**Proponent**: **12WarfbFeUm5L9Fs5zkTaQQH7L5hqaGPEgM9vQ1UFK8kiUSK** 

**Date**: 16th June 2021

**Requested DOT**: 829 DOT (in 3 installments @ $30.156/DOT using Subscan’s 30 day EMA) = ~$25,000 

**Short description**: Although Ethereum is a much less complicated system, google ‘books on Ethereum’, then google ‘books on Polkadot’. You’ll notice that while there are more than 10 books on Ethereum, Polkadot (the network) has nothing. Of course, this is more a sign of age than anything, but I’m proposing a way to start our journey.

This proposal brings to light the lack of a holistic and easy-to-understand explanation of Polkadot in a book form. It outlines the importance of a book and proposes a solution to create one. But not just another book about blockchains but one focused on Polkadot and written from a totally non-technical perspective.

Please visit this [link to read the full proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/11NT6BzM8nOcbXR7wD1C2IJlsi0XyeJaS5Hv50Wy4rJ0/edit#)

**A first draft has already been drafted** (90% finished). You can view the [first draft here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/15p4Xy-I6_44zexCsPcZXHHlCj7L3Jcddle_8567B3x8/edit#). Please leave your feedback to help shape the second draft.

**The book will be published under a Creative Commons License (CC BY)**

**Edited on 6th Oct 2021.*

- Problem Statement: The Polkassembly CouncilMotion post is aimed at securing additional funding for the continued operation and maintenance of the Polkadot, Statemint, and Westend RPC services, which are hosted on dedicated hardware in Sweden.
- Significance: The RPC services have been handling a significant number of requests daily, with the Polkadot RPC node serving an average of 4,176,442 requests per day in Q2 2022, the Statemint RPC node serving an average of 218,805 requests per day, and the Westend RPC node serving an average of 291,186 requests per day.
- Proposed Solution: The solution proposed is to secure further funding to continue running these RPC services on dedicated hardware and cover the associated maintenance costs.
- Expected Outcomes: The expected outcome is the sustained operation of the Polkadot, Statemint, and Westend RPC services, ensuring they continue to handle the high volume of daily requests, thereby maintaining the robustness and reliability of the network.

Requested: 0.74 undefined

#52 Proposal to expand the Polkadot ecosystem with a book for blockchain beginners