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[Whitelisted Caller] Referendum #50 - Upgrade Statemine v9360

Enable conditional fast-unstake service in Kusama

Cancelled

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[Root] Referendum #48: Change genesis wasm for Bittensor parathread

- **Virto Team Proposal**: The Virto team, led by Daniel, is asking for support to continue building projects in the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems. They have a history of successful projects funded by the community and Web3 Foundation.
  
- **2023 Projects**: They plan to work on several exciting projects, including:
  - **Summa**: A lightweight node that connects Substrate blockchains with Matrix, a messaging protocol.
  - **Hardware Wallet**: A prototype of a wallet that’s easy to carry and use without fear of losing funds.
  - **Valor**: A runtime and developer platform for creating plugins.
  - **FiDOS Super App**: A web app for managing blockchain interactions.
  - **Kreivo**: A tokenless blockchain for real-world payments and community empowerment.

- **Goals**: The team wants to make blockchain technology easy and accessible for everyone, especially people who are not familiar with crypto. They aim to hide complex details like cryptography and make the experience familiar and user-friendly.

- **Team and Costs**: The team has 12+ members, including engineers, designers, and researchers. They are requesting 20,000 KSM (around $470,000) to fund their work for 9 months.

- **Impact**: Their projects focus on simplifying blockchain interactions, creating new hardware, and empowering local communities through decentralized technology.

Rejected

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The Virto team proposes to be supported to continue building their projects for the ecosystem, with a focus on making blockchain technology extremely accessible to the non-crypto-native 99% of the population. They have several exciting projects lined up for 2023, including Summa, a lightweight multi-chain capable node extensible with WebAssembly plugins, integrated with Matrix, and a hardware wallet prototype. The team consists of 12+ people, and the requested 20,000 KSM at a price of 23.5USD/KSM would equal 470,000 USD, minus 10K of operational costs and leaving a 20% buffer, they are left with 368,000 USD.

Funding the Virto team

- Claudio runs a YouTube channel called Polkadot Romania to teach Romanians about the Polkadot ecosystem.
- He started the channel in June 2022 and wants funding to continue making videos.
- He is asking for 1,359.67 KSM (about $33,380) to make 83 videos and host 2 Twitter Spaces each month.
- The goal is to educate more Romanians about Polkadot in their own language.
- There is a vote happening to decide if the funding will be approved.
- If the funding passes, Claudio will also keep making English content but with less quality.
- If it doesn’t pass, he will try again later with a new proposal.

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Claudio proposes to continue funding his Polkadot Romania YouTube channel for the education of the Romanian community on the Polkadot ecosystem. The asking amount is 1,359.67 KSM for 83 educational videos and at least 2 Twitter Spaces per month, worth approximately $33,380.

[Medium Spender] - Funding for Video Content for Polkadot Romania

- **Who We Are**: Evrloot, the first RPG game using RMRK NFTs on Kusama.  
- **Gameplay**: Players send "Souls" (in-game characters) to complete missions and earn NFT rewards.  
- **Impact**: Over 90% of RMRK NFTs on Kusama come from our game rewards.  
- **Problem**: Recent fee changes (10x increase) made the game too expensive to run.  
- **Request**: 333 KSM from the Kusama Treasury to cover fees for one month.  
- **Goal**: Keep the game free for players until migrating to Moonbeam.  
- **Players**: Around 120 daily active users, with 2,000 missions started each day.  
- **Future**: Moving to Moonbeam for better scalability with RMRK 3.0.

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Evrloot, the first RPG based on RMRK NFTs, is requesting 333 KSM from the Kusama Treasury to cover the increased gas fees that resulted from recent changes in fee calculation. The funding would last for approximately one month, during which time the game would continue to operate until it migrates to Moonbeam. The KSM would be used to pay the gas fees required to keep the game running, and the entirety of the funding would go back into the system.

Keep Evrloot running for the players after recent gas calculation changes

- Claudio is asking for 24 KSM (about $605.76) for 3 videos he made.
- The videos are about Polkadot vs Cosmos, Subwallet, and Mangata X.
- One video is dubbed in Spanish.
- WagMedia couldn't pay him because they ran out of funds.
- Claudio already spent time and effort making the videos.
- He shared links to the videos for proof.
- The payment address matches the one in the video descriptions.

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WHO: Claudio

WHAT: Requesting 24 KSM (approx $605.76) in tips for 3 videos produced for WagMedia

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 24 KSM, current KSM price of $25.24. No specific timeframe or additional resources mentioned.

[Big Tipper] - Tip request for videos in Spanish

- A new proposal wants to schedule 4 auctions for Kusama.  
- One auction was lost during a migration, and two were left from LP27.  
- The community will vote on a new schedule for 2023.  
- The proposal is part of OpenGov and needs approval from the Kusama community.  
- The Fellowship is voting to whitelist the proposal hash.  
- People are encouraged to vote and ask questions if needed.  
- The proposal hash is `0x85928b2b75ffadbfbd4e321f46183cb33f5a3b68baaca0ebf62d4695a01d0070`.  
- More details can be found in the release notes.

The proposal aims to schedule 4 new auctions and a new schedule for 2023 for the Kusama community to vote on. The proposal is submitted as a referendum in OpenGov and requires approval and whitelisting by the Fellowship. No specific price, timeframe, or resources mentioned.

Proposal replacing the last 4 auctions on Kusama (until LP27) due to them failing on dispatch queue.

- Kusama is upgrading to version v9360.
- The upgrade includes changes from version v0.9.35 to v0.9.36.
- Some updates help with staking and warnings.
- There are fixes for rate limits and logs.
- The community needs to approve the upgrade.
- The Fellowship must whitelist the proposal.
- Everyone can vote on the upgrade.

The proposal suggests upgrading Kusama to v9360, including changes in runtime and miscellaneous areas. The proposal is submitted as a referendum in OpenGov, and the Kusama community needs to approve it.

Runtime Release v9360 for Kusama

- The author is writing an article about **Power of Attorney (PoA)** on the Polkadot blockchain.
- The focus is on creating a legal framework for **on-chain PoA** that works globally.
- The article will use **Swiss law** as an example but aims to help other countries too.
- It will explore how PoA works in the EU and Switzerland, and who can misuse it.
- It will discuss **private keys** and how they give full access, needing extra security.
- The article will look at the idea of a **partially government-controlled blockchain** and if a parachain could help.
- It will propose an **encrypted system** to allow or revoke access, using a user-friendly app.
- The final article will be published in an **open-access journal** for everyone to read.

WHO: The proposer, a researcher.
WHAT: Writing an article on building a legal framework to regulate on-chain Power of Attorney (PoA) with a focus on challenges and promises for a legal system.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The proposal is limited to one article, and the funding amount is not specified. The resulting research article will be submitted to an open-access journal.

On-chain Power of Attorney: case study in the Polkadot ecosystem from a legal perspective.

### 1kv Insights Proposal Summary

- **Objective**: Improve decentralization in Polkadot and Kusama networks by supporting the Thousands Validators Programme (1kv).
- **Dashboards**: Create detailed performance and statistics dashboards for 1kv validators to help nominators and staking pool operators.
- **Questions**: Analyze if the 1kv program enhances decentralization and supports long-term participants.
- **Documentation**: Explain the 1kv scoring mechanism to help validator operators align with program goals.
- **Alpha Site**: An initial version of the 1kv insights page is live with basic metrics, attracting 20-30 daily visitors.
- **Discussion**: The proposal has been open for community feedback since November 2022.
- **Funding**: Requested USD 39,923 or KSM 1,533 based on EMA7 at the time of submission.

1kv Insights proposes to build dashboards with historical performance and statistics of the 1kv validators to encourage decentralization of validators in NPOS networks like Polkadot and Kusama. The proposal intends to optimize the 1kv programme by answering fundamental questions and documenting the inner workings of the 1kv scoring mechanism. The requested funding is USD 39,923 or KSM 1,533, and the proposal has been up for discussion since 10 Nov 2022.

[Medium Spender] 1kv insights - website and analysis

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[Auction Admin] Referendum #39

- Claudio wants to make 45 educational videos about Polkadot, Kusama, and their ecosystem.
- The videos will cover parachains and wallets like Nova, Talisman, and Subwallet.
- He is asking for 331.27 KSM (about $8,325) to fund 2 months of work.
- The goal is to help people learn more about Polkadot and its ecosystem.
- Claudio is asking for support and is open to answering questions.

WHO: Claudio (KryptosChain)

WHAT: Funding for 45 educational videos about Polkadot, Kusama, and the ecosystem

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 331.27 KSM (worth approximately $8,325) for approximately 2 months of content

[Small Spender] - Funding for Educational Content about Dotsama

IMPORTANT ***Mistake in KSM input, please reject this proposal***

- A person made two free tools for the Kusama community.
- One tool helps pick the best validators for staking.
- The other tool helps track staking income in a spreadsheet.
- The tools were made because staking was confusing.
- You can try the validator tool [here](https://james-sangalli.github.io/dot-validator-selector/).
- You can try the staking income tool [here](https://james-sangalli.github.io/dot-staking-income-web/).
- The person is asking for a retroactive grant for making these tools.
- The full proposal can be read [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YT2qssdH12AtWFRloRnBanK6H1sGuE6EaX782d4qK40/edit?usp=sharing).

WHO: James Sangalli

WHAT: Retroactive grant for two open source tools - validator selector and staking income spreadsheet generator.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Polkadot/Kusama staking tools proposal

**Infrastructure Builders Program Summary**

1. **Purpose**: The program aims to create a decentralized network of infrastructure providers to ensure critical services are not dependent on a single entity.
2. **Participants**: Members of the 1000 validators program can apply, deploying their own servers in datacenters.
3. **Services**: Includes bootnodes, RPC services, snapshots, and more, all powered by renewable energy.
4. **Locations**: Services are currently available for Westend, Kusama, and Polkadot in the US, Turkey, Czech Republic, and Portugal.
5. **Funding**: $1,300,000 is requested for milestone 2, to be used for member payments, monitoring, and software development.
6. **Proof of Concept**: A limited version is already operational, supporting Westend, Kusama, and Polkadot.
7. **Future Plans**: Expanding services to include Westmint, Statemine, Statemint, Encointer, and Collectives.
8. **Administration**: Funds will be managed by a 3 of 5 multi-sig wallet controlled by an Administrative Curator.

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The Infrastructure Builders Program proposes to create a decentralized network of infrastructure services providers to provide mission-critical services. The program will pay members in an Infrastructure-as-a-Service format for the various nodes they run and operate decentralized health checks for all other members as well as other aspects of network infrastructure. The program is requesting $1,300,000 for funding of milestone 2.

[Treasurer] Referendum #35

- Encointer is resubmitting a runtime upgrade after fixing issues with past referendums.
- The upgrade allows participants to unregister from ceremonies, reducing no-shows and improving security.
- It also lets trusted users endorse new participants, helping the community grow.
- The upgrade updates dependencies to polkadot-0.9.28.
- The proposal has been whitelisted by the fellowship and is now up for a public vote.
- The community is asked to vote in favor of the upgrade to make it happen.

Encointer proposes a runtime upgrade v12 which allows participants to unregister from ceremony cycles and allows reputables to endorse newbies. The proposal calls for the dispatch of the whitelisted call, which has already been whitelisted. The public referendum has been started to execute the proposal.

Encointer runtime upgrade v12 2nd try

- Claudio (KryptosChain) requested 6 KSM for producing two YouTube videos on Parachain news.
- An additional 1.3 KSM was requested as a refund for creating the wrong preimage in a previous proposal.
- The public address linked to the referendum is included in the video descriptions for transparency.
- The first video can be found at [this link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR_iRg1kovE&feature=youtu.be).
- The second video can be found at [this link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUBWRAsqS5U&feature=youtu.be).
- Claudio expressed gratitude in advance for the requested funds.

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WHO: Claudio (KryptosChain)
WHAT: Requesting 6 KSM for 2 Youtube videos on Parachain news + 1.3 KSM refund for creating wrong preimage in a proposal
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 6 KSM + 1.3 KSM refund

[Small Tipper] - Request tip for production of 2 videos

Mistake in preimage - Please don't support it [Small Tipper] - Request tip for production of 2 videos 

**Summary of the Post:**

- Derek from Metaspan created a dashboard for checking votes and delegations of 1kv validators after the launch of OpenGov.
- The dashboard helps validators avoid using cumbersome extrinsics or checking votes one-by-one on Subsquare or Polkassembly.
- The dashboard can be accessed [here](https://metaspan.io/kusama/candidate) by selecting a validator and going to the Referenda tab.
- A tip of 8 KSM (about 200 USD) is proposed for the current version of the dashboard.
- This referendum corrects a previous mistake in Referendum 30 where the tip amount was incorrect.

Metaspan has created a dashboard for checking votes and delegations of 1kv validators after the launch of OpenGov. WHO: Metaspan. WHAT: Create a dashboard. PRICE: 8 KSM (about 200 USD). TIMEFRAME: Not specified. RESOURCES: Not specified.

[Small Tipper] OpenGov referenda dashboard for 1kv validators - correct amount

**Summary:**

- A tip of 0.000000000008 KSM was mistakenly entered, so please vote for Referendum 31 instead.
- Derek from Metaspan created a dashboard to help check votes and delegations for 1kv validators in OpenGov.
- The dashboard is useful because it simplifies the process of checking votes, which can be complicated otherwise.
- You can access the dashboard by selecting a validator and going to the Referenda tab.
- The correct tip amount for the dashboard is 8 KSM, which is about 200 USD.

WHO: The proposer.
WHAT: Proposing a tip of 8 KSM for the current version of the dashboard created by Derek of Metaspan for checking votes and delegations of 1kv validators.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 8 KSM (about 200 USD at the time of submission). No specific timeframe or resources mentioned.

[Small Tipper] OpenGov referenda dashboard for 1kv validators - wrong amount

- This post is about a new referendum to replace Referenda 10.
- The goal is to give more money (top-up) to the Moderation Team Bounty.
- The team helps support the community.
- The top-up is needed sooner because of current market conditions.
- Some changes were made to the original proposal.
- You can find all the details and changes in a document [HERE](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aFniLjcaNHc4ehJyIy0zQbWJJsEHqWuCRxX0szggPxk).
- The original top-up post is [HERE](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/bounty/14#a22a560c-fc0d-4d3c-8ff3-5890e08b79af).
- Thank you for reading!

WHO: The community of Kusama.

WHAT: Requesting a top-up to the Moderation Team Bounty to continue funding their contributions and support to the community.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified. Details can be found in the provided links.

Big Spender Proposal: Moderation Team Bounty Top-up

### Project Gweihir Proposal Summary

- **Objective**: Develop an open-source Chainlink external adapter for Kusama chaindata and a proof-of-concept dApp.
- **Purpose**: Enable Ethereum smart contracts to use Kusama chaindata.
- **Funding Request**: Approximately 2,811 KSM (~$83,000) based on the EMA14 price from Kraken.
- **Price Calculation**: The KSM price was calculated using a weighted average from December 1-15, 2022, resulting in ~$29.73 per KSM.
- **Enactment Block**: Set for block #16000000 to align with the 2023 tax year.
- **Previous Discussion**: Available on Polkassembly.
- **Technical Adjustment**: The spending limit for medium spenders was increased to 3,333 KSM in v0934.
- **Contact**: Adam Steeber, CTO of Steeber Solutions LLC.

Project Gweihir proposes building an open-source Chainlink external adapter for Kusama chaindata and a proof-of-concept dApp. They request ~2,811 KSM = ~$83,000 using EMA14 on Kraken for enactment at block #16000000 in the tax year of 2023.

Project Gweihir, a Chainlink external adapter for Kusama chain data.

- **Describedot** creates educational videos about the Dotsama ecosystem.
- Started a year ago, they have made 34 videos and gained 30,000 views.
- They focus on teaching Polkadot and governance in simple Hindi.
- Received support from Polkadot and Kusama Council Members.
- Aim to help people understand governance and networks through basic videos.
- First milestone covered by WagMedia, now seeking a spending proposal.
- Community can learn more and ask questions through their document.

WHO: Describedot, an educational video creator focusing on the Polkadot stack and governance for Hindi-speaking audiences.

WHAT: Requesting funding support for continuing their work on creating educational videos and weekly updates around the Dotsama ecosystem.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified in the given text.

Describedot Proposal: Production of 45 Dotsama ecosystem tutorial videos

### Substrate API Client Proposal

- **Purpose**: The proposal aims to fund the maintenance and development of the **substrate-api-client**, a Rust library for connecting to Substrate-based nodes.
  
- **Alternative**: It serves as an alternative to **subxt**, another Rust library with similar functionality.

- **Importance**: Having multiple RPC clients is beneficial for Rust developers working with Substrate parachains.

- **Unique Feature**: The substrate-api-client supports **no_std** environments, enabling extrinsic creation in trusted hardware like Intel SGX, which is useful for IoT applications.

- **User-Friendly**: The library has an easy-to-use interface and includes practical examples, making it suitable for new developers.

- **Funding Goals**:
  1. **Maintenance**: Support and maintenance for 3 months (Nov 22 - Jan 23).
  2. **New Features**: Evaluation and design of two new features:
     - CLI wallet implementation
     - Full **no_std** compatibility

- **Details**: For more information, see the [discussion](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/post/1923) and the [full proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hJzzmimz_pjK-_4TunKvs-i2Zot2_9Ob3qUr7BlzaNo/edit?usp=sharing).

WHO: The substrate-api-client development team

WHAT: Maintenance and support for the substrate api client for 3 months, evaluation, and design of CLI-wallet implementation and full no_std-compatibility.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

[Replacement of Referendum #11] Treasury Proposal: Maintenance for the substrate-api-client Nov-22 to Jan-23

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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

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

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