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Abilex AG, a Swiss legal advisory firm, has proposed the establishment of two Swiss foundations, DED Foundation and MYTHOS Foundation, to manage the launch of the $DED memecoin and $MYTHOS DAO coin. These foundations will provide a legal setup for the projects, ensuring transparency, clear direction, and reliable external communication. The proposal requests 32,000 DOT to fund the foundations' operations, including professional services, registration fees, and obtaining legal opinions and FINMA no-action letters. Abilex AG will act as the founder and appoint board members, while also providing legal opinions and engaging with technical service providers for coin generation and distribution. The foundations are expected to achieve their main purpose in about two years, after which they will be dissolved and residual funds returned to Web 3.0 Technologies Foundation. The total investment for both foundations is estimated at CHF 160,000, with a breakdown of costs provided. Quarterly community reports will be shared to keep the community updated on the foundations' activities.

Setup of two Swiss Foundations for DED and Mythos

Moralis is a Web3 API Infrastructure, Data, & Dev Tooling Provider that helps developers create decentralized applications (DAPPs) faster and easier. They want to make it easier for developers to work with the Polkadot ecosystem by integrating Moonbeam, a chain that works like the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), with their tools. This will help bring more developers to Polkadot and make it easier for them to build their applications.

Moralis offers:
1. Fast RPC Nodes for the ecosystem.
2. Integration of Moonbeam into their API suite, making it easier to build Web3 applications.
3. Moralis Streams for real-time blockchain data updates.

Moralis is popular because it saves time and money for developers. They also have a large YouTube channel for Web3 development, create content for Web3 searches, and have an academy for Web3 education.

If the proposal is approved, Moralis will:
1. Integrate Moonbeam across their entire stack.
2. Create content to increase adoption for Moonbeam integration, including videos, articles, and a dedicated landing page.

The cost for this integration would be 31,500 DOT after a discount.

Project Proposal: Integration & Support for  Moonbeam

Erick is a Senior Ambassador of Polkadot. In February, he participated in a panel on blockchains and communities at the Nerdconf 6th edition event in Mexico. He represented Polkadot and the Polkadot community with enthusiasm. The event details and photos can be found in the provided links. Erick is requesting a small tip of 90 DOT and would like feedback from the community about their work in Mexico.

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WHO: Erick, Senior Ambassador of Polkadot.
WHAT: Requesting a small tipper of approximately 90 DOT and feedback from the community about the work done in Mexico.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Representation of Polkadot at the NERDCONF 6th Edition event in Mexico City at the BBVA Tower.

Tribe/AngelHack 13Ghf2T883ZobjngC1BAgR1BWvK2P7qP37gGxHDVFf3fjbmw is planning the 2024 Polkadot Hackathon Global Series in North America. The event aims to provide a space for Web3 builders to learn about the Polkadot ecosystem and bring together builders from different areas. The hackathon will be a mix of online and in-person events, with the finale at the Consensus conference in Austin, Texas. The schedule includes a pre-hackathon period, kickoff, hacking period, judging period, and a social event in Austin. The proposal and details can be found in a Google document. They requested 51034 DOT (worth $346,800) for the event.

Tribe/AngelHack is requesting USD$346,800.00 or 51034 DOT to launch the 2024 Polkadot Hackathon Global Series in North America, which will be a hybrid event with a virtual hacking component and an in-person finale held at the Consensus conference in Austin, Texas. The proposed schedule includes a pre-hackathon period from February 15 to March 13, 2024, a hacking period from April 8 to 29, 2024, and a judging period from April 30 to May 9, 2024.

Polkadot Hackathon Global Series 2024: North America Edition

This is a request for the third payment to complete a proposal. The proposal was approved in October 2023 and has two main goals: to create high-quality tutorial videos in Spanish and to support users through social networks. The proposal has been successful so far, with over 100,000 additional staked DOT and an increase in members. Here are the details:

1. Tutorial videos in Spanish: The videos are being made and a report is available to see the progress.
2. User support: Support is being provided through social networks and video calls, with a document showing the answers given.
3. Staking DOT: The goal of having more than 100,000 additional staked DOT has been achieved, with the number of members and staked DOT increasing.

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WHO: Unspecified group
WHAT: Requesting third installment for completion of proposal
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified
OBJECTIVES: 
- Create truthful and high-quality tutorial videos in Spanish
- Support users through social networks and video calls
- Increase staked DOT to over 100,000 (already achieved)

3nd installment for the referendum #196 already approved (3/3)

**Common-Good Initiative Summary**

- **Refunds**: Offers to refund decision deposits and submission deposits on Polkadot and Collectives.
- **Validator Support**: Helps validators from the 1KV program with their payouts.
- **Funding**: Currently funded by the initiator at a cost of 10-15 DOT per month.
- **Expansion**: Plans to expand support from 10 to 50 validators.
- **Budget**: Estimated full capacity cost is 50 DOT per month.
- **Payout Address**: Uses the address `153NYWsbLZmFRZbuUk1sYoJPkYXQTiR3Efa5u5CohWQBKKr2` for funding.
- **Kusama Service**: Similar service on Kusama is well-subscribed and funded by on-chain experiments.
- **Referendum**: Seeks 250 DOT for the initiative.

WHO: Will, a member of the Polkadot community.

WHAT: Refund decision and submission deposits on Polkadot and Collectives, help validators with their payouts.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Currently funded by Will at a cost of 10-15 DOT/month. Will intends to expand the number of validators supported by the payout bot from \~10 to 50 in the first tranche, which would amount to 50 DOT/month at full capacity. Will would seek top-ups with an 8-week notice for continuity of service. This referendum seeks 250 DOT issued to the payee `153NYWsbLZmFRZbuUk1sYoJPkYXQTiR3Efa5u5CohWQBKKr2`.

Tip for Common Good Referendum Deposit Clean-up and Validator Payout Bot

- **Objective**: Conduct Discord security audits for the main Polkadot server and 10 parachain servers over 11 weeks.
- **Team**: JonHQ and 0xTaylor, known for their expertise in Discord security and risk mitigation.
- **Cost**: Total cost is 9,507 DOT (~$65,600), with each audit costing $5,500.
- **Benefits**: Estimated savings of over $200,000 for the community by preventing potential hacks.
- **Process**: Detailed examination of server settings, bots, roles, and permissions to identify and fix vulnerabilities.
- **Deliverables**: Pre-audit review, configuration analysis, security assessments, and implementation of security tools.
- **Long-term Goal**: Expand the program to all Polkadot parachains and other ecosystem projects if successful.

Polkadot Ecosystem Discord Risk Mitigation

NoSpec is a group that helps important people in the Polkadot world by giving them information, connections, and research for making good content. They want 8666 DOT to keep helping and grow their work for the next 6 months. They have already done research on projects like Polkadot, HydraDX, and Bifrost, and have worked with many influencers to make their content better. NoSpec is good at what they do and has a lot of experience with Polkadot. They will use the money to make more research, help more influencers, and improve their services.

NoSpec Content Creator Support. 

On March 2nd, a proposal was made to request 1000 DOT for an event called {bash}, an ETHDenver Official Afterparty. The goal is to introduce people to the Polkadot ecosystem by having them download wallets and receive airdrops at the event. The team behind the event wants to make wallet downloads a requirement for attending and give out token drops to encourage people to use the Nova wallet. They also want to work with other Polkadot projects to get people to use their wallets after the event. The event is expected to have 4.5K-6K attendees and aims to increase Polkadot wallet downloads and engagement. The team will work with other projects like Nova, Hydra, Bifrost, Stellaswap, and Moonbeam to make this happen.

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Big Tipper Proposal: ETHDenver Official Afterparty (Bash) Polkadot Airdrop 

### Summary

- **Developer**: pandres95
- **Date**: 15/02/2024
- **Amount Requested**: 217.2437202987 DOT
- **Project**: Matrix Bot for Polkadot Fellowship
- **Purpose**: Announces ongoing referenda related to RFCs weekly
- **Features**: 
  - Reduces noise and bias
  - Provides links to proposals and RFC pull requests
- **Future Plans**:
  - Decentralize the bot
  - Update voting counts
  - Summarize RFCs using ML
  - Open discussion threads
  - Personalized digests
  - Expand to more bots and channels

WHO: `12gMhxHw8QjEwLQvnqsmMVY1z5gFa54vND74aMUbhhwN6mJR`

WHAT: Requesting `$1,600` (@ `7.365` DOT / EMA7) as retroactive for 32 hours of work on a Matrix Bot that announces weekly ongoing referenda related to RFCs in the Polkadot Fellowship.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: `$1,600` / N/A / N/A

Retroactive funding for developing the RFCs Referenda Bot

Polkadot Greece is a special online library for people in Greece and Cyprus. Here are some important points about it:

- It helps beginners learn about Polkadot and Web3 in an easy way.
- The library explains tough ideas using simple words in Greek.
- Many people visit the site, with over 450 pageviews each month.
- Users can contact the team to ask questions and learn more.
- Future plans include updates on Polkadot 2.0 and a new section about the Polkadot ecosystem.
- There will also be tutorials and quizzes to help with learning.

WHO: Polkadot Greece
WHAT: Development of a Greek library to introduce Polkadot to a new audience, educate them and help them explore its main aspects in an easy and understandable manner.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.
FUTURE PLANS: Update on Polkadot 2.0, addition of Polkadot Ecosystem Section, tutorials on setting up wallets and interacting with notable dapps, and educational quizzes.

Polkadot Greece (Retroactive)

OpenZeppelin has a plan to make Polkadot parachain runtimes and FRAME pallets better. They have a team of engineers and managers working on this project. They want money to keep working on the first parachain runtime template from November 2023 to February 2024. They will share their progress and listen to the community's ideas to make Polkadot network stronger.

OpenZeppelin seeks funding for November 2023 to February 2024 to continue developing open-source Polkadot parachain runtimes and FRAME pallets. They aim to accelerate the development and deployment of new, secure parachains in the Polkadot ecosystem. They have formed a team of three skilled engineers, complemented by a project manager and CTO, to drive their open-source development efforts. They will continue the development of the first parachain runtime template in line with their established milestones and publicly available roadmap on GitHub.

OpenZeppelin x Polkadot Ecosystem Growth Phase M2

- The proposal plans to advertise Polkadot by using 70 branded taxis in Berlin.
- Berlin has 3.85 million people and is known for tech startups and the stock exchange.
- The campaign will last 3 months, starting on March 8, 2024.
- Taxis will have the Polkadot logo and a QR code linking to their website.
- The total cost for the campaign is 11,250 DOT, which includes various expenses.
- The campaign targets tech companies, startup attendees, and the general public.
- If successful, the campaign can be renewed for another 3 months without extra branding costs.

CultureDot proposes a 3-month advertising campaign in Berlin with 70 branded taxis and headrest plaques. They request 11,250 DOT at $6.24 to cover the campaign, graphic design, agency fee, maintenance fee, and incidentals. The target demographics are tech companies/startups, conference attendees, and the general public. The campaign will start on March 8th, 2024, and can be renewed for another 3 months without re-branding the vehicles.

POLKADOT IRL CAMPAIGN #2 - BERLIN TAXIS

- The author is asking for a tip of 900 DOT for content creation related to the Polkadot ecosystem.
- They have almost 3 years of experience in creating content, researching, and helping new creators.
- They used to be part of The Kusamarian team and previously contributed to WagMedia.
- The author posted a poll about becoming a Polkadot Head Ambassador but decided not to apply.
- They have grown their audience without using ads, reaching over 600,000 impressions since December.
- They created popular content that was shared by well-known influencers in the crypto community.
- The author is open to discussing their work and appreciates any community support.

WHO: Csaint02
WHAT: Requesting a retroactive tip for content creation in the Polkadot ecosystem
PRICE: 900 DOT
TIMEFRAME: Not specified
RESOURCES: Csaint02's past individual threads and recent work with over 600K impressions and key followers such as Chris Burniske, IvanOnTech, and Altcoin Daily.

Retroactive Tip For Independent Content Creation

Polkadot is partnering with Cointelegraph for a year-long branding and differentiation campaign. Cointelegraph is a well-known blockchain and Web3 media platform. They want to help Polkadot increase brand awareness and educate people about its multi-chain approach. 

Here's what they plan to do:
1. Write 12 articles about Polkadot that will be published once a month.
2. Have 4 live broadcasts with important people from Polkadot, one at the end of each quarter.
3. Share the articles on social media to reach more people.
4. Pin each article on their main page for 24 hours and add it to the news section for a week.

This campaign will help Polkadot get more attention and teach people about its technology. They will also report on how well the campaign is doing by sharing information about views, shares, and audience reach.

Cointelegraph proposes a year-long brand awareness campaign for Polkadot, including 12 articles, 4 live broadcasts, and social media shares. The requested DOT is 43,946 ($294,000). The goal is to increase brand awareness and educate about multi-chain approach. Timing and reporting details are provided in the proposal.

Polkadot Branding and Differentiation Partnership with Cointelegraph

- The ranked collective is a type of group that helps manage a committee.
- A feature was added to allow a member to exchange their account with another one.
- This is helpful for members who want to swap their accounts.
- The changes were made to a project called Polkadot SDK.
- The work included making the new feature, testing it, and measuring how well it works.
- The person is asking for a small tip as a reward for their effort.

WHO: The proposer
WHAT: Added a dispatchable to ranked collective for exchanging a member with an Exchange Origin
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Small tip request

Retroactive tip for work done on exchanging a member in the ranked collective

Integritee AG has submitted a retroactive treasury spend proposal requesting 11,655 DOT (equivalent to 87,377 USD) for their work on the Incognitee Sidechain. This sidechain allows for the private transfer of relaychain native tokens by shielding and unshielding them between layers. They have demonstrated this functionality in a [demo video](https://youtu.be/BNYEfQ8kF2o?si=xQYtwtfgNgrrsI9m) and have enabled private ROC transfers on the public Rococo testnet. Next steps include launching a public test campaign, bug bounty, and expanding support for Asset Hub and other substrate-based chains. This proposal follows their initial [blog post](https://medium.com/integritee/a-privacy-sidechain-for-all-polkadot-kusama-chains-1bb52dc9b0d7) and a previous referendum attempt. The [full proposal document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/16QCSeoeeMMREC75NIIEbk0I0aKX-VYaoMqWlkHXi2y0/edit?usp=sharing) is available for review, and users can now test their technology on the Rococo testnet through [this link](https://incognitee.io/).

Integritee AG requests 11,655 DOT (87,377 USD) for implementing Incognitee Sidechain that enables private transfer of relaychain native tokens. They have completed the implementation and demonstrated it in a video. The next steps include launching a public test campaign and bug bounty, supporting Asset Hub and its fungible assets, and supporting any substrate-based chain and its assets. They have also provided a link to their full proposal document and a link to test their technology on their Rococo testnet.

Private Transfers of DOT

Gustavo Henrique, also known as Defiguy, is a senior ambassador for Polkadot, a data analyst, and a blockchain technology researcher. He has been creating content for Polkadot since 2022 and works as a blockchain analyst for projects like Crypto357 and a moderator for Mercurius. Gustavo has launched two YouTube channels, Degen Radio and Defiguy channel, focusing on crypto content, including interviews with notable figures. He also has a Twitter profile with 2438 followers and a Telegram group with 155 active members.

Gustavo is seeking community support for a BIG TIP of 800/1000 DOT to maintain and improve his content creation for the Polkadot ecosystem. His content includes governance analysis, on-chain data, tech updates, parachains fundamental analysis, Q&A, and interviews with key figures. He has achieved impressive KPIs for a new channel, with 3.3K hours of watch time and 15K total views in 6 months. His Twitter profile reaches an average of 60K impressions per month.

Some of his achievements include:
- Research content, social media content, and customer relation management
- Livestreams and videos, mostly around tutorials or insightful interviews
- Interviews with key figures in the Polkadot ecosystem

Gustavo is a data analyst, entrepreneur, ambassador, and tech researcher who has studied at the largest universities in Brazil. He contributes to various projects within the Polkadot Ecosystem, such as Astar Network, Phala Network, and as a Senior Ambassador for Polkadot.

Big Tip for a Portuguese/English educational channel

Pitcoin, a Polkadot senior ambassador and Astar Network Ecosystem Agent, is requesting retroactive funds for 17 content pieces produced in the last three months. They have been involved with the Polkadot ecosystem since 2021 and have created content for the community. The requested amount is 200 DOT, and the funds will be used to support their continued content creation and promotion of Polkadot and Kusama. Pitcoin's work includes articles, threads, and social media engagement, aiming to educate and share news about the technical aspects of these projects in a more digestible manner.

Small Tips for Retroactive Content

- In 2017, a person watched a video about Polkadot and liked the idea.
- They didn’t join the initial coin offering (ICO) for Polkadot because they were involved in too many others.
- After Polkadot was released, they created videos and content to help people learn about it.
- Their first video about Polkadot was in August 2020.
- They made 44 videos about Polkadot and its projects, like Moonbeam and Bifrost, which got many views.
- They also share information on social media and have a staking pool with over 100,000 DOT.
- They believe their YouTube channel will keep growing in the future.

The proposal is about a content creator who has been creating awareness videos, educational content, and tweets around Polkadot since 2020. They have done 44 videos and use social media to create awareness. They also have a Learning Crypto Staking Pool with over 100,000 DOT. No specific WHO, WHAT, price, timeframe, or resources are mentioned.

Big Tip For Market Mobster Polkadot Content Since 2020

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Treasury Proposal: DOT liquidity loan for Bifrost DOT liquid staking token (vDOT) to be returned + DOT Staking rewards to Polkadot Treasury

- The Acala Foundation is asking for 100,000 DOT to support open-source projects they built, like ORML, Chopsticks, and Subway.
- These projects help developers in the Polkadot ecosystem by making it easier to create and test applications.
- ORML is widely used for its reusable code and tools that save time and effort for developers.
- Chopsticks is a tool that helps developers create testing environments quickly, making it easier to test their projects.
- Subway reduces the cost and improves the performance of running RPC nodes, which helps applications to work better and faster.
- The request will cover costs for maintaining and developing these projects until the end of 2023.
- These tools provide great value to many different teams working in the Polkadot ecosystem.

**Proponent: Acala Foundation** requests 100,000 DOT to cover maintenance, development, and hosting of open source projects (ORML, Chopsticks, and Subway) till end of 2023. The proposal aims to improve the developer experience for the Polkadot ecosystem.

Treasury Proposals