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### Fearless Wallet Proposal Summary

1. **META-accounts**: One private key generates accounts for each network, allowing individual account replacement.
2. **Multi-asset support**: Users can manage tokens and features across supported Substrate networks without switching accounts or networks.
3. **New networks**: Includes Polkadot, Kusama, and Statemine (with Westmint). Other networks like parachains will be integrated based on team collaboration or straightforward integration.
4. **Mobile apps**: Open-source apps for iOS and Android.
5. **Substrate libraries**: Open-source libraries for iOS and Android.
6. **Features**: Non-custodial, decentralized, high UX/UI, performance, and security.
7. **User stats**: Over 25,000 active users and 150,000 daily requests to Kusama and Polkadot.
8. **Funding**: Fully supported by Kusama Treasury, developed by SORAMITSU.

Awarded

Fearless Wallet - Multi-asset & networks support proposal

### Milestone 2: Open-Source API for Kusama

- **Partners**: SubQuery/OnFinality and Fearless Wallet/SORAMITSU
- **Objective**: Develop an open-source API to provide read-only access to key data on the Kusama chain.
- **Features**:
  - Allows developers to create chain explorers without direct data queries.
  - Designed to be compatible with various parachains like Karura and Moonriver.
- **Outcome**: Enhances interoperability between decentralized applications (DApps) and parachains.
- **Open Source**: The API will be available on GitHub under the MIT license.
- **Community Involvement**: Invites feedback and contributions from the Kusama community.
- **Next Steps**: Continuously improve the API based on community input.

Open-Source DApp API: Milestone 2

### Ask! v0.3 Summary

1. **Project Management Tool**: Introduced `ask-cli` for project initialization and compilation.
2. **Performance Optimization**:
   - Merged `@storage` into `@contract` for simpler state variable management.
   - Improved key generation for state variables.
   - Reduced calls to `seal_set_storage` by updating state variables lazily.
   - Defined export formats for `Map` and `Array` in `metadata.json`.
3. **Enhanced Syntax**:
   - Switched annotation parameters from `()` to JSON format.
   - Improved `Event` syntax and added support for inheritance.
   - Enhanced annotation and parameter checking during compilation.
4. **Custom System Parameters**: Allowed customization of system-level data types like `Hash`, `AccountId`, `BlockNumber`, and `Balance`.
5. **Documentation and Testing**: Provided unit tests, tutorials, and API documentation.
6. **Timeline**: Development spanned 10 weeks with 3 developers.
7. **Cost**: Estimated total cost of $93,000, with a treasury proposal of 458 KSM.
8. **Verification**: Released on GitHub, with documentation and sample contracts.

Patract's treasury proposal for Ask! v0.3 (AssemblyScript Contract)

### SubVT

- **Purpose**: A mobile app for iOS and Android to help node operators manage their validators on Substrate-based blockchains.
- **Features**:
  - Customizable notifications for on-chain and off-chain events.
  - Node monitoring tools.
  - Reports on validator performance and income.
- **Milestones**: The proposal covers the first three of five planned milestones.
- **Cost**: The project is budgeted at 103.4747 KSM.
- **Exchange Rate**: The KSM-USD rate used is $245.084 as of July 13, 2021.
- **More Information**: Detailed proposal can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mCD1lRoEwbV3Xp5N-HzEKA0KROCmNkMFInLGd4nAz-k/edit?usp=sharing).

Treasury Proposal: SubVT (Substrate Validator Toolkit - former Subvalt) for iOS and Android - Milestones 1-3 of 5

### Proposal Summary

- **Objective:** Integrate Kusama support into DotScanner.com.
- **Challenges:** Hosting costs for DotScanner are high, and adding Kusama support could double expenses.
- **Proposal Focus:** Begin development with milestones 0 & 1.
- **Full Proposal:** Detailed proposal available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CYklxaMkBfZvf2ZEHj-OXgbGjrnvLDFvvvCl7ZkQcYk/edit?usp=sharing).
- **Cost Estimate:** 18.5 KSM, calculated based on the 30-day KSM rate.
- **KSM Rate Source:** [Kusama Subscan](https://kusama.subscan.io/tools/charts?type=price).

DotScanner.com Kusama Integration & Extra Features Milestones 0 & 1

**CryptoLab**

- CryptoLab is a website that helps people manage their cryptocurrency investments.
- It focuses on staking, which is like investing in a blockchain network.
- The website has two main features: Portfolio Benchmark and Portfolio Management.
- Portfolio Benchmark helps users choose the best validators to stake on.
- Portfolio Management tracks earnings and suggests changes to keep profits high.
- The website supports both Polkadot and Kusama networks.
- This proposal is for the first milestone on Kusama, with more to come for Polkadot.
- Feedback is welcome to improve the project.

Treasury Proposal - CryptoLab Staking Website (milestone 1)

Treasury proposal: a statemint fungible asset explorer by OpenSquare

### Summary

- **Partners**: SubQuery/OnFinality and Fearless Wallet/SORAMITSU
- **Goal**: Develop a common API for Polkadot/Kusama to improve DApp interoperability.
- **Milestones**: 
  1. Design and publish a common GraphQL API for Kusama.
  2. Create open-source projects and learning materials.
- **Outcome**: Better DApp interoperability and more developer support for Kusama.
- **Community Involvement**: Seek feedback to improve the API for various DApps.

Open-Source DApp API - Milestone 1

- The proposal suggests creating educational videos to help people understand Kusama (KSM) technology and its philosophy.
- The proposal document can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gziWLp0nsueqEix9lvBREHkBD8SkgpbBuPaHn8cjpaQ/edit?usp=sharing).
- The first two videos have already been made and can be seen [here](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/motion/283#b0963a4d-54db-4bf9-b460-1a350d9e9ce7).
- Bruno and PATRACT both left comments on the proposal.
- Bruno's comment is [here](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/post/667#144b7e1b-e07e-42ae-9f4d-ac13c45cda97).
- PATRACT's comment is [here](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/post/667#527d6f1c-0845-4718-a5e3-9bd360a0c2d8).

Kusama Explainer Video Series - Part 2

### Summary of Treasury Proposal

- **MIDLDEV OÜ** is an Estonian company proposing to provide blockchain database snapshots for the Kusama network.
- Services include daily snapshots, a website for downloads, and redundancy for continuity.
- Snapshots are available on IPFS and pinned for 3 days.
- The service has been operational for 6 months and is beneficial for validators.
- Future requests for funding will cover operational expenses for the previous 6 months.
- Monthly costs include labor and cloud expenses, totaling 977.33 EUR.
- The proposal requests 18.356 KSM for the next 6 months.

Polkashots.io maintenance + improvements

VLN: Sube v1.0

### Klever Wallet Proposal for Kusama Integration

- **Objective**: Klever Wallet seeks treasury funding to integrate Kusama into its platform.
- **Current Status**: Klever serves over 2.5 million users and supports 10 major blockchains.
- **Features**: 
  - Multi-cryptowallet with basic functions (hold, send, receive).
  - Staking for passive income.
  - Swap and buy crypto options.
  - Secure with military-grade encryption.
  - No registration or KYC required.
- **Expansion Plan**: Klever aims to expand these features into the Polkadot ecosystem, starting with Kusama.
- **Proposal Details**: Available in a [full document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UeQkqUdv0RHeMMSWjHM84yD0KeTCDCT6w_DJ7G4dKSg/edit?usp=sharing).
- **Milestones**: Covers the first two milestones.
- **Kusama Rate**: Currently at 468 USD per KSM.
- **Discussion**: Ongoing on [Polkassembly](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/post/584).

Klever Mobile Wallet Inclusion of Kusama (Milestone one and two)

### Phase 2 of the Validator Resource Center (VRC)

1. **Customizable Scoring**: Improved ranking method with customizable scoring to better match user preferences.
2. **VRC Score in Selection**: VRC score is now a key factor in the manual selection process for validators.
3. **New Metrics**: Added new metrics like performance based on historical data to simplify information for nominators.
4. **Filtering Technique**: New filtering helps reduce the number of validators, making selection easier.
5. **Staking Dashboard**: Introduced a dashboard with visual and numerical data about the network.
6. **Validator Selection**: New manual selection process with custom scoring and filtering.
7. **Dashboard Features**: Includes graphs showing average commission, self-stake, performance, and era-points over time.
8. **Nomination Management**: Tools to help nominators manage their on-chain nominations and handle critical events.

Validator Resource Center and Ranking Website for Kusama (Phase 2) - Milestones 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (Final submission)

### Stylo Wallet Maintenance Proposal

- **Purpose:** Covers maintenance costs for Stylo Wallet, including general upkeep, upgrades, and infrastructure.
- **Networks:** Supports both Kusama and Polkadot, alternating every six months.
- **Duration:** May to October 2021.
- **Amount:** 2,880.00 EUR or 8.90 KSM.
- **KSM Rate:** 323 EUR/KSM (based on monthly average).
- **Frequency:** Submitted bi-annually.
- **Beneficiary:** `ESByNCnB6Q3p5VQVEcEMvQCk6y6ahuSEv22oxxrQ2ybfggr`.
- **Details:** Past upgrades and budget info available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/18LI0BB5nnyhQJZW4-SdWOWy_Z6W3kObJUKSv53aU-fg/edit?usp=sharing).

Stylo wallet - recurring payment to cover maintenance costs

- OnFinality is a platform that helps developers build blockchain apps by providing important tools.
- They recently launched a shared node API service for the Kusama/Substrate community.
- They need funding to keep running two pools of Kusama nodes for three months (April, May, June).
- The cost for this is about $9,056.34 each quarter.
- In the first quarter of 2021, they handled over 252 million requests.
- They offer a free tier with 500,000 requests per day to make Kusama accessible to everyone.
- They also provide a one-click deploy dedicated node for customers needing more resources.
- You can access their public API service for free by creating an account or using Polkadot.js.

High Performance Public Infrastructure (Ongoing Costs for Q2 2021)

CryptoLocally is a peer-to-peer (P2P) cryptocurrency exchange that allows users to trade directly with each other without a middleman. It supports multiple blockchain networks, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, EOS, Binance Chain, Solana, and Tron.

- **Non-custodial**: Users keep control of their funds.
- **Global Reach**: Available worldwide with over 200 payment methods.
- **Blockchain Integration**: Supports various blockchains for trading.
- **DeFi Accessibility**: Makes decentralized finance (DeFi) easy for everyone.
- **Kusama Integration**: Plans to integrate with Kusama to improve market accessibility.
- **Long-term Vision**: Wants to be part of the Kusama/Polkadot ecosystem for the future.
- **Proposal**: Full details are available in the linked document.

CryptoLocally Kusama Integration Proposal

### ZKValidator Treasury Proposal Summary

- **Objective**: ZKValidator aims to raise awareness about privacy and zero-knowledge proofs (ZKP) in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Event Funding**: The proposal requests €8000 in DOT from the treasury to fund a virtual event.
- **Privacy Importance**: Privacy is crucial for broader blockchain adoption.
- **Awareness Raising**: The event will highlight the significance of privacy on Polkadot and foster discussions.
- **Networking**: The event will provide a platform for networking and idea sharing.
- **Previous Events**: ZKValidator previously hosted a privacy-focused workshop in 2019 and a virtual event in April 2021.
- **Support and Feedback**: ZKValidator welcomes support and feedback on the proposal.

Rejected

ZKValidator virtual event for Polkadot

### Proposal Summary

- **Objective**: Create educational videos to explain Kusama's technology and philosophy.
- **Content**: Initial proposal includes 2 videos, with 3 more planned.
- **Feedback**: Positive comments from community members like Alistair, Bruno, Dan R, and Hutch.
- **Cost**: Price based on KSM's EMA30 rate of $386 per KSM.
- **Next Steps**: Seeking more community feedback and planning future video proposals.

Kusama Explainer Video Series

### Cyberfuture on Parachains

- **Event Name**: Cyberfuture on Parachains
- **Organizer**: Bitfwd 比特未来
- **Dates**: 15th and 22nd April 2021
- **Format**: Online event
- **Sessions**:
  1. **DeFi and Developer Focus**: Introduction to Polkadot and Acala, aimed at beginners.
  2. **Culture and Ecosystem**: Focus on Art on Kusama, NFTs, and global developer ecosystem.
- **Speakers**: Experts working on NFT protocols and standards for Kusama.
- **Content**: Pre-event announcements and post-event educational videos and blogs.
- **Funding Request**: 10k USD in KSM for event planning, content creation, and promotions.
- **About Bitfwd**: Open-source crypto community since 2015, experienced in event management and content production.

Cyberfuture on Parachains by bitfwd 比特未来: 15th + 22nd April 

### Canonizer

- **Formerly**: PolkadotAssetJS
- **Purpose**: Develop NFT tools for Kusama
- **Milestones**: Submitted to the treasury
- **Features**:
  - NFT gallery
  - Developer tools for NFTs
- **Library**: Helps developers mint, transfer, and integrate NFTs
- **Application**: Allows artists to mint and manage NFTs on Kusama
- **Feedback**: Welcome on the new milestone submission
- **Previous Progress**: Available [here](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/post/313)

NFT for Kusama : PolkadotAssetJS - Canonizer Milestone 2 proposal

### Validator Resource Center and Ranking Website (VRC) Phase 2

- **Customizable Scoring**: Improved ranking method to better match user preferences.
- **New Metrics**: Added metrics like performance based on historic data.
- **Filtering Technique**: Helps nominators select validators by reducing the number of options.
- **Staking Dashboard**: Provides visual and numerical information about the network.
- **Milestones Completed**: Development covered milestones 2, 3, 4, and 5.
- **Future Work**: Includes manual selection, a dashboard, and a process for nominators to manage their nominations.
- **Budget**: Estimated at EUR 4139.23 or 19.70 KSM.

Validator Resource Center and Ranking Website for Kusama (Phase 2) - Report for milestones 2, 3, 4 and 5

### Ask! v0.2 Summary

1. **Data Storage Methods**: Introduces `spread` and `packed` storage methods for composite data types like maps, arrays, and objects.
2. **Annotations**: Adds new annotations like `@ignore`, `@packed`, `@event`, and `@topic` to enhance contract functionality.
3. **Contract Inheritance**: Implements contract inheritance, allowing for code reuse and more complex contract structures.
4. **Cross-Contract Calls**: Introduces `@dynamic` annotation for easier cross-contract calls, enabling interoperability between contracts.
5. **Event Functions**: Adds support for event functions using `@event` and `@topic` annotations.
6. **Timeline**: Development spans 10 weeks, with specific tasks allocated to different weeks.
7. **Cost**: Estimated total cost is $93,000, with a Treasury Proposal of 440 KSM.
8. **Verification**: Sample contracts will demonstrate ERC20, ERC721, contract inheritance, and cross-contract calls.

Patract’s treasury proposal for Ask! v0.2 (ink! in AssemblyScript)

**DeepDAO**

- A platform for discovering and analyzing DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations).
- Tracks over 100 top DAOs across five major platforms.
- Uses metrics like membership and assets under management (AUM) to rank DAOs.
- Currently focuses on Ethereum and xDAI, with plans to expand to other chains.
- Data is used by researchers, journalists, VCs, and DAO enthusiasts.
- Proposal aims to include Kusama Network on DeepDAO and similar platforms.
- Kusama will help in understanding data organization and governance mechanisms.
- Each DAO has a dedicated section with links, social media, and analysis.

Proposal DeepDAO <> Kusama Integration

OnFinality is a platform that helps developers build apps on the Kusama and Polkadot networks by providing infrastructure services. They recently launched a free API service that allows developers to access nodes on these networks.

- They served over 17 million requests in one day.
- They offer a free tier with up to 500,000 requests per day.
- They might introduce paid tiers in the future.
- They also provide dedicated nodes for more advanced needs.
- You can access their service by creating a free account or using Polkadot.js.
- They will return unused funds to the treasury.
- You can learn more about their proposal in a detailed document and chat with them on Telegram.

Treasury Proposal - High Performance Public Infrastructure (Milestone 2)

- Messari is proposing Polkadot to join the Messari Hub.
- The Hub is a marketplace for independent research by qualified analysts.
- Research will be freely available to users, developers, and investors.
- Reports will be shared through a newsletter and social media.
- Messari is requesting $125k in DOT, with a 10% premium for market volatility.
- The funds will be used for an initial "ecosystem report" and four quarterly reports.
- More details are available in the full proposal.

Treasury Proposals