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- **Name**: HIRISH (Polkadot)
- **Job**: Engineer managing 4000+ servers
- **Experience**: Active in crypto since 2010, ran Bifrost-Kusama collator
- **Current Validators**: 1 Polkadot, 2 Kusama, 1 Tangle
- **Node Address**: 1ZSBCqzRGDqGSNBZYoMR3kFGhcXdgRhm9nDV88j7ZvWGUc4
- **Liquidity Plans**: Will contribute once rewards from DN program are received
- **Request**: Support for joining the Validator Boost List

HIRISH VBL Polkadot proposal - Renewal

- Polkadotters is a validator team proposing to join the Validator Boost List (VBL) for Polkadot.
- They started in 2020 and created the first Czechia & Slovak Polkadot community.
- They contribute to Polkadot and Kusama through the 1000 Validators Programme and Decentralized Nodes Programme.
- They co-founded the DOT Validator Alliance DAO and assist with collator programs.
- They operate 34 RPC nodes and provide validation and collation services for multiple parachains.
- They actively promote Bifrost through articles, news, and community engagement.
- They propose their node "Polkadotters/🐙 OCTOPUS" for the VBL with a 1% commission fee.
- They are active in governance and have a strong community presence on various platforms.

Application for membership in Bifrost VBL - Polkadotters - update

**HoneyStake.xyz**

- **Owner**: Luis, an experienced IT engineer with over 10 years in DevOps.
- **Experience**: Involved in crypto since 2017, including Bitcoin and Ethereum mining, and Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Current Role**: Operates Kusama validators and collators for various parachains.
- **Performance**: No slashing or significant performance drops as a validator.
- **Application**: Wants to join the Validator Boost List with a Bifrost-Polkadot collator node.
- **Liquidity**: Holds 11,000 BNC tokens and 3,500 DOT, part of which can be used for minting or pooling.
- **Website**: [HoneyStake.xyz](https://www.honeystake.xyz/)
- **Interest**: Excited about joining the Bifrost project.

HoneyStake.xyz VBL Bifrost-Polkadot Collator Candidacy

**LEGEND (Polkadot)**

- **Node Provider:** Node Runner FZCO, based in Dubai, UAE.
- **Networks:** Operates validators on Polkadot, Kusama, Moonbeam, and Moonriver.
- **Polkadot Validators:** 3 validators, one in the Polkadot Decentralized Nodes program.
- **Kusama Validators:** 4 validators, two in the Kusama Decentralized Nodes program.
- **Moonbeam and Moonriver:** 2 and 1 active collators respectively.
- **Commitment:** Significant self-bonding (37k DOT) to align with nominators.
- **Contributions:** Minted 100k DOT, provided liquidity, and suggested improvements for collator selection and ecosystem growth.
- **Request:** Seeking to join the Validator Boost List with a 3% commission.

LEGEND VBL Polkadot proposal - Renewal 

Astar Degens is a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) built on the Astar Network.
They are supported by 68 million ASTR$ and governed by 2800+ NFT holders and 6 elected council members.
They are partnering with Bifrost to participate in the Reward-Share Program and promote Bifrost on their website and discord.
Astar Degens is seeking a 20% commission rate for integrating Bifrost into their marketing efforts.
They provide educational resources and tutorials on using vTokens and frequently participate in various Polkadot AMA sessions.

Astar Degens Collaboration Request | Reward-Share Program

Rafael Yahlomi is applying for the INFRA fellowship in the Bifrost community. He has a background in finance and algorithm development, and is fully invested in the Polkadot ecosystem. Rafael is a liquidity provider on the DeFi space and runs validators/collators on the Polkadot ecosystem under the LEGEND brand. He believes in the Bifrost network and wants to help it thrive. Rafael has extensive experience in the crypto ecosystem and knows the Bifrost ecosystem well. He has the time capacity to support Bifrost since he is fully dedicated to the Polkadot ecosystem.

Application for INFRA membership in Bifrost fellowship - Rafael Yahlomi

- LEGEND is a node provider that operates validators for different blockchain networks like Polkadot and Kusama.
- They want to join the Validator Boost List with one node on the Polkadot network.
- They will contribute 1m GLMR and 40k DOT tokens to mint vTokens for liquidity.
- LEGEND has already minted ~67k vDOT and added it to StellaSwap LP over the last 6 months.
- They plan to increase their vDOT minting to ~119k total and are building a website for Polkadot nominators to help them choose validators.

Legend renewal VBL DOT proposal

- LEGEND is a company in Dubai that runs validators for different blockchain networks.
- They want to join the Validator Boost List with one node on the Polkadot network.
- They will provide 24,500 vDOT tokens to mint vTokens and plan to provide liquidity for vToken-Token LP.
- LEGEND may mint more vDOT in the future if needed for liquidity or collateral.
- If their proposal is accepted, they will add more vDOT-DOT liquidity, decrease their validator fees, and share information with delegators.

Legend VBL DOT proposal

SubSquare is proposing to stop farming rewards for some pools and create new stable pools. The new stable pools are vDOT-DOT, vGLMR-GLMR, vsDOT-DOT, and vFIL-FIL. Each of these pools will have a start time and a BNC emission per block. Additionally, a new pool called vDOT-USDT Zenlink Pool will be created with its own start time and BNC emission per block.

Update farming pools on Bifrost Polkadot

- Bifrost is moving BNC from Bifrost Treasury to Bifrost Foundation.
- This is to incentivize events related to vDOT unlock and SLPx deployment on Moonbeam, Moonriver, and Astar.
- There will be a total of 756,474.887 BNC given as rewards for LP farming, vDOT unlock harvest, and Zealy campaign.
- LP farming rewards will be given for farming vDOT/DOT, vDOT/USDT, xcvDOT/xcDOT, xcBNC/xcDOT, xcvFIL/xcFIL, xcGLMR/xcvGLMR, and xcvKSM/xcKSM.
- The vDOT unlock harvest and Zealy campaign will also provide rewards.

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