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- A batch motion includes three treasury proposals for side events during Polkadot Decoded 2022.
- Treasury proposal 180: Funding for the New Delhi event with over 100 attendees, featuring talks and discussions about Polkadot and Kusama.
- Treasury proposal 181: Funding for a Happy Hour event in Berlin, hosted by several teams, with 181 attendees discussing the Dotsama ecosystem.
- Treasury proposal 182: Funding for a viewing party in Juba, with groups watching and discussing the main event talks.
- Each proposal includes a report with details like the agenda, budget, and photos.
- Community members are encouraged to review the reports and vote.

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Batch call Motion: reimbursing the Dotsama community on Polkadot Decoded 2022 side events

- BrightTreasury wants to connect with Polkassembly to share ideas and comments.
- This helps new users get feedback from experienced users.
- BrightTreasury is a tool for making proposals on Polkadot and Kusama networks.
- It makes it easier for people to share ideas and skills, even if they're new to blockchain.
- The project has three main goals: sharing ideas, sharing comments, and improving the user experience.
- BrightTreasury focuses on helping regular users, not just the council.
- The project aims to make blockchain more accessible to everyone.

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BrightTreasury - further integration with Polkassembly

- Proposal to upgrade Kusama runtime to version 0.9.25.
- Includes updates on weights, preparation for Governance 2.0, and nomination pools.
- Proposal hash: `0xf8abac4497159bd4824c46d34995a1ccd5c5b9057003e9a25397c25624ff0033`.
- Requires approval by the Council and community vote.
- Community members should vote when convenient.
- Release notes and runtime changes are available on GitHub.

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Kusama Runtime Upgrade to v9250

- **Fearless Wallet** is a popular mobile app for iOS and Android, used by over 130,000 people worldwide.
- It is non-custodial, meaning users control their own funds, and communicates directly with blockchain nodes.
- The wallet has over 50,000 active users monthly and handles over 1 million daily requests to blockchains like Kusama and Polkadot.
- This proposal requests $318,500 to improve the wallet with new features:
  - Updated UI/UX for better user experience.
  - Support for NFTs (non-fungible tokens).
  - Integration of democracy and governance features.
  - Cross-chain teleports using XCM for moving assets between blockchains.
  - Staking updates, including nomination pools for easier participation.
  - A dApp connector to interact with decentralized apps securely.
- The first milestone includes a new UI/UX, nomination pools, and half of the infrastructure costs.

Kusama Treasury Proposal Fearless Wallet: Wallet UI/UX Update, NFTs, Democracy, Cross-chain teleports (XCM integration), Staking pools, dApp signer

- Bifrost wants a subsidy for their KSM staking project called vKSM.
- The subsidy will help users stake KSM and use it in different DeFi apps.
- The goal is to make KSM more useful and encourage more people to use it.
- More details are in the proposal linked in the post.
- The community can give feedback on the proposal.
- The motion needs to be voted on by the Council and then the community.
- There was a mistake in motion 503, so it should be rejected.

Treasury proposal: KSM initial liquidity subsidy for KSM staking liquidity derivative - vKSM

- Web3alert is a service that sends notifications about blockchain events.
- It works with Kusama, Polkadot, and other networks.
- Notifications can be sent to Telegram and Discord.
- The team is asking for funds to cover maintenance costs for 6 months.
- The proposal details are in a linked document.
- Web3alert helps users stay updated on blockchain activities.

Maintenance of web3alert.io Kusama integration for 6 months

- Subsquid provides data indexing for the DotSama ecosystem, including Kusama and Polkadot.
- They offer Archives, which give access to on-chain data in a developer-friendly format.
- Over 3 months, Subsquid served 1.2 billion queries, with a peak of 394 million in one day.
- Kusama and Polkadot chains are the most queried, with millions of requests weekly.
- The cost to run Archives for Kusama and its parachains is $9,771.07.
- Subsquid’s service is free and public, helping developers explore blockchain data easily.
- They track and share detailed statistics about their infrastructure usage.

Subsquid - Public data indexing Infrastructure for Kusama (Q2 2022)

- A vote is happening to choose a Curator for the Infrastructure Maintenance Bounty.
- The Curator will manage a multisig wallet, which is a special account controlled by multiple people.
- The multisig wallet has an on-chain identity called "MAINTENANCE CURATOR PROXY."
- The Curator and the multisig will work together to oversee the bounty.
- The Curator and multisig will share responsibilities and need 3 out of 5 people to agree on decisions.
- More details about the Curator's job and rewards can be found in a linked document.

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Candidates Vote For The Administrative Curator Of the Infrastructure Maintenance Bounty

Treasury propoal: KSM initial liquidity subsidy for KSM staking liquidity derivative - vKSM

- **Kusamaverse** is a 3D online world for the Kusama community to meet and do activities together.
- **Milestone 2** includes new features like better governance tools, parachain auctions, and staking upgrades.
- **Wallet integration** with Talisman, Fearless, Nova, and SubWallet for easier use.
- **Hackathon arena** for online teamwork and earning rewards.
- **NFTs** can be shown in your profile and spaces in the Kusamaverse.
- **Guided tour** helps new users learn how to use the Kusamaverse.
- **Mobile gatherings** let people meet and chat on their phones.
- The Kusamaverse is live now, and the community launched on May 24.

Building the Kusamaverse - Milestone 2 

- The Polkascan Foundation is asking for funding to work on the Polkascan Calendar.
- This is their second request for funding for this project.
- The calendar is a new tool they are creating to help the ecosystem.
- They want to make more features for the calendar.
- You can read more about their plan in their Business Plan on page 18.
- They have shared more details about what they want to do in a document online.
- They also talked about this idea before on a website called Polkassembly.

Improving functionality of the Polkascan Calendar Application

- The DotSama Experience team finished Milestones 1 and 2 and launched their VR world.
- They are now working on Milestone 3 to build a virtual museum about Kusama and Polkadot.
- During the launch weekend, they held a virtual treasure hunt with Talisman's help.
- Talisman donated 10 spirit keys hidden in the VR world, all found within 24 hours.
- One key finder from the Neos community is now exploring Kusama.
- The team welcomes questions, comments, and feedback.
- You can learn more about their project through their social media links.

Milestone 3 - The DotSama Experience

Statemine: Runtime Upgrade on v9230

Changes in Nomination Pools Requested By The Staking Team

- The Kusama community is organizing Decoded 2022 with events in Berlin and Rio de Janeiro.
- In Rio de Janeiro, Polkadot Ambassadors are planning a side event for Portuguese speakers on June 29.
- In Berlin, there will be an opening party organized by Polkadot Ambassadors and parachains as a pre-event for the main conference.
- A proposal for Berlin was approved, while another proposal (169) was rejected due to a mistake in the submission.
- Community members are encouraged to review and vote on these proposals.

Polkadot Decoded and Kusama 2022 side events: Berlin & Rio de Janeiro

- The Kusama community is organizing Decoded 2022 with help from ecosystem teams.
- Proposals include events in Africa: Abuja (Nigeria), Kampala (Uganda), and Kigali (Rwanda).
- Abuja will host a viewing party to connect with the local Dotsama community.
- Kampala will have live streams and networking for the local community.
- Kigali plans a viewing party to celebrate the Polkadot Decoded conference.
- Community members can review and vote on these proposals.

Polkadot Decoded and Kusama 2022 side events: Africa  

Please reject this proposal

Open-sourcing Polkascan block-explorer stack

- The Kusama community is planning a bigger Decoded 2022 event.
- Teams are voting on proposals to organize events in different locations.
- In Buenos Aires, there will be a pre-event on June 28 to celebrate the Spanish-speaking community.
- Another event in Buenos Aires will focus on parachains, NFTs, and metaverses, followed by an afterparty.
- In Mexico, a closing party for Decoded is planned for June 30, expecting 500 people.
- Proposals for these events are available for review and voting.

Polkadot Decoded and Kusama 2022 side events: LATAM

- Cervera is a community member who makes educational videos about Polkadot and Kusama.
- They are hosting a viewing party for Polkadot Decoded in Valencia, Spain, on June 29-30, 2022.
- The event is for the DotSama community in Spain.
- Valencia is the third-largest city in Spain.
- The party will stream the event for two days in a venue that can hold up to 120 people.
- There will be music, food, drinks, and shows during breaks.
- The goal is to let the Spanish community enjoy Decoded from home.

Proposal: Polkadot Decoded Viewing Party in Spain, June 29-30, 2022

Kusama Runtime Upgrade to v9230

- A new idea called the Infrastructure Maintenance Bounty is proposed to help teams keep their projects running smoothly.
- It will support teams that have already received funding to maintain their work without needing to reapply for money.
- The bounty will use smaller "child bounties" to fund ongoing tasks like updating websites, forums, and tools.
- This helps the community have more control over how money from the treasury is spent.
- The goal is to make it easier for teams to focus on their work without worrying about funding.
- More details about how it works can be found in a special document.

Bounty Proposal: Infrastructure Maintenance Proposal

- DOTSAMA Adventures helps people learn about Web3 and cryptocurrencies.
- It started in Latin America with events, meetings, and seminars.
- The project brings together students, investors, and curious people.
- A big event called "Among the Stars" happened in Chile and was shared online.
- The project is growing and now includes Ambassadors in many Latin American countries.
- Next, DOTSAMA Adventures plans to connect with people in Europe, starting in Spain.
- The goal is to teach more people about Web3 and its benefits.

Dotsama Adventure Presents: Deploy Chaos -- Event Experience 

- Nova Wallet is a mobile app for Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems.
- It supports 45 networks, 10,000+ users, and 74+ tokens.
- Features include NFTs, staking, and a DApp browser.
- The new proposal adds cold wallets, cross-chain transfers, and governance.
- It also includes features requested by the community.
- Nova Wallet is open-source and funded by Kusama Treasury.
- The goal is to provide unbiased, high-quality features for users.

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