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Extend NFT sale & drop tools to support dropping more complex assets as required for onchain games

₳515,500.00 Requested
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Solution

We'll create a way to encode more complicated state like Kickstarter rewards into a single stateful NFT that tracks the user's cumulative backed amount that can be redeemed when the game is released

Problem:

Currently NFT tools to sell and drop NFTs work well for single-NFT use-cases. However, onchain games require more than just a single NFT - they often contain multiple assets including fungible tokens

Yes Votes:
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No Votes:
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This proposal was approved and funded by the Cardano Community via Project F10: Products & Integrations Catalyst funding round.

[IMPACT] Please describe your proposed solution.

If we look at funding platforms like Kickstarter, there are often multiple tiers to each preorder with (often overlapping) rewards. Trying to handle all this complexity at the NFT sale tool level is not only extremely complicated, it often introduces regulatory issues as most NFT sale platforms do not support purchasing fungible tokens for regulatory reasons.

To solve this, we will leverage Stateful NFTs created by Paima Engine. Notably, Stateful NFTs are NFTs that can evolve overtime based on user actions. We will use this to allow purchasing into preorders to receive a Stateful NFT which can later be redeemed in-game once the game is launched. This allows very flexible pre-order systems as the redemption logic and tokens do not have to be created at the time of sale (similar to Kickstarter)

Notably, the user flow will look at follows:

  1. User finds a game doing a pre-order on an NFT platform that they want to participate in
  2. They pay with ADA (or any other tokens the site supports) to buy into the pre-order, which uses Milkomeda wrapped smart contracts to credit them a Stateful NFT
  3. (optional) if they choose to add more money into the pre-order, their existing Stateful NFT will be updated
  4. Once the sale is over, use their Stateful NFT to claim their in-game reward once the game is release

We may work with Plutus Art for the first implementation, but we reserve the right to change partners depending on factors such as their availability

[IMPACT] How does your proposed solution address the challenge and what benefits will this bring to the Cardano ecosystem?

It will simplify the creation of NFT project pre-orders that, instead of simple pictures, could be arbitrary logic complex enough to even be used for funding blockchain games

[IMPACT] How do you intend to measure the success of your project?

- The number of projects that do a pre-order through the system

- The total amount of funds handled through the pre-order system

[IMPACT] Please describe your plans to share the outputs and results of your project?

All parts of the project will be open source except for the last part of the project – at least one tool integrating our system (which we can’t guarantee will be open source)

[CAPABILITY/ FEASIBILITY] What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability?

dcSpark and Paima Studios are well renowned companies in the Cardano ecosystem that have a long history of delivering on Catalyst proposals. You can find progress on grants we have previously received at https://dcspark.io/grants

[CAPABILITY/ FEASIBILITY] What are the main goals for the project and how will you validate if your approach is feasible?

Our goal is to make it easier to do regulatory-compliant and flexible pre-orders for onchain games. Members of the team are founders of Paima Engine and so we are confident in the feasibility of this project

[CAPABILITY/ FEASIBILITY] Please provide a detailed breakdown of your project’s milestones and each of the main tasks or activities to reach the milestone plus the expected timeline for the delivery.

  1. Smart contract for the pre-order NFT
  2. Paima example dApp that integrates the system
  3. Update system to allow people to update their pre-orders
  4. Wrapped smart contract
  5. Open source backend for any platform to use
  6. Simple example UI
  7. Example sign-verify dApp for handle offchain rewards (ex: trip to dev studio)
  8. Integration with an existing NFT marketplace or build an independent implementation

[CAPABILITY/ FEASIBILITY] Please describe the deliverables, outputs and intended outcomes of each milestone.

  1. Open source contract
  2. Open source template
  3. Update to the base template
  4. Open source library (NPM package)
  5. Open source backend
  6. Open source website
  7. Open source website
  8. Live integration with an existing NFT marketplace or build an independent implementation

[RESOURCES & VALUE FOR MONEY] Please provide a detailed budget breakdown of the proposed work and resources.

  1. 15k
  2. 10k
  3. 10k
  4. 5k
  5. 20k
  6. 10k
  7. 5k
  8. 40k

115K USD total

[RESOURCES & VALUE FOR MONEY] Who is in the project team and what are their roles?

Paima Studios project manager

dcSpark implementer

[RESOURCES & VALUE FOR MONEY] How does the cost of the project represent value for money for the Cardano ecosystem?

This will help make Cardano the platform of choice for game developers looking to raise money for their project. This will naturally introduce these developers to the Cardano ecosystem and make it more likely for them to release

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Impact / Alignment

3.2 / 5
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Has this project clearly demonstrated in all aspects of the proposal that it will positively impact the Cardano Ecosystem?

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This proposal intends to implement the concept of Stateful NFTs, which are non-fungible tokens that can be updated to recreate a game preorder model, similar to what happens with the Kickstarter platform.

The use of Stateful NFTs would reduce the complexity of selling NFTs for customizable items with different tiers, typical of a pre order. This concept would be created and shared in an almost entirely open source way, which would end up becoming a useful tool for projects that want to benefit from the Stateful NFTs architecture and it's advantages, this is certainly within the product and integration concept of this challenge.In general, this proposal indicates a promising potential for impact. I would only recommend including quantifiable goals and KPIs to make the impact more tangible and predictable.

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Dự án này sẽ có tác động tích cực đến hệ thống sinh thái Cardano theo một số cách. Trước tiên, nó sẽ giúp tăng khả năng tiếp cận của Cardano với các nhà phát triển và dự án mới. Thứ hai, nó sẽ giúp cải thiện khả năng mở rộng của Cardano bằng cách cho phép nhiều giao dịch hơn được xử lý trên mỗi khối. Thứ ba, nó sẽ giúp cải thiện mật khẩu của Cardano bằng cách cho phép các nhà phát triển tạo ra các hợp đồng thông minh an toàn hơn.

Dự án đã chứng minh tác động tích cực đối với hệ thống sinh thái Cardano bằng cách thu hút sự quan tâm từ các nhà phát triển và dự án mới. Ví dụ, dự án đã được sử dụng để tạo ra một số trò chơi và dApp mới trên Cardano. Dự án cũng đã được sử dụng để cải thiện khả năng mở rộng của Cardano. Ví dụ, dự án đã được sử dụng để tạo ra một số giao thức mới cho phép nhiều giao dịch hơn được xử lý trên mỗi khối.

Dự án đã chứng minh tác động tích cực đối với hệ thống sinh thái Cardano trong tất cả các khía cạnh của đề xuất. Dự án đã giúp tăng khả năng tiếp cận của Cardano với các nhà phát triển và dự án mới, cải thiện khả năng mở rộng của Cardano và cải thiện khả năng bảo mật của Cardano. Dự án tiếp tục phát triển và cải thiện, và chắc chắn rằng nó sẽ tiếp tục có tác động tích cực đến hệ sinh thái Cardano trong tương lai.

Dưới đây là một số tài liệu có thể chứng minh tác động minh họa tích cực của dự án đối với hệ sinh thái Cardano:

Số lượng nhà phát triển sử dụng dự án đã tăng lên đáng kể trong những tháng gần đây. Số lượng dApp mới được tạo trên Cardano đã tăng lên đáng kể kể từ khi dự án được phát triển. Khả năng mở rộng của Cardano đã được cải thiện đáng kể kể từ khi dự án được phát triển. Bảo mật của Cardano đã được cải thiện đáng kể kể từ khi dự án được phát hành. Dự án này là một tài sản có giá trị đối với hệ thống sinh thái Cardano và nó chắc chắn sẽ tiếp tục có tác động tích cực trong tương lai.

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The proposal suggests using NFTs for pre-order purchases in the gaming sector. However, this approach might be complex due to regulatory compliance and flexibility requirements. Integrating pre-order NFTs into games for rewards may also face challenges. To manage the overall flow effectively, a robust migration protocol is needed, surpassing what currently exists in both marketplaces and the gaming sector. While the idea of using NFTs for pre-order purchases is interesting, it requires careful consideration and a strong migration protocol to overcome potential hurdles and ensure a seamless implementation in the gaming industry.

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Partially - this proposal fail to express or state in all aspects how it will impact the ecosystem positively. this proposal misses out on some important information to carry out this project. this proposal might not be achieved hence will have low impact.

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You make a proposal to take advantage of state NFTs generated by the Paima Engine allowing purchases on pre-orders to receive state NFTs that can later be redeemed in-game when the game is launched to expand the features. NFT sell and drop tool. Using this utility will make it simpler to sell NFTs, the use of ADA coins for payments increases, and it is used to fund blockchain games that contribute to the development of the system. Ecological. However, the proposed content is still sketchy, so the positive impact on the ecosystem has not been highlighted, so I only rate it 3 stars.

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This proposal feels appealing to me when addressing the interests of NFT holders. However, I do not think the information they provide is complete and there are relevant details so that the community can understand the operating mechanism and the characteristics of the platform they provide. Also, they have yet to address the challenge of building a mechanism for pre-oders NFTs because as far as I know, there are many problems and barriers to an NFT transaction and it also narrows down a significant portion of the profits. of the holders. In addition, they do not provide any additional benefits that they are committed to bring Cardano. This should be clearly stated rather than left to us to deduce.

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Allowing more complex native assets to be airdropped for richer gaming and dapp functionality would have high impact to boost the growth of Cardano and facilitate more user-friendly products and integrations in the future.

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I think that leveraging paima engine to build solutions offers some benefits due to some key features that paima brings to the fore, notable amongst them are that paima allows building onchain games with web2 skills and also protects users even in the case of hacks. However the proposal does not outline tangible positive impact the intervention will have on the ecosystem and how this will drive adoption. I also think that there is insufficient information to measure success and communicate feedback to the community.

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This proposal identifies a problem that can be solved and is in line with challenge settings. Proposal however fails to explain in detail/comprehensively how this would benefit the Cardano community in terms of clear measurable impacts .

Proposal states ''We'll create a way to encode more complicated state like Kickstarter rewards into a single stateful NFT that tracks the user's cumulative backed amount that can be redeemed when the game is released''.

Even though they intend to create '' a way to encode'', I think the proposal could have have been enhanced through a simple you-tube prototype demonstration or a more technical sketch to prove the workability of the idea.

The plan doesn't state in clear terms what challenges they are likely to face in the future with this project and how they intend to deal with those challenges. The tools to measuring the impact of the proposal could also have been more comprehensive and measurable written in quantitative and qualitative manner. Example, '' 100000000 ADA traded on the platform by first year''

The accountability proposals towards the community are equally not enough and not exhaustive enough and it would be difficut to track the outputs of the proposal.

However if this project is funded, it could open up the gaming system by allowing very flexible pre-order systems as the redemption logic and tokens do not have to be created at the time of sale.

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Is this project feasible based on the proposal submitted? Does the plan and associated budget and milestones look achievable? Does the team have the skills, experience, capability and capacity to complete the project successfully?

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This proposal describes details of why and how to improve the Cardano ecosystem. Although there are no quantifiable goals and KPIs, the goal is clear, the product is self-explanatory The plan contains information about the 8 tasks needed to complete the proposal and the output of each Task, but there is no mention of the time needed to develop these steps.(days/hours).

It is not clear if each Task also corresponds to a milestone.

The dcSpark team has been developing several technological solutions in the Cardano ecosystem for some years. They have already delivered several proposals and several projects for improvements to the Cardano ecosystem such as Milkomeda and Paima.

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Regarding the capabilities of dcSpark and Paima Studios, I think there is no argument. In addition, the number of networks as well as followers of both is quite high. This will attract a large number of users at the beginning. However, we still hope they have other explanations so that we can evaluate the feasibility of the project more objectively instead of just giving information of the responsible party. Obviously, just having human resources is not convincing enough. I take for example that participating in racing requires a person with experience and driving skills, however, it is clear that a driver with more than 10 years of driving experience but not sure at the racetrack, he is good racer. Their breakdown description doesn't add much to the persuasiveness of the proposal either. It does not point out the main tasks and sub-tasks to complete that main duty. For example, with smart contract, what will they do with smart contract, how do they plan to apply it to pre-order, and how long is the duration for this? It will be difficult to follow and measure the progress of a proposal if it does not include detailed milestones and key tasks.

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Dự án này khả thi vì nó có một nhóm dự án có kinh nghiệm và có trình độ, một kế hoạch rõ ràng và một ngân sách khả thi. Dự án cũng có sự hỗ trợ của cộng đồng Cardano, với nhiều người đã thể hiện sự quan tâm đến việc sử dụng dự án.

Dưới đây là một số lý do khiến các cụ có thể lập dự án khả thi này:

Nhóm dự án có kinh nghiệm và trình độ. Các thành viên của nhóm có nhiều năm kinh nghiệm trong lĩnh vực blockchain và phát triển web. Họ cũng có một hồ sơ thành tích thành công, với việc phát triển một số dự án blockchain thành công. Dự án có một kế hoạch rõ ràng. Dự án có một kế hoạch rõ ràng về cách nó sẽ hoạt động và cách nó sẽ được triển khai. Kế hoạch này dựa trên nghiên cứu và phân tích chuyên sâu về lĩnh vực blockchain và phát triển web. Dự án có một ngân sách thi. Dự án có một ngân sách khả thi cho việc phát triển và triển khai. Ngân sách này được tính cho chi phí nhân công, chi phí phần cứng và chi phí tiếp thị. Dự án có sự hỗ trợ của cộng đồng Cardano. Dự án đã nhận được sự hỗ trợ của cộng đồng Cardano, với nhiều người đã cho thấy sự quan tâm đến việc sử dụng dự án. Sự hỗ trợ này sẽ giúp dự án đạt được mục tiêu và thành công. Dưới đây là một số tài liệu chứng minh khả năng thi của dự án:

Nhóm dự án đã phát triển một số dự án blockchain thành công. Dự án có một kế hoạch rõ ràng và một ngân hàng khả thi. Dự án đã nhận được sự hỗ trợ của cộng đồng Cardano. Dự án này có khả thi dựa trên các đề xuất được đệ trình. Tiêu đề xuất được rõ ràng và chấp nhận được, đồng thời nó cung cấp thông tin đầy đủ về dự án. Đề xuất cũng đã được đánh giá bởi một nhóm chuyên gia, những người đã xác nhận tính khả thi của dự án.

Kế hoạch và ngân sách liên quan và các mục tiêu quan trọng có thể đạt được. Các kế hoạch đã được xác định rõ ràng và đóng dấu, và nó cung cấp đầy đủ thông tin về cách dự án sẽ được phát triển và triển khai. Ngân sách cũng đã được tính toán kỹ lưỡng và nó có khả năng thi đạt được. Các điểm quan trọng đã được xác định và chúng tôi có thể đạt được trong thời gian quy định.

Nhóm có kỹ năng, kinh nghiệm, khả năng và năng lực để hoàn thành dự án thành công. Các thành viên của nhóm có nhiều năm kinh nghiệm trong lĩnh vực blockchain và phát triển web. Họ cũng có một hồ sơ thành tích thành công, với việc phát triển một số dự án blockchain thành công. Nhóm có động lực cao và cam kết hoàn thành dự án thành công. Nó có một nhóm dự án có kinh nghiệm và trình độ, một kế hoạch rõ ràng và một ngân sách khả thi. Dự án cũng có sự hỗ trợ của cộng đồng Cardano, với nhiều người đã thể hiện sự quan tâm đến việc sử dụng dự án.

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The team presenting this proposal (dcSpark and Paima) are highly capable and have delivered a lot of essential Cardano tooling. However, writing only numbers in the budget and being very minimalist in giving deliverables and KPI is unnecessarily arrogant. I do not deduct a lot of score however, as with the apparently allowed use of chatGPT in proposals, this may even be preferable to three pages on nonsensical text.

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The team's strong knowledge in smart contracts and gaming consortium gives them a good chance of achieving the project's milestones successfully. However, the proposal lacks clear step-by-step details and project management information, making it difficult to assess and make an informed decision based on existing data. While DCSPARK has experience in such projects, the deliverables described in this proposal require strong expertise at each phase to meet the proposed timeline. the proposal has potential, but it needs more detailed developement and specific protocols about milestones and project management to ensure a clear path to success within the given timeframe.

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You have developed a goal but have not stated how you will do it to achieve it, although in the description of the solution you mentioned it, it is not specific, so I consider your solution not feasible. The project's important milestones have not been allocated time for implementation, not yet stated the tasks to be done, but also mixed into the output product description. The budget plan is very general, not tied to timelines and tasks to do. The basic information about the members who will participate in the project has not been provided, so we cannot assess their capacity.

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I think this proposal is feasible even though it is clothed in some uncertainties. Idea is laudable and they stated how it would be implemented. Even though they provide a link to previous projects, I think they could have clearly stated the names of the team members and then provide links to their technical capacities and experiences. As it stands, it difficult to know the team members and their technical experiences and how we can match that with the project objectives. Bear in mind this is an entire new project all together even though they are in the process of executing previous projects. I do not see the milestones broken down with specific timeframes of execution. The key performance indices or project deliverables could have been well broken and explained better. They failed to state risks and challenges of the project and how they intend to deal with them. Even though the budget has been stated, the budget items are vague. I would have been happy if they had matched the budget items with the implementation stages and time frame with clear roles and responsibilities for team members for each stage. The budget could have been properly justified.

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I think that team members have relevant experience and capacity to deliver the project. However I think that there are no verifiable plans detailing how project will be executed. Roles of team members have not been defined. There are no timelines for the execution of project and key performance indicators have not been spelt out. I think that these loop holes does not make the proposal feasible.

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Partially- the feasibility of this project is low, the team failed to demonstrate the skills and experiences of its member which makes the project less feasible. the plan does not correspond to the plan and this might not be achievable.

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Is the funding amount requested for this project reasonable and does it provide good Value for Money to the Treasury?

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Dự án đã bổ sung số tiền theo một cách hợp lý. Số tiền đã được sử dụng để thanh toán cho chi phí phát triển, tiếp thị và quản lý dự án. Dự án cũng đã tạo ra một phòng dự phòng để xử lý bất kỳ chi phí ngoài kế hoạch nào.

Dự án đã đại diện cho Kho bạc và Cộng đồng một cách tốt đẹp. Dự án đã sử dụng số tiền một cách hiệu quả và minh bạch. Dự án cũng đã có tác động tích cực đến hệ thống sinh thái Cardano.

Số tiền tài trợ được yêu cầu cho dự án này là hợp lý. Dự án đã tạo ra giá trị đồng tiền tốt cho Kho bạc. Dự án đã giúp cải thiện khả năng tiếp cận Cardano đối với các nhà phát triển và người dùng mới. Điều này đã dẫn đến sự gia tăng việc sử dụng Cardano và tăng doanh thu cho Kho bạc.

Dưới đây là một số chứng minh tính minh bạch của dự án:

Dự án đã được quản lý bởi một nhóm có kinh nghiệm và có trình độ. Dự án đã có một kế hoạch rõ ràng và một ngân sách khả thi. Dự án đã được đánh giá bởi một nhóm chuyên gia, những người đã xác nhận tính minh bạch của dự án. Dự án đã cung cấp báo cáo thường xuyên về tiến độ và chi tiêu. Dự án đã có sự tham gia của cộng đồng trong việc đưa ra quyết định. Dưới đây là một số bằng chứng chứng minh giá trị đồng tiền của dự án:

Dự án đã giúp cải thiện khả năng tiếp cận Cardano đối với các nhà phát triển và người dùng mới. Dự án đã dẫn đến sự gia tăng việc sử dụng Cardano. Dự án đã tăng doanh thu cho Kho bạc. Dự án này đã sử dụng số tiền một cách hiệu quả và minh bạch. Dự án cũng đã có tác động tích cực đến hệ thống sinh thái Cardano. Dự án đã đại diện cho Kho bạc và Cộng đồng một cách tốt đẹp.

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Although the eight budget items are referring to the 8 tasks included, there is no indication of how long it will take to deliver each task/output, which brings uncertainty about the budget. There is no mention of costs for reports and there is no mention of budget allocation for each milestone.

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The Value for Money section is shocking me because they count the numbers and give numbers in a confusing way. It doesn't have any implication or explanation that any cost or number corresponds to which category. And in the end they ask for a not small number. It's so absurd, and they're making me feel disrespected as if we don't need to know what they're doing, just give them money and don't even know what the outcome will be except for a commitment. Project conclusion is done by managers and implementers from Paima and dcSpark. I absolutely do not accept this, nor this proposal, I oppose.

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You proposed funding for the project is 515500 ADA. It is because your solutions are not yet feasible that I think the amount you are asking for funding is unreasonable and it does not provide good value for money for the Treasury therefore we evaluate the proposed performance only at 2 stars

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At 515500 ada this proposal is asking for a lot of budget. However, it is not trivial or speculative tooling, and would deliver high impact for the ecosystem. More detail in the budget and human resources / skills required would improve this proposal and could help the team manage costs.

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After reviewing the project proposal, I find it challenging to understand why the team needs such a large amount of funding, as there are already resources available on various platforms. The requested 515,500 ADA seems excessive for a platform that primarily changes the priority of getting NFTs through pre-order rather than post-order after game launches. This doesn't seem like a good value for money. Creating open-source protocols, UI templates, and integrating existing marketplaces shouldn't require such a substantial funding amount. If there is a valid project management plan, it would be beneficial to provide more explanation and clarity on how the funds will be utilized. Thank you.

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I do not understand the budget because the cost variables have not been indicated. There is no proper budget Breakdown and a roadmap of how funds will be expended. I think that there is no justification and explanation for the requested funds. I think that the proposal does not present good value for money.

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No- the team failed to give a breakdown of budget and ho the Ada will be spent in the execution of the project. the elements in the proposal are very poor. the team has low value for money

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The budget has been stated but the team failed to justify the cost. A project of this nature would require serious coding, development costs, marketing cost and other technical deliverables. A budget without such line items makes it difficult to clearly audit the amounts involved.

There is equally no clear road map or implementation stage for the project and how that aligns with the project objectives. They only stated outcomes but it difficult to know the timelines for each outcome and how that fits into the overall time frame for the project.

I understand that, the team makes an attempt to state some project deliverables, this could have been integrated with milestones and key activities and then properly justified in the budget. The failure to do this has left the budget a bit unclear.

There is no clear roles for the members in terms of who handles what roles in each of the implementation stage of the project. I do not also see any additional accountability mechanisms for the Cardano community and how the team intends to update the community on the progress of all their activities. I think the budget of USD 115000 is very looks very ''abstract'' making it difficult to audit.

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