⧓ Apillon Platform - Milestone 2 Proposal

(Recap) With Polkadot Treasury backing, the Apillon Web3 development platform would expand and integrate crucial features to bring Web3 and Polkadot technologies even closer to every developer and lay user.

Acknowledging the broad scope of work needed for Apillon to become a one-stop shop for Web3 development and lower the entry threshold to a minimum, the team decided to split the mid-term technical development trajectory into milestones, each covering a specific array of tasks and deliverables.

After successfully completing virtually all of the dozens of technically advanced deliverables from the Milestone 1 Proposal, Apillon is submitting a new, Milestone 2 Proposal for Polkadot Treasury funding to cover the next phase of technical development of the Apillon platform.

The Milestone 2 Proposal focuses primarily on delivering features to enhance user onboarding to Web3 through account abstraction, simplify and customize developer interaction with smart contracts, introduce cross-chain capabilities through XC-20 assets, and provide RPC and indexing as a service for more streamlined deployment of Web3 projects.

As part of our commitment to the vibrant community of over 100,000 Web3 builders, we plan to intensify efforts in creating educational material and UX-enhancing features to provide a more enjoyable and rewarding experience for developers as they navigate through Web3.

The Apillon platform - adoption so far:

User breakdown: 104,739 users

Freemium plan: 82,634 projects
Credits bought: 357,500

Service/Feature breakdown:

Web3 Storage: 229,097 files uploaded, accumulating 138 GB of data
Web3 Hosting: 24,709 web pages hosted, 390 pushed to production
Web3 Storage and Hosting: 248 GB of bandwidth since November 2023
NFTs: 17,404 collections created, 4,600 powered by Moonbeam, 12,228 powered by Moonbase, 576 powered by Astar
KILT DIDs created: 746
Subsocial: 12,319 hubs created
API calls: 8,227,344
Phala contracts created: 6

So, why vote Aye?

⧓ Apillon is the first Polkadot project actively offering services to application-layer Web3 developers. The Apillon platform serves as Polkadot’s answer to ThirdWeb, Moralis, Pinata, and other solutions already thriving in external ecosystems.

⧓ Apillon has turned its code to open-source, allowing anyone to run a clone of the platform services independently.

⧓ Apillon is the first project to provide access to multiple mature Polkadot parachains and their services. It utilizes underlying tokens while simplifying the payment process.

⧓ Apillon is directly promoting the ecosystem partners and boosting the growth of the Polkadot Network through executing the business side via DOT, CRU, GLMR, KILT, and other DOT-based tokens.

⧓ Apillon provides a "forever"-freemium business model with a wide range of services, lowering the threshold for entering the Web3 space through a newbie-proof Web2 building logic.

⧓ Apillon would create a substantial Developer Adoption Fund to support the platform users’ initiatives and help them launch and market their projects faster.

Learn more about Apillon:

⧓ The full Apillon Milestone 2 Proposal

⧓ Milestone 1 Deliverables Recap

⧓ Video Recap of Milestone 1 Deliverables and Milestone 2 Planned Features

We want to make the reasoning behind Apillon’s Milestone 2 Proposal as comprehensive and transparent as possible. We will do our best to provide additional explanations based on your comments.

Apillon is a Web3 development platform that aims to make Web3 and Polkadot technologies more accessible to developers and users. With Polkadot Treasury support, Apillon plans to expand and integrate crucial features. The team has divided the development trajectory into milestones, with Milestone 2 focusing on user onboarding, simplifying smart contract interaction, introducing cross-chain capabilities, and providing RPC and indexing services.

Apillon has already completed many advanced deliverables from Milestone 1 and now seeks funding for the next phase of development. The platform has seen significant adoption, with over 100,000 users and various services and features being utilized. Some key points about Apillon include:

It is the first Polkadot project offering services to application-layer Web3 developers.
The code is open-source, allowing anyone to run a clone of the platform services.
Apillon provides access to multiple Polkadot parachains and their services, simplifying the payment process.
It promotes ecosystem partners and boosts Polkadot Network growth through business execution with various tokens.
Apillon offers a "forever"-freemium business model, lowering the barrier to entry for Web3.
The platform plans to create a Developer Adoption Fund to support users' initiatives and help them launch and market their projects faster.

For more information, you can visit the full Apillon Milestone 2 Proposal, the Milestone 1 Deliverables Recap, and a video recap of Milestone 1 and planned Milestone 2 features.