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Requested amount:
63.70K DOT≈$424,852.32

#1056 · Subscan | Infrastructure Costs of Subscan for Polkadot & Westend & Rococo & Statemint & Rockmine Networks (from October 2023 to June 2024)

Subscan is an essential block explorer and analytics tool for the Polkadot network, providing valuable insights to the Polkadot community. However, maintaining and operating Subscan requires a significant investment of resources, including server infrastructure, security, and personnel costs. Therefore, we propose reimbursing the operation and maintenance fees for Subscan for the period from October 2023 to June 2024 from the Polkadot treasury to ensure its continuous operation and maintenance.

We highly value feedback from our community users. Over the past few months, building on previous efforts, we have continued to make substantial strides in reducing infrastructure costs. The results have been significant. For instance, we have reduced Datadog expenses from $4173.70 in September 2023 to $1494.45 in June 2024. Despite the continuous increase in on-chain data over the past nine months, the total cost for this reimbursement period is only 73.37% of the previous period. We will continue to explore additional ways to further reduce costs, ensuring the project operates more sustainably in the future. Specific details can be found in the billing section.

View the detailed proposal here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q1OGRsLj9slrpWP-YpZVfvx03N1O_uhHwoZvRBWklaE/edit?usp=sharing

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StatusExecuted
59%Aye
Aye (117)
38.72M DOT
Nay (105)
26.87M DOT
Decision28 / 28d
Confirmation4 / 4d
0.0%0.60%
0.15%Support Threshold
0Support Threshold
Support(0.48%)
7.065M DOT
Issuance
1.47B DOT
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NFTXCM

Best explorer we have and one of the best teams.

@NFTXCM 

Thank you so much for your kind words!

We’re also proud of our collaboration with Unique Network, especially the NFT-related features we developed a few months ago. We invite everyone to check them out and experience the innovations that Unique Network brings to the ecosystem.

https://unique.subscan.io/unique_dashboard

NFTXCMAug 26

Best explorer we have and one of the best teams.

TINY

Subscan is essential for the ecosystem; both its explorer and API services are irreplaceable.

@TINY 

Thank you so much for your support!

We also want to take a moment to express our appreciation for Mimir—it’s truly an excellent multi-sig tool that we’ve found incredibly useful. Your work is making a good impact on the ecosystem as well, and we’re proud to be part of it alongside you.

EzioRed

GM Guys.

Subscan is a tool that I use daily, to perform various actions in the ecosystem, so I recognize its usefulness for our day to day.

I must say that I also find it a bit noisy the issue of the ads that started to be deployed, although I also understand that it is the business model you are looking for and that has also been leading you to request less to the Treasury, which ends up being positive for the community in general.

Voting AYE.

@EzioRed 

 

Thank you so much for your daily use of Subscan and for recognizing its value in the ecosystem. We truly appreciate your support and understanding of our approach to introducing ads. We’re continuously striving to find a balance that allows us to reduce our reliance on the Treasury while still providing a high-quality service to the community.

Thank you for voting and continued support!

LuckyFridayGovProxy

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@LuckyFridayGovProxy 

Thank you, Lucky Friday, for your support and for voting AYE. I appreciate the temporary notification and the opportunity to engage further. I’ll join your OpenGov Public Forum on Telegram to gain more insights into your rationale and participate in the discussions.

Pieky

Hi,

why do you gamble with DOT value instead of requesting USDC? Is this a conscionous decision? Just wondering...

@Pieky 

 

That’s a good question! First, as a data project within the Polkadot ecosystem, our strategy reflects our belief in the potential of DOT and its long-term value. Requesting DOT is also a common practice within the treasury, and we opted to follow this established approach.

However, you’re right that USDC presents a lower-risk option, and we’re definitely interested in exploring this further. Until now, I’ve only heard about it but haven’t had the chance to explore the process in detail. We’ll be looking into the relevant guidelines to see how this could work for us. Thank you for the suggestion!

PiekyAug 25

Hi,

why do you gamble with DOT value instead of requesting USDC? Is this a conscionous decision? Just wondering...

TINYAug 23

Subscan is essential for the ecosystem; both its explorer and API services are irreplaceable.

EzioRedAug 15

GM Guys.

Subscan is a tool that I use daily, to perform various actions in the ecosystem, so I recognize its usefulness for our day to day.

I must say that I also find it a bit noisy the issue of the ads that started to be deployed, although I also understand that it is the business model you are looking for and that has also been leading you to request less to the Treasury, which ends up being positive for the community in general.

Voting AYE.

Lucky Friday have voted AYE. Please consider this a temporary notification after our vote has gone on chain. If you would like additional feedback on our rationale for this vote, please join our OpenGov Public Forum on Telegram here: https://t.me/+559tyPSfmGg0NzUx

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oneblock.

Voting in favor of Proposal 1056 will help maintain and enhance the infrastructure necessary for Subscan’s valuable contributions to the Polkadot ecosystem.

@oneblock. 

Thank you so much for your support! Your backing is vital for us to continue improving and sustaining Subscan's contributions to the ecosystem. We truly appreciate it!

Voting in favor of Proposal 1056 will help maintain and enhance the infrastructure necessary for Subscan’s valuable contributions to the Polkadot ecosystem.

@16PoxoUdcLsEvsWQNVLUM2zyozKYa87Ebv1u7YcmYpTV9eFk 

Thank you for raising this point, happy to answer this to the community!

Firstly, I'd like to clarify that the ads were added to Subscan starting on August 6th and are unrelated to the current reimbursement cycle.

Additionally, the Treasury reimbursement for Subscan has always been a necessary cost with no significant additional revenue. This is not a sustainable way for a product to generate income. Therefore, we are actively exploring more revenue sources.

At present, the addition of ads is still in the testing phase. We need some time to assess the revenue potential and the overall value of implementing ads. We are not certain if this will be a permanent feature. However, if it is, Subscan will consider allowing users to disable ads through settings or offering discounts and additional services.

Aug 7

It seems that you have just placed ads on subscan in all networks

Although subscan is the only option so far and it is noticeable, does this mean that there will be a discount on the platform charges, I should assume?

since literally all parachains pay for this service and also the Treasury

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