Here's a simple summary of the proposed changes to Polkadot:

*   **Stop Burning DOT:** The network will stop destroying DOT tokens from fees and other activities.
*   **Save DOT in a New Pool:** Instead of being burned, that DOT will be saved in a new account called the DAP.
*   **Slash Money Goes to the Pool:** DOT taken from misbehaving validators (slashes) will also go to the DAP pool.
*   **Validators Need More Skin in the Game:** Validators must lock up at least 10,000 DOT of their own and charge at least a 10% fee.
*   **Protect Nominators:** Regular stakers (nominators) will not lose their DOT if a validator they back misbehaves.
*   **Faster Unbonding:** Nominators can get their staked DOT back much faster, within 1-2 days.
*   **Goal:** These are the first steps to build a new system for managing DOT and prepare for future upgrades.

Deciding

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[Wish For Change] The Dynamic Allocation Pool (DAP) and the future of staking: Phase 1

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- Squidsway is a project to improve Polkadot's governance.
- It will make a tool that collects data about how people vote and act.
- The tool will help find problems and make governance better.
- It will also create reports every few months to share what is learned.
- The tool will be free for anyone to use and will be open source.
- This first part asks for $8,000 to build a simple version of the tool.
- The goal is to help Polkadot lead in good governance.

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[Small Spender] Squidsway Governance Report and Tool

- **BRC-721** is a new way to make NFTs on Bitcoin.
- It uses **Polkadot** to help these NFTs grow and change.
- This project will finish building the tools for BRC-721.
- All the code will be **free and open** for anyone to use.
- It helps Polkadot by creating more demand for its services.
- The team will build an indexer, libraries, and tutorials.
- They ask for **122,000 USDC** to complete the work.
- The project should be finished by the end of **Q2 2026**.

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Bitcoin + Polkadot: Completing the BRC-721 Integration to Scale Bitcoin NFTs via Polkadot Coretime

PolkadotAvatars is a project that lets you use the same video game character in many different games. It's like having one toy that you can play with in all your favorite games.

Here's what it does:
- You can make one special character on a website.
- You can use that same character in games made with Roblox, Unity, or Unreal game engines.
- The games don't need to use cryptocurrency to work.
- Your character can earn rewards in games.

The team wants to build more over the next year, like:
- A better website to make your character.
- Tools for game makers to add this feature.
- New games to play with your character.
- More parts to customize your character.

This helps Polkadot by:
- Letting more people use and see what Polkadot can do.
- Giving a fun use for digital collectibles.
- Preparing for future online identity tools.

PolkadotAvatars.com - OpenGov Funding Proposal

- A Polkadot program to improve user experience is being closed.
- It spent a lot of money, but most of it went to the people running it, not to outside teams.
- A big part of the money paid for reports that only helped one project at a time.
- The people in charge also got most of the money, which wasn't a good setup.
- Some tools they built, like a new user interface library, were not used by anyone.
- A few good things came from it, like a standard way to write addresses.
- The proposal is to stop the program and give the leftover money back.
- The goal is to try again with a better plan in the future.

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Close the UX Bounty and Return Remaining Funds to the Treasury

This proposal asks for funding for work that helps people use Polkadot's OpenGov system.

**What it pays for:**
*   Making dashboards to see how money is spent and how people vote.
*   Tools to help manage your account identity and connections.
*   Upgraded computer systems to make the website faster and cheaper to run.
*   Building blocks that other developers can use to make their own apps.

**What it does NOT pay for:**
*   Any work related to Artificial Intelligence (AI).
*   Work for the Fellowship program.
*   Basic maintenance that is already paid for by another agreement.

The work is mostly done or will be finished by December 2025.

Advancing OpenGov's Core: Governance Enhancements & Automated Analytics, Cost Optimization, and Infrastructure Expansion – Retroactive Funding Request

- Statescan is a free, open-source explorer for blockchain networks, especially those based on Polkadot and Kusama.
- It helps people see and understand data on these blockchains, like transactions and accounts.
- Many projects use Statescan as their official explorer, including Hyperbridge, Heima, and Interlay.
- Some projects, like Joystream and 3Dpass, run their own version of Statescan.
- Running Statescan costs money for servers and domain names, about $2,781 for nine months.
- Maintenance includes fixing bugs, updating the code, and monitoring servers, costing $28,800.
- New features, like showing staking rewards, cost an additional $12,800 to develop.
- The total cost for nine months is $44,381.

Statescan maintenance proposal from 2025.04 to 2025.12

- No child bounties have been given yet.
- The bounty team did some work and expects to be paid about $33,000.
- There has been no recent activity from the bounty team.
- It's unclear if the remaining funds will be used well.
- It's hard to check on teams that joined because of privacy rules.
- Many teams get their own legal help, so this bounty might not be needed.
- It is recommended to end the bounty and give the money back.

Closing Bounty 62. Polkadot Legal Bounty.

- **AwesomeDOT Hub** is a project to build a website called awesome-dot.com.
- It will be a directory to help people find Polkadot projects and tools easily.
- The site will use bots to check if projects are active and trustworthy.
- It will have an open API so others can use the data for their own projects.
- The goal is to create long-term infrastructure for the Polkadot community.
- The project will take about 4 months to complete.
- They are asking for $76,000 USD to fund the work.
- All code and data will be open-source for everyone to use and improve.

Treasury Proposal: AwesomeDOT – A Public Infrastructure Platform for Discovering and Maintaining Polkadot Ecosystem Projects

- The Games Bounty is a fund to help game developers on Polkadot.
- It was created to encourage people to build games and tools.
- Now, it's time to end the bounty and give back the leftover money.
- About 34,000 DOT will go back to the Polkadot Treasury.
- The curators, who managed the bounty, will be removed.
- A final report from the curators will explain what was done.
- This vote is to officially close the bounty.

Close the Games Bounty and Return Remaining Funds to the Treasury

- A proposal had a problem after a system change.
- It can't work right now because of this issue.
- A fixed version will be sent again soon.
- Please vote "Nay" on this current proposal.
- This will help stop the broken one from passing.
- A new, working proposal is coming.
- Thank you for your help and patience.

Please Vote Nay

- This proposal is canceled and a new version is being voted on
- It aims to make Polkadot Treasury funding safer
- Uses a tool called Treasury Guardian to protect funds
- No money is paid upfront - only after work is done
- Payments are tied to completing project milestones
- Community can review and delay payments if needed
- Goal is to help voters feel more confident approving projects
- Wants to make Treasury more efficient and secure

Canceled; New Proposal considering feedback: #1776 (De-Risking the Treasury)

Preparing

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[Referendum Canceller] Referendum #1824

- Squidsway is a project to improve Polkadot governance.
- It has two parts: a tool and reports.
- The tool collects data to understand how people use governance.
- Reports will share findings every few months.
- The first proposal asks for $8,000 to build a basic version of the tool.
- The goal is to make governance decisions based on data, not guesses.
- This helps save money and time for the community.

Rejected

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[Big Tipper] Referendum #1823 - Please Nay. Wrong Track :(

- **SimplyChain** is a blockchain platform for Italian businesses to easily use blockchain.
- It helps companies register products on the blockchain and create QR codes for labels.
- The platform is designed to be easy to use, so no special tech skills are needed.
- It turns complex blockchain data into simple, brand-friendly web pages for customers.
- The team has over 15 years of experience in digital design and Web3 projects.
- They are asking for 30,000 DOT in funding to develop and launch the platform.
- The goal is to onboard 1,000 small and medium-sized businesses in Italy first.
- Their vision is to make blockchain simple and accessible for companies worldwide.

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Treasury Funding Proposal: SimplyChain – Blockchain Supply-Chain Solution

- We decided to stop the proposal and close the bounty after talking with the Web3 Foundation.
- Meetups that happened in December will still be paid with the leftover money.
- We might ask for a little more money to pay the December organizers because we don't have enough left.
- Our main goal is to make sure all the meetups get their funding.
- If you have questions, you can always contact us.
- Thank you for all your support before!

big_spender

Vote nay

- This is about changing a payment plan on Polkadot.
- A payment of 8,250 USDC was supposed to happen on January 25th, 2026.
- Now, it is proposed to be moved to March 15th, 2026.
- This gives the community more time to check the work before paying.
- The extra time allows people to review and decide if the payment should happen.
- It helps make sure the work is done correctly before money is sent.
- The change is to ensure accountability and proper oversight.
- This follows rules to protect community funds.

Ensure Accountability - Delay Payout for #1800

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.AnimateCitizen

- A team visited Venezuela to talk about Polkadot technology.
- They met with a bank, a business consulting company, and the stock exchange.
- They explained how Polkadot can help businesses with things like payments and tracking assets.
- The goal was to help more companies in Venezuela use Polkadot.
- The team asked for funding to cover their travel and work costs.
- They have done similar work before to promote Polkadot.
- They shared photos and links from their meetings.

[Retroactive] Polkadot tech for enterprises

Kitdot is a toolkit that helps developers build apps on Polkadot using Solidity, a popular coding language.

- It makes it easy for new developers to start building on Polkadot without needing to learn everything first.
- Over 200 contracts were made using Kitdot in a recent hackathon.
- Most people who used it were new to Polkadot and could build projects quickly.
- It lets users log in with accounts like Google, so they don't need a crypto wallet right away.
- Kitdot helps developers by setting up their computers automatically for Polkadot projects.
- It also works with AI tools to help write and fix code.
- The goal is to bring more developers from other ecosystems to Polkadot.
- Future plans include making transactions free for users and building more helpful templates.

Kitdot Development Funding (Retroactive)

- OpenSquare is a team that builds tools for the Polkadot ecosystem.
- They want to become a registrar to help users verify their identity on Subsquare.
- They have experience with identity features, like letting users view and edit their info.
- As a registrar, they will remind users to request identity checks and verify their social info.
- They will use signatures, email codes, and other simple methods to verify users.
- They aim to make the verification process quick and easy, usually in 1 or 2 steps.
- They plan to charge a small fee or even no fee, as it's a public service, not for profit.

Executed

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OpenSquare Identity Registrar Application

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OpenGov Referenda

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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