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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

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 

### 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.

Approved

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

### 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.

Executed

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

- Four accounts lost funds due to a bug in Kusama's runtime version 1.1.0.
- The bug caused assets to be lost instead of being trapped during cross-chain transfers.
- The lost funds were due to insufficient delivery fees being deducted from the accounts.
- The bug was fixed in Kusama version 1.1.2, after changes from [PR 3085](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/3085).
- The accounts attempted to transfer all their funds, leading to the loss.
- Funds lost due to the bug should be reimbursed.
- Assets that were trapped (not part of this proposal) can be reclaimed.

WHO: The proposal does not specify WHO will be responsible for reimbursing the lost funds.

WHAT: The proposal suggests that lost funds due to a bug in the runtime should be reimbursed.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The proposal does not mention the PRICE, TIMEFRAME, or RESOURCES required for the reimbursement.

[Small Spender] Reimburse accounts affected by an XCM bug

- Pablo is a member of the Polkadot fellowship and Virto DAO.
- He is working on a feature called "Confirmation Candle."
- This feature protects against sniping referenda during confirmation periods.
- The feature is currently in a draft stage on GitHub.
- It will first be tested with the KSM Community DAO in Kreivo.
- After testing, it may be adjusted before being proposed to Kusama.
- The proposal to Kusama will be made through a "wish for change."

Retroactive funding: Confirmation Candle (sniping protection)

Alina is a Rust/Substrate developer and a graduate of the Polkadot Blockchain Academy. She creates beginner-friendly YouTube videos to help developers understand the Substrate environment and the Kusama ecosystem. Her goal is to attract more developers to the Kusama ecosystem, leading to more projects and investments.

- **Videos Created:**
  - Polkadot SDK, Substrate, FRAME, Pallets, and Their Structure - For Beginners
  - Polkadot & Kusama Ecosystems Terminology for Beginners
  - Balances Pallet and Assets Pallet of Substrate - Explained for Beginners

- **Request:** Alina is asking for a tip of 110 KSM for her work.

WHO: Alina, Rust/Substrate developer and Polkadot Blockchain Academy alumni.

WHAT: Creating beginner-friendly technical content on YouTube to attract more developers to the Kusama ecosystem.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Requesting a tip of 110 KSM for the work already done. No specific timeframe or additional resources mentioned.

Retroactive tips for Rust content to onboard developers into PolkadotSDK

### Polkadot Mexico Activities Summary

- **Event Participation**: Polkadot Mexico is participating in an event in Monterrey on August 17, 2024.
- **Participants**: The event involves universities, developers, blockchain ecosystems, and a Digital Bank in Mexico.
- **Objective**: The goal is to boost the developer sector in Mexico, focusing on Rust and guiding them towards the Polkadot SDK.
- **User Attraction**: The event aims to attract users and build relationships with small and medium-sized enterprises (PyMes) in Mexico.
- **Collaboration**: Polkadot Mexico seeks to collaborate with companies and universities to benefit Polkadot.
- **Hackathon Participation**: A mentor from Polkadot Mexico participated in the Polkadot Hackathon in Seoul in 2023.
- **Full Proposal**: Detailed information about the proposal can be found in the provided link.

Polkadot Mexico aims to boost the developer sector in Mexico by participating in an event in Monterrey on August 17, 2024. They plan to guide developers towards Polkadot SDK, attract users, and build relationships with PyMes in Mexico. The proposal does not mention a specific price or timeframe.

TECHNICAL WORKSHOP AND LECTURE FOR GAMING BLOCKCHAIN DEVELOPERS AT MONTERREY, MEXICO.

### Digital Voting within the Blockchain Hackathon

- **Hackathon Name**: Digital Voting within the Blockchain
- **Dates**: May 28-29, 2024
- **Participants**: 50 max, currently 39 registered (mostly EVM)
- **Requested KSM**: 278 KSM
- **Organizers**: Mexican Deputy Chamber and Kairos Research
- **Focus**: Substrate-based implementations within Kusama/Polkadot ecosystem
- **Activities**: Substrate tutorials, workshops, and crash courses on blockchain and digital voting
- **Objective**: Showcase and test blockchain solutions for digital voting, aiming to influence legislative stakeholders and promote the Kusama/Polkadot ecosystem in Mexico.

Mexican Deputy Chamber is organizing a hackathon on "Digital Voting within the Blockchain" with Kairos Research. The proposal is to partner with Kairos and offer a side track for Substrate implementations, including a Substrate Tutorial, workshops related to Polkadot and Crash Courses, and a showcase and testing of developments within Kusama/Polkadot. The proposal asks for 278 KSM and the hackathon will take place on May 28-29, 2024, with 50 max hackers. The proposal aims to showcase and test the web3 ecosystem in Mexico and help lawmakers understand and acknowledge the advantages of blockchain solutions.

Mexican Digital Voting within the Blockchain Proposal for Strategic Alliances within Key Stakeholders in Mexico

### Proof of Taste Chocolate Proposal

- **Purpose**: To produce a second edition of customized Kusama/Polkadot chocolate bars.
- **Design**: Reusing leftover designs from the first edition to save costs.
- **Event**: Planning to distribute the chocolates at Polkadot Decoded in Brussels.
- **Budget**: Requesting 150 KSM (about $4500) to cover production and shipping costs.
- **Production**: Aiming to create 250 boxes, each containing two chocolate bars.
- **Logistics**: Shipping most chocolates to Brussels for the event, with some available for individual requests.
- **Cost Breakdown**: Includes manufacturing, packaging, and shipping costs.
- **Support**: Thanks to previous supporters and participants for their positive feedback.

The proposal is to produce a 2nd edition of Proof of Taste customized Kusama/Polkadot chocolate bars. The goal is to produce 250 boxes of chocolate bars and share them at Polkadot Decoded 2024 in Brussels. The estimated cost is €4175/$4500/150 KSM, which includes chocolate manufacturing, packaging, shipping, and VAT. The proposal has the support of Coinstudio, Adam Clay Steeber, and I Love Crypto.

Customized Kusama Chocolate Bars | Proof of Taste - 2nd Edition for Polkadot Decoded

Rejected

(please ignore) Customized Kusama Chocolate Bars | Proof of Taste - 2nd Edition for Polkadot Decoded

### Proposal 370 Summary

- **25K KSM** moved to Asset Hub Treasury for advanced proposals.
- **3 KSM** payouts planned:
  1. 1 KSM immediately after enactment.
  2. 1 KSM after block 23105000 (about 14 days).
  3. 1 KSM after block 23255000 (about 24 days).
- Follow-up proposal to void the third payout.
- **2 KSM** already sent to Asset Hub Treasury.
- Proposal template for future multi-stage payouts.

Kusama Asset Hub Treasury - Multi-stage payout proposal

### The Dots Magazine

- **Founders**: John Mental and Mantra, Polkadot enthusiasts since 2020.
- **Purpose**: To create entertaining and educational content about Polkadot for new users.
- **Content**: Highlights ecosystem updates, explains complex topics in simple language, and uses humor and memes.
- **Team**: John Mental is a Polkadot Senior Ambassador and Web3 content creator. Mantra is a Web3 addict and professional content creator.
- **Achievements**: Gained 1.1k Twitter followers organically, produced Blitz videos during Sub0 Polkadot Asia, and completed interviews with Jay Chrawna and Alice_und_Bob.
- **Funding Request**: Seeking 235.4209 KSM ($10,000 equivalent) for 6 months of operation.
- **Work Hours**: 14 hours per week, totaling 336 hours, excluding additional tasks.
- **Note**: Currently operating without external funding, relying solely on community support.

WHO: John Mental and Mantra, Polkadot enthusiasts and content creators.

WHAT: The Dots Magazine, a non-nerdy entertainment news media that educates people about Polkadot and its ecosystem updates in an easy language using memes and humor.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Requesting 235.4209 KSM ($10,000) for 6 months of operational work, with a working hour rate of $30 for 14 hours per week (including expenses on part-time production team), totaling 336 hours.

TheDots – The First Polkadot Non-Nerdy Media Outlet & Memes

**Proposal Tool for Kusama Referendum v2**

- **Purpose**: Simplifies proposal creation and application in Kusama.
- **Features**: Helps decide funding amounts, assess community interest, and find similar proposals.
- **Test Tool**: Available at [Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/spaces/DanichOne/Proposal_Similarity_Kusama).
- **Future Plans**: Expand to Polkadot, add AI summaries, improve data extraction, predict success, and more.
- **Requested Amount**: 82 KSM.
- **Expected Period**: 3-4 months.

WHO: The proposer.

WHAT: Introducing a tool to simplify proposal creation and application process in Kusama referendum v2, with future plans to extend to Polkadot chain, add AI summary, filters, statistics, and KSM to USDT conversion.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Requested amount of 82 KSM for an expected period of 3-4 months.

Proposal similarity

- A user tried to teleport 50 KSM from Bridgehub-Kusama to Kusama but lost the tokens due to an incorrect call-data.
- The error was "unroutable," causing the tokens to be lost in the system.
- The correct call-data was not used, leading to the failure.
- The tokens were not deposited anywhere, as seen in the events.
- The user requests recovering the 50 KSM.
- The mistake was due to not double-checking the call-data.
- Core developers are working on making such errors claimable in the future.
- The 50 KSM was intended for bidding on a system-collator slot for Bridgehub.

WHO: OpenGov
WHAT: Recover 50 KSM lost in a blockhole during a teleport call due to user error.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Recover KSM from a erroneous teleport/XCM call 

### Polkadot OpenGov Observer Proposal Summary

- **Funding Reduction**: The initial funding request of 200 KSM for Referendum 346 has been reduced to 75 KSM based on community feedback.
- **Project Overview**: The "Polkadot OpenGov Observer" aims to showcase real-time OpenGov activities on Twitter, providing monthly overviews of Polkadot OpenGov Treasury and voter participation.
- **Beneficiary**: The funds will go to the Polkadot OpenGov Observer Multisig with the address DZL1jjADYBhsRY9oJp8ETYtHV64Z4iz97Rvtj8pv2VP1nEN.
- **Purpose**: The project seeks to enhance community engagement, increase voter participation from 13.1% to 40%, and make OpenGov more accessible.
- **Tools Used**: The project utilizes APIs from Subscan, Polkassembly, Twitter, and others, along with Node.js and Express.
- **Current Stats**: As of now, 1,868,686.843 active voters participate in OpenGov, with a 13.10% referendum participation rate.
- **Future Plans**: The project aims to refine and expand its features, making Polkadot OpenGov a central hub for decentralized decision-making and community involvement.

Polkadot OpenGov Voting Observer Twitter Bot

- **Project**: Polkadot OpenGov Observer
- **Objective**: Showcases real-time OpenGov activities on Twitter, aiming to increase community engagement and participation in OpenGov voting.
- **Funding Request**: 200 KSM ($8,730)
- **Beneficiary**: Polkadot OpenGov Observer Multisig
- **Tools Used**: Subscan API, Polkassembly API, Node.js, Twitter API, Express, Polkadot JS API, Coin Gecko API
- **Current Stats**: 1,868,686.843 active voters, 13.10% referenda participation
- **Future Plans**: Expand OpenGov adoption, refine features, and build a vibrant web3 developer community.
- **Mission**: Increase DOT holder participation in governance from 13.1% to 40%, fostering informed and fair decisions.

wenbeefy

- The project involves creating graffiti artworks featuring the Kusama logo in different cities, starting with Barcelona.
- Graffiti artists will use a template to paint the Kusama logo in urban areas, then take photos of their work.
- Each graffiti piece will be turned into a non-fungible token (NFT) and stored on the Kusama blockchain.
- People can visit these graffiti spots and show respect by bending their knee in front of the logo.
- Only cities with more than 2 million people can participate, and each city can only be featured once.
- The project is inspired by ideas from Foucault and Preciado, turning public spaces into sites of resistance.
- Participants will receive up to 42 KSM for their work, and they must upload photos of their NFTs and mark their locations.

Descentralized art project

### Summary

- **Rafael's Story**: Rafael, a newcomer to cryptocurrency, lost his wallet's seed phrase.
- **Lost Funds**: 257 Kusamas are now permanently staked in the "Kusama Brazil Pool" and native staking.
- **Proof of Ownership**: Rafael has provided evidence that the wallet in question was his.
- **Proposal**: Rafael is seeking community help and proposes a treasury reimbursement for the lost amount.
- **Verification**: Rafael offers to send a small amount to any address to prove ownership of the wallet.
- **Transfers**: Detailed records show transfers from Binance to Ledger and further to the Polkadot.js wallet.
- **Stake Details**: Proofs include participation in the Kusama Brasil Pool and native staking.

 Reimbursement proposal after a seed phrase has been lost"

- A bug in Kusama runtime 1000000 caused partially executed XCM transactions and stuck funds.
- The bug was identified and debugged by working with Parity developers.
- A GitHub issue was created to document the problem and suggest action items.
- A Twitter thread explained the bug and provided a workaround for parachain teams.
- A test script was developed to reproduce the issue and verify the fix.
- Future work includes setting up e2e and regression tests for new releases.

WHO: The proposer and Parity devs.

WHAT: Debugged and identified the root cause of the XCM bug in the new Kusama runtime 1000000, created Github issue, Twitter thread, suggestion to parachain teams, and a test script to reproduce and verify the fix.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Help debug and mitigate Kusama XCM issue

**Uai so serious?** is a dedicated manager of the **Polkadot Brasil Twitter account**, contributing significantly over the past four months. His efforts have boosted the account's followers from 400 to over 645 by creating engaging posts, hosting Twitter Spaces, and representing Polkadot Brasil in various events.

- **Twitter Account:** [@polkadot_brasil](https://twitter.com/polkadot_brasil)
- **Key Contributions:**
  - Increased followers from 400 to over 645.
  - Hosted and participated in Twitter Spaces.
  - Represented Polkadot Brasil in community calls.
- **Proposed Reward:** 35 KSM for his dedication.
- **Future Plans:**
  - Upgrade tools for better Twitter management.
  - Improve health with an adjustable desk and comfortable chair.
- **Message to Community:** Appreciates the support and invites others to join in recognizing his contributions.

Polkadot Brasil proposes to reward Uai so serious? with 35 KSM for his contribution to managing the Polkadot Brasil Twitter account for the past four months. Uai so serious? has significantly contributed to the growth of the social media presence by creating engaging posts, hosting Twitter Spaces, and actively participating in other Spaces while representing the Polkadot Brasil account. The proposal includes materials such as the account's performance statistics, recent and upcoming Twitter Spaces, and proof of representing the Polkadot Brasil account during a call with SubWallet team. Uai so serious? plans to use the tip to upgrade his work tools and improve his health by buying an adjustable table and a comfortable chair.

Small Tip for "Uai So Serious?" for managing the Polkadot Brasil Twitter account and other initiatives.

### Rust Academic Course Proposal

- **Objective**: To establish a Rust programming course at the Faculty of Informatics and Information Technologies, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava.
- **Duration**: 12 weeks, with 1 lecture and 1 tutorial each week.
- **Modules**: The course will be divided into 7 modules.
- **Student Goals**: 
  - Write custom CLI/server applications.
  - Gain practical experience and create their own projects.
  - Develop intermediate-level Rust skills.
  - Understand Rust's purpose and features.
- **Course Structure**: Includes weekly lectures, tutorials, exercise sets, and a final project with a report.
- **Schedule**: 
  - Discussion: October 9-15, 2023.
  - Voting: September 16-October 29, 2023.
- **Documents**: Full proposal and delivery document with additional details and resources.

WHO: Faculty of Informatics and Information technologies, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava.

WHAT: Proposal for a 12-week Rust academic course.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Costs of special guests and video covered. Discussion from 9 Oct. 2023 - 15 Oct. 2023, voting from 16 Sept. 2023 - 29 Oct. 2023. Full proposal and delivery document available.

Proposal: 12 Week Rust course at FIIT STU in Bratislava

- **Referendum 62** suggested that a batch of spends would work if each was under the track's limit, but **Referendum 151** on Polkadot failed, indicating an incomplete understanding of spending limits.
- **Referendum 275** was resubmitted in the medium spender track.
- **Total KSM requested**: 437.9976 KSM.
- The funds will compensate Bridge Hub collators $300 per month from late June through August.
- Compensation also includes the proposer's time and effort for data collection and report compilation.
- A detailed list of individuals being compensated is available in the provided image.
- The full proposal and a breakdown spreadsheet are linked in the post.

WHO: Bridge Hub collators and Adam.
WHAT: Compensation of $300 per month (block weighted) on Kusama from late June through August, plus Adam's time and effort required to collect and process data and compile the reports.
PRICE: 437.9976 KSM.
TIMEFRAME: Late June through August.

[PLEASE DISREGARD] Bridge Hub Collator Compensation for June, July, and August

**Polkadot Punks Mint Dapp**

- Polkadot Punks created an open-source mint dapp for Polkadot Asset Hub.
- The dapp helps creators easily mint large NFT collections like Bored Apes and Crypto Punks.
- Features include standard mint, free mint, whitelist mint, and revealable mint.
- The dapp allows collection creation within smart contracts and Kodadot listing.
- The project plans to complete the dapp within 7 days after submitting referenda.
- The total cost is 100 ksm, with 25 ksm for each feature.
- Each feature will have its own repository.
- Follow Polkadot Punks on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/polkadot_punks?t=49t_olGnoj02Uk6U1mQyDA&s=09).

TimedOut

Polkadot Punks proposes to build an open-source mint dapp on Polkadot Asset Hub for different specs, including standard, free, whitelist, and revealable mint. The total cost is 100ksm, and each spec will cost 25ksm. The project will be completed within 7 days after submitting the referenda.

NFT Mint Dapp for Both Asset Hubs Resubmission of Medium Spender #269

- Polkashots.io provided critical infrastructure for DOT and KSM ecosystems since early 2021.
- The service was the first snapshot service for validators and node operators.
- Warp Sync made snapshot services redundant, so the service was stopped in April 2023.
- A previous Kusama treasury proposal was accepted but did not fully cover costs.
- A new request for 332.9 KSM (about $6,061) is being made for compensation.
- The service can be reactivated if needed.
- More details are available in the [full proposal document](https://hackmd.io/@nicolasochem/B19RK5lmh).

WHO: Polkashots.io team
WHAT: Requesting 332.9 KSM ($6,061) compensation for providing a snapshot service for validators and node operators in DOT and KSM ecosystems earlier this year.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 332.9 KSM, timeframe not specified.

[32] Origin: SmallSpender