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This referendum upgrades Kusama to v1.2.5. See the Fellowship release notes for more details: https://github.com/polkadot-fellows/runtimes/releases/tag/v1.2.5

Upgrade Kusama: v1.2.5

- The referendum increases the number of parachain validators from 300 to 400.
- It also increases the maximum backing group size from 3 to 4.
- The total number of cores stays at 100, with 56 active and 44 inactive.
- Changing the backing group size helps improve parachain block times.
- It ensures all 100 backing groups receive rewards during a 1-hour session.
- Group rotations happen every 1 minute.
- More details can be found on the Polkadot forum.
- The referendum is whitelisted for further review.

WHO: Kusama community 
WHAT: Increase parachain validator set size from 300 to 400 and maximum backing group size from 3 to 4, while keeping the total number of cores at 100. 
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Increase max_validators to 400 and max_validators_per_core to 4

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Cancels 402 - Wish For Change submitted on right track but with wrong origin

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Wish for change: Place ongoing spend to Kappa Sigma Mu Society pot under direct governance oversight by exposing the burn and related parameters to OpenGov.

Cancelled

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Ignore wrong track. Cancelling.

- A hackathon called "Digital Voting within the Blockchain" is happening on May 28-29, 2024, organized by the Mexican Deputy Chamber and Kairos Research.
- The hackathon focuses on blockchain technology, with 50 participants, mostly using EVM-based tools.
- A special track for Substrate-based projects is added, with prizes and workshops to showcase Kusama/Polkadot technology.
- The goal is to test blockchain solutions for digital voting and educate lawmakers about blockchain benefits.
- Tools like Kreivo (for DAOs) and Peranto (for document signing) will be used to demonstrate blockchain capabilities.
- Support comes from Polkadot Mexico Ambassadors, Gear Foundation, and VirtoBDao.
- DIDsign documents and budget details are provided for transparency.
- The proposal aims to promote Kusama/Polkadot in Mexico and test blockchain solutions in real-world scenarios.

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Mexican Deputy Chamber is organizing a hackathon on "Digital Voting within the Blockchain" with Kairos Research. The proposal is to partner with Kairos and offer a side track for Substrate implementations, including a Substrate Tutorial, workshops related to Polkadot and Crash Courses, and a showcase and testing of developments within Kusama/Polkadot. The proposal asks for 278 KSM and the hackathon will take place on May 28-29, 2024, with 50 max hackers. The proposal aims to showcase and test the web3 ecosystem in Mexico and help lawmakers understand and acknowledge the advantages of blockchain solutions.

Mexican Digital Voting within the Blockchain Proposal for Strategic Alliances within Key Stakeholders in Mexico

Update Kusama System v1.2.4

This is a ReferendumV2 post. It can only be edited by the proposer of the post .

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- Polkadot Belgrade event is planned to help the Polkadot and Kusama communities.  
- Last year, over 100 people attended and built new projects.  
- This year, they want even more people to join.  
- There will be workshops, talks, and fun activities.  
- A boat party is planned for networking.  
- The goal is to teach and create new ideas.  
- The event will be part of Belgrade Blockchain Week.  
- Contact Nikola for more details.

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Hi DotSama community,

We are excited to submit our proposal for the Polkadot Belgrade event, aimed at enhancing the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems through community engagement and collaboration. Building on the success of last year's event, which attracted over 100 participants, we plan to host workshops, panel discussions, and networking opportunities to drive innovation and knowledge sharing.

**Key Achievements from Last Year:**

-   Successful Polkadot Belgrade Community Day with over 100 attendees.
-   Engaged local and international speakers (featuring speakers from both Parity and parachain teams)
-   Built several products within the Polkadot ecosystem.

**Goals for This Year:** 

-   Increase participation and engagement, expecting more than 100 participants.
-   Host hands-on workshops to foster skill development in Polkadot and Kusama technologies.
-   Encourage networking and collaboration among developers, enthusiasts, and stakeholders.
-   Drive the creation of new projects and solutions to enhance the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems.
-   Organize a networking boat party for speakers and Polkadot & Kusama community

We believe this event will significantly contribute to the growth of the Polkadot and Kusama networks by spreading the awareness and knowledge about those in Balkan Region and within broader community that will be visting Belgrade Blockchain week .

Full proposal can be found here: 

[Polkadot & Kusama Belgrade 2024 Treasury Proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IFerQFc6ae1aHCMzAo9FNC4CHAcnJEjocRE89ievs3M/edit?usp=sharing)

If you have any further questions or would like to participate in any way feel free to reachout to me (my contact will be listed at end of proposal)

Thank you for considering our proposal. We look forward to your support and participation.

Best regards,  
Nikola  
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Contact: Nikola Mandic - Head of Business Development at MVP Workshop  
element: @mandaweb3:matrix.org  
telegram: @mandaw3b  
email: [nikola.mandic@mvpworkshop.co](mailto:nikola.mandic@mvpworkshop.co)

WHO: MVP Workshop

WHAT: Host Polkadot Belgrade event with workshops, panel discussions, and networking opportunities to enhance the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems, increase participation and engagement, and encourage collaboration among developers, enthusiasts, and stakeholders.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Full proposal can be found in the provided link.

Polkadot & Kusama Belgrade 2024 

IGNORE THIS - Wrong Function Called

### Proposal Summary

- **Objective**: Increase available cores from 55 to 60.
- **Purpose**: Ensure enough cores are available in case a parachain fails to renew its core.
- **Discussion**: No technical objections raised by the Technical Fellowship.
- **Action**: Call `broker.requestCoreCount(60)` as superuser on the Coretime Chain.
- **Message Structure**: Sends an XCM message to parachain 1005 requesting 60 cores.
- **Instructions**: 
  - Instruction 0: Uses superuser privilege to avoid fees.
  - Instruction 1: Contains the actual request for the Coretime Chain.
- **Verification**: Values for `refTime` and `proofSize` are confirmed to be sufficient by the Fellowship.

WHO: Not specified
WHAT: Requesting to raise available cores from 55 to 60 on the market in case of existing parachain missing to renew its core.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Raise available cores to 60

**Title:** Budget for Russian-Speaking Polkadot & Kusama Community Support

**Proponent:** ETdYaUAqUWTTA6hXm9edwDWEn6iBYaRK2mJCUwaKQzfqQYS

**Date:** 10 May 2024

**Requested Allocation:** 5555 KSM (approx. $160,000 or $13,333 per month)

**Purpose:**
- Increase education, awareness, and presence of Polkadot & Kusama in the Russian-speaking community.
- Produce content, host events, moderate chats, and prevent scams.

**Context:**
- Russian-speaking community is active but lacks content and enthusiasts.
- Over 250 million Russian speakers globally, with significant crypto activity.
- Kusama Treasury offers potential for growth, especially post-bridge launch.

**Bounty Sections:**
- **Content Creation:** Translate and produce Russian-language content.
- **Chat Moderation:** Support and maintain Russian-speaking channels.
- **Event Hosting:** Fund local events for community building.
- **Anti-Scam Activity:** Protect the community from scams and phishing.

**Problem Statement:**
- Lack of incentives for Russian-speaking content creators.
- Poor representation of Polkadot & Kusama in Russian-speaking environments.
- Insufficient offline activities and interest from companies.

**Submission Guidelines:**
- Be original, respectful, truthful, responsible, and proactive.
- Categories include audiovisual content, written content, translations, and event organization.

**Full Proposal:** [Link to Full Proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/18mIh2WMMWlv2j3VLO44tP2RVp1mEwBbh9hmhWgwjEW8/edit?usp=sharing)

WHO: Kusama Treasury WHAT: Budget for rewards to increase education, awareness, and presence of Polkadot & Kusama in Russian-speaking community through content creation, chat moderation, anti-scam activity, and events for 1 year PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 5555 KSM (approximately 160K$ or 13,33K$ per month) for 1 year.

Bounty Proposal: Russian-speaking community support and development

This proposal assigns a core to the People Chain directly on the relay effective immediately. As it stands the People Chain will only start making blocks in 12 days at its next assignment, as the previous assignment came before the core was ready on the relay chain.

Assign core for People Chain directly on relay

- This referendum helps make the network bigger by allowing up to 500 validators.
- It changes how validators vote to make the process faster and use less computer power.
- Validators will use a new way to vote and can approve multiple things at once with one signature.
- These changes help reduce the amount of data and work the network needs to do.
- The goal is to make the network handle more validators smoothly.
- The changes were made in late 2023.
- You can learn more about these updates on GitHub.

WHO: Polkadot network validators

WHAT: Enact two approval voting protocol improvements to scale up the number of parachain validators to 500. 

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Enable approval voting protocol improvements

- Referendum 382 issued three payouts totaling 3 KSM from the Kusama Asset Hub Treasury.
- The first payout of 1 KSM was successful.
- The second payout of 1 KSM will be available after block number 23105000.
- The third payout of 1 KSM will be available after block number 23255000 but will be voided.
- The voiding of the third payout can be verified on-chain using Polkadot-JS UI.
- The voiding process is part of testing the void spend functionality.

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Test VoidSpend functionality for Treasury Payouts

- A new batch of Proof of Taste chocolate bars is being planned for Polkadot Decoded 2024.
- The chocolate bars will feature leftover designs from last year, saving $500 on graphic design.
- Around 250 boxes will be made, with most shared at the Polkadot Decoded event in Brussels.
- Shipping costs were higher than expected last time, so this plan focuses on distributing most chocolates at the event.
- The total cost is estimated at €4175 ($4500 or 150 KSM), covering manufacturing, packaging, and shipping.
- The team behind Polkadot Decoded will help with logistics by storing and transporting the chocolates to Brussels.
- This project is supported by Coinstudio, Adam Clay Steeber, and I Love Crypto.
- Last year's edition was well-received, and this year's chocolates aim to continue the fun tradition!

The proposal is to produce a 2nd edition of Proof of Taste customized Kusama/Polkadot chocolate bars. The goal is to produce 250 boxes of chocolate bars and share them at Polkadot Decoded 2024 in Brussels. The estimated cost is €4175/$4500/150 KSM, which includes chocolate manufacturing, packaging, shipping, and VAT. The proposal has the support of Coinstudio, Adam Clay Steeber, and I Love Crypto.

Customized Kusama Chocolate Bars | Proof of Taste - 2nd Edition for Polkadot Decoded

(please ignore) Customized Kusama Chocolate Bars | Proof of Taste - 2nd Edition for Polkadot Decoded

Enable Identity Again on People Chain

Upgrade Kusama Relay Chain for People Launch

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[Small Tipper] Referendum #386

**Kanary** is an initiative designed to attract new users to the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems by leveraging the popularity of memecoins. It has formed partnerships with memecoin communities from various blockchains like Polygon, Base, BSC, and Solana, and has also collaborated with NFT DAOs. The strategy involves attracting users from outside the ecosystem rather than working internally.

Kanary has launched **Kusama Exploration**, an educational program to guide new users through practical learning and showcase the potential of Kusama and Polkadot. The initiative has received positive reception on platforms like YouTube and other media.

For more information, visit the [Kanary website](https://kanary.site), follow them on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/kanarytoken), or join their [Telegram](https://t.me/kanarytoken).

Kanary aims to attract new users to the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystem through partnerships with memecoin communities. They propose an educational initiative called Kusama Exploration to guide users through a practical learning process. No information on price, timeframe, or resources.

KANARY - KUSAMA EXPLORATION

Register People Chain and upgrade Coretime Chain to v1.2.3

### Summary of the Proposal

1. **Objective**: To test the new Treasury on the Kusama Asset Hub and demonstrate the ability to execute XCM calls from the Virto community.
2. **Action**: Transferred 1.1 KSM to the remote treasury account on the Asset Hub.
3. **Beneficiary**: The funds are intended for the account `CuYrHbj4PNqVnpA17o8LDigdNXXYvEU7UaYW3kVyAdQskpE`.
4. **Execution**: After the proposal, a series of referenda will be submitted in Kreivo to move 1 KSM back to the original sender.
5. **Goals**: 
   - Prove the ability to execute XCM calls from any community on the Kusama Network.
   - Demonstrate payouts to any XCM location, not just accounts.
6. **Updates**:
   - Successfully crafted XCM instructions to teleport KSM between the Asset Hub and the Relay Chain.
   - Submitted referenda in Kreivo to move KSM between community accounts.
7. **Limitations**: Limited by current XCM capabilities on the Kusama Asset Hub.

Virto proposes to spend 1.1 KSM to test executing XCM calls from their community on Kusama network. The goal is to prove that payouts can be made to any XCM Location, not just accounts. The proposal includes a series of referenda to move KSM back to the original sender through the Kusama Relay Chain.

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