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So I was going through some articles and came across one when the founder of Polkadot Gavin wood disclosed a $777 million advancement reserve in front of the organization's parachain rent barters.
On Sunday, the founder said that Polkadot's depository has been allotted more than 18.9 million DOTS worth generally $777 million with an improvement store that will be provided through local area administration.
In the article, the founder also gave suggestions on how the funds will be used stating the capital will be used to attain the community’s vision for the building, improving, and educating Polkadot’s ecosystem.
it's also stated in Polkadot’s Wiki, the treasury funds can be spent if approved by the council, which votes on proposals put forward to them. The Polkadot council currently consists of thirteen (13) members; nevertheless, the council plans to expand to 24 seats at some stage in the early future.
Also with many Polkadot control votes seeing some poor communities participating in the past, the development funds may be intended to strengthen DOT holders’ engagement with the control process. It was also said that three proposals where put forward this past weeks and have seen total voter turnouts of zero, six and seven votes respectively.
Therefore people of interest wishing to put forward a proposal must set aside a deposit of at least 5% of the proposed spend, if denied, or returned if accepted. With funds being placed at risk in the event of an unsuccessful vote, Polkadot’s slashing mechanism may be a factor impeding governance engagement on the network.