This proposal is about making a 25-minute video to explain Gavin Wood's speech on Polkadot 2.0. Polkadot 2.0 is a new update in the world of cryptocurrencies. The video will help people understand the changes and make the information easier to find. The person making the video is asking for 40 DOT, which is worth about 200 USD, to make the video.

Awarded

small_tipper

WHO: Proposal submitter
WHAT: Tip 40 DOT for a 25-minute debrief video on Gavin Wood's speech on Polkadot 2.0
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 40 DOT @ 5 USD -> 200 USD. No specific timeframe or resources mentioned.

25-minute contextual primer on Polkadot 2.0

- This is a request to get back 1100 DOT that has been locked in three proposals. 
- The requests to refuse these proposals have been made.
- There are 100 DOT in one proposal and 1000 DOT in two others.
- The proposals are found on Polkadot's website.
- This request was combined into one before, but now they are separate.
- The action follows advice from a company called Parity.
- It’s just a refund, not a request for new money.
- The team is open to questions from the community.

big_tipper

WHO: The proposal is made by a group seeking reimbursement of their locked DOT deposits in Gov 1 Treasury proposals.

WHAT: The proposal aims to recover 1000 DOT locked in two Gov 1 Treasury proposals.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: No specific price or timeframe mentioned. No new funds requested, only a refund of existing funds.

Part 2 of 2 request for 1100 DOT deposit reimbursement

- A request to reimburse 1,100 DOT (Polkadot tokens) is being made in two parts.
- The DOT is currently locked in three Treasury proposals that have been requested to be rejected.
- The first part aims to recover 100 DOT from one proposal.
- The second part aims to recover the remaining 1,000 DOT from two other proposals.
- The original request for the full 1,100 DOT was closed due to a change in governance rules.
- This is a refund request for existing funds, not a request for new funds.
- The request follows advice from Parity to recover deposits from erroneous proposals.
- The community is welcome to ask questions about the request.

WHO: The proposal is not specific about who is making the request. 

WHAT: The proposal aims to recover 100 DOT locked in Treasury Proposal #247.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The proposal does not mention any specific price, timeframe, or resources required for the recovery.

Part 1 of 2 request for 1100 DOT deposit reimbursement

- Claudio is a Polkadot Ambassador and runs the KryptosChain media brand.
- He started creating content about Web3 in 2018 and has been covering the Polkadot ecosystem since its launch in 2020.
- Claudio previously made a proposal to grow a Romanian Polkadot community, which succeeded and was completed.
- He is now asking for funding to make 25 videos in 2 months, covering various Polkadot topics.
- The topics include comparisons with Cosmos, ecosystem news, governance updates, and interviews.
- The funding request is for about 932.45 DOT, valued at approximately $4,625.
- He promises to return any extra DOT if the price increases after the funding is received.

Polkadot Ambassador Claudio is proposing to produce 25 videos over 2 months, including comparison videos, ecosystem news, open governance news, and interviews with founders. The requested amount is 932.45 DOT, worth approximately $4,625 at today's market price.

(Big Tipper) Small Funding for KryptosChain Media

Requesting a return of the submission deposit

**Motion 377 Summary**

- Motion 377 aimed to fund the development of a cross-platform tip-as-you-go feature by Anagolay.
- The goal was to support verified creators and builders.
- The motion did not receive enough votes from the Council.
- The team decided not to pursue Treasury funding for now.
- They are focusing on other ways to achieve their goals.
- The team is requesting the return of a 500 DOTS deposit for a previous proposal.
- The project is self-funded and grassroots, so recovering the deposit would help.

WHO: Anagolay team
WHAT: Return 500 DOTS deposit for proposal #256
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified

Returning submission deposit for Anagolay proposal, related to rejecting proposal #256 (more info in the desc.)

Requesting a return of the submission deposit related to Motion #405.

[OpenGov] Return of the bond for the rejection of (Gov1) Treasury Proposal #244 (MVP Workshop)

Requesting a return of the submission deposit related to Motion #406.

- EasyA is asking for $104,000 to work on a project involving Polkadot, which is a blockchain system.
- They have successfully completed two important tasks called Milestones 1 and 2.
- They gathered feedback from developers to make challenges for learning and improving skills.
- They created a new design for Polkadot challenges to make them more engaging.
- Dates and locations for two hackathons have been set, and they invited developers to join.
- They are planning to encourage many people to build new projects on Polkadot before the hackathons.
- They shared a detailed report about their progress for everyone to see.

Milestone 2 Proposal: Polkadot Developer Hackathons and Crash Course for 1,000 Developers (#60DaysOfPolkadot)

- Polkadot Decoded’s main event will happen in Copenhagen at the end of June 2023.
- It is the biggest yearly conference about Polkadot and brings together many people interested in it.
- There will be a special event for Asia on July 15-16, 2023, in Shanghai, China.
- This China event will help the growing Polkadot community in Asia, especially in nearby countries.
- The event will have talks, workshops, and demonstrations in Chinese and English.
- Target audience includes business and technical decision-makers, developers, and Polkadot fans.
- The goal is to have 300-500 attendees, with many speaking slots and exhibition booths available.
- The event will be hosted by a Chinese agency experienced in organizing technology events.

Polkadot Decoded 2023 China (Satellite Event) July 15-16, 2023 in Shanghai China

- A proposal is asking for money to support the Open Runtime Module Library (ORML) from November 2022 to April 2023.
- The ORML was created by the co-founders of Acala in late 2019.
- It helps fix problems and create useful features for developers.
- The ORML is designed to be used by many people, not just one group.
- Community members are invited to review the proposal and ask questions.
- The goal is to help developers in the Polkadot and Kusama communities.

Retroactive funding for ORML maintenance Nov 22 to Apr 23

- This is a follow-up proposal about funding RPC services.
- It aims to support development and maintenance costs.
- There is one main goal called Milestone 1.
- Milestone 1 includes running services in Sweden and Tunisia.
- In Q1 2023, the Polkadot RPC node had over 3 million requests daily.
- The Statemint RPC node had about 158,000 requests daily.
- The Westend RPC node had around 69,000 requests daily.

Polkadot RPC services Dwellir Q2 2023

- A company called OnFinality asked for money to keep their public services running for different networks like Polkadot and Westend.
- They have a special service that helps people use high-quality data from these networks.
- In the first few months of 2023, they served over 4.3 billion responses to users.
- Their services help developers by providing important information and making sure everything works smoothly.
- They improved their system to add more storage automatically, so it doesn't break.
- They also worked with other companies to help more people join the Polkadot community.
- Their public API service had very high uptime, which means it was working almost all the time.
- You can learn more about their services and track their performance on their public pages online.

OnFinality - High Performance Public Infrastructure (Q1 2023)

- This proposal extends the maintenance and support contract for the Polkadot Ecosystem from January 1, 2023, to March 31, 2023.
- The Polkascan Foundation provides infrastructure services and maintains open-source software for the Polkadot ecosystem.
- Their Python libraries are used by 213 GitHub repositories.
- Previous activity reports are available from October 2020 to the first quarter of 2023.
- The proposal includes links to the Social Contract Mechanism, the Python Libraries support contract, and the business plan.
- The Polkascan Foundation is ready to answer questions from the Polkadot Council.

Continuation of Maintenance & Support for Python Libraries

- Tommi, also known as Alice und Bob, creates educational content about Polkadot on YouTube.
- He developed a tool called Subscrape to help with tax reporting related to data on Polkadot.
- Tommi is building Polkalytics, a service that helps analyze Polkadot data similarly to Google Analytics.
- He wants to connect people working on data projects in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- He proposes to create a Github repository to list all data-related projects in Polkadot.
- A website will also be made to share this information in a clear way.
- Tommi is open to feedback to improve his project.

Proposal: A Survey of the Polkadot Data Ecosystem

**Sub.ID** is a web application launched in 2021 that helps users manage their Substrate addresses, balances, NFTs, and other assets in the Polkadot ecosystem. It has connected to 40 Substrate chains and has a dedicated vision and roadmap.

In 2022, a Kusama treasury proposal was approved, leading to the development of new features. A demo and report are available to see these features in action.

**Batch Two** proposals include:
- **Alternative balances view**: Token-centric views and multi-account support.
- **Accounts grouping**: Group management and default groups like 'Followers' and 'Favorites'.
- **Transaction history**: List and filter transactions using Subsquid integration.
- **P&L analytics**: Dashboard and charts for portfolio analysis with CoinGecko integration.
- **Automated quality assurance**: Testing frameworks for various aspects like balances, crowdloans, and NFTs.

The full proposal with costs is available for review, and feedback is welcome.

Sub.ID Proposal #2: Tx history, Token-centric view, P&L analytics, and more

- Polkadot Decoded is a big conference about Polkadot and will happen on June 28th and 29th, 2023.
- This year, it will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark, and will have online and in-person events.
- There will also be smaller events in the USA, Europe, Latin America, and China in July.
- The conference will feature presentations, panels, workshops, and discussions.
- The main audience includes business leaders, technical experts, developers, and Polkadot fans.
- The goal is to share important information and attract companies interested in Polkadot.
- More details about the event can be found in a linked document.
- This is the second request for funding to support the conference.

Polkadot Decoded 2023, tranche 2/3 (June, Copenhagen, DK)

- Smoldot is a special program that connects to the Polkadot network.
- It uses very little computer resources like CPU, memory, and internet data.
- Smoldot can be added to websites for easier access.
- It helps make blockchain technology work better and be more decentralized.
- A new proposal has been made to help continue developing smoldot.
- The proposal includes details on past work and future goals.

Smoldot development financing Q2 2023

- RockX wants to provide free services to help the Polkadot community grow in 2023.
- They are asking for about $93,063 to support this project.
- RockX already offers free APIs for Polkadot and Kusama with up to 100,000 requests daily.
- They plan to add 3 new parachains every quarter until mid-2023, totaling 6 parachains.
- Developers can create up to 10 free API keys to help with their projects.
- RockX aims to make it easier for developers by providing tools and a dashboard for updates.
- They have been reliable since 2021, with 99.9% service reliability reported in late 2022.

RockX Public RPC Node Support Q4 2022 & New Development Q2 & Q3 2023

- There is a proposal called motion 383 for costs from March to August 2023.
- The original amount requested was 16,655 DOT.
- This amount was approved, but there was a mistake in the application.
- Instead of writing 16,655 DOT, 500 DOT was written by mistake.
- Now, they are asking for the remaining 16,155 DOT.
- They hope the additional amount can be approved quickly.
- They appreciate everyone's understanding and support.

Treasury Proposal：A supplementary proposal for the 2023/3-2023/8 operating cost for the nonprofit organization Polkadot Ecology Research Institute

- SubWallet is asking for money from the Polkadot Treasury for work done between June and September 2022.
- They started building SubWallet in November 2021 and launched it for popular web browsers in February 2022.
- Many new features were added, and they have worked with over 70 teams.
- As of March 2023, SubWallet supports 140+ networks and has over 43,000 users on Chrome and Firefox.
- They are also testing a mobile app and have users from more than 100 countries. 
- SubWallet aims to improve the user experience for everyone in the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystem. 
- They are looking for feedback from the community to make SubWallet even better.

SUBWALLET EXTENSION - MILESTONE 3: SubWallet 3rd proposal: Hardware wallet integration (Ledger, Parity Signer, Keystone), Built-in XCM transfer between Polkadot & Kusama and parachains, In-app staking for DOT and KSM, Support USDT on Statemint, Fiat on-ramp and more

- A proposal has been submitted to get 43,913 DOT (about $277,000) for improving bridges in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- Current bridges have problems: some are only for EVM, some are controlled by central authorities, and many only connect to Ethereum.
- Axelar is suggested as a better option because it is decentralized and can connect many blockchains.
- Axelar works with 32 blockchains, including Ethereum and Cosmos, and allows different operations beyond just moving assets.
- This proposal wants to create a special tool called Axelar-Gateway-Pallet for easier connection between Substrate parachains and Axelar.
- Many parachains are interested in using this new tool to improve their connections and operations.
- The full proposal and discussions can be found in links provided for more information.

 Treasury Proposal by Centrifuge: Support Axelar General Message Passing in the Polkadot ecosystem (via BridgeHub)

- The proposal is for two milestones (5&6) in a project called Kampela, which is an open-source hardware storage for the Dotsama ecosystem.
- Kampela is a small, flat device that looks like a credit card and is used for securely storing private keys and signing transactions.
- It has an e-paper screen, a simple user interface, and connects to phones through NFC (a type of wireless communication).
- The device is cheaper than similar devices, costing under €100, and designed for safety and ease of use.
- Milestone 5 focuses on testing the device's casing, power, input methods, and secure key management.
- Milestone 6 involves creating final specifications for communication, manufacturing plans, and demonstrating the device's basic functions.
- Kampela is not a wallet; it only helps sign transactions and does not track balances or create transactions on its own.

Hardware signer and key storage Kampela: Milestones 5&6

- The Polkadot Community is proposing a tool to help experts and leaders get more people involved in voting and making decisions.
- This tool will make it easier for voters to understand proposals and participate in governance.
- The proposal includes forming a group of experts who will analyze and summarize the proposals for everyone.
- Voters will use a system where they can trust these expert reviews, which will save time and improve decision-making.
- There is a plan to reward these experts based on how helpful their analyses are to the community.
- The goal is to make Polkadot's governance stronger and more efficient by encouraging collaboration.
- Grabber is a platform supporting this initiative and is ready to engage more voters with its features.

Treasury Proposals