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- Sophia is a VR curator for The Canary Network and Polkadot Network.
- She thanks her team for finishing M3 early.
- The team is now moving to the next phase, M4.
- You can read more about M4 and the recent experience on their website.
- Sophia is excited to hear feedback from everyone.

Rejected

WHO: The Canary Network X Polkadot Network Experience team led by VR curator Sophia. 

WHAT: Moving onto the next phase of their project, M4, as outlined in the provided link. 

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

3rd time's a charm - Milestone 4 - Canary Network X Polkadot Network Experience - RE-RE-SUBMISSION

- There is a UI error in a proposal, and it should be rejected. A new submission is available at a link.
- Sophia is a VR curator for The Canary Network and Polkadot Network Experience.
- The team completed M3 one month early.
- The team is now moving to the next phase, called M4.
- More details about M4 and a review of the recent experience can be found at a provided link.

Proposal is about The Canary Network X Polkadot Network Experience's M4 phase. No information is given about WHO wants to do WHAT, for WHAT price/timeframe/resources.

PLEASE REJECT ALSO - RE-SUBMITTAL - Milestone 4 - The Kusama Network X The Polkadot Network Experience

This proposal is a thank you note and an announcement of the start of the next phase of The Canary Network X Polkadot Network Experience, called M4. No specific actions, price, timeframe or resources are mentioned.

PLEASE REJECT - Milestone 4 - The Kusama Network X The Polkadot Network Experience

### Subsquid Archive Infrastructure Summary

- **Purpose**: Provides high-performance data indexing for Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems.
- **Data Access**: Offers on-chain data in GraphQL format for major parachains.
- **Usage**: Used by Squids and for efficient data exploration.
- **Upgrades in Q4**: Improved TypeScript code, support for polkadotJS types, and expanded network support to 48.
- **Query Statistics**: Served over 128.5 million queries in Q4, with a peak of 1.8 million daily responses.
- **Trend**: Shows a growing trend in daily queries, partly due to new Archive deployments.
- **Future Plans**: Researching and implementing further improvements in Q1 2023.
- **Funding Request**: Seeking 3,594.64 KSM for ongoing costs.

Executed

Subsquid is requesting 3,594.64 KSM for ongoing costs to run high performance, scalable, and reliable data indexing infrastructure for most of the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystem. The infrastructure provides access to on-chain data in GraphQL format for all major parachains on Kusama and Polkadot. The team has released incremental upgrades to the SDK and deployed new Archives, expanding the list of available networks to 48. Over Q4 2023, the infrastructure served a total of 128.5 million queries, with a growing trend towards the end of the year.

**Proponent**: Subsquid Lab Official - FAyqRVLZmXVUU9pNeG8w8SxS5xRgN8FRGeWLL6u9S32TMHc

### Polkadot Safari Conference

- **Event**: First-ever Polkadot conference in Africa, hosted by Safari DAO.
- **Location**: Naivasha, Kenya, near Nairobi.
- **Dates**: March 30 - April 1, 2023.
- **Attendees**: Expected from Nigeria, Uganda, Rwanda, Madagascar, and other African nations.
- **Objective**: Promote Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems, attract developers, and raise awareness.
- **Activities**: Includes a bootckathon, speaker sessions, and networking opportunities.
- **Sponsorships**: 65 local and African scholars will be sponsored to attend.
- **Funding Request**: 6,918.88 KSM (USD $289,900).

Polkadot Safari proposes a 2-day conference in Kenya to promote Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems in Africa. The conference will cost 6,918.88 KSM (USD $289,900) and will take place from March 30th to April 1st, 2023. The event aims to attract new developers, community builders, and users to the ecosystem both locally and in the continent. The conference will bring together developers, researchers, media, investors, and other stakeholders to experience the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems, share knowledge, and discover new collaboration opportunities.

[Big Spender] Referendum #109

- **What is GMI Crypto Media?**  
  GMI Crypto Media is a podcast series about crypto and Web3, featuring interviews with experts and independent voices. It started as a pilot project funded by Edgeware and now seeks funding from Kusama to expand.

- **Why is it important?**  
  It aims to create high-quality, independent media about crypto, focusing on education and real-world value, not just marketing or speculation.

- **What’s new?**  
  The series will experiment with wallet-less onboarding, making it easier for new users to join Kusama without needing a crypto wallet.

- **Who’s involved?**  
  A team of experienced creators, including journalists, producers, and tech experts, will produce the series.

- **What’s the goal?**  
  To drive more active users to Kusama and create a trusted, long-lasting media resource for the crypto community.

- **How will it work?**  
  The podcast will be free to access, with short clips and teasers shared on social media to attract listeners.

- **What’s next?**  
  If funded, the team will start production and aim to release the first season within 6-9 months.

Decent Partners proposes to create a network public service podcast series called GMI Crypto Media, featuring established and emerging faces from the crypto community and people from outside the ecosystem. The series aims to present balanced, critical, and informative output that becomes valued by established and emerging publishers and distributors looking for high-quality information sources. The project also funds technical development focused on radically simplifying the onboarding experience for new users, using premium media and strategic distribution to drive new and active addresses on Kusama through experimental wallet-less onboarding. The total request is $197,710.20, and the project aims to conclude within 6-9 months.

Proposal: GMI crypto media, an original network public service podcast series

### Virto Team Proposal Summary

- **Objective:** Develop a developer-friendly stack combining Substrate and Matrix ecosystems.
- **Focus:** Create user-friendly Web3 tools to attract new users to Kusama.
- **Budget:** $282,785.00 or 9,373.05 KSM.
- **Team Vision:** Aim to reduce social inequality and improve public resource allocation.
- **Exclusions:** Hardware wallet prototype and Local Incentives Protocol are not part of this proposal.
- **Community Feedback:** Based on learnings from Referenda 47 and 68.
- **Links:** Full proposal and budget details available in provided documents and videos.

Virto Team proposes to build a developer-friendly stack that brings Substrate and Matrix together to create infrastructure for user-friendly Web3 tools with minimal friction. The proposal costs $282,785.00 or 9,373.05 KSM and aims to bring new users to Kusama ecosystem. The team's long term vision is to reduce social inequality and improve the efficient allocation of public resources. The proposal excludes the development of a hardware wallet prototype and the implementation of the Local Incentives Protocol.

Trial fund for Virto team

- The Virto team is asking for funding to build tools for Kusama and Polkadot.
- They want to make Web3 technology easy for everyone to use.
- They have helped many families in Venezuela with crypto before.
- Their goal is to reduce inequality and help communities.
- They are asking for 20,000 KSM to continue their work.
- They shared a slideshow and a document explaining their plans.
- They also did live streams to talk about their projects and answer questions.

The Virto team proposes to build a developer-friendly stack to increase decentralized technology adoption in Kusama and Polkadot ecosystems. They request 20,000 KSM in funding to continue their work towards reducing social inequality and improving the efficient allocation of public resources. Their vision is to empower local communities with autonomous micro-economies through their Local Incentives Protocol (LIP).

Developer friendly stack to build Impactful Web3 Infrastructure for Kusama (funding the Virto team)

- **Virto Team Proposal**: The Virto team, led by Daniel, is asking for support to continue building projects in the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems. They have a history of successful projects funded by the community and Web3 Foundation.
  
- **2023 Projects**: They plan to work on several exciting projects, including:
  - **Summa**: A lightweight node that connects Substrate blockchains with Matrix, a messaging protocol.
  - **Hardware Wallet**: A prototype of a wallet that’s easy to carry and use without fear of losing funds.
  - **Valor**: A runtime and developer platform for creating plugins.
  - **FiDOS Super App**: A web app for managing blockchain interactions.
  - **Kreivo**: A tokenless blockchain for real-world payments and community empowerment.

- **Goals**: The team wants to make blockchain technology easy and accessible for everyone, especially people who are not familiar with crypto. They aim to hide complex details like cryptography and make the experience familiar and user-friendly.

- **Team and Costs**: The team has 12+ members, including engineers, designers, and researchers. They are requesting 20,000 KSM (around $470,000) to fund their work for 9 months.

- **Impact**: Their projects focus on simplifying blockchain interactions, creating new hardware, and empowering local communities through decentralized technology.

The Virto team proposes to be supported to continue building their projects for the ecosystem, with a focus on making blockchain technology extremely accessible to the non-crypto-native 99% of the population. They have several exciting projects lined up for 2023, including Summa, a lightweight multi-chain capable node extensible with WebAssembly plugins, integrated with Matrix, and a hardware wallet prototype. The team consists of 12+ people, and the requested 20,000 KSM at a price of 23.5USD/KSM would equal 470,000 USD, minus 10K of operational costs and leaving a 20% buffer, they are left with 368,000 USD.

Funding the Virto team

- This post is about a new referendum to replace Referenda 10.
- The goal is to give more money (top-up) to the Moderation Team Bounty.
- The team helps support the community.
- The top-up is needed sooner because of current market conditions.
- Some changes were made to the original proposal.
- You can find all the details and changes in a document [HERE](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aFniLjcaNHc4ehJyIy0zQbWJJsEHqWuCRxX0szggPxk).
- The original top-up post is [HERE](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/bounty/14#a22a560c-fc0d-4d3c-8ff3-5890e08b79af).
- Thank you for reading!

WHO: The community of Kusama.

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

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified. Details can be found in the provided links.

Big Spender Proposal: Moderation Team Bounty Top-up

- **Describedot** creates educational videos about the Dotsama ecosystem.
- Started a year ago, they have made 34 videos and gained 30,000 views.
- They focus on teaching Polkadot and governance in simple Hindi.
- Received support from Polkadot and Kusama Council Members.
- Aim to help people understand governance and networks through basic videos.
- First milestone covered by WagMedia, now seeking a spending proposal.
- Community can learn more and ask questions through their document.

WHO: Describedot, an educational video creator focusing on the Polkadot stack and governance for Hindi-speaking audiences.

WHAT: Requesting funding support for continuing their work on creating educational videos and weekly updates around the Dotsama ecosystem.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified in the given text.

Describedot Proposal: Production of 45 Dotsama ecosystem tutorial videos

### Substrate API Client Proposal

- **Purpose**: The proposal aims to fund the maintenance and development of the **substrate-api-client**, a Rust library for connecting to Substrate-based nodes.
  
- **Alternative**: It serves as an alternative to **subxt**, another Rust library with similar functionality.

- **Importance**: Having multiple RPC clients is beneficial for Rust developers working with Substrate parachains.

- **Unique Feature**: The substrate-api-client supports **no_std** environments, enabling extrinsic creation in trusted hardware like Intel SGX, which is useful for IoT applications.

- **User-Friendly**: The library has an easy-to-use interface and includes practical examples, making it suitable for new developers.

- **Funding Goals**:
  1. **Maintenance**: Support and maintenance for 3 months (Nov 22 - Jan 23).
  2. **New Features**: Evaluation and design of two new features:
     - CLI wallet implementation
     - Full **no_std** compatibility

- **Details**: For more information, see the [discussion](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/post/1923) and the [full proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hJzzmimz_pjK-_4TunKvs-i2Zot2_9Ob3qUr7BlzaNo/edit?usp=sharing).

WHO: The substrate-api-client development team

WHAT: Maintenance and support for the substrate api client for 3 months, evaluation, and design of CLI-wallet implementation and full no_std-compatibility.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

[Replacement of Referendum #11] Treasury Proposal: Maintenance for the substrate-api-client Nov-22 to Jan-23

### Encointer on Kusama

- **Encointer** is a common-good parachain on Kusama.
- After its first year, Encointer has been granted another 48 weeks on Kusama.
- The Encointer Association is seeking funding for its activities in 2023.
- The proposed budget for Q1 and Q2 2023 is CHF 610,000 (22,089 KSM).
- The detailed proposal includes:
  1. An overview of Encointer.
  2. Achievements so far.
  3. Plans for 2023.
  4. Past funding sources.
  5. Past expenditures.
  6. Planned expenditures for 2023.
  7. Proposal terms.

Encointer Association seeks funding of CHF 610,000 = 22,089 KSM for Q1 and Q2 2023 to cover planned activities for the new common-good parachain lease period on Kusama. Detailed proposal includes achievements, plans, budget, and proposal terms.

[Big Spender] Encointer lease 2 Treasury Proposal

### Summary

- **Polkawatch Launch**: Introduced decentralization analytics on Kusama and Nomination Pools support.
- **Community Awareness**: Growing interest in decentralization, sparked by a deplatforming event of Solana nodes.
- **Community Involvement**: Teams like Wallets, Parachains, and Data Scientists are seeking access to data to contribute to ecosystem awareness.
- **Parachain Vulnerabilities**: Despite being secured by the relay chain, parachains are still at risk of censorship from various sources.
- **Proposal Aim**: To extend Polkawatch support to parachains, continuing service operations, and making minor improvements.
- **Discussion**: Proposal discussed on Polkassembly and at AAG#11, with community feedback incorporated.
- **Detailed Proposal**: Available for review in a Google Docs document.

Polkawatch proposes to bring parachain support to their decentralization analytics service, following interest from the community. The proposal includes continued operation of the service and minor improvements. Details can be found in the [detailed proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ljvYDuazbNBgjf94yFUbUEdeyBN5ixG6BXAEKxuxmL4/edit?usp=sharing).

[Replacement for Referenda #5] Polkawatch Decentralization Analytics Parachain Support and Continued Operation.

**Ordum Proposal Summary**

- **Purpose**: To create a public good grants aggregator for Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems.
- **Problem**: Current grant management tools (like Gitcoin) are insufficient, leading to scattered information and funding inefficiencies.
- **Solution**: Develop a decentralized app (dapp) to index and manage grants, including tracking milestones and integrating with GitHub.
- **Features**: 
  - Custom APIs for tracking proposals.
  - Integration with GitHub for non-treasury grants.
  - Light clients for quick data retrieval.
  - Login with multiple DID services, GitHub, and wallets.
- **NFT Certificates**: Mint non-transferable NFTs as certificates for completed milestones, stored on Crust.
- **Transparency**: Display milestones, grant applications, and funding on team profiles.
- **Funding**: Requested $78,804 or 2770 KSM.

Ordum proposes to build a public goods grant aggregator for Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems. The solution includes a dapp containing all grants, NFTs as "certificates" for completed milestones, and a front-end displaying funding amounts and certificates within a roadmap. The requested funding is 78,804 USD or 2770 KSM.

[Resubmission proposal 4] Treasury Proposal: Ordum | Public Good Grants Aggregator for Polkadot and Kusama

- InvArch Network is creating a new multi-signature solution called Saturn for the Dotsama ecosystem.
- Saturn will work on all parachains and can be used by any dApp on those parachains.
- It will be easy for existing wallets to adopt Saturn.
- Saturn aims to be better than other solutions like Gnosis Safe.
- Current multi-signature options are limited or hard to create.
- Saturn will allow account recovery and adding/removing members easily.
- It will be open-source and usable with KSM, not requiring TNKR.
- The team believes Saturn will greatly improve the multi-sig experience in Web3.

InvArch Network team proposes to build an open-source multi-signature solution named Saturn, available to every parachain & dApp on those parachains. The solution will be easily adopted by existing wallets in the ecosystem, providing a superior multi-signature solution to the Dotsama ecosystem compared to external solutions such as Gnosis Safe. The proposal is designed to service the entirety of Kusama & its parachains, and the cost breakdown can be found in the provided link.

InvArch Tinkernet - Funding for a Multi-Signature Solution

### 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).

Approved

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

### 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 Post Content

- A referendum (#2) was initially unsuccessful because it required a specific permission (root origin) to enact.
- The proposal was resubmitted using a different method (treasury.Spend) and can be found [here](https://kusama.subsquare.io/referenda/referendum/5).
- Polkawatch, a decentralization analytics tool, was recently launched on Kusama and now supports Nomination Pools.
- The community is increasingly aware of the importance of decentralization, sparked by a recent deplatforming event of Solana nodes.
- Polkawatch aims to add support for parachains, which are secured by the relay chain but still vulnerable to censorship.
- The proposal for parachain support and other improvements has been discussed and can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ljvYDuazbNBgjf94yFUbUEdeyBN5ixG6BXAEKxuxmL4/edit?usp=sharing).
- Community feedback has been incorporated into the proposal.

WHO: Polkawatch team

WHAT: Bring parachain support for Polkawatch, continued operation of the service, and other minor improvements.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Polkawatch Decentralization Analytics Parachain Support and Continued Operation. [this proposal will not enact successfully if approved: more info below]

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