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[RESUBMISSION OF REF 273] Bridge Hub Collator Compensation for June, July, and August

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SmallTipper

Adam Steeber recently led a community-driven runtime upgrade, documented in a [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlxjSstvsmM).
- He addressed hodler concerns through [Referendum 235](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/235).
- This was the first community-led runtime upgrade.
- A proposal has been made to reward his efforts with a treasury spend.
- The proposed tip is 15.79 Kusama (KSM) tokens.
- The proposal is detailed in [Referendum 274](https://kusama.subsquare.io/referenda/274).
- The aim is to recognize his hard work in decentralizing the ecosystem.

big_tipper

WHO: The proposer.

WHAT: Proposing a modest tip to recognize Adam Steeber's efforts in addressing hodler concerns and pioneering the first community-led runtime upgrade.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 15.79 Kusama (KSM) tokens through Referendum 274.

[Big Tipper] Advancing Decentralization: @asteeber's Educational Video on Runtime Upgrade

**Imbue Network Update**

- Imbue Network received treasury funding and has completed most milestones.
- Noticed tension around treasury spending and created Imbue Grants for accountability.
- Demonstrated Imbue Grants on AAG with Rococo chain.
- Next step: Demo on Kusama to show refunds back to the treasury.
- Grant of 10 KSM with two milestones: 1 KSM approved, 9 KSM refunded.
- Five approvers lined up, including members from Parity and Polkadot.
- Treasury currently doesn't support XCM transfers, so funds will be transferred to a parachain account.
- Aim is to ensure accountability and transparency while supporting different curators.
- Seeking community feedback on the proposed demo and how to best serve community needs.

Imbue wants to showcase their grants process on Kusama by launching a grant for 10 KSM with 2 milestones. The goal is to showcase refunds going back into the treasury. Milestone 1 for 1 KSM will get approved, while Milestone 2 for 9 KSM will get refunded back to the treasury. The demo will be evidence of the need for the treasury to support XCM transfers. Imbue believes their grants process is the best way to ensure accountability and transparency while remaining flexible enough to support different curators for different grants/projects.

Introducing Imbue Grants

- Polkadot Safari 2023 took place in March and April.
- A second allocation of funds is being requested.
- There was a delay due to waiting for signatories to approve the request.
- The previous request had an error, leading to a lower amount received.
- The received KSM was worth $234,127.97, less than the original ask of $289,313.
- The depreciation of the Kenya Shilling and changes in contributors reduced the remaining amount needed.
- The new difference is $24,400, which is the remaining amount to pay organizers.
- A detailed report and request for funds can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cNkVSpiFSz1dbwlHUm_dg_F6rie0CpGE7TFXv5AQ1TI/edit).

WHO: Polkadot Safari 2023 organizers<br>WHAT: Requesting $24,400 from the second allocation of funds from Kusama for conference expenses<br>PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified

POLKADOT SAFARI '23 (Request for second allocation of funds)

### Dwellir Q3 Funding Proposal

- Dwellir is requesting $18,765 for Q3 funding to cover expenses from Q2.
- In Q2, Dwellir served over 300 million RPC requests for Kusama, Statemine, and Westmint.
- Services were provided using decentralized bare-metal infrastructure in Sweden and Tunisia.
- Operational data is transparently available at [stats.dwellir.app](https://stats.dwellir.app/).
- The proposal includes two milestones: operating public RPC endpoints and running a boot node.
- Key statistics show:
  - Kusama RPC nodes served 3,064,391 requests per day (275,795,145 total).
  - Statemine RPC nodes served 757,182 requests per day (68,146,379 total).
  - Westmint RPC nodes served 102,939 requests per day (9,264,542 total).
- The full proposal can be read [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iKqYGYYSHl3BBxnb-18Wnog-ML2qbZ9zERqEMrBaVhA/edit?usp=sharing).

Dwellir requests $18,765 for Q3 funding to cover expenses of Q2, during which they served over 300 million RPC requests for Kusama, Statemine, and Westmint communities. The proposal is to further fund the development of RPC services and cover maintenance costs. The proposal includes two milestones: operate fully managed public RPC endpoints and run a highly available boot node. Dwellir offers top-tier, decentralized RPC services at an equitable price.

Kusama RPC services Dwellir Q3 2023

Tip for N4DRO for his forensic analysis of addresses associated with recent voting behavior

### ChaosDAO Proposal Summary

- **Proponent Address:** J7UBNJqKHkRi3NkxMV6Y43cMk1ZjEJWzq4z4XmqmNCcFTfM
- **KSM Requested:** 84.21 KSM (equivalent to $2,000 based on 7-day EMA as of 23-Jul-2023)
- **Objective:** Fund the next stage of development for a Discord bot that facilitates on-chain governance voting.
- **Current Status:** ChaosDAO has already created a Discord bot that pulls data from OpenGov referenda on Subsquare and Polkassembly.
- **New Feature:** The bot will allow Discord communities to anonymously vote on referenda and issue on-chain votes using a Governance Proxy.
- **Scope:** The bot is designed for all organizations, not just ChaosDAO, to participate in on-chain governance through Discord.
- **Full Proposal:** Available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_ch36KMtP_-2gG7MVWqx05TO5vrmhJelZJIfqM1a7Gs/edit?usp=sharing).

small_spender

WHO: ChaosDAO
WHAT: Funding for development of a Discord bot that enables on-chain governance voting on behalf of communities using a Governance Proxy.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 84.21 KSM ($2,000 based on 7d EMA on 23-Jul-2023 when the preimage was submitted). Full proposal available in the provided link.

OpenGov Community Voting Discord Bot

- A referendum (number 239) is being held regarding a documentary about Gavin Wood.
- The requested budget for the project is 600 KSM.
- The full project proposal is available in a Google Docs link.
- Gavin Wood will provide consent for the documentary.
- The filmmaker, Lovisa, will be available for questions and suggestions during filming and editing.
- The referendum is not number 240, as previously mentioned.
- Voting is now open for the referendum.

WHO: Gavin Wood and Lovisa Sunesson

WHAT: Gavin Wood documentary

PRICE: 600 KSM

TIMEFRAME: Not specified

RESOURCES: Not specified

VOTE OPEN Treasury Proposal : Funding for Gavin Wood documentary / portrait

- **Polkashots.io** was a snapshot service for validators and node operators since early 2021.
- The service was valuable for ensuring network reliability.
- Warp Sync made snapshot services redundant, leading to the service's shutdown in April 2023.
- The team is seeking reimbursement for 74% of their cloud costs from January to April 2023.
- The remaining costs will be covered by the team.
- This request follows a failed Polkadot referendum (Referendum 10).
- A new proposal seeks 332.5 KSM (Kusama) and 999 DOT (Polkadot) for a total of 13,490 USD.
- More details are available in the provided link.

Polkashots.io, a snapshot service for validators and node operators, is seeking reimbursement of 74% of cloud spend for Jan-Apr period, due to the implementation of Warp Sync. They are proposing a Small Spender proposal for 332.5 KSM, paired with a Polkadot proposal for 999 DOT, totaling **13,490 USD**.

Polkashots.io Cloud Costs January-April 2023

### Summary

- **Bifrost** is a parachain on Kusama and Polkadot that offers liquid tokens for staked assets.
- They are requesting **50,000 KSM** from the Kusama treasury to provide liquidity for KSM and vKSM pairs.
- This proposal is similar to a successful one from last year, which will be repaid on **July 20, 2023**.
- Bifrost aims to improve KSM staking liquidity and expand its use in various DeFi applications.
- They have already grown KSM staked with Bifrost from **70,108 KSM** to **347,823 KSM** in the past year.
- Bifrost has developed new vTokens and improved XCM V3 for better cross-chain communication.
- They plan to use the borrowed KSM on Zenlink and Mangata DEXs to provide liquidity.

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Bifrost requests 50,000 KSM from Kusama Treasury to provide liquidity for vKSM and KSM pair. The loan will be repaid with interest on July 20, 2023. Bifrost aims to facilitate capital flow of KSM staking and enhance the consensus security of Kusama network. The funds will be managed transparently through Kusama and Bifrost governance. Bifrost has achieved significant growth in the past year and has ongoing developments and collaborations.

Treasury proposal: KSM liquidity subsidy for KSM liquid staking token - vKSM

### Subscan Reimbursement Proposal

- **Purpose**: To cover the operation and maintenance costs of Subscan from July to December 2022.
- **Tool**: Subscan is a block explorer and analytics tool for the Kusama and Statemine networks.
- **Costs**: Includes server infrastructure, security, and personnel expenses.
- **Amount Requested**: 60,185 USD in Kusama (KSM).
- **Currency Conversion**: KSM amount will be based on the EMA7 price at the time of submission.
- **Previous Proposal**: Details available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wXSELzfmNH1CP9JbI5Nq1wu8H83vnxJJ22TEjkF2Wgg/edit#heading=h.mja6oa2ekup8).
- **Billing Details**: Available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/14jxQGNpviEkQBA8owGX1j2AyCUeNJ_t9QN-p-7he36E/edit?usp=sharing).
- **Goal**: Ensure continuous operation of Subscan to benefit the Kusama network.

WHO: Subscan team
WHAT: Proposing reimbursement of operation and maintenance fee for Subscan block explorer and analytics tool for Kusama & Statemine network from July to December 2022.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Total of 60,185 USD in Kusama, to be converted based on EMA7 price on day of submission.

Subscan | Infrastructure Costs of Subscan for Kusama & Statemine (from July to December 2022)

**Prostakers Toolchain Summary**

- **1kv Kusama**: Shows current and next nominations for 1kv.
- **Dashboard Kusama**: A dashboard for 1kv.
- **Planck Calculator**: A tool to calculate planck values.
- **Monitor Service**: Checks 1kv nodes for communication issues and reports them via email.
- **Completion Date**: The monitor service was completed on July 12, 2023.
- **Website**: [prostakers.com/tools](https://prostakers.com/tools)
- **Support Needed**: The developer is seeking support for operation and development costs for one year.
- **Feedback**: Requests and ideas for improvements are welcome.

The proposer is seeking support from the Kusama & Polkadot community for a toolchain that includes 1kv current & next nominations, a dashboard, a planck calculator, and a micro-service to periodically reach 1kv nodes and report communication issues. The resources are needed for the next 1 year. The 4th micro-service has been delivered on 2023/07/12.

Small Toolchain dev

### Polkawatch Summary

- **Polkawatch** provides decentralization analytics for Kusama.
- Recently improved observability using Node-Red and shared updates in a [blog post](https://blog.polkawatch.app/polkawatch-observability/).
- Added support for Parachains, including Aura consensus, and shared details in another [blog post](https://blog.polkawatch.app/parachain-support-statemine/).
- Found and reported [2 issues](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot/issues/6696) in Polkadot/substrate, collaborating with developers to resolve them.
- Implemented community feedback by adding Scaleway as a redundant IPFS endpoint.
- Seeking 9 months of continued operation for Polkawatch.
- Proposal includes deferring new developments and claiming operational costs only after 50% delivery to improve Treasury cash flow.
- Full details are available in the [detailed proposal](https://pwh.li/ksm23q13pf).

Polkawatch seeks 9 months of continued operation for Kusama decentralization analytics. They have deferred new developments and claim operational costs only after 50% has been delivered. More details in their proposal.

Treasury Proposals