Hi Community!

We recently released [Sidecar Integration](https://pwh.li/dot1132r), and improved our IPFS dataset publishing. Which increased the quality of our dataset and its delivery.

We also looked back at the [3 years of Polkawatch](https://x.com/polkawatch/status/1949885245706113511), and whether Polkadot decentralization was improving or not. The results are undeniable:

![image](https://pwh.li/dot25i1)

This is obviously a community effort and we **thank you for doing your part**.&#x20;

We often get thanked by our community for doing ours:

![image](https://pwh.li/dot25i2)

As a result, Polkadot is often referred as the most decentralized public blockchain out there .&#x20;

In line with previous proposals, our dataset is now most accessed from ecosystem apps (75%) such as the staking dashboard, and our API is getting in average **100K requests per month**, for a population of 22.5K nominators that may review their nomination monthly or weekly.&#x20;

Polkawatch was initially backed by Web3 foundation, and developed with support of both Kusama and Polkadot treasuries.

We have a track record of milestone delivery and efficient use of funds. It costs around USD 3K per month to maintain Polkawatch which for 22.5K nominator roughly translates to **1.5 USD per nominator & year**.&#x20;

We are now looking to fund 2025 continued operation and maintenance. We have also included some development to ensure we can **migrate our current capability to Polkadot 2.0 / Polkadot Hub** to be released later this year.

You can Download or [detailed proposal](https://pwh.li/dot25pf) for all the details.

Do not hesitate to reach out with feedback.&#x20;

#1741 Polkawatch, Decentralization Analytics, Infrastructure and Maintenance 2025