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**Spanish Content and Event Production Bounty**

- Created to reward content creators in Spanish.
- Ensures high-quality content aligned with ecosystem needs.
- Approved on Governance V1 (Motion 568).
- Referendum submitted to assign bounty curators.
- Full Bounty Curator Candidacy details available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gqtnH5riuLg4XEDEmUP0e3_VR6Lll-ujVUkBRYl2aq0/edit?usp=sharing).
- Multisig account for managing the bounty: [GdWeP4eyjEqsb2QEDcG8jcaJCwL4owDdkTvES5vJJo54W8Q](https://kusama.subscan.io/account/GdWeP4eyjEqsb2QEDcG8jcaJCwL4owDdkTvES5vJJo54W8Q).

Executed

treasurer

The **Spanish Content and Event Production Bounty** rewards Spanish content creators for quality content and aligning with ecosystem needs. The proposal seeks to assign curators to the bounty and was approved on Governance V1. The timeframe, price, and resources are not specified.

Assign curators to Spanish Content and Event Bounty (Bounty #16)

### Customized Kusama Chocolate Bars

1. **Project Idea**: Create Kusama-branded chocolate bars to make the blockchain tangible and add a lifestyle element.

2. **Motivation**: The digital nature of blockchain makes it hard to connect with users in the real world. Branding on daily goods can help emotionally connect users.

3. **Problem**: Blockchain projects mainly market themselves digitally, making it hard to emotionally connect with users outside of token holders or team members.

4. **Proposal**: Produce Kusama/Polkadot-branded chocolate bars with custom packaging and QR codes. These can be given as gifts, at events, or to business partners.

5. **Key Deliverables**: Graphic design for packaging, chocolate production, shipping to partners, and distribution at events.

6. **Success Criteria**: Successful production, matching packaging design, partner receipt, and user satisfaction.

7. **Updates**: 
   - March 2023: Funds received, design in final stage, limited chocolate flavors.
   - May 2023: 100 chocolate boxes shipped, costs paid, design files shared.

8. **Enjoy**: The yummy Polkadot/Kusama chocolate!

small_spender

**WHO:** Kusama/Polkadot community member proposing the idea. 

**WHAT:** Producing Kusama/Polkadot branded chocolate bars with custom packaging design to promote Kusama and Polkadot and other parachains. 

**PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES:** Payment of 13 KSM (~$500) to graphic designer. Production and shipping of 100 chocolate boxes. Total cost and timeframe not specified.

Customized Kusama Chocolate Bars

- The v9370 release for parachains includes updates corresponding to the v9370 Relay Chain runtime.
- The main update is the addition of OpenGov origins to Statemine.
- Key actions include authorizing upgrades for Statemine and Bridge Hub.
- Transactions can be sent from Kusama to other networks.
- OpenGov submissions involve creating preimages and opening referendums for Fellowship and public approvals.

whitelisted_caller

Parachains v9370 release adds OpenGov origins to Statemine. No information is provided regarding price, timeframe, or resources.

Upgrade System Parachains to v9370

**Summary:**
- Proposal aims to test the Treasurer's ability to cancel SPAM bounties and slash tips.
- Two specific bounties targeted: "[Catching #KSM Scams And Buying And Burning Rug Nfts](https://kusama.subscan.io/bounty/17)" and "[Help Bring The Ruggables Real Governance](https://kusama.subscan.io/bounty/18)".
- Also seeks to use `tip.slashTip()` to remove and slash tips, returning funds to the treasury.
- Proposes a reward of 32 KSM (8 KSM per action) for successful completion.
- Rewards are split: 16 KSM for closing bounties, 16 KSM for slashing tips.
- No reward if neither action is successful.

The proposal aims to test the Treasurer's ability to cancel bounties and slash tips related to SPAM. The proposer seeks a payout of 32 KSM (8 KSM per item) if successful, to be used for their public staking rewards payout bot. The reward is divided into two branches, 16 KSM each, for closing the bounties and slashing the tips.

Testing Treasurer Track - Close Bounties & Slashing Tips

### Summary of the Proposal

- **Auction Cancellation**: Two auctions scheduled by Referendum 72 and Referendum 81 were cancelled due to misconfiguration.
- **Mistake**: The scheduler was set to create 100,800 auctions every two blocks instead of 2 auctions every 100,800 blocks.
- **New Auction**: A new auction is proposed for Kusama with specific parameters:
  - Duration: 14,400 blocks
  - Lease Period Index: 27
  - Encoded Call Data: [0x480001e16c](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fkusama-rpc.polkadot.io#/extrinsics/decode/0x480001e16c)
- **Future Auctions**: A proposal with correct parameters will be voted on to schedule all auctions for the year.
- **Timing**: This new auction should be proposed before block #16,619,120 and executed in block #16,674,233.
- **Vote**: Please vote at your convenience to support this proposal.

auction_admin

2nd Auction To Schedule on Auction Admin track (As We Wait for Root Track To Be Free)

### Summary of Acala Foundation Parachain Issue

- **Acala Foundation** won a parachain slot auction with para id 2233.
- They intended to use this slot to renew Karura's lease.
- Due to a misunderstanding of the lease swap process, an incorrect wasm was submitted for para 2233.
- This mistake locked the parachain, preventing the swap.
- **Mangata team** faced a similar issue with their parachain.
- A proposal was made to swap leases between Karura (2000) and Acala's bid (2233), and between Mangata's operational parachain (2110) and their crowdloan parachain (2256).
- Efforts are being made to improve the lease renewal process to prevent future issues.

The proposal aims to perform lease swaps between Acala Foundation's para id 2233 and Karura para lease, and between Mangata's para ids 2110 and 2256. The goal is to resolve the issue of invalid wasm and enable the parachains to be used. The proposal also aims to design a better lease renew process for parachains to prevent similar situations in the future. No information on price/timeframe/resources is provided.

Lease swap for Karura and Mangata

**Customized Kusama Chocolate Bars**

- **Project:** Create Kusama-branded chocolate bars to make the blockchain tangible and appealing.
- **Proponent:** Babes Papes
- **Goal:** Increase brand awareness and emotional connection to Kusama through physical products.
- **Proposal:** Chocolate bars with custom packaging, including QR codes for promotion.
- **Uses:** Gifts, events, and partnerships.
- **Budget:** 69 KSM ($2219) for production, design, and shipping.
- **Milestones:** Graphic design, chocolate production, distribution, and feedback collection.
- **Success Criteria:** Successful production, positive user feedback, and partner satisfaction.
- **Why Kusama:** Kusama's experimental nature makes it a perfect fit for this innovative idea.

Rejected

Babes Papes proposes to create customized Kusama/Polkadot branded chocolate bars with custom packaging design to promote Kusama and Polkadot and other parachains with QR codes. The proposal requests 69 KSM ($2219) to cover production costs, graphic designer, shipping envelope/boxes, and shipping costs. The chocolate bars will be used as a gift tool, for regular attendees of meetups, business partners, and investors, and as a giveaway on real-life events. The project aims to promote Kusama and Polkadot in the real world and attract new users.

WRONG INPUT - PLEASE REJECT | Customized Kusama Chocolate Bars

### GMI Crypto Media Proposal Summary

1. **Project Overview**: GMI Crypto Media is a podcast series aiming to explore the rise of crypto-media, featuring interviews with industry experts.

2. **Funding and History**: Initially funded by Edgeware, the project now seeks funding from Kusama's treasury. Previous proposals have been approved and failed, with the latest version approved.

3. **Content Focus**: The series aims to provide in-depth discussions on crypto topics, featuring both industry insiders and skeptics, and experimenting with novel forms of public goods funding.

4. **Technical Development**: The project includes technical development to simplify user onboarding, including a wallet-less onboarding process and non-financial incentives.

5. **Distribution Strategy**: The series will be distributed through social media and partnerships with publishers, focusing on organic growth rather than paid media.

6. **Contributors**: The project is led by Decent Partners and includes a team with experience in media production for platforms like Apple Music, Spotify, BBC, and Channel 4.

7. **Budget and Timeline**: The total request is $197,710.20, with a timeline for delivery of episodes within 6-9 months after funding approval.

8. **Success Metrics**: The project aims to drive new and active addresses on Kusama, focusing on qualitative success as a trusted source of information rather than traditional social media KPIs.

big_spender

Decent Partners proposes to create a network public service podcast series called GMI Crypto Media, featuring established and emerging faces from the crypto community and people from outside the ecosystem. The series aims to present balanced, critical, and informative output that becomes valued by established and emerging publishers and distributors looking for high-quality information sources. The project also funds technical development focused on radically simplifying the onboarding experience for new users, using premium media and strategic distribution to drive new and active addresses on Kusama through experimental wallet-less onboarding. The total request is $197,710.20, and the project aims to conclude within 6-9 months.

Proposal: GMI crypto media, an original network public service podcast series

### Proof of Chaos Project

- **Purpose**: Encourages governance participation.
- **Dashboard**: Created a Kusama Governance Dashboard to track effectiveness.
- **Update**: Extending the dashboard to include OpenGov data.
- **Funding Request**: €31,889, reduced to €27,729 after a previous overpayment.
- **Payment Plan**: 70% upfront (€19,410) and 30% post-completion (€8,319).
- **Excess Funds**: Any extra funds due to KSM price changes will be returned to the treasury.
- **Full Proposal**: Available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SZRdGw7-sE0um9DjpMFdUjqW4soU4hLD_MO2nU9xroE/edit?usp=sharing).
- **Discussion**: Original post can be found [here](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/post/2405).

medium_spender

Proof of Chaos project requests 31.889 € to extend their Kusama Governance Dashboard to include all relevant data from the new OpenGov governance system. They will only ask for 70% of the funds upfront and 30% after completion. Any excess funds will be paid back to the treasury.

OpenGov Dashboard Treasury Proposal

### Summary of the Post

- Two scheduled auctions on Kusama were cancelled due to misconfiguration.
- The misconfiguration caused incorrect parameters to be set, leading to potential issues.
- A new proposal aims to schedule the next auction with corrected parameters.
- The new auction parameters are: duration of 14400 blocks and lease period index of 27.
- The encoded call data for the new auction is [0x480001e16c](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fkusama-rpc.polkadot.io#/extrinsics/decode/0x480001e16c).
- The proposal will replace the first auction from referendum 81.
- The new auction should be proposed between block 16,497,487 and block 16,547,187.
- Voting is encouraged to ensure the correct scheduling of the auction.

WHO: Kusama community  
WHAT: Schedule the next auction on Kusama with parameters `auctions.newAuction(duration: 14400, leasePeriodIndex: 27)` and encoded call data `[0x480001e16c]`  
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified

New Auction To Schedule on Auction Admin track (As We Wait for Root Track To Be Free)

**Creadores Web3 Proposal Summary**

- **Objective**: Renew funding for Creadores Web3, a group of Spanish-speaking content creators in the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems.
- **Goal**: Educate and train a new generation of competitive content creators who are native users of Web3 technologies.
- **Focus**: Use resources to educate creators, not just pay for content generation.
- **Methodology**: Distinguish from influencers and marketing agencies to avoid commercial or speculative content.
- **Outcome**: Prepare users to create competitive personal brands or content series, and learn how to increase visibility.
- **Duration**: 6-month proposal.
- **Links**: Full proposal in [English](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GoOflWHmQER-luWqQ29mw6JRbaINerV9/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111991717794509596698&rtpof=true&sd=true) and [Spanish](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OPA5TsnHAuHh-7oVxzwQoYxKIAJx17b4/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111991717794509596698&rtpof=true&sd=true).

Creadores Web3 seeks to educate and train a generation of competitive content creators who are native users of the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystem. The proposal aims to use the resources granted to this initiative to prepare users and teams who want to formalize a personal brand or a brand of a podcast, informative website, etc. The proposal is for 6 months and seeks to renew funding for Creadores Web3. For more details, refer to the **[full version of the proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OPA5TsnHAuHh-7oVxzwQoYxKIAJx17b4/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111991717794509596698&rtpof=true&sd=true)**.

6 Month Funding for Creadores Web3

### Kusama Auction Schedule Issue

- Kusama auctions are managed by the Scheduler Pallet.
- Referendum 81 was misconfigured due to incorrect parameters.
- Referendum 81 needs to be canceled and resubmitted.
- Referendum 85 was meant to cancel Referendum 81, but a bug prevented it.
- The bug is logged and will be fixed in the future.
- The encoded call data for the proposal is `0x150351000000`.
- Please vote on the proposal when you can.

referendum_canceller

WHO: Kusama community. 

WHAT: Cancel referendum 81 and replace it with a new auction schedule proposal due to misconfiguration. 

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Cancelling Referendum 81 (Auctions Schedule for 2023) Due To Wrong Parameters At Submission

- The proposal seeks funding for maintaining the **substrate-api-client** from February 2023 to April 2023.
- This is a continuation of a previous treasury proposal for maintenance from November 2022 to January 2023.
- The **substrate-api-client** is a Rust library for connecting to a substrate-based node via RPC, offering an alternative to **subxt**.
- It supports **no_std** environments, which is useful for creating extrinsics in trusted hardware like Intel SGX, potentially benefiting IoT environments.
- The library has an easy-to-use interface and includes practical examples, making it suitable for new developers.
- The team plans to improve existing functionality, provide more examples, and start work on a CLI wallet with a password-encrypted keystore.
- The proposal includes a detailed report on previous work and a full proposal document for further details.

WHO: The substrate-api-client development team.

WHAT: Requesting funding for maintenance of substrate-api-client library from February 2023 to April 2023.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Maintenance for the substrate-api-client Feb-23 to Apr-23

Maintenance for the substrate-api-client Feb-23 to Apr-23 -> Wrong KSM PLEASE REJECT

root

The proposal aims to create 10 practical education videos about Rust and Substrate to make it easier for newcomers to learn. The goal is to bridge the gap between the high learning curve and the lack of practical tutorials. The timeframe, price, and resources are not specified.

### Kusama Auction Fixes

1. **Scheduler Pallet Issue**: The Scheduler Pallet in Kusama was misconfigured in Referenda 72 and 81, leading to incorrect auction schedules.
2. **Incorrect Parameters**: Instead of creating 2 auctions every 100,800 blocks, the misconfiguration resulted in 100,800 auctions every 2 blocks.
3. **Solution**: Both Referenda 72 and 81 need to be canceled and resubmitted.
4. **Proposals**: Three proposals are being worked on to fix the issue:
   - Cancel incorrect auctions and Referendum 81.
   - Extend the first auction on Referendum 81 for an additional week.
   - Handle all auctions in Referendum 72 and the last batch of Referendum 81.
5. **Current Status**: The first proposal to cancel incorrect auctions is already submitted.
6. **Voting**: Referendum 81 is up for vote on the Root track.
7. **Fellowship Proposal**: A Fellowship proposal is also needed to whitelist the proposal hash for successful execution.
8. **Preimage**: The proposal preimage has been submitted and is available for review.

WHO: Kusama community.

WHAT: Cancel Ref 72 and Ref 81 proposals and resubmit them on-chain due to misconfiguration.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Kusama Auctions: Third time’s a charm - STEP 1

small_tipper

[Small Tipper] Referendum #84

- Polkascan and Subsquid discussed combining their efforts.
- Subsquid's blockchain data archivers and APIs are a good fit for Polkascan Explorer.
- The goal is to expand Polkascan's data library and explorer using Subsquid's services.
- A new proposal has been created to make this integration possible.
- The proposal document contains all the details needed for the integration.
- The document is available on GitHub.

Polkascan proposes to integrate Subsquid's blockchain data archivers and public APIs with their Polkascan Explorer to expand their data library. Details in the proposal document.

Subsquid integration with Polkascan block explorer

TimedOut

[Small Tipper] Referendum #82

- Kusama auctions are scheduled using the Scheduler Pallet.
- Referendum 72, proposed on Kusama, couldn't be executed before the first scheduled call at block height #16_367_188.
- This caused the first batch of auctions for LP27 to not be executed.
- To address this, two new referenda were proposed to schedule three auctions starting next week.
- One of these referenda aims to schedule two additional auctions after the first one scheduled by a different proposal.
- The new Scheduler call must execute before block #16_568_788.
- The call uses the Root Admin and specifies auction parameters, including duration and lease period index.

Cancelled

The proposal suggests scheduling two auctions on Kusama using the Scheduler Pallet via Root Caller before block #16_568_788. The cost and timeframe are not mentioned.

2 Auctions using scheduled after (Root): scheduling 2 more auction to replace the three missed auctions meant to be scheduled by referendum 72

### Summary of Kusama Auction Scheduling

- **Scheduler Pallet**: Used to schedule auctions on Kusama.
- **Referendum 72**: Proposed to change how auctions are scheduled, but failed due to low turnout.
- **First Auction Delay**: The first auction for LP27 was not executed due to the Scheduler Pallet's restrictions.
- **New Referenda**: Two new referenda proposed to schedule auctions, aiming to avoid service interruptions.
- **Auction Admin Track**: One referendum aims to schedule the first auction using the Auction Admin track.
- **Parameters**: The auction will last 14400 blocks and cover lease period 27.
- **Support Needed**: At least 3.85% support is required for the proposal to be successful.

The proposal aims to schedule the first auction creation call for LP27 on Kusama through auction admin track, without using the scheduler pallet. The auction will be triggered shortly after approval, and the referendum needs at least 3.85% support to work. The cost and timeframe are not specified.

Auction now (Auction Caller) - scheduling 1 auction to replace the first missed auction meant to be scheduled by referendum 72

**Proposal to Increase Validator Minimum Commission Rate**

- **Current Rate:** 3%
- **Proposed Rate:** 10%
- **Reason:** To cover server rent costs and maintain a sustainable network.
- **Impact:** Validator earnings would increase from 2.88 KSM/month to 9.60 KSM/month.
- **Financial Example:** At KSM price of $34, earnings would rise from $97.92/month to $326.40/month.
- **Objective:** Ensure a strong, secure, and reliable blockchain network.
- **Constraints:** KSM price fluctuations could affect the proposal's effectiveness.
- **Discussion:** Available on [Polkassembly](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/post/1993).

staking_admin

**WHO:** The proposer

**WHAT:** Adjust validator minimum commission rate from 3% to 10%

**PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES:** Not specified.

Kusama Validator minimum commission rate

- The proposal aims to continue the work of the Poltuguese Content Guild, previously known as the Portuguese Unit.
- The guild has been funded by Bounty 12 so far.
- The focus will be on producing original content to add value, create authority, and enhance brand recognition.
- The full proposal is available in both Portuguese and English.
- The proposal has been discussed [here](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/post/2125).
- Changes were made to the original proposal based on feedback, including reducing the funding period from 6 months to 4 months and adding spreadsheets detailing content produced and rewards.

WHO: Poltuguese Content Guild

WHAT: Continue producing original content to create brand recognition and value for content producers.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Funding proposal lowered from 6 months to 4. Full proposal available in Portuguese and English. Content produced by the team will be tracked in spreadsheets with rewards for content.

4 Months Funding for Poltuguese Content Guild

### Virto Team Proposal Summary

- **Objective:** Develop a developer-friendly stack combining Substrate and Matrix ecosystems.
- **Focus:** Create user-friendly Web3 tools to attract new users to Kusama.
- **Budget:** $282,785.00 or 9,373.05 KSM.
- **Team Vision:** Aim to reduce social inequality and improve public resource allocation.
- **Exclusions:** Hardware wallet prototype and Local Incentives Protocol are not part of this proposal.
- **Community Feedback:** Based on learnings from Referenda 47 and 68.
- **Links:** Full proposal and budget details available in provided documents and videos.

Virto Team proposes to build a developer-friendly stack that brings Substrate and Matrix together to create infrastructure for user-friendly Web3 tools with minimal friction. The proposal costs $282,785.00 or 9,373.05 KSM and aims to bring new users to Kusama ecosystem. The team's long term vision is to reduce social inequality and improve the efficient allocation of public resources. The proposal excludes the development of a hardware wallet prototype and the implementation of the Local Incentives Protocol.

Trial fund for Virto team

- The referendum was opened to test another aspect of OpenGov.
- The specifics of the test cannot be revealed to avoid bias.
- The outcome of the vote is not important for the test.
- The author prefers a successful outcome to continue funding a public staking payout bot.
- The bot is used for public staking payouts.
- The author previously conducted a similar test, details of which can be found [here](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/post/2151).
- The community is encouraged to have fun voting.

WHO: The proposer (unspecified)
WHAT: Testing an aspect of OpenGov by opening a referendum
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Unspecified, but proposer wants to continue funding an account used by a public staking payout bot

Open Governance Test

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OpenGov Referenda

Origin for signaling that the network wishes for some change

Able to spend up to 333,333.3333 KSM from the treasury at once

Managing the composition of the fellowship

Able to spend up to 8.3333 KSM from the treasury at once

Able to spend up to 33.3333 KSM from the treasury at once

Able to spend up to 333.3333 KSM from the treasury at once

Able to spend up to 3,333.3333 KSM from the treasury at once

Able to spend up to 33,333.3333 KSM from the treasury at once