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### Proposal Summary

- This proposal is a follow-up to an earlier one from August, aiming to fund the development and maintenance of the Kusama RPC service.
- **Milestone 1:** Upgrade the RPC service to run on new, dedicated hardware for better performance.
- **Milestone 2:** Hire a Rust developer to optimize the RPC code, improving resource efficiency.
- The proposal currently covers only Milestone 1 and 2. Future proposals will address continued maintenance and further development.
- The RPC service is already online, with a pull request available on GitHub.
- A full detailed proposal can be read in a Google Docs document.
- The KSM rate is based on a 30-day average tool provided by Subscan.

Awarded

 Proposal: Update 1, RPC-node Dwellir

### Summary of Treasury Proposal

- **MIDL.dev** is an Estonian company providing blockchain database snapshots for Kusama.
- They offer daily snapshots of the Kusama network, helping node operators and validators.
- Snapshots are available on **polkashots.io**, with metadata and download links.
- The service includes incident management and redundancy for continuity.
- Costs include labor (660 EUR/month) and cloud expenses (with a 30% markup).
- Snapshots are hosted on Google Cloud, using the premium tier for faster speeds.
- The proposal requests 32.34 KSM for covering operational expenses.

Polkashots.io maintenance

### Summary of Patract's Work

1. **Patract** develops tools for Polkadot's Wasm contract technology.
2. They completed projects like **Himalia** and **Ask!** with Polkadot Treasury support.
3. **Pallet-Contracts** and **ink!** saw major updates, including refactoring and new features.
4. **Elara** API service incurred significant cloud server and bandwidth costs.
5. **Himalia** SDK had 16 commits for PatractGo and 6 for PatractPy, with a maintenance cost of $2400.
6. **Elara** for Kusama, Statemine, Westend, and Westmint had a total maintenance cost of $74,980.
7. Overall, Patract spent $77,380, equivalent to 234 KSM at the time.

Patract Labs' maintenance cost for Kusama of 2021

**Nova Wallet Proposal Summary**

- Nova Wallet is an iOS/Android app for the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems.
- The proposal suggests adding a DApp browser for connecting to web apps.
- It includes integrating Statemine/Statemint tokens and NFT support.
- The proposal also plans to improve staking features and the user interface based on community feedback.
- Nova Wallet aims to be open-source and community-oriented.
- The team previously developed Fearless Wallet and is now focusing on Nova Wallet.
- The proposal details further development and costs for these new features.

Nova Wallet Proposal: DApp browser, Statemine/Statemint integration, NFT support, Staking & UI rework and improvements

Rejected

Proposal: CHAOS 2021 - Kusama Conference (Virtual)

Proposal: Parachain Lease Offering Dashboard

### Robots Waiting for Kusama Proposal - Milestone 1

- **Purpose**: Demonstrate Kusama network capabilities for robotics technicians.
- **Partners**: Universities with robotics departments.
- **Robots**: 10 robotic devices will be used in this milestone.
- **Tasks**:
  - Negotiate with universities for robotic devices.
  - Provide technical support to participating universities.
  - Prepare and test each robot's ROS-module.
  - Collect and send telemetry data.
  - Document results with videos and reports.
- **Budget**: 850 KSM (80 KSM per robot + 50 KSM for operational costs).
- **Duration**: Approximately 12 weeks.
- **Proposer**: HqnKDzYBnFpGH5jXYZmUFXFnz76ynKN6nTh3De3oRxA9gYu.
- **Next Steps**: Complete the first milestone and proceed to the next 4 milestones.

Robots Waiting for Kusama: Milestone 1

The DotSama Experience - A virtual journey through the Kusama & Polkadot Networks

### Summary of Polkadot and Kusama Educational Video Project

- **Objective**: Create an educational video to visually explain the Polkadot and Kusama networks, focusing on their protocols and dynamics.
- **Phase 1**: Completed and approved, providing foundational work.
- **Phase 2**: Detailed in a linked proposal, aiming to further explain the networks' architecture.
- **Challenges**: Complexities in visualizing the protocols and integrating them with music.
- **Purpose**: Educational experiment to help token holders understand the networks better.
- **KSM Rate**: Current rate is $383.69 USD, based on Subscan's daily chart.
- **Links**: 
  - Phase 2 Proposal: [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AmiokdP7Re4O6YA9ribIgUwQkb07QVhT9BLxaWuyp0g/edit?usp=sharing)
  - Phase 1 Report: [here](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/motion/353#929c5265-ba06-4c2c-89a0-06674bf3950e)

Kusama Spending Proposal - Educational Music Video (Phase 2), Polkadot and Kusama Networks protocols and dynamics by NibbleBits

**Parachains.info Proposal Summary**

- **Proponent:** DQKDxdDvG6CMPasExAHC9H9VSpB6d8CcKnspphwXs28FzC6
- **Date:** 10.11.2021
- **Requested Funding:** USD 14,728.00 quarterly (USD 4,909.33 monthly)
- **Purpose:** To fund the operation, maintenance, and development of Parachains.info, a website providing unbiased information on parachain projects and auctions in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Problem:** Difficulty in finding and comparing information about parachain projects, especially during auction periods.
- **Auction Complexity:** The auction process has two phases and a random bid winner assessment point, but no public tool represented auction events on a timeline.
- **Example:** A project won auction nine due to the timing of the candle end, highlighting the need for better tools.
- **Discussion:** No feedback was received on the initial proposal discussion.

Proposal: Maintenance and future development of Parachains.info

**Speck Wallet**

- A web extension for Kusama and Polkadot users.
- Works on Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Brave browsers.
- Features include sending/receiving funds, address book, and multi-wallet support.
- Offers real-time fiat balance, access management, and staking support.
- Supports hardware wallets and has developer documentation.
- Initially supports Kusama and Polkadot, with plans to expand.
- Project divided into 3 milestones, with payments alternating between Kusama and Polkadot.
- Currently covering Milestone 1, with a Kusama rate of $403.06.

Speck Wallet - A new user-friendly wallet extension for the Polkadot ecosystem

### Pinknode Proposal Summary

- **Funding**: The proposal seeks half of its budget from the Kusama Treasury, with the other half already approved by the Polkadot Treasury.
- **Purpose**: Pinknode aims to improve its node-as-a-service platform, which supports the Polkadot ecosystem by providing reliable API endpoints and node services.
- **Current Status**: Since launching in June 2021, Pinknode has processed over 200 million API requests.
- **Phase 1 Goals**: The proposal focuses on enhancing the front-end to improve user experience, management, and monitoring.
- **User Benefits**: 
  - Easier management of project keys.
  - Better insights into usage patterns.
  - Improved collaboration among team members.
- **Additional Information**: The full proposal can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XBWBRNuEl1bJBfiD1TyEZN-k4PonabV2Wr7p8DKED1E/edit?usp=sharing).
- **Kusama Rate**: The Kusama rate is currently $347.19 according to Subscan.
- **Discussion**: There is a recent discussion on the Polkadot Discussion forum [here](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/626).

Pinknode - Proposal: Improved dashboard for managing infrastructure

- Polkassembly is a key part of Polkadot and Kusama governance.
- This proposal requests quarterly payments for maintenance and operations.
- Costs include general maintenance, runtime upgrades, and infrastructure.
- The proposal covers October, November, and December 2021.
- Polkassembly supports both Kusama and Polkadot networks.
- Maintenance proposals will alternate networks every three months.
- This submission requests funds from the Kusama treasury.
- The full proposal details are available in the linked document.

Social Contract between Polkassembly and Kusama Treasury

Statescan NFT business implementation and features polish

### Summary

- **Service Introduction**: Provided free public API service for Kusama, Rococo, and Statemine nodes from July to September 2021.
- **Objectives**: Aimed to grow the ecosystem, scale existing projects, and assist network testing.
- **Service Performance**: 
  - Served over 8 billion requests, with a peak of 229 million in a day.
  - Data egress reached almost 56 TB.
- **Enhancements**: 
  - Improved dashboard and metrics collection for partners.
  - Enhanced load balancing and health monitoring.
- **Future Commitment**: Continues to offer free support with 500,000 daily requests.
- **Access**: Public API service available via Polkadot.js or specific endpoints.

OnFinality - High Performance Public Infrastructure (Q3 2021)

### Encointer Proposal Summary

- **Objective**: Launch Encointer as a "common good parachain" on Kusama.
- **Purpose**: Cover preparation tasks and operation expenses for onboarding.
- **Support**: Many Kusama councillors have already expressed support.
- **Details**: 
  - [Proposal description, budget, and roadmap](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Hfofao18fZBK2XxLTZaYAougW2-_tB8UVsEUKVQi4n0/edit?usp=sharing)
  - [Discussion on common good character](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/post/610)
  - [Council town hall video](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TSf1vfsA_O3wVhgmFa_Fw22vpuAmSIOY/view?usp=sharing)
- **Social Contract**: 
  - Aim to secure a parachain slot before slot 20.
  - Lease for 8 periods to allow community growth.
- **Assessment**: 
  - Evaluate Encointer's progress towards its whitepaper goals.
  - Check community activity and integration with other parachains.
  - Review governance and decentralization roadmap.
- **Funding**: 
  - Proposal requests 35,800 USD, translated to KSM based on a 30-day average price.

Encointer pre-launch expenses to become common good parachain

### Nibble Bits Project Summary

- **Creators**: Nibble Bits is a London-based creative duo with over 10 years of experience in Visual Effects, including an Academy Award for "Jungle Book."
- **Collaborations**: They have worked with artists like Ed Sheeran and Chance The Rapper, and brands such as Apple, Samsung, and Heineken.
- **Project Goal**: To create a visual interpretation of the Polkadot and Kusama protocols, helping token holders understand their dynamics.
- **Design Challenge**: The project involves complex visualizations of protocol functions, synchronized with music.
- **Educational Experiment**: The project aims to explore and understand the architecture of Kusama and Polkadot through visual and rhythmic interpretation.
- **Primary Focus**: The final product will be an aesthetically compelling music video that stands on its own.
- **Funding**: This proposal covers the first two months of work, with a second proposal to follow based on progress review.
- **KSM Rate**: The project uses a 30-day average KSM rate of $345.

Kusama Spending Proposal - Educational Music Video, Polkadot and Kusama Networks protocols and dynamics by NibbleBits

### Kusama Network RPC Node Proposal Summary

- **Purpose**: Improve and maintain RPC nodes for Kusama network.
- **Impact**: Ensures users can access the Kusama chain if existing nodes fail.
- **Development Focus**: Deployment automation and using multiple DNS registrars.
- **Pull Request**: Submitted to Polkadot.js Apps for RPC service integration.
- **Proposal Details**: Available in a Google Doc.
- **Maintenance**: Covers first 3 months and ongoing improvements.
- **KSM Rate Tool**: Provides 30-day average KSM rate by Subscan.

 Proposal: Kusama RPC-node Dwellir

### Klever Wallet Proposal for Kusama Integration

- **Objective**: Klever Wallet aims to expand into the Polkadot ecosystem, starting with Kusama.
- **User Base**: Klever serves over 2.5 million users globally, with 500,000 monthly active users.
- **Team**: Klever has a team of 50 developers and a 24-hour support team, plus 20 additional employees.
- **Previous Work**: Klever has successfully completed M1, M2, and M3 phases, funded by the treasury.
- **Current Proposal**: This is the second and final proposal to fully integrate Kusama into Klever Wallet.
- **KSM Rate**: The proposal uses the 30-day average KSM rate as of 10.09.2021.
- **Full Proposal**: A detailed proposal document is available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UeQkqUdv0RHeMMSWjHM84yD0KeTCDCT6w_DJ7G4dKSg/edit).

Klever Mobile Wallet Inclusion of Kusama (Milestone 3 & 4)

### 2022 Summer Polkadot Hackathon Proposal

- **Organizers**: OneBlock and Parity Asia
- **Previous Events**: Successfully hosted Polkadot Hackathons in March and June 2021
- **Objective**: Promote Substrate framework and convert learners into builders
- **Planned Events**: Two hackathons in June and December 2022
- **June Event**: Potentially aligned with Polkadot Decoded on June 29-30, 2022
- **December Event**: Exact dates to be determined (TBD)
- **Impact**: Previous hackathons helped promote Substrate and received positive feedback
- **Request**: Seeking financial support for operations and prizes

OneBlock  The 2022 Polkadot Hackathons proposal 

### Summary

- **Project Goal**: Extend KodaDot, an NFT explorer and marketplace, to support non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on Statemine, a network in the Kusama ecosystem.
- **Problem**: Creating NFTs on Statemine currently requires complex developer tools, making it difficult for end-users.
- **Deliverables**: 
  - User-friendly interface for minting, transferring, and burning NFTs on Statemine.
  - Interface to teleport KSM between Kusama and Statemine.
  - SubQuery indexing service for NFT data.
- **Milestones**:
  - **Milestone 1**: Focuses on NFT creation, teleportation, and setting up the SubQuery service.
- **Budget**: 27,000 € for the project.
- **Team**: Led by Matej Nemcek and Viktor Valastin, co-founders of KodaDot.

Integrate Statemine interaction into UI of KodaDot

### PolkaStats Treasury Proposal Summary

- **Proponent:** PolkaStats
- **Date:** 23-08-2021
- **Requested Amount:** 2.939 KSM
- **Purpose:** Fund operational costs for Kusama network from 01.09.2021 to 01.12.2021
- **Project:** PolkaStats is a Substrate block explorer focusing on Proof of Stake chains
- **Budget:** 221.07 € per month, totaling 0.979 KSM per month
- **Previous Proposals:** Two previous proposals were approved and executed
- **Usage:** Funds will cover server costs for PolkaStats operations

Proposal to fund PolkaStats operation costs for Kusama network from 01.09.2021 to 01.12.2021

### Cross-Chain User Interface for Asset Creation

1. **Standalone UI**: Includes hosting and DNS setup.
2. **Balance Reading**: Reads balances on Kusama and Statemine.
3. **Asset Creation**: Allows users to create new assets.
4. **Balance Checks**: Ensures sufficient balances on Kusama and Statemine.
5. **Transaction Listing**: Lists all required transactions, including cross-chain transfers.
6. **Transaction Execution**: Executes all necessary transactions.
7. **Progress Reporting**: Keeps users informed about transaction progress.
8. **Designs**: Available in Figma for feedback.

UI for easier creation of assets on Statemine

**VOXEL BRIDGE**

- Opened on August 10, 2021, after pandemic delays.
- Located under Vancouver’s Cambie Bridge.
- Exists in three forms: real-world mural, Augmented Reality (AR), and on the Kusama Network.
- Includes a detailed report on timelines, challenges, and costs.
- Final milestone includes a video documentation for the Kusama community.
- Video will be available by the end of September 2021.
- A significant event in Contemporary Art.
- Invites public to help spread the word about the unveiling.

Voxel Bridge 3rd and Final Milestone // Installment 3

### Summary of Post 816

- **Project Overview**: The post discusses the maintenance and development of [dotreasury](https://www.dotreasury.com), a treasury explorer for Kusama and Polkadot.
- **Server Costs**: The server fees for three months are $1350, running multiple nodes and services.
- **Development Work**: Continuous development includes improving code, performance, and UI, costing $5000 for 10 days of work.
- **New Feature**: Development of a grading system for proposals, costing $1500.
- **Total Cost**: The total cost for the project is $7850, which will be converted to KSM based on the MA30 price at the time of the proposal.
- **Metrics**: The project has moderate visitor numbers but needs more social media promotion.
- **Team**: The [OpenSquare team](https://www.opensquare.network/team) is dedicated to developing public goods and facilitating collaboration.

Treasury Proposals