Novasama has received a Web3 Foundation Decentralized Futures grant for the development of the Polkadot Mobile App. The funding will cover v1 of the app, which will feature easy onboarding with cloud backup, .DOT usernames, and asset management features. Funding for subsequent iterations of the app will be requested from the Polkadot Treasury.
Birdo has initiated Referendum 1134 to set up an on chain Authority to distribute free .DOT usernames for users of the new Polkadot app. The Authority and its keys would be managed by Parity, and username creation would be executed using the Identity pallet on the People Chain. The .DOT username would be non-transferable and bound to the address of the Polkadot App wallet.