Dear community,

It has been three months since our report and it is time for another quarterly report to keep the community informed about the progress of IBP. In this report, we will provide an overview of the progress made in the last three months, including the latest developments in network expansion, performance optimization and tool development. We hope that you find this update informative and insightful as we continue our journey to strengthen the ecosystem.

Full report

IBP has expanded to 11 out of the 12 planned locations with all existing applicants accounted for. The proposed member geographical distribution status is as follows:

• Europe: 3 - Amforc - Switzerland, Metaspan - UK, Turboflakes - Portugal

• North America: 2 - Stake.plus - US, Virginia, Lucky Friday - US, Arizona (service under deployment)

• Central America: 1 - Gatotech - Costa Rica

• South America: 1 -

• Asia: 2 - Rotko Networks - Thailand (service under deployment), Radium Block - India (service under deployment)

• Middle East: 1 - Helikon - Turkey

• Oceania: 1 - Polkadotters - Oceania, (service under deployment, not finalized Datacenter location)

• Africa: 1 - Dwellir - Nigeria

With the 11 members onboard we have 1 more location available. Please apply to the IBP if you wish to provide professional membership services in the following region: South America - preferably Argentina, Chile or Brazil

Applications are open now and you can submit your application on the following form.

Dear community,

As we continue expanding and enhancing IBP network, we are excited to share the recent developments and achievements of the IBP. For detailed information on monthly contributions and ongoing activities, please visit our repository at https://github.com/ibp-network/ChildBounties..

IBP established 12 global locations instead of 10, achieving this expansion within our budget constraints across various regions:

Africa:

• Dwellir (Level 6, Active)

Central America:

• Gatotech (Level 6, Active)

Middle East:

• Helikon (Level 6, Active)

Europe:

• Metaspan (Level 6, Active)
• Turboflakes (Level 6, Active)
• Amforc (Level 6, Active)

North America:

• Stake Plus (Level 6, Active)
• Lucky Friday (Level 0, Pending)

Asia:

• Radium Block (Level 3, Active)
• Rotko Networks (Level 3, Active)

Oceania:

• Polkadotters (Level 2, Active)

South America: -Block Ops (Level 0, Pending)

Each member plays a crucial role in network decentralization, supporting both the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems.

Hobbyist Members: Our network is further strengthened by the involvement of five hobbyist members running a decentralized monitor solution:

• Aperturemining
• Dozenodes
• STKD
• Mathcrypto
• Paradox

Their contributions add significant value to our community-driven approach.

Currently, we are unable to accept new members as we reached Milestone 2 operational goal of 12 geodistributed locations. We have received several pending applications from Blockshard GmbH, Brightly Stake, Certhum, Infrastructure Corporation, and Node Runner FZCO. They are put on the waitlist until the program further expands and additional locations are introduced.

https://ibp.network/

https://wiki.ibp.network/

https://monitor.dotters.network/

IBP is already implemented by multiple ecosystem applications, among those are:

• Polkadot.js
• Talisman wallet
• Nova wallet
• Subsquare
• Polkassembly
• Staking Dashboard

Dear Community,

As we continue to expand and enhance the IBP network, we are pleased to share the recent developments and achievements of the IBP. This program aims to fund independent infrastructure service providers, contributing to the robustness and decentralization of our network. For detailed H1 2024 report and ongoing activities, please visit our repository at GitHub.

Due to good administrative practices, favorable market conditions, and a staggered onboarding of members, as of June 2024, the bounty still retains approximately 10,535 KSM, extending beyond the initial duration planned in Bounty 19.

The future member service payments will be issued and tracked through Polkadot Bounty 50 where IBP hobbyist members will continue their services within the Kusama Bounty.

For the new applications please use IBP - Application Form

Thank you,

CS

Dear community,

All IBP and Bounty reporting is now available at the following GitHub repository IBP Child Bounties. This includes all the details and documentation of the IBP program and associated bounties.