Polkadot Q3 financial report: treasury balance of US$153 million, expenditure of US$27 million, and marketing expenditure dropped significantly

Polkadot community members Alice and Bob released the Treasury operation report for the third quarter of 2024 on the official governance forum. The report shows that the balance of the Polkadot Treasury is 33.3 million DOTs (US$153 million), and the surplus is 32.4 million DOTs (US$149 million) considering liabilities. In terms of expenditure, the Polkadot Treasury spent a total of US$27 million (5.2 million DOTs) in the third quarter, which is about half of the total expenditure in the second quarter (from US$58 million to US$27 million), and in terms of DOT, it dropped from 8 million DOTs to 5.2 million DOTs. Specifically, marketing-related expenses decreased the most, from $27 million to $9.9 million; development-related expenses remained stable, from $10 million to $11.9 million; operating expenses also remained at a similar level, from $1.7 million to $1.4 million; talent and education-related expenses increased slightly, from $2.3 million to $3.8 million; research expenses were low, from $1.5 million to $310,000; no economic incentive proposals were approved this quarter.