- **Proponent**: `DQKDxdDvG6CMPasExAHC9H9VSpB6d8CcKnspphwXs28FzC6`

- **Date**: 10.11.2021

- Requested: USD 14,728.00 Quarterly (USD 4,909.33 Monthly) - 36.31KSM (at 10.11 avg rate).

**Short description**: Parachains.info provides users of the Polkadot ecosystem with a centralised repository of unbiased information regarding parachain projects and auctions. This proposal seeks to obtain funding for the continued operation, maintenance and development of the website.

**Problem Statement:** Parachains are a fundamental aspect of the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems. It can however be a daunting task to find information on these projects or to compare them directly. This is prevalent during auction periods in which would-be crowd loaners examine prospective candidates.

The auction mechanism within the ecosystem also has some complexities, it possesses two phases and a random bid winner assessment point. Present auction interfaces focus primarily on which project has raised the most capital. There was no public tool that represented the auction events on a timeline. This representation was useful when examining the events of auction nine (9), in which a project won due to the timing of the candle end.

The full details of the proposal can be found using [this link](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XG5AnLF5lJtz-Muxqx801ndh_wDN1iWOPk7-2brJGbc/edit?usp=sharing).

Kusama rate at $405.583 as per [Subscan 30 day EMA](https://kusama.subscan.io/tools/charts?type=price).

Discussion was initiated here -> [https://kusama.polkassembly.io/post/1091](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/post/1091).

Approve a proposal. At a later time, the proposal will be allocated to the beneficiary
and the original deposit will be returned.

May only be called from `T::ApproveOrigin`.

# <weight>
- Complexity: O(1).
- DbReads: `Proposals`, `Approvals`
- DbWrite: `Approvals`
# </weight>

- The proposal is requesting funding for a website called Parachains.info.
- The website provides information about parachain projects and auctions in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- The proposal states that it can be difficult to find information about these projects and compare them.
- The website also aims to provide a timeline representation of auction events.
- The proposal includes a link to the full details and a discussion thread.

#395 Proposal: Maintenance and future development of Parachains.info