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**Crypto VC Fund**

- **Name:** Crypto VC Fund
- **Ticker:** VCAP
- **Chain:** Kusama Asset Hub
- **Liquidity Pair:** VCAP/KSM
- **Use Case:** A venture capital fund on blockchain for investing in startups using DAO, stablecoins, and dead wallets.
- **White Paper:** Available [here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GsB7_oKBxdqwk6mmaFw0GrKIqHmv_QoA/view?usp=drive_link).
- **Background:** Created by a crypto investor to bridge crypto with sustainable business using Kusama's features.
- **Expenses:** Requests 175 KSM for initial liquidity, Dexscreener fee, domain, and X subscription.

Deciding

small_spender

An Innovative Token Concept On Kusama Asset Hub With Utilities Towards Using Kusama Network's Various Blockchain Features and To Liven Up The Kusama Ecosystem 

**Summary of the Proposal**

1. **Update on Video**: The video is being updated to reflect the current market value of KSM (Kusama token).

2. **Proposal Details**: The proposal is to fund GrowDAO's e-learning platform for blockchain education. The total amount requested is 525 KSM ($21,000 USD).

3. **Beneficiary**: The funds will go to GrowDAO's treasury on the Kusama chain.

4. **Discussion and Voting**: The discussion will be open until November 28, after which voting will take place.

5. **Executive Summary**: GrowDAO's Escuela de DAOs aims to educate organizations and universities in Latin America about blockchain technology.

6. **Objectives**: The project aims to scale educational offerings, expand the platform, and form alliances with universities.

7. **Work Plan**: The plan includes optimizing the educational platform, forming strategic alliances, and onboarding users.

8. **Budget**: The budget includes salaries for professionals and resources for tools and education.

Preparing

medium_spender

Update: GrowDAO escalating with e-learning platform

- Brale integration and dUSD stablecoin are now live on Kusama Asset Hub.
- Two proposals were approved: one to recoup integration costs and another to add liquidity to the KSM:dUSD pair.
- Brale and KSM Collective plan to add $300k each to the pair, but the Asset Conversion Pallet only allows one account to add liquidity.
- Three options are being considered: amending the pallet, waiting for smart contracts, or having Brale add liquidity on behalf of KSM Collective.
- Option 3 is likely to be chosen for speed, but it involves off-chain bureaucracy.
- The goal is to get the pair working first and address issues later.

wish_for_change

WFC: Update Kusama's asset conversion pallet to enable addition of single sided liquidity

Approved

whitelisted_caller

[Whitelisted Caller] Referendum #297: Upgrade Kusama v1,000,000

small_tipper

WHO: Proponent 16JVrgg7t6m5UXAtDBM7jYp9XjAxALRVFP6GuKVFmi9HLw8d (Batman, Polkadot)

WHAT: Funding for further development of the dotappstore, including Dynamic App Pages with user authentication, upvote feature, claim feature, and report feature.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 1,800 DOT (~$6,500) requested on 13 Oct 2023. Codebase is open-source and available on Github.

WHO: The proposer.

WHAT: Develop a UI for tracking weight consumption over all Polkadot and Kusama parachains.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Requesting a tip for the developed code. Will register a custom domain for the website if approved. No specific price, timeframe, or resources mentioned.

### Kusama OpenGov Improvement Proposal

1. **Continuation of Milestones**: This proposal builds on two previous milestones aimed at enhancing Kusama's OpenGov system.
2. **Milestone 0**: Addressed OpenGov issues by creating proposal and audit templates, initiating community discussions, and producing audit reports.
3. **Milestone 0.5**: Expanded by onboarding additional proposal auditors to improve decentralization and accuracy.
4. **Milestone 1**: Focuses on continuing on-chain proposal audits, expanding auditor tasks, and introducing Auditor and Reviewer roles.
5. **Audit Process**: Moves the audit process to the Kusama community, compensating auditors through post-paid OpenGov Tips.
6. **Milestone 1.5**: Continues education and onboarding of community auditors, building on a previous proposal extension.
7. **Grading System**: Uses a standardized grading system to evaluate project proposals objectively.
8. **Community Involvement**: Ensures transparency and community involvement in the audit process.

Kusama OpenGov proposes to continue on-chain proposal audits, expand auditor tasks, and introduce auditor and reviewer roles in Milestone 1. The goal is to deliver audit reports for 60 treasury proposals over two months, with all work being post-paid through self-submitted tips. The proposal aims to ensure transparency and community involvement by transferring the audit process to the Kusama community. The proposal also includes a continuation of Referenda #67 - Proposal Extension to onboard additional community auditors.

OpenCommunity Governance - Proposal Audit Reports

### Substrate-API-Client

- **Purpose**: Connects to a Substrate-based node via RPC.
- **Alternative**: Alternative to `subxt`.
- **Importance**: Essential for Rust developers working with Substrate parachains.
- **Features**:
  - Supports `no_std` environments.
  - Facilitates extrinsic creation in trusted hardware (e.g., Intel SGX).
  - Potential for IoT applications.
- **Interface**: Easy-to-use with practical examples.
- **Proposal**:
  - Maintenance and support for 3 months (Nov-22 to Jan-23).
  - Evaluation and design of two new features:
    - CLI wallet implementation.
    - Full `no_std` compatibility.

For more details, see the [discussion](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/post/1923) and [full proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1miIIMyHsNzdoZejVdBiV_u3NLyj7CHsr9uWBdKonrtQ/edit?usp=sharing).

big_spender

WHO: The proposal is made by the substrate-api-client team.

WHAT: The proposal aims to fund maintenance and support for the substrate api client over 3 months, along with the evaluation and design of two new features: CLI-wallet implementation and full no_std-compatibility.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The funding is required for 3 months (Nov-22 until Jan-23). The cost is not mentioned in the summary.

Treasury Proposal: Maintenance for the substrate-api-client Nov-22 to Jan-23

- The post requests a top-up for the Moderation Team Bounty.
- The top-up is needed due to current market conditions.
- Changes have been made to the initial proposal.
- Details and spending analysis are available in a linked document.
- The original bounty top-up post is also linked for reference.
- The community is thanked for their attention.

treasurer

WHO: The community.

WHAT: Requesting a top-up to the Moderation Team Bounty to continue funding their contributions and support.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Details can be found in the proposal linked.

Treasury Proposal: Moderation Team Bounty Top-up

### Summary of Math Crypto's Batch Delegation Guide

- **Purpose**: Provides a guide and tool for delegating all Gov2 tracks on Kusama to a single account in one transaction.
- **Resources**: Includes a [steps guide](https://www.math-crypto.com/opengov/batch-delegate/) and a [web page](https://backend-opengov.math-crypto.com/) with a delegation hash generator.
- **Benefit**: Simplifies the process for users who want to delegate multiple votes at once.
- **Proponent's Action**: The guide's proponent plans to use the new Gov2 system for a tip in an unused track.
- **Status**: Gov2 is operational and ready for use on Kusama.

big_tipper

WHO: Math Crypto

WHAT: Provides a batch delegation guide and web page with a delegation hash generator for OpenGov/Gov2 on Kusama.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Gov2 - Batch delegation step guide

### Summary of OpenGov Referendums

1. **Referendum 1 and 2**: Initially proposed but found to be unsuccessful due to the use of `treasury.ApproveProposal`, which requires root origin.

2. **Resubmitted Proposals**: The teams resubmitted their proposals using the `Treasurer` and `Big spender` tracks with the call `treasury.Spend`.

3. **New Referendums**:
   - **Referendum 3**: Funds the development of **Snowbridge**.
   - **Referendum 5**: Supports **Polkawatch**'s decentralization analytics and Parachain operations.

4. **Cancellation Service**: Uses the Referenda Canceller track to cancel Referendums 1 and 2, replaced by Referendums 5 and 6.

referendum_canceller

WHO: OpenGov
WHAT: Resubmitted Referendum 3 and 5 to fund Snowbridge and Polkawatch's operations respectively, using treasury.Spend call. Also cancelling Referendum 1 and 2.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Referendum aiming to cancel two invalid Referendums (1 & 2)

### Polkawatch Proposal Summary

- Polkawatch recently launched decentralization analytics on Kusama and added Nomination Pools support.
- The community is increasingly aware of the importance of decentralization, sparked by a recent deplatforming event of Solana nodes.
- Other teams, including wallets, parachains, and data scientists, are interested in accessing Polkawatch data to raise awareness in the ecosystem.
- Parachains, while secured by the relay chain, are still vulnerable to censorship from dishonest collators, network operators, or regulatory changes.
- This proposal aims to extend Polkawatch support to parachains, continue service operations, and make minor improvements.
- The proposal has been discussed and feedback has been incorporated.
- A detailed version of the proposal is available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ljvYDuazbNBgjf94yFUbUEdeyBN5ixG6BXAEKxuxmL4/edit?usp=sharing).
- An extraordinary fee for re-submission costs has been included.

Polkawatch proposes to bring parachain support to their decentralization analytics service, following interest from other teams in the ecosystem. The proposal includes continued operation of the service and minor improvements, with an extraordinary fee included for re-submission costs. No specific price, timeframe, or resources are mentioned.

[Replacement for Referenda #2] Polkawatch Decentralization Analytics Parachain Support and Continued Operation. 

### Ordum: Public Good Grants Aggregator

- **Purpose**: Ordum aims to create a public good grants aggregator for the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems, focusing on R&D funding.
- **Current Issue**: Existing grant management tools like Gitcoin are insufficient for the needs of web3 ecosystems, leading to scattered information and difficulties in tracking funding.
- **Problem**: Treasuries and foundations have excess funds due to a lack of projects, and grant information is hard to find and manage.
- **Solution**: Ordum proposes a decentralized application (dapp) to index and manage grants, including features like custom APIs, light clients, and integration with Github.
- **Milestone Certificates**: Non-transferable NFTs will be minted to certify completed milestones, enhancing transparency and accountability.
- **Transparency**: Grant applications, funding, and milestones will be displayed on team profiles for public viewing.
- **User Experience**: Surveys and feedback will be used to optimize the UX for managing treasury grants.
- **Funding Request**: Ordum seeks $78,804 for development, with a Kusama rate of 25.24 as of November 24, 2022.

Ordum proposes to build a public goods grant aggregator for the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems to solve the scattered information and lack of software for managing grants. They plan to create a dapp, mint non-transferable NFTs, display milestones and funding on a team's profile, and issue surveys for optimal grant management. They request funding of 78,804 USD and aim to deliver a V1 POC of the aggregator.

 Treasury Proposal: Ordum | Public Good Grants Aggregator for Polkadot and Kusama 

### Summary of the Proposal

- **Proposal**: GrowDAO's Escuela de DAOs aims to expand its e-learning platform focused on blockchain education in Latin America.
- **Proposers**: Edgar Salinas, Roberto Heredia, Katherine López.
- **Funding Request**: 1166 KSM (approximately $21,000 USD) for 5 months, with potential to extend based on KSM price fluctuations.
- **Objectives**: Scale educational offerings, form strategic alliances, and onboard new users.
- **Work Plan**: Development of the educational platform, strategic alliances, and content creation over 5 months.
- **Budget**: $15,000 for salaries and $6,000 for treasury resources.
- **Impact**: Strengthen GrowDAO's position in blockchain education and expand reach in Mexico and Latin America.
- **Team**: Experienced professionals in blockchain, finance, and international trade.
- **Discussion Deadline**: Until November 28, 2024, for community feedback before voting.

Rejected

GrowDAO escalating with e-learning platform

### Proposal Summary

- **Requested Amount:** 50,000 KSM
- **Date:** 26.11.2024
- **Context:** Bifrost is a Liquid Staking app-chain on Polkadot with over $77M in Total Value Locked (TVL).
- **Proposal:** Requesting a 18-month loan of 50,000 KSM from the Kusama Treasury for base liquidity in Bifrost Stable Swap.
- **Previous Proposals:** Similar proposals were successfully executed in 2022 and 2023, bringing substantial income to the Kusama Treasury.
- **Repayment:** The loan will be repaid with interest, with the last repayment scheduled for November 2024.
- **Benefits:** Enhances liquidity for vKSM, supports broader use-cases across the ecosystem, and increases staking rewards.
- **Use Cases:** Includes governance capacity inheritance, leveraged staking, and chain abstraction for KSM liquid staking.
- **Motivation:** To facilitate capital flow of KSM staking, empower KSM staking across Kusama and Polkadot, and enhance network security.
- **Implementation Plan:** Includes expanding vKSM applications on Polkadot and other networks, leveraging Interlay Value, Hydradex omnipool, and DCA strategies.
- **Liquidity Management:** Funds will be managed through Bifrost Stable Swap and Hydration Omnipool, with transparent borrowing and repayment processes.

Executed

Treasury proposal: KSM liquidity subsidy for KSM liquid staking token - vKSM

TimedOut

referendum_killer

Please vote nay: Proposal with incorrect params

- **Proponent**: KSM Collective on krievo
- **Objective**: Seed a KSM and dUSD liquidity pool on AssetHub using treasury funds.
- **Rationale**: Boost dUSD adoption and strengthen Kusama's DeFi ecosystem.
- **Request**: $300,000 + 10% volatility buffer, excess funds to be returned.
- **Match Commitment**: Brale will contribute $300,000 in dUSD.
- **Beneficiary**: KSM Society organization on krievo.
- **First Usage**: Exchange $125k fee from KSM to dUSD for Decent Partners collective.
- **Contact**: KSM society public matrix.

Liquidity subsidy for KSM/dUSD Liquidity Pool on Kusama Asset Hub 

Nay 

Nay - wrong preimage

- **Proposal**: Retroactive funding for Brale's stablecoin integration with Kusama AssetHub.
- **Amount**: $125,000 + 10% volatility buffer.
- **Beneficiary**: Decent Partners organization on Kusama.
- **Integration**: Allows stablecoin issuance and zero-cost exchange across 15 blockchains.
- **First Stablecoin**: decent/dUSD minted on Asset Hub with ID 50,000,002.
- **Partners**: Brale joins Decent Partners collective with decent, Virto, and KSM collectives.
- **Commitment**: Brale commits KSM fee to drive dUSD adoption.
- **Concurrent Proposal**: Requests KSM liquidity subsidy for a KSM:dUSD trading pair.

Retroactive Funding for Brale’s Public Good Stablecoin Integration with Kusama Asset Hub (now live)

### Summary

- **Purpose**: Fund an account for common good activities on Kusama network.
- **Amount Needed**: 50 KSM to cover activities for 6 months.
- **Activities**:
  - Paying staking rewards for validators and nominators.
  - Refunding deposits for referenda on Kusama and Collective chain.
- **Previous Funding**: Last funded 321 days ago by the Treasury.
- **Increased Usage**: More validators and higher expenses.
- **Account Transparency**: No outbound transfers, 80% of fees returned to the Treasury.
- **Balance History**: Account balance shown over the past three months.

Tip for an account used for Referendum Deposit Clean-up and Validator Payout Bot

### Summary of Coretime Pricing Issue

- **Current Problem**: The coretime price adapter on Kusama is driving prices down to nearly 0 KSM/month due to low demand, which is unrealistic compared to the actual cost of validating work.
- **Side Effect**: Low prices encourage hoarding of cores, making it inconvenient for new builders who need them.
- **Proposed Solution**: Implement a better pricing system that considers market demand and blockspace usage.
- **Temporary Fix**: Set a minimum price for coretime to prevent it from dropping too low.
- **Suggested Minimum Price**: 10 KSM, which is reasonable for builders and deters excessive hoarding.
- **Implementation**: Changes to the Polkadot SDK and Kusama runtime will be handled by the author or a trusted developer.

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