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### Proposal Summary

- **Objective**: Develop a technical solution to monitor and report on the uptime, performance, and integrity of public WSS (RPC) relay-chain endpoints.
- **Database Monitoring**: Expand an existing project to monitor and trend database growth rates for various configurations, including restoration times.
- **Additional Features**: Consider monitoring database bloat, RAM/CPU usage, and bootnode availability.
- **Public Resources**: The proposal aims to fill gaps not covered by existing public resources.
- **Budget Details**: Full details, including budget, are available in the [proposal document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1us8glHDEaXeqNp0Ex8Z5sffy4GTfhrvHzGNzNvp-juw/edit).
- **Public Discussion**: The proposal was circulated and open for public discussion for over two weeks.
- **Open Source**: The solution will be open-source, allowing anyone to operate and compare results.
- **Disclosure**: The proposer is employed by a public RPC provider and has professional relationships with other providers.

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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

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6mths funding for Polkachu's Payout Bot

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Elektro, a professional translator and Polkadot enthusiast, proposes to provide Italian voice-over for the first video of Polkadot 2023. The final price per minute will be $13.70, covering the costs of proofreading, audio editing, production, and voice-over recording. The proposal aims to address issues such as incomplete information, misinformation, and language barriers in the Italian community. Elektro also emphasizes the importance of creating high-quality resources in major world languages for a multi-lingual Polkadot.

### Summary
- Bifrost is a Kusama parachain that recently renewed its lease.
- Two paraids (2259 and 2262) were registered for the lease renewal.
- The address used for registration is **J3dfxSNbUHwBbmB4My7DCgrNniQ227uTUNqqf4KB1DhyZkR**.
- Transactions for registration were made for both paraids.
- The community is needed to help execute the `remove_lock` function to withdraw 700 KSM.
- A signature was provided to prove ownership of the registration address.

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Bifrost requests community assistance to execute the `remove_lock` function to withdraw the previous 700 KSM locking for two parachains. The registration address is J3dfxSNbUHwBbmB4My7DCgrNniQ227uTUNqqf4KB1DhyZkR.

Remove lock for Bifrost swapped parachain id (2259 & 2262)

- The community decided to disapprove the top-up request in Referendum 144.
- This marks the end of Infrastructure Maintenance Bounty #13.
- The bounty helped funded teams maintain infrastructure and reduce proposal resubmissions.
- Remaining funds will be sent back to the treasury.
- The curator deposit will be unreserved if possible.
- Core infrastructure providers must now submit maintenance requests via OpenGov.
- This change aims to formalize the community decision and close the bounty on-chain.

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

### Kusama Infrastructure Maintenance Bounty Program

- **Purpose**: To cover costs incurred by Parasnaps over the past 8 months.
- **Discussion**: Decision to proceed was made after a week-long discussion.
- **Context**: Parasnaps was created to provide faster snapshot solutions for high-throughput needs.
- **Launch**: Parasnaps was launched in February 2022.
- **Coverage Period**: Costs and work from August 2022 to March 2023 are to be covered.
- **Decommissioning**: Parasnaps was decommissioned in March 2023 due to the availability of warp sync.
- **Full Proposal**: Detailed proposal can be found [here](https://hackmd.io/@tugytur/SyLCDyhfn).

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WHO: The proposal is made by Parity Technologies on behalf of Parasnaps.

WHAT: The proposal aims to retroactively cover the costs and work generated by Parasnaps from August 2022 until its decommissioning in March 2023.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The cost and resources required are not specified in the summary.

[Medium Spender] Retroactive parasnaps.io maintenance

**Max's Treasury Proposal for Cryptozilla YouTube Channel**

- Max is a video content creator focusing on Polkadot and Kusama networks.
- He has produced 195 videos over 1 year 8 months and 21 detailed dapp tutorials in the last 7 months.
- Max is requesting $12,800 (400 KSM) for 40 new educational videos to be made over 4 months.
- His videos include dApp tutorials, project reviews, and broader Web3 discussions.
- Max's channel has an average of 394 views per video in the last 6 months.
- He plans to provide KPIs and update a spreadsheet with video performance data.
- If approved, Max will deliver a detailed performance report after all videos are released.
- Max welcomes feedback from the Kusama community to improve future proposals.

Max, the creator of the Cryptozilla Youtube channel, is proposing a 4-month funding of $12,800 (400 KSM) from the Kusama treasury to produce 40 educational videos about Polkadot & Kusama networks and ecosystem projects. The cost of one video is set at $320. The proposal includes KPIs and ROI calculations, and Max will provide a performance report once all 40 videos are delivered.

4-Month funding for Cryptozilla YouTube channel

**KusaMint Proposal Summary**

- **KusaMint** is a tool for NFT artists and creators on the Kusama network.
- The proposal aims to enhance KusaMint with new features and support for new NFT standards.
- Key enhancements include:
  - Minting NFTs on Statemine.
  - Mobile support for minting and managing NFTs.
- A public API will be developed, including REST and GraphQL APIs, for various NFT use cases.
- The requested funding is 1584 KSM (about $48,987).
- The project will take 780 hours to complete.

KusaMint requests 1584 KSM/48987 USD to enhance their development kit for NFT artists and creators. They aim to provide access to NFTs on Statemine, mobile support, and public API for Dotsama community. The requested amount will cover 780 hours of work.

KusaMint - Extension and Further Funding Q2 2023

- **XCM v1 Removed**: XCM v1 has been removed from the Kusama Network, and the safe version is now XCM v2.
- **Proposal Aim**: This proposal aims to set the default XCM version to 2.
- **Call Data**: The original call data is `0x63050102000000`.
- **Whitelisted Caller Track**: The proposal is submitted on the Whitelisted Caller track.
- **Fellowship Referendum**: A Fellowship referendum is needed to whitelist the call hash for successful execution.
- **Public Referendum**: A public referendum is required to dispatch the call.
- **Preimage Links**: Links to the preimages for both the Fellowship and public referendums are provided.
- **Vote Request**: Please review and vote at your convenience.

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The proposal aims to update the XCM version from 1 to 2 on the Kusama Network. The proposal is submitted on the Whitelisted Caller track and requires a Fellowship referendum to whitelist the hash for successful execution. The public referendum will dispatch the call. No price, timeframe, or resources mentioned.

XCM to v2 proposal

- **Proponent:** GHm6gp6khjcxQvnbnSsHdYejsFK1nNVxcGyGAsbDfsymtLr
- **Date:** 19 April 2023
- **Requested KSM:** 598
- **Description:** A comprehensive directory for the Polkadot & Kusama ecosystem.
- **PoC:** Polkadot Discovery Portal ([Link](https://polkadot-discovery.macula.link/))
- **Motivation:** Created to help developers find necessary resources easily.
- **Payment Request:** Retroactive payment for 60% of development costs.
- **Future Plans:** Onboarding projects, improving UI, and integrating with other platforms.

**WHO:** GHm6gp6khjcxQvnbnSsHdYejsFK1nNVxcGyGAsbDfsymtLr

**WHAT:** Retroactive payment for 60% of development costs for Polkadot Discovery Portal PoC, a comprehensive directory for Polkadot & Kusama ecosystem & all its actors.

**PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES:** Requested KSM: 598. No specific timeframe or resources mentioned.

Retroactive Funding for Polkadot Chain & Pallet Discovery Portal

### Onboarding Proposal for Proposal Auditor

- **Referendum 67 Extension**: The proposal aims to extend Referendum #67 to decentralize and improve the auditing process by onboarding new auditors.
- **Candidate's Qualifications**: The candidate has conducted 10 thorough audits, demonstrating their ability to assess treasury proposals objectively.
- **Audit Details**: The candidate's audit work is detailed in Table 1 of the proposal document.
- **KSM Tipping**: The candidate seeks to be onboarded as an auditor and requests a KSM tip as a token of gratitude for their audit work (1 KSM per audit, totaling 10 KSM).
- **Proposal Document**: The full details of the proposal can be found in the linked document.
- **Community Discussion**: The discussion post for this referendum is available for community input.
- **Objective**: The primary goal is to join the auditor team and contribute to the quality assessment of treasury proposals.
- **Gratitude**: The KSM tip is a recognition of the candidate's past audit contributions.

WHO: The candidate seeking to join the auditor team.

WHAT: Getting onboarded as an auditor and receiving KSM value as a token of gratitude for the audit work done so far.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 1 KSM/audit for a total of 10 audits. No specific timeframe or additional resources mentioned.

Proposal auditor onboarding for Referenda #67 extension

### OpenSquare Treasury Proposal Summary

- **Proponent**: OpenSquare (ESgz7GLVW7BL5DhRgpVnxSXVwaKt4ytWcrf52TY1GQD1cEb)
- **Date**: 03/22/2023
- **Requested Allocation**: $71,718.37 (1987.8 KSM)
- **Purpose**: Maintenance of governance tools, explorers, and dashboards in the Polkadot/Kusama ecosystem.
- **Infrastructure Costs**: Includes server hosting, email services, and domain registrations.
- **Maintenance Work**: Involves server deployment, codebase updates, bug fixes, and collaboration with other teams.
- **Products Maintained**: Subsquare, Dotreasury, and Statescan.
- **Total Cost**: $71,718.37, to be paid in KSM based on the EMA7 price as of 04/18/2023.

WHO: OpenSquare team
WHAT: Proposing a treasury proposal to cover the cost for the maintenance of dotreasury, statescan, and subsquare for 2022 Q4 and 2023 Q1.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: $71,718.37, including servers, email service, domains, and maintenance work. Payment conditions: $69,000 for 138 FTE maintenance cost and 1987.8KSM with EMA7 price in 04.18.2023.

Subsquare, dotreasury and statescan retroactive maintenance for 2022 Q4 and 2023 Q1

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Test Transaction for Community Guide

Polkadot Live development seeks funding for 1 full-time senior software engineer for 12 months. The engineer will report to Ross Bulat and work on the app's notifications and quick actions. The proposal requests 24,937 DOT ($100k @ $4.01 / 1 DOT) for the engineer's salary and management oversight. The deliverables include the initial release of the app for macOS and Windows and open sourcing of the codebase on Github.

MISTAKE - Wrong track, my apologies

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**RadiumBlock Reimbursement Request**

- RadiumBlock is asking for reimbursement for Kusama network RPC services in Q4 2022 and Q1 2023.
- They have had zero failures in over a year for their Kusama endpoint.
- RadiumBlock is dedicated to the DotSama ecosystem and is investing heavily in infrastructure.
- They aim to provide reliable and secure services at a fixed, reasonable cost.
- Key innovations include a hybrid on-prem and cloud computing strategy, expanded edge locations, and security upgrades.
- They reduced costs quarter over quarter and moved to a fixed SaaS pricing model starting Q2, cutting costs by about 40%.
- A detailed report is available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lU-FVWZpbgv1G1Oz3Lk-VNfXRhociQ5A/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=114172945417100820622&rtpof=true&sd=true).

RadiumBlock seeks reimbursement for RPC services for Kusama networks in Q4 2022 and Q1 2023. They offer high-quality infrastructure services with significant investment and innovation, including a fixed SaaS pricing model from Q2 2022, resulting in a 40% cost reduction.

Reimbursement for RadiumBlock's High performance multi-geography RPC services for Kusama - Q4 2022 and Q1 2023

Mr / Mrs / Miss HACNArtaeeEkA34S5pBTUbHsDenJ51wrJDsp4Q2WkKiFTy7  - Why are you trolling us? 

AIRDROP.COM proposes to promote Polkadot through media buying, creation of content, and distribution of DOT through airdrop. They aim to reach 61,000 new DOT adopters. The proposal requires a budget of $300,000 and will be implemented within a timeframe of 3 months.

WHO: Polkadot community and Collators on the Polkadot System Parachains network. 

WHAT: Proposal to secure 6,075.79 DOT for Collators on the Polkadot System Parachains network for services delivered for the period of 2 months - 08-09/2023. 

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The proposal aims to post-pay monthly operating costs of service providers until a more suitable solution (Bounty) is established.

### Summary of Polkadotters Proposal

- **Proposal Request**: $59,820 for content creation, event organization, and marketing for the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **History**: Started the first Czech & Slovak Polkadot community in 2020, published 250+ articles, and organized events.
- **Current Work**: 
  - 1,591 Medium followers, 150k article views.
  - 5k Twitter followers, 15k video views.
  - Organized two local meetups and co-organized a major crypto conference.
- **Future Plans**: 
  - Continue high-quality content and community engagement.
  - Develop marketing strategies, monthly recap videos, and more Twitter content.
  - Focus on governance, including news and proposal analysis.
- **Additional Efforts**: 
  - Organize 6 meetups, 3 in Prague, to promote the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Social Links**: Available on [Linktree](https://linktr.ee/polkadotters).
- **Referenda**: Mistakenly submitted two referenda, which will cancel out; apologies for the confusion.

Polkadotters are requesting $59,820 for content creation, event organization, and marketing activities for the Polkadot ecosystem from June 2022 until the end of 2023. They plan to use the funds to deliver high-quality content, develop a marketing strategy, organize meetups, and focus on governance. They have already published almost 250 original articles and organized two local Polkadot meetups.

Polkadotters – funding of community powered media for Polkadot & Kusama ecosystem in 2022-2023

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Cancelling referendum 153

REPLACED!!! Polkadotters – funding of community powered media for Polkadot & Kusama ecosystem in 2022-2023

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### Kusama Referendum Proposal (2022-12-12)

- **Purpose**: To lower the `min_untrusted_score` in Kusama after a mass slashing incident.
- **Calculation**: The new minimum score was calculated by averaging the last 30 election scores and halving them.
- **Current Values**: 
  - Minimal Stake: 1,722,238,583,242,009
  - Sum Stake: 2,171,296,385,410,646,127
  - Sum Stake Squared: 62,184,223,048,402,160,114,561,549,513,680,866
- **New Values**:
  - Minimal Stake: 2,957,640,724,907,066
  - Sum Stake: 3,471,819,933,857,856,584
  - Sum Stake Squared: 78,133,097,080,615,021,100,202,963,085,417,458
- **Importance**: The change ensures that weak election solutions are not accepted, making the network more secure.

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Update elections' minimum untrusted score

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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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