**Summary:**
The IBP, a collective of independent infrastructure service providers, aims to become the main ecosystem RPC and 'IT department' by providing infrastructure related services to the Polkadot ecosystem and all parachains. The unique design of the IBP creates a globally distributed and resilient ecosystem service provider. By offering RPC services to parachain teams we want to make it more lucrative for new projects to build on Polkadot and existing teams to purely focus on building.


The program is a specialized initiative to enhance the decentralized infrastructure of the Polkadot and Kusama network. It establishes a resilient, globally distributed setup for the core infrastructure services. All services are deployed on infrastructure owned by its members, removing value extraction by unnecessary intermediaries. 

**!Note!:**
The requested amount is set up as a bounty with 5 Polkadot native curators where costs are only paid retroactively. The charge of the hereby stated proposal only occurs in the case of full Polkadot adoption where the scale of deployment would mean:
- \>1140 RPC nodes (across 15 datacenters)
- \>37 Billion requests a month (across relay and parachains)

RPC services are **all paid retroactively** for delivered services monthly by USD value.

 **See the Full Proposal [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WENGgO1KwJKkLJ_c6AGxRkLtOhhAjd4OW1v_yWaEUqY)**


acceptCurator

Infrastructure Builders Program

Test Non-SIMA discussion

**Date:** 24/02/2024

**Requested allocation:** 52,270.80 DOT

**Short Description:** Create a Bounty focused on the Spanish-speaking community to empower content creation and events within the Polkadot ecosystem.

**Context:**

Good things must be repeated and that is why the proposal for the V2 Spanish bounty is presented with the intention of enhancing the great achievements reached in the first edition.

The Spanish-speaking community has been recognized as one of the most active in the ecosystem and this milestone has been achieved, to a large extent, thanks to its content creators and to this bounty that served as a springboard to further boost the great talent of all its members and the region as a whole.

One of the greatest value propositions we have as a collective behind the bounty is that we know each and every member who submits content. There are hundreds of enthusiasts, candidates, ambassadors and curators who are rowing in the same direction: to spread the goodness of this ecosystem through one of the most spoken language in the world.

Once the first bounty was launched, and as part of the learning process itself, we identified improvements to be applied. This process of continuous improvement will continue to be applied in this V2 Spanish Bounty.

Thanks to all the experience gained with the first version and the closeness with the Spanish-speaking community, we received several constructive criticisms that we have been able to transform into better curation criteria and more requirements that will translate into a better quality of content.

Among the improvements that have been implemented and that provide a substantial differential with respect to this bounty and the previous version are the following:

•	Elimination of the dubbing section.
•	Equalization of rewards in the different areas of the Bounty.
•	Improved user experience.
•	Improvement of evaluation criteria.

The objective of this bounty is to reward the community's content creators for their efforts in creating content in Spanish, as well as to ensure that the content created is of quality and kept in line with the needs of the ecosystem. And in this way, encourage them to spend more time creating content and making the ecosystem known to as many people as possible.

The proposal is to create an evaluation team made up of Spanish-speaking curators with knowledge mainly in the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystem and technical knowledge in the areas of analysis, incorporating defined criteria for each area of assessment.

The curators are also aware of the idiosyncrasies, culture and movements of the Latin American/Spanish region, so we have the necessary experience to evaluate what needs to be presented within this bounty.

To summarize, the goal of creating this bounty is the curation of both Spanish content and events created by the community with a focus on speed, effectiveness and control for content audits. In this way, we are seeking to canalize the different proposals that are presented through Polkadot's Treasury by experts in the subject.
For this proposal, the scope of work of this bounty is divided into the following categories:

· Translation of content into Spanish
· Creation of Spanish language writing content
· Creation of Spanish language audiovisual content
· Organization of events oriented to the Spanish-speaking community

**Curators:**

Lorena Fabris, Polkadot Head Ambassador for Latin America and creator of Polkadot Hub in Spanish.

Gerardo Alvarez. Polkadot Ambassador and content creator.

Hernán Borelli, Polkadot and Kusama Senior Ambassador and creator of Polkadot Hub.

Ignacio Castex (or "Nachito"), Polkadot Agent and Senior Ambassador.

Ezio Rojas, Former Social Media and Community Manager for Latin America and Spain at Parity Technologies.

Albert Burgos (or I Love Cripto), Head Ambassador for Spain and cofounder of Let it Happen Events company.

Jonatan Sandes (or Lengo). Technical curator. Polkadot Ambassador for Latin America.

Link to full proposal [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u4YkFPax1F4NVOhVQtLuBupFo0-tNDHqU3nY6h7ak6g/edit?usp=sharing).

Link to the discussion [here](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/2140).


SPANISH BOUNTY V2

Bounty Business Development in Spain & Andorra

Bounty Proposal: Business Development Polkadot in Spain & Andorra

The goal of this bounty is to push BD for Polkadot.

Right now DF is reviewing certain BD applications however those mostly come from ex Parity people.

Most TOP BD people are not aware about DF and are not applying.

I have requested the head hunting agency Missing Link to assist with identifying very STRONG BD candidates with previous experience and successful track record on other chains. 

In order to attract them we need a bounty that allows to fund them and pay in small increments because we have to be able to see if they can deliver or not.

Referendum is not a good solution because:
- no one is going to agree to work if they have to go every month to referendum to get their compensation
- paying one year in advance is also crazy because it reduces the motivation and there is no way to recover the money in case of lack of delivery

The bounty is the right instrument because:
- it removes the uncertainty of referendum for them
- they know that if they do not deliver the relationship can be interrupted at any time

I am currently interviewing with five potential  BD candidates and I think they could really deliver significant results in terms of bringing quality partnerships for Polkadot

The list of curators has not been defined yet and will be defined in the next referendum.

I am discussing with different credible curators and will finalize the list hopefully in 1-2 weeks.

I am posting the bounty just to ensure that we can start deploying capital as soon as possible. Of course the community is always free to reject the list of curators once it is proposed

BD Bounty

UPDATE:

1) https://x.com/giottodf/status/1755499400598528458?s=20

2) Join the chat:

https://t.me/dotgamesbounty

Very important: Read the pinned message to understand exactly how it works when you join the chat

=============

The goal of this Bounty is to incentivize and reward indie developers to build games on Polkadot.

The idea is that UNLIKE CLASSICAL STARTUP funding that is usually done by VCs and requires an incredible amount of due diligence and expertise because of:

- the vast scope of potential problems and solutions being tackled by the various startups
- the high uncertainty regarding the reliability and the ability to execute of the team
- the complexity of different business plans based on specific bets on future market trends



DEVELOPING GAMES is a lot more predictable and it is a lot easier to assess what the cost should be and the ability to execute of the team.

Those games can be highly valuable to the ecosystem especially if they are tightly integrated with the chain.

It is easy to assess the ability of a team to produce a game just by looking at previous work. It is also easy to assess the cost because it is only cost of development and not cost of creating a complete business.

It is also easy to pay in small milestones minimizing the risk. You do not need to give large amounts of money at high valuations to people and let them play with the money, you just pay incrementally as the game gets developed and you see the development happening.

Basically classical VC investing is a lot less linear but game development is quite linear, you can really pay as the game is being developed, understand the costs incurred, predict the time to completion, assess the quality objectively, etc

The idea is that game development is a specific niche that does not require the deep expertise of the VCs and can also provide a very strong adoption of the underlying blockchain Polkadot.

I believe that we can seed and fund incrementally indie game developers with minimal risk and potentially high upside for the ecosystem.

The purpose of this bounty is to be able to do this.

The list of curators has not been defined yet and will be defined in the next referendum.

I am discussing with different credible curators and will finalize the list hopefully in 1-2 weeks.

I am posting the bounty just to ensure that we can start deploying capital as soon as possible. Of course the community is always free to reject the list of curators once it is proposed

BountyExtended

Games Bounty

<p style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial;"><img style="max-width: 100%;" src="https://i.ibb.co/gSnZX2D/Pase.png" alt="" width="455" height="232" />
<p style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial;">Currently, there are two testnets in the Polkadot ecosystem, both being paid for, serviced, and run by Parity: Westend, and Rococo. As a result of the decentralization of Parity, Rococo will be decommissioned in 2024 leaving a gap in Polkadot testnet offering. This gave us a chance to reimagine how a community run testnet would operate, who would maintain it, and what support would be available for new and existing developers building in Polkadot. 
<p style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial;">A dedicated group of ecosystem agents from Portico, Amforc, Dwellir, Paradox, R0GUE, StakePlus, and Zondax played a key role in the testnet's development, spending 2+ months of personal costs in late 2023, leading to its launch on December 22nd, 2023. Portico and R0GUE are made up of individuals from the Parity &ldquo;Delivery Services&rdquo; team who have had vast experience running Rococo over the last 2+ years.&nbsp; 
<p style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial;">The new developer testnet, &lsquo;Paseo&rsquo; has subsequently launched in late 2023 and is seeking 125,018 DOT ($850,000) from the treasury to operate and run for 1 year (Jan 2024 to Dec 2024). These funds will be managed via a bounty and paid to individuals quartlery in advance, over the 12-month funding period. 
<p style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial;">This testnet is planned to receive updates just before Polkadot, rather than earlier than Kusama - conceptually making it more stable than Westend and closer to Polkadot in terms of code. It will allow new teams an easy environment to build and deploy, where the development environment of the testnet closely matches production (Polkadot). For dapp teams building on existing Parachains, these parachains can test and run their chains on Paseo, giving them greater confidence to deploy to Polkadot, offering greater stability to the dapp teams. Anyone can deploy here, not just parachain teams, opening up the ability for new builders and teams wanting to experiment with building their own appchain. 
<p style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial;">This proposal outlines a bounty to manage the following:
<ol style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial;">
<li>
Setting up and maintaining the testnet - including upgrading the testnet relay chain runtime as per updates from the fellowship. 
</li>
<li>
Maintaining required system chains and upgrading the runtime as per updates from the fellowship. The system chains managed will be Assethub, Coretime, and Bridgehub for the initial launch.&nbsp;
</li>
<li>
Developer community management and technical support
</li>
<li>
Hardware to run the network - collators for system chains, validators, RPC services, logging, etc
</li>
</ol>
<p style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial;">Please see the full proposal below with a breakdown on costings and Q&amp;A
<p style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial;"><a title="Paseo Developer Testnet Proposal" href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1--itI-kZAIPoMCTp377IoA8qNx3isC2FmowhRfkmxYw/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1--itI-kZAIPoMCTp377IoA8qNx3isC2FmowhRfkmxYw/edit?usp=sharing</a>
<p style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial;">&nbsp;
<p style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial;">Original discussion post: <a href="../post/2100">https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/2100</a>

Paseo - Developer Testnet Funding

<p style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial;">Context of the Proposal
<p style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial;">This proposal is curated by reputable parachain founders and Polkadot builders who have been active contributors to the Polkadot ecosystem since its inception. With the experience of building in Polkadot and a deep understanding of how DeFi works across other ecosystems, we&rsquo;ve identified two of the most crucial gaps that have dragged Polkadot&rsquo;s DeFi ecosystem back; the lack of unified infrastructure and tooling in Polkadot.
<p style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial;">Infrastructure
<p style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial;">Parity's BD team, which was previously responsible for bringing essential infrastructure to the ecosystem, was tasked with directing those infrastructure teams (i.e CEXs, Onramps, Oracles, etc) to the Polkadot treasury for their integration fees. However, Polkadot doesn&rsquo;t present the most compelling business case due to its low liquidity and user numbers in addition to the perceived complexity of integrating Substrate compared to EVM chains. The added challenges of navigating the on-chain treasury as an outsider further compounded the problems of convincing them to join the ecosystem.
<p style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial;">This leaves a DeFi ecosystem that lacks channels of entry for liquidity and outside users and prevents teams on Polkadot to reach their full potential.
<p style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial;">Tooling
<p style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial;">In the current state, teams independently approach the treasury through referendums to secure funding for what they believe are the right solutions to the problems they've identified. However, this approach poses numerous challenges such as the unconventional ways to access funding, not implementing the ideal solution to a specific problem, and the misaligned incentives by receiving payment before the work is delivered.
<p style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial;">In addition to the above, there are a lot of resources or teams that aren't incentivized to take a stab at solving the biggest ecosystem problems. One example of this is Parity's Delivery Service Partners Program (DSP) which includes more than 15 substrate development teams mostly focused around runtime development and parachain deployments. Unfortunately, their level of activity has remained relatively low given that the parachain pipeline was affected during the bear market. With the right structure in place, these DSP teams could take initiative to tackle some of the most pressing ecosystem gaps with a group of experts that guides them, provides feedback, provides funding and supports them with GTM initiatives to get the tools adopted across the ecosystem. It would help in funnel engineering resources where the ecosystem needs it most and provide the tooling necessary to improve DeFi specific and general UX and DevEx
<p style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial;">Proposed Solution
<p style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial;">This bounty proposal aims to empower both builders and infrastructure providers by establishing the right mechanisms and incentive structures to streamline the development and integration of key missing pieces. A curator set, predominantly consisting of technical parachain founders, will provide clear development guidelines for tooling and infrastructure through Request for Proposals (RFPs), review and assess milestones/deliverables and subsequently provide retroactive funding from the treasury upon successful delivery. The success of this bounty not only signifies addressing the tooling and infra gaps but also incentivizes teams from outside our ecosystem to come and contribute to Polkadot's growth.
<p style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial;">Velocity Labs will support most of the effort for this bounty and will be accompanied by leaders from the following teams:
<ul style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial;">
<li>Velocity Labs (Nicolas Arevalo)</li>
<li>Moonbeam (Alberto and Derek)</li>
<li>Acala (Bryan Chen)</li>
<li>Centrifgue (Lucas Vogelsang and Jeroen Offerjins)</li>
<li>HydraDX (Jakub Gregus)</li>
<li>Novasama Technologies (Leemo)</li>
<li>Giotto</li>
</ul>
<p style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial;">We think this curator set is well equipped to provide the right expertise and set the right direction for the bounty. They will also play a pivotal role in overseeing the solutions and integrations resulting from the bounty and ensuring the proper allocation of funds.
<p style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial;">Please see&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RdP1We3jkQeDy0HlA2T_n8whaeGbLZnuSYxPoJ7XLfw/edit">Link to Full Proposal</a>&nbsp;, and leave your feedback in the comment section below!

DeFi Infrastructure & Tooling Bounty

PROBLEM STATEMENT

Some current issues related to marketing proposals:
 
● Insufficiently robust investment in marketing about the Polkadot ecosystem diminishes the general crypto community's interest in the ecosystem, as well as reducing the appeal for developers to engage in building projects.

● Diverse marketing qualities and perspectives within the ecosystem, especially among significant stakeholders, generate unwarranted negativity.

● Varying values presented in different proposals create significant disparities when balancing budgets.

● Low-quality proposals and lack of verification lead to the potential for fraudulent activities.
 
Furthermore, there are certain risks and potential benefits directly impacting the Polkadot ecosystem behind these proposals, which the general community might not spend much time researching, and still make voting decisions, resulting in inefficiencies.
 
 
PROPOSAL OBJECTIVES

The goal of marketing bounty is to reward marketing teams/entities for their effort and bring enormous traction for the whole Polkadot ecosystem, push Polkadot back to the top list and become a real “community protocol".
 
In this proposal, we are proposing a set of 8 main curators who will be responsible to curate marketing-related proposals with different categories:

(1) Approach new target audience/users.

(2) Retain Polkadot ecosystem lovers, daily users.

(3) Educate, and produce tutorial contents for users/developers.

(4) Manage local communities (ecosystem update/users support/developers engagement).

(5) Amplify branding for high-trusted ecosystem agents.

(6) Sponsorship for specific occasions (F1 Race, Super Bowl, etc).

(7) One time campaign (1 specific event generated by several influencers).
 
In this proposal, we are proposing a set of 8 main curators who will be responsible to curate marketing-related activities with multisig using pure proxy via MultiX. We also propose a compensation rate for weekly management. However, within the curator set, some individuals will hold positions as significant investors and they will have the option to return a portion of their received reward from the multisig fund after a specified period.
 
All 8 curators will manage the funds using a multisig with pure proxy via MultiX. The threshold is set to 4 out of 8 for a child-bounty to get released. Conflicts of interests are addressed in the proposals with feedback from various Polkadot core contributors.
 
 
FULL PROPOSAL HERE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_hkZ6-N-8yt7JVF_ITHKL4tpsC-ZWSSrgT0Sce255RY/edit?usp=sharing
 
Main contact: polkadotmarketingbounty@gmail.com

Marketing Bounty Proposal

<p style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial;">This bounty is primarily designed to fund Collators on System Parachains with a fixed fiat monthly fee of US$300.00.
<p style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial;">Full details on the genesis of this bounty can be found&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H2T1Nx90HkSAYF_CaOPLG-o3LS7h_QAa2WLDdcSJMs0/edit">here</a>
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System Parachains Collator Bounty

This is a joint-proposal by <a href="https://blockops.network/">BlockOps</a>, <a href="https://dwellir.com">Dwellir</a>, <a href="https://luckyfriday.io/">LuckyFriday</a>, <a href="https://onfinality.io/">OnFinality</a>, <a href="https://radiumblock.com/">RadiumBlock</a>, <a href="https://www.rockx.com/">RockX</a>, and <a href="https://stakeworld.io/">Stakeworld</a>. Valuable input to this proposal has also been made by the proposed curators.
TL;DR:
This proposal outlines a procurement strategy for public RPC services in Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems, aiming for high-quality, decentralized, and cost-effective services. It addresses the vital need for reliable RPCs, emphasizing their role in applications like Polkadot.JS and wallets. The strategy focuses on optimizing quality of service, sustainable cost, and decentralization, introducing key definitions and standards. Tenders from RPC providers can follow two models: cost targets or predefined service levels. The proposed budget is $400,000, split between Polkadot and Kusama treasuries.
<h3 id="introduction">Introduction</h3>
This proposal aims to implement a procurement strategy for public RPC services in the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems. The goal is to ensure high-quality, decentralized, and cost-effective services for essential applications like Polkadot.JS and wallets. The need for robust public infrastructure was emphasized during Polkadot Decoded discussions.
<h3 id="problemstatement">Problem Statement</h3>
Reliable public RPC services are crucial for the growth of the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems. Existing applications, such as Polkadot.js.org and Nova Wallet, require optimal functioning for an enhanced user experience. The proposal addresses the challenge of balancing service provision with sustainable treasury spending. It acknowledges the evolving role of light clients and the continued need for RPCs and bootnodes.
<h3 id="proposedstrategy">Proposed Strategy</h3>
The procurement strategy aims to optimize quality of service, sustainable cost, decentralization, and simplicity. Key definitions, such as curators, independent RPC monitoring, system chains, and qualified RPC providers, are outlined. Quality of Service Reports and Service Agreements form essential components, with predefined standards and penalties for non-compliance.
<h3 id="tendersubmissionandevaluation">Tender Submission and Evaluation</h3>
A transparent process is proposed for RPC providers to submit tenders, with defined standards of service. Two potential options for tenders are presented: one focusing on cost targets and the other on predefined service levels. The curators, responsible for evaluation, scoring, and public announcement of selected providers, will ensure transparency and community involvement.
<h3 id="operationsphase">Operations Phase</h3>
RPC providers awarded service agreements are obligated to provide services throughout the six-month operations phase. Independent RPC monitoring will assess performance, and metrics will be made public. Providers will be paid monthly in arrears based on the EMA7 day average price of DOT/KSM.
<h3 id="budgetandcostings">Budget and Costings</h3>
The proposed budget for the program is $400,000, providing a 12-month runway for assessment. Funding will be split between Polkadot and Kusama treasuries, with curator payments of $350 per month from the Polkadot portion. The budget accounts for potential quarterly expense variations based on traffic and evolving requirements.
Read the <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GS4D95fkNjpi9GbXsiW7-9WOeGb30M5CYXEHXWsWRaw/edit">full proposal here</a>.
We are excited to share this proposal and are eager to hear your thoughts and feedback. Please feel free to comment, share your insights, and make suggestions to help refien this proposal further.
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<a href="https://blockops.network/">BlockOps</a>, <a href="https://dwellir.com">Dwellir</a>, <a href="https://luckyfriday.io/">LuckyFriday</a>, <a href="https://onfinality.io/">OnFinality</a>, <a href="https://radiumblock.com/">RadiumBlock</a>, <a href="https://www.rockx.com/">RockX</a>, and <a href="https://stakeworld.io/">Stakeworld.</a>
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Polkadot Bounty
This specifc bounty is to cover the Polkadot related chains, and Westend &amp; Rococo. This bounty proposal also covers the costs for the stipends to the curators, and also the external monitoring.&nbsp; EMA7 $5.89/DOT was used to calculate $265,542.86 to 45,083.68DOT.
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Bounty Proposal for Public RPCs for Relay and System Chains

Dear Polkadot Community,
I am Zhixi from Interlay. This post propose a comprehensive bounty program aimed at funding the fiat on-ramp service for 20 parachains and the onramp integration for Asset Hub in the Polkadot ecosystem.
The on-ramp service has been a prominent concern within the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems, creating barriers to entry for new users. These barriers arise from issues such as fragmented token liquidity, high costs associated with listing on exchanges, and the lack of tailored solutions for substrate chains. To address these challenges, we have diligently researched and engaged in insightful interviews with a diverse range of on-and-off-ramp service providers, and have had extensive conversations with various projects within the ecosystem.
In March 2023, we proposed an <a href="https://kusama.polkassembly.io/bounty/21">on-chain bounty on Kusama</a> to secure funding for the on-ramp of 11 assets on 10 parachains. The proposal outlined a strategic collaboration with Banxa, a leading on-ramp service provider, in the form of a bulk deal between parachains and Banxa. The selection of Banxa was a result of meticulous evaluation, considering factors such as technical expertise, extensive geographic coverage, supported payment methods, and competitive pricing.
I am pleased to report that our previous bounty proposal received overwhelming support across the Kusama ecosystem, and the integration process commenced swiftly. Throughout the implementation, the bounty proposal was carefully supervised by a curator committee comprising experts representing various facets of the ecosystem.
Building on the success achieved within the Kusama ecosystem, we now aim to bring this bounty program to Polkadot. Our proposal includes 15 assets on 14 parachains, notably including DOT and USDT on Statemint. We also request funding for 6 slots to allow parachains that are not already involved to sign up and take advantage of this service. Another highlight is the integration of Banxa&rsquo;s onramp service with the Polkadot Asset Hub. By adding these assets, we aim to bridge the gap between traditional payment systems and the Polkadot ecosystem.
It is worth mentioning that the integration of Banxa's fiat onramp service with the Polkadot Asset Hub holds significant implications. It would enable users to purchase assets supported by the Asset Hub directly with fiat currencies and then deposit these assets directly into a designated parachain address, without the extra steps of XCM bridging.
We believe that this bounty program represents a pivotal step towards resolving the fiat on-ramp challenge, encouraging widespread adoption, and fostering a dynamic and inclusive ecosystem. We eagerly await your support and cooperation in making this vision a reality for the Polkadot community.
Costs breakdown: &mdash; 1st Batch Token 14 Parachains: 147 000 USD &mdash; Reserve funding for 6 parachains: 63 000 USD &mdash; Asset Hub Integration: 84 000 USD &mdash; Management Overhead: 32 040 USD
Total: 326 040 USD
Please see<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/17IuGI-lLKXpNgjdb5xKiDYCSdMmcQoPJhhv6EfGxiPw/edit?usp=sharing"> Link to Full Proposal </a>, and leave your feedback in the comment section below! View <a href="../post/1891">Discussion Post</a> 
A bounty proposal for the same purpose has been live and running on Kusama, it has achieved both approval and notable success. Should you have an interest, we are pleased to present a report on its performance.<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v2ghHhoWcqXN_Om9WXfORZeS99jiTu2j5kyLhuUOC1Y/edit#heading=h.vulu69wz3vlk"> Link to report </a>
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Polkadot Parachain Assets Onramp Bounty Program

**The discussion for this proposal was open for 2.5 weeks. The original discussion post can be found** [here](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/1875)
This [bounty proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dLvzMgP8-BFg25Y1eK1PF6sv5SpN0SbktGkPvUkPSbk/edit?usp=sharing) aims to provide an incentive to authorized Polkadot Moderators for their round-the-clock contribution and support to the communities.

The Community Moderation Team is a group of Ambassadors from the Polkadot and Kusama communities. The team originated as unpaid volunteers, after which they were occasionally tipped by the Kusama treasury. Later on, a bounty was [requested](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/bounty/14) and [funded](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/motion/528) on Kusama in August 2022) and [topped up](https://kusama.subsquare.io/referenda/referendum/29) thereafter (in January 2023). Within the original roadmap, there were plans to migrate to Polkadot after the structure and evaluation mechanism matured.

The Community Moderators provide a dedicated daily service, actively monitoring new member joinings to ensure the community is protected from fraudsters. They guide users with first-line direction and support while promptly identifying and regulating or banning obvious scammers to maintain a safe environment for all.

Since the beginning of the bounty on Kusama, the structure and review system of the moderation team activities have improved significantly. A couple of changes have been made to help improve the objectivity of reviews and rewards and better understand how large the team needs to be to sustain the various platforms, etc.

The team comprises thirteen **(13)** members with a significant level of involvement in the ecosystem. This ensures that they are able to keep abreast with recent advancements in the ecosystem and can effectively assist the community as needed. You can find the list of members [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dLvzMgP8-BFg25Y1eK1PF6sv5SpN0SbktGkPvUkPSbk/edit#bookmark=id.2qahdz1n39m1).

In light of extending responsibilities to the Polkadot Forum, this estimates an average of four Moderators per platform per day including overlaps. This implies a **six-hour** shift to attain 24-hour coverage for all the platforms. Despite this, only **two hours** of work per day will be rewarded in line with previous top-ups. We're also extending our moderatorial activities to the Polkadot forum and Polkassembly. Based on the number of platforms that are being (and will be) moderated and given that the aim is to monitor the official channels on a 24/7 basis across all time zones, we have determined that thirteen (13) is the minimum optimal team size.

This bounty proposes a 6-month budget of $112,320 (25,004.45 DOT) to support 15 hours of work per week for each moderator for the period of August 2023 to January 2024. The EMA-7 rate for conversion ($4.492/DOT) was taken on the 26th of August 2023.

The proposal document can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dLvzMgP8-BFg25Y1eK1PF6sv5SpN0SbktGkPvUkPSbk/edit?usp=sharing).

**We strongly encourage community members to at least review the [context](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dLvzMgP8-BFg25Y1eK1PF6sv5SpN0SbktGkPvUkPSbk/edit#bookmark=id.yrw8o1dzdxoq) and [Q&A](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dLvzMgP8-BFg25Y1eK1PF6sv5SpN0SbktGkPvUkPSbk/edit#bookmark=id.x5u4pc1hrko1) sections of the proposal. These parts contain insights and details that contribute to a full understanding of the proposal's intent and structure.**

Transparency, alignment with community values, and a clear focus on fostering a respectful, informed community environment are at the core of this proposal. We look forward to your engagement and feedback.

Thank you.

Moderation Team Bounty

This is a bounty proposal whose proposer address (15BERoWxrWC61cAb4JjpUdM7sy8FAS9uduismDbZ7PURZLto) is shown in on-chain info below. Only this user can edit this description and the title. If you own this account, login and tell us more about your proposal.

Polkadot Assurance Legion Bounty

[Here](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/1491) is the previous community discussion on Polkassembly. 

### TLDR;
The purpose of this bounty is to nurture and develop WebAssembly smart contracts on parachains. As Gavin mentioned in this [CoinDesk article](https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2021/05/25/polkadots-gavin-wood-webassembly-is-the-future-of-smart-contracts-but-legacy-evm-is-right-now/), WebAssembly is the future of smart contracts. However, even in the Polkadot ecosystem, EVM smart contract is the go-to-market solution now simply because lack of ecosystem toolings and dApps new developers can refer to. To bootstrap the Wasm dApps in the ecosystem, we will fund canary dApps and toolings through this bounty.

### Context of This Bounty
Please see [this post](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/we-need-to-make-ink-showcase-projects/592) first. Currently, based on the data, smart contract Parachains are leading the Polkadot ecosystem in terms of market adoption. More projects are deploying dApps on Polkadot Parachains than making Parachains today and this trend will likely continue due to the high resource requirement to deploy a chain. The core problem is that the Polkadot ecosystem only supports EVM at the time of writing this and we are reproducing something which other L1s/L2s can do. One of Polkadot’s main differentiators and default environments is Wasm. In this bounty, we would like to push Wasm smart contracts adoption. The scope is as follows:

- Create easily accessible and audited ink!/ask! smart contract showcases
- Create ink!ubator - an incubation program to support community projects built with ink! and parachains that want to expose select APIs through contracts-pallet “chain extensions”. We will also help facilitate a smart contract auditing market.
- Develop a React hooks library “useInk” - the missing front-end library for Dapps on Polkadot.

### Bounty Proposal
[Here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y2QECPsXQktVGZIat_yNKTlodviTecMZ6IbiLNQ4NLM/edit?usp=sharing) is the full bounty proposal.

### Curators Candidates
**Sam Ruberti from Parity Technologies (Address: 13zqqP37p8HjLuWr7sha9GcAcYiiDgjqoNS3YbSELtgvaAfb):**  Sam Ruberti is a Senior Rust Developer with ink! and has over twelve years of experience delivering full-stack products for companies including Bloomberg, Peloton, and Clear, and five years of experience building full-stack Dapps in production environments. He has built microservices, DeFi platforms, NFTs, and contributed to open-source libraries for Ethereum.

**Sota Watanabe Astar Foundation (Address: 13VyvkXX3dYyeT7oAmaipZYNHzFJXofC5V8eqMuzd1isXY84):** Sota Watanabe is the founder of Astar Network. He joined the web3 space in 2015 and started developing Astar Network in 2019. Apart from his achievements, he is a director of the Japan Blockchain Association and used to be a blockchain researcher at the University of Tokyo and a task force member of Trusted Web led by the Japanese government. In addition to that, he was chosen for Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia in the IT division and Forbes 30 Under 30 Japan.

**Hernando Castano from Parity Technologies (Address: 15FjwNSxHhaJeknJjbydSo561ti1ea8sf3Y1fA263emujzxW):** Hernando is a Core Developer at Parity Technologies. Hernando joined the blockchain space in 2017, initially curious about the world of smart contracts on Ethereum. In 2019, Hernando joined Parity Technologies to work on the Parity Ethereum client, and has since transitioned to the team working on the ink! programming language.

**Markian Ivanichok 727 Ventures (address: 16FVZ2qVefqbr2zcEGVojEQBgx3nb8GqQCdjKiaq2nSs33T8):** Founder & CEO at 727.ventures, Brushfam & Dedali Metaverse. Web3 entrepreneur, Software Engineer. Brushfam onboards businesses to Polkadot WASM. Projects: Openbrush(Openzeppelin of WASM ink!), Typechain for ink!, sol2ink (transpiler from solidity to ink!), and substrate/ink! contribution itself. Also, WASM conference, was the first web3 WASM conference and gathered ~1000 participants.

**Hang Yin from Phala Network (address: 12BZFbrNksTKwHtaBojnVtoN8BoXKmBFzT3xDnHh7P9t2Cg5):** Co-founder and CTO at Phala Network. 5 years of Web3 core development and entrepreneur experience. Author of Phala Network Technical Whitepaper. Lead the team to build an off-chain computing protocol based on ink! and Substrate with 30k online servers. Ex-Googler on Machine Learning before joining Web3.

**Michał Świętek , Development Lead at Aleph Zero (Address: 5H6AVPSNv8GjEFiDKqhtCd6U494vGMm3r5vkzr5614sbfQnx0) :** For a couple of years, Michał has been fully devoted to the Aleph Zero project. From co-designing novel consensus mechanisms, and writing the first lines of code in core repositories, to the high-level architecture of Aleph Zero node implementation.

Wasm Smart Contracts Bounty

This bounty proposal is created to reward community event activities in the Polkadot & Kusama ecosystem through child-bounties by the bounty curators.

This proposal shall allow actors in the Dotsama ecosystem to become rewarded faster and on a more regular basis for their events activities in the ecosystem.

Please read the [full proposal here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R0z3D0c1kYvnSP1PDZ8r9bCd3Arr1Iwf/edit#heading=h.gjdgxs)

Community Events Reward Bounty with Child-Bounty Distribution

### Purpose of the bounty

Scams are plaguing our ecosystem, as they do the entire industry. However, as a community, we have shown time and again that we take scams seriously and strive to create a safe ecosystem for users. 

This bounty proposal aims to incentivise the community, both individuals and companies, to fight against scams and protect users from falling for them. We believe that anti-scam response should be a community endeavour and this is what this proposal aims to build.

This proposal expands on the community initiative targeting scam sites that has been ongoing for several months now with high levels of success. However, the current initiative is focused only on scam sites, while overlooking other aspects of scam fighting where we could be doing more. 

With this proposal we aim to create a holistic solution that addresses the problem from several aspects, while bringing awareness to the community, and educating users, of both the problems and the efforts to address them. The bounty for this proposal is meant to be open-ended, with the funds being distributed through child bounties that cover several aspects of the anti-scam response.

The tasks described in the child bounties utilise mostly off-chain tools and processes, but it is the goal of this initiative to evolve to bring as much of that as possible on-chain. These tasks came from feedback from the community and the experience garnered from the current initiative.

The child bounties will be opened gradually as potential implementers come forward, and more will almost certainly be added along the way. They are described in this proposal with varying levels of details, but all parameters of each child bounty, in terms of implementation, participation and rewards, will be defined in detail before the child bounty is opened.

And because this is an evolving process, changes to the bounties are almost certain as we gain more experience and get more feedback from the community. But the three main evolution goals of this initiative are:

- To move it on-chain as much as possible
- To have it being driven and coordinated exclusively by the community
- To become an anti-scam umbrella over the broader Polkadot ecosystem, covering parachains, other relay chains and projects 

Finally, all rewards are subject to change as we evaluate the efforts needed, receive feedback from implementers, curators and the community at large, and in case the price of DOT is very low or very high for prolonged periods of time. 

Details on the proposed child bounties and rewards can be found [HERE](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V-39ktdgpvATPpV1cfI8iZlS8_3oBDAHdlcMDd_3jpo/edit?usp=sharing)

Anti-Scam Bounty

![polkadot logo](https://polkadot.network/assets/img/logo-polkadot.svg?v=98f2dafeb1)
## Proposal Abstract: Polkadot Pioneers Prize, an Incentive Prize Program
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We are excited to announce a proposal for a new incentive prize program called the Polkadot Pioneers Prize (“Pioneers Prize”).

The Pioneers Prize is a series of challenges created with the goal of propelling technical innovation on the Polkadot network. The first two of those challenges will be announced later this year and will cover categories including zero-knowledge research and Polkadot infrastructure improvements.

Challenge winners will receive DOT; the total prize funds available at program launch will be split between the first two challenge categories and is projected to be 993286.08 DOT — worth roughly 18 million USD.

The Pioneers Prize will be managed by an elected curator and will likely contain members of the on-chain treasury council, Parity Technologies, the Web3 Foundation, and other external ecosystem partners.

In addition to funding research, the Pioneers Prize and its proposal look to model how the community can achieve greater agency by directing on-chain treasury funds in new and creative ways. 

We hope you’ll join us in being excited about the Polkadot Pioneers Prize and are equally as eager to see what the community comes up with.

Let the challenges begin!


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*If you would like to read the full proposal, you can do so [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tQTh_svJnNSCn4XPBoQW2hOvSBZzKFtKjkj8-sIui2w/edit?usp=sharing)*


Treasury Bounties