Well, this PoKe Berlin team’s proposal for a six-month extension is really a classic case of overreach disguised as progress. They claim to have identified verticals and built relationships across government and enterprise, but somehow that translates into a €253,000 request — mostly for salaries and travel — to keep doing “key accounting” and facilitating more handovers. Everything is masked under an NDA.. no KPIs nothing to show whatsoever.

One of their “main findings,” they proudly announce, is that “Polkadot remains relatively unknown outside the blockchain ecosystem.” Groundbreaking stuff. I can only imagine the sheer depth of research it took to land that revelation — something most of us figured out within five minutes of trying to explain DOT to a friend. And yet this "insight" is used to justify more time, more money, and more vague deliverables, all wrapped in buzzwords and hidden behind NDAs. They assure us they’ll continue involving the community… just, you know, not in any way that involves real information or decision-making unless you’re willing to sign a gag order. Community engagement, but make it exclusive.

And then, of course, there’s the dystopian kicker. **“The discussion centered around how they could leverage Polkadot and blockchain technology to help the military to identify allies and adversaries on the battlefield.” ** Something we saw KILT working on as well :D. Really? After failing to build sustainable, grassroots adoption, the fallback plan is… helping militaries pick who to shoot at more efficiently?
Web3 was supposed to be about liberation, not feeding surveillance states and weapons programs. It is one thing if the governments decide to use our tech, but another thing if WE go directly to the military with this pitch. Mass adoption >>>>> Mass destruction. Not exactly what most of us signed up for.

thanks for the proposal.
Is it possible to provide the KPI from what was delivered from the initial kick off funding via DF program?
Is their a reason this has not been funded again via. a strategic grant to ensure these deals outlined would be operational? if not, is it possible to share the feedback? Lastly, is their a reason why this is only a request for the PoKe Berlin Team - when I have seen that via https://www.northdata.com/BOTLabs%20GmbH,%20Berlin/Amtsgericht%20Charlottenburg%20(Berlin)%20HRB%20193450%20B that botlabs is in liquidation.

many thanks for your clairfications here.