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- 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.

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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.

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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.

Rejected

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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!

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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

### Summary of Encointer's Proposal

- **Objective**: Extend the lease of Encointer's Common Good Chain by eight lease periods using OpenGov.
- **Previous Attempt**: A similar proposal (Referendum 243) was already approved but failed to enact due to technical issues.
- **Context**: Encointer's lease is set to expire on December 12, 2022.
- **Progress Reports**: Detailed reports on achievements and future plans are available, including updates from June 2022 and June-September 2022.
- **Community Impact**: Encointer has gained momentum in Zurich and is expanding globally.
- **Value Proposition**: Encointer's approach to sybil resistance and inclusivity is well-received.
- **Initial Approval**: Encointer was initially approved as a Common Good Chain in Referendum 158.
- **Funding**: While seeking diversification, Encointer still requires Kusama treasury support to maintain current progress.

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Encointer is proposing to resubmit a referendum to extend the lease of their Common Good Chain by eight lease periods using OpenGov. They request the community to grant them another 48 weeks to continue their work. Encointer aims to diversify its funding sources but needs support from the Kusama treasury for the upcoming period. No specific price or timeframe is mentioned.

Extending Encointer's common good lease by 48 weeks

- Kusama is being upgraded to fix issues from a past event on 09.12.2022.
- The upgrade includes changes to how validators are treated when slashed.
- Some small updates are being made, like renaming crates and removing old code.
- A new function is added to check if an asset exists.
- The upgrade also includes changes to how messages are handled in the system.
- Two proposals will be voted on: one by the community and one by the Fellowship members.

The proposal aims to upgrade Kusama to v9350 to fix the last action point in the plan to relieve validators from slash events on 09.12.2022. The upgrade includes several runtime and miscellaneous changes, and the proposal is submitted to the Whitelisted Caller Track. No price/timeframe/resources mentioned.

Runtime Release v9350 for Kusama

Moonriver Council proposes to upgrade the Moonriver's runtime to version 2402, reducing the maximum concurrent votes for a given account on OpenGov to 20. No information on price/timeframe/resources.

### Encointer on Kusama

- **Encointer** is a common-good parachain on Kusama.
- After its first year, Encointer has been granted another 48 weeks on Kusama.
- The Encointer Association is seeking funding for its activities in 2023.
- The proposed budget for Q1 and Q2 2023 is CHF 610,000 (22,089 KSM).
- The detailed proposal includes:
  1. An overview of Encointer.
  2. Achievements so far.
  3. Plans for 2023.
  4. Past funding sources.
  5. Past expenditures.
  6. Planned expenditures for 2023.
  7. Proposal terms.

Encointer Association seeks funding of CHF 610,000 = 22,089 KSM for Q1 and Q2 2023 to cover planned activities for the new common-good parachain lease period on Kusama. Detailed proposal includes achievements, plans, budget, and proposal terms.

[Big Spender] Encointer lease 2 Treasury Proposal

### Summary of Snowbridge Proposal

- **Proposal Resubmission**: This is the final resubmission of a proposal that faced issues in previous attempts due to technical errors.
- **Purpose**: The proposal aims to fund the development of **Snowbridge**, a trustless and permissionless bridge between Kusama/Polkadot and Ethereum.
- **Funding Request**: The request is for 28 months of funding, covering 16 months retroactively and 12 months in the future.
- **Bridge Hub**: Snowbridge will launch on the Bridge Hub, a common-good parachain being developed by Parity for Kusama and Polkadot.
- **Voting**: The proposal is currently up for vote on both Kusama and Polkadot networks.
- **Details**: The full proposal includes extensive details on the project's motivation, roadmap, governance, and economic plans.
- **Links**: The original and second replaced proposals can be found [here](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/treasury/229) and [here](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/3) respectively.

WHO: Kusama and Polkadot networks.

WHAT: Vote on funding request for 28 months worth of long term runway for all operations for the Snowbridge team to develop a fully trustless, permissionless and general purpose bridge between Kusama/Polkadot and Ethereum.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

[Replacement for Referenda #1 and #3] Treasury Proposal: Snowbridge Funding Proposal

### Summary

- **Polkawatch Launch**: Introduced decentralization analytics on Kusama and Nomination Pools support.
- **Community Awareness**: Growing interest in decentralization, sparked by a deplatforming event of Solana nodes.
- **Community Involvement**: Teams like Wallets, Parachains, and Data Scientists are seeking access to data to contribute to ecosystem awareness.
- **Parachain Vulnerabilities**: Despite being secured by the relay chain, parachains are still at risk of censorship from various sources.
- **Proposal Aim**: To extend Polkawatch support to parachains, continuing service operations, and making minor improvements.
- **Discussion**: Proposal discussed on Polkassembly and at AAG#11, with community feedback incorporated.
- **Detailed Proposal**: Available for review in a Google Docs document.

Polkawatch proposes to bring parachain support to their decentralization analytics service, following interest from the community. The proposal includes continued operation of the service and minor improvements. Details can be found in the [detailed proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ljvYDuazbNBgjf94yFUbUEdeyBN5ixG6BXAEKxuxmL4/edit?usp=sharing).

[Replacement for Referenda #5] Polkawatch Decentralization Analytics Parachain Support and Continued Operation.

**Ordum Proposal Summary**

- **Purpose**: To create a public good grants aggregator for Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems.
- **Problem**: Current grant management tools (like Gitcoin) are insufficient, leading to scattered information and funding inefficiencies.
- **Solution**: Develop a decentralized app (dapp) to index and manage grants, including tracking milestones and integrating with GitHub.
- **Features**: 
  - Custom APIs for tracking proposals.
  - Integration with GitHub for non-treasury grants.
  - Light clients for quick data retrieval.
  - Login with multiple DID services, GitHub, and wallets.
- **NFT Certificates**: Mint non-transferable NFTs as certificates for completed milestones, stored on Crust.
- **Transparency**: Display milestones, grant applications, and funding on team profiles.
- **Funding**: Requested $78,804 or 2770 KSM.

Ordum proposes to build a public goods grant aggregator for Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems. The solution includes a dapp containing all grants, NFTs as "certificates" for completed milestones, and a front-end displaying funding amounts and certificates within a roadmap. The requested funding is 78,804 USD or 2770 KSM.

[Resubmission proposal 4] Treasury Proposal: Ordum | Public Good Grants Aggregator for Polkadot and Kusama

- InvArch Network is creating a new multi-signature solution called Saturn for the Dotsama ecosystem.
- Saturn will work on all parachains and can be used by any dApp on those parachains.
- It will be easy for existing wallets to adopt Saturn.
- Saturn aims to be better than other solutions like Gnosis Safe.
- Current multi-signature options are limited or hard to create.
- Saturn will allow account recovery and adding/removing members easily.
- It will be open-source and usable with KSM, not requiring TNKR.
- The team believes Saturn will greatly improve the multi-sig experience in Web3.

InvArch Network team proposes to build an open-source multi-signature solution named Saturn, available to every parachain & dApp on those parachains. The solution will be easily adopted by existing wallets in the ecosystem, providing a superior multi-signature solution to the Dotsama ecosystem compared to external solutions such as Gnosis Safe. The proposal is designed to service the entirety of Kusama & its parachains, and the cost breakdown can be found in the provided link.

InvArch Tinkernet - Funding for a Multi-Signature Solution

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