Greetings *,

This is a revised proposal to cover the audit cost of the Zero Knowledge privacy protocol “Kusama Shield”. The project aims to bring in expert help to spot future bugs and security issues, giving the project a proper audit. The price has been squeezed down and everything has been done

Previous feedback:

Broken unused function in smart contracts(now fixed)
Ci not up to date(Continuous integration has been fixed and extended to cover majority of low hanging bugs across multiple code basis)
Retro Active funding
has now been removed
Will future funding be requested to cover ui work?
No, the project simply asks to cover the audit costs so that we can move forward with features that we aim to put in the hands of new users, mostly targeted towards telegram crypto users. The project will enforce a 0.5% tx fee to cover future development. 7 themes have been added to help users have more options.
Clear guidelines on the files being audited
Scope has been clearly defined in the proposal

Asked Amount: 39330 USD
Now: 39330 / 4.13 = 9523 KSM
Previous: 56605 / 3.2862 = 17225

Previously 17225 KSM old vs 9523 KSM new, the new proposal is 44.72% cheaper in KSM. EMA30 rate taken at, 2026-09-28 13:00:00 (+UTC), Block #21923279, verify here:
https://assethub-kusama.subscan.io/tools/price_converter?value=1&type=block&from=KSM&to=USD&time=21923279

Budget overview:

Task / hours

Coordinated Trusted Setup
20

Code review by ZK expert
90

Bug fixes and implementation of fixes
150

Together we can bring audited privacy tools to Kusama!

Read full proposal here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yIEtCjgcXViHaNxKVkXYjS0UFhDVVuUsnVMMnuNC3EA/edit?usp=sharing

Edited

Kusama Shield Audit Proposal

Kusama Shield is a privacy project on the Kusama network. It asked for money to pay for a security audit.

What is it?

A privacy tool built on Kusama
It wants experts to check the code for bugs
The team fixed problems people mentioned before

What changed?

Fixed broken code in smart contracts
Updated the CI (the system that checks code automatically)
Removed "retro active funding"
Made the list of files to be checked clear
Made the project cheaper — 44.72% less KSM than before

Cost

Asking for 39,330 USD
That is 9,523 KSM (was 17,225 KSM before)

How the money is used

Trusted setup: 20 hours
Code review by ZK expert: 90 hours
Bug fixes: 150 hours

Future plans

No more money will be asked for UI work
A small fee (0.5%) on transactions will pay for future work
7 themes added so users have more choices

Goal

To bring audited privacy tools to Kusama!

Source