Hello everyone!
After a couple of weeks receiving feedback from the community we finally enough information to apply for this proposal.
By Kairos Research
This proposal aims to boost adoption of Astar and Soneium in Mexico and Latin America through high-quality reports, interactive onchain quests, and strategic community-building. Backed by Kairos Research, the initiative will focus on empowering Spanish-speaking users, builders, and developers with relevant tools and resources.
You can find the complete version of this proposal here
This proposal is divided in three budget request based of community feedback. This proposal correspond to the upfront payment. Next update will be after deliverables of Milestone 1.
Kairos Research is formed by 5 core members + 1 external Data Scientist.
Notable collaborations include Meta Pool, PBS Foundation, CELO, Ethereum Foundation, Gitcoin, House of Representatives in Mexico.
Team achievements: ETHGlobal winners, mentors at Makers Fellowship, speakers at over 10 IRL events.
Total Requested: 392,910 ASTR (~$9,822.75 USD)
Payment Plan:
Key Expenses:
This proposal strengthens Astar and Soneium’s presence in LatAm through direct user onboarding, strategic communication, and ecosystem integration — driving real onchain activity.
Kairos Research is committed to building long-term impact for Astar and Soneium in Latin America through education, community, and practical use cases. This proposal invites collaboration to strengthen the region’s role in the global Web3 landscape.
Contact: @Ariiellus (Telegram/X)
Substrate Address: b3iuevkunuE7CQRwkfTdgGkQdW3L84hDRnDf6vCpkZcMb4W
Forum Discussion:
I align here with Pitcoins insight especially on the point of the lack of mature dApps that can be covered. At the moment there is a transformative/transitional period that is being discussed and hence a steady flow of marketing items that are being offered isn't in my view effective at the moment. I also find it difficult to justify this price point for a outlet that does not (yet) have a high visible standing in the space - judging from socials. Not to mention the website was last updated with the July 2025 monthly report sowing personal doubts of the teams up to the moment reporting.
Thank you for listening to the feedback and adjusting the proposal — even though it was just a suggestion. I appreciate the openness.
That said, I still believe that $3,000 for the ecosystem reports is extremely overpriced.
I’m also an independent content creator and have been part of several DAOs (such as WagMedia), where compensation for this type of work — even when delivered with exceptional quality — would typically be no more than $400–$500 per report.
Another important point: the Astar ecosystem is still in its early stages. We have only a handful of dApps that can be covered in-depth and generate meaningful engagement. Likewise, the ASTR ecosystem on Soneium is also very new.
Covering the entire Soneium ecosystem may not be the best use of the ASTR treasury, in my opinion. It might make more sense to focus specifically on the utility of ASTR within Soneium.
IMO half of the requested budget would make sense. Beyond that, I find the price extremely out of line given the proposed KPIs.