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- 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.

Treasury Proposal #52