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### Kusama Upgrade Proposal Summary

- **Objective**: Upgrade Kusama to version 1.2.2 to fix issues with core sales and bridges.
- **Previous Upgrade**: Kusama upgraded to version 1.2.0, migrating to Coretime, but faced a weight mismatch issue in Xcm messages.
- **Issue**: The Xcm message failed due to a weight mismatch, preventing parachains from renewing their core leases.
- **Fix**: The proposed upgrade includes a fix to ensure all parachains with existing leases can renew their core.
- **Side Effect**: The sales state will be reset, starting 7 days after the upgrade.
- **BridgeHub Issue**: The Kusama BridgeHub had a bug in handling validator set changes after slashing, causing traffic issues.
- **BridgeHub Fix**: The upgrade will fix this bug, preventing similar issues in the future.
- **Submission**: The proposal is submitted on the Whitelisted Caller track, with a parallel vote by the Fellowship to whitelist it.

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The proposal suggests upgrading Kusama to the latest release (1.2.2) to fix issues with core sales and bridges. The upgrade will include a fix to ensure every parachain can renew their core and reset the sales state. The upgrade will also fix a bug in the Polkadot-GRANDPA-light-client running on Kusama BridgeHub. The proposal is submitted on the Whitelisted Caller track, and a parallel submission is up for a vote on Fellowship to whitelist the proposal.

Kusama Runtime Upgrade to 1.2.2

Rejected

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[Invalid: Vote Nay] Staking Controller Account Deprecation

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SmallTipper

### Subscan Infrastructure Costs Proposal

- **Purpose**: Reimburse Subscan's operation and maintenance fees from January 2023 to March 2024.
- **Tool**: Subscan is a block explorer and analytics tool in the Substrate ecosystem.
- **Cost Reduction**: Efforts in Q3 2023 reduced infrastructure costs significantly.
- **Example**: GCP bill for September 2023 decreased by over 50% compared to its peak.
- **Re-submission**: After Referendum 316 was rejected, optimizations were made based on community feedback.
- **Financial Challenge**: Kusama network has not covered Subscan costs for 15 months.
- **Impact**: Lack of funding may lead to pausing new features for Kusama, affecting the ecosystem.
- **Request**: Appeal to the Polkadot community for support to ensure continuous operation and innovation.

big_spender

Subscan proposes to be reimbursed for operation and maintenance fees from the Kusama treasury from January 2023 to March 2024. The proposal includes billing information covering October 2023 through March 2024, with ongoing block production growth naturally increasing GCP expenses. The proposal aims to ensure the continuous operation and maintenance of Subscan, which serves as a vital block explorer and analytics tool within the Substrate ecosystem. The cost of the proposal is not specified.

Subscan | Infrastructure Costs of Subscan for Kusama & Asset Hub (Kusama) Networks (from January 2023 to March 2024)

### The Dots Magazine

- **Founders**: John Mental and Mantra, Polkadot enthusiasts since 2020.
- **Purpose**: To create entertaining and educational content about Polkadot for new users.
- **Content**: Highlights ecosystem updates, explains complex topics in simple language, and uses humor and memes.
- **Team**: John Mental is a Polkadot Senior Ambassador and Web3 content creator. Mantra is a Web3 addict and professional content creator.
- **Achievements**: Gained 1.1k Twitter followers organically, produced Blitz videos during Sub0 Polkadot Asia, and completed interviews with Jay Chrawna and Alice_und_Bob.
- **Funding Request**: Seeking 235.4209 KSM ($10,000 equivalent) for 6 months of operation.
- **Work Hours**: 14 hours per week, totaling 336 hours, excluding additional tasks.
- **Note**: Currently operating without external funding, relying solely on community support.

small_spender

WHO: John Mental and Mantra, Polkadot enthusiasts and content creators.

WHAT: The Dots Magazine, a non-nerdy entertainment news media that educates people about Polkadot and its ecosystem updates in an easy language using memes and humor.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Requesting 235.4209 KSM ($10,000) for 6 months of operational work, with a working hour rate of $30 for 14 hours per week (including expenses on part-time production team), totaling 336 hours.

TheDots – The First Polkadot Non-Nerdy Media Outlet & Memes

Enable Coretime

### Kusama Async-Backing Referendum

- **Purpose**: Enable faster block production for parachains.
- **Current Status**: Async-backing logic is active but in sync mode, producing blocks every 12 seconds.
- **Proposed Change**: Parachains can choose to produce blocks every 6 seconds.
- **Testing**: Successfully tested on Rococo and Westend since late 2023.
- **Dependencies**: Requires the upcoming `v1.2` runtime release.
- **Known Issues**: Some validators need to upgrade to avoid backing issues.
- **Action Required**: Validators should ensure their network keys are persistent to avoid discovery issues.

The proposal enables async backing on Kusama, allowing parachains to produce blocks at a faster rate of 6s. This is not mandatory, and they can still run at 12s. No critical issues are known, and the proposal won't change anything regarding that. The referendum will be enacted after the upcoming v1.2 runtime release.

Enable async backing on kusama

Upgrade Kusama v1.2.0

Register Coretime Parachain

### Summary

- **Proposal**: Increase backing timeout from 2s to 2.5s and approval-voting timeout from 12s to 15s.
- **Rationale**: To ensure a smoother experience for async backing parachains.
- **Details**: Found in [GitHub issue #3565](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/issues/3565).
- **Call Details**: Available [here](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Frpc-kusama.luckyfriday.io#/extrinsics/decode/0x332e0c01002000000600c4090000000000000601983a000000000000).
- **Parameter Adjustment**: `MaxMemoryPage` param is reset to its previous value.
- **Testing**: Conducted locally with zombienet and on Rococo.

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

WHAT: Increase the backing timeout on validators from 2s to 2.5s and approval-voting timeout from 12s to 15s.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: No information provided.

Bump parachain validation timeouts

- A referendum proposes moving 25,000 KSM (10% of the Kusama Treasury) from the Relay Chain to the Asset Hub.
- The asset rate of KSM is set to 1, which is necessary for spending from the Treasury on Asset Hub.
- This move requires root privilege but allows normal operations with the Treasurer and XSpender tracks once completed.
- Funds on Asset Hub will enable new Treasury features, such as staged spends.
- Successful implementation on Kusama could lead to similar actions on Polkadot.
- On Polkadot, additional features like USDC/T spends and funding sub-treasuries could be utilized.

WHO: Kusama Treasury

WHAT: Move 25k KSM from Relay Chain to Asset Hub, set asset rate of KSM to 1, enable new Treasury features

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Migrate 25k KSM to Asset Hub Treasury

**Proposal Tool for Kusama Referendum v2**

- **Purpose**: Simplifies proposal creation and application in Kusama.
- **Features**: Helps decide funding amounts, assess community interest, and find similar proposals.
- **Test Tool**: Available at [Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/spaces/DanichOne/Proposal_Similarity_Kusama).
- **Future Plans**: Expand to Polkadot, add AI summaries, improve data extraction, predict success, and more.
- **Requested Amount**: 82 KSM.
- **Expected Period**: 3-4 months.

WHO: The proposer.

WHAT: Introducing a tool to simplify proposal creation and application process in Kusama referendum v2, with future plans to extend to Polkadot chain, add AI summary, filters, statistics, and KSM to USDT conversion.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Requested amount of 82 KSM for an expected period of 3-4 months.

Proposal similarity

### Summary of Async Backing Referendum

- **Purpose**: Enable async-backing on Kusama, allowing parachains to produce blocks at a faster rate.
- **Current Status**: Async backing is already enabled in sync mode since v1.1.0, with a 12-second block production rate.
- **Proposed Change**: Parachains can choose to produce blocks at a 6-second rate after the referendum.
- **Testing**: Async backing has been tested on Rococo and Westend since late 2023, with successful migration to 6-second block rates.
- **Dependencies**: The referendum should be enacted after the v1.2 runtime release, which includes critical fixes.
- **Known Issues**: Some validators need to upgrade to avoid backing issues, and network key persistence is crucial for proper functioning.
- **Action Required**: Validators should upgrade to a version higher than 1.8 and ensure network keys persist across restarts.

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WHO: Kusama network

WHAT: Enabling async backing on Kusama, allowing parachains to produce blocks at 6s rate instead of 12s rate.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: No information provided.

[Please reject] Enable async backing on kusama

### Summary of Proposal

- **Purpose**: Create proto-collectives around ideas to incentivize community work and reduce treasury burn.
- **Initiative**: Proposed by Tom, inspired by Adam Steeber's request on AAG #117.
- **Benefits**:
  1. Shows community support for ideas.
  2. Allows future discussions on structure and mechanisms.
  3. Reduces treasury burn by 50% by funding bounties.
- **Stake Plus Role**: Not involved in proto-collectives.
- **Next Steps**: Interested parties should propose ideas and apply with curators.
- **Outcome**: Reduces burn and can return unused funds to the treasury.

### Audit Proposal

- **Objective**: Audit historical Polkadot treasury proposals to ensure obligations are met.
- **Structure**: Up to 50 independent agents can join, with 4 auditors randomly selected per audit.
- **Reports**: Generate transparent, JSON-integrated reports for governance enhancements.
- **Proposal Link**: [Detailed Proposal Document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Sqduurq5GmijupCPSl5W5LwM56O6KrftB5EFM5261Qk/edit?usp=sharing)

WHO: Up to 50 independent ecosystem agents.

WHAT: Establish a proto-collective tasked with auditing historical deliverables of Polkadot treasury proposals, ensuring proponents meet their obligations and safeguarding the treasury's assets.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Auditors Proto-Collective

### Summary of Proposal

- **Purpose**: To create a fund for Twitch streamers who promote Polkadot by integrating its branding and playing Polkadot games.
- **Compensation**: Streamers will receive $1,500 monthly, and curators will be paid $125 per hour plus expenses.
- **Scope**: The proposal aims to support up to 60 streamers.
- **Process**: Interested streamers and curators should submit detailed proposals for approval.
- **Funding**: The initiative aims to reduce treasury burn by allocating 50% of funds to bounties.
- **Community Support**: The proposal shows community support for the idea, encouraging participation.
- **Future Discussions**: Structure and mechanisms will be discussed later.
- **Stake Plus Role**: Stake Plus will not be involved in the proto-collectives.

WHO: Polkadot ecosystem

WHAT: Establish a Proto Collective offering $1,500 monthly to Twitch streamers who integrate Polkadot branding into their streams and dedicate a portion of their streaming time to Polkadot games. Curators overseeing branding distribution compensated at $125/hour plus expenses, supporting up to 60 streamers.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Gamers Proto-Collective

### Summary of Proposal

- **Purpose**: To create a Regional Marketing Proto Collective to promote Polkadot.
- **Funding**: $75,000 allocated from the Polkadot Treasury.
- **Teams**: Up to 20 teams will be funded for guerrilla marketing campaigns.
- **Leadership**: Elected Regional Marketing Directors will guide the efforts.
- **Goal**: Increase Polkadot's visibility and adoption through innovative advertising.
- **Proposal Document**: Provides a framework for the initiative.
- **Application**: Interested teams should submit a detailed proposal and apply using the bounty.proposeCurator() extrinsic.
- **Outcome**: If no teams apply, the funds will be returned to the treasury, reducing its burn rate.

Regional Marketing Proto-Collective

- The proposal sets the minimum fee for an on-demand order to 0.005 KSM per block.
- This fee aims to prevent spam while allowing for affordable experimentation.
- If the fee is too high after the system goes live, a new proposal can be made to lower it.
- The proposal is on the Whitelisted Caller track, requiring approval from the Fellowship.

WHO: The proposal is not clear about who is proposing the change.
WHAT: Set the minimum fee for an order for a single block via the on-demand system to be 0.005 KSM.
FOR WHAT PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The proposal does not mention any specific price, timeframe, or resources.

Setting onDemandBaseFee to 0.005 KSM

### Summary of the Referendum

- **Purpose**: The referendum is about selecting curators for Bounty 27, which focuses on a security bug bounty for the Polkadot <> Kusama Bridge.
- **Previous Referendum**: A previous referendum funded this bounty. More details can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rzvoJxMVIG1MJfHCkHDLmXYBTlkJZvUgwsP4IV4oHKw/edit#heading=h.4uql78xx7ujf).
- **Curators' Role**: The curators will evaluate the effectiveness of different phases and decide on rewards for bug bounty reporters.
- **Expertise**: The curators bring diverse expertise to ensure the bounty's successful implementation.
- **Additional Details**: More information about the curators and their key activities is available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SY321RLLkKFlBFDow6id3CyTlG2PtcFhSxSVnWjY2SI/edit).

WHO: Curators
WHAT: Evaluate effectiveness and attribution of reward for Polkadot <> Kusama Bridge Security Bug Bounty
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified

CURATORS PROPOSAL FOR BOUNTY 27 - POLKADOT <> KUSAMA BRIDGE SECURITY BUGBOUNTY

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Funding Brale integration into Kusama Asset Hub to introduce branded stablecoins (v3)

- The P<>K bridge charges fees on Asset Hub and pays relayer rewards from BridgeHub parachains.
- Relayer rewards are a significant part of the bridge's operating costs.
- For initial setup, Asset Hub's accounts on BridgeHubs need to be pre-funded by the treasury.
- An initial amount of 10,100 DOT and 2,030 KSM is proposed for these accounts.
- This is just a starting fund; the bridge will cover costs from user fees later.
- Unspent user fees ("bridge profits") will go back to the treasury.
- Exact funding details can be found in the linked GitHub issue.

WHO: The P<>K bridge

WHAT: Proposes an initial seed of 10100 DOT and 2030 KSM to be split among relevant system chain sovereign accounts for initial bootstrap runway to the bridge.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Fund system chains sovereign accounts on Kusama BridgeHub for Polkadot<>Kusama bridge

- The P<>K bridge charges fees on Asset Hub and pays relayer rewards from BridgeHub accounts.
- Initial funding for BridgeHub accounts is needed to start the bridge.
- A proposal suggests using 10,000 DOT and 2,000 KSM from the treasury for this purpose.
- The funds would be initially used, but later covered by user fees and returned to the treasury.
- The proposal aims to avoid delays by having a Polkadot Fellow distribute the funds.
- If rejected, the plan is to create another referendum for direct treasury funding.
- The bridge's success depends on timely deployment and proper funding.

medium_spender

Request withdrawn - replaced by whitelisted caller #361

Kusama Runtime Upgrade v1.1.3

### Proposal Summary

- **Objective:** Create a "DAO factory" on the Kreivo parachain to help users conduct real-world businesses.
- **Duration:** 3 months (Q2).
- **Scope:** Focused on onboarding 5 to 10 new DAOs by the end of Q2.
- **Budget:** 175,500 USD for 9 full-time employees over 3 months.
- **Requested Funds:** 3,333 KSM (approximately 168,449.82 USD).
- **Additional Work:** Contribute to the Polkadot protocol through governance improvements.
- **Long-term Goal:** Address social inequality through ongoing experiments and developments.

Virto proposes a 3-month budget of 175,500 USD to onboard 5-10 new DAOs and build the most powerful DAO factory in the ecosystem. The funds will also be used to contribute to the core Polkadot protocol via the technical Fellowship. They are asking for 3,333 KSM, equivalent to 168,449.82 USD.

Virto team Q2

Duplicate of #354 - please ignore

- A user tried to teleport 50 KSM from Bridgehub-Kusama to Kusama but lost the tokens due to an incorrect call-data.
- The error was "unroutable," causing the tokens to be lost in the system.
- The correct call-data was not used, leading to the failure.
- The tokens were not deposited anywhere, as seen in the events.
- The user requests recovering the 50 KSM.
- The mistake was due to not double-checking the call-data.
- Core developers are working on making such errors claimable in the future.
- The 50 KSM was intended for bidding on a system-collator slot for Bridgehub.

WHO: OpenGov
WHAT: Recover 50 KSM lost in a blockhole during a teleport call due to user error.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

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