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- Encointer is asking for money from the Kusama Treasury to cover costs for July and August 2023.  
- They also plan to ask the Polkadot Treasury for money starting in September.  
- The amount they need is about $234,000.  
- Encointer helps both Kusama and the whole Dotsama ecosystem.  
- Some people want teams to get paid after they finish their work, but Encointer says this is hard for small teams.  
- The founder of Encointer, Alain Brenzikofer, has worked without pay for a long time.  
- They hope people will approve their request because of Alain’s unpaid work.  
- More details are in their proposal document.

Executed

Encointer proposes to cover their expenses for July and August 2023 from the KSM treasury, amounting to CHF 213,000. They also plan to submit a proposal to the DOT treasury to cover their expenses from September onwards. They oppose retroactive funding but highlight the founder's unpaid work as pre-investment.

Encointer Lease2 Treasury Proposal 2/2

Rejected

WHO: Encode Club and Polkadot.

WHAT: Requesting funding for the second online hackathon prizes, running the third online hackathon, and running the accelerator. 

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Total of £40k in DOT, utilizing the funding allocated for the 4th tranche scheduled for Q4 of 2023 from the initial agreement outlined. Second online hackathon in October, third online hackathon and accelerator in Q4 of 2023.

- Web3 Group is organizing a big hackathon in Mexico to teach students about blockchain and the Polkadot ecosystem.
- The event includes smaller hackathons in different cities and a main hackathon in Mexico City.
- Students will learn about Rust programming and how to build apps using Gear Protocol.
- The goal is to introduce more people to Polkadot and Kusama and create new apps for the ecosystem.
- Over 1,000 students from 30+ universities will participate.
- The event will have workshops, coding challenges, and a conference with speakers.
- The total budget is $140,000, with support from the Gear Foundation.
- The event will take place from April 28 to June 18, 2023.

Web3 Group proposes to organize a series of hackathons and a conference in Mexico City to educate students about the Polkadot ecosystem, with a budget of 4.701 KSM (140,000 USD) based on EMA7 value 29,78 on the 04/05/2023. The events will be held from June 1-18, 2023, and will include four regional hackathons, a mega hackathon, and a conference. The proposal aims to enhance awareness and comprehension of the DotSama Ecosystem and its Parachains, build a community of skilled developers, and create new minimum viable products (MVPs) for all participating Parachains using decentralized applications.

Proposal for Mega Web3 DotSama Bootckathons 

TimedOut

WHO: Quadrivium, Soramitsu, SRLabs, and Web3 Foundation
WHAT: Prepare KAGOME for upcoming Polkadot features, improve RPC and WASM performance, conduct external security audit, and conduct general maintenance
PRICE: Requested DOT 253,862
TIMEFRAME: Not specified
RESOURCES: Quadrivium C++ developers, Soramitsu for DevOps, QA, and security services, SRLabs for security audit, and Web3 Foundation as technical advisor.

- A report was shared about child bounties approved by the community.  
- A request is being made to add more funds to the Infrastructure Maintenance Bounty.  
- This bounty helps teams funded by the treasury to maintain their projects.  
- It reduces the need for new proposals and saves time.  
- The bounty has been active for about a year and supported many projects.  
- More funds will help continue this work.  
- Details about achievements, goals, and funding are in a proposal document.

WHO: The proposal is made by a team. 

WHAT: They aim to request a top-up of the Infrastructure maintenance bounty to aid teams that have been funded by the treasury before for the development of their ideas, to maintain infrastructure and perform continued operations. 

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The details of the requested top-up can be found in the proposal document.

Infrastructure Maintenance Bounty Top-up request 

**KusamaHub Summary**

- **KusamaHub** has released a Beta Version: [beta.kusamahub.com](https://beta.kusamahub.com/).
- The team plans to expand and develop the platform for the next 6 months.
- They aim to provide tools and bots to help projects improve awareness and information availability.
- A new, transparent development format will be introduced using Trello.
- Project owners can request help with bot setup or development through a Google form.
- The team encourages community feedback for future improvements.
- Contact details include Twitter, Email, and Telegram.

WHO: KusamaHub team

WHAT: Expand the team to provide a product ready for use by anyone in the community while helping projects with development tools and bots to improve awareness, interest, and availability of information related to their projects.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Costs breakdown available in the proposal document for the next 6 months of development.

Treasury Proposal: KusamaHub 2' Proposal for Continued Operations and Development

- OpenBrush is a tool for making smart contracts in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- The proposal asks for funding to develop new features for OpenBrush.
- OpenBrush helps developers create smart contracts more easily.
- The team wants to make educational materials and new standards for smart contracts.
- They plan to work with other projects like Astar, AlephZero, and Phala.
- The goal is to make Polkadot smarter and easier for developers to use.
- The full proposal has more details about their plans.

Brushfam proposes to develop the 8-9 and 11-12 milestones of OpenBrush, a core infrastructure product for ink! smart contracts in the Polkadot ecosystem. The proposal aims to create educational materials, establish new standards for smart contracts, contribute to the development of ink! smart contract language, and introduce new features to make OpenBrush more flexible. The price for the proposal is 3404.65 KSM.

OpenBrush 8-9, 11-12 milestones development (WASM smart contracts)

Please reject! Incorrect request amount specified 

- A discussion happened on Polkassembly about a project.
- The project is now up for a treasury vote.
- The full details of the project are in a Google document.
- This is a special vote called "referendumV2."
- Only the person who made the proposal can change its details.
- If you are that person, you can log in and share more about your idea.

WHO: The proposer address E5oiBDNmhArBxBXK3C7phyGY9HB5zqtrVFxfeMzD9UV1hoa.

WHAT: A treasury vote for a proposal discussed on Polkassembly.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Elixir Docs

### Polkagate Extension

- **Purpose**: A user-friendly browser extension for interacting with Polkadot/Substrate blockchains.
- **Features**:
  - Manage accounts, transfer funds, and view balances.
  - Support for Crowdloans, staking, and Ledger devices.
  - Detect phishing websites and manage proxies.
- **Availability**: Available on Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Microsoft Edge.
- **Milestone 1**: Completed with various functionalities.
- **Milestone 2**: Planned features include identity management, OpenGov integration, light client support, social recovery, and miscellaneous updates.
- **Budget**: Requested allocation of 6,533.71 KSM (approximately 210,000 USD).
- **Full Proposal**: Detailed information can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IOe8dNXycpu4RTmktVBeH9RAV-QW3jeUTHPxMw2rp6M/edit?usp=sharing).

Polkagate extension/wallet allows users to interact with Polkadot/Substrate based blockchains through a browser. The budget of **210 kUSD** is requested for the development of milestone 2, which includes adding identity management, OpenGov features, light client integration, social recovery, and other updates.

PolkaGate 2nd milestone

- East Asia has many skilled blockchain engineers looking for new projects.
- **HackaDOT 2023** is the first-ever hackathon in East Asia to bring these engineers together and promote Substrate and Polkadot technologies.
- The event will include workshops and activities similar to those at **Sub0 2022**.
- It will be part of **Buidl Asia 2023** and held both online and offline.
- The hackathon will run for 2.5 months, from March 22 to June 11, 2023.
- Goals include promoting Substrate, introducing developers to Polkadot, and showcasing real-world uses of the technology.

**WHO**: The organizers propose the FIRST-EVER hackathon in East Asia to unite blockchain engineers and promote the Substrate technology and Polkadot ecosystem.

**WHAT**: The HackaDOT 2023 aims to promote Substrate as an open-source framework, navigate local developers into the Polkadot Ecosystem, and showcase how Polkadot live-ecosystem leaders are building use cases using their technology.

**PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES**: The hackathon will be held both online and offline from 22 March to 11 June 2023, with 2.5 months of execution. The full proposal can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KT2EaGNAhdKvD1dv7AtlYFkN3wcvN7oSsshPROptvf8/edit?usp=sharing).

POLKADOT HACKATHON EAST ASIA Edition - HackaDOT 2023

Incorrect Proposal. Please Reject

- A proposal is being made to create an **Italian Polkadot Ecosystem Hub**.
- The plan includes making Italian content to teach people about Polkadot in their own language.
- A new blogging platform will be built using Polkadot’s technology, where people can share ideas without censorship.
- The team will organize events and connect with Italian crypto communities and influencers.
- They will create tools to show how their work is progressing, so everyone can see.
- The goal is to make Polkadot more popular in Italy by sharing good information and bringing people together.
- The team, called **Polkadot Arena**, wants to help more Italians learn about and join the Polkadot community.

Polkadot Arena proposes to create the Italian Polkadot Ecosystem Hub by producing Italian content, implementing a decentralised blogging platform, community engagement activities, and creating tools for reporting and analytics. The proposal is in line with similar proposals and is based on current market prices. The mission is to increase the availability and quality of content in Italian, establish a trustworthy source of information, become the point of reference for the Italian community, and empower the Italian community to be part of the first Italian Polkadot Ecosystem Hub.

Creation of the Italian Polkadot Ecosystem Hub

The 2023 Polkadot Prodigy Hackathon is an online event for developers worldwide, focusing on Eastern European countries. It aims to promote Substrate technology, attract developers to the Polkadot ecosystem, and build a strong community. The event will run from May 1 to July 15, 2023, and the funding will cover operational costs and prizes. The goal is to foster innovation and collaboration within the Polkadot community. For more information, visit the full proposal link.

WHO: Georgi

WHAT: Funding for 2023 Polkadot Prodigy Hackathon, an online event aimed at promoting Substrate technology, attracting more developers to the Polkadot ecosystem, encouraging building and participation across parachains, and creating a strong community.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The proposed funding will cover the operational costs of the event and prizes for the winners. The event will take place over eleven weeks, from 1 May to 15 July 2023.

Kusama & Polkadot Prodigy Hackathon 2023

- Sophia is a VR curator for The Canary Network and Polkadot Network.
- She thanks her team for finishing M3 early.
- The team is now moving to the next phase, M4.
- You can read more about M4 and the recent experience on their website.
- Sophia is excited to hear feedback from everyone.

WHO: The Canary Network X Polkadot Network Experience team led by VR curator Sophia. 

WHAT: Moving onto the next phase of their project, M4, as outlined in the provided link. 

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

3rd time's a charm - Milestone 4 - Canary Network X Polkadot Network Experience - RE-RE-SUBMISSION

- There is a UI error in a proposal, and it should be rejected. A new submission is available at a link.
- Sophia is a VR curator for The Canary Network and Polkadot Network Experience.
- The team completed M3 one month early.
- The team is now moving to the next phase, called M4.
- More details about M4 and a review of the recent experience can be found at a provided link.

Proposal is about The Canary Network X Polkadot Network Experience's M4 phase. No information is given about WHO wants to do WHAT, for WHAT price/timeframe/resources.

PLEASE REJECT ALSO - RE-SUBMITTAL - Milestone 4 - The Kusama Network X The Polkadot Network Experience

This proposal is a thank you note and an announcement of the start of the next phase of The Canary Network X Polkadot Network Experience, called M4. No specific actions, price, timeframe or resources are mentioned.

PLEASE REJECT - Milestone 4 - The Kusama Network X The Polkadot Network Experience

### Subsquid Archive Infrastructure Summary

- **Purpose**: Provides high-performance data indexing for Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems.
- **Data Access**: Offers on-chain data in GraphQL format for major parachains.
- **Usage**: Used by Squids and for efficient data exploration.
- **Upgrades in Q4**: Improved TypeScript code, support for polkadotJS types, and expanded network support to 48.
- **Query Statistics**: Served over 128.5 million queries in Q4, with a peak of 1.8 million daily responses.
- **Trend**: Shows a growing trend in daily queries, partly due to new Archive deployments.
- **Future Plans**: Researching and implementing further improvements in Q1 2023.
- **Funding Request**: Seeking 3,594.64 KSM for ongoing costs.

Subsquid is requesting 3,594.64 KSM for ongoing costs to run high performance, scalable, and reliable data indexing infrastructure for most of the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystem. The infrastructure provides access to on-chain data in GraphQL format for all major parachains on Kusama and Polkadot. The team has released incremental upgrades to the SDK and deployed new Archives, expanding the list of available networks to 48. Over Q4 2023, the infrastructure served a total of 128.5 million queries, with a growing trend towards the end of the year.

**Proponent**: Subsquid Lab Official - FAyqRVLZmXVUU9pNeG8w8SxS5xRgN8FRGeWLL6u9S32TMHc

### Polkadot Safari Conference

- **Event**: First-ever Polkadot conference in Africa, hosted by Safari DAO.
- **Location**: Naivasha, Kenya, near Nairobi.
- **Dates**: March 30 - April 1, 2023.
- **Attendees**: Expected from Nigeria, Uganda, Rwanda, Madagascar, and other African nations.
- **Objective**: Promote Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems, attract developers, and raise awareness.
- **Activities**: Includes a bootckathon, speaker sessions, and networking opportunities.
- **Sponsorships**: 65 local and African scholars will be sponsored to attend.
- **Funding Request**: 6,918.88 KSM (USD $289,900).

Polkadot Safari proposes a 2-day conference in Kenya to promote Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems in Africa. The conference will cost 6,918.88 KSM (USD $289,900) and will take place from March 30th to April 1st, 2023. The event aims to attract new developers, community builders, and users to the ecosystem both locally and in the continent. The conference will bring together developers, researchers, media, investors, and other stakeholders to experience the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems, share knowledge, and discover new collaboration opportunities.

[Big Spender] Referendum #109

- **What is GMI Crypto Media?**  
  GMI Crypto Media is a podcast series about crypto and Web3, featuring interviews with experts and independent voices. It started as a pilot project funded by Edgeware and now seeks funding from Kusama to expand.

- **Why is it important?**  
  It aims to create high-quality, independent media about crypto, focusing on education and real-world value, not just marketing or speculation.

- **What’s new?**  
  The series will experiment with wallet-less onboarding, making it easier for new users to join Kusama without needing a crypto wallet.

- **Who’s involved?**  
  A team of experienced creators, including journalists, producers, and tech experts, will produce the series.

- **What’s the goal?**  
  To drive more active users to Kusama and create a trusted, long-lasting media resource for the crypto community.

- **How will it work?**  
  The podcast will be free to access, with short clips and teasers shared on social media to attract listeners.

- **What’s next?**  
  If funded, the team will start production and aim to release the first season within 6-9 months.

Decent Partners proposes to create a network public service podcast series called GMI Crypto Media, featuring established and emerging faces from the crypto community and people from outside the ecosystem. The series aims to present balanced, critical, and informative output that becomes valued by established and emerging publishers and distributors looking for high-quality information sources. The project also funds technical development focused on radically simplifying the onboarding experience for new users, using premium media and strategic distribution to drive new and active addresses on Kusama through experimental wallet-less onboarding. The total request is $197,710.20, and the project aims to conclude within 6-9 months.

Proposal: GMI crypto media, an original network public service podcast series

### Virto Team Proposal Summary

- **Objective:** Develop a developer-friendly stack combining Substrate and Matrix ecosystems.
- **Focus:** Create user-friendly Web3 tools to attract new users to Kusama.
- **Budget:** $282,785.00 or 9,373.05 KSM.
- **Team Vision:** Aim to reduce social inequality and improve public resource allocation.
- **Exclusions:** Hardware wallet prototype and Local Incentives Protocol are not part of this proposal.
- **Community Feedback:** Based on learnings from Referenda 47 and 68.
- **Links:** Full proposal and budget details available in provided documents and videos.

Virto Team proposes to build a developer-friendly stack that brings Substrate and Matrix together to create infrastructure for user-friendly Web3 tools with minimal friction. The proposal costs $282,785.00 or 9,373.05 KSM and aims to bring new users to Kusama ecosystem. The team's long term vision is to reduce social inequality and improve the efficient allocation of public resources. The proposal excludes the development of a hardware wallet prototype and the implementation of the Local Incentives Protocol.

Trial fund for Virto team

- The Virto team is asking for funding to build tools for Kusama and Polkadot.
- They want to make Web3 technology easy for everyone to use.
- They have helped many families in Venezuela with crypto before.
- Their goal is to reduce inequality and help communities.
- They are asking for 20,000 KSM to continue their work.
- They shared a slideshow and a document explaining their plans.
- They also did live streams to talk about their projects and answer questions.

The Virto team proposes to build a developer-friendly stack to increase decentralized technology adoption in Kusama and Polkadot ecosystems. They request 20,000 KSM in funding to continue their work towards reducing social inequality and improving the efficient allocation of public resources. Their vision is to empower local communities with autonomous micro-economies through their Local Incentives Protocol (LIP).

Developer friendly stack to build Impactful Web3 Infrastructure for Kusama (funding the Virto team)

- **Virto Team Proposal**: The Virto team, led by Daniel, is asking for support to continue building projects in the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems. They have a history of successful projects funded by the community and Web3 Foundation.
  
- **2023 Projects**: They plan to work on several exciting projects, including:
  - **Summa**: A lightweight node that connects Substrate blockchains with Matrix, a messaging protocol.
  - **Hardware Wallet**: A prototype of a wallet that’s easy to carry and use without fear of losing funds.
  - **Valor**: A runtime and developer platform for creating plugins.
  - **FiDOS Super App**: A web app for managing blockchain interactions.
  - **Kreivo**: A tokenless blockchain for real-world payments and community empowerment.

- **Goals**: The team wants to make blockchain technology easy and accessible for everyone, especially people who are not familiar with crypto. They aim to hide complex details like cryptography and make the experience familiar and user-friendly.

- **Team and Costs**: The team has 12+ members, including engineers, designers, and researchers. They are requesting 20,000 KSM (around $470,000) to fund their work for 9 months.

- **Impact**: Their projects focus on simplifying blockchain interactions, creating new hardware, and empowering local communities through decentralized technology.

The Virto team proposes to be supported to continue building their projects for the ecosystem, with a focus on making blockchain technology extremely accessible to the non-crypto-native 99% of the population. They have several exciting projects lined up for 2023, including Summa, a lightweight multi-chain capable node extensible with WebAssembly plugins, integrated with Matrix, and a hardware wallet prototype. The team consists of 12+ people, and the requested 20,000 KSM at a price of 23.5USD/KSM would equal 470,000 USD, minus 10K of operational costs and leaving a 20% buffer, they are left with 368,000 USD.

Funding the Virto team

- This post is about a new referendum to replace Referenda 10.
- The goal is to give more money (top-up) to the Moderation Team Bounty.
- The team helps support the community.
- The top-up is needed sooner because of current market conditions.
- Some changes were made to the original proposal.
- You can find all the details and changes in a document [HERE](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aFniLjcaNHc4ehJyIy0zQbWJJsEHqWuCRxX0szggPxk).
- The original top-up post is [HERE](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/bounty/14#a22a560c-fc0d-4d3c-8ff3-5890e08b79af).
- Thank you for reading!

WHO: The community of Kusama.

WHAT: Requesting a top-up to the Moderation Team Bounty to continue funding their contributions and support to the community.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified. Details can be found in the provided links.

Big Spender Proposal: Moderation Team Bounty Top-up

- **Describedot** creates educational videos about the Dotsama ecosystem.
- Started a year ago, they have made 34 videos and gained 30,000 views.
- They focus on teaching Polkadot and governance in simple Hindi.
- Received support from Polkadot and Kusama Council Members.
- Aim to help people understand governance and networks through basic videos.
- First milestone covered by WagMedia, now seeking a spending proposal.
- Community can learn more and ask questions through their document.

WHO: Describedot, an educational video creator focusing on the Polkadot stack and governance for Hindi-speaking audiences.

WHAT: Requesting funding support for continuing their work on creating educational videos and weekly updates around the Dotsama ecosystem.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified in the given text.

[34] Origin: BigSpender