Application for Decentralized Voices Initiative by AIWeb3 DAO
Dear Polkadot Community and Web3 Foundation,
This is Dr. Cao, I am writing to you today to apply for decentralized voice initiative as the founder of AIWeb3 DAO (https://linktr.ee/aiweb3 ) and represent the AIWeb3 DAO, the most vibrant Chinese community within the Polkadot ecosystem. Our mission has always been to amplify the voice of the Chinese-speaking community, support Chinese content creators, ensuring it plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of Polkadot. With over 28,000+ followers on Twitter and daily active engagements across Discord (9000+ members) and Telegram (9000+ members), we have established ourselves as a central hub for discussion, education, and collaboration surrounding specifically the Polkadot and Polkadot ecosystem.
More details about AIWeb3 DAO can be found in our previous DV application: https://forum.polkadot.network/t/decentralized-voices-program-cohort-3-aiweb3/10202
What’s New in Our DV Cohort 5 Plan
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Core-Member Ballots, Publicly Logged
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Each AIWeb3 core member (initial list will be shared below) will cast an individual vote on every OpenGov referendum.
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They will also publish a short rationale—Chinese & English—within 24 h on Subsquare / Polkassembly and in our weekly recap thread on X.
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Community-Wide Signal Vote
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We will open a snapshot-style poll for every referendum.
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Voting power = on-chain activity score (OpenGov participation + staking) + off-chain reputation(Telegram, Discord, weekly voice-chat attendance).
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Scores refresh monthly; new members can climb quickly through meaningful contribution.
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Weekly “OpenGov Townhall” (双语)
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Live on X Spaces / Discord every week.
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Agenda: review proposals, translate highlights, collect questions, crowd-source amendments.
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Audio & minutes archived publicly.
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Open Door for New Core Delegates
- Any Chinese builder who attends ≥ 4 Townhalls and has ≥ 2 constructive Polkassembly comments can join the core ballot roster (after community confirmation vote).
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Transparent Funding Dashboard
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Real-time tracker of AIWeb3 Treasury inflow/outflow, linked to our DV address.
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Shows marketing spend, grant-follow-up KPIs, and contributor rewards.
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Why This Matters
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Closes the feedback loop: proposals ↔ voters ↔ builders ↔ content creators.
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Bootstraps governance literacy for thousands of Chinese users who still feel disconnected from OpenGov.
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Produces data (activity scores, poll deltas vs. on-chain outcome) that the broader Polkadot community can study and reuse.
We served as Kusama DV Cohort 2, voting through
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(history on Polkassembly).
Initial Core-Member Roster
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Dr. Cao – Founder, educator, 300+ Polkadot videos
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Ben (BentheVC) – KOL, macro & governance analyst
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Xiucai – DeFi educator, 50 k+ total views
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Kyrie – Technical writer & translator
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polkadot 波卡哥/ 劉六六/ Web3-刮刮乐/ Dragomyst | Skythorn/ 東東|寫點加密貨幣/ Roger / Francis / Xupan / Giki / – Advisors + core members + council members
All will publish individual votes and rationale.
Political Philosophy (unchanged, but reinforced)
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Deep context before capital: proposals must show ecosystem understanding.
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Long-term accountability: funding unlocked in tranches tied to deliverables.
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Performance-weighted support: new builders start small; proven teams get head-room.
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Collaborative synergy: we back proposals that link multiple parachains or bridge Polkadot ↔ external ecosystems.
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Bear-market builders first: reward those who kept shipping when the price chart didn’t.
Closing
AIWeb3 DAO has grown into the Chinese “town square” for Polkadot. With DV Cohort 3 we want to turn that square into a polling booth—a bilingual, data-driven governance lab that any community can replicate.
We’re ready to shoulder the work; we ask for your delegation so we can prove this model.
Thank you for your consideration. Questions, comments, or challenges are welcome any time.
Warm regards,
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AIWeb3 DAO**