https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1525

- A proposal for usernames was recently withdrawn.
- People discussed the idea, and no one raised concerns until after the proposal went live.
- To prevent confusion, the proposal was canceled.
- Supporters showed trust in the initiative with votes and feedback.
- The proponents are WinterStamp and Jay Stormy, both experienced in technology and blockchain.
- WinterStamp created PolkaIdentity to help people manage their identities on the Polkadot network.
- Jay Stormy is a marketing expert who helps companies in the creator economy.

[GA] #1525 - Please vote NAY

https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1527

<p>Please vote Nay. We have changed the request for dot into usdt. Please go to </p>[referenda 1531](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1531)<p />

[MS] #1527 - Please vote Nay.

https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1531

- The Polkadot Ecology Research Institute is a big research group in Asia about the Polkadot community.
- They have been working on Polkadot for more than 6 years and have helped many projects and events.
- The team has written nearly 300 pieces about Polkadot and has reached over 63 million readers.
- They support projects in the Polkadot ecosystem, even outside China, often for free.
- Their Twitter account has grown a lot, with over 4,700 followers this year.
- They recently shared a big report about Polkadot's future that got a lot of attention.
- They are asking for money to help pay for their operations and work for another year.

[MS] #1531 - The operating cost for the research organization Polkadot Ecology Research Institute for 2025/4-2026/3

https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1533

- A team of 11 people and 7 partners created a plan for Polkadot.
- They believe Polkadot needs better tools to help its public actions.
- Many dollars are spent to promote Polkadot, but some of this money is wasted.
- New users often have a hard time understanding how to use Polkadot.
- The plan combines 7 ideas to improve how Polkadot works with others.
- It aims to enhance partnerships, especially with two big esports organizations.
- New apps and tools will help users connect better with Polkadot.

[T] #1533 - Faze x Vitality - Unifying ecosystem efforts through Esport - Metaproposal

https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1535

PoKe Berlin Team is requesting a 6-month extension to transform promising projects into an operational state using Polkadot's technology. They have achieved all milestones so far and secured signed agreements in over 10 industry verticals. Some of the most promising projects include collaboration with a Chinese technology conglomerate, diaspora-financed health insurance for an African country, mandatory travel insurance for an African country, a German Defense Industry Project, projects in the government and private sector for an outer territory of the USA, Central American Ministry for the Environment, Blockchain Use Cases in Supply Chain and CO2 Network, and a Photovoltaic Remote Control Project for German Municipalities. The team will focus on finalizing concepts, developing high-level roadmaps, involving Polkadot ecosystem partners, and generating follow-up projects for the Polkadot ecosystem. The team members have deep roots in the Polkadot ecosystem and have demonstrated excellent skills in business development and key accounting.

[MS] #1535 - 6 Months Extension for the PoKe Berlin Team - Transform Projects to Operational State

https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1538

Bifrost has proposed a liquidity loan to the Polkadot treasury, requesting a loan of 1,000,000 DOT (about $4,000,000) to be repaid with 6% interest. This loan aims to increase vDOT-DOT liquidity, support vDOT growth, and expand its use in DeFi applications within the Polkadot ecosystem. Bifrost has a good track record of repaying treasury loans with interest, having brought a total income of 8,370.5523 KSM to the Kusama Treasury. The loan will be used to mint vDOT, diversifying the Polkadot treasury's DOT capital and earning staking rewards. Bifrost is a liquid staking app-chain for all blockchains, allowing users to earn staking rewards and DeFi yields across multiple chains. The loan's success will be measured by tracking vDOT minting TVL, DOT-vDOT liquidity growth, unique address growth rate, and new vDOT ecosystem integrations.

[BS] #1538 - Bifrost DOT liquidity loan for vDOT liquidity for one year; repay in full with approximately 6% interest.

https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1539

The JAM Gray Paper, translated by Qinwen Wang and the Lollipop Team, introduced JAM's innovations to Chinese speakers. Qinwen also wrote a popular science article about JAM's significance. Now, they are planning the JAM China Academy educational roadshow to teach university students, entrepreneurs, and government officials about JAM's transformative vision.

The JAM China Academy aims to:

1. Serve as a bridge and innovation accelerator for overseas projects in China's market.
2. Adapt to China's unique policy, culture, and market needs.
3. Help JAM align with China's strategy for self-reliant RISC-V chip development.

The roadshow targets:

1. Top computer science students in China's universities.
2. Entrepreneurs through business schools and EMBA programs.
3. Government officials and decision-makers involved in China's national blockchain infrastructure.

The course, "Exploring the Future of Web3 Cloud Computing: A Practical Guide to JAM," will teach Chinese students and professionals about decentralized computing technologies and how JAM fits with China's tech priorities. The JAM China Campus Network will also engage ambassadors to drive innovation, education, and entrepreneurship through JAM initiatives.

[MS] #1539 - JAM China Academy (Educational Roadshow)

https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1540

IBERLABS, previously known as the Business Development team for Spain and Andorra, has been working to expand Polkadot's presence in the region. They have built partnerships with institutions, enterprises, and public entities. Here are some of their recent achievements:

1. Xhype: A global ZeroData marketplace integrated with SubWallet and Polkadot AssetHub.
2. Kunveno (Web3Spaces): A Web3 freelancing platform that recently released a PolkaTalent campaign for further development of their UX.
3. Catapulta: A no-code dApp builder supporting Moonbeam deployments.
4. Andorran Sandbox: An agreement in progress with the Government of Andorra to support Web3 startups and institutions within their regulated sandbox framework.
5. Institutional DOT Fund and Staking: In progress with MoraBanc, enabling regulated access to DOT and staking for institutions.

IBERLABS has also engaged with various partners to help integrate Polkadot into real business in these regions.

[MS] #1540 - Continuation Operations for 1 year - Spanish BD Team, now IBERLABS 

https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1541

Polkadot Storage has a new long-term plan to improve their storage system. They have completed 90% of phase 3 and are testing it in a private testnet. They will soon move to a public testnet and work on integrating it with the mainnet. Here are some of the new ideas they have for phase 4:

1. Jam Integration: They want to use their storage for Jam DA resupply and let any Jam Service use their long-term storage.
2. Light weight proof system: They want to offer a cheaper and lighter proof system for users who don't need strong guarantees.
3. Replication: They are working on moving from full replication to something like Erasure coding for better efficiency.
4. Legal: They are exploring responsibilities and liabilities when dealing with toxic data.
5. Economic model: They are researching the best numbers for slashing, storage costs, retrieval costs, and pricing to be competitive with centralized solutions. They also want to allow the use of restaked DOT.
6. XCM: They want to expose the storage so that other parachains can store data.
7. Marketplace model: They are thinking of the storage layer as a marketplace that gives access to all forms of competing centralized and decentralized storage.

Overall, they want to turn this into a proper storage product and build applications on top of it. They are excited about the potential and attention on storage lately.

[BS] #1541 - Polkadot Storage Phase 3

https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1542

A request has been made to allocate 5 million DOT (Polkadot's native cryptocurrency) for DeFi incentives on Hydration, a platform that supports liquidity for Polkadot. The incentives will be distributed over 12 months and are divided into three parts: 2 million DOT for stablecoin incentives, 2 million DOT for liquidity provider (LP) incentives, and 1 million DOT to mint GIGADOT. The goal of these incentives is to attract users, improve liquidity, and strengthen Polkadot's position in the competitive DeFi market. This proposal builds on the success of a previous Hydration liquidity campaign that started in June 2024. The full proposal can be read [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TGepA6VGObrolRExsQ6CZVpQO62NHmvuxfqMTuNwn_c/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.1gdi5smm42un).

[T] #1542 - Polkadot GIGAHydration Campaign

https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1543

SAGE, or Substrate Asset Game Engine, is a proposal by Rosťa aimed at benefiting the Polkadot ecosystem, particularly for junior developers and game developers. The main goal is to improve tooling for .net development in Polkadot, which is used by many projects like Xcavate, Ajuna, and PlutoFramework. Supporting SAGE will help these projects by allowing teams to focus more on their final products and less on low-level details.

Cedric, the main developer behind SAGE and his company Ajuna, have a proven track record of developing open-source tooling for the .net ecosystem and creating advanced on-chain games. Their work is well-maintained and has been beneficial for the community, as seen in the quick responses to GitHub issues and contributions from other developers.

SAGE has already shown its effectiveness in hackathons, with projects using Substrate.Net.Api winning major prizes. The .net tooling developed by Cedric and Ajuna is powerful and easy to use, which is crucial for the success of projects relying on it.

Marketing for SAGE is not necessary, as developers will naturally find and use the tooling if it is useful for their C# applications secured by Polkadot. SAGE aims to provide a full-featured solution for game developers who may not be familiar with blockchain technology.

The value brought by SAGE is proportional to the amount requested, with Cedric asking for a small percentage of the treasury funds. The impact on the ecosystem is already significant, and the potential for growth is even larger. SAGE offers more than just Unity SDK integration, including Substrate pallets and a JavaScript SDK.

[MS] #1543 - Substrate Asset Game Engine (SAGE) revised

https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1544

PolkaBiz is a program that helps new businesses grow in the Polkadot ecosystem. They have been working hard to find and support new entrepreneurs. From January to April 2025, they did many things like:

1. Checked 100+ business applications
2. Helped 68 businesses with coaching
3. Got 8 businesses funding from Web3 Foundation, totaling $240,000
4. Helped 3 more businesses get $60,000 in grants
5. Created a portal for business founders
6. Helped a company make a deal with a national government
7. Introduced a big Web2 company to Web3

PolkaBiz needs money to keep doing this work. They are asking for $82,666.66 for the past 4 months. They think programs like theirs are important for Polkadot to grow. You can read their full proposal here: [link](https://docs.google.com/document/d/142EZKo4CKbwIlGQklGl1MaIBT3qdMEDQHATro9UOiZI/edit?usp=sharing).

[MS] #1544 - PolkaBiz Retroactive Treasury Request January - April 2025

[MS] #1545 - AIWeb3 Chinese Unit(爱Web3 中文社区) renew operation May. 2025 - April. 2026

https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1546

Polkadot is planning to upgrade to version 1.5.0, which includes a new feature called Elastic Scaling. This upgrade will help the network grow and adapt more easily. After the upgrade, another step is needed to make Elastic Scaling work. You can read more about it [here](https://github.com/polkadot-fellows/runtimes/releases/tag/v1.5.0). The upgrade will happen around May 14, 2025. More information can be found [here](https://collectives.subsquare.io/fellowship/referenda/337).

[WC] #1546 - [Whitelisted Caller] Upgrade Polkadot to v1.5.0

https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1547

Please Vote NAY

[MS] #1547 - Please Vote NAY - Polkassembly Bug messed up the amount

https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1548

In light of the feedback from community (credits: Cris and Shawn) — I realized I failed to deliver value to justify the costs to DOT holders and hence have decided to rescind this proposal and work to generate the value first.

I sincerely apologise to the community for falling short here, I shall work continually and do whatever it takes to deliver on the promised value and rebuild trust.

[MS] #1548 - Please vote NAY

https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1549

KAGOME Treasury Proposal 4 is a plan to improve the diversity of Polkadot clients. KAGOME is a C++ version of the Polkadot Host, which helps make the Polkadot and Kusama networks safer and more innovative. This proposal wants to add new features to KAGOME and make sure it works well with Polkadot-SDK. 

The proposal has two main parts:
1. Security assessment of new features by SRLabs.
2. Adding new features to KAGOME, like faster erasure coding, networking improvements, and tests.

Quadrivium, the company behind KAGOME, and SRLabs, a security company, are asking for 981,800 USDC to complete this proposal. Quadrivium is a blockchain company that works on clients and peer-to-peer networking tools. SRLabs is a company that helps make sure blockchains are safe and secure.

[BS] #1549 - KAGOME – the C++ implementation of Polkadot Host milestone 4

https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1552

Polkadot is a growing ecosystem with many new users in 2025. Some popular projects include Kaito, GigaDOT, $WUD, and DOT Bulls. New users often ask how to perform unique actions on Polkadot, like minting vDOT and transferring DOT to Hydration to buy WUD. A guide was requested for these topics, and NRL created a detailed guide on minting vDOT. The creator was rewarded with a 200 DOT tip for their content creation.

[ST] #1552 - Tip to NRL for creating vDOT Minting guide

https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1553

Polkadot is asking for $100,000 to help them work with the Texas Blockchain Council (TBC). TBC is a group that talks to lawmakers about rules for blockchain. Polkadot wants to be a part of TBC to help make good rules and find new business opportunities. The money will be used to join TBC and have someone work full-time on this. Judge Lucich, who has experience in business and community leadership, will help Polkadot with this project. They want to work with lawmakers, try new things, and make Polkadot more known in the United States.

[SS] #1553 - Texas Blockchain Council: Re-up and continued presence for Polkadot

https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1555

Volmex Labs has proposed integrating their leading volatility indices, BVIV and EVIV, with Hydration, a Polkadot-native decentralized perpetual futures exchange. This integration aims to enhance Polkadot's DeFi capabilities and strengthen its ecosystem. The project involves smart contract development, platform-specific adaptations, advanced liquidity management, and security audits. The budget for this three-year initiative is $425,000 USDC, covering initial integration, maintenance, legal compliance, and market campaigns. The timeline spans nine months for the initial rollout and three years for continuous upgrades and expansions. The team's expertise includes top-tier talent from traditional finance, crypto quant groups, and software powerhouses. Performance metrics and success criteria include technical metrics, adoption metrics, and a risk management framework. Future developments include the rollout of Prime Rate Indices, Factor ETF Indices, and ongoing Volmex indices methodology enhancements.