UX Bounty - August 2025 - Progress Update

Hey there!

Missed our community call last Wednesday?

Here’s a recap of the key updates :backhand_index_pointing_down:


Important Dev Update

@francisco.aguirre shared an important update about xcm-pallet.
If you’re a builder, please make sure to review it: https://x.com/PolkadotDevs/status/1960772930276647035


First UX Grant – Cross-chain Swap Widget

We’re making our first grant to tackle the cross-chain swap UX.
The grant goes to Turtle for their widget, which we believe sets the best UX standard for swaps. Parachains and apps looking to integrate swaps should keep an eye on this .


Component UI Library

@niklasp , @pastaMan and @flez are progressing on the UI Library, with a target launch before October 6th (Polkadot Builders Party).


Consultancy Program

  • Saturnia, recommended by Hungarian DAO, is working with Subscan on their redesign. The focus is on user personas, flows, and testing. Deliverables expected by end of Q3.

UX Audits Program

All audits are on track:

  • Nova Wallet → early Sept

  • Acurast → mid Sept

  • Kylix Finance → mid Sept

  • PDP → end Sept

:backhand_index_pointing_right: We’re looking for new vendors! Please share recommendations!


Community Feedback Program

@nino_apillon will soon kick off a program where users can report UX bugs across Polkadot and dApps. Rewards will work like a bug bounty system.

The goal is to catch more issues and engage the community.


OpenGov Feedback

We’re testing a new OpenGov feedback system.
Join the discussion and drop your comments UX Bounty - Enhancing Referenda Feedback loop: Introducing Section-Based Voting and Feedback Mechanism .


Data Analytics Program

Starting our first program with Mimir, helping them measure success with custom dashboards built on PostHog, a cookie-less and privacy-first solution.


Mentorship & Builders

We are mentoring the 3 winning teams of our UX track at the Web3 Summit hackathon:

  • MonsterInk
  • Nexor
  • SIMChain

Ecosystem Coordination

  • We are continuing supporting Asset Hub Migration and HUB initiatives.

  • We are pushing for better coordination with W3F and other grants to improve the funding experience.


Final words

Thank you for reading!

As always if you have any questions, want to help or provide feedback, we are on every channels so don’t hesitate!

Alex - Braille
The UX Bounty

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Nice work! The UX bounty sounds like a big step for the community.

The UX bug bounty program is a great idea. Would like to see its excecution.