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### Proposal Summary

- **Purpose:** Increase funding for Kusama System Parachain Collators.
- **Reason:** Previous proposal failed due to last-minute vote changes and accusations of double spending.
- **Changes:** 
  - Added a video explanation.
  - Revised budget to align with the current market rate.
  - Elected a coordinator (Paradox) to oversee the process.
- **Coverage:** Funds five Kusama System Parachains: AssetHub, BridgeHub, Coretime, People, and Encointer.
- **Duration:** 6 months starting July 1, 2024.
- **Amount:** 7,926.62 KSM.
- **Details:** Includes infrastructure costs and staking rewards. Some budget items are provisional and can be reallocated if not used.

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WHO: Kusama System Parachain Collators
WHAT: Proposal for a bounty top-up to cover infrastructure costs and staking rewards for five Kusama System Parachains (AssetHub, BridgeHub, Coretime, People and Encointer) for a 6-month runway, aiming to incentivize the best performance, minimize censorship, and maintain liveliness by securing treasury funding for the operational costs.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Funding amount of 7,926.62 KSM starting from July 1, 2024.

Bounty top-up of the System Parachain Collators funding on Kusama

- Encointer is asking for funding for its work from January to June 2024.  
- They fixed two concerns from a previous rejected proposal:  
  - No duplicate spending happened (explained in a video).  
  - Team members will take a 50% salary cut to lower costs.  
- The new request is for **CHF 49,350 (≈ 3,036 KSM)**.  
- Encointer helps communities create their own local money.  
- In 2024, they grew a community in Tanzania and improved their system.  
- They shared lessons from running a local money project in Zurich.

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Encointer requests retroactive funding of CHF 49,350 for its expenses in Jan-Jun 2024. The proposal addresses concerns of duplicated spending and high treasury expenditure by producing a video and waiving 50% of team members' salaries. Encointer aims to build a common-good chain on Kusama for a more democratic and inclusive web3. Main achievements include community development, adoption of Encointer faucet, prototype for democratic community governance, and decentralization of infrastructure.

2nd Encointer Retroactive Proposal Jan-Jun 2024 (Waiving Salaries)

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### Ideal Labs' Onchain Randomness Solutions

- **Objective**: Develop onchain randomness solutions for Substrate-based chains.
- **Projects**: Participated in Web3 Foundation's grant program and the decentralized futures program.
- **Drand Bridge**: Created a Drand bridge pallet for Substrate, enabling verifiable randomness.
- **Arkworks Extensions**: Built a node supporting efficient verification of Drand's pulses.
- **Smart Contracts**: Developed chain extensions and smart contract environments for ink! contracts.
- **Demo Application**: Created a rock-paper-scissors game using the randomness solution.
- **Benefits**: Enhances security, enables timelock encryption, and supports ecosystem growth.
- **Future Plans**: Seek retroactive funding to maintain and expand the pallet, aiming for broader network adoption.

Ideal Labs proposes retroactive funding to develop and maintain a drand to Substrate bridge, bringing verifiable randomness to Kusama. The proposal includes a drand bridge pallet, a node template supporting arkworks host functions, a chain extension, and a contract environment for using randomness in ink! smart contracts, along with a demo dapp. The goal is to provide an easy-to-use module for other networks to acquire secure verifiable randomness and timelock encryption capabilities. Resources and timeline are not specified.

Drand Bridge Pallet | Retroactive Funding

**Alina: Substrate Developer and Content Creator**

- Alina is a Rust/Substrate developer and a graduate of the Polkadot Blockchain Academy.
- She creates beginner-friendly YouTube videos to help developers understand the Substrate environment.
- Her goal is to attract more developers to the Kusama ecosystem.
- She has made three videos:
  1. Explains Polkadot SDK, Substrate, FRAME, and Pallets.
  2. Defines core terms in the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems.
  3. Discusses the Balances and Assets Pallets in Substrate.
- Alina is requesting a tip of 110 KSM for her work.

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WHO: Alina, Rust/Substrate developer and Polkadot Blockchain Academy alumni.

WHAT: Creating beginner-friendly technical content on YouTube to attract more developers to the Kusama ecosystem.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Requesting a tip of 110 KSM for the work already done. No specific timeframe or additional resources mentioned.

Retroactive tips for Rust content to onboard developers into PolkadotSDK

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Polkadot Apps/Dapps Discovery Platform is a project aimed at creating a central hub for discovering apps, blockchains, wallets, and explorers built on the Polkadot ecosystem. The platform will have a user-friendly interface, search and filter options, project profiles, real-time data, and campaign management tools. The goal is to centralize information, simplify understanding, increase accessibility, enhance visibility, and foster engagement within the Polkadot ecosystem. The project is led by Abdul Kabugu, a Polkadot contributor and winner of multiple hackathons. The timeline includes design and prototyping in the first phase and public launch in the second phase.

WHO: Abdul Kabugu, a Polkadot contributor and developer.

WHAT: Create a unified platform for developers and users to discover and engage with apps, blockchains, wallets, and explorers built on the Polkadot ecosystem.

PRICE: $10,000 ($4,700 for Phase 1 and $5,300 for Phase 2).

TIMEFRAME: Phase 1 (Design and Prototyping) - 1.2 months, Phase 2 (Public Launch) - 1 month.

RESOURCES: UI/UX design, prototype development, feedback collection, public release, user feedback, bug fixes, ongoing support, and continuous improvement.

Polkadot Apps/Tools Discovery Platform

This proposal is about changing the burn mechanism in the Kusama and Polkadot protocols. The current system burns 2% of the treasury's funds if they are not spent within a certain time. The proposal suggests allowing OpenGov to change the parameters of the burn mechanism, making it more flexible and easier to control. This would help avoid running up a large balance and encourage spending. The proposal also mentions redirecting 10% of the burn to the Kappa Sigma Mu society account.

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Kusama proposes to allow OpenGov to change the parameters of the burn mechanism, which currently burns 2% of treasury funds if not spent. This will enable tokenholders to control the protocol and avoid unnecessary burns. The proposal suggests that it should be quite trivial to make the BurnDestination configurable on runtime/governance as part of the new inflation pallet.

WFC: Allow OpenGov to change the parameters of the burn redirect if not currently possible with upcoming inflation pallet

- **Project Name**: QueryWeb3  
- **Goal**: Create a platform to gather and organize information in the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems.  
- **Problem Solved**: Makes it easier to find important data like staking yields, airdrops, and top projects.  
- **Features**:  
  - Find high-yield financial products.  
  - Track wallet activities and big transactions.  
  - Check NFT rewards and airdrops.  
  - Use AI to provide smart information.  
- **Benefits**: Better user experience and faster access to important data.  
- **Equity**: 5% to Kusama treasury, 10% to Polkadot treasury.  
- **Future Plans**: Add more services like investment tools and app chains.

WHO: H1qzURXmYGLfwMsviLpMeN8S9zjAPmc1LBCSeQkCAieKUFs

WHAT: Develop a BI and AI-powered information service platform for the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystem to address information fragmentation, improve information retrieval and transaction efficiency, enhance user experience, and increase user satisfaction.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 3270 KSM ($56833) from 2024/08/20 to 2024/11/20. Kusama treasury to receive 5% equity, while Polkadot treasury to receive 10% equity.

QueryWeb3

Subscan is a block explorer and analytics tool for the Kusama network. It helps the community by providing insights and information. To keep Subscan running, it needs money for things like computers, security, and people to work on it. The people who make Subscan want to get money from the Kusama treasury to help pay for these things.

They are asking for $56,144.12 from the Kusama Treasury. This includes money for the time from April to June and some money for later in the year. The amount of KSM (Kusama's money) they will get will be decided by the price of KSM at the time they ask for the money.

You can read more about their proposal here: [link to proposal]

The people who make Subscan say thank you to the community for their help and feedback. They have tried to make their costs lower, but they need to keep Subscan good and updated. If they don't get the money they need, they might have to stop Subscan from working on the Kusama network. They hope to keep helping Kusama and want the community's support.

Subscan requests a reimbursement of $56,144.12 USD from the Kusama Treasury to cover the operation and maintenance fees for Subscan from April to June 2024, including server infrastructure, security, and personnel costs. The reimbursement will ensure the continuous operation and maintenance of Subscan, contributing to the growth and development of the Kusama network. The final KSM amount will be calculated based on EMA7 at the time of official submission.

Subscan | Infrastructure Costs of Subscan for Kusama & Statemine Networks (from April to June 2024)

- Current platforms like forums and social media don’t help OpenGov debates well.  
- Problems include messy discussions, hard-to-follow arguments, and misinformation.  
- A new forum is proposed with better tools for debates.  
- Features include organized arguments, easy navigation, and voting.  
- It helps track discussions, find compromises, and review proposals.  
- Real-time updates and timelines make debates clearer.  
- The goal is better, fairer, and more open discussions for OpenGov.

WHO: Unspecified group proposing a new discussion forum. 

WHAT: Proposing a new discussion forum with structured debates, enhanced navigation, in-depth analysis, Q&A and compromise, proposal review, analytics dashboard, timeline slider, and chat functionality. 

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

OpenGov Argumentree: improve decision quality

### Mimir 2.0 - Multisig and Proxy Optimization

- **Project Overview**: Mimir 2.0 aims to enhance multisig and proxy account features in the Polkadot ecosystem, making them more user-friendly and versatile.
  
- **Key Features**:
  - **1/N Multisig**: Allows users to create multisig accounts with a single signer, improving accessibility.
  - **Proxy Accounts**: Introduces a new account structure called Proxy accounts, which can delegate permissions for enhanced security and convenience.
  - **Batch Transactions**: Enables users to bundle multiple transactions together, simplifying complex operations.
  - **Cross-Chain Monitoring**: Provides safety checks to prevent asset loss during cross-chain transactions.

- **User Benefits**:
  - **Simplified Account Management**: Makes it easier for both individual and institutional users to manage their assets securely.
  - **Enhanced Security**: Offers advanced security features like delayed proxy and watch-only modes.
  - **Better User Experience**: Improves the overall user experience with features like transaction caching and optimistic proposals.

- **Integration**:
  - **Network Compatibility**: Mimir supports integration with dozens of networks within the Polkadot ecosystem.
  - **Application Integration**: Has been integrated with several applications, including Subsquare, Bifrost App, and Crust Files.

- **Social Impact**:
  - **Community Engagement**: Mimir has grown its Twitter following to over 2,000 and organized 8 events with around 200 participants.

- **Milestones**:
  - **Multisig Optimization**: Focuses on adapting 1/N multisig, transaction caching, and cross-chain transfer monitoring.
  - **Proxy Account Adaptation**: Includes normal and pure proxy accounts, with features like proxy relationship binding and permissions check.
  - **Watch-Only Accounts**: Allows users to monitor multisig accounts for enhanced transparency.

- **Budget**: The project is seeking a payment of 7,253 KSM ($166,120) for the development and implementation of these features.

Mimir 2.0 - multisig optimize and proxy pallet support

UniversalDot Foundation is creating a decentralized freelancing app using Substrate. They have already built a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) with help from a grant by the WEB3 Foundation. The MVP is already deployed and can be explored through their documentation and demonstration videos. They are asking for more funds to continue developing and launching the app. The community's feedback is important for funding this project. The full proposal and additional project details can be found in the provided links.

UniversalDot Foundation requests additional Treasury funds to continue developing and launching their decentralized freelancing application built on Substrate. The MVP has already been built, and they are seeking community feedback and funding. No specific price/timeframe/resources are mentioned.

Freelancing Platform Development

[Big Spender] Wrong proposal, please vote nay

- A college blockchain project wants to teach students about Polkadot (Dotsama) in China.  
- They plan to work with 6 universities to create courses in Chinese.  
- The goal is to train 900 students and help 3,000 learn about blockchain.  
- They will share lessons online and pick the best student projects.  
- The team has experience with blockchain education in China.  
- They ask for 1,911 KSM (a type of cryptocurrency) to fund 3 months of work.  
- Previous proposals didn’t pass, but they improved their plan.  
- They will post updates every month to show progress.

WHO: GoJFTV1woTYY24MJhB3bBrWLrmH1RfHBxawo4Lt24fMbrnU

WHAT: Establish IUR-DAO and cooperate with six Chinese universities to offer PBA-based Chinese introduction courses, train instructors, carry out graduate project design and entrepreneurial practice, and guide outstanding graduates to participate in Polkadot Hackathon.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Requesting 1911 KSM total allocation for August 2024 - October 2024 (3 months) depending on EMA(30) AVG rate (KSM = 22.29 USDT).

College Blockchain IUR(Industry-University-Research) Cooperation

### Summary of Bounty 11 Progress

- **Curator Request:** The previous curator of Bounty 11 failed to extend the expiry and is now unassigned. They propose to be reassigned to finish their work.
  
- **Achievements:**
  - Refactored vesting scan.
  - Extracted assets pallet scan and fixed bugs.
  - Added a package to scan recovery pallet business.
  - Supported proxy pallet scan.
  - Created a GraphQL server to serve business data.
  - Developed new front-end pages for vesting and recovery.
  - Refactored front-end pages for assets.

- **Failures:**
  - Failed to attract more developers through child bounties due to time-consuming collaborations.

- **Plan:**
  - Next step is to implement proxy-related UIs.

OpenSquare proposes to be reassigned as the curator of bounty 11 to continue their work. They have achieved several milestones, including refactoring vesting scan and creating a GraphQL server. They failed to bring more developers through child bounties. Their plan is to implement UIs related to proxies after finishing the proxy scan.

Reassign the curator of bounty 11

- **It Remains** is a big project with books, TV shows, games, and digital collectibles set in a future world.
- It is made by famous artists who worked on movies like *WALL-E* and *Finding Nemo*.
- The project has over 50,000 fans worldwide and uses blockchain technology.
- It will include the Kusama (KSM) token and its Canary symbol in its story and games.
- People can get discounts on It Remains products if they use KSM to buy them.
- Users can earn KSM by playing games and interacting with the project.
- The Kusama logo will be shown at big events like art shows and comic conventions.

It Remains proposes to integrate Kusama and its Canary symbol into its media franchise, including books, TV series, WEB3 games, NFTs, augmented reality, and digital collectibles. The integration will include in-story gamification, KSM exclusive discounts, KSM rewards, and Kusama logo sponsorship at future events. The initiative aims to promote KSM among a vibrant community of nerds, gamers, and blockchain natives. For a detailed proposal, check the provided document.

Kusama X It Remains Integration and Promotion

- Kusama is considering a $30 million deal with ABO Digital for stablecoin financing over 3-5 years.
- Stablecoins help reduce payment volatility and support growth in the Kusama/Polkadot ecosystem.
- Benefits include low risk, automation, and no middlemen.
- Downsides are slow acquisition, fixed terms, and lack of flexibility.
- The deal allows Kusama to draw funds as needed, with no obligation to use the full amount.
- ABO Digital gets a 10% discount on KSM tokens, aligning their profits with Kusama's success.
- The deal is higher risk but could lead to better strategic planning and lower costs over time.
- Kusama will also integrate Brale for native stablecoin minting, keeping yields within the ecosystem.

Kusama is negotiating a $30m financing deal with ABO Digital to acquire stablecoins for the treasury, allowing for more active strategic planning and budgeting. ABO Digital would receive a 10% discount on the spot price EM7/14/30 etc, and there is a structuring fee for the deal. The deal is a convertible note structure, meaning the Kusama treasury receives stablecoins immediately while ABO has 12 months to sell down their received KSM. The size of each call on the facility is up to the Kusama community, and there is no obligation to draw down from the funding. The stablecoins from this deal can be natively minted in Kusama AH, with the yield remaining within the ecosystem.

WFC: Negotiate a $30m structured financing deal between Kusama and ABO Digital to acquire stablecoins for the AH treasury via a series of strategic draw downs over the next 3-5 years.

- Polkadot has a new Foundation in the Cayman Islands to help the community with legal protections, but it doesn’t include Kusama.
- Kusama might need its own similar Foundation in the future.
- The team is working with legal experts to make this happen faster and cheaper.
- A British Virgin Islands (BVI) entity might work better for Kusama’s needs.
- The team has already worked with legal partners for Polkadot’s Foundation.
- If the proposal passes, they will ask for funding to start the legal work.
- If it doesn’t pass, they will find another way to help Kusama.

Polkadot proposes to establish a Foundation to serve only DOT holders initially, with a separate foundation to serve KSM holders later. The proposal aims to fast track the process in a cost-efficient manner with existing legal partners. The proposal includes submitting a funding proposal for legal research and structuring, with an initial £10,000 retainer with Walkers.

WFC: Establish a legal entity or entities to provide limited liability, contractual assurances and commercial interests specific to the Kusama collective

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### Polkadot Mexico Activities Summary

- **Event Participation**: Polkadot Mexico is participating in an event in Monterrey on August 17, 2024.
- **Participants**: The event involves universities, developers, blockchain ecosystems, and a Digital Bank in Mexico.
- **Objective**: The goal is to boost the developer sector in Mexico, focusing on Rust and guiding them towards the Polkadot SDK.
- **User Attraction**: The event aims to attract users and build relationships with small and medium-sized enterprises (PyMes) in Mexico.
- **Collaboration**: Polkadot Mexico seeks to collaborate with companies and universities to benefit Polkadot.
- **Hackathon Participation**: A mentor from Polkadot Mexico participated in the Polkadot Hackathon in Seoul in 2023.
- **Full Proposal**: Detailed information about the proposal can be found in the provided link.

Polkadot Mexico aims to boost the developer sector in Mexico by participating in an event in Monterrey on August 17, 2024. They plan to guide developers towards Polkadot SDK, attract users, and build relationships with PyMes in Mexico. The proposal does not mention a specific price or timeframe.

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