Cardano Treasury Explorer Open Data Source - ADAspending.com

[Proposal setup] Proposal title

Please provide your proposal title

Cardano Treasury Explorer Open Data Source - ADAspending.com

[Proposal Summary] Budget Information

Enter the amount of funding you are requesting in ADA

100000

[Proposal Summary] Time

Please specify how many months you expect your project to last

6

[Proposal Summary] Translation Information

Please indicate if your proposal has been auto-translated

No

Original Language

en

[Proposal Summary] Problem Statement

What is the problem you want to solve?

The Cardano Community & Ecosystem need a unified, not fragmented, transparent, and user-friendly platform to explore, analyze how treasury funds $$$ are being allocated, spent, and tracked over time.

[Proposal Summary] Supporting Documentation

Supporting links

• https://adaspending.com/
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• https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1SvRmWcMpxPJWqfp9wz_x0yFoeAkpzrZIc-zK2xfB5nw/edit?usp=sharing
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• https://x.com/ADAspending_com

[Proposal Summary] Project Dependencies

Does your project have any dependencies on other organizations, technical or otherwise?

Yes

Describe any dependencies or write 'No dependencies'

The platform will be integrated with several tools, platforms and services selected by our team according to functionalities and improving the user experience. Cardano DBSync: For chain analysis APIs: GovTool, Maestro, Ogmios or Blockfrost.

[Proposal Summary] Project Open Source

Will your project's outputs be fully open source?

Yes

License and Additional Information

MIT License

[Theme Selection] Theme

Please choose the most relevant theme and tag related to the outcomes of your proposal.

Governance

[Campaign Category] Category Questions

Describe what makes your idea innovative compared to what has been previously funded (whether by you or others).

The idea is to centralize all spending through the Cardano treasury in a professional and organized manner, in a unified and transparent manner for the community. All on-chain data can be accessed from the Cardano blockchain.

Describe what your prototype or MVP will demonstrate, and where it can be accessed.

ADAspending (https://adaspending.com/)) platform will provide an open data source for tracking treasury spending on the Cardano blockchain. Bringing transparency & accountability to community funds. Provides a solution to understand how treasury funds are spent.

Describe realistic measures of success, ideally with on-chain metrics.

Measure of success for this project can be defined:

• Number of hits to the website: 50,000
• Number of registered users: 5,000
• Number of Cardano Wallets conected: 3,000
• Number of shares on specialized media sites: 15

We will also provide a article to be disseminated within Cardano Feed, with the evolution of the project according to the Catalyst KPIs. We will give the community some sort of progress report as we go along, in the form of a monthly news release on Cardano Feed, to measure the progress of our proposal.

[Your Project and Solution] Solution

Please describe your proposed solution and how it addresses the problem

Cardano Treasury Explorer. An open data source for tracking treasury spending on the Cardano blockchain. Bringing transparency and accountability to community funds.

ADAspending (https://adaspending.com) provides a comprehensive solution for community members to understand how treasury funds are allocated and utilized within the Cardano ecosystem.

• Track Funds: Monitor how treasury funds are distributed across different projects and initiatives within the Cardano ecosystem.
• Review Proposals: Explore funded proposals with detailed information about recipients, requested amounts, and project outcomes.
• Analyze Data: Gain insights through interactive visualizations showing treasury spending patterns and fund allocation trends.
• Search & Filter: Easily search and filter through funding data by categories, recipients, and time periods to find exactly what you're looking for.
• Historical Trends: View historical spending data and trends over time to better understand the evolution of Cardano treasury management.
• Community Insights: Understand how the community is making decisions about fund allocation and which areas are receiving the most support.

Click here is the study with some screenshots of the platform:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1SvRmWcMpxPJWqfp9wz_x0yFoeAkpzrZIc-zK2xfB5nw/edit?usp=sharing

Why ADAspending Matters?

Community governance and treasury management are central to Cardano's decentralized ecosystem. ADAspending provides the transparency needed for community members to understand how funds are allocated.

• Public access to comprehensive funding data
• Searchable database of all proposals and recipients
• Interactive visualizations and data analytics
• Historical trends and timeline analysis
• Connections between projects, recipients, and outcomes
• Detailed insights on fund allocation and outcomes

Tech stack

• Front-end: NextJS
• Back-end: NodeJS
• Database: PostgreSQL
• Cardano Source: Cardano DBSync
• APIs: GovTool / Maestro / Blockfrost
• Smart Contracts: Aiken

How ADAspending Works

• Data Collection: We collect and process data directly from the Cardano blockchain and public treasury records.
• Data Analysis: Our algorithms categorize and analyze the data to identify patterns and trends in spending.
• Visualization: Data is transformed into intuitive charts and graphs that make complex information easy to understand.
• User Access: You get access to all this information through our user-friendly dashboard and search tools.

Problem Statement

The Cardano community and ecosystem need a unified, transparent, and user-friendly platform to explore and analyze how treasury funds (money) are being allocated, spent, and tracked over time.

While some data is available on platforms such as Cardano block explorers, GovTool, Intersect website, gitbook, websites and google spreadsheets, powerpoints and documents, it remains fragmented, difficult to navigate, and often inaccessible to the broader Cardano community or outsiders.

With this proposal, we address the critical need for financial transparency and community accountability by creating ADAspending.com - an open data portal that aggregates and visualizes treasury spending on the Cardano blockchain in a user-friendly and accessible interface.

Inspired by USAspending.gov (https://www.usaspending.gov), ADAspending.com empowers voters, proposers, researchers, the community, and stakeholders to follow the flow of ADA from the treasury to proposals, with on-chain verification, cross-referencing, and analysis of the information.

[Your Project and Solution] Impact

Please define the positive impact your project will have on the wider Cardano community

We believe that the positive impact of the project is very affordable to be implemented in the ADAspending.com - Cardano Treasury Explorer Open Data Source platform.

By providing an open data source for tracking treasury spending on the Cardano blockchain. Bringing transparency & accountability to community funds. Provides a solution to understand how treasury funds are spent.

[Your Project and Solution] Capabilities & Feasibility

What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability? How do you intend to validate if your approach is feasible?

Our team has previously been approved in 9 projects on Catalyst and all projects were successfully completed and with a project closure report containing all proof of delivery and 1 project under in development in Fund 11.

Our team is composed of developers, UX / UI, Marketing, SEO, Marketing, Business and we developed the largest media coverage platform Cardanofeed.com, with more than 1,000,000 monthly visits and also the largest & Cardano Ecosystem project directory (approximately 1,200+ projects) and the Governance Space platform.

• We attended Cardano's global workshop on CIP-1694 Governance in person in Edinburgh UK (July 2023)
• Cardano Brasil Workshop CIP-1694 in São Paulo (July/2023) - Host: Otávio Lima
• Rare Evo: Denver (August/2023)
• LATAM CIP 1694 Workshops: Buenos Aires (July 2023)
• NFT LV 2023: Las Vegas (September 2023)
• Cardano DReps Brasil Workshop: São Paulo (May 2024)
• Participating in Cardano Constitutional Workshop in Kenya (November 2024)
• Participating in Cardano Constitutional Convention in Buenos Aires / Argentina (December 2024)

[Milestones] Project Milestones

Milestone Title

M1 - Information architecture, Mind Map and Wireframe

Milestone Outputs

• Information architecture of the platform including section with the Mind Map in Docs or Whimsical
• Platform Wireframe in Figma or Whimsical
• News with the status of the proposal development on the Cardano Feed

Acceptance Criteria

• Mind Map and sections of the application includes all main sections and subsections. Visually clear with connections and dependencies
• Platform wireframe ensure the user journey is intuitive and logical, enhancing user experience
• News status proposal article on Cardano Feed, provides a clear and detailed project progress update. Includes milestones achieved, well-written and engaging, encouraging community participation

Evidence of Completion

• Document/PDF describing the Sections of application and Mind Map. This document will be easily understandable to both technical and non-technical community members
• Document/PDF or Link to wireframe platform
• URL Link article published on Cardano Feed website

Delivery Month

2

Cost

30000

Progress

30 %

Milestone Title

M2 - Tech requirements and UX/UI design

Milestone Outputs

• Definition of Tech requirements (Backend, Frontend, and integration requirements)
• Creation of the UX/UI design for the application interface
• News with the status of the proposal development on the Cardano Feed

Acceptance Criteria

• Detail all necessary technical specifications, including backend, frontend, and integration requirements. Ensure requirements align with industry best practices and standards
• Creation of the platform wireframe ensure the user journey is intuitive and logical, enhancing user experience. Clearly identifiable and functional buttons, links, and elements.
• News status proposal article on Cardano Feed, provides a clear and detailed project progress update. Includes milestones achieved, Well-written and engaging, encouraging community participation

Evidence of Completion

• Document/PDF describing technology requirements of the application
• Link to Figma UX/UI design
• URL Link article published on Cardano Feed website

Delivery Month

3

Cost

30000

Progress

60 %

Milestone Title

M3 - Front-end programming + Feedbacks

Milestone Outputs

• Front-end platform: design of the web platform for interaction with the user with completed functionalities and user experience
• Form with Collecting of feedback on platform
• News with the status of the proposal development on the Cardano Feed

Acceptance Criteria

• Front-end programming, develop a functional front-end prototype showcasing core user interactions
• Creation of Google Form to collet feedback to minimum 10 users from application
• News status proposal article on Cardano Feed, provides a clear and detailed project progress update. Includes milestones achieved, well-written and engaging, encouraging community participation

Evidence of Completion

• Github with the front-end source code developed until the moment
• Link to Google Form to collect users feedbacks
• URL Link article published on Cardano Feed website

Delivery Month

4

Cost

15000

Progress

80 %

Milestone Title

M4 - Back-end programming + Blockchain integration

Milestone Outputs

• Back-end development: completion of the back-end development of the platform
• Cardano blockchain: integration with Cardano node
• News with the status of the proposal development on the Cardano Feed

Acceptance Criteria

• The back-end development will be considered complete when all specified technical requirements are implemented, supporting all operations efficiently. There must be complete and error-free integration with the front-end, with successful integration tests confirming API functionality.
• Integrating with the Cardano Blockchain to receice some informations detailed above. The integration with the Cardano blockchain must enable successful communication and retrieval of relevant, accurate, and up-to-date data, ensuring consistency and reliability
• News status proposal article on Cardano Feed, provides a clear and detailed project progress update. Includes milestones achieved, well-written and engaging, encouraging community participation

Evidence of Completion

• Github source code developed until the moment
• Document with the cardano blockchain integration and results
• URL Link article published on Cardano Feed website

Delivery Month

5

Cost

10000

Progress

90 %

Milestone Title

Final Milestone - Platform Launch, closeout report and video

Milestone Outputs

• Launch of the platform
• Source code developed at the moment available on GitHub
• Final close-out report to the Catalyst team and Cardano Community for transparency
• Final closeout video to the Catalyst team and Cardano Community for transparency

Acceptance Criteria

• Launch of the platform, we will set a GO LIVE date for the platform to be used in production
• Source code developed at the moment sent and available on GitHub
• Final closeout report is publicly available and sent to the Catalyst Milestone module
• Final closeout video is publicly available and sent to the Catalyst Milestone module

Evidence of Completion

• URL Link to the platform Live (online)
• Github link with the completed of the source code developed
• Link to final closeout report to the Catalyst team and Cardano Community for accountability
• Link to final closeout video to the Catalyst team and Cardano Community for accountability

Delivery Month

6

Cost

15000

Progress

100 %

[Final Pitch] Budget & Costs

Please provide a cost breakdown of the proposed work and resources

• Team
• Project Lead and Tech Coordinator = ₳13,250
• Developer Full-stack = ₳12,500
• Data Scientist = ₳9,500
• DevOps Engineer = ₳9,500
• Designer UX/UI = ₳5,750
• Marketing Assistant = ₳2,250

Subtotal: ₳52,750

Marketing and Research (1 year)

• Tech and Research = ₳9,100
• Marketing Budget = ₳8,650

Subtotal: ₳17,750

Tech Stack (1 year)

• Amazon AWS Services Maintenance = ₳8.050
• Digital Ocean Servers = ₳6,800
• External APIs = ₳4,250
• Add-ons, notifications and endpoints = ₳4,300

Subtotal: ₳24,500

Contingency

• Contingency Costs (5%) = ₳5,000

TOTAL COSTS: ₳100,000

[Final Pitch] Value for Money

How does the cost of the project represent value for the Cardano ecosystem?

The Cardano Community & Ecosystem need a unified, not fragmented, transparent, and user-friendly platform to explore, analyze how treasury funds $$$ are being allocated, spent, and tracked over time.

The cost of the project represents value for money for the Cardano ecosystem by fostering transparency, improving governance, enhancing community engagement, mitigating risks, and ensuring long-term sustainability. By investing in such initiatives, the Cardano community can build a stronger and more resilient ecosystem that benefits all stakeholders.

This transparency fosters trust among users and investors, ultimately contributing to the ecosystem's long-term success.

[Required Acknowledgements] Consent & Confirmation

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