Polkadot is a growing ecosystem with many new users in 2025. Some popular projects include Kaito, GigaDOT, $WUD, and DOT Bulls. New users often ask how to perform unique actions on Polkadot, like minting vDOT and transferring DOT to Hydration to buy WUD. A guide was requested for these topics, and NRL created a detailed guide on minting vDOT. The creator was rewarded with a 200 DOT tip for their content creation.

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KAGOME Treasury Proposal 4 is a plan to improve the diversity of Polkadot clients. KAGOME is a C++ version of the Polkadot Host, which helps make the Polkadot and Kusama networks safer and more innovative. This proposal wants to add new features to KAGOME and make sure it works well with Polkadot-SDK. 

The proposal has two main parts:
1. Security assessment of new features by SRLabs.
2. Adding new features to KAGOME, like faster erasure coding, networking improvements, and tests.

Quadrivium, the company behind KAGOME, and SRLabs, a security company, are asking for 981,800 USDC to complete this proposal. Quadrivium is a blockchain company that works on clients and peer-to-peer networking tools. SRLabs is a company that helps make sure blockchains are safe and secure.

KAGOME – the C++ implementation of Polkadot Host milestone 4

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Please Vote NAY - Polkassembly Bug messed up the amount

Polkadot is planning to upgrade to version 1.5.0, which includes improvements in dispute handling and full relay chain support for Elastic Scaling. However, due to the Kusama incident, the upgrade is being canceled. A new version will be prepared with the following changes:
1. On-chain disabling of validators that vote against Valid
2. Validator re-enabling

After the runtime upgrade, another referendum is needed for Elastic Scaling to be live. More details can be found in the fellowship release notes. The estimated enactment time is May 14, 2025.

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[Whitelisted Caller] PLEASE VOTE NAY! Upgrade Polkadot to v1.5.0

- AIWeb3 is a group helping Chinese people learn about Polkadot.  
- They make videos, write articles, and host events.  
- They have grown their community a lot without money for 5 months.  
- Now they ask for funding to keep working for 1 year.  
- They want to make more content, help creators, and build new tools.  
- They also plan to sell Polkadot-themed items like shirts and hats.  
- Their work helps Polkadot grow in China.  
- They share all their progress openly.

AIWeb3 Chinese Unit(爱Web3 中文社区) renew operation May. 2025 - April. 2026 (Please VOTE NAY, we will contact Marketing Bounty)

PolkaBiz is a program that helps new businesses grow in the Polkadot ecosystem. They have been working hard to find and support new entrepreneurs. From January to April 2025, they did many things like:

1. Checked 100+ business applications
2. Helped 68 businesses with coaching
3. Got 8 businesses funding from Web3 Foundation, totaling $240,000
4. Helped 3 more businesses get $60,000 in grants
5. Created a portal for business founders
6. Helped a company make a deal with a national government
7. Introduced a big Web2 company to Web3

PolkaBiz needs money to keep doing this work. They are asking for $82,666.66 for the past 4 months. They think programs like theirs are important for Polkadot to grow. You can read their full proposal here: [link](https://docs.google.com/document/d/142EZKo4CKbwIlGQklGl1MaIBT3qdMEDQHATro9UOiZI/edit?usp=sharing).

PolkaBiz Retroactive Treasury Request January - April 2025

SAGE, or Substrate Asset Game Engine, is a proposal by Rosťa aimed at benefiting the Polkadot ecosystem, particularly for junior developers and game developers. The main goal is to improve tooling for .net development in Polkadot, which is used by many projects like Xcavate, Ajuna, and PlutoFramework. Supporting SAGE will help these projects by allowing teams to focus more on their final products and less on low-level details.

Cedric, the main developer behind SAGE and his company Ajuna, have a proven track record of developing open-source tooling for the .net ecosystem and creating advanced on-chain games. Their work is well-maintained and has been beneficial for the community, as seen in the quick responses to GitHub issues and contributions from other developers.

SAGE has already shown its effectiveness in hackathons, with projects using Substrate.Net.Api winning major prizes. The .net tooling developed by Cedric and Ajuna is powerful and easy to use, which is crucial for the success of projects relying on it.

Marketing for SAGE is not necessary, as developers will naturally find and use the tooling if it is useful for their C# applications secured by Polkadot. SAGE aims to provide a full-featured solution for game developers who may not be familiar with blockchain technology.

The value brought by SAGE is proportional to the amount requested, with Cedric asking for a small percentage of the treasury funds. The impact on the ecosystem is already significant, and the potential for growth is even larger. SAGE offers more than just Unity SDK integration, including Substrate pallets and a JavaScript SDK.

Substrate Asset Game Engine (SAGE) revised

A proposal has been made to allocate 5 million DOT (Polkadot's native token) towards DeFi incentives on Hydration, a platform that provides liquidity for Polkadot. The incentives will be distributed over 12 months and are divided into three parts: 2 million DOT for stablecoin incentives, 2 million DOT for liquidity provider (LP) incentives, and 1 million DOT to mint GIGADOT. The goal is to attract users, deepen liquidity, and strengthen Polkadot's position in the DeFi space. The proposal builds on the success of the previous Hydration liquidity campaign that started in June 2024. The funds will be kept in a proxy on Hydration, allowing Opengov to reclaim unspent funds and track the balance. A referendum will be launched to return 3 million DOT if the proposal is passed, with the remaining 2 million DOT distributed over 6 months. This will support the launch of Polkadot Hub and create synergies with existing DeFi products.

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Polkadot GIGAHydration Campaign

Polkadot Storage has a new long-term plan to improve their storage system. They have completed 90% of phase 3 and are testing it in a private testnet. They will soon move to a public testnet and work on integrating it with the mainnet. Here are some of the new ideas they have for phase 4:

1. Jam Integration: They want to use their storage for Jam DA resupply and let any Jam Service use their long-term storage.
2. Light weight proof system: They want to offer a cheaper and lighter proof system for users who don't need strong guarantees.
3. Replication: They are working on moving from full replication to something like Erasure coding for better efficiency.
4. Legal: They are exploring responsibilities and liabilities when dealing with toxic data.
5. Economic model: They are researching the best numbers for slashing, storage costs, retrieval costs, and pricing to be competitive with centralized solutions. They also want to allow the use of restaked DOT.
6. XCM: They want to expose the storage so that other parachains can store data.
7. Marketplace model: They are thinking of the storage layer as a marketplace that gives access to all forms of competing centralized and decentralized storage.

Overall, they want to turn this into a proper storage product and build applications on top of it. They are excited about the potential and attention on storage lately.

Polkadot Storage Phase 3

IBERLABS, previously known as the Business Development team for Spain and Andorra, has been working to expand Polkadot's presence in the region. They have built partnerships with institutions, enterprises, and public entities. Their recent achievements include integrating Xhype, a global ZeroData marketplace, with SubWallet and Polkadot AssetHub. They have also engaged with Kunveno (Web3Spaces), a Web3 freelancing platform, Catapulta, a no-code dApp builder, and are working on an agreement with the Government of Andorra to support Web3 startups. They are also working on an Institutional DOT Fund and Staking with MoraBanc. The team has updated their proposal to be more focused and better aligned with the community's expectations, providing a clear roadmap for the future.

Continuation Operations for 1 year - Spanish BD Team, now IBERLABS

The JAM Gray Paper, translated by Qinwen Wang and the Lollipop Team, introduced JAM's innovations to Chinese speakers. Qinwen also wrote a popular science article about JAM's significance. Now, they are planning the JAM China Academy educational roadshow to teach university students, entrepreneurs, and government officials about JAM's transformative vision.

The JAM China Academy aims to:

1. Serve as a bridge and innovation accelerator for overseas projects in China's market.
2. Adapt to China's unique policy, culture, and market needs.
3. Help JAM align with China's strategy for self-reliant RISC-V chip development.

The roadshow targets:

1. Top computer science students in China's universities.
2. Entrepreneurs through business schools and EMBA programs.
3. Government officials and decision-makers involved in China's national blockchain infrastructure.

The course, "Exploring the Future of Web3 Cloud Computing: A Practical Guide to JAM," will teach Chinese students and professionals about decentralized computing technologies and how JAM fits with China's tech priorities. The JAM China Campus Network will also engage ambassadors to drive innovation, education, and entrepreneurship through JAM initiatives.

JAM China Academy (Educational Roadshow)

Bifrost has proposed a liquidity loan to the Polkadot treasury, requesting a loan of 1,000,000 DOT (about $4,000,000) to be repaid with 6% interest. This loan aims to increase vDOT-DOT liquidity, support vDOT growth, and expand its use in DeFi applications within the Polkadot ecosystem. Bifrost has a good track record of repaying treasury loans with interest, having brought a total income of 8,370.5523 KSM to the Kusama Treasury. The loan will be used to mint vDOT, diversifying the Polkadot treasury's DOT capital and earning staking rewards. Bifrost is a liquid staking app-chain for all blockchains, allowing users to earn staking rewards and DeFi yields across multiple chains. The loan's success will be measured by tracking vDOT minting TVL, DOT-vDOT liquidity growth, unique address growth rate, and new vDOT ecosystem integrations.

Bifrost DOT liquidity loan for vDOT liquidity for one year; repay in full with approximately 6% interest.

On April 16th, James Slusser and Phunky attended FBBA's "Blockchain Day" in Tallahassee to advocate for the Polkadot ecosystem. They networked with legislators, answered questions, and explained Polkadot's features and benefits. They also met with Commissioner Weigel and his staff to discuss legal language for DAOs. Polkadot was recognized in both House and Senate chambers, thanks to DOT token holders joining the FBBA. Phunky and James were not compensated for their advocacy work, and they are requesting a tip to help cover their costs.

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Mythical and Xcavate are two parachains that own a lot of Coretime but missed the chance to renew it. Someone bought all the cores because they think the price is too low. Without Coretime, parachains can't make blocks. The person who bought the cores is asking for a lot of money, so they might be a scammer. To help Mythical and Xcavate, a proposal is made to give them two cores. This will add 4 new cores to the system and let them use Coretime for about 2 months. The proposal also wants to improve the Coretime system so that good projects can always get cores and avoid scammers. In the future, parachains should use the auto-renew feature to avoid this problem.

Assigning Coretime to Xcavate and Mythical

PoKe Berlin Team is requesting a 6-month extension to transform promising projects into an operational state using Polkadot's technology. They have achieved all milestones so far and secured signed agreements in over 10 industry verticals. Some of the most promising projects include collaboration with a Chinese technology conglomerate, diaspora-financed health insurance for an African country, mandatory travel insurance for an African country, a German Defense Industry Project, projects in the government and private sector for an outer territory of the USA, Central American Ministry for the Environment, Blockchain Use Cases in Supply Chain and CO2 Network, and a Photovoltaic Remote Control Project for German Municipalities. The team will focus on finalizing concepts, developing high-level roadmaps, involving Polkadot ecosystem partners, and generating follow-up projects for the Polkadot ecosystem. The team members have deep roots in the Polkadot ecosystem and have demonstrated excellent skills in business development and key accounting.

6 Months Extension for the PoKe Berlin Team - Transform Projects to Operational State

- A team of 11 people and 7 partners created a plan for Polkadot.
- They believe Polkadot needs better tools to help its public actions.
- Many dollars are spent to promote Polkadot, but some of this money is wasted.
- New users often have a hard time understanding how to use Polkadot.
- The plan combines 7 ideas to improve how Polkadot works with others.
- It aims to enhance partnerships, especially with two big esports organizations.
- New apps and tools will help users connect better with Polkadot.

Faze x Vitality - Unifying ecosystem efforts through Esport - Metaproposal

- Suprime is a new platform that helps startup ideas and fundraising in a clear and honest way using blockchain technology.
- The creators, Kiril and Michiel, have a lot of experience in tech and business.
- They saw problems in current fundraising platforms, like scams and hidden deals, and wanted to fix them.
- On Suprime, everything about an idea, like how it gets money, is visible and can't be changed secretly.
- The target users are startup founders, investors, and regular people who want to invest early.
- They have made a working version of their platform and are looking for more funds to improve it further.
- Suprime wants to partner with others who believe in being open and trustworthy in business.

Suprime - Fully Decentralized Accelerator

- The Polkadot Ecology Research Institute is a big research group in Asia about the Polkadot community.
- They have been working on Polkadot for more than 6 years and have helped many projects and events.
- The team has written nearly 300 pieces about Polkadot and has reached over 63 million readers.
- They support projects in the Polkadot ecosystem, even outside China, often for free.
- Their Twitter account has grown a lot, with over 4,700 followers this year.
- They recently shared a big report about Polkadot's future that got a lot of attention.
- They are asking for money to help pay for their operations and work for another year.

The operating cost for the research organization Polkadot Ecology Research Institute for 2025/4-2026/3

- The Spammening was a special event involving Amforc and Parity Technologies to test how well the Polkadot network can handle many transactions.
- This event included different phases and a big public test that showed strong performance of the Polkadot ecosystem.
- Before the main test, Amforc did other smaller tests on the Polkadot and Kusama networks.
- Amforc worked hard without getting paid during this project and is now asking for 45,000 USDT as a reward for their efforts.
- They helped design the structure of the event, prepared proposals, and coordinated with others to run the tests.
- Some problems were found during the tests, including issues with the network's ability to handle many transactions at the same time.
- The project showed the importance of rewarding those who help improve the Polkadot ecosystem.

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The Spammening Reward for Amforc

Set Snowbridge-wrapped USDC & USDT as sufficient assets, set their ED to $0.01, and set their metadata on Asset Hub

[Runtime 1.4.3] Upgrade Polkadot Bridge Hub

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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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