In our recent <a href="../referenda/33">referendum 33</a>, DOT holders decided against funding Encointer&rsquo;s current burn rate of 100kCHF/mt (1.5% of current treasury influx). Nevertheless, Encointer is deemed a valuable common good for the Dotsama ecosystem by many reputable individuals and projects in the Dotsama ecosystem.&nbsp;
With this adapted proposal we are budgeting with a 50% lower burn rate and aim to still achieve valuable goals similar to the ones described in the previous proposal on a relaxed timescale.
This proposal to the Polkadot Treasury shall cover our expenses for Sep-Dec 2023 (4mt)
The amount of the proposed spend is CHF 238&rsquo;000 = USD 270&rsquo;606 = 59'895 DOT 
Please read our new&nbsp; <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1685yQrxkce_U3p0umdEMYQR_8dHo2ipp3bKS3tOKemE/edit?usp=sharing">detailed proposal document</a>
<h3>Summary of Planned Actions</h3>
<ol style="list-style-type: decimal;">
<li>Rampdown to half budget</li>
<li>Experiment with more scalable approaches within the personhood trilemma design space, leveraging the primitives we already built</li>
<li>Field test the new <a href="https://twitter.com/TheKusamarian/status/1689838297357434881">Encointer Faucet</a> as additional benefit of participation and onramp to KSM</li>
<li>Integrations with KILT, Polkassembly and possibly others</li>
</ol>
<img src="https://ibb.co/4WFn0dH" alt="" width="NaN" height="NaN" /><img src="https://i.ibb.co/b16MGJk/image.png" alt="" width="702" height="417" />
&nbsp;

In our recent <a href="../referenda/33">referendum 33</a>, DOT holders decided against funding Encointer&rsquo;s current burn rate of 100kCHF/mt (1.5% of current treasury influx). Nevertheless, Encointer is deemed a valuable common good for the Dotsama ecosystem by many reputable individuals and projects in the Dotsama ecosystem.&nbsp;
With this adapted proposal we are budgeting with a 50% lower burn rate and aim to still achieve valuable goals similar to the ones described in the previous proposal on a relaxed timescale.
This proposal to the Polkadot Treasury shall cover our expenses for Sep-Dec 2023 (4mt)
The amount of the proposed spend is CHF 238&rsquo;000 = USD 271&rsquo;420
Please read our new&nbsp; <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1685yQrxkce_U3p0umdEMYQR_8dHo2ipp3bKS3tOKemE/edit?usp=sharing">detailed proposal document</a>
<h3>Summary of Planned Actions</h3>
<ol style="list-style-type: decimal;">
<li>Rampdown to half budget</li>
<li>Experiment with more scalable approaches within the personhood trilemma design space, leveraging the primitives we already built</li>
<li>Field test the new <a href="https://twitter.com/TheKusamarian/status/1689838297357434881">Encointer Faucet</a> as additional benefit of participation and onramp to KSM</li>
<li>Integrations with KILT, Polkassembly and possibly others</li>
</ol>
<img src="https://ibb.co/4WFn0dH" alt="" width="NaN" height="NaN" /><img src="https://i.ibb.co/b16MGJk/image.png" alt="" width="702" height="417" />
&nbsp;

Encointer Treasury Proposal (budget halving)

In our recent <a href="../referenda/33">referendum 33</a>, DOT holders decided against funding Encointer&rsquo;s current burn rate of 100kCHF/mt (1.5% of current treasury influx). Nevertheless, Encointer is deemed a valuable common good for the Dotsama ecosystem by many reputable individuals and projects in the Dotsama ecosystem.&nbsp;
With this adapted proposal we are budgeting with a 50% lower burn rate and aim to still achieve valuable goals similar to the ones described in the previous proposal on a relaxed timescale.
This proposal to the Polkadot Treasury shall cover our expenses for Sep-Dec 2023 (4mt)
The amount of the proposed spend is CHF 238&rsquo;000 = USD 271&rsquo;420
Please read our new&nbsp; <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1685yQrxkce_U3p0umdEMYQR_8dHo2ipp3bKS3tOKemE/edit?usp=sharing">detailed proposal document</a>
<h3>Summary of Planned Actions</h3>
<ol style="list-style-type: decimal;">
<li>Rampdown to half budget</li>
<li>Experiment with more scalable approaches within the personhood trilemma design space</li>
<li>Field test the new <a href="https://twitter.com/TheKusamarian/status/1689838297357434881">Encointer Faucet</a> as additional benefit of participation and onramp to KSM</li>
<li>Integrations with KILT, Polkassembly and possibly others</li>
</ol>
<img src="https://ibb.co/4WFn0dH" alt="" width="NaN" height="NaN" /><img src="https://i.ibb.co/b16MGJk/image.png" alt="" width="702" height="417" />
&nbsp;

Encointer Treasury Funding Future

In our recent <a href="../referenda/33">referendum 33</a>, DOT holders decided against funding Encointer&rsquo;s current burn rate of 100kCHF/mt (1.5% of current treasury influx). Nevertheless, Encointer is deemed a valuable common good for the Dotsama ecosystem by many reputable individuals and projects in the Dotsama ecosystem.&nbsp;
With this adapted proposal we are budgeting with a 50% lower burn rate and aim to still achieve valuable goals similar to the ones described in the previous proposal on a relaxed timescale.
This proposal to the Polkadot Treasury shall cover our expenses for Sep-Dec 2023 (4mt)
The amount of the proposed spend is CHF 238&rsquo;000 = USD 271&rsquo;420
Please read our new&nbsp; <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1685yQrxkce_U3p0umdEMYQR_8dHo2ipp3bKS3tOKemE/edit?usp=sharing">detailed proposal document</a>
<h3>Summary of Planned Actions</h3>
<ol style="list-style-type: decimal;">
<li>Rampdown to half budget</li>
<li>Experiment with more scalable approaches within the personhood trilemma design space</li>
<li>Field test the new <a href="https://twitter.com/TheKusamarian/status/1689838297357434881">Encointer Faucet</a> as additional benefit of participation and onramp to KSM</li>
<li>Integrations with KILT, Polkassembly and possibly others</li>
</ol>
<img src="https://ibb.co/4WFn0dH" alt="" width="NaN" height="NaN" /><img src="https://i.ibb.co/b16MGJk/image.png" alt="" width="702" height="417" />
<h3>Consequences of Rejection</h3>
<img src="https://i.ibb.co/C0Hs7z6/2744-encointer-1689953638731.png" alt="image" />
<ul>
<li>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;

In our recent <a href="../referenda/33">referendum 33</a>, DOT holders decided against funding Encointer&rsquo;s current burn rate of 100kCHF/mt (1.5% of current treasury influx). Nevertheless, Encointer is deemed a valuable common good for the Dotsama ecosystem by many reputable individuals and projects in the Dotsama ecosystem.&nbsp;
With this adapted proposal we are budgeting with a 50% lower burn rate and aim to still achieve valuable goals similar to the ones described in the previous proposal on a relaxed timescale.
This proposal to the Polkadot Treasury shall cover our expenses for Sep-Dec 2023 (4mt)
The amount of the proposed spend is CHF 238&rsquo;000 = USD 271&rsquo;420
Please read our new&nbsp; <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1685yQrxkce_U3p0umdEMYQR_8dHo2ipp3bKS3tOKemE/edit?usp=sharing">detailed proposal document</a>
<h3>Summary of Planned Actions</h3>
<ol style="list-style-type: decimal;">
<li>Rampdown to half budget</li>
<li>Experiment with more scalable approaches within the personhood trilemma design space</li>
<li>Field test the new Encointer Faucet as additional benefit of participation and onramp to KSM</li>
<li>Integrations with KILT, Polkassembly and possibly others</li>
</ol>
<img src="https://ibb.co/4WFn0dH" alt="" width="NaN" height="NaN" /><img src="https://i.ibb.co/b16MGJk/image.png" alt="" width="702" height="417" />
<h3>Consequences of Rejection</h3>
<img src="https://i.ibb.co/C0Hs7z6/2744-encointer-1689953638731.png" alt="image" />
<ul>
<li>Encointer is here to stay! Our mission is too important to just give up.</li>
<li>Delivering the faucet on mainnet as well as a functional demo of the personhood oracle is still planned before Nov 2023</li>
<li>Encointer will ramp down its spending</li>
<li>Growth of pioneer community, global expansion and technical innovations will inevitably slow down.</li>
<li>A survival roadmap shall keep the network operational for as long as possible until new funding is available. Current estimation predicts the network to go offline due to lack of funds to pay for minimal infrastructure no earlier than Dec 2024 (assuming pro bono maintenance work during survival phase)</li>
<li>Encointer plans to submit a new treasury proposal with a new road map and adapted budgets.</li>
</ul>
Please leave your feedback and comments for us to consider for the upcoming proposal.

In our recent <a href="../referenda/33">referendum 33</a>, DOT holders decided against funding Encointer&rsquo;s current burn rate of 100kCHF/mt (1.5% of current treasury influx). Nevertheless, Encointer is deemed a valuable common good for the Dotsama ecosystem by many reputable individuals and projects in the Dotsama ecosystem.&nbsp;
With this adapted proposal we are budgeting with a 50% lower burn rate and aim to still achieve valuable goals similar to the ones described in the previous proposal on a relaxed timescale.
This proposal to the Polkadot Treasury shall cover our expenses for Sep-Dec 2023 (4mt)
The amount of the proposed spend is CHF 238&rsquo;000 = USD 271&rsquo;420
Please read our new&nbsp; <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1685yQrxkce_U3p0umdEMYQR_8dHo2ipp3bKS3tOKemE/edit?usp=sharing">detailed proposal document</a>
<h3>Summary of Planned Actions</h3>
<ol style="list-style-type: decimal;">
<li>Rampdown to half budget</li>
<li>Experiment with more scalable approaches within the personhood trilemma design space</li>
<li>Field test the new Encointer Faucet as additional benefit of participation and onramp to KSM</li>
<li>Integrations with KILT, Polkassembly and possibly others</li>
</ol>
![](<a href="https://ibb.co/4WFn0dH">https://ibb.co/4WFn0dH</a>)
<h3>Consequences of Rejection</h3>
<img src="https://i.ibb.co/C0Hs7z6/2744-encointer-1689953638731.png" alt="image" />
<ul>
<li>Encointer is here to stay! Our mission is too important to just give up.</li>
<li>Delivering the faucet on mainnet as well as a functional demo of the personhood oracle is still planned before Nov 2023</li>
<li>Encointer will ramp down its spending</li>
<li>Growth of pioneer community, global expansion and technical innovations will inevitably slow down.</li>
<li>A survival roadmap shall keep the network operational for as long as possible until new funding is available. Current estimation predicts the network to go offline due to lack of funds to pay for minimal infrastructure no earlier than Dec 2024 (assuming pro bono maintenance work during survival phase)</li>
<li>Encointer plans to submit a new treasury proposal with a new road map and adapted budgets.</li>
</ul>
Please leave your feedback and comments for us to consider for the upcoming proposal.

In our recent [referendum 33](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/33), DOT holders decided against funding Encointer’s current burn rate of 100kCHF/mt (1.5% of current treasury influx). Nevertheless, Encointer is deemed a valuable common good for the Dotsama ecosystem by many reputable individuals and projects in the Dotsama ecosystem.

Our interpretation is that the funds requested were too high and that the treasury might still fund Encointer at a lowered burn rate. That's why we start a new discussion here to prepare for an adapted proposal.

## Consequences of rejected proposal 33

![image](https://i.ibb.co/C0Hs7z6/2744-encointer-1689953638731.png)

* Encointer is here to stay! Our mission is too important to just give up.
* Delivering the faucet on mainnet as well as a functional demo of the personhood oracle is still planned before Nov 2023
* Encointer will ramp down its spending
* Growth of pioneer community, global expansion and technical innovations will inevitably slow down. 
* A survival roadmap shall keep the network operational for as long as possible until new funding is available. Current estimation predicts the network to go offline due to lack of funds to pay for minimal infrastructure no earlier than Dec 2024 (assuming pro bono maintenance work during survival phase)
* Encointer plans to submit a new treasury proposal with a new road map and adapted budgets.

Please leave your feedback and comments for us to consider for the upcoming proposal.


In our recent <a href="33">referendum 33</a>, DOT holders decided against funding Encointer&rsquo;s current burn rate of 100kCHF/mt (1.5% of current treasury influx). Nevertheless, Encointer is deemed a valuable common good for the Dotsama ecosystem by many reputable individuals and projects in the Dotsama ecosystem.&nbsp;
With this adapted proposal we are budgeting with a 50% lower burn rate and aim to still achieve valuable goals similar to the ones described in the previous proposal on a relaxed timescale.
This proposal to the Polkadot Treasury shall cover our expenses for Sep-Dec 2023 (4mt)
The amount of the proposed spend is CHF 238&rsquo;000 = USD 270&rsquo;606 = 59'895 DOT 
Please read our new&nbsp; <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1685yQrxkce_U3p0umdEMYQR_8dHo2ipp3bKS3tOKemE/edit?usp=sharing">detailed proposal document</a>
<h3>Summary of Planned Actions</h3>
<ol style="list-style-type: decimal;">
<li>Rampdown to half budget</li>
<li>Experiment with more scalable approaches within the personhood trilemma design space, leveraging the primitives we already built</li>
<li>Field test the new <a href="https://twitter.com/TheKusamarian/status/1689838297357434881">Encointer Faucet</a> as additional benefit of participation and onramp to KSM</li>
<li>Integrations with KILT, Polkassembly and possibly others</li>
</ol>
<img src="https://ibb.co/4WFn0dH" alt="" width="NaN" height="NaN" /><img src="https://i.ibb.co/b16MGJk/image.png" alt="" width="702" height="417" />
AAG appearances for this proposal: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LwK6FyhrGE&amp;t=5237s">AAG59</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEghyN080LE&amp;t=5552s">AAG57</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/TheKusamarian/status/1689838297357434881">AAG55</a>,&nbsp; 
We encourage voters to use encoding of their reasons into the voting amount as proposed&nbsp;<a href="https://forum.polkadot.network/t/how-voters-can-signal-more-than-aye-nay-today/3512">here</a>

- DOT holders voted against funding Encointer's current burn rate.
- A new proposal with a lower burn rate has been made.
- The proposal covers expenses for Sep-Dec 2023.
- The proposed spend is CHF 238,000 = USD 270,606 = 59,895 DOT.
- Planned actions include scaling approaches, testing a new Encointer Faucet, and integrations with KILT and Polkassembly.

#1863 Encointer Treasury Proposal (budget halving)