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### Summary of Kusama Relay Chain XCM Issue

- **Issue**: Kusama relay chain adds `SetTopic` instruction to XCM programs, which XCM v2 doesn't support.
- **Problem**: Relay chain sends XCM messages in v2 format, causing errors when destinations use v3.
- **Impact**: Mismatched XCM versions lead to failed transactions between relay chain and parachains.
- **Solution**: Set `safeXcmVersion` to v3 on the relay chain.
- **Outcome**: Relay chain will send XCMs in v3 format by default.
- **Long-term**: Defaulting to v3 is a strategic move for future compatibility.

Executed

whitelisted_caller

WHO: The proposal does not mention a specific organization or individual.
WHAT: Set the Kusama relay chain's `safeXcmVersion` to v3 to avoid XCM version mismatch issues.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The proposal does not mention any specific cost or timeframe for implementation.

Setting the relay chain's safeXcmVersion to v3

- A bug in Kusama runtime 1000000 caused partially executed XCM transactions and stuck funds.
- The bug was identified and debugged by working with Parity developers.
- A GitHub issue was created to document the problem and suggest action items.
- A Twitter thread explained the bug and provided a workaround for parachain teams.
- A test script was developed to reproduce the issue and verify the fix.
- Future work includes setting up e2e and regression tests for new releases.

small_spender

WHO: The proposer and Parity devs.

WHAT: Debugged and identified the root cause of the XCM bug in the new Kusama runtime 1000000, created Github issue, Twitter thread, suggestion to parachain teams, and a test script to reproduce and verify the fix.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Help debug and mitigate Kusama XCM issue

general_admin

Kusama Welcomes Cardano Partner Chain

- Bounty 14 on Kusama is proposed for closure.
- It is replaced by Bounty 24 on Polkadot.
- The Moderation Team moved funding from Kusama to Polkadot.
- Closing the bounty will return leftover funds to the treasury.
- The curator was already removed due to an expired expiration date.
- Expired curators can be removed by anyone.

treasurer

WHO: Will | Paradox | Ecosystem Janitor

WHAT: Proposing the closure of bounty 14 on Kusama as it is replaced by bounty 24 on Polkadot. 

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

Closing Bounty 14 - Moderation Team Bounty

Influx new builders and teams into the Polkadot ecosystem and boost the development of user-centric apps, dApps, and innovative toolings through Easybuild, a three-tiered retroactive reward system. The program aims to attract and integrate new builder teams by providing clear milestones, integrated support and mentorship, and funding. The program is cohort-based and consists of six-month modules that have a "building lag." The target is to attract 10-15 teams every month for 6 months to present their MVPs and initiate prototype development, propel 20 teams total from prototype creation to public beta testing, and onboard at least 6 teams in total, moving from beta testing to ecosystem integration.

### Proof of Chaos

- **Project:** Proof of Chaos is a governance participation tool.
- **Goal:** Increase on-chain governance participation on Polkadot and Kusama.
- **Features:**
  - Allows anyone to mint governance participation NFTs and earn royalties.
  - Multi-chain support: Kusama, Rococo, Polkadot, Parachains.
  - Referenda sendout UI and voting UI with unique features.
- **Funding:**
  - Requested amount: 802 KSM ($16,842).
  - Purpose: Retroactive funding and artist subsidies.
- **Value to Ecosystem:**
  - Provides a clean UI for sending NFTs as governance rewards.
  - Collaborates with other ecosystem teams like Parity, Encointer, Kilt, and Kodadot.
  - Offers an additional voting interface for OpenGov referenda.
  - Code is open source, serving as a valuable resource for other builders.

medium_spender

Proof of Chaos requests 802KSM ($16842) for retroactive funding and artist subsidies. They aim to increase participation in on-chain governance on Polkadot and Kusama. The requested amount is reduced by 20% from their previous proposal. Passing this proposal is a prerequisite for further implementation of their roadmap.

Proof of Chaos Funding

TimedOut

root

WHO: WiseAdvice, led by Sumit Kapoor
WHAT: Orchestrate an educational campaign with a focus on Polkadot's technology, including interviews and videos for the Indian audience.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Requesting 28,489 DOT (USD $149,000) on 23rd November, 2023. No specific timeframe or resource allocation mentioned.

**Uai so serious?** is a dedicated manager of the **Polkadot Brasil Twitter account**, contributing significantly over the past four months. His efforts have boosted the account's followers from 400 to over 645 by creating engaging posts, hosting Twitter Spaces, and representing Polkadot Brasil in various events.

- **Twitter Account:** [@polkadot_brasil](https://twitter.com/polkadot_brasil)
- **Key Contributions:**
  - Increased followers from 400 to over 645.
  - Hosted and participated in Twitter Spaces.
  - Represented Polkadot Brasil in community calls.
- **Proposed Reward:** 35 KSM for his dedication.
- **Future Plans:**
  - Upgrade tools for better Twitter management.
  - Improve health with an adjustable desk and comfortable chair.
- **Message to Community:** Appreciates the support and invites others to join in recognizing his contributions.

Polkadot Brasil proposes to reward Uai so serious? with 35 KSM for his contribution to managing the Polkadot Brasil Twitter account for the past four months. Uai so serious? has significantly contributed to the growth of the social media presence by creating engaging posts, hosting Twitter Spaces, and actively participating in other Spaces while representing the Polkadot Brasil account. The proposal includes materials such as the account's performance statistics, recent and upcoming Twitter Spaces, and proof of representing the Polkadot Brasil account during a call with SubWallet team. Uai so serious? plans to use the tip to upgrade his work tools and improve his health by buying an adjustable table and a comfortable chair.

Small Tip for "Uai So Serious?" for managing the Polkadot Brasil Twitter account and other initiatives.

referendum_killer

Kill Referendum #295 & Slash Proposer's Deposit

Kill Referenda 287 & 289 Slashing Decent Partners' Benefactor

### Kusama and Polkadot Backing Group Size Proposal

- **Current Setup**: Kusama and Polkadot use a backing group size of 5 validators.
- **Proposed Change**: The proposal suggests reducing the group size to 3 validators.
- **Verification Requirement**: Currently, 2 out of 5 validators must verify and sign a block. With the new proposal, 2 out of 3 validators would be needed.
- **Benefits**: This change ensures a supermajority for backing, preventing conflicting blocks, and allows one validator to be slow.
- **Load Distribution**: Smaller groups could help distribute approval-checking tasks more evenly.
- **Risk**: There's a slight risk that slow validators might cause more slot skips, but this is expected to be rare due to frequent group rotations.

WHO: The proposal does not specify a particular organization or individual.

WHAT: The proposal aims to reduce the backing group size on Kusama and Polkadot from 5 to 3.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The proposal does not mention any specific price, timeframe, or resources required for implementation.

Set backing group size to 3

Burn the Kusama treasury and turn the canary into the phoenix.

big_tipper

BigTipper

### Proof of Chaos Summary

- **Project:** Proof of Chaos
- **Purpose:** Encourages governance participation through NFT rewards.
- **Features:**
  - Multi-chain support (Kusama, Rococo, Polkadot, Parachains).
  - Referenda sendout UI for minting governance NFTs.
  - Voting UI with unique features.
- **Benefits:**
  - Increases decentralization and governance participation.
  - Provides open-source code for other projects.
  - Collaborates with ecosystem teams like Parity, Encointer, Kilt, and Kodadot.
- **Funding Request:** 1172KSM ($20420) for retroactive funding and artist subsidies.
- **Future Plans:** Focus on marketing and reimbursing reward creators.

Rejected

Proof of Chaos is requesting 1172KSM ($20420) for retroactive funding, artist subsidies, and to reimburse the first 10 reward creators. The project aims to bring more participants to on-chain governance on Polkadot and Kusama to secure the network through increased decentralization. The proposal includes a revamped codebase, multi-chain support, a referenda sendout UI, and a voting UI with unique features. Passing the proposal is a prerequisite for further implementation of the roadmap.

### Rust Academic Course Proposal

- **Objective**: To establish a Rust programming course at the Faculty of Informatics and Information Technologies, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava.
- **Duration**: 12 weeks, with 1 lecture and 1 tutorial each week.
- **Modules**: The course will be divided into 7 modules.
- **Student Goals**: 
  - Write custom CLI/server applications.
  - Gain practical experience and create their own projects.
  - Develop intermediate-level Rust skills.
  - Understand Rust's purpose and features.
- **Course Structure**: Includes weekly lectures, tutorials, exercise sets, and a final project with a report.
- **Schedule**: 
  - Discussion: October 9-15, 2023.
  - Voting: September 16-October 29, 2023.
- **Documents**: Full proposal and delivery document with additional details and resources.

WHO: Faculty of Informatics and Information technologies, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava.

WHAT: Proposal for a 12-week Rust academic course.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Costs of special guests and video covered. Discussion from 9 Oct. 2023 - 15 Oct. 2023, voting from 16 Sept. 2023 - 29 Oct. 2023. Full proposal and delivery document available.

Proposal: 12 Week Rust course at FIIT STU in Bratislava

### Decent Partners Full Stack Collective

- **Date:** 16 October 2023
- **Invoice to:** Kusama Common Good Fund
- **Type:** Retroactive Funding Application
- **Cost:** £103,000 (Total with VAT: £123,600)
- **Total with Margin:** £135,960 (approx. $161,000)
- **Total KSM:** 9,495
- **Organization:** Decent Partners (UK LTD #10153409, VAT #931912824)
- **Project Partner:** Richard Welsh
- **Use of Funds:** Working capital, recoupable loans, decision deposits, voting
- **Voting Policy:** Aye (directions), Nay (domains), Abstain (conflicts of interest)
- **Contact:** @lightbulbwelsh:decent.modular.im
- **Website:** [decent.partners](https://decent.partners)

big_spender

WHO: Decent Partners
WHAT: Retroactive funding for their full stack collective
COST: £123,600 ($161,000)
TIMEFRAME: Retroactive as of 16 October 2023
RESOURCES: 9,495 KSM, working capital, recoupable loans, decision deposits, and voting.

Funding: Decent Partners full stack on/off chain collective

referendum_canceller

Cancelling initial Decent Partners collective proposal as missing preimage. 

CANCELLING + RESUBMITTING - PLS IGNORE.

Encointer's lease will end on November 14, 2023.

The team proposes to extend the lease by 48 weeks.

Encointer has been approved as a system chain by the Polkadot Fellowship.

The Encointer runtime will move to the fellowship's repository.

The team plans to keep the network running for at least another year.

Infrastructure supporters like IBP, onFinality, and Stakeworld are thanked for their support.

lease_admin

WHO: Encointer Association

WHAT: Proposing to extend Encointer's system chain lease by 48 weeks.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

System Chain Slot Renewal for Encointer

small_tipper

SmallTipper

### Summary of Stakeworld's Request for Funding

- **Stakeworld** is asking for retroactive funding to maintain public RPC services for Kusama, Westend, and Encointer in Q3 2023.
- These services are included in **Polkadot.js** and support various chains like **AssetHub** and **BridgeHub**.
- A previous funding request was **rejected**, leading to a scaling down of services.
- Stakeworld is an active participant in the **Dotsama ecosystem**, running validators, collators, and maintaining RPC endpoints.
- In the last 30 days, they served over **218 million Kusama RPC requests** and **24 million Westend RPC requests**.
- Adequate funding is crucial for maintaining these services.
- The full proposal can be found on **GitHub**.

Stakeworld requests retroactive funding for maintaining public rpc services for Kusama, Westend, and Encointer in Q3 2023, including commons, for which they served 218.360.781 Kusama and 24.120.290 Westend rpc requests in the previous 30 days. They are active participants in the dotsama ecosystem and hope for positive funding outcomes. No specific price/timeframe/resources mentioned.

Public rpc services for kusama, westend and encointer including the common chains in Q3 2023

Cleanup on aisle 24 - Tech Ed test bounty

W3F Teched Video Tutorial Test - Add Curator to Bounty

W3F Teched Video Tutorial Test - Submit Bounty Proposal

wish_for_change

staking_admin

fellowship_admin

auction_admin

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