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This is a ReferendumV2 post. It can only be edited by the proposer of the post .

The proposal has been superseded by Referendum 207 due to the requested amount being 100 times higher than desired. Users should ignore this referendum as it would never be executed on chain. Please vote on and provide feedback for Referendum 207 instead.

Totem Kapex Parachain Team requests 2.25M USD loan from Polkadot Treasury, offering 10% of their allocation as collateral. Airdrop of 5% of maximum supply to all Aye and Nay voters if successful. Target repayment date: Month 24.

- A proposal to pay for 28 days of work on privacy sidechains for Polkadot, Kusama, and other chains.
- Privacy sidechains help keep information safe without changing existing systems.
- Benefits all chains connected to Polkadot and Kusama.
- Includes links to a detailed proposal, discussion, and a blog post explaining why privacy is important.
- Also features a video presentation about the project.

Rejected

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WHO: The treasury proposal is for any substrate-based chain.

WHAT: The proposal aims to retroactively cover the first 28 person days of completed work on implementing privacy sidechains.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Privacy Sidechains for all Substrate- Based Chains

- A proposal called Referenda #177 was approved but didn't work as planned.
- It was supposed to happen at a specific block number, but something went wrong.
- The problem was that important information (preimage) was removed too early.
- This made the system unable to follow the instructions for the proposal.
- A new proposal is being submitted to fix this issue.
- Everything in the new proposal is the same, except for one small update.
- The person in charge apologized for the mistake and asked for support.
- The community is helping to make sure the new proposal works.

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WHO: OpenGov

WHAT: Resubmitting a previously approved proposal (Referenda #177) that failed to execute due to an oversight. All parts of the proposal stayed the same except the update of KSM EMA7 to $25.52.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

OpenCommunity Governance

- Ziggurat is a tool to test blockchain networks for bugs, speed, and security.
- It helps find problems before they happen, especially for Substrate-based chains like Kusama.
- The team includes experts in Rust, blockchain, and network testing.
- Equilibrium, the team behind Ziggurat, has worked with big names in Web3.
- They fix bugs, improve networks, and make them faster and safer.
- The first step is to create a test plan for Kusama.
- The goal is to make blockchain networks stronger and more secure.

Equilibrium proposes to build out Ziggurat to support substrate-based networks, starting with Kusama, to detect network-level attacks before they happen. The proposal is for the first milestone of creating a test plan. The team has experience in bug fixing, implementation, profiling, and network analysis. For a detailed breakdown of price, see the attached proposal.

Ziggurat - Kusama Treasury Proposal - Milestone 1

- Claudio is a Polkadot Ambassador and runs KryptosChain, a media brand on YouTube and Twitter.
- He started making videos about Polkadot in 2020 and has been active in the community.
- In January 2023, he completed a project to grow the Romanian Polkadot community.
- Now, he is asking for funding to make 116 videos over 6 months.
- The videos will compare Polkadot with other ecosystems, share news, and interview founders.
- He is requesting 1,651.17 KSM (around $41,395) for this project.
- If the price of KSM changes, he will adjust the funding accordingly.

Polkadot Ambassador Claudio proposes to produce 116 videos over 6 months, including comparison videos, Polkadot ecosystem news, open governance news, and interviews with founders. The requested amount is 1,651.17 KSM, worth approximately $41,395 @ $25.07 per KSM at today's market price.

Funding for KryptosChain Media Brand - 6 months

- Polkassembly helps with Polkadot and Kusama governance.
- They need money every three months for maintenance and costs.
- This time, they are asking the Kusama treasury for funds for April, May, and June 2023.
- They want to add new features like better notifications, spam control, and partnerships.
- They plan to make it easier to share and find information on the site.
- They will also add tools for users to report problems and see changes.
- The goal is to keep Polkassembly running smoothly and help the community.

WHO: Polkassembly

WHAT: Proposes a recurring quarterly payment to cover maintenance, operations, and human resource costs for Polkassembly, including general maintenance, runtime upgrades, and infrastructure costs. The proposal covers costs for April, May, and June of 2023. 

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The Kusama treasury is requested to provide the necessary funding for this period. The proposal also includes various site-wide improvements, customization, anti-spam features, partnerships, and content & education initiatives. 

150 SYMBOLS LIMIT REACHED.

Polkassembly Maintenance proposal Q2’23

Approved

WHO: Proponent 16JVrgg7t6m5UXAtDBM7jYp9XjAxALRVFP6GuKVFmi9HLw8d (Batman, Polkadot)

WHAT: Funding for further development of the dotappstore, including Dynamic App Pages with user authentication, upvote feature, claim feature, and report feature.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 1,800 DOT (~$6,500) requested on 13 Oct 2023. Codebase is open-source and available on Github.

- Subsocial is creating a way for people to chat on-chain about anything in the Polkadot ecosystem, like proposals, markets, and accounts.
- Right now, discussions happen off-chain in places like Discord and Telegram, which makes it harder for people to engage with dapps.
- Subsocial built Grill.chat to show how easy it is to chat on-chain without needing to create an account first.
- OpenComm will let all governance discussions happen on-chain, making them easy to access from different platforms.
- This can also be used for other things, like discussing NFTs or sports bets directly on-chain.
- Multiple projects are already working to use OpenComm.
- Subsocial shared a full proposal with more details and is asking for feedback.

Subsocial is proposing an Open Communication Layer for the Polkadot ecosystem, consolidating siloed discussions and enabling users to chat on-chain about any entity or resource. This communication layer will be open and accessible by anyone and any application, improving information flow and availability in the ecosystem. The proposal includes a detailed breakdown of milestones, budget, and implementation plans.

OpenComm - The Communication Layer Of Web3 - Milestone 1

WHO: The proposer.

WHAT: Develop a UI for tracking weight consumption over all Polkadot and Kusama parachains.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Requesting a tip for the developed code. Will register a custom domain for the website if approved. No specific price, timeframe, or resources mentioned.

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Update `relayVrfModuloSamples` in Parachain Config

- A proposal is asking for $32,640 to monitor public RPC/WSS endpoints and node databases.
- It was previously submitted but failed due to interference.
- Changes made: the proposer is now funding servers, reducing costs by 25%, and lowering slippage from 10% to 5%.
- Extra funds or slippage will be refunded to the treasury.
- Goals: monitor WSS providers and display key metrics on a dashboard, and track database growth and restoration times.

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WHO: The proposer.

WHAT: Resubmitting a proposal for monitoring public RPC/WSS endpoints and node database analytics.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The proposal seeks $32,640.00 for RPC monitoring only. The proposer will fund provision of servers for DB analytics/restoration, reducing the overall cost of the proposal by ~25%. Slippage reduced from 10% to 5%.

Monitoring of public RPC/WSS Endpoints

- A follow-up proposal to Referendum 170 is being made due to a market downturn.
- The original proposal was for retroactive Parasnaps maintenance.
- The market price of KSM dropped below the expected price, causing a large difference in costs.
- The new proposal asks for $5748.15 or 223.02 KSM to cover the remaining costs.
- A screenshot shows KSM was sold at $24.75, lower than the expected price.
- The team provided daily snapshots for both Polkadot and Kusama relay chains.
- They ask users who used the service to confirm their statement about the snapshots.

WHO: The proposer (unspecified)

WHAT: Proposing to cover the remaining $5748.15, or 223.02 KSM at an EMA7 of $25.774 for KSMUSD for the retroactive Parasnaps maintenance proposal.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

[Small Spender] Parasnaps Maintenance Follow-up for Market Correction

### GigMind.App

- **Purpose**: A platform for creating, participating in, and monetizing workshops and sessions within the Kusama ecosystem.
- **Features**: Live audio and video calls, quizzes, promotions, and more.
- **Accessibility**: Multilingual support and user-friendly interface.
- **Testnets**: Available on Rococo and Westend testnets for safe exploration and testing.
- **MasterSubstrate.app**: An exclusive platform for fellowship members, currently in progress.
- **Resources**: Proposal documents, videos, and discussions available for further information.
- **Goal**: To enhance accessibility to quality education and recreational spaces within the Kusama community.

WHO: GigMind.App

WHAT: Seeking support to complete the development of an innovative recreational platform tailored for the Kusama ecosystem, enabling users to create, participate in, and monetize various workshops or sessions.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

GigMind [Medium Spender] Referendum #192

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Dwellir served 840 million RPC requests for Polkadot communities in Q3 using decentralized bare-metal infrastructure in Sweden and Tunisia. They aim to offer top-tier, decentralized RPC services at an equitable price. No specific price/timeframe/resources mentioned.

- The proposal is about upgrading the Kusama relay chain and system parachains to runtime v9420.
- It includes changes from v0.9.41 to v0.9.42, with 4 runtime migrations for the relay chain.
- New features include the NFT 2.0 pallet on Statemine and a new instance of the Assets pallet called ForeignAssets.
- A new runtime API allows querying account balances for all fungible assets in one call.
- The proposal is submitted on the Whitelisted Caller track, meaning it needs approval from the Fellowship.
- If approved, the upgrade will happen at block #18,062,739.
- Users are encouraged to vote on the proposal.

The proposal aims to upgrade Kusama relay chain and Kusama System Parachains to runtime v9420, including several changes and migrations. The proposal is submitted on Whitelisted Caller track, and if approved, enactment will happen in block #18,062,739.

Runtime Upgrade v9420 on Kusama and v9420 on System Parachains

- Stakeworld is asking for funding to support their services for Kusama and Westend networks.
- They want to maintain RPC services, which help users connect to the blockchain.
- They will set up and maintain bootnodes, which help new nodes join the network.
- They will keep database snapshot services running, which help users sync with the blockchain faster.
- They will contribute to the wiki with guides on setting up bootnodes and RPC services.
- They will maintain a script to help install nodes and a page showing database size history.
- This funding request is being made through OpenGov Treasury since the previous program ended.

Stakeworld is requesting funding for maintaining RPC, snapshot, and bootnode services for Kusama and Westend, along with contributions to the wiki and maintaining a node installer script and a database size history page. The proposal is an OpenGov Treasury request. No specific price/timeframe/resources are mentioned.

Request for funding of Stakeworld's RPC nodes, bootnodes and snapshot service 

Increase Parachain Validators to 250

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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.

- Bifrost is a parachain on Kusama that recently renewed its lease.
- Two parachains (paraid 2259 and 2262) need help to unlock 700 KSM.
- The address used to register these parachains is **J3dfxSNbUHwBbmB4My7DCgrNniQ227uTUNqqf4KB1DhyZkR**.
- Transactions for registration are linked.
- A signature proves the address belongs to Bifrost.
- The message confirms paraid 2259 and 2262 belong to Bifrost.
- A referendum is being submitted to unlock these parachains.

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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)

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OneBlock+ proposes to continue the Polkadot Hackathon program from November 2023 to January 2024, with a final demo day in mid-January 2024 in Hong Kong. They request $368,499 USD | 90,540 DOT from the Treasury, with 5/6 of the fee to reward the hackathon winners and 1/6 to reimburse them for operating expenses. The goal is to promote Substrate and encourage developers to create projects and join the Polkadot ecosystem.

Description: This is a tip to reward the efforts of Phil (https://twitter.com/ph\_lux) for creating the Polkabeat platform. Polkabeat website / intro: https://polkabeat.org/2023/04/24/introducing-polkabeat/ Polkabeat Twitter: https://twitter.com/polkabeat\_org

Tip for Polkabeat: Measuring the decentralization of Parachains

- OnFinality asked for 1,835.806 KSM (about $51,971.31) on May 8, 2023, to keep running their public infrastructure for Kusama and Statemine.
- They provide free public API services to help people access Kusama and Statemine nodes easily.
- Their service helps grow the ecosystem, supports existing projects, and provides data to improve network testing.
- In Q1 2023, they made many improvements, like adding new parachains and supporting multiple chains outside Polkadot.
- Their Kusama API served over 2 billion responses and had 99.96% uptime for Kusama and 99.99% for Statemine.
- They added new features like auto-expand storage, geolocation insights, and partnerships with other networks.
- OnFinality supports many new networks and ensures high reliability with 99.9% SLA.
- You can check live data on their status and network analytics pages.

**WHO:** OnFinality

**WHAT:** Running high performance, scalable, and reliable public infrastructure for Kusama and Statemine, providing free public API service, adding new features, and making stability improvements.

**PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES:** Requested 1,835.806 KSM (USD: $51,971.31) for ongoing costs in Q1 2023.

OnFinality - High Performance Public Infrastructure (Q1 2023)

- A request to fund maintenance for the **substrate-api-client** from May to July 2023.
- The **substrate-api-client** is a Rust library for connecting to blockchain nodes in environments without the Rust standard library.
- It helps developers interact with Polkadot or Kusama chains in special environments like IoT devices or trusted execution environments.
- This is a follow-up to a previous funding proposal for February to April 2023.
- The team is asking for ongoing funding but is requesting a smaller amount due to limited treasury funds.
- The focus will be on updates needed for the substrate framework.
- More details are available in the full proposal and discussion links.

WHO: Substrate-api-client developers
WHAT: Fund maintenance of substrate-api-client library from May 2023 to July 2023
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified, but a smaller proposal focusing on changes needed due to substrate updates due to limited funds in Kusama treasury.

Maintenance for the substrate-api-client May-23 to Jul-23

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