Dwellir - Phala & Khala Public RPC Endpoint Services (Q1 & Q2 2025)

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A group of Phala members and ambassadors from Italy noticed that there is no telegram bot that can monitor the performance of a staking pool and/or vault, especially regarding APY / APR stats. They plan to propose the development of a telegram bot that can be used by the entire Phala community that can handle general statistics on Phala/Khala, monitor a single pool or vault, and provide private notifications. They will use Phala GraphQL API, Polkadot API for Node.js, and Coingecko API as data source providers. They propose 10k PHA as reimbursement for this activity, which includes bot development, management, and VPS rent for one year. After the first year, they can generate a new proposal only for server maintenance, and no other cost will be due.

OLD - Phala / Khala pools management telegram bot - Phala app 2.0

- Gamerhash is a platform where gamers can earn cryptocurrency by using their computer's power.
- They want to work with Phala to offer Phala coin as a payment method on their marketplace.
- They also want to research how they can use their computing power to support Phala's ecosystem.
- They are interested in using their computing power for AI picture generation and charging fees for it.
- They will use 2 experienced developers for the research, and the results will be presented in documentation within 10 working days.

Gamerhash - bring more users to the Phala Network Ecosystem

- The Khala network is closing, and exchanges are switching to ERC20 for PHA tokens.
- Phala plans to help exchanges convert Khala PHA tokens to ERC20 PHA tokens.
- They need 50 million PHA from the treasury to do this safely and quickly.
- The funds will only be used for moving tokens between networks and exchanges, not for trading.
- All transactions will be recorded on the blockchain for everyone to see.
- The funds will be returned to the treasury after the process is done.
- The process will be managed by a team to ensure safety and transparency.

Awarded

Treasury Proposal for the temporary funds support for Exchanges token converting

### Summary

- The Phala team has supported the network with critical infrastructure like Gatekeeper (GK) nodes, Collator nodes, and RPC services for two years.
- They request reimbursement of 4,385,613 PHA (627,143 USD) from the Treasury to cover hardware, data center, network, cloud services, GK gas fees, and maintenance costs.
- Contributions include deploying GK and Collator nodes for network stability, public RPC services for the community, and accessible databases for Phala and Khala products.
- The funding will ensure continued high-quality support and network operations.
- They plan to provide detailed spending updates and continue supporting the network.
- Historical performance shows stable network maintenance, deployment of GK and Collator nodes, public RPC services, and community-accessible databases.
- Detailed costs include data center expenses, hardware investment, cloud services, GK gas fees, and maintenance labor.

Treasury proposal for Infrastructure Support and Operational Costs during 2023&2024

### Proposal Summary

- **Purpose**: Request for funding to cover operation and maintenance fees for Subscan Explorer services for Phala and Khala networks.
- **Services Provided**:
  - Collecting and parsing chain data.
  - Storing and indexing chain data.
  - Maintaining network performance.
  - Monitoring and alerting for network issues.
  - Technical support.
- **Current Charges**:
  - Phala network used 799.19 GB of data.
  - Khala network used 1,472.19 GB of data.
- **Total Cost**: $25,953, to be paid in PHA based on the EMA7 price.
- **Exchange Rate**: 233,735.004863 PHA for $25,953.
- **Impact**: Ensures smooth operation and growth of Phala and Khala networks.

Funding Proposal for Phala & Khala Operation and Maintenance Fee - Q2

### RadiumBlock Proposal Summary

- **Proponent:** RadiumBlock (RealWeb, LLC)
- **Date:** 10.21.2024
- **Requested Allocation:** $7,746 / 64,550 PHA
- **Purpose:** Reimbursement for Khala snapshot services and RPC endpoints for Q4 2024.

#### Key Points:

1. **Services Provided:**
   - Maintains Khala snapshots and high-performance RPC endpoints for the Khala/Phala ecosystem.
   - Operates a reliable boot-node to enhance network connectivity.

2. **Problem Solved:**
   - Reduces node sync time from days to hours using daily updated Khala DB snapshots.
   - Enhances RPC endpoint performance and reliability.
   - Improves network connectivity and stability with a dedicated boot node.

3. **Infrastructure:**
   - Uses a hybrid model with on-prem bare-metal servers and AWS for traffic management.
   - Implements DNS-based load balancing and advanced security protocols.

4. **Benefits:**
   - Aids validator nodes, dApp developers, and network operators.
   - Supports cross-chain integration and accelerates development initiatives.

5. **Contact:**
   - Email: info@radiumblock.com
   - Telegram: @RadiumBlock

6. **Company Background:**
   - RadiumBlock is owned by RealWeb LLC, a trusted web hosting company since 2004.
   - Provides high-performance RPC services in the Polkadot ecosystem.

7. **Team:**
   - Led by seasoned experts with 15+ years in server/cloud management.
   - Comprises 5 senior engineers and a 24/7 support team.

Bounty Proposal: [KHALA SNAPSHOT SERVICE, RPC Endpoints, and Boot-nodes for Q4 of 2024]

SubSquare is a platform for blockchain management. They want to support khala/phala network by proposing a treasury spend. The work will be done for 16 months, starting from 09.01.2023 to 12.31.2024. The work includes daily maintenance, updating dependencies, and adding new features. They will charge $700 per month for khala and $500 per month for phala. The total cost will be 169,912 PHA based on EMA30 price on subscan.

Maintenance of Subsquare khala and phala from 09.2023 to 12.2024

Phala Network is a company that is investing in marketing and developer-focused activities to grow their business. They plan to sponsor three EthGlobal events in Singapore, San Francisco, and Bangkok. They will participate in hackathons and other events to showcase their technology and gain exposure. The Phala team will attend these events, and they have a budget request for expenses such as hotel, flights, sponsorship, SWAGs, food, tickets, and local transportation. The total budget request for the events is 5,616,667 PHA, which is equivalent to 606,600 USD.

Treasury Proposal for 2024 Q3+Q4 Phala Events (EthGlobal&Token2049)

- Phala and Khala need public RPC services to run their blockchain infrastructure.
- Setting up blockchain infrastructure is difficult, time-consuming, and expensive.
- OnFinality provides scalable free public API services for Phala and Khala.
- In the last 6 months, Khala API service has served a total of 376 million responses and accumulated over 3,000 GB of data egress.
- The total combined running cost for Phala and Khala for Q3 and Q4 of 2024 is USD $20,196, with a 15% discount for paying 6 months up-front.

Phala RPC - H2 2024 Proposal

Dwellir - Phala & Khala Public RPC Endpoint Services (Q3 & Q4 2024)

RadiumBlock has requested reimbursement for Khala snapshot services and RPC endpoints for Q3 of 2024. They maintain Khala snapshots, high-performance RPC endpoint services, and a reliable boot-node to enhance the network connectivity and resilience of the Khala/Phala ecosystem. They propose developing a public snapshot service that provides daily updated versions of Khala DB snapshots to expedite the initial setup for new validator nodes, providing high-performance RPC endpoint services, and deploying a dedicated, high-performance boot node utilizing top-tier infrastructure to ensure robust network connectivity and resilience. This proposal benefits participating validator nodes, Workers within the Phala ecosystem, dApp developers, users, and validators within the Khala ecosystem, and the entire Khala network. RadiumBlock is wholly owned by RealWeb LLC and is an active and known participant in the Polkadot/Kusama community.

Bounty Proposal: [KHALA SNAPSHOT SERVICE, RPC Endpoints, and Boot-nodes for Q3 of 2024]

### Proposal Summary

- **Purpose**: Request for funding to cover operation and maintenance fees for Subscan Explorer services for Phala and Khala networks.
- **Services Provided**:
  - Collecting and parsing chain data.
  - Indexing and storing chain data.
  - Maintaining network performance.
  - Monitoring and DevOps.
  - Node status monitoring and notifications.
  - Technical support.
- **Current Charges**:
  - Basic: Up to 200 GB at $799/month.
  - Advanced: Up to 500 GB at $1,699/month.
  - Professional: Up to 1 TB at $2,999/month.
- **Usage Statistics**:
  - Phala Network: 608.39 GB.
  - Khala Network: 1,308.81 GB.
- **Requested Funding**: $21,060, to be converted to PHA based on the EMA7 price.
- **Exchange Rate**: 168,718.905970 PHA for $21,060.

Funding Proposal for Phala Operation and Maintenance Fee - Q1

RadiumBlock is requesting reimbursement for Khala snapshot services for Q2, Q3 and Q4 of 2023. They are developing a public snapshot service that provides the daily updated version of Khala DB snapshot to reduce node sync time. This solution helps participating validator nodes, Workers within the Phala ecosystem and cross-chain integration networks. RadiumBlock's security systems are state of the art, with an emergency response team on standby 24/7. They have a portion of their 24/7 team’s hours used for snapshot service. RadiumBlock is a high-performance RPC provider in the Polkadot ecosystem and has a team of industry veterans with over 15 years of experience in Server/Cloud Management.

Rejected

Bounty Proposal: KHALA SNAPSHOT SERVICE for Q2, Q3 and Q4 of 2023 - treasury proposal #93

Phala Network is a company that invests in marketing and developer-focused activities to achieve its growth goals for 2024. They will participate in four events: EthCC 2024, Polkadot Decoded, EthDenver 2024, and Token2049. They will attend various side events, sponsor dAGI House, meet partners, and promote their latest product releases. The team members who will represent Phala Network in these events are listed. The total budget request for all events is 131,700 USD or 1,028,906 PHA.

Treasury proposal for Marketing expense in H1 and EthCC & Polkadot Decoded in July 2024

- Phala is planning to invest in marketing and growth activities for May and June 2024.
- They will be represented by team members at the Coindesk Consensus 2024 conference, which is a big event for the cryptocurrency and blockchain community.
- Phala will work with Messari to create five research reports to benefit the Phala Network brand recognition.
- The Phala team will have a booth at the conference, sponsor a side event, attend other events, and promote their latest product release.
- The budget request for all the listed activities is around 155,000 USD or 798,717 PHA.

Treasury proposal for Product Marketing & Growth Expenses May & June 2024

- A person named Koolex helped make the project safer.
- They found a problem and told the people in charge.
- The people in charge want to give Koolex a reward of 8,000 USD.
- This reward shows that they appreciate Koolex's hard work.
- The people in charge want others to vote on this proposal.

Treasury proposal for vulnerability finding bounty

Dwellir - Phala & Khala Public RPC Endpoint Services (Q1 & Q2 2024)

SubSquare is a platform that helps blockchains process and query data efficiently. They offer a hosted service with 99.9% reliability to remove the burden of managing infrastructure from teams. 

Phala Network is using SubSquare's managed service to provide reliable hosting for their SubSquare projects. Over the period of October to December 2023, SubSquare supported 5 different projects for Phala Network with a total of 9 deployments. 

The proposal includes the combined running costs for SubSquare's infrastructure for Phala Network from October to December 2023, which is USD $4,633.20. 

SubSquare's service ensures a seamless experience for the core team and their ecosystem. 

For more information, you can read the full proposal at the link provided.

SubQuery Managed Service Solution (Q4, 2023)

- On December 19th, 2023, a company called OnFinality requested $21,820 USD or 200,183.4862 PHA to cover the costs of running public infrastructure for Phala and Khala in the first half of 2024.
- OnFinality is a company that provides free public API services for Phala, and they focus on performance, reliability, and cost optimization.
- In the last 5 months, their Khala API service has served over 1 billion responses and accumulated over 9,500 GB of data egress.
- The proposal includes combined running costs for Phala and Khala for all of Q1 and Q2, and by paying 6 months up-front, they will apply a 15% discount to their services.
- The total cost includes capital and operating expenses, administration time, onboarding costs, backup costs, and monitoring and right-sizing by their team.

OnFinality - High Performance Public Infrastructure (Q1 & Q2 2024)

SubSquare is asking for funding support to cover the operation and maintenance fees for the Subscan Explorer services provided for Phala & Khala. These services include collecting and parsing chain data, indexing and storing chain data, maintaining optimal network performance, monitoring and DevOps, node status monitoring and notification, and technical support. The total amount due is US $10,067.4, and the amount of PHA will be converted based on the EMA7 price. Securing this financial support will ensure the continued seamless functioning of the Phala & Khala networks and sustain their growth and development.

Treasury Proposals