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- RadiumBlock provides high-performance RPC services for the Kusama and Polkadot networks.
- They operate archive nodes with both websocket and HTTP support.
- Their services are available in 12 locations worldwide using high-quality hardware.
- They offer low latency and decentralized access.
- In Q2 2023, their Kusama RPC nodes handled 38 million responses daily, and Statemine nodes handled 1.5 million.
- They are requesting $22,050 for their services in Q2 2023.
- RadiumBlock also supports other parachains like Astar and Ajuna.

Rejected

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RadiumBlock seeks reimbursement of $22,050 for providing RPC services for Kusama and AssetHub/Statemine RPC endpoints in Q2 2023. Their RPC endpoints include archive node-based endpoints, 12 location PoP, and low latency access across the world. They have served an average of 38 million responses per day for Kusama and 1.5 million responses per day for Statemine.

RadiumBlock seeks reimbursement for Kusama Endpoint Service (Q2 2023)

- **What is Bifrost?**  
  Bifrost is a blockchain project that helps people use their staked KSM (Kusama) tokens in other ways, like trading or lending, without losing their staking rewards.

- **What is vKSM?**  
  vKSM is a special token created by Bifrost that represents staked KSM. It allows people to use their staked KSM in different apps while still earning rewards.

- **What is the Proposal?**  
  Bifrost is asking the Kusama Treasury for 50,000 KSM to help grow the vKSM market. They will pay it back with interest after one year.

- **Why is this Important?**  
  This helps more people use KSM in different ways, like trading or lending, which makes the Kusama ecosystem stronger and more useful.

- **How Will the Money Be Used?**  
  The 50,000 KSM will be used to create trading pairs (like KSM and vKSM) on different apps, making it easier for people to trade and use their staked KSM.

- **What Happens Next?**  
  Bifrost will follow a plan to borrow the KSM, use it to grow the vKSM market, and then pay it back with interest by July 2024.

- **What Has Bifrost Done Before?**  
  Last year, Bifrost borrowed KSM and successfully grew the vKSM market. They paid it back with interest, and now they want to do it again to keep growing.

- **Why Trust Bifrost?**  
  Bifrost has a good track record, and they have already paid back their last loan with interest. They are working to make the Kusama ecosystem better for everyone.

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Bifrost requests 50,000 KSM from Kusama Treasury to provide liquidity for vKSM and KSM pair. The loan will be repaid with interest on July 20, 2023. Bifrost aims to facilitate capital flow of KSM staking and enhance the consensus security of Kusama network. The funds will be managed transparently through Kusama and Bifrost governance. Bifrost has achieved significant growth in the past year and has ongoing developments and collaborations.

Treasury proposal: KSM liquidity subsidy for KSM liquid staking token - vKSM

- A referendum is being proposed to change how Kusama's spending works.
- Some spending limits and decision-making rules will be updated.
- For example, the "Small Spender" limit will go from 333 KSM to 100 KSM.
- The "Big Spender" limit will change from 33,333 KSM to 2,500 KSM.
- Some decision periods will also be longer, like the Treasurer's preparation period going from 2 hours to 48 hours.
- A video explaining the changes was removed from YouTube but is available on Twitter.
- The changes are detailed on GitHub and discussed in the Kusama community forums.

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WHO: Adam Steeber

WHAT: Prepared a referendum to reconfigure Kusama's runtime spending tracks.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Spending Tracks Reconfiguration - runtime v9431

big_spender

Polkadot sponsored Coindesk Consensus conference, held from April 26-28, 2023, in Austin, Texas. The proposal includes a 20 x 40 booth, participation of **15 ecosystem teams**, branding on conference materials, and main sponsorship of the Coindesk anniversary event. The proposal also covers Polkadot’s participation in the Coindesk Consensus hackathon, called the “HackerEarth Web3athon”, which occurs between April 17th and June 30th, with **seven ecosystem teams** participating. The proposal aimed to cover the costs of Polkadot's participation. More information can be found on the provided link.

- PVF execution has a memory limit of 128MB, the same as Cumulus.
- Parachain validators need more memory than collators to load state proofs.
- A proposal suggests increasing the memory limit to 512MB for PVF execution.
- A code snippet shows how to set the new memory limit.
- Links are provided to submit and open referendums for the change.
- The change requires approval through a public referendum.

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WHO: The proposal is made by an unknown individual or group.

WHAT: The proposal suggests increasing the memory limit for PVF execution to 512MB.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Increase MaxMemoryPages to 512MB

[Whitelisted Caller] Referendum #232: Update Parachain Validation No Show Slots

[Whitelisted Caller] Referendum #231: Open HRMP Channel Between Asset Hub and Bridge Hub

- This referendum removes limits on Kusama pools.
- It allows pools to grow without any restrictions.
- Changes include:
  - No limit on the number of pools (was 256).
  - No limit on total members (was 65,536).
  - No limit on members per pool (was 1,024).
- Currently, there are 141 pools and 915 members.

WHO: Kusama network

WHAT: Remove pool limits on Kusama, allowing nomination pools to grow without bounds.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

[TAKE TWO] Next revision of increasing nomination pool limits & commission

- Subscan is a tool for exploring and analyzing the Kusama and Statemine networks.
- It helps the Substrate community by providing important information.
- Running Subscan costs a lot of money for servers, security, and people.
- A proposal asks for $60,185 from the Kusama treasury to keep Subscan running from July to December 2022.
- The amount in KSM will be based on the EMA7 price when the proposal is submitted.
- This support will help Subscan continue to work and grow the Kusama network.
- People are asked to support or give feedback on the proposal.

WHO: Subscan team
WHAT: Proposing reimbursement of operation and maintenance fee for Subscan block explorer and analytics tool for Kusama & Statemine network from July to December 2022.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Total of 60,185 USD in Kusama, to be converted based on EMA7 price on day of submission.

Subscan | Infrastructure Costs of Subscan for Kusama & Statemine (from July to December 2022)

- A developer is asking for support to help with the costs of running and building tools for the Kusama and Polkadot communities.
- The tools include:
  - A website to see current and future nominations for 1kv Kusama.
  - A dashboard for 1kv Kusama.
  - A calculator for planck (a small unit of cryptocurrency).
  - A new service that checks 1kv nodes for communication issues and reports them.
- The new service was completed on July 12, 2023, and is now available.
- People who find these tools helpful can vote to support the proposal.
- The developer welcomes any ideas or requests from the community.

small_spender

The proposer is seeking support from the Kusama & Polkadot community for a toolchain that includes 1kv current & next nominations, a dashboard, a planck calculator, and a micro-service to periodically reach 1kv nodes and report communication issues. The resources are needed for the next 1 year. The 4th micro-service has been delivered on 2023/07/12.

Small Toolchain dev

- This proposal is about removing limits on Kusama's nomination pools.
- It allows pools to grow without any restrictions.
- Changes include:
  - No limit on the number of pools (was 256).
  - No limit on total pool members (was 65,536).
  - No limit on members per pool (was 1,024).
- The proposal is not set up correctly and won't pass.

TimedOut

This proposal removes pool limits on Kusama, allowing nomination pools to grow without bounds. WHO: Kusama network. WHAT: Remove pool limits. PRICE: Not specified. TIMEFRAME: Not specified. RESOURCES: Not specified.

Next revision of increasing nomination pool limits & commission

Submitted to Wrong track, our apologies, Please ignore

- Polkawatch helps track decentralization on Kusama.  
- They made updates to improve how it works and shared them in blog posts.  
- Added support for Parachains and Statemine.  
- Found and fixed 2 issues with Polkadot/substrate.  
- Added Scaleway as a backup for IPFS.  
- Asking for 9 months of funding to keep Polkawatch running.  
- Trying to help the Treasury by delaying new projects.  
- Check their proposal for more details and share feedback.

Polkawatch seeks 9 months of continued operation for Kusama decentralization analytics. They have deferred new developments and claim operational costs only after 50% has been delivered. More details in their proposal.

Treasury Proposal: Kusama decentralization analytics, 9 months Continued operation (50% already delivered)

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[Fix 214] Further decentralize collator set on Kusama system chains

- A person is asking for money to pay for their work checking other people's ideas for Kusama.  
- They have checked 9 ideas so far and did a good job.  
- They want to be paid $50 for every hour they worked, and they worked 2 hours on each idea.  
- They are only asking for money for 7 of the 9 ideas they checked.  
- They followed rules from a past vote to do their work.  
- You can see their work in a special document and a table they made.  
- They are saying thank you to the Kusama community.

big_tipper

The proposal requests funding for audit reports on Kusama treasury proposals at a rate of $50/hour for 2 hours in each proposal. The proposal has conducted 9 high-quality audits so far and requests tips for 7 of them. More information can be found in the proposal document.

For 7 Kusama treasury proposal Audits

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SmallTipper

[Whitelisted Caller] Referendum #221: Upgrade Kusama to v9430

- KodaDot is an open-source NFT marketplace on the Kusama network, focusing on inclusivity and sustainability.
- They are requesting $100,000 to integrate RMRKv2 into their platform, ensuring continued NFT trading on Kusama.
- The funding is split into two parts: $72,000 for completed milestones and $28,000 for ongoing work.
- The goal is to strengthen the Kusama NFT ecosystem and provide a sustainable platform for creators and traders.
- Without this integration, the Kusama community might miss out on advanced NFT features and growth opportunities.
- KodaDot aims to improve user experience, encourage innovation, and support cross-chain collaborations.
- The platform is optimized for efficiency, making it a reliable choice for NFT trading and exploration.

KodaDot proposes to integrate RMRKv2 into their NFT marketplace on Kusama network for $100k, divided into two installments. The goal is to provide Kusama users with continued access to a sustainable and accessible platform for NFT trading using the latest RMRKv2 standard. The proposal aims to strengthen the Kusama NFT ecosystem through collaboration, innovation, and cross-chain integration. If the implementation does not happen, the Kusama community and NFT creators, collectors, and traders would miss out on various benefits.

Treasury proposal: RMRKv2 Integration in KodaDot - Kusama's NFT Infrastructure

[Whitelisted Caller] Referendum #219: Increase Parachain Validators to 300

WHO: The ChaosDAO community.
WHAT: To offer a tip to Leemo, an active member of the community, for his contributions in educating and promoting the OpenGov mechanism for on-chain decisions.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

EasyA requests reimbursement of $220,000 for hosting two in-person Polkadot hackathons at Harvard and in London, as part of their third milestone. The hackathons attracted top developers from within and beyond the Polkadot ecosystem, with over 40,000 developers brought into the ecosystem through their #60DaysOfPolkadot campaign. EasyA is committed to the long-term sustainability of the Polkadot ecosystem and has engaged with ecosystem projects to cover costs and expertise.

### OpenSquare Bounty Proposal Summary

- **Date:** 08.06.2023
- **Proponent:** OpenSquare
- **Bounty Address:** F3opxRbN5ZbjJNU513biNd7gHacZD1K3wU4M6Yiq3MZxZgf
- **KSM Requested:** 3,100 KSM

**Goals:**
- Create UI for Kusama/Polkadot business visualization.
- Engage more developers through child bounties.
- Facilitate collaboration within the Dotsama ecosystem.

**Achievements:**
- Developed a bounty site for collaboration.
- Released Statescan-v2, supporting multiple chains.
- Created child bounties for identity and vesting pallet scans.

**Budget:**
- Spent: 461.7 KSM (≈$15,000)
- Remaining: 262.77 KSM (≈$6,500)
- Final request: $80,000

**Questions:**
- Bounty site can be used by other bounties.
- Maintenance and development costs are separate.
- Bounties allow open participation and price discovery.

WHO: OpenSquare

WHAT: Implement UI, engage developers, facilitate collaborations in Polkadot ecosystem

PRICE: 3,100 KSM (requested), $80,000 (final request)

TIMEFRAME: N/A

RESOURCES: [Bounty #11](https://kusama.subsquare.io/treasury/bounty/11), [full proposal](https://hackmd.io/@WIq3uV0rRwS6W3GGj2pmyA/Sy9-nCF9t)

Visualize polkadot program phase1 bounty top up

- The proposal wants to change how some systems (Kusama Asset Hub and Kusama Bridge Hub) work.
- It was agreed by many people who help run these systems.
- The changes include:
  - Keeping 2 special collators from Parity on each chain.
  - Making 8 community collators on Asset Hub special.
  - Adding 6 new spots on Asset Hub for anyone to join.
  - Doing the same for BridgeHub.
- To join the new spots, new collators need to put down 50 KSM.

WHO: The proposal is a collective effort by ecosystem collators.

WHAT: Decentralize Kusama Asset Hub and Kusama Bridge Hub by leaving 2 Parity invulnerable collators on each chain, making 8 community collators on Asset Hub invulnerable, and creating an additional 6 permissionless slots on Asset Hub and BridgeHub.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Any new collator can join by placing a bond of 50 KSM once the referendum is enacted. No specific timeframe or additional resources mentioned.

Further decentralize collator set on Kusama system chains

- Kabocha's parachain lease is ending, and they need to move to a new paraid (2268).
- They want to use a root referendum to fix the issue and make some long-term changes.
- The plan includes deregistering the old paraid, registering it under a new account, and swapping paraids.
- They need community support and validation to make sure the process works.
- On-chain remarks from involved accounts will confirm the changes.
- The deposit for registering the new paraid is about 280.3KSM.
- The process is complex but aims to keep Kabocha running smoothly.

WHO: The proposer is seeking the community's views.

WHAT: The proposer wants to move a parachain from one account to another and resolve other long-term issues.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Moving a paraid to a new manager address - Kabocha

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Origin for signaling that the network wishes for some change

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