OneBlock+ and PaperMoon 2025 Developer Education & Community Expansion Plan
Beneficiary:Hello Polkadot Community!
We are OneBlock+—a team dedicated to growing the Polkadot developer ecosystem in Asia and beyond.
About Us
OneBlock+ is the largest Polkadot-focused developer community in Asia and a globally influential contributor to the ecosystem. Founded in 2018 and based in China, we’ve been actively supporting the Polkadot ecosystem since 2019—with over six years of consistent effort and nine consecutive grants from the Polkadot Treasury.
As part of our broader efforts, we collaborate with** PaperMoon**, a trusted content partner, to co-develop educational programs for Chinese-speaking developers. PaperMoon contributes to curriculum design and technical instruction, especially in areas like PolkaVM and smart contract development.
Together, we offer a full-stack developer enablement experience—from community-led learning and mentorship to hands-on building and long-term ecosystem contribution.
Our Impact So Far
- 40,000+ community members, including 3,690 developers who completed our courses.
- Hosted 8 Polkadot hackathons, including 2 global hackathons in 2024 with 611 participants from 44 countries.
- Generated 2.5M+ content views across WeChat, Bilibili, X (Twitter), Medium, and YouTube.
- Engaged with local communities through online events and built strong partnerships with top Chinese universities (Peking University, Fudan University, Zhejiang University, Shenzhen University).
As the leading Polkadot-focused developer community in Asia, we’ve been consistently building for 6 years—through both bull and bear markets—serving as a key bridge for Web2 developers to explore Polkadot’s technology and ecosystem.
This is a report on our work over the past year. You can view the details here!
We’re applying for funding to continue our work in 2025.Our plan focuses on 7 core pillars:
- Content Production: 200 in-depth technical articles and 24 monthly technical reports to deliver continuous insights and updates.
- DevRel & Education: Design and deliver an updated, modular developer curriculum tailored for Chinese-speaking Polkadot builders. Courses will focus on PolkaVM, JAM, and XCM, paired with hands-on coding tasks and real-world dApp scenarios. Through structured content, live mentoring, and interactive feedback loops, we aim to guide developers from foundational learning to ecosystem contribution.
- Courses Operation: Host 4 bootcamp-style training cohorts with end-to-end operational support—from registration and progress tracking to certification and alumni reporting, ensuring high-quality delivery and learner satisfaction. We aim for 800 new developer sign-ups, representing a 41% increase compared to last year's 566 enrollees, indicating rising demand and sustained growth in developer interest.
- Online Activities: 12 advanced workshops, 6 AMA sessions, and bi-weekly office hours to create dynamic spaces for learning and engagement.
- Online Mini Hackathon: 4 online mini hackathons throughout the year, each designed to guide developers from learning to launching real projects within a one-month cycle. These events will incubate 10–15 quality projects per round, with structured support including team formation, weekly workshops, midpoint reviews, and a final Demo Day.
- University Meetups & Academic Engagement: 4 on-campus meetups in China’s top universities, along with long-term pathways to connect student developers with Polkadot ecosystem projects.
- Hackerhouse: 2 dedicated hacker houses designed to foster immersive collaboration and rapid project prototyping.
You can review our full proposal here.
To achieve these goals, OneBlock+ is seeking 376,300 USDT in funding from the Polkadot Treasury. Our ultimate vision is to cultivate a robust and sustainable developer community, bridging Web2 and Web3, and ensuring that China’s developer talent actively contributes to and shapes the future of the Polkadot ecosystem.
We’d greatly appreciate your support! Please consider voting for us, and feel free to leave any questions or feedback—we’ll respond promptly.Let’s keep building Polkadot together!
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🚨🚨🚨 TOTAL BLOODY GRIFT, THIS ONE 🚨🚨🚨
Honestly, this proposal reads like someone sat down with a cuppa, asked ChatGPT “How do I fleece the Polkadot Treasury?” and then just copy-pasted the output straight into a PDF. Not even the decency to change the font.
It’s got all the classics, doesn’t it?
WeChat stats inflated like a hot air balloon at a village fête — “look, Mum, 40,000 devs!”
Bootcamps with “certificates” no one asked for
Hackathons apparently “incubating” 15 projects per round — which presumably disappear quicker than the biscuits at tea time
And, of course, a cheeky Gavin Wood selfie to lend the whole thing some gravitas
You can just picture it now:
"Dear ChatGPT, please write a vaguely technical proposal full of fluff, filler, and unverifiable KPIs. Bonus points if you can make it sound like we're single-handedly onboarding China."
It’s all buzzwords and back-patting, but nothing of real substance. PolkaVM this, JAM that — mate, half the target audience probably thinks Rust is just a dodgy spot on their car bonnet.
Honestly, if you believe this is legit, and was written by a real person and not an overconfident language model trying to meet a word count, I’ve got a lovely bridge to sell you.
🚨🚨🚨 TOTAL BLOODY GRIFT, THIS ONE 🚨🚨🚨
Honestly, this proposal reads like someone sat down with a cuppa, asked ChatGPT “How do I fleece the Polkadot Treasury?” and then just copy-pasted the output straight into a PDF. Not even the decency to change the font.
It’s got all the classics, doesn’t it?
WeChat stats inflated like a hot air balloon at a village fête — “look, Mum, 40,000 devs!”
Bootcamps with “certificates” no one asked for
Hackathons apparently “incubating” 15 projects per round — which presumably disappear quicker than the biscuits at tea time
And, of course, a cheeky Gavin Wood selfie to lend the whole thing some gravitas
You can just picture it now:
"Dear ChatGPT, please write a vaguely technical proposal full of fluff, filler, and unverifiable KPIs. Bonus points if you can make it sound like we're single-handedly onboarding China."
It’s all buzzwords and back-patting, but nothing of real substance. PolkaVM this, JAM that — mate, half the target audience probably thinks Rust is just a dodgy spot on their car bonnet.
Honestly, if you believe this is legit, and was written by a real person and not an overconfident language model trying to meet a word count, I’ve got a lovely bridge to sell you.