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- A proposal to create tools for checking how well public WSS (RPC) relay-chain endpoints are working.
- The tools will track uptime, performance, and integrity to help improve services.
- Another part of the project will monitor how fast databases grow and how long it takes to restore them.
- The project will also include growth charts and more database options.
- If successful, it might also track database bloat, RAM/CPU usage, and bootnode availability.
- The proposal is open for public review and has been shared with experts.
- The tools will be open-source, so anyone can use or check the results.
- The project aligns with Kusama's experimental nature and aims to improve transparency.

Rejected

WHO: Will/Paradox

WHAT: Develop a technical solution to monitor and report on the uptime, performance, and integrity of public WSS (RPC) relay-chain endpoints and trend database growth rates for twenty-four database configurations.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Full details including budget details can be found in the proposal document.

Proposal for Monitoring of public RPC/WSS Endpoints & Node Database Analytics

- The community decided to reject the top-up request for Referendum 144.
- This marks the end of Infrastructure Maintenance Bounty #13.
- The bounty helped teams funded by the treasury maintain infrastructure.
- It supported teams providing common goods like RPC endpoints, indexers, and block explorers.
- The proposal aims to close the bounty and return remaining funds to the treasury.
- Curator deposits will be unreserved if possible.
- Future maintenance requests must now be submitted through OpenGov.

Executed

The proposal aims to end Infrastructure Maintenance Bounty #13, which aided teams funded by the treasury to maintain infrastructure and perform continued operations. The remaining funds will be sent to the treasury, and the curator deposit will be unreserved if possible. All essential infrastructure providers are now asked to submit their maintenance requests via OpenGov.

Formalise the community decision and close the Bounty #13

Imbue is a blockchain-based platform that aims to empower accountability and democracy in project funding. It allows creatives, developers, and researchers to get paid securely and safely, regardless of their location. The platform is milestone-based, with funders voting on project progress and initiators incentivized to deliver to unlock more funds. Imbue aligns with Kusama's ethos and aims to bridge other ecosystems, promoting Kusama adoption and addressing misconceptions about Web3 utility. The team is committed to open-source development and protecting the community, with no external funding until a usable product is produced. They are also exploring ways to migrate towards a common good chain. Imbue aims to add value to Kusama beyond DeFi and help users understand its benefits, increasing adoption.

Imbue proposes to build a milestone-based vesting platform powered by democracy on Kusama, allowing creatives, developers, and researchers to get paid securely and safely. The team aims to deliver a usable product without external funding and is exploring ways to migrate towards a common good chain. Imbue aims to add much-needed utility and value to Kusama beyond DeFi and bring in users and adoption. No specific price, timeframe, or resources are mentioned in the proposal.

Imbue Treasury Proposal. Freelance Marketplace

- A bounty was created to reward Spanish content creators.
- It ensures content is high quality and meets ecosystem needs.
- Approved on Governance V1.
- A referendum is proposed to assign curators for the bounty.
- Curator candidacy details are available in a document.
- A multisig account is set up for the bounty.

The **Spanish Content and Event Production Bounty** rewards Spanish content creators for quality content and aligning with ecosystem needs. The proposal seeks to assign curators to the bounty and was approved on Governance V1. The timeframe, price, and resources are not specified.

Assign curators to Spanish Content and Event Bounty (Bounty #16)

**Summary:**
- Proposal to test Treasurer's ability to cancel bounties and slash tips.
- Bounties are considered SPAM and the tipping system is neglected.
- If successful, 32 KSM will be paid to a public staking rewards bot.
- 8 KSM per action (closing bounties and slashing tips).
- Testing involves closing two specific SPAMMY bounties and using a rarely used extrinsic.
- Rewards are split: 16 KSM for closing bounties, 16 KSM for slashing tips.
- No reward if actions are unsuccessful.

The proposal aims to test the Treasurer's ability to cancel bounties and slash tips related to SPAM. The proposer seeks a payout of 32 KSM (8 KSM per item) if successful, to be used for their public staking rewards payout bot. The reward is divided into two branches, 16 KSM each, for closing the bounties and slashing the tips.

Testing Treasurer Track - Close Bounties & Slashing Tips

### Referendum Summary

- **Purpose**: Assign Administrative Curators to the IBP program.
- **Proxy Address**: DDzazS9qxXPmm4t8vX8zpCBzFcDuhKD3BNKqmXxtbJYoHte
- **Multisig Account**: DmHG4r2oKs6CkWYjS8WrSPgUAV84VnzgbrshqLakHk1xsCg (3/5)
- **Multisig Members**:
  - Cbbsb4t8Uq5KDaWeg12f2LMwTg6RGjei29bVo2ei4ZkFN1g (Will)
  - D8DtYYJUUBoACJwJrLNyn8aYArumdViVWAcZRUKcxnSoV9D (Otar)
  - G78epYd9YJUGnLDNzKPx9mrMTCUtRHgrDVzB7Ucu5UAJVbK (Anaelle)
  - EUbLd8Vc2PepZKz9onPDfRzzE2GqsUtLjUy8yDunZu7xndz (bLd)
  - GCMGu8sjEuEZuMZavo5PLvAhr8fJXAty76jDV1YPquG9erp (Coinstudio)
- **Note**: Originally, Art from Purestake was to be a curator, but was replaced by Coinstudio due to time constraints.

The proposal is to assign Administrative Curators to the IBP program. The Pure Proxy address and Multisig account (3/5) will be controlled by five members, including Coinstudio, within a specific timeframe.

Assign Administrative Curators to Infrastructure Builder Program (Bounty #19)

[Treasurer] Referendum #51

**Infrastructure Builders Program Summary**

1. **Purpose**: The program aims to create a decentralized network of infrastructure providers to ensure critical services are not dependent on a single entity.
2. **Participants**: Members of the 1000 validators program can apply, deploying their own servers in datacenters.
3. **Services**: Includes bootnodes, RPC services, snapshots, and more, all powered by renewable energy.
4. **Locations**: Services are currently available for Westend, Kusama, and Polkadot in the US, Turkey, Czech Republic, and Portugal.
5. **Funding**: $1,300,000 is requested for milestone 2, to be used for member payments, monitoring, and software development.
6. **Proof of Concept**: A limited version is already operational, supporting Westend, Kusama, and Polkadot.
7. **Future Plans**: Expanding services to include Westmint, Statemine, Statemint, Encointer, and Collectives.
8. **Administration**: Funds will be managed by a 3 of 5 multi-sig wallet controlled by an Administrative Curator.

The Infrastructure Builders Program proposes to create a decentralized network of infrastructure services providers to provide mission-critical services. The program will pay members in an Infrastructure-as-a-Service format for the various nodes they run and operate decentralized health checks for all other members as well as other aspects of network infrastructure. The program is requesting $1,300,000 for funding of milestone 2.

[Treasurer] Referendum #35

### Summary of Snowbridge Proposal

- **Proposal Resubmission**: This is the final resubmission of a proposal that faced issues in previous attempts due to technical errors.
- **Purpose**: The proposal aims to fund the development of **Snowbridge**, a trustless and permissionless bridge between Kusama/Polkadot and Ethereum.
- **Funding Request**: The request is for 28 months of funding, covering 16 months retroactively and 12 months in the future.
- **Bridge Hub**: Snowbridge will launch on the Bridge Hub, a common-good parachain being developed by Parity for Kusama and Polkadot.
- **Voting**: The proposal is currently up for vote on both Kusama and Polkadot networks.
- **Details**: The full proposal includes extensive details on the project's motivation, roadmap, governance, and economic plans.
- **Links**: The original and second replaced proposals can be found [here](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/treasury/229) and [here](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/3) respectively.

WHO: Kusama and Polkadot networks.

WHAT: Vote on funding request for 28 months worth of long term runway for all operations for the Snowbridge team to develop a fully trustless, permissionless and general purpose bridge between Kusama/Polkadot and Ethereum.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

[Replacement for Referenda #1 and #3] Treasury Proposal: Snowbridge Funding Proposal

- 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.

Approved

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

- A new proposal is being voted on for funding Snowbridge, a bridge between Kusama/Polkadot and Ethereum.
- The bridge will be trustless, permissionless, and work on the Bridge Hub parachain.
- The funding request is for 28 months of operations (16 months past, 12 months future).
- The goal is to launch Snowbridge as a common-good bridge on both Kusama and Polkadot.
- The full proposal has more details about the project, roadmap, and plans.
- Both Kusama and Polkadot networks are voting on this project.
- The proposal is now open for community voting.

WHO: Snowfork team, Parity, Kusama and Polkadot networks. 

WHAT: Develop a trustless, permissionless bridge between Kusama/Polkadot and Ethereum called Snowbridge. 

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Funding request for 28 months worth of long term runway for all operations for the Snowbridge team (16 months retroactive, 12 months in future). Full proposal can be reviewed on the post.

#3 [Replacement for Referenda #1] Treasury Proposal: Snowbridge Funding Proposal

### Snowbridge Proposal Summary

- **Project**: Snowbridge by Snowfork team.
- **Objective**: Develop a trustless, permissionless bridge between Kusama/Polkadot and Ethereum.
- **Location**: Bridge Hub, a common-good parachain developed by Parity.
- **Funding**: Request for 28 months of operations (16 months retroactive, 12 months future).
- **Goal**: Launch as a common-good bridge on both Polkadot and Kusama.
- **Details**: Extensive roadmap, governance, economic plans, and incentives included in the full proposal.
- **Voting**: Both Polkadot and Kusama networks are voting on the project.
- **Hash**: `0xfae1763e293099ff7858ddf848255fb05efb10b973f49886b5b213b2981fb111`.

Snowfork team proposes to develop a trustless, permissionless bridge between Kusama/Polkadot and Ethereum called Snowbridge. They request funding of 28 months worth of long term runway for all operations, retroactive for 16 months and 12 months in the future, to launch as a common-good bridge on the Bridge hub on both Polkadot and Kusama. The proposal is up for vote by both networks.

[11] Origin: Treasurer