According to the report, the network invested about $37 million in Outreach activities such as advertisements, sponsorships, and events. The network signed sponsorship deals with race car driver Conor Daly and also pushed several marketing activities designed to bolster the network’s adoption by the broader global community.
Polkadot also spent $23 million developing its network features and upgrades, including SDK, Data Services and Indexing, Governance, and Subwallets.
Moreover, the network invested $15 million in liquidity incentives and $5.5 million in Talent and Education. Additionally, it spent $3.8 million to maintain the network and core ecosystem components, and another $2.1 million went towards Research.