Off-Chain Vote on DOT Inflation 📈

Aug 02, 2025

Jay Chrawnna (The Kus) launched a Polkadot Forum discussion and OpenSquare vote for the community to choose between three Capped & Stepped inflation models for DOT, following research funded by DOT RFP #1.
Polkadot settled $500M of cross-chain volume in July.
Watch Gavin Wood’s closing keynote from Web3 Summit.
Gavin Wood released JAM Gray Paper v0.7.1, combining accumulate and on_transfer functions for improved gas efficiency.
Web3 Foundation published all 44 videos from the Web3 Summit.
Parity published What’s new for builders on Polkadot?
Method5 is developing a Polkadot SDK for Java.
XCSCAN added native XCM swap tracking with step-by-step token progress monitoring.
Nova Wallet added multisig support to iOS with create, approve, and sign functions, including hardware wallet and proxy compatibility across Polkadot, Kusama, Moonbeam, Hydration, and Mythos.
SubWallet now lets you swap natively across chains in just 1 click.

Acala launched an incentive plan distributing 1.2 million ACA tokens to LDOT holders who participate in Polkadot validator voting.
Bifrost increased its maximum Immunefi bug bounty for protocol and front-end vulnerabilities from $20K to $500K.
Crust welcomed Web3 gamefi MimboNode to its ecosystem.
KILT is now connected to the Hyperbridge mainnet.
Hyperbridge and Bifrost launched phase two of cross-chain liquidity incentives for vDOT pools on Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, and BNB via Merkl.
Hydration launched a new tBTC boosted farm with 222% APR for three weeks following a successful referendum.
- Hydration deployed GIGAHydration incentives to SOL, offering APRs of up to 69%.
Polimec announced it is winding down operations with asset withdrawals and project token distributions still available.
Talisman is seeking mobile app testers for 30-40 minute feedback interviews, offering 50 USDT rewards.
- Talisman v2.12.0 is now live, adding support for GDOT and GETH on Hydration, along with a range of key updates and improvements.
Stellaswap partnered with ICHI to add single-sided liquidity with auto-rebalancing and auto-compounding features.
Mythos reached 80% of 2024's sales volume in the first half of 2025.
Unique Network reached 1M accounts.

Polkadot-JS Apps updated to v0.162.1.
Polkadot-JS Extension updated to v0.61.5.
Polkadot-JS API updated to v16.4.3.
PolkaVM smart contracts now support XCM calls from Solidity and ink! on Polkadot testnet.

For more information on Polkadot governance statistics, check out the Polkadot Dune governance dashboard.

🆕 new

Ref 1684: Sponsoring sub0 25 (Polkadot’s flagship event) in Buenos Aires, Argentina (~$739K)
Ref 1686: Retroactively funding PolkaBiz for May-July 2025 ($62K)
Ref 1688: Funding Gossamer’s contribution to Polkadot SDK for Q3-Q4 2025 (~$815K)
Ref 1689: Funding Quadrivium for Polkadot-SDK improvements ($288K)

🕓 confirming

👍🏾 passing

Ref 1660: Requesting the Web3 Foundation to create a Polkadot Agents program
Ref 1670: Funding the development of Pixelproof, a decentralized photo storage app ($225K)

👎🏾 failing

Ref 1650: Funding the development of the Polkadot BD Hub ($255K)
Ref 1666: Funding an Inter Miami CF rewards program ($250K)
Ref 1667: Funding the development of a Merkle Mountain Belt, a novel data structure that improves upon and replaces the Merkle Mountain Range such as used in BEEFY ($340K + 42K DOT)
Ref 1672: Funding Polkadot Africa for builder and community growth ($352.8K)
Ref 1676: Funding academic research on Polkadot’s OpenGov ($50K)
Ref 1679: Funding the development of Clarys.AI ($256.1K)
Ref 1680: Retroactively funding SubWallet development from August 2024 to March 2025 (~$1.7M)
Ref 1681: Instructing the Polkadot Community Foundation to sign a strategic cooperation agreement with Hong Kong’s Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises (~$37K)
Ref 1682: Funding Snowbridge development for the next year (832.51K DOT)

✅ approved

Ref 1637: Funding Milestone 2 of the development of Cyborg Network (~$137K)
Ref 1638: Funding OneBlock+ and PaperMoon’s 2025 developer education & community expansion plan (~$376K)
Ref 1651: Topping up the Polkadot System Parachains Collator bounty (~43K DOT)

❌ rejected

Ref 1639: Funding the development of Papi Simulator, a developer tool and playground (21,960 DOT)
Ref 1642: Funding Colorful Notion for 9 months of Dune integration work (~$610K)
Ref 1644: Funding LimeChain for phase 2 of devGround (~$172K)

Attempts at Governance 254: sub0.
Polkadot Hub - Tech Stack Update by Alice und Bob.
New Polkadot Tokenomics X Space hosted by Alice und Bob.
Friday DOT News Pump (Polkadot Capped Supply? 😨 New Stepped Inflation Tokenomic Upgrades! Plus BIG FIFA Rivals Wins) by The Kus.
Interview with Web3 Foundation’s Bill Laboon (on Kusama's Evolution, ZK, Proof of Personhood, and 10M DOT - Space Monkeys 202) by The Kus.

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