<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 16px; font-size: 18px; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background- text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial;">There is currently a disconnect between where a large amount of the discussion around Polkadot&rsquo;s direction takes place, and where we actually decide Polkadot&rsquo;s direction, as the Polkadot Forum is totally separate from both Polkassembly and Subsquare.
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; font-size: 18px; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background- text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial;">Additionally, both Polkassembly and Subsquare have a forum-like section, for hosting discussions before they turn into proposals. This seems redundant and is not necessarily a good separation, on top of further segmenting traffic and eyeballs.
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; font-size: 18px; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background- text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial;">The Subsocial team is thinking to build an integrated &ldquo;Polkadot Management&rdquo; application, covering the ecosystem&rsquo;s need for a location for structured async discussions, proposals, and direction management. This application would leverage our UX innovations, providing a seamless Web2 experience, while improving traffic for important topics and discussions, and allowing them to more easily morph into on-chain results.
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; font-size: 18px; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background- text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial;">Our team is well known for efficient, high quality shipping, and we know we can produce an excellent management platform for Polkadot (not just limited to the relay chain), founded on the true Web3 ideals of transparency and open data, unlike existing governance platforms, while also adding additional utility in the form of forum functionality.
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background- text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial;">Please share your thoughts with us about this idea. Would you migrate to it from the Polkadot forum and/or Polkassembly/Subsquare, and/or submit your governance and treasury proposals though it in a streamlined manner?

A Unified Forum & Governance Portal

<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NLG5NwcIkWMEZK9lCYdcRBw-em3HgJaliKK7gcXJ6Ks/edit?usp=sharing">Full proposal</a>
<h2 id="summary">Summary</h2>
This proposal will support Ecosystem Agent Yung Beef to improve Polkadot&rsquo;s presence in the U.S., discover new integration opportunities, and insert Polkadot into the minds of some of the U.S.&rsquo;s foremost blockchain policy advocates. This will be accomplished in part through sponsoring the Texas Blockchain Council at the Executive Partner level, creating a stepping stone to further opportunities around the U.S.
Amount requested: $170,000 plus another $17,000 for price volatility for a total of $187,000. Any extra DOT will be returned to the treasury, based on the DOT price when the funds are received.
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Many ecosystem members have discussed how Polkadot is lacking a suitable presence in the U.S. As we&rsquo;ve seen from the results of the U.S. based Bitcoin ETFs launching, results in The United States can and will have an impact around the world.
As an ecosystem member for over 3 years, with an advanced understanding of the Polkadot ecosystem and its needs, I am well positioned to represent Polkadot in the push towards relevance in the U.S., provide education around Polkadot and its strengths, facilitate connections between interested parties and teams in Polkadot, and provide input on policy creation that would benefit the ecosystem.
Partnering with the Texas Blockchain Council (TBC) will enter Polkadot into the minds of those working on favorable regulations and provide networking and integration opportunities with teams in Texas, elsewhere in the U.S., and around the world.
I will start by focusing on maximizing the value of our partnership with TBC. Once up to cruising speed, I will also start exploring additional avenues (such as The Blockchain Association, Blockchain Industry Group, Stanford Blockchain Club, etc.) for improving Polkadot&rsquo;s perception in the U.S., leveraging connections made and lessons learned from working with TBC.
Our Executive Partnership with TBC will provide opportunities for marketing, events (including a free Block 2 Sponsorship for the <a href="https://www.northamericanblockchainsummit.com/">North American Blockchain Summit</a> worth $30,000), integrations, and more, the majority of which will require active management, which is where I come in.
<h2 id="funding">Funding</h2>
The total funding for this proposal comes out to $187,000:
<ul>
<li>Executive Partnership with the Texas Blockchain Council</li>
<li>Improving Polkadot's presence and optics in the U.S.</li>
<li>10% volatility buffer (extra will be returned)</li>
</ul>
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<tr style="height: 21px;">
<td style="width: 49.9781%; height: 21px;">Destination</td>
<td style="width: 49.9781%; height: 21px;">Amount</td>
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<tr style="height: 21px;">
<td style="width: 49.9781%; height: 21px;">Texas Blockchain Council</td>
<td style="width: 49.9781%; height: 21px;">$50,000</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;">
<td style="width: 49.9781%; height: 21px;">Yung Beef</td>
<td style="width: 49.9781%; height: 21px;">$120,000</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;">
<td style="width: 49.9781%; height: 21px;">Volatility Buffer</td>
<td style="width: 49.9781%; height: 21px;">$17,000</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;">
<td style="width: 49.9781%; height: 21px;">Total</td>
<td style="width: 49.9781%; height: 21px;">$187,000</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2 id="successmetrics">Success Metrics</h2>
Policies &amp; Regulations: Passing regulations that are beneficial for Polkadot, provide legal clarity (for example, do OpenGov voters have any liability?), or enhance DOT&rsquo;s position as software.
New Ecosystem Teams: Onboarding new developers and teams to build parachains, applications, or tackle other ecosystem needs.
Integrations: Securing partnerships between Polkadot, ecosystem teams, and outside companies, whether they are TBC members or otherwise.
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For details, please see the <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NLG5NwcIkWMEZK9lCYdcRBw-em3HgJaliKK7gcXJ6Ks/edit?usp=sharing">full proposal</a>.

Improving Polkadot’s Presence In the U.S. With The Texas Blockchain Council

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Exploring The Functionality and Tokenomics of The Dotsama Ecosystem

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