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- The Polkadot OpenGov Observer is a tool to track OpenGov activities on Twitter.  
- It shows real-time updates and monthly summaries of Polkadot OpenGov.  
- The project needs 200 KSM ($8,730) to grow and help more people.  
- Only 13.1% of DOT holders vote in governance—they want to increase this to 40%.  
- The tool helps people understand and join Polkadot OpenGov decisions.  
- It uses Twitter, GitHub, and APIs to share updates.  
- Future plans include making OpenGov easier for everyone to use.

Rejected

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Polkadot OpenGov Voting Observer Twitter Bot

- Rococo discovered a slowdown in block import times when a parachain processed around 5,000 orders in one block.
- The issue was reported on GitHub.
- To fix this temporarily, the maximum number of orders was reduced from 10,000 to 500.
- This change was made using `configuration.setOnDemandMaxQueueSize`.
- The OnDemandQueue stores orders waiting to be assigned to a core.
- The new limit of 500 orders is a safe temporary measure.
- A permanent solution will be developed later.

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WHO: The proposal does not mention any specific organization or individual.

WHAT: Adjusting the configuration through `configuration.setOnDemandMaxQueueSize` to limit the total number of orders temporarily to 500 due to slow block import times caused by a batch call for approximately 5,000 orders in a single block.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: No information provided.

Setting setOnDemandQueueMaxSize to 500

- **ParaSpell** is a set of tools for Polkadot and Kusama that help with cross-chain (XCM) transfers.  
- It has three main tools: **XCM SDK** (core tool), **XCM API** (simplifies XCM calls), and **XCM Router** (swaps assets while transferring).  
- **XCM SDK** works with 50+ chains and makes cross-chain transfers easy with one line of code.  
- **XCM API** helps developers by handling complex tasks, reducing server costs, and speeding up call creation.  
- **XCM Router** lets users send one asset and receive another in a single transaction.  
- The team has won awards and completed multiple grants to improve these tools.  
- They are asking for funding to keep these tools free and maintained for the community.

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ParaSpell, a team of two, is proposing to maintain and assist other teams in implementing their set of common good XCM tools for the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystem. They are seeking $30,000 worth of funding for 5 months of maintenance tasks and assistance, divided into $6,000 per month and $25 per work hour. The proposal aims to keep their tools free for the community and includes their XCM SDK, XCM API, and XCM Router. Voting will take place from February 9th to February 22nd.

XCM ROUTER, XCM API & XCM SDK 5 months of maintenance and server cost coverage proposal

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### Summary of Virto Team's Proposal

- **Objective**: Develop decentralized applications to combat social inequality and support local economic development.
- **Tools**: Created VirtoSDK, a toolkit simplifying blockchain interactions for users without specialized knowledge.
- **Platform**: Built Kreivo, a parachain for testing and managing decentralized communities and secure payments.
- **Expansion**: Plans to implement the Local Incentives Protocol to boost local economies.
- **Community Engagement**: Seeks support from the Kusama community for innovation and practical blockchain solutions.
- **Funding**: Requests 333 KSM weekly, with quarterly reviews to determine continued funding.
- **Transparency**: Ensures accountability through on-chain transactions and open governance.
- **Long-Term Goals**: Aim to become self-sustainable and attract more communities to the ecosystem.

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Virto team requests 333 KSM/week for Kreivo, a common-good parachain that facilitates secure payments and managing decentralized communities, and VirtoSDK, a toolkit that simplifies interactions with Substrate-based chains. They aim to make blockchain technology more accessible and practical for a wide range of applications. The total cost is 63,332 USD/month for 10-12 FTE, with quarterly community reviews to determine if the team should continue to be funded.

Virto team - Kusama agents continuous funding

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- **Request**: Asking for 3,333 KSM to help people try new ideas on Kusama.
- **Problem**: Many people want to experiment but don’t have enough money to start big projects.
- **Solution**: Create a special fund managed by trusted people to help pay for these experiments.
- **Timeline**: The money will be used for 6 months, then returned to the Treasury.
- **Signatories**: Four experienced people will manage the fund.
- **Goal**: Help more people try new ideas without needing a lot of money.

WHO: Kusama ecosystem agents Eduardo Cardoso, Rafael Yahlomi, Tommi Niemi, and Adam Steeber.

WHAT: Propose funding a multisig-managed governance proxy to place decision deposits on root track referenda or other-track referenda.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Requested amount of 3,333 KSM for ~6 months, then refunded back to the Treasury.

Funding a Decision Deposit Sponsor

Kusama Runtime Upgrade v1.1.2

- BOTLabs GmbH registered two Kusama parachains (2086 and 2108) for the KILT Protocol.
- Parachain 2086 was used for Spiritnet but is no longer needed since KILT moved to Polkadot in October 2022.
- Parachain 2108 was used to bid for a new lease but was later swapped to 2086.
- Both parachains are no longer required.
- Unlocking a parachain was not supported at the time of registration.
- A proposal is made to deregister both chains through governance.
- The signature for parachain 2086 is provided for verification.

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BOTLabs GmbH proposes to deregister Kusama parachains 2086 and 2108, which are no longer required for the KILT Protocol. They request governance to verify the signature of the registrar account for 2086. No price, timeframe, or resources mentioned.

Deregister parachachain IDs 2086 and 2108

- The proposal is about adding Brale and Glo Dollar to Kusama AssetHub.
- The community now knows more about the treasurer track.
- Kusama's confirmation time is now 48 hours, not 3 hours.
- Fixed a mistake in a payment amount (2475 was corrected from 24755).
- Brale's technical integration will take 16 weeks instead of 12 for extra audits.
- More details on launching Kusama and Polkadot stablecoins in later phases.
- A graphic was added to explain the phases.

WHO: Not specified
WHAT: Onboard Brale and Glo Dollar to Kusama AssetHub v2
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified, but Brale technical integration expected to take 16 weeks instead of 12 weeks to allow for extra audits. Opportunity to launch Kusama and Polkadot branded stablecoins in phase 2a/2b.

Onboard Brale and Glo Dollar to Kusama AssetHub v2 - inc ability to create Kusama & Polkadot branded stablecoins

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Open HRMP channels between Integritee and Asset Hub

- Encointer asked for money to keep working until December 2023.  
- They made a plan to keep their project running without needing more money soon.  
- They fixed their phone app and made it better.  
- They helped communities in Tanzania and Argentina.  
- They made a group in Zurich to help more people use their project.  
- They want to keep their project working well with a small team.  
- They will focus on helping places where their work can do the most good.

Encointer team requests **CHF 89,000** for Sep-Dec 2023 to maintain and grow their self-sustainable economy project on Kusama. They aim to support global south communities and have achieved significant progress in integrating their runtime into the fellowship repository and stabilizing their mobile app.

Encointer Retroactive Funding for Sep-Dec 2023

- This vote removes old, broken keys from storage.  
- 19 keys were from a 2019 upgrade that went wrong.  
- 381 more keys were inactive and couldn't be read.  
- No active validators were affected.  
- The removal was checked by code to be safe.  
- The Fellowship group approved this change.  
- The person who suggested this is verified.

WHO: Polkadot-Fellows

WHAT: Remove undecodable keys from Kusama storage, including 19 undecodable Locks and 381 inactive SessionKeys.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Clean up undecodable Locks and SessionKeys

Upgrade Kusama Asset Hub to Patch Release v1.1.1

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This project is about making graffiti art with the Kusama logo in big cities, starting with Barcelona. Here's what they will do:

1. Design a template of the Kusama logo.
2. Paint the template with black spray paint in cities.
3. Take a photo of each graffiti piece.
4. Turn the photos into special digital items called NFTs.
5. Put the NFTs on the Kusama blockchain.

In the future, people can use the template to make their own graffiti in different cities. They will be paid by the treasury and upload their work to the blockchain. Each graffiti spot will be marked on a map, so people can visit them like special places during their travels. They should also show respect by kneeling in front of the Kusama logo.

The project is inspired by ideas about power and how people can use art to challenge the way things are. The graffiti will be a symbol of rebellion and change in public spaces.

Here's what they need to do:

- Make a quick template of the Kusama logo.
- Create graffiti, take a photo, and put it on StateMine.
- Mark the graffiti spot on a map for others to visit and kneel.

They have some rules for the first 10 cities:

- Each city must have more than 2,000,000 people or be the most populated city in the country.
- They can't repeat cities.
- They need to take a photo of the NFT, upload it, and mark it on the map.

Descentralized art project

- This referendum is about lowering the minimum balance needed for assets on Kusama's Asset Hub.
- When you pay fees with certain assets, the system still calculates the fee in KSM and converts it.
- If the minimum KSM balance is reduced by 10 times, fees in other assets will increase by 10 times.
- The proposal lowers the minimum balance for assets like USDT, RMRK, and DOT by 10 times.
- It also updates the metadata for bridged DOT, which had an issue before.
- The change will happen at block 21,570,500, just before the Asset Hub updates.

The proposal aims to reduce the minimum balance requirement for all sufficient assets by a factor of 10, preserving the ratio, and update metadata for bridged DOT. The enactment block is set just before the Asset Hub upgrades to the lower ED. No information provided on price/timeframe/resources.

Update Sufficient Asset Minimum Balances

- 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.

big_spender

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

Runtime Upgrade v1,001,000

- Polkassembly helps with governance in Polkadot and Kusama.  
- It wants to make identity verification easier and faster.  
- On-chain identities build trust and accountability.  
- The current system is hard to use, especially for new users.  
- Polkassembly plans to simplify the process in 4 steps.  
- Verification time will drop from 25 minutes to 5 minutes.  
- The team asks for community feedback and support.

WHO: Polkassembly Team
WHAT: Application to become a registrar on Kusama for on-chain identity verification and building an easy and integrated governance experience for all users within Polkassembly
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Polkassembly Registrar Application for kusama

Onboard Brale and Glo Dollar to Kusama AssetHub

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KusamaFly

### Summary of Recent Developments

- **Issue Identified**: A discrepancy was found in the opening block number for Lease Period 37 (LP37) during the Kusama auctions in 2024.
- **Incorrect Block Number**: The intended opening block number was #22,118,400, but it currently shows #21,118,400.
- **Proposed Solution**: Remove LP37 from the current scheduler and introduce a new one with the correct start time.
- **Correct Start Time**: The new LP37 should start at the originally planned block number, #22,118,400.
- **Additional Information**: For more details on the 2024 auctions, refer to the linked document [here](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BGjZlOdcj4Jmwn7AToByRVh54RW5s0Rpthj5M3jNoeY/edit#gid=1201445856).

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**WHO: Kusama community**
**WHAT: Remove LP37 from current scheduler and introduce a fresh one adhering to the initially planned start time**
**PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified**

Addressing LP37 Opening Block Error in Kusama Auctions

- This referendum tests using a scheduler for managing bounties on the Treasurer track.
- Bounties need approval, funding, curator assignment, and closing, with specific delays between steps.
- Funds will be disbursed to a specific account used for validator payouts and cleanup scripts.
- The referendum uses a batch of three actions: approving a bounty, scheduling curator assignment, and scheduling bounty closure.
- The curator assignment is delayed by 86,400 blocks to match the funding period.
- The bounty closure is scheduled 14 days after approval, allowing time for claims.
- Adjustments to timing can reduce delays, but careful planning is needed.

WHO: Will, Paradox

WHAT: Test use of the scheduler on the Treasurer track by scheduling actions through the lifecycle of a bounty

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Proof of Concept - Using the Scheduler on the Treasurer Track

### System Parachain Collator Bounty on Kusama

- **Purpose**: Fund System Parachain Collators on Kusama, similar to Bounty 20.
- **Coverage**: Asset-Hub and Bridge-Hub System Parachains.
- **Goal**: Incentivize efficient performance, minimize censorship, and ensure ongoing activity.
- **Funding**: Covers infrastructure costs and staking rewards.
- **Duration**: 6 months, starting from 1 January 2024.
- **Amount**: 1954.46 KSM for the two System Parachains.
- **Details**: Available in a [Google Document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/14pRUj8WZPO75DuwDl4HoZU97v_Rmfx0bZ2KFqFW-qkE/edit).
- **Discussion**: Open on [Polkassembly](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/post/2613).

System Parachain Collators propose funding for Kusama's Asset-Hub and Bridge-Hub System Parachains. They request 1954.46 KSM for infrastructure costs and staking rewards for a 6-month period starting on January 1, 2024.

Funding of Kusama System Parachain Collators

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OpenGov Referenda

Origin for signaling that the network wishes for some change

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Managing the composition of the fellowship

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