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;
Key participants, like **Decentralized Nodes,** relay on Polkawatch for their part: "*knowing the distribution of validators across the whole network definitely informs these decisions, and Polkawatch has been our go-to tool for this purpose.*"
We often get thanked by our community for doing ours:
![image](https://pwh.li/dot25i3)
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;

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