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### 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).

Awarded

big_spender

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

Imbue is a blockchain-based platform that aims to empower accountability and democracy in project funding. It allows creatives, developers, and researchers to get paid securely and safely, regardless of their location. The platform is milestone-based, with funders voting on project progress and initiators incentivized to deliver to unlock more funds. Imbue aligns with Kusama's ethos and aims to bridge other ecosystems, promoting Kusama adoption and addressing misconceptions about Web3 utility. The team is committed to open-source development and protecting the community, with no external funding until a usable product is produced. They are also exploring ways to migrate towards a common good chain. Imbue aims to add value to Kusama beyond DeFi and help users understand its benefits, increasing adoption.

treasurer

Imbue proposes to build a milestone-based vesting platform powered by democracy on Kusama, allowing creatives, developers, and researchers to get paid securely and safely. The team aims to deliver a usable product without external funding and is exploring ways to migrate towards a common good chain. Imbue aims to add much-needed utility and value to Kusama beyond DeFi and bring in users and adoption. No specific price, timeframe, or resources are mentioned in the proposal.

Imbue Treasury Proposal. Freelance Marketplace

- **Project Name**: Subledgr  
- **Goal**: Create tools for managing and reporting across multiple chains and tokens.  
- **Problem**: Managing tokens across different chains is hard, and current tools are expensive or not suitable.  
- **Solution**: Build a platform like QuickBooks for crypto, helping users track and report their funds easily.  
- **Key Features**:  
  - Track all transactions and categorize them.  
  - Create Profit & Loss reports.  
  - Export data to spreadsheets for tax or analysis.  
- **Success**: Users can log in, manage portfolios, and generate reports.  
- **Requested Funds**: 1,430 KSM (~£50k).

medium_spender

WHO: Subledgr

WHAT: Develop a quickbooks-style accounting & reporting platform for multi-token fund management, accounting & reporting, including portfolio management and reporting features for working with multiple chains and accounts.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Requested allocation of 1,430 KSM (~£50k @ £35/KSM 21-Feb-2023, EMA7 for KSM/USD, EMA7 for USD/GBP). MVP (Minimum Viable Product) Phase 1 includes report on all transactions/extrinsics, categorization, profit & loss report, exchange rates integration, and export to CSV/spreadsheet.

Subledgr is a platform for multi-token fund management, accounting & reporting

**Polkadot.study**

- **Purpose**: An educational platform for developers to learn about the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Problem**: Lack of organized, interactive learning resources for developers.
- **Features**:
  - Searchable landing page with good user experience.
  - Interactive quizzes and open-source tutorials.
  - Automatic builds via GitHub CI.
  - Tutorials editable via GitHub pull requests.
  - Funding for initial tutorials.
  - Filtering tutorials by tags.
- **Funding**: Requests 1492 KSM, with 80% upfront and 20% on completion.
- **Full Proposal**: Available [here](https://crustipfs.info/ipfs/QmRa9uSW2gFRrEXtyGECAr18BqNMqizAaBCeihjLz67eTw).
- **Discussion**: Original discussion on [Polkassembly](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/post/2163).

Polkadot.study proposes an online learning platform for developers in the Polkadot ecosystem. They request 1492 KSM split into 80% upfront and 20% on completion, with the first payment of 1193 KSM. The platform will have interactive learning quizzes, open-source tutorials, and a search engine optimized react landing page. The proposal also asks for funding for ten initial written tutorials to kickstart the process.

[Medium Spender] Polkadot.study - Educational Platform for Developers

**Summary:**
- Proposal to test Treasurer's ability to cancel bounties and slash tips.
- Bounties are considered SPAM and the tipping system is neglected.
- If successful, 32 KSM will be paid to a public staking rewards bot.
- 8 KSM per action (closing bounties and slashing tips).
- Testing involves closing two specific SPAMMY bounties and using a rarely used extrinsic.
- Rewards are split: 16 KSM for closing bounties, 16 KSM for slashing tips.
- No reward if actions are unsuccessful.

The proposal aims to test the Treasurer's ability to cancel bounties and slash tips related to SPAM. The proposer seeks a payout of 32 KSM (8 KSM per item) if successful, to be used for their public staking rewards payout bot. The reward is divided into two branches, 16 KSM each, for closing the bounties and slashing the tips.

Testing Treasurer Track - Close Bounties & Slashing Tips

- **Customized Kusama Chocolate Bars**: A project to create chocolate bars with Kusama branding to make blockchain more tangible and fun.
- **Goal**: Help people connect emotionally with Kusama by experiencing it through taste and touch.
- **Problem**: Most blockchain projects only focus on digital marketing, making it hard to stand out.
- **Solution**: Create real-world products like chocolate bars to promote Kusama and Polkadot.
- **Uses**: Gift boxes for events, meetups, and partners to spread awareness.
- **Progress**: Design completed, 100 chocolate boxes produced and shipped.
- **Success**: Users enjoy the chocolate, and the project helps build brand awareness.

small_spender

**WHO:** Kusama/Polkadot community member proposing the idea. 

**WHAT:** Producing Kusama/Polkadot branded chocolate bars with custom packaging design to promote Kusama and Polkadot and other parachains. 

**PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES:** Payment of 13 KSM (~$500) to graphic designer. Production and shipping of 100 chocolate boxes. Total cost and timeframe not specified.

Customized Kusama Chocolate Bars

- The Proof of Chaos project helps people participate in governance.
- They built a Kusama Governance Dashboard to track their work.
- They want to update the dashboard for a new system called OpenGov.
- They are asking for €31,889 but will only take €27,729 because of extra money from a past project.
- They will ask for 70% of the money first and 30% after finishing the work.
- Any extra money will be returned to the treasury.
- You can read more about their plan in their full proposal.

Proof of Chaos project requests 31.889 € to extend their Kusama Governance Dashboard to include all relevant data from the new OpenGov governance system. They will only ask for 70% of the funds upfront and 30% after completion. Any excess funds will be paid back to the treasury.

OpenGov Dashboard Treasury Proposal

- Creadores Web3 is a group of Spanish-speaking content creators in the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems.
- They aim to educate and train creators to make valuable content for Web3.
- The group wants to focus on quality, not just quantity, of content.
- They want to help creators build personal brands and be competitive.
- The proposal is for 6 months of funding to continue their work.
- They aim to avoid commercial or speculative content.
- The group provides tips and rewards for valuable content.
- They want to establish a new way of creating content in Web3.

Creadores Web3 seeks to educate and train a generation of competitive content creators who are native users of the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystem. The proposal aims to use the resources granted to this initiative to prepare users and teams who want to formalize a personal brand or a brand of a podcast, informative website, etc. The proposal is for 6 months and seeks to renew funding for Creadores Web3. For more details, refer to the **[full version of the proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OPA5TsnHAuHh-7oVxzwQoYxKIAJx17b4/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111991717794509596698&rtpof=true&sd=true)**.

6 Month Funding for Creadores Web3

- The proposal seeks funding for maintaining the **substrate-api-client** from February 2023 to April 2023.
- This is a continuation of a previous treasury proposal for maintenance from November 2022 to January 2023.
- The **substrate-api-client** is a Rust library for connecting to a substrate-based node via RPC, offering an alternative to **subxt**.
- It supports **no_std** environments, which is useful for creating extrinsics in trusted hardware like Intel SGX, potentially benefiting IoT environments.
- The library has an easy-to-use interface and includes practical examples, making it suitable for new developers.
- The team plans to improve existing functionality, provide more examples, and start work on a CLI wallet with a password-encrypted keystore.
- The proposal includes a detailed report on previous work and a full proposal document for further details.

WHO: The substrate-api-client development team.

WHAT: Requesting funding for maintenance of substrate-api-client library from February 2023 to April 2023.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Maintenance for the substrate-api-client Feb-23 to Apr-23

- Team Polkascan talked with Subsquid.
- They agreed to work together.
- Subsquid's tools will help Polkascan's Explorer.
- They want to combine their work.
- This will make their data library bigger.
- They made a plan to do this.
- You can read the plan in their proposal document.

Polkascan proposes to integrate Subsquid's blockchain data archivers and public APIs with their Polkascan Explorer to expand their data library. Details in the proposal document.

Subsquid integration with Polkascan block explorer

### 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 Poltuguese Content Guild wants to keep making original content.
- They used to be called the Portuguese Unit and got money from Bounty 12.
- Their new goal is to make content that helps creators and builds their brand.
- They shared their plan in both Portuguese and English.
- They talked about their plan on a website called Kusama.
- They changed their plan based on feedback.
- Now, they want money for 4 months instead of 6.
- They added lists of all the content they made and the rewards for it.

WHO: Poltuguese Content Guild

WHAT: Continue producing original content to create brand recognition and value for content producers.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Funding proposal lowered from 6 months to 4. Full proposal available in Portuguese and English. Content produced by the team will be tracked in spreadsheets with rewards for content.

4 Months Funding for Poltuguese Content Guild

- Governance V2 started on Kusama on November 22, 2022.
- Polkassembly launched a dashboard for the new governance system.
- By January 18, 72 referendums were created.
- OpenGov helped two governance bodies vote together to improve the network.
- A proposal was made to fund OpenGov development costs.
- The proposal includes costs for product, research, development, design, and management.
- The total cost is $92,210 or 3238 KSM.
- OpenGov aims to improve governance for Polkadot and Kusama and inspire other blockchains.

Polkassembly proposes to fund the expenses made while developing OpenGov, a decentralized governance platform for Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems. The cost is $92,210 - 3238 KSM. The proposal aims to improve on-chain governance and inspire other blockchains to adopt such models.

Treasury Proposal for Polkassembly Opengov Development.

- A 6-month proposal to renew funding for NFT Content Creators.
- Aims to support young creators in the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems.
- Focuses on decentralization and improving content creation.
- Plans to build a prototype for an NFT system of accountability and reputation.
- Goal: higher quality content, lower costs, and trust indicators for consumers.
- Regular updates provided on progress (1.5 months, 3 months, 6 months, and final update).
- Encourages transparency and community involvement.

WHO: NFT Content Creators

WHAT: Renew funding for 6 months to support young creators and build a prototype of an NFT system of accountability and reputation.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

6 Month Funding for NFT Content Creation Guild

- The proposal aims to improve Governance 2.0 by creating guidelines for better treasury proposals and reviews.
- Proposals often lack structure, making it hard for voters to understand and provide feedback.
- Current documentation is outdated and needs to be updated for the wider community.
- A framework will be created to help proposers present their ideas clearly and increase approval chances.
- A temporary Project Manager/Auditor role will be introduced for 3 months to audit proposals and gather feedback.
- Key deliverables include a proposal template, feedback template, and at least 30 one-page audits.
- Success will be measured by faster proposal writing, more community involvement, and better feedback.

**WHO:** The proposer proposes a temporary Project Manager/Auditor role.

**WHAT:** The proposal aims to create a clear and precise framework for creating and presenting proposals and an audit framework for reviewers. The temporary PM will actively follow the governance tracks, check and audit the proposal content, and produce and publish the audit according to the created framework.

**PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES:** The PM role will be for a period of 3 months. The key deliverables include a proposal template, feedback template, and a minimum of 30 one-page audits. Success will be measured by reducing the time required to write a proposal and increasing community involvement in governance.

Governance 2.0 Referenda Audits

- DrCAO is a long-time supporter of DotSama and has worked in community management for Parallel Finance and Para Space.
- He is proposing to create an AIWeb3 Chinese community to support Chinese content creators in the DotSama ecosystem.
- The community will help creators focus on making high-quality content like translations, dubbing, and original works.
- It will also connect different parachain projects and share the latest DotSama updates.
- The proposal aims to support early-stage creators to grow their audience and brand.
- DrCAO has updated the proposal based on community feedback.
- The proposal received positive feedback with 13 likes and no dislikes.
- DrCAO is open to more feedback and questions to improve the proposal.

DrCAO proposes to build an AIWeb3 Chinese community unit to support Chinese content creators in Dotsama, build connections for different parachain projects, and provide the latest information in Dotsama. The proposal has received positive feedback and is open for further community discussion. No specific price, timeframe, or resources are mentioned.

AIWeb3 Chinese Unit proposal (爱Web3 中文社区提案)

### Subsquid Lab's Data Indexing Infrastructure

- **Purpose**: Provides high-performance data indexing for Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems.
- **Features**: Offers on-chain data in GraphQL format for major parachains.
- **Recent Upgrade**: "Fire Squid" release improved performance and added new features.
- **Usage**: Served over 129 million queries in September 2022.
- **Growth**: Sees steady increase in query volume over time.
- **Funding Request**: Seeking 1,447.28 KSM for ongoing operations.
- **Previous Proposals**: Has received funding in the past for similar projects.

**WHO**: Subsquid Lab Official

**WHAT**: Requesting 1,447.28 KSM for ongoing costs of running high performance, scalable, and reliable data indexing infrastructure for most of the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystem.

**PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES**: 1,447.28 KSM, ongoing.

Subsquid - Public data indexing Infrastructure for Polkadot and Kusama (Q3 2022)

- Polkadot Insider is a media site focused on the Dotsama ecosystem, sharing news and supporting projects.
- Started in June 2022, it gained attention on Twitter with simple, professional content.
- By December 2022, it reached over 1 million monthly impressions on Twitter.
- The proposal seeks funding for February to May 2023 to expand content, including YouTube videos and community engagement.
- Plans include creating 30 how-to videos, 8 interview videos, and managing a Crew3 community.
- The budget is reduced by 37.8% compared to the previous proposal.
- Main audience focus is South Asia, with detailed plans and budget distribution provided.
- Weekly updates and a full report will be shared with the community.

Polkadot Insider seeks funding for the production and development of a media site for the Dotsama ecosystem, including creating insightful content, fast news, and support promoting projects. The proposal requests $61,390 for 4 months (February to May 2023) to expand work to the YouTube platform, create an instructional library, and manage a Crew3 community. The target audience is primarily in South Asia, and the proposal includes a detailed marketing strategy and budget distribution. The full proposal, spending folder, public report, and video YouTube plan are available for review.

Polkadot Insider - Production of Dotsama ecosystem contents [NEW PROPOSAL]

- This referendum is part of testing another aspect of OpenGov.
- The specifics of the test cannot be revealed to avoid bias.
- The outcome of the vote is not important for the test.
- The author prefers a successful outcome to continue funding a public staking payout bot.
- For more details on a previous test, see [this link](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/post/2151).
- The community is encouraged to have fun voting.
- The author sends their regards to the community.

small_tipper

WHO: The proposer (unspecified)
WHAT: Testing an aspect of OpenGov by opening a referendum
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Unspecified, but proposer wants to continue funding an account used by a public staking payout bot

Open Governance Test

- Bounty 12 helps creators learn about Polkadot and Kusama and rewards them with KSM.  
- Directors will now lead their own units to help creators grow.  
- The Paraverse Content Creators group makes content about Polkadot and Kusama.  
- They create videos, articles, and interviews about parachains and governance.  
- Tools to reward and evaluate content have gotten better.  
- The community is discussing the proposal to keep funding this group.  
- They want to share the story of Polkadot and Kusama with more people.

WHO: Paraverse Content Creators, Directors of specific units, and WagMedia.

WHAT: Continuing funding for Paraverse Content Creators to support creators who generate content promoting Polkadot and Kusama.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

6 Month Funding of the Paraverse Content Creators

- A new governance dashboard has been created to measure the impact of governance participation.
- The dashboard shows important statistics, details about specific referendums, and voting behavior of individual wallets.
- The project received funding and was built using a custom SubSquid indexer for real-time data.
- The dashboard was delayed but is now ready, with plans to add more features like OpenGov data.
- The team used a Python framework called Dash for the frontend to speed up development.
- The dashboard helps track governance trends and voting patterns on the Kusama network.
- Future updates may include more decentralized solutions and support for new governance features.

WHO: Proof of Chaos team

WHAT: Requesting 9200 Euros (398.5 KSM) for the remaining funding to build a governance dashboard that presents statistics, displays relevant information for a specific referendum, and provides insights into the voting behavior of a specific wallet.

TIMEFRAME: Delayed from initial projection of July 2022

RESOURCES: Custom SubSquid indexer and Python Framework called Dash were used. Interested in extending the dashboard to include OpenGov (Gov2) data.

Kusama Governance Dashboard

- PolkaGate team did the first fast-unstake on Kusama.
- They were asked to test multiple fast-unstake requests at the same time.
- This helps check a new batching feature.
- It needs some money (0.1 KSM) to start.
- The money might come from the treasury.
- Most money can be returned later.
- It’s suggested to give the money as a gift to PolkaGate for their great work.
- They help a lot with new staking features.

WHO: The proposal is made by an individual to allocate funds from the treasury to the PolkaGate team.

WHAT: The proposal suggests allocating funds to the PolkaGate team to test the batching functionality by submitting multiple fast-unstake requests in parallel.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The proposal does not mention a specific price or timeframe, but suggests allocating initial funds to the PolkaGate team from the treasury.

Tip PolkaGate team for further testing of fast-unstake in Kusama

### Summary of the Proposal

1. **Reward Adam**: Propose to reward Adam Steebar with 8 KSM for his work on Open Governance details and discussions on GitHub.
2. **Test Batch Statements**: Use this proposal to test the use of batch statements for issuing rewards, allowing multiple recipients.
3. **Fund Public Validator Payouts**: Allocate 2 KSM to a public validator payout account as a "finder's fee."
4. **Open Governance Contribution**: Adam compiled and maintained details related to Open Governance, contributing to community discussions on GitHub.
5. **Economics Skill Set**: Adam applied his economics skills to aid the community, regardless of the outcome.
6. **Batch Calls Testing**: This proposal tests the ability to split tips among different parties, which was not possible in the previous governance model.
7. **Public Staking Reward Bot**: 20% of the tip is directed to a public staking reward payout bot, equivalent to a former finder's fee.
8. **Future Model**: If successful, this test could establish a model for future payments requiring multiple recipients.

big_tipper

WHO: The proposer
WHAT: To provide a reward to Adam (8 KSM), test the use of batch statements to issue rewards, and fund an account used for public validator payouts as a `finder's fee` (2 KSM)
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Treasury Proposals