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# Treasury

The Polkadot Treasury is a fund of DOT tokens collected from transaction fees, slashing penalties, staking inefficiencies, and burned DOT. DOT holders can propose funding projects or reward completed work that benefits the network.

### Purpose of the Treasury

The Treasury is designed to:

* Fund network upgrades and development initiatives
* Support community projects that benefit the Polkadot ecosystem
* Provide grants for tools, dApps, and services
* Cover bug bounties or protocol improvements

### Source of Treasury Funds

The Treasury accumulates DOT through:

* A portion of the fees are from transactions on the network.
* Slashing penalties from misbehaving validators
* Staking inefficiencies such as unallocated staking rewards
* Certain operations that remove DOT from circulation

### How It Works

Treasury funds can be allocated via onchain governance in three ways: **proposals**, **bounties**, and **tips**. Learn more [here](https://polkadot.com/treasury).

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