According to ChainCatcher, Alice and Bob, members of the Polkadot community, 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 after deducting liabilities, the surplus is 32.4 million DOTs (US$149 million). In terms of expenditure, a total of US$27 million (5.2 million DOTs) was spent in the third quarter, which is about half of the total expenditure in the second quarter.
Specifically, marketing-related expenditures fell the most, from US$27 million to US$9.9 million; development-related expenditures increased slightly, from US$10 million to US$11.9 million; operating expenses remained stable, from US$1.7 million to US$1.4 million; talent and education expenditures increased slightly, from US$2.3 million to US$3.8 million; research expenditures fell from US$1.5 million to US$310,000. No economic incentive proposals were approved during the quarter.