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### Proposal Summary

- **Purpose:** Increase funding for Kusama System Parachain Collators.
- **Reason:** Previous proposal failed due to last-minute vote changes and accusations of double spending.
- **Changes:** 
  - Added a video explanation.
  - Revised budget to align with the current market rate.
  - Elected a coordinator (Paradox) to oversee the process.
- **Coverage:** Funds five Kusama System Parachains: AssetHub, BridgeHub, Coretime, People, and Encointer.
- **Duration:** 6 months starting July 1, 2024.
- **Amount:** 7,926.62 KSM.
- **Details:** Includes infrastructure costs and staking rewards. Some budget items are provisional and can be reallocated if not used.

Executed

WHO: Kusama System Parachain Collators
WHAT: Proposal for a bounty top-up to cover infrastructure costs and staking rewards for five Kusama System Parachains (AssetHub, BridgeHub, Coretime, People and Encointer) for a 6-month runway, aiming to incentivize the best performance, minimize censorship, and maintain liveliness by securing treasury funding for the operational costs.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Funding amount of 7,926.62 KSM starting from July 1, 2024.

Bounty top-up of the System Parachain Collators funding on Kusama

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- Current platforms like forums and social media don’t help OpenGov debates well.  
- Problems include messy discussions, hard-to-follow arguments, and misinformation.  
- A new forum is proposed with better tools for debates.  
- Features include organized arguments, easy navigation, and voting.  
- It helps track discussions, find compromises, and review proposals.  
- Real-time updates and timelines make debates clearer.  
- The goal is better, fairer, and more open discussions for OpenGov.

**Overview:** Traditional discussion forums, Telegram, Discord, and social media platforms like X (Twitter) fall short in fostering effective and transparent OpenGov debates. These platforms often lack structured debate features, suffer from off-topic discussions, and fail to provide clear visualization of arguments, leading to fragmented and inefficient conversations.

**Problem Statement:** Current platforms present several issues:

* Traditional Forums: Lack structured debate tools, make following complex arguments difficult, and struggle with scalability.
* Social Media: Fragmented discussions, echo chambers, rapid pace inhibiting in-depth responses, misinformation risks, and inadequate moderation.

**Proposed Solution:** We propose a new discussion forum with features designed to enhance transparency and effectiveness:

* Structured Debates: Logical organization of arguments with interactive tree structures and easy pro/con identification.
* Enhanced Navigation: Features for efficient exploration and tracking debate evolution.
* In-Depth Analysis: Tools for argument evaluation, consensus highlighting, and source integration.
* Q\\\&A and Compromise: Dynamic Q\\\&A sections, real-time voting, and interactive compromise suggestions for collaborative problem-solving.
* Compromise\\\&Agreements: Tools for suggesting and evaluating compromises facilitate collaborative problem-solving, benefiting the negotiation process.
* Proposal Review: Structured layouts for analyzing outcomes, impact assessments, and risk intelligence.
* Analytics Dashboard: Real-time updates on argument strength and community focus.
* Timeline Slider: Visualize argument development and discussion shifts over time.
* Chat Functionality: Direct chat options for discussing arguments in real-time.

**Benefits:** This platform will streamline discussions, prevent misinformation, enhance transparency, and encourage meaningful engagement by integrating diverse opinions and structured analysis tools. It aims to build a more informed and participative OpenGov community.



Thank you.

WHO: Unspecified group proposing a new discussion forum. 

WHAT: Proposing a new discussion forum with structured debates, enhanced navigation, in-depth analysis, Q&A and compromise, proposal review, analytics dashboard, timeline slider, and chat functionality. 

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

OpenGov Argumentree: improve decision quality

### Mimir 2.0 - Multisig and Proxy Optimization

- **Project Overview**: Mimir 2.0 aims to enhance multisig and proxy account features in the Polkadot ecosystem, making them more user-friendly and versatile.
  
- **Key Features**:
  - **1/N Multisig**: Allows users to create multisig accounts with a single signer, improving accessibility.
  - **Proxy Accounts**: Introduces a new account structure called Proxy accounts, which can delegate permissions for enhanced security and convenience.
  - **Batch Transactions**: Enables users to bundle multiple transactions together, simplifying complex operations.
  - **Cross-Chain Monitoring**: Provides safety checks to prevent asset loss during cross-chain transactions.

- **User Benefits**:
  - **Simplified Account Management**: Makes it easier for both individual and institutional users to manage their assets securely.
  - **Enhanced Security**: Offers advanced security features like delayed proxy and watch-only modes.
  - **Better User Experience**: Improves the overall user experience with features like transaction caching and optimistic proposals.

- **Integration**:
  - **Network Compatibility**: Mimir supports integration with dozens of networks within the Polkadot ecosystem.
  - **Application Integration**: Has been integrated with several applications, including Subsquare, Bifrost App, and Crust Files.

- **Social Impact**:
  - **Community Engagement**: Mimir has grown its Twitter following to over 2,000 and organized 8 events with around 200 participants.

- **Milestones**:
  - **Multisig Optimization**: Focuses on adapting 1/N multisig, transaction caching, and cross-chain transfer monitoring.
  - **Proxy Account Adaptation**: Includes normal and pure proxy accounts, with features like proxy relationship binding and permissions check.
  - **Watch-Only Accounts**: Allows users to monitor multisig accounts for enhanced transparency.

- **Budget**: The project is seeking a payment of 7,253 KSM ($166,120) for the development and implementation of these features.

Mimir 2.0 - multisig optimize and proxy pallet support

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[Big Spender] Wrong proposal, please vote nay

- **It Remains** is a big project with books, TV shows, games, and digital collectibles set in a future world.
- It is made by famous artists who worked on movies like *WALL-E* and *Finding Nemo*.
- The project has over 50,000 fans worldwide and uses blockchain technology.
- It will include the Kusama (KSM) token and its Canary symbol in its story and games.
- People can get discounts on It Remains products if they use KSM to buy them.
- Users can earn KSM by playing games and interacting with the project.
- The Kusama logo will be shown at big events like art shows and comic conventions.

It Remains proposes to integrate Kusama and its Canary symbol into its media franchise, including books, TV series, WEB3 games, NFTs, augmented reality, and digital collectibles. The integration will include in-story gamification, KSM exclusive discounts, KSM rewards, and Kusama logo sponsorship at future events. The initiative aims to promote KSM among a vibrant community of nerds, gamers, and blockchain natives. For a detailed proposal, check the provided document.

Kusama X It Remains Integration and Promotion

- Encointer is asking for money to cover its costs from January to June 2024.
- They need about 3,904 KSM (a type of digital money) for 6 months of work.
- Encointer helps communities create their own local money to help their economy.
- In 2024, they helped a community in Tanzania grow and made a new way for people to vote in their system.
- They also made their system more spread out and not controlled by just one place.
- They shared what they learned from working with a community in Zurich for 2 years.

Encointer requests retroactive funding of CHF 77,500 (≃ 87,188 USD ≃ 3,904 KSM) for Jan-Jun 2024 operations on Kusama. Encointer is a common-good chain that enables local communities to generate their own autonomous local currency. Main achievements in 2024 include community development, adoption of Encointer faucet, prototype for democratic community governance, and decentralization of infrastructure.

Encointer Retroactive Proposal Jan-Jun 2024

- A proposal to add more funding for Kusama System Parachain Collators  
- Covers five parachains: AssetHub, BridgeHub, Coretime, People, and Encointer  
- Aims to improve performance and security  
- Includes new rules for selecting collators  
- Funding will last for 6 months  
- Starts on July 1, 2024  
- Requests 6,024.02 KSM for support

This is a proposal for a bounty top-up of the System Parachain Collators funding on Kusama. This funding will cover AssetHub, BridgeHub, Coretime, People and Encointer System Parachains on Kusama.

This proposal supplements the original System Parachain Collator [Proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H2T1Nx90HkSAYF_CaOPLG-o3LS7h_QAa2WLDdcSJMs0), and continues the proposal for [System Parachain funding](https://docs.google.com/document/d/14pRUj8WZPO75DuwDl4HoZU97v_Rmfx0bZ2KFqFW-qkE), aiming to incentivize the best performance, minimise censorship, and maintain liveliness by securing treasury funding for the operational costs of Kusama System Parachain Collators.  
Furthermore it expands its scope to three new System Parachains — Coretime, People and Encointer)  
Additionaly — it introduces newly established methodology of selection criteria for invulnerable collator spots, as well as newly established bidding procedure for securing permissionless spots.  
All of this is detailed out in the [**Proposal document**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V3Q9jaYRGqssWHMowOab10bbR0CYDI456kLJWDqRkMI).

**Funding Reques**t**:** Infrastructure Costs and Staking Rewards

**Coverage:** Five Kusama System Parachains (AssetHub, BridgeHub, Coretime, People and Encointer)

**Duration:** 6-month runway

**Start Date:** July 1, 2024

**Funding Amount:** 6,024.02 KSM for Kusama System Parachains

WHO: Kusama System Parachain Collators
WHAT: Requesting funding of 6,024.02 KSM for infrastructure costs and staking rewards for 5 Kusama System Parachains (AssetHub, BridgeHub, Coretime, People and Encointer) for a 6-month runway starting on July 1, 2024.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 6,024.02 KSM for 6 months.

Proposal for Top-Up for Funding of Kusama System Parachain Collators

OG Tracker

**Title:** Budget for Russian-Speaking Polkadot & Kusama Community Support

**Proponent:** ETdYaUAqUWTTA6hXm9edwDWEn6iBYaRK2mJCUwaKQzfqQYS

**Date:** 10 May 2024

**Requested Allocation:** 5555 KSM (approx. $160,000 or $13,333 per month)

**Purpose:**
- Increase education, awareness, and presence of Polkadot & Kusama in the Russian-speaking community.
- Produce content, host events, moderate chats, and prevent scams.

**Context:**
- Russian-speaking community is active but lacks content and enthusiasts.
- Over 250 million Russian speakers globally, with significant crypto activity.
- Kusama Treasury offers potential for growth, especially post-bridge launch.

**Bounty Sections:**
- **Content Creation:** Translate and produce Russian-language content.
- **Chat Moderation:** Support and maintain Russian-speaking channels.
- **Event Hosting:** Fund local events for community building.
- **Anti-Scam Activity:** Protect the community from scams and phishing.

**Problem Statement:**
- Lack of incentives for Russian-speaking content creators.
- Poor representation of Polkadot & Kusama in Russian-speaking environments.
- Insufficient offline activities and interest from companies.

**Submission Guidelines:**
- Be original, respectful, truthful, responsible, and proactive.
- Categories include audiovisual content, written content, translations, and event organization.

**Full Proposal:** [Link to Full Proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/18mIh2WMMWlv2j3VLO44tP2RVp1mEwBbh9hmhWgwjEW8/edit?usp=sharing)

WHO: Kusama Treasury WHAT: Budget for rewards to increase education, awareness, and presence of Polkadot & Kusama in Russian-speaking community through content creation, chat moderation, anti-scam activity, and events for 1 year PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 5555 KSM (approximately 160K$ or 13,33K$ per month) for 1 year.

Bounty Proposal: Russian-speaking community support and development

- Subscan is a tool that helps people explore and understand the Kusama network.
- It costs a lot to keep Subscan running, including servers, security, and people.
- They are asking for money from the Kusama treasury to cover costs from January 2023 to March 2024.
- They worked hard to reduce costs in 2023 and saw good results, like cutting their Google Cloud bill by over 50%.
- They added new billing details for October 2023 to March 2024 to show costs are growing slowly.
- The Kusama network hasn’t paid for Subscan in 15 months, which is causing financial problems.
- If they don’t get funding, they might have to stop adding new features, which could hurt the Kusama ecosystem.
- They are asking the community for support to keep Subscan running smoothly.

Subscan proposes to be reimbursed for operation and maintenance fees from the Kusama treasury from January 2023 to March 2024. The proposal includes billing information covering October 2023 through March 2024, with ongoing block production growth naturally increasing GCP expenses. The proposal aims to ensure the continuous operation and maintenance of Subscan, which serves as a vital block explorer and analytics tool within the Substrate ecosystem. The cost of the proposal is not specified.

Subscan | Infrastructure Costs of Subscan for Kusama & Asset Hub (Kusama) Networks (from January 2023 to March 2024)

- This proposal was made because Adam Steeber asked for more ideas for Kusama.  
- The goal is to create groups around ideas to reduce treasury spending.  
- It shows community support for ideas and allows for future discussions.  
- 50% of the treasury would go to bounties, cutting the burn rate by 50%.  
- Stake Plus won’t be involved in these groups.  
- The proposal also suggests creating a group to check if past projects met their goals.  
- Up to 50 people can join, with 4 auditors checking each project.  
- Reports will be made public to improve governance.

WHO: Up to 50 independent ecosystem agents.

WHAT: Establish a proto-collective tasked with auditing historical deliverables of Polkadot treasury proposals, ensuring proponents meet their obligations and safeguarding the treasury's assets.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Auditors Proto-Collective

- This proposal was made to support new ideas in the Kusama community.  
- It aims to create groups around ideas and reduce the treasury's spending.  
- The proposal suggests funding Twitch streamers who promote Polkadot during their streams.  
- Streamers could get $1,500 monthly for including Polkadot branding and games.  
- Curators helping with branding would be paid $125/hour plus expenses.  
- The goal is to support up to 60 streamers and encourage community involvement.  
- If no one leads the idea, the funds can be returned to the treasury later.

WHO: Polkadot ecosystem

WHAT: Establish a Proto Collective offering $1,500 monthly to Twitch streamers who integrate Polkadot branding into their streams and dedicate a portion of their streaming time to Polkadot games. Curators overseeing branding distribution compensated at $125/hour plus expenses, supporting up to 60 streamers.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Gamers Proto-Collective

- This proposal was made to help the Kusama community by creating bounties for new ideas.
- It aims to support ideas in principle and reduce the burn rate of the treasury by 50%.
- Stake Plus will not be involved in these new collectives.
- If someone wants to lead a collective, they should submit a full proposal with curators.
- The proposal also requests $75,000 from the Polkadot Treasury for a Regional Marketing Proto Collective.
- The funds will support up to 20 teams for creative marketing campaigns to promote Polkadot.
- Regional Marketing Directors will guide these efforts to increase Polkadot's visibility.

Regional Marketing Proto-Collective

- A referendum is about choosing curators for a bounty.
- The bounty is for finding security bugs in the Polkadot and Kusama bridge.
- Curators will check how well the bounty works and decide rewards.
- They have different skills to help make the bounty successful.
- More information about the curators and what they will do is available in a document.

WHO: Curators
WHAT: Evaluate effectiveness and attribution of reward for Polkadot <> Kusama Bridge Security Bug Bounty
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified

CURATORS PROPOSAL FOR BOUNTY 27 - POLKADOT <> KUSAMA BRIDGE SECURITY BUGBOUNTY

**Proposal Summary**

- **Proponent**: Fy6erZmPp78ZY2cN945FU9KnKdATmxvG2eB9a1kh2VX33xz
- **Date**: March 1, 2024
- **Requested KSM**: $250,000 (5102 KSM)
- **Objective**: Improve security of bridges between chains.
- **Risks**: Bridges are targets for malicious activities, leading to financial losses.
- **Solution**: Implement a Security Bug Bounty Program.
- **Community Involvement**: Engage bug bounty hunters to find vulnerabilities.
- **Details**: Full proposal includes threat model and context details.
- **Impact**: Protect both source and destination blockchains.

**WHO**: Fy6erZmPp78ZY2cN945FU9KnKdATmxvG2eB9a1kh2VX33xz

**WHAT**: Implement a Security Bug Bounty Program for bridges in Polkadot and Kusama to ensure utmost security and community involvement.

**PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES**: $250,000 (5102 KSM) requested on 01.03.2024. Full details in attached proposal.

POLKADOT <> KUSAMA BRIDGE SECURITY BOUNTY

- A referendum is happening to choose curators for Bounty #25 about Public RPCs for Relay and Systems Chains.  
- 5 people are proposed as curators:  
  - Alex Dimitrijevic (works at Parity Technologies)  
  - Ivy Network (a group)  
  - Eric Poh (CEO of Pinknode)  
  - Leemo (works with Nova Wallet, Robonomics, and others)  
  - lolmcshizz (from HydraDX)  
- They will work together using a 3/5 multisig (3 out of 5 must agree).  
- The multisig controls a Pure Proxy account for managing funds.  
- The Pure Proxy account address is provided.  
- The multisig address is also shared.

GM – This referendum proposes the Curators for [Bounty #25](../bounty/25) – Bounty Proposal for Public RPCs for Relay and Systems Chains. Please review the bounty and [previous referendum](321) which funded this bounty for more info.

  
The proposed curators are:

-   Alex Dimitrijevic (Infrastructure & Tooling Lead \[Ecosystem Success\] at Parity Technologies)
-   Ivy Network (Collective)
-   Eric Poh (CEO of Pinknode)
-   Leemo (Nova Wallet / Robonomics / ChaosDAO / GM Parachain / HydraDX & Basilisk Council)
-   lolmcshizz (HydraDX)

The 5 curators are part of a 3/5 multisig which is set as an Any Proxy for the Pure Proxy account which is being proposed as the curator account. 

![](https://i.ibb.co/y8G8ZNp/rpc-proxy.png)

Kusama Pure Proxy: EYKL3c77TTotRo7bopubDJ9Zt4jEjcpFPA1D2axsWhQZ3Xq

Kusama Multisig: GY8p88FVXFjrBokNfbuGi3nCNbbo5cHt3iGG5PyY6SHk7Xo

WHO: Alex Dimitrijevic, Ivy Network, Eric Poh, Leemo, lolmcshizz.
WHAT: Proposed as curators for Bounty #25 for Public RPCs for Relay and Systems Chains.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Proposing Curators for Bounty #25

- A group of companies (BlockOps, Dwellir, LuckyFriday, OnFinality, RadiumBlock, RockX, and Stakeworld) proposed a plan for better public RPC services in Polkadot and Kusama.
- RPC services are important for apps like Polkadot.JS and wallets to work well.
- The plan aims to make these services high-quality, decentralized, and affordable.
- There are two ways for RPC providers to apply: one focuses on cost, and the other on service quality.
- The budget is $400,000, split between Polkadot and Kusama treasuries.
- Providers will be monitored, and their performance will be shared publicly.
- The plan includes a 6-month operations phase where providers must meet service standards.
- Feedback and suggestions from the community are welcome to improve the proposal.

A joint-proposal by several RPC providers outlines a procurement strategy for public RPC services in Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems. The proposed budget is $400,000, split between Polkadot and Kusama treasuries, and aims to ensure high-quality, decentralized, and cost-effective services for essential applications like Polkadot.JS and wallets. RPC providers will be evaluated based on predefined standards and will be paid monthly in arrears based on the EMA7 day average price of DOT/KSM. The proposed budget provides a 12-month runway for assessment.

Bounty Proposal for Public RPCs for Relay and System Chains

- Subscan is a tool that helps people explore and understand the Substrate ecosystem.
- It needs money to keep running, like for servers and people who work on it.
- They are asking for money from the Kusama treasury to help from January to September 2023.
- They have worked hard to make it cheaper to run, and costs have gone down a lot.
- They want the community to help decide what new things to work on starting in November 2023.
- They will share more details about this plan in December.
- You can read more about their plan in a special document they made.

WHO: Subscan team

WHAT: Proposing reimbursement of operation and maintenance fee for Subscan for the period January to September 2023 from the Kusama treasury, and a gradual shift towards a community-developer collaborative model starting from November 2023.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Subscan | Infrastructure Costs of Subscan for Kusama & Statemine Networks (from January to September 2023)

- **Date**: 16 October 2023  
- **Invoice to**: Kusama common good fund  
- **Summary**: Decent Partners full stack collective  
- **Cost**: £103,000 (Total with VAT: £123,600)  
- **Total KSM**: 9,495  
- **Use of funds**: Working capital, loans, deposits, voting  
- **Voting policy**: Aye for directions, Nay for domains, Abstain for conflicts  
- **Contact**: @lightbulbwelsh:decent.modular.im

WHO: Decent Partners
WHAT: Retroactive funding for their full stack collective
COST: £123,600 ($161,000)
TIMEFRAME: Retroactive as of 16 October 2023
RESOURCES: 9,495 KSM, working capital, recoupable loans, decision deposits, and voting.

Funding: Decent Partners full stack on/off chain collective

CANCELLING + RESUBMITTING - PLS IGNORE.

Polkadot sponsored Coindesk Consensus conference, held from April 26-28, 2023, in Austin, Texas. The proposal includes a 20 x 40 booth, participation of **15 ecosystem teams**, branding on conference materials, and main sponsorship of the Coindesk anniversary event. The proposal also covers Polkadot’s participation in the Coindesk Consensus hackathon, called the “HackerEarth Web3athon”, which occurs between April 17th and June 30th, with **seven ecosystem teams** participating. The proposal aimed to cover the costs of Polkadot's participation. More information can be found on the provided link.

- Encointer is asking for money from the Kusama Treasury to cover costs for July and August 2023.  
- They also plan to ask the Polkadot Treasury for money starting in September.  
- The amount they need is about $234,000.  
- Encointer helps both Kusama and the whole Dotsama ecosystem.  
- Some people want teams to get paid after they finish their work, but Encointer says this is hard for small teams.  
- The founder of Encointer, Alain Brenzikofer, has worked without pay for a long time.  
- They hope people will approve their request because of Alain’s unpaid work.  
- More details are in their proposal document.

Encointer proposes to cover their expenses for July and August 2023 from the KSM treasury, amounting to CHF 213,000. They also plan to submit a proposal to the DOT treasury to cover their expenses from September onwards. They oppose retroactive funding but highlight the founder's unpaid work as pre-investment.

Encointer Lease2 Treasury Proposal 2/2

WHO: Encode Club and Polkadot.

WHAT: Requesting funding for the second online hackathon prizes, running the third online hackathon, and running the accelerator. 

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Total of £40k in DOT, utilizing the funding allocated for the 4th tranche scheduled for Q4 of 2023 from the initial agreement outlined. Second online hackathon in October, third online hackathon and accelerator in Q4 of 2023.

- Web3 Group is organizing a big hackathon in Mexico to teach students about blockchain and the Polkadot ecosystem.
- The event includes smaller hackathons in different cities and a main hackathon in Mexico City.
- Students will learn about Rust programming and how to build apps using Gear Protocol.
- The goal is to introduce more people to Polkadot and Kusama and create new apps for the ecosystem.
- Over 1,000 students from 30+ universities will participate.
- The event will have workshops, coding challenges, and a conference with speakers.
- The total budget is $140,000, with support from the Gear Foundation.
- The event will take place from April 28 to June 18, 2023.

Web3 Group proposes to organize a series of hackathons and a conference in Mexico City to educate students about the Polkadot ecosystem, with a budget of 4.701 KSM (140,000 USD) based on EMA7 value 29,78 on the 04/05/2023. The events will be held from June 1-18, 2023, and will include four regional hackathons, a mega hackathon, and a conference. The proposal aims to enhance awareness and comprehension of the DotSama Ecosystem and its Parachains, build a community of skilled developers, and create new minimum viable products (MVPs) for all participating Parachains using decentralized applications.

[34] Origin: BigSpender