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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

PromoTeam is a group of people who promote the Polkadot ecosystem. They create content, organize events, and help with marketing. They also run validator nodes for different blockchains. They are applying to join the Validator Boost List for Polkadot. They have already staked a lot of BNC and plan to provide more to Omipool on HydraDX. They have a large audience on social media and have helped promote Bifrost and its services.

PromoTeam: Validator Boost Proposal (resend, commission of validator would be decreased to 1%)

Bifrost is a platform that uses Web3 and Polkadot to help people with their finances. The writer is very excited about Bifrost and has a lot of BNC, which is a type of money used on the platform. They want to help make Bifrost better by using it a lot and telling other people about it. 

The writer thinks that Bifrost can be improved by making it easier to use and by doing more marketing to let people know about it. They also want to encourage people who use Bifrost to vote and help make decisions about how it works. 

The writer has a lot of experience working with computers and has been involved in the Web3 industry for four years. They are very active in the Polkadot community and know a lot about how it works. They have also been to many events and have good relationships with other projects in the community.

xupanweb3 apply for Strategy Fellowship in Bifrost Fellowship

Bifrost Fellowship is a group of people who work together to develop Bifrost products and integrate them into Polkadot DeFi applications. A person named spazcoin wants to join the Fellowship and work with the Strategy Sub-Fellowship. They have 19 years of experience in electrical engineering and embedded software. They have experience in running servers and creating governance proposals. They have contributed to the Python-based tool called subscrape. They have created many governance proposals related to Bifrost, Interlay, Astar, Centrifuge, HydraDX, Phala, and Polkadot. They have a vision for Bifrost to get more of Bifrost's vTokens listed on Hydration and Interlay's money markets. They also want to expand Bifrost's Loop Stake to encompass non-VToken money markets.

spazcoin apply for Strategy Sub-Fellowship

1. Alex PromoTeam is applying for a non-technical membership in Bifrost Fellowship.
2. Alex has achieved a lot since joining the Polkadot Ambassador Program in 2019.
3. Alex has created and developed several communities with a total audience of 60K+ across different languages and regions.
4. Alex has supported dozens of Crowdloan campaigns and invited thousands of new users and participants to the ecosystem.
5. Alex is currently active in developing Russian, Serbian, Central Asia, and International Polkadot Communities, among other activities.

Alex PromoTeam application for non-technical membership in Bifrost Fellowship

- Crane is applying for a non-technical membership in the Bifrost Fellowship.
- Crane has a lot of experience in the Polkadot ecosystem and is involved in various projects and communities.
- Crane is passionate about the potential of vTokens and wants to increase their use cases and availability.
- Crane's key areas of focus for Bifrost are advocacy and outreach, strategic partnerships, and governance contributions.
- Crane has expertise in project consulting and can bring this to Bifrost to enhance the value and utility of the BNC token.

 Application for membership in Strategy Fellowship - Crane

- Someone wants to change the way rewards are distributed in a pool for a protocol called BIFROST.
- They think the current pool has too much money and not enough people participating.
- They did some math and think the rewards should be reduced and given to other pools instead.
- They compared the pool to others and think it's getting too much money compared to how many people are using it.
- The person wants to make sure everyone benefits from the protocol, not just a few people in one pool.

STOP OR LIMIT REWARDS BNCS POOL BECAUSE UNFAIR 741 BNC/DAYS + 5 DOT AND ONLY 41K DEPOSIT

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- Iceberg Nodes is a node provider that provides secure staking services on different networks.
- They want to be added to the Validator Boost List of Bifrost Polkadot for vDOT and vGLMR.
- They will provide liquidity contributions by providing tokens to mint vTokens and plan to provide vToken liquidity through single token farming.
- They will also provide informational support by organizing live video calls and translating important Bifrost tweets.
- They will produce a bi-monthly periodic report and ensure the nodes' performance.

VBL Proposal - 🧊 Iceberg Nodes 🧊 - July 2024 - Bifrost Polkadot Part

Iceberg Nodes is proposing to add Iceberg Nodes to the Validator Boost List of Bifrost Polkadot and Bifrost Kusama. They provide secure non-custodial staking services on almost 35 different networks. They plan to provide liquidity contributions for vDOT, vGLMR, vKSM, vMOVR, vBNC, and vMANTA. They will also provide educational initiatives around Bifrost to increase the Bifrost community and users. They will produce a bi-monthly periodic report and ensure the nodes' performance.

VBL Proposal - 🧊 Iceberg Nodes 🧊

Amforc is a company that helps with the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems. They are very experienced and have not had any problems. They want to join the Validator Boost List and charge a 3% commission. They are active in the Polkadot community and attend events. They also offer 24/7 coverage and are very quick to react to problems.

VBL Proposal - Amforc

Bifrost Finance has made several updates to its platform. Here are the important changes:

- Bifrost Finance now allows Snowbridge bridged ERC20 Reserves from Asset Hub.
- A new feature called buyback has been added to the platform.
- SLPx mint support commission ID has been added.
- A new vtoken exchange rate RPC has been added to the platform.
- Several bugs have been fixed and improvements have been made to the platform.

A new contributor named alistair-singh has made their first contribution to the platform. 

For more detailed information, you can check out the full changelog at the provided link.

Upgrade Bifrost-polkadot to Runtime 0.11.0

- 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

StakingRewards.com is a website that provides information on staking opportunities for different cryptocurrencies. It helps investors to understand the potential rewards, risks, and mechanisms of staking different digital assets. 

Bifrost is being integrated into StakingRewards.com, which means users can access and use Bifrost's staking features through the website. This integration will enhance the website's functionality and value proposition, offering users the convenience of managing their staking activities in one place.

The partnership aims to increase staking participation across Bifrost's listed assets and protocols, which will benefit both parties. StakingRewards.com will receive a commission rate set at 50% of the protocol's commission.

The integration is planned for several vTokens, including vBNC, vDOT, vKSM, vGLMR, vMOVR, vETH, vMANTA, vASTR, and vPHA (not live yet).

StakingRewards.com can support Bifrost's growth and community through increased visibility, website metrics, social media outreach, education and awareness, seamless staking experience, and data and analytics.

Proposal: Stakingrewards to become a Bifrost Partner

Astar restaking bonus.

Bifrost-finance made some updates and fixes to their software. They also added some new contributors. Here are the main changes:
- They added a new feature called HashedDescription XCM location converter.
- They upgraded to polkadot-v1.6.0.
- They fixed some bugs.
- They added Ve minting markup and clouds-convert pallet.
- They removed the tips&bounty pallet.
- They migrated from bifrost rococo to paseo network.
- They added identity and collator_selection migrations.
- They fixed some issues with ve minting and redeem commission.
- They added new contributors.
- They highlighted that BNC 2.0 related pallets are online.

Upgrade Bifrost-polkadot to Runtime 0.10.0

Not Receiving vMANTA Tokens After Staking MANTA on Omni.ls

- Someone is questioning the accuracy of the yield displayed for staking on SubSquare.
- They calculated the yield to be lower than what is displayed and are wondering if the surplus is being converted from BNC or if the yield is just plain wrong.
- They suggest displaying a real rate of return closer to the actual staking rate of 14.5% minus the 10% commission.
- They are concerned about losing more than 20% of their rewards without justification.
- They are asking for transparency and clarity regarding the yield.

Trouble about your real yield  or about rewards directly

1. Bifrost treasury wants to add more BNC deposit into HydraDX Omnipool to increase on-chain liquidity.
2. The proposed amount is 1.216M BNC ($639.3k), which is 5.8% of the treasury.
3. The current BNC treasury deposit in the Omnipool is $360,665, and increasing it to $1M or 2.3% of FDV is the goal.
4. Increasing BNC liquidity on-chain can support larger money markets for BNC and enable another use case for BNC hodlers.
5. The proposal puts to use "Treasury Owned Liquidity," which can earn fees, add token use cases, deepen liquidity, and have no listing fee or recurring costs for market making or LM.

Deposit additional BNC into HydraDX Omnipool

Display the protocol fees directly on the VDOT staking yield APY dashborad.

RECURRENT DISPLAY TROUBLE AND BAD INFORMATION REPORTED IN THE REWARDS ANALYSIS SECTION ON DOT NETWORK

decentraDOT is a node provider that offers high-quality Polkadot validators in The Netherlands. They use their own in-house hardware for top-notch security and performance. They have joined the Polkadot Thousand Validator Program and are one of the largest pools in the Polkadot network. They want to join the Validator Boost List for Polkadot with one node. They have provided liquidity contribution by providing 8,350 vDOT and future commission of their validator network will be moved into vDOT. They offer Polkadot guides, validator selector tool, validator list, and validator dashboard.

decentraDOT - Validator Boost Applicant

Staker Space is a team from the Netherlands that provides infrastructure for decentralized networks. They want to add a second validator to the VBL on Polkadot. They will contribute 75% of their commission earnings for the first 6 months as liquidity. They also provide support and information to their community on Discord and Twitter. They have a good monitoring system for their server in Amsterdam and are proactive validators. They have three validators in Polkadot and don't plan on creating more.

Validator Boost List Applicant: Staker Space

- Merkletribe.io and Bifrost.finance have a strong partnership.
- Merkletribe.io is nominating VBL nodes for Polkadot Network consensus.
- Merkletribe/Kazaki is one of the VBL nomination nodes for KSM.
- Merkletribe.io is a node as a service business that aims to maintain secure the POS consensus and provide a solid staking framework for Liquid staking solutions like Bifrost.
- Merkletribe.io has a Twitter profile with 100 followers and the founder has a profile with 5000 followers in the crypto Italian sector. They do not have a presence on Telegram, Discord, or YouTube.

Validator Boost list Proposal - Merkletribe

SubSquare is a platform where people can suggest new ideas for cryptocurrency mining. Here is a summary of a recent suggestion:

- Someone suggested creating a new mining pool for two different cryptocurrencies called vPha and vManta.
- The rewards for mining vPha and staking vManta would be given out to users of the pool.
- To encourage people to use the new pool, the suggestion included a proposal to offer a big reward for one month or less.
- The suggestion also mentioned a way to link two different networks called Khala and Phala, and another way to link to a network called Manta.
- The suggestion said that people should be able to start using the new pool 15 days before it officially launches.

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