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### Iceberg Nodes Proposal Summary

- **Node Provider:** Iceberg Nodes offers secure staking services on 35+ networks, focusing on Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems.
- **Networks:** 
  - **Kusama:** 2 validators (already in VBL).
  - **Moonriver:** 2 collators (one new).
- **Fees:** 10-15% (currently set at 10%).
- **Liquidity Contribution:** 500 KSM for vKSM minting and farming.
- **Marketing Support:** Active in Italian Polkadot/Kusama communities, organizing events, and promoting Bifrost.
- **Educational Initiatives:** Managing Bifrost Italia Telegram group, live video calls, and community engagement.
- **Performance:** No slashing incidents, 100% active rounds on all chains.
- **Report:** Final report to be submitted for the next renewal proposal.

VBL Proposal - 🧊 Iceberg Nodes 🧊 - December 2024 - Bifrost Kusama Part

- Bifrost Kusama Runtime is a big file, about 2.025 MB.
- It is compressed to make it smaller.
- The metadata version is V14.
- The core version is called bifrost-16001.
- There are some changes in the code, like updates to serde_json, rustix, and serde.
- The commission amount calculation was modified.
- You can find more details on GitHub.

Upgrade Bifrost-kusama to Runtime 0.16.1

- **Project Name**: helixstreet  
- **Ecosystem**: Polkadot/Kusama  
- **Validators**: 4 active Kusama validators, 3 in the active set  
- **Goal**: Join Bifrost Validator Boost List (VBL)  
- **Activities**: Runs RPC nodes, explores collator business, and provides liquidity in Bifrost  
- **Mission**: Expand the Polkadot/Kusama ecosystem with a new parachain  
- **Values**: Polite communication, positive impact, and ecosystem growth

helixstreet is seeking membership in the Bifrost Validator Boost List (VBL)

- The Bifrost Kusama Runtime is a big file, 2.027 MB, and it’s compressed.
- It has metadata version V14 and core version bifrost-16000.
- Many changes were made to improve how things work, like moving from v1 to v2 for testing.
- Some updates include fixing farming, changing how EVM fees work, and adding new features.
- The team also fixed bugs and made sure everything runs smoothly.
- The full list of changes can be found on GitHub.

Upgrade Bifrost-kusama to Runtime 0.16.0

- The Kusama chain has a total account balance of 80,763,731,286,926,555,647, with an excess of 763,731,286,926,555,647.
- The Polkadot chain has a total account balance of 79,999,995,154,039,829,347, with a decrease of 4,845,960,170,653.
- The cross-chain governance bridge totals 80,000,000,923,080,910,000, with an excess of 923,080,910,000.
- Without the bridge, the total is 80,763,725,517,885,474,994, with an excess of 763,725,517,885,474,994.
- To fix the totals, Kusama will decrease a special address and its treasury, while Polkadot will increase its treasury.
- Both chains will adjust their cross-chain governance bridges to keep totals unchanged.
- Finally, both Kusama and Polkadot will adjust their total issuance to 80,000,000,000,000,000,000.

TotalIssuance Fix Step 2

### Summary

- Bifrost Sovereign account received 50,000 KSM from the Kusama Treasury.
- The proposal aims to:
  - Mint 25,000 KSM into vKSM.
  - Provide liquidity for vKSM-KSM in Bifrost Stable Swap.
- Technical steps include:
  - Minting 25,000 KSM to 16,658,497,613,525,945 vKSM.
  - Adding liquidity with 25,000 KSM and 16,658,497,613,525,945 vKSM.
- Decoded call data is available for reference.

Kusama Subsidy Distribution: Step 2

- The Kusama chain has a total account balance of 80,763,731,286,926,555,647, with an excess of 763,731,286,926,555,647.
- The Polkadot chain has a total account balance of 79,999,995,154,039,829,347, with a decrease of 4,845,960,170,653.
- The cross-chain governance bridge totals 80,000,000,923,080,910,000, with an excess of 923,080,910,000.
- Excluding the bridge, the total is 80,763,725,517,885,474,994, with an excess of 763,725,517,885,474,994.
- To fix the totals:
  - Decrease Kusama's special address and treasury.
  - Increase Polkadot's treasury.
  - Adjust both chains' cross-chain governance bridges.
- After adjustments, both Kusama and Polkadot will have a total balance of 80,000,000,000,000,000,000.
- The cross-chain bridge totals will also become 80,000,000,000,000,000,000.

TotalIssuance Fix Step 1

### Summary

- Bifrost Sovereign account received 50,000 KSM from Kusama Treasury.
- The proposal aims to transfer 50,000 KSM to Bifrost Treasury.
- The transfer is from the Kusama Relay chain.
- Technical details include encoded call data for the transfer.
- The transaction can be tracked at a specific block on Subscan.
- The process involves using Polkadot.js for decoding extrinsics.
- The transfer is part of a larger financial operation within the Kusama network.

Kusama Subsidy Distribution: Step 1

### Bifrost Kusama Runtime Summary

1. **Runtime Size**: 2.024 MB (2,122,734 bytes)
2. **Compressed**: Yes, 77.15%
3. **Metadata Version**: V14
4. **Core Version**: bifrost-15003
5. **IPFS Link**: [IPFS Link](https://www.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmZhfRR3F8rEhKvRwSchcLgeY3xe7k4YQH7M7SVD3ZUqNJ)
6. **Changes**: Adjusted vtoken voting storage in two pull requests (#1545 and #1547)
7. **Full Changelog**: [Changelog](https://github.com/bifrost-io/bifrost/compare/bifrost-v0.15.2...bifrost-v0.15.3)

Upgrade Bifrost-kusama to Runtime 0.15.3

**LEGEND Node Provider Summary**

- LEGEND is a stake-as-a-service company based in Dubai, UAE.
- They operate validators and collators in the DOTSAMA ecosystem, including Polkadot, Kusama, Moonbeam, and Moonriver.
- They have significant self-bonds, showing commitment to network success.
- They are applying to join the Validator Boost List (VBL) with two nodes.
- They plan to mint 20k DOT and 50k BNC for liquidity contributions.
- They actively contribute to improving the Bifrost ecosystem and have been elected to the INFRA fellowship.
- They published suggestions for better collator selection and increasing VBL seats.

LEGEND VBL Kusama proposal - Renewal

### Bifrost Kusama Runtime Summary

- **Runtime Size**: 2.022 MB
- **Compressed**: Yes, 77.16%
- **Metadata Version**: V14
- **Core Version**: bifrost-15001
- **Fixes**: Fixed SLP transfer issue
- **Changelog**: Available on GitHub
- **IPFS Link**: [IPFS Link](https://www.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmVHzwAeMdWhnHpKMqp45c2L8ZdXi9V6Z99ZWWL9F9iW6s)

Upgrade Bifrost-kusama to Runtime 0.15.1

### Bifrost Kusama Runtime Summary

- **Runtime Size**: 2.022 MB, compressed to 77.16%
- **Metadata Version**: V14
- **Core Version**: bifrost-15000
- **Changes**:
  - Dependencies updated (futures, proc-macro2, flume)
  - Optimized parachain staking
  - Fixed issues and added new features (e.g., XcmWeightTrader, XcmPaymentApi)
  - Prepared for async backing support
  - Updated benchmarking and chain-spec
- **Full Changelog**: [bifrost-v0.14.0...bifrost-v0.15.0](https://github.com/bifrost-io/bifrost/compare/bifrost-v0.14.0...bifrost-v0.15.0)

Upgrade Bifrost-kusama to Runtime 0.15.0

Bifrost, a finance platform, has made several updates to its system. Here are the changes:
- Updated the farming pallet to include CurrencyId abstraction
- Fixed chain spec
- Added a channel commission module
- Added support for hydradx user call slpx
- Removed bifrost_channel_commission pallet
- Added timeunit revise function

Upgrade Bifrost-kusama to Runtime 0.9.92

### Summary

- Bifrost plans to repay 54,625.0495 KSM to Kusama Treasury.
- The KSM comes from two sources:
  - 20,993.9361 KSM withdrawn from a stable pool.
  - 33,631.1134 KSM redeemed from vKSM.
- Repayment steps:
  - First, transfer 10 KSM for testing.
  - Then, transfer the remaining 54,615.0495 KSM.
- Both transfers will use XCM (Cross-Chain Message) technology.

Kusama Subsidy Repayment: Step 3

Bifrost Kusama Runtime is a software program that has been updated to version 0.14.0. The program has a size of 2.163 MB and is compressed. The metadata version is V14 and the core version is bifrost-14000 (bifrost-0.tx1.au1). The program has undergone several changes, including the optimization of various pallets, the removal of unnecessary methods, and the addition of new methods. The full list of changes can be found in the provided link.

Upgrade Bifrost-kusama to Runtime 0.14.0

Kusama Subsidy Repayment Step 2: Redeem vKSM

- Bifrost borrowed KSM subsidy from Kusama Treasury and distributed it in two batches.
- The proposal aims to withdraw BLP from Bifrost Stable pool with interest.
- The estimated LP proportion would be 54,247.34 BLP.
- The BLP will be used to repay Kusama Treasury.
- The proposal will withdraw proportion from Bifrost Stable pool.

Kusama Subsidy Repayment Step 1: Withdraw LP from Stable Pool

Bifrost Kusama Runtime:

- The runtime size is 2.128 MB (2,231,378 bytes).
- Some dependencies have been updated.
- Some getters have been removed from different parts of the code.
- Some optimizations have been made to the code.
- Some new features have been added to the code, such as SLP v2 and VBNC convert.

Upgrade Bifrost-kusama to Runtime 0.13.0

- Bifrost is a DeFi Appchain that aims to make a profit and expand.
- They released a proposal called Bifrost Tokenomics 2.0, which suggests that all profits will be used to buy back Bifrost tokens.
- The community is discussing the proposal, and the launch is expected in the fourth quarter of 2024.
- Bifrost's annual profit is around $435,050, and they plan to expand into more ecosystems.
- They have a budget of $538,137.06 for six months, and they are requesting 12,000 KSM and 12,205.35 vKSM.

Bifrost Operating Cost Budget Proposal (for 6 Months)

- The proposal aims to make adjustments to farming.
- There are three parts to the proposal.
- The first part transfers BNC from Treasury to Bifrost Foundation.
- The second part adjusts the reward emission of different pools.
- The third part dispatches Treasury to charge BLP rewards to stable pools.
- The proposal includes adjustments to various pairs such as vBNC/BNC, vKSM/KSM, vMOVR/MOVR, BNC/ZLK, BNC/KSM, vKSM, vKSM/USDT, and BNC/USDT.

Farming Reward Charging - Sep-Oct

Topping up Bifrost-Kusama Collator Incentive for another 2 months

Bifrost-finance has released a new version of their software, called bifrost-v0.12.0. Here are some important changes:
- The software now supports the universal Ledger app.
- A bug that caused vtokenVoting.remove vote to fail in some cases has been fixed.
- Assethub cross-chain fee processing has been optimized.
- The OpenGov whitelistcaller track parameters have been adjusted, allowing proposals to be passed faster.
- There have been updates to various dependencies used by the software.

Upgrade Bifrost-kusama to Runtime 0.12.0

Iceberg Nodes is a node provider that offers secure non-custodial staking services on many networks. They want to be added to the Validator Boost List of Bifrost Kusama for vKSM, vMOVR, and vBNC. They will provide 500 KSM at the start of the 6 months period and 30 KSM every month during the period. They will also provide educational initiatives around Bifrost. They are active in the Italian community of Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems and have supported Bifrost in the past. They have never had slashing on their validators and have been active on Moonbeam and Bifrost since the beginning of the DPoS launch.

VBL Proposal - 🧊 Iceberg Nodes 🧊 - July 2024 - Bifrost Kusama Part

- Merkletribe.io and Bifrost.finance are partners.
- They have nominated VBL nodes for Kusama Network consensus.
- MerkleTribe/Bayaka is the nominated node with current fees of 15%.
- They aim to expand their network of partnerships and connections with different businesses.
- They maintain 10 KSM monthly basis providing of the actual VBL nodes and includes commercial marketing activities on Twitter.

VBL Proposal 2024 Merkletribe 

- Merkletribe.io and Bifrost.finance have a new official nomination for the VBL at first for Kusama Network consensus.
- Merkletribe is a Node as a service business that aims to maintain secure the POS consensus along the entire dotsama ecosystem and guarantee a solid staking framework for Liquid staking solutions as Bifrost.
- Merkletribe has provided VBL nomination nodes for ksm.
- Merkletribe wants to expand its network of partnerships and connections with different businesses.
- Merkletribe plans to update liquidity providing by adding 10KSM monthly and will produce a monthly report of their node stats and operations publicly visible in the discussion area.

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