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- OpenBrush is a tool for WASM smart contracts.  
- It helps developers build apps on Polkadot and Kusama.  
- 19 teams and 3 parachains use OpenBrush.  
- They delivered work from an earlier proposal.  
- They found some issues and fixed them.  
- They skipped one planned task.  
- They are asking for more funds to keep working.  
- The new amount is $60,720.

Rejected

medium_spender

WHO: The team behind OpenBrush
WHAT: Requesting a second allocation of funds for the development of 8-9, 11 milestones of OpenBrush, a core infrastructure product for WASM smart contracts.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: $60720, as calculated in the proposal, for the remaining development work. No specific timeframe or resources mentioned.

OpenBrush 8-9, 11 milestone delivery

- DrCAO is a community manager for Polkadot projects like Parallel Finance.  
- He leads the AIWeb3 Chinese community to support content creators in DotSama.  
- The community helps with translations, dubbings, and original content about Polkadot.  
- Over 600 original works, 28 translations, and 4 dubbings were made in 6 months.  
- AIWeb3 works with 20+ parachain teams and has partnerships with NFT and decentralized platforms.  
- The community has over 1,900 Twitter followers and 500+ Discord members.  
- They built an AI-powered Discord bot and a Polkadot-themed game.  
- AIWeb3 seeks continued support to grow Web3 education and content creation.

WHO: AIWeb3 Chinese community led by DrCAO
WHAT: Renewal of the community and seeking support for the next six months to nurture Chinese content creators and bridge different parachain projects in DotSama
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified

AIWeb3 Chinese Unit proposal II (爱Web3 中文社区提案 II)

Executed

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[Whitelisted Caller] Referendum #260

- A follow-up request for funds from Polkadot Safari 2023 is being made.  
- The first request had a mistake due to currency changes and KSM value drop.  
- The total needed was $289,313, but now only $24,400 is left to pay organizers.  
- Some contributors changed, and the Kenyan currency helped lower costs.  
- The delay happened because signatories needed to approve the request.  
- All conference expenses were paid before paying the organizers.  
- A report with details is linked for more information.  
- Thanks to the community for understanding.

WHO: Polkadot Safari 2023 organizers<br>WHAT: Requesting $24,400 from the second allocation of funds from Kusama for conference expenses<br>PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified

POLKADOT SAFARI '23 (Request for second allocation of funds)

- This proposal registers the asset `{ parents: 2, interior: GlobalConsensus(Polkadot) }` on the Kusama Asset Hub.
- It adds metadata for the asset: name "Polkadot" and symbol "DOT".
- The minimum balance for DOT is set at 0.01 DOT.
- The "owner" of the asset is the account ID conversion of the path to the Polkadot Relay Chain.
- This registration is part of setting up a Polkadot <> Kusama bridge.
- Future assets sent over the bridge won't need governance motions.
- A similar referendum will be held to register KSM on Polkadot.

WHO: Governance of Polkadot

WHAT: Register asset `{ parents: 2, interior: GlobalConsensus(Polkadot) }` on Kusama Asset Hub with metadata (name: "Polkadot", symbol: "DOT") for a minimum balance of 0.01 DOT.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

[Whitelisted Caller] Referendum #258: Register DOT on Asset Hub

- Encointer has a new update called runtime v15.  
- It adds a faucet to help with testing.  
- It includes reputation checks for identity.  
- Built using Polkadot version 0.9.42.  
- Changes from older versions are listed in a link.  
- A special code is needed to upgrade.  
- More details are in a linked post.

WHO: Encointer

WHAT: Release 1.5.0 for runtime v15 with new features including faucet functionality and reputation commitments for personhood oracle.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified. 

Note: Encointer has proposed a call for authorizeUpgrade call on Encointer.

Encointer runtime upgrade to v15 (whitelisted)

- Dwellir is asking for $18,765 to fund their RPC services for Q3 2023.
- They served over 300 million RPC requests for Kusama, Statemine, and Westmint in Q2.
- Their services use decentralized infrastructure in Sweden and Tunisia.
- They provide transparent operational data at https://stats.dwellir.app/.
- Key stats: 
  - Kusama RPC nodes served 275,795,145 requests last quarter.
  - Statemine RPC nodes served 68,146,379 requests last quarter.
  - Westmint RPC nodes served 9,264,542 requests last quarter.
- The proposal includes running public RPC endpoints and a highly available boot node.

Dwellir requests $18,765 for Q3 funding to cover expenses of Q2, during which they served over 300 million RPC requests for Kusama, Statemine, and Westmint communities. The proposal is to further fund the development of RPC services and cover maintenance costs. The proposal includes two milestones: operate fully managed public RPC endpoints and run a highly available boot node. Dwellir offers top-tier, decentralized RPC services at an equitable price.

Kusama RPC services Dwellir Q3 2023

TimedOut

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SmallTipper

- Acala Foundation won a parachain slot auction for Para ID 2233 to renew Karura's lease.
- Para ID 2233 is locked and in a bad state, needing root track to fix it.
- A proposal called RFC-14 was made to fix the issue and improve the parachain lock system.
- A draft solution was created but is waiting for approval.
- The Polkadot Fellowship is taking over Polkadot runtime, which is causing delays.
- A lease swap between Karura (Para ID 2000) and Para ID 2233 is suggested to fix the issue now.
- Once RFC-14 is approved, future lease swaps won't need root track help.

root

The proposal suggests performing a lease swap between Karura and Para ID 2233 to fix the bad state and improve the parachain lock mechanism. The timeframe and resources required for the implementation are uncertain due to the ongoing process of taking over the ownership of Polkadot runtime.

Perform lease swap for Karura

- **Who**: Sianoi from HER DAO Kenya (HDK) and Safari DAO  
- **What**: Requesting second allocation of funds (KSM 2,372.28 EMA 30) for Polkadot Safari event  
- **When**: Event held in March/April, report submitted in April  
- **Why**: To fully pay organizers who sacrificed their pay for months  
- **Report**: More details in the [attached report](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rasHIkiIerXI_4TjXbMMVmlSMPbP8WNp0BmoOSY4kPI/edit)  
- **Note**: Second allocation ensures organizers get their full payment

WHO: Safari DAO and HDK
WHAT: Requesting second allocation of funds for organizing Polkadot Safari in March/April 2021, to fully pay off organizers for their work.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: KSM 2,372.28 EMA 30. No specific timeframe or resources mentioned.

POLKADOT SAFARI '23 (Request for second allocation of funds) UPDATE: PLEASE CAST NAY

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WHO: Polkadot community

WHAT: Create a bounty to attract potential partners and businesses in Brazil to the Polkadot ecosystem, aiming to position Polkadot as the leading blockchain platform in the country.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 168,000 USD using Subscan EMA7 of 10/11/2023 ($5 per DOT) over six months. Curator reward: 10% of allocation divided by all curators.

TEST - PLEASE IGNORE

Tip for N4DRO for his forensic analysis of addresses associated with recent voting behavior

Forensic accounting tip

- The **substrate-api-client** is a Rust library for connecting to Substrate-based nodes using RPC.
- It works in environments where the Rust standard library (std) is not available, like IoT devices or IntelSGX.
- It helps developers interact with Polkadot or Kusama chains, similar to tools like Polkadot-js.
- Unlike **subxt**, another popular Rust RPC client, it works in no-std environments.
- This proposal seeks funding for maintenance from August 2023 to October 2023.
- It continues previous funding efforts for the project.
- The goal is to keep the library updated and functional for developers.

WHO: The proposer
WHAT: Funding maintenance of substrate-api-client Rust library from August 2023 to October 2023
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified, but a continuation of previous maintenance proposals with ongoing funding sought. Full proposal available.

Maintenance for the substrate-api-client Aug-23 to Oct-23

- ChaosDAO is asking for 84.21 KSM (worth $2,000) to fund a new Discord bot.
- The bot helps communities vote on important decisions using Discord.
- It connects to OpenGov referenda and allows anonymous voting.
- The next step is to make the bot vote on-chain for the community.
- This bot is not just for ChaosDAO; it’s for all groups to join governance.
- You can read the full plan in the linked document.

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WHO: ChaosDAO
WHAT: Funding for development of a Discord bot that enables on-chain governance voting on behalf of communities using a Governance Proxy.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 84.21 KSM ($2,000 based on 7d EMA on 23-Jul-2023 when the preimage was submitted). Full proposal available in the provided link.

OpenGov Community Voting Discord Bot

- Stakeworld is asking for money to keep their RPC services and bootnodes running for Kusama and Westend networks.
- They served over 133 million RPC requests for Kusama and 37 million for Westend in the last 30 days.
- This is a follow-up to their previous funding requests for maintaining infrastructure.
- They want funding at the start of the period instead of after, due to concerns about treasury spending and the future of RPC services.
- Stakeworld believes their services are valuable, RPC services are still needed, and diversity in providers is important.
- They have a good track record and will use the funding responsibly.
- The full proposal is available on their GitHub page.

Stakeworld.io requests funding for maintaining public RPC services and bootnodes for Kusama, Westend and other chains for a reasonable price. They served 133.390.042 Kusama and 37.080.656 Westend RPC requests in the previous 30 days. The proposal is a follow-up of their previous Infrastructure Maintenance Bounty requests and is more pre-funded. They believe that rpc services are still needed as accessing the network by light nodes is not mainstream yet and smaller rpc providers should have a place in the ecosystem.

[medium spender] Request for maintenance of Stakeworld's RPC infrastructure and bootnodes

- OnFinality is asking for $62,110.28 to keep their public API service running for Kusama and Statemine.
- They provide fast and reliable access to blockchain data for developers and users.
- Their service helps grow the ecosystem and supports testing and scaling of networks.
- They have improved their service by adding new features like Trace API and geolocation insights.
- OnFinality has served over 42 billion responses for Kusama since 2020.
- They aim for 99.99% reliability and have achieved 99.93% uptime for Kusama in the last 90 days.
- The funds will cover the costs of running their infrastructure for the next quarter.

**WHO:** OnFinality

**WHAT:** Requesting KSM 2,534.3895 (USD $62,110.28) for ongoing costs of running high performance, scalable, and reliable public infrastructure for Kusama and Statemine.

**TIMEFRAME:** Q2 2023

**RESOURCES:** See full proposal for breakdown of costings and more information.

OnFinality High Performance Public Infrastructure (Q2 2023)

Wrong proposal

- A decision deposit has been placed for a referendum about a Gavin Wood documentary.
- The referendum is now active and is numbered 239.
- The project is requesting 600 KSM from the treasury.
- The full project proposal is available in a linked document.
- Gavin Wood will give his consent in the comments.
- The person posting will answer questions and take suggestions during filming and editing.
- Voting is encouraged, and everyone is wished a happy voting experience.

WHO: Gavin Wood and Lovisa Sunesson

WHAT: Gavin Wood documentary

PRICE: 600 KSM

TIMEFRAME: Not specified

RESOURCES: Not specified

VOTE OPEN Treasury Proposal : Funding for Gavin Wood documentary / portrait

- Polkashots.io was a service for validators and node operators since 2021.
- It helped make the Kusama network reliable.
- Warp Sync made snapshot services like Polkashots.io unnecessary, so it stopped in April 2023.
- The team is asking for 74% of their cloud costs from January to April 2023.
- They are requesting 332.5 KSM from the Kusama community.
- A similar request for 999 DOT is being made to the Polkadot community.
- The total amount requested is $13,490 USD.
- This is a follow-up to a previous proposal that did not pass.

Polkashots.io, a snapshot service for validators and node operators, is seeking reimbursement of 74% of cloud spend for Jan-Apr period, due to the implementation of Warp Sync. They are proposing a Small Spender proposal for 332.5 KSM, paired with a Polkadot proposal for 999 DOT, totaling **13,490 USD**.

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