Many thanks for your proposal, Clara!

We have carefully reviewed your application and are pleased to share our assessment below, prepared using our standardized evaluation methodology.

Summary of our analysis

■ Impact on the Ecosystem

The proposal significantly enhances Polkadot’s long-term security and interoperability by ensuring Snowbridge’s compatibility with the Ethereum Electra fork, delivering broad value to users, developers, and parachains. However, it does not address existing vulnerabilities or bottlenecks, focusing instead on future-proofing.

■ Governance Compatibility

The proposal aligns perfectly with the WhitelistedCaller origin, leveraging the Polkadot Technical Fellowship’s vetting for a technical runtime upgrade. Precedents of similar upgrades and a streamlined governance process ensure compliance without bypassing or burdening procedures.

■ Cost-Benefit Ratio

Minimal risks and technical effort are strongly justified by the critical benefit of maintaining Snowbridge’s functionality. No viable alternatives exist, and existing maintenance obligations align with the sustainable value of interoperability.

■ Transparency and Traceability

The proposal clearly communicates the runtime upgrade and its purpose, supported by detailed pull requests, though it lacks explicit success metrics. Transparent documentation via public repositories and governance platforms ensures traceability.

■ Record and Credibility

Clara and Snowfork’s successful development of Snowbridge demonstrates their expertise in complex cross-chain projects. Robust public documentation and Fellowship endorsement confirm their capability to execute the upgrade reliably.

Conclusion

🔹🔷🔹 vonFlandern 🔹🔷🔹 has therefore voted with: ** AYE **

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