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**Governance 2.0 Referenda Audits Proposal**

1. **Problem**: Many treasury proposals on Kusama are poorly structured, lack information, and are time-consuming for voters to understand.
2. **Solutions**: Existing documentation needs updating to better serve the wider Dotsama community.
3. **Proposed Solution**: Create guidelines for proposal creation and audits to provide clearer feedback.
4. **Key Deliverables**: Develop proposal and feedback templates, and produce at least 30 one-page audits.
5. **Success Criteria**: Reduce proposal writing time, increase community involvement in governance discussions.

Awarded

medium_spender

**WHO:** The proposer proposes a temporary Project Manager/Auditor role.

**WHAT:** The proposal aims to create a clear and precise framework for creating and presenting proposals and an audit framework for reviewers. The temporary PM will actively follow the governance tracks, check and audit the proposal content, and produce and publish the audit according to the created framework.

**PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES:** The PM role will be for a period of 3 months. The key deliverables include a proposal template, feedback template, and a minimum of 30 one-page audits. Success will be measured by reducing the time required to write a proposal and increasing community involvement in governance.

Governance 2.0 Referenda Audits

**DrCAO's Proposal for AIWeb3 Chinese Community Unit**

1. **Introduction**: DrCAO, former community manager at Parallel Finance and Para Space, proposes the creation of the AIWeb3 Chinese Community Unit.
2. **Mission**: The unit aims to support Chinese content creators in Dotsama, fostering connections between parachain projects and providing the latest information.
3. **Activities**: Focus on high-quality content creation, including dubbing, translating, and original content within Dotsama.
4. **Support**: Emphasis on assisting early-stage content creators to build their audience and brand.
5. **Community Feedback**: The proposal received positive feedback with 13 likes and 0 dislikes.
6. **Modifications**: The proposal was revised based on community input.
7. **Discussion**: Detailed community discussion can be found at [Kusama Polkassembly](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/post/2095).
8. **Engagement**: DrCAO welcomes further feedback and is open to tweaking the proposal as needed.

DrCAO proposes to build an AIWeb3 Chinese community unit to support Chinese content creators in Dotsama, build connections for different parachain projects, and provide the latest information in Dotsama. The proposal has received positive feedback and is open for further community discussion. No specific price, timeframe, or resources are mentioned.

AIWeb3 Chinese Unit proposal (爱Web3 中文社区提案)

### Subsquid Lab's Data Indexing Infrastructure

- **Purpose**: Provides high-performance data indexing for Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems.
- **Features**: Offers on-chain data in GraphQL format for major parachains.
- **Recent Upgrade**: "Fire Squid" release improved performance and added new features.
- **Usage**: Served over 129 million queries in September 2022.
- **Growth**: Sees steady increase in query volume over time.
- **Funding Request**: Seeking 1,447.28 KSM for ongoing operations.
- **Previous Proposals**: Has received funding in the past for similar projects.

**WHO**: Subsquid Lab Official

**WHAT**: Requesting 1,447.28 KSM for ongoing costs of running high performance, scalable, and reliable data indexing infrastructure for most of the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystem.

**PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES**: 1,447.28 KSM, ongoing.

Subsquid - Public data indexing Infrastructure for Polkadot and Kusama (Q3 2022)

- **Polkadot Insider** is a media site focused on the Dotsama ecosystem, providing news, educational content, and marketing support for projects.
- Launched in June 2022, it gained over 1 million impressions per month by December 2022.
- A proposal seeks funding for the next four months (Feb-May 2023) to expand its reach and create more content.
- Plans include expanding to YouTube for instructional videos and targeting South Asia.
- The proposal includes detailed performance reports, marketing strategies, and budget distributions.
- Public reports and a YouTube plan are available for community review.
- The team thanks supporters and plans to release a full report in June 2023.

Polkadot Insider seeks funding for the production and development of a media site for the Dotsama ecosystem, including creating insightful content, fast news, and support promoting projects. The proposal requests $61,390 for 4 months (February to May 2023) to expand work to the YouTube platform, create an instructional library, and manage a Crew3 community. The target audience is primarily in South Asia, and the proposal includes a detailed marketing strategy and budget distribution. The full proposal, spending folder, public report, and video YouTube plan are available for review.

Polkadot Insider - Production of Dotsama ecosystem contents [NEW PROPOSAL]

- The referendum was opened to test another aspect of OpenGov.
- The specifics of the test cannot be revealed to avoid bias.
- The outcome of the vote is not important for the test.
- The author prefers a successful outcome to continue funding a public staking payout bot.
- The bot is used for public staking payouts.
- The author previously conducted a similar test, details of which can be found [here](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/post/2151).
- The community is encouraged to have fun voting.

small_tipper

WHO: The proposer (unspecified)
WHAT: Testing an aspect of OpenGov by opening a referendum
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Unspecified, but proposer wants to continue funding an account used by a public staking payout bot

Open Governance Test

### Bounty 12 Evolution
- **Content Generation**: Bounty 12 has become a powerful tool for supporting early-stage creators in the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems.
- **KSM Rewards**: Creators are incentivized with KSM rewards and sub-bounties to produce content.
- **Decentralization**: Directors of specific units will now independently manage their units using WagMedia's tools.
- **Paraverse Content Creators**: This group, previously known as the General Unit, focuses on creating content about Polkadot and Kusama, especially parachains, relay chains, governance, and community principles.
- **Diverse Content Formats**: Creators produce various types of content, including interviews, articles, social media posts, and videos.
- **Improved Evaluation**: Tools and methods for evaluating and rewarding content have been enhanced.
- **Community Involvement**: The proposal has been discussed and refined based on community feedback.
- **Future Goals**: The aim is to continue spreading the story of Polkadot and Kusama.

WHO: Paraverse Content Creators, Directors of specific units, and WagMedia.

WHAT: Continuing funding for Paraverse Content Creators to support creators who generate content promoting Polkadot and Kusama.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

6 Month Funding of the Paraverse Content Creators

### Governance Dashboard Summary

- A governance dashboard for Kusama has been created to measure the impact of governance participation.
- The dashboard was funded by the Kusama treasury, with 10,500 Euros initially received and a proposal for the remaining 9,200 Euros (9,824 USD) being made.
- The dashboard is divided into three parts: a main dashboard, a single referendum view, and a single account view.
- The project faced delays, with initial delivery projected for July 2022 but completed later.
- The dashboard uses a custom SubSquid indexer for real-time data, though it currently runs on centralized servers and requires updates for runtime upgrades.
- The frontend is built using a Python framework called Dash, chosen for the developer's familiarity with Python.
- Future plans include extending the dashboard to include OpenGov (Gov2) data and incorporating feature requests from the community.

WHO: Proof of Chaos team

WHAT: Requesting 9200 Euros (398.5 KSM) for the remaining funding to build a governance dashboard that presents statistics, displays relevant information for a specific referendum, and provides insights into the voting behavior of a specific wallet.

TIMEFRAME: Delayed from initial projection of July 2022

RESOURCES: Custom SubSquid indexer and Python Framework called Dash were used. Interested in extending the dashboard to include OpenGov (Gov2) data.

Kusama Governance Dashboard

- PolkaGate team successfully submitted the first fast-unstake process on Kusama.
- The team is now testing multiple fast-unstake requests in parallel.
- Testing involves using batching functionality, which requires initial funds.
- The minimum nomination bond is 0.1 KSM, necessitating treasury allocation.
- Most funds can be returned after testing.
- The proposal suggests considering the funds as a gift to PolkaGate.
- PolkaGate has consistently been the first wallet to implement staking features.
- The team provides valuable feedback to the staking team.

WHO: The proposal is made by an individual to allocate funds from the treasury to the PolkaGate team.

WHAT: The proposal suggests allocating funds to the PolkaGate team to test the batching functionality by submitting multiple fast-unstake requests in parallel.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The proposal does not mention a specific price or timeframe, but suggests allocating initial funds to the PolkaGate team from the treasury.

Tip PolkaGate team for further testing of fast-unstake in Kusama

### Proposal Summary

- **Reward Adam**: Propose to give Adam 8 KSM for his work on Open Governance details.
- **Test Batch Statements**: Use this proposal to test giving rewards to multiple people at once.
- **Fund Public Validator Payouts**: Send 2 KSM to an account used for public validator payouts.
- **Adam's Contributions**: Adam compiled and maintained important information about Open Governance and participated in discussions on GitHub.
- **Batch Calls Test**: This proposal tests a new way to split rewards among different people, which wasn't possible before.
- **Public Staking Reward Bot**: 20% of the tip goes to a bot that pays out staking rewards, similar to an old system.
- **Future Model**: If successful, this method could be used for future payments.
- **Successful Test**: The proposer hopes this test will be successful.

big_tipper

WHO: The proposer
WHAT: To provide a reward to Adam (8 KSM), test the use of batch statements to issue rewards, and fund an account used for public validator payouts as a `finder's fee` (2 KSM)
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

For analysis of Open Gov parameters 

### Summary of Referendum

- **Purpose**: The referendum aims to give 0xTaylor a tip of 8 KSM and test OpenGov's protection against overspending in multiple transactions.
- **0xTaylor's Contributions**: 0xTaylor is known for his work on security, including creating a blacklist on Polkassembly to prevent misleading usernames and reporting exploits like the `Hasura GQL endpoint`.
- **Security Testing**: The proposal tests OpenGov by attempting to spend 16 KSM in two 8 KSM batches. The first batch goes to 0xTaylor, and the second, if successful, goes to a Kusama staking rewards bot.
- **Potential Overspending**: If the second transaction succeeds, it could show that OpenGov allows spending beyond the track's limit.
- **Endorsements**: 0xTaylor has support from members of ChaosDAO and WagMedia.
- **Account for Second Batch**: The second 8 KSM would go to a specific account for Kusama staking rewards.
- **Outcome**: The referendum helps evaluate OpenGov's coding regarding multiple spends in one transaction.

WHO: The proposal is made by an anonymous member of the community. 
WHAT: The proposal seeks to grant 0xTaylor a tip of 8 KSM and test OpenGov's coding for multiple spends within a single batched transaction. 
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The proposal seeks to spend 16 KSM in two batches of 8 KSM. No specific timeframe or additional resources mentioned.

To 0xTaylor for security related reports & community founding

- **Stakeworld's Guide**: Offers a detailed guide on setting up RPC nodes for Polkadot and Kusama.
- **Tip**: Proposes an 8 KSM tip (about 200 USD) for the guide.
- **RPC Nodes vs. Validators**: RPC nodes require more configuration than validators.
- **SSL Proxy Setup**: Explains how to set up an SSL proxy for the nodes.
- **Stress Testing**: Provides instructions on how to stress test the nodes.
- **Documentation Improvement**: Stakeworld improved the official Polkadot wiki documentation.
- **Official Documentation**: The improved documentation can be found on the [Polkadot wiki](https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/maintain-wss).

WHO: Unspecified proposers
WHAT: Propose a tip of 8 KSM (about 200 USD) for Stakeworld's guide on how to set up RPC nodes for Polkadot and Kusama, which also corrected and improved the official documentation on the Polkadot wiki.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 8 KSM, unspecified timeframe and resources.

[Small Tipper] Guide for setting up an RPC node

- Claudio runs the KryptosChain YouTube channel and started Polkadot Romania in June 2022.
- Polkadot Romania educates Romanians about the Polkadot ecosystem in their native language.
- Claudio is asking for 1,359.67 KSM (about $33,380) to fund 83 videos and 2 Twitter Spaces per month.
- The funding would help continue the education and engagement with Romanian crypto communities.
- A referendum is currently running, with 8 days left to decide.
- If the referendum passes, funding for the English channel will be delayed.
- If the referendum fails, a new proposal will be launched.
- Claudio aims to keep the community updated on both channels, but quality may vary without funding.

Claudio proposes to continue funding his Polkadot Romania YouTube channel for the education of the Romanian community on the Polkadot ecosystem. The asking amount is 1,359.67 KSM for 83 educational videos and at least 2 Twitter Spaces per month, worth approximately $33,380.

[Medium Spender] - Funding for Video Content for Polkadot Romania

### 1kv Insights Proposal Summary

- **Objective**: Improve decentralization in Polkadot and Kusama networks by supporting the Thousands Validators Programme (1kv).
- **Dashboards**: Create detailed performance and statistics dashboards for 1kv validators to help nominators and staking pool operators.
- **Questions**: Analyze if the 1kv program enhances decentralization and supports long-term participants.
- **Documentation**: Explain the 1kv scoring mechanism to help validator operators align with program goals.
- **Alpha Site**: An initial version of the 1kv insights page is live with basic metrics, attracting 20-30 daily visitors.
- **Discussion**: The proposal has been open for community feedback since November 2022.
- **Funding**: Requested USD 39,923 or KSM 1,533 based on EMA7 at the time of submission.

1kv Insights proposes to build dashboards with historical performance and statistics of the 1kv validators to encourage decentralization of validators in NPOS networks like Polkadot and Kusama. The proposal intends to optimize the 1kv programme by answering fundamental questions and documenting the inner workings of the 1kv scoring mechanism. The requested funding is USD 39,923 or KSM 1,533, and the proposal has been up for discussion since 10 Nov 2022.

[Medium Spender] 1kv insights - website and analysis

**Summary of On-Chain Power of Attorney Proposal**

- The proposal focuses on writing one article about Power of Attorney (PoA) in the context of Polkadot.
- The initial plan was to limit the research to Swiss law, but it has been expanded to a general legal framework for on-chain PoA.
- The article will explore how PoA is currently enforced in the EU and Switzerland, and the potential for abuse.
- It will discuss the need for additional verification methods beyond private keys for secure access.
- The proposal considers the pros and cons of a partially government-controlled blockchain and whether a parachain could be a solution.
- It will also explore an encrypted 'allow-revoke' mechanism for secure access control.
- The final article will be submitted to an open-access journal for broader dissemination.

WHO: The proposer, a researcher.
WHAT: Writing an article on building a legal framework to regulate on-chain Power of Attorney (PoA) with a focus on challenges and promises for a legal system.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The proposal is limited to one article, and the funding amount is not specified. The resulting research article will be submitted to an open-access journal.

On-chain Power of Attorney: case study in the Polkadot ecosystem from a legal perspective.

- This post is about a new referendum to replace Referenda 10.
- The goal is to give more money (top-up) to the Moderation Team Bounty.
- The team helps support the community.
- The top-up is needed sooner because of current market conditions.
- Some changes were made to the original proposal.
- You can find all the details and changes in a document [HERE](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aFniLjcaNHc4ehJyIy0zQbWJJsEHqWuCRxX0szggPxk).
- The original top-up post is [HERE](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/bounty/14#a22a560c-fc0d-4d3c-8ff3-5890e08b79af).
- Thank you for reading!

big_spender

WHO: The community of Kusama.

WHAT: Requesting a top-up to the Moderation Team Bounty to continue funding their contributions and support to the community.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified. Details can be found in the provided links.

Big Spender Proposal: Moderation Team Bounty Top-up

### Project Gweihir Proposal Summary

- **Objective**: Develop an open-source Chainlink external adapter for Kusama chaindata and a proof-of-concept dApp.
- **Purpose**: Enable Ethereum smart contracts to use Kusama chaindata.
- **Funding Request**: Approximately 2,811 KSM (~$83,000) based on the EMA14 price from Kraken.
- **Price Calculation**: The KSM price was calculated using a weighted average from December 1-15, 2022, resulting in ~$29.73 per KSM.
- **Enactment Block**: Planned for block #16000000 to align with the 2023 tax year.
- **Previous Discussion**: Context and previous discussions are available on Polkassembly.
- **Technical Adjustment**: The spending limit for medium spenders was increased to 3,333 KSM in v0934.
- **Contact**: Adam Steeber, CTO of Steeber Solutions LLC, is leading the project.

Project Gweihir proposes building an open-source Chainlink external adapter for Kusama chaindata and a proof-of-concept dApp. They request ~2,811 KSM = ~$83,000 using EMA14 on Kraken for enactment at block #16000000 in the tax year of 2023.

Project Gweihir, a Chainlink external adapter for Kusama chain data.

- **Describedot** creates educational videos about the Dotsama ecosystem.
- Started a year ago, they have made 34 videos and gained 30,000 views.
- They focus on teaching Polkadot and governance in simple Hindi.
- Received support from Polkadot and Kusama Council Members.
- Aim to help people understand governance and networks through basic videos.
- First milestone covered by WagMedia, now seeking a spending proposal.
- Community can learn more and ask questions through their document.

WHO: Describedot, an educational video creator focusing on the Polkadot stack and governance for Hindi-speaking audiences.

WHAT: Requesting funding support for continuing their work on creating educational videos and weekly updates around the Dotsama ecosystem.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified in the given text.

Describedot Proposal: Production of 45 Dotsama ecosystem tutorial videos

### Summary

- **Polkawatch Launch**: Introduced decentralization analytics on Kusama and Nomination Pools support.
- **Community Awareness**: Growing interest in decentralization, sparked by a deplatforming event of Solana nodes.
- **Community Involvement**: Teams like Wallets, Parachains, and Data Scientists are seeking access to data to contribute to ecosystem awareness.
- **Parachain Vulnerabilities**: Despite being secured by the relay chain, parachains are still at risk of censorship from various sources.
- **Proposal Aim**: To extend Polkawatch support to parachains, continuing service operations, and making minor improvements.
- **Discussion**: Proposal discussed on Polkassembly and at AAG#11, with community feedback incorporated.
- **Detailed Proposal**: Available for review in a Google Docs document.

Polkawatch proposes to bring parachain support to their decentralization analytics service, following interest from the community. The proposal includes continued operation of the service and minor improvements. Details can be found in the [detailed proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ljvYDuazbNBgjf94yFUbUEdeyBN5ixG6BXAEKxuxmL4/edit?usp=sharing).

[Replacement for Referenda #5] Polkawatch Decentralization Analytics Parachain Support and Continued Operation.

- The InvArch Network team is developing a new multi-signature solution called Saturn for the Dotsama ecosystem.
- Saturn aims to be easily adopted by existing wallets and provide a better experience than external solutions like Gnosis Safe.
- The team has received positive feedback from Parity Technologies and strong interest from the community.
- Current multi-signature solutions in the ecosystem are either limiting or time-consuming to develop.
- Saturn will be open-source and usable with KSM, not requiring TNKR tokens.
- The team believes Saturn will significantly improve Kusama's multi-signature experience.
- Public support for the project has been positive, and the team seeks community backing to proceed.

InvArch Network team proposes to build an open-source multi-signature solution named Saturn, available to every parachain & dApp on those parachains. The solution will be easily adopted by existing wallets in the ecosystem, providing a superior multi-signature solution to the Dotsama ecosystem compared to external solutions such as Gnosis Safe. The proposal is designed to service the entirety of Kusama & its parachains, and the cost breakdown can be found in the provided link.

InvArch Tinkernet - Funding for a Multi-Signature Solution

### Summary of Snowbridge Proposal

- **Proposal Resubmission**: This is the final resubmission of a proposal that faced issues in previous attempts due to technical errors.
- **Purpose**: The proposal aims to fund the development of **Snowbridge**, a trustless and permissionless bridge between Kusama/Polkadot and Ethereum.
- **Funding Request**: The request is for 28 months of funding, covering 16 months retroactively and 12 months in the future.
- **Bridge Hub**: Snowbridge will launch on the Bridge Hub, a common-good parachain being developed by Parity for Kusama and Polkadot.
- **Voting**: The proposal is currently up for vote on both Kusama and Polkadot networks.
- **Details**: The full proposal includes extensive details on the project's motivation, roadmap, governance, and economic plans.
- **Links**: The original and second replaced proposals can be found [here](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/treasury/229) and [here](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/3) respectively.

treasurer

WHO: Kusama and Polkadot networks.

WHAT: Vote on funding request for 28 months worth of long term runway for all operations for the Snowbridge team to develop a fully trustless, permissionless and general purpose bridge between Kusama/Polkadot and Ethereum.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

[Replacement for Referenda #1 and #3] Treasury Proposal: Snowbridge Funding Proposal

### Substrate API Client Proposal

- **Purpose**: The proposal aims to fund the maintenance and development of the **substrate-api-client**, a Rust library for connecting to Substrate-based nodes.
  
- **Alternative**: It serves as an alternative to **subxt**, another Rust library with similar functionality.

- **Importance**: Having multiple RPC clients is beneficial for Rust developers working with Substrate parachains.

- **Unique Feature**: The substrate-api-client supports **no_std** environments, enabling extrinsic creation in trusted hardware like Intel SGX, which is useful for IoT applications.

- **User-Friendly**: The library has an easy-to-use interface and includes practical examples, making it suitable for new developers.

- **Funding Goals**:
  1. **Maintenance**: Support and maintenance for 3 months (Nov 22 - Jan 23).
  2. **New Features**: Evaluation and design of two new features:
     - CLI wallet implementation
     - Full **no_std** compatibility

- **Details**: For more information, see the [discussion](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/post/1923) and the [full proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hJzzmimz_pjK-_4TunKvs-i2Zot2_9Ob3qUr7BlzaNo/edit?usp=sharing).

WHO: The substrate-api-client development team

WHAT: Maintenance and support for the substrate api client for 3 months, evaluation, and design of CLI-wallet implementation and full no_std-compatibility.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

[Replacement of Referendum #11] Treasury Proposal: Maintenance for the substrate-api-client Nov-22 to Jan-23

**Ordum Proposal Summary**

- **Purpose**: To create a public good grants aggregator for Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems.
- **Problem**: Current grant management tools (like Gitcoin) are insufficient, leading to scattered information and funding inefficiencies.
- **Solution**: Develop a decentralized app (dapp) to index and manage grants, including tracking milestones and integrating with GitHub.
- **Features**: 
  - Custom APIs for tracking proposals.
  - Integration with GitHub for non-treasury grants.
  - Light clients for quick data retrieval.
  - Login with multiple DID services, GitHub, and wallets.
- **NFT Certificates**: Mint non-transferable NFTs as certificates for completed milestones, stored on Crust.
- **Transparency**: Display milestones, grant applications, and funding on team profiles.
- **Funding**: Requested $78,804 or 2770 KSM.

Ordum proposes to build a public goods grant aggregator for Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems. The solution includes a dapp containing all grants, NFTs as "certificates" for completed milestones, and a front-end displaying funding amounts and certificates within a roadmap. The requested funding is 78,804 USD or 2770 KSM.

[Resubmission proposal 4] Treasury Proposal: Ordum | Public Good Grants Aggregator for Polkadot and Kusama

### Encointer on Kusama

- **Encointer** is a common-good parachain on Kusama.
- After its first year, Encointer has been granted another 48 weeks on Kusama.
- The Encointer Association is seeking funding for its activities in 2023.
- The proposed budget for Q1 and Q2 2023 is CHF 610,000 (22,089 KSM).
- The detailed proposal includes:
  1. An overview of Encointer.
  2. Achievements so far.
  3. Plans for 2023.
  4. Past funding sources.
  5. Past expenditures.
  6. Planned expenditures for 2023.
  7. Proposal terms.

Encointer Association seeks funding of CHF 610,000 = 22,089 KSM for Q1 and Q2 2023 to cover planned activities for the new common-good parachain lease period on Kusama. Detailed proposal includes achievements, plans, budget, and proposal terms.

Treasury Proposals