Dear community,

With the on-chain approval of Bounty 19, successful assignment of 5 Administrative curators and approval of initial IBP members, the Infrastructure Builders Program has officially started. With the program schedule on its way, it is time to report about all activities that made IBP possible, inform the community about our current activities and also what is coming in the near future. More details at following discussion topic:

https://kusama.polkassembly.io/post/2436

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.