, an AI assistant trained on Polkadot OpenGov data, is the latest recipient of a Web3 Foundation Decentralized Futures grant. At its present MVP stage, has the ability to conduct accountability assessments, and compare and categorize proposals, with future plans to expand into a feature-rich multi-agent ecosystem.
Decentralized parametric insurance provider PRMX is the latest recipient of a Web3 Foundation Decentralized Futures grant. The first offering from PRMX will be rainfall insurance in Luzon, Philippines in Q2 2025. The grant project includes the development of a Polkadot-Sufficient-Assets UI Library, a confidential API off-chain worker (OCW) template, and an OCW that can detect insured perils using real-world data.
NFTMozaic is the most recent recipient of a Web3 Foundation Decentralized Futures grant. Its plans for 2025 include developing a standardized Polkadot toolset for NFT developers and fostering more NFT DApp development, resulting in a more marketable environment for Polkadot NFTs.
Web3 consultancy project Magenta Labs is the latest recipient of a Web3 Foundation Decentralized Futures grant. Their goal is to scale-up the Polkadot ecosystem through strategic business development, large-scale partnerships, and supporting emerging development projects.
Jupiter Innovations Lab, a project focused on decentralized reputation systems, is the latest recipient of a Web3 Foundation Decentralized Futures grant. They will be using their grant to develop the True Network project, an on-chain reputation system to improve user retention and engagement in Web3 applications.
Blockchain infrastructure automation company Perfuse is the latest recipient of a W3F Decentralized Futures grant. Their grant project aims to lower barriers to entry by creating a one-click parachain deployment toolkit for the entire Polkadot ecosystem.
Wednesday October 9th 20:30 CET X Spaces The Web3 Foundation hosts Decentralized Futures grantees Angie and Nick from DOTPlay, and Gautam and Emiliano from Blockdeep Labs to discuss their plans to reshape the gaming ecosystem on Polkadot.
Tokenized real-estate investment project Xcavate has been awarded a Web3 Foundation Decentralized Futures grant for further development of their platform, with an agile coretime parachain slot planned for Q4 2024, tokenized commercial real estate investments in Q1 2025, followed by expansion into real estate developer loans. Xcavate will
The Web3 Foundation has awarded blockchain consultancy and infrastructure builder Deep Ink Ventures (DIV) with a Decentralized Futures grant. DIV plans to continue their work using their decentralized, community-driven model of venture building, and is aiming to attract more startup funding from VCs, angel investors, and businesses.
Finsig project PolkadotKit has received a Web3 Foundation Decentralized Futures grant. PolkadotKit aims to develop native light client packages for iOS and Android so that Smoldot can be directly integrated into mobiles apps. This approach will remove the need for intermediary layers, allowing for more secure and efficient decentralized applications.
Web3 Foundation announces the Polkadot Music Events Initiative (PMEI), the team behind {bash} events, as the latest recipient of a Decentralized Futures Grant. Three key milestones made up their grant application. Firstly, they will develop a proof-of-concept for purchasers that can automatically onboard them to Polkadot when buying event tickets on third-party-platforms. Secondly, they will build a proof-of-concept for paying with credit cards and converting funds to USDC on Asset Hub. Finally, they will build an integrated user interface that will allow event attendees to pay for services with DOT and other assets.
Interplanetary Talent Services (IPTS) has received a Web3 Foundation Decentralized Futures grant. With the grant they will be able to subsidize recruitment costs, and assist with human resource planning to ensure that the best talent is available to projects in the Polkadot ecosystem.
Developer Relations service company Paper Moon is the latest recipient of a Web3 Foundation Decentralized Futures Grant. PaperMoon will be bulding a new Polkadot developer hub that provides all of the resources that a developer could need to start building on Polkadot.
Kylix Finance, an advanced DeFI lending platform, receives one of the final Web3 Foundation Decentralized Futures grants. Kylix offers a multi-chain lending platform with permissionless creation of lending pools, strong incentives for liquidity providers, and on-chain auctions for liquidating collaterals.
Dot Play may be the final recipient of a Web3 Foundation Decentralized Futures Grant. There are three deliverables for the project. 1.The Dot Play Portal will be a dedicated gaming portal for providing resources and onboarding projects. 2.Dot Play will provide game advisory and technical support for game design and blockchain integration into the Polkadot ecosystem. 3.Dot Play will develop essential tools to support game development, including SDKs for Unity and Unreal.
Ecosystem builder and venture studio Velocity Labs has been awarded a Decentralized Futures grant. Velocity Labs aims to transform Polkadot into an innovative DeFi hub through initiatives to improve the infrastructure of the Polkadot ecosystem and attracting high quality projects.