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

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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.

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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 got funding and completed most of their goals.
- They noticed issues with how money is spent and created a system called Imbue Grants to fix it.
- They showed how it works on a test network called Rococo.
- Next, they want to show it on Kusama by giving a grant and then refunding most of the money back.
- They have 5 people who will approve the grant.
- They think the treasury should support XCM transfers for better flexibility.
- They will move money to a special account to make the demo work.
- They want feedback from the community to improve their system.

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

- A follow-up request for funds from Polkadot Safari 2023 is being made.  
- The first request had a mistake due to currency changes and KSM value drop.  
- The total needed was $289,313, but now only $24,400 is left to pay organizers.  
- Some contributors changed, and the Kenyan currency helped lower costs.  
- The delay happened because signatories needed to approve the request.  
- All conference expenses were paid before paying the organizers.  
- A report with details is linked for more information.  
- Thanks to the community for understanding.

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 is asking for $18,765 to fund their RPC services for Q3 2023.
- They served over 300 million RPC requests for Kusama, Statemine, and Westmint in Q2.
- Their services use decentralized infrastructure in Sweden and Tunisia.
- They provide transparent operational data at https://stats.dwellir.app/.
- Key stats: 
  - Kusama RPC nodes served 275,795,145 requests last quarter.
  - Statemine RPC nodes served 68,146,379 requests last quarter.
  - Westmint RPC nodes served 9,264,542 requests last quarter.
- The proposal includes running public RPC endpoints and a highly available boot node.

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 is asking for 84.21 KSM (worth $2,000) to fund a new Discord bot.
- The bot helps communities vote on important decisions using Discord.
- It connects to OpenGov referenda and allows anonymous voting.
- The next step is to make the bot vote on-chain for the community.
- This bot is not just for ChaosDAO; it’s for all groups to join governance.
- You can read the full plan in the linked document.

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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 decision deposit has been placed for a referendum about a Gavin Wood documentary.
- The referendum is now active and is numbered 239.
- The project is requesting 600 KSM from the treasury.
- The full project proposal is available in a linked document.
- Gavin Wood will give his consent in the comments.
- The person posting will answer questions and take suggestions during filming and editing.
- Voting is encouraged, and everyone is wished a happy voting experience.

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 service for validators and node operators since 2021.
- It helped make the Kusama network reliable.
- Warp Sync made snapshot services like Polkashots.io unnecessary, so it stopped in April 2023.
- The team is asking for 74% of their cloud costs from January to April 2023.
- They are requesting 332.5 KSM from the Kusama community.
- A similar request for 999 DOT is being made to the Polkadot community.
- The total amount requested is $13,490 USD.
- This is a follow-up to a previous proposal that did not pass.

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

- **What is Bifrost?**  
  Bifrost is a blockchain project that helps people use their staked KSM (Kusama) tokens in other ways, like trading or lending, without losing their staking rewards.

- **What is vKSM?**  
  vKSM is a special token created by Bifrost that represents staked KSM. It allows people to use their staked KSM in different apps while still earning rewards.

- **What is the Proposal?**  
  Bifrost is asking the Kusama Treasury for 50,000 KSM to help grow the vKSM market. They will pay it back with interest after one year.

- **Why is this Important?**  
  This helps more people use KSM in different ways, like trading or lending, which makes the Kusama ecosystem stronger and more useful.

- **How Will the Money Be Used?**  
  The 50,000 KSM will be used to create trading pairs (like KSM and vKSM) on different apps, making it easier for people to trade and use their staked KSM.

- **What Happens Next?**  
  Bifrost will follow a plan to borrow the KSM, use it to grow the vKSM market, and then pay it back with interest by July 2024.

- **What Has Bifrost Done Before?**  
  Last year, Bifrost borrowed KSM and successfully grew the vKSM market. They paid it back with interest, and now they want to do it again to keep growing.

- **Why Trust Bifrost?**  
  Bifrost has a good track record, and they have already paid back their last loan with interest. They are working to make the Kusama ecosystem better for everyone.

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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 is a tool for exploring and analyzing the Kusama and Statemine networks.
- It helps the Substrate community by providing important information.
- Running Subscan costs a lot of money for servers, security, and people.
- A proposal asks for $60,185 from the Kusama treasury to keep Subscan running from July to December 2022.
- The amount in KSM will be based on the EMA7 price when the proposal is submitted.
- This support will help Subscan continue to work and grow the Kusama network.
- People are asked to support or give feedback on the proposal.

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)

- A developer is asking for support to help with the costs of running and building tools for the Kusama and Polkadot communities.
- The tools include:
  - A website to see current and future nominations for 1kv Kusama.
  - A dashboard for 1kv Kusama.
  - A calculator for planck (a small unit of cryptocurrency).
  - A new service that checks 1kv nodes for communication issues and reports them.
- The new service was completed on July 12, 2023, and is now available.
- People who find these tools helpful can vote to support the proposal.
- The developer welcomes any ideas or requests from the community.

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 helps track decentralization on Kusama.  
- They made updates to improve how it works and shared them in blog posts.  
- Added support for Parachains and Statemine.  
- Found and fixed 2 issues with Polkadot/substrate.  
- Added Scaleway as a backup for IPFS.  
- Asking for 9 months of funding to keep Polkawatch running.  
- Trying to help the Treasury by delaying new projects.  
- Check their proposal for more details and share feedback.

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 Proposal: Kusama decentralization analytics, 9 months Continued operation (50% already delivered)

- Subscan is a tool that helps people see what happens on Kusama and Polkadot networks.  
- It asks for money to pay for computer servers it already used for 6 months in 2025.  
- The total request is $141,624, which will be turned into KSM coins.  
- Subscan kept its services running really well, with almost no downtime.  
- It paid for all extra work itself, so the Treasury only pays for basic costs.  
- Past proposals show this is a normal way Subscan asks for payment.

Treasury Proposals