOT (USD $74,983.97). The API will provide indexed and processed data for NFTs, transactions, staking, and governance, easing the integration complexity of up to 80 separate networks. The open-source project will support EVM ERC-721 & 1155, WASM PSP34, Substrate Uniques standard, Substrate NFTs standard, and ormlNFTs. OnFinality will host a production-level high-performance public GraphQL endpoint available completely free to the community.

OnFinality Unified NFT API

- The goal is to create 10 practical video tutorials about Rust and Substrate.
- Many newcomers find it hard to learn Substrate because the learning materials are limited.
- There are many videos about Solidity, but few about Substrate.
- The creator has a YouTube channel that already has 72 videos on Rust and 40 on Polkadot/Substrate.
- The new tutorials aim to make learning Substrate easier and more accessible.
- Each video will be about 25 minutes long.
- The project is called "From zero to substrate ninja".

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The proposal is to create 10 practical educational videos about Rust and Substrate to make it easier for newcomers to learn. The goal is to bridge the gap between the high learning curve and the lack of practical tutorials. The target is to create 10 videos of 25 minutes each, titled "From zero to substrate ninja." No information is provided about the price, timeframe, or resources needed.

Substrate, XCM rust technical practice videos.

**The Kusamarian**

- A media brand focused on Polkadot (DOT) ecosystem.
- Serves as a communication platform for Polkadot builders, nominators, delegators, and enthusiasts.
- Funds its operations through a treasury seeded with DOTs for 42 weeks.
- Produces weekly content including video podcasts, news digests, live chats, and governance forums.
- Aims to inspire DOT holders to participate in the Polkadot network.
- Recently reduced production costs by 31%.
- Values include fair reporting, timely delivery, and community collaboration.

The Kusamarian, a DOT-focused media brand on X, will receive funding from DOTs for at least 42 weeks of media content creation to attract new interest, spotlight Polkadot's development, and provide a forum for discourse and discovery. The media brand will deliver various video podcasts, news digests, live chats, and governance forums each week. The goal is to inspire new and current holders of DOT to nominate, delegate, and join the effort to deliver the Polkadot Network. The Kusamarian recently committed to a 31% reduction of production costs to the treasury over the course of this order.

DOT holders 🤝 & The Kusamarian 🤖❤️

- The referendum updates Polkadot's parachains.
- Asset Hub gets five new "invulnerables" and one more candidate.
- Collectives and Bridge Hub each get seven candidates and seven invulnerables.
- The invulnerables were chosen by experienced node operators.
- More details are in [Fellowship RFC-7](https://github.com/polkadot-fellows/RFCs/pull/7).

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WHO: Polkadot system parachains

WHAT: Update collator sets and configurations, add new invulnerables and candidates, initialize candidate deposit, and set invulnerables per chain.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

[Staking Admin] Referendum #84: Update System Collator Sets and Configurations

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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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