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[RESUBMISSION OF REF 273] Bridge Hub Collator Compensation for June, July, and August

Adam Steeber recently led a community-driven runtime upgrade, documented in a [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlxjSstvsmM).
- He addressed hodler concerns through [Referendum 235](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/235).
- This was the first community-led runtime upgrade.
- A proposal has been made to reward his efforts with a treasury spend.
- The proposed tip is 15.79 Kusama (KSM) tokens.
- The proposal is detailed in [Referendum 274](https://kusama.subsquare.io/referenda/274).
- The aim is to recognize his hard work in decentralizing the ecosystem.

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WHO: The proposer.

WHAT: Proposing a modest tip to recognize Adam Steeber's efforts in addressing hodler concerns and pioneering the first community-led runtime upgrade.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 15.79 Kusama (KSM) tokens through Referendum 274.

[Big Tipper] Advancing Decentralization: @asteeber's Educational Video on Runtime Upgrade

- A request for KSM (Kusama tokens) was made to pay Bridge Hub collators.  
- The payment is for work done from June to August.  
- It also covers time spent collecting and organizing data.  
- The request was first made but failed, so it was resubmitted.  
- A total of 437.9976 KSM is needed.  
- More details are in a linked document and spreadsheet.  
- The payment includes $300 per month for each collator.  
- The proposal was discussed and shared with the community.

Rejected

small_spender

WHO: Bridge Hub collators and Adam.
WHAT: Compensation of $300 per month (block weighted) on Kusama from late June through August, plus Adam's time and effort required to collect and process data and compile the reports.
PRICE: 437.9976 KSM.
TIMEFRAME: Late June through August.

[PLEASE DISREGARD] Bridge Hub Collator Compensation for June, July, and August

- Polkadot Punks made a free minting app for Polkadot and Kusama.  
- It helps big NFT collections like Bored Ape and Crypto Punks launch easily.  
- The app has different minting options:  
  - Standard mint (set price).  
  - Free mint (no cost).  
  - Whitelist mint (only approved wallets).  
  - Revealable mint (show NFT details later).  
- It also helps list collections on Kodadot.  
- Cost: 100 KSM (split for each feature).  
- Follow Polkadot Punks on Twitter for updates.

TimedOut

Polkadot Punks proposes to build an open-source mint dapp on Polkadot Asset Hub for different specs, including standard, free, whitelist, and revealable mint. The total cost is 100ksm, and each spec will cost 25ksm. The project will be completed within 7 days after submitting the referenda.

NFT Mint Dapp for Both Asset Hubs Resubmission of Medium Spender #269

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- A group is asking for 332.9 KSM (about $6,061) from the Kusama community.
- They provided a service called Polkashots.io, which helped validators and node operators since early 2021.
- The service was important for keeping the network reliable.
- A new technology called Warp Sync made their service unnecessary, so they stopped it in April 2023.
- They had a previous request for funds, but it didn’t cover all their costs.
- They are now asking for more money to cover the remaining costs.
- More details can be found in their full proposal document.

WHO: Polkashots.io team
WHAT: Requesting 332.9 KSM ($6,061) compensation for providing a snapshot service for validators and node operators in DOT and KSM ecosystems earlier this year.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 332.9 KSM, timeframe not specified.

Polkashots.io Cloud Costs Remainder January-April 2023

- **NFT Mint Project**: Chaos Labs is creating Polkadot Punks, an open-source NFT project.  
- **Features**:  
  - Whitelist mint (100 KSM) – Only selected wallets can mint.  
  - Free mint (100 KSM) – No extra fees, just pay for on-chain metadata.  
  - Revealable mint (100 KSM) – NFTs are revealed after minting.  
- **Hub Wallet**:  
  - Supports NFTs (400 KSM) – Buying, selling, and swapping.  
  - Supports assets (400 KSM) – Sending, receiving, and gifting.  
  - Quick teleport (11 KSM) – Fast transfers to Asset Hub.  
- **Budget**: 1,111 KSM (~$19,924).  
- **Time**: 6 months.  
- **Social**: Follow Polkadot Punks on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/polkadot_punks).

Chaos Labs proposes to build an open-source NFT Mint Dapp on Polkadot Asset Hub for a budget of 300 KSM. The project includes three types of mints: whitelist, free, and revealable. Additionally, they propose to build a Hub wallet for assets and NFTs on Asset Hub for a budget of 811 KSM, which includes features like buying, selling, and swapping NFTs, and sending, receiving, and gifting assets. The estimated time for completion is six months, with a cost of $10 per hour.

Open-source Mint Dapp and Hub wallet for Asset hub

WHO: Will | Paradox | RCJ
WHAT: Close bounty 23 and bounty 22
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

To close erroneous and spam bounties

- Imbue Network got funding and completed most of their goals.
- They noticed issues with how money is spent and created a system called Imbue Grants to fix it.
- They showed how it works on a test network called Rococo.
- Next, they want to show it on Kusama by giving a grant and then refunding most of the money back.
- They have 5 people who will approve the grant.
- They think the treasury should support XCM transfers for better flexibility.
- They will move money to a special account to make the demo work.
- They want feedback from the community to improve their system.

Imbue wants to showcase their grants process on Kusama by launching a grant for 10 KSM with 2 milestones. The goal is to showcase refunds going back into the treasury. Milestone 1 for 1 KSM will get approved, while Milestone 2 for 9 KSM will get refunded back to the treasury. The demo will be evidence of the need for the treasury to support XCM transfers. Imbue believes their grants process is the best way to ensure accountability and transparency while remaining flexible enough to support different curators for different grants/projects.

Introducing Imbue Grants

CLOSE BOUNTY #23 IT WAS A MISTAKE!

WRONG!! SEE THE PROPOSAL #266

- A person has been making easy-to-understand infographics and articles about Polkadot for two years.  
- They share helpful links about Polkadot tools, timelines, and learning resources.  
- Some topics include how Polkadot works, wallets, and podcasts.  
- They ask the community for support in their work.  
- They also wrote about Jur Network, a Web3 project.  
- The post includes pictures and links to their work.  
- Their goal is to teach beginners about Polkadot in simple ways.

The author has been creating infographics, articles, and threads for the Polkadot community and is seeking support for their initiative. They have shared examples of their work, including timelines, tools, and explanations of various Polkadot features. They have also written an article about Jur Network. No specific price, timeframe, or resources mentioned.

A small tip for the last two years of contribution

- Kusama parachains stopped working because of a block dispute.  
- The chain froze to stop new parachain blocks.  
- A fix called "force_unfreeze" is needed to restart block inclusion.  
- There are links to check the voting details.  
- People are voting to approve the fix.  
- The problem happened because a finalized block couldn't be changed.  
- The chain is currently rejecting new parachain candidates.  
- Voting is happening in both Fellowship and public groups.

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The proposal aims to fix the issue of Kusama parachains not including blocks due to a dispute in a finalized block. The proposal includes several submissions with preimages and referendums. The Fellowship is already voting on a proposal that whitelists the hash. No information on the price, timeframe, or resources is provided.

Fixing Inclusion Issues On Parachains Side

- 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.

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)

[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

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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.

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