One post tagged with "cypherpunk"

This is a repost from the Polkadot forum, where I describe my vision for the Kusama network.​

I want to open this forum post as a place for coordination on efforts to bring life and vibes back to the Kusama ecosystem.

Facts​

• Kusama was one of the coolest things to be created in the Polkadot ecosystem.
  • Expect Chaos
  • Cypherpunk / Glitch Vibes: [ex1] [ex2] [ex3]
  • Pushing the Limits (validators, spammening, parachains, etc...)
• Kusama plays a fundamental role in the security and safety of the Polkadot Network.
• Making Kusama important and relevant for the world is good for Polkadot.
• There are things Kusama can do that Polkadot cannot, both physically and spiritually.

Hypothesis​

• Kusama has died down recently:
  • Polkadot has been really stable recently, causing people to forget how important Kusama is.
  • Kusama lacks a fundamentally unique selling point and feature set.
  • Kusama lacks a fundamentally unique narrative and theme which is independent from Polkadot.

Potential Solution​

Make Kusama Chaotic Again.

• What do we mean by this?

  Let's make Kusama the number one home for the original Cypherpunk movement:

  • Privacy-focused
  • Fully and Truly Decentralized
  • Self-Sovereign
  • Cryptography Pioneers
  • Open, Public Communication
  • Anti-Censorship
  • Technological Transparency
  • Activist Mindset
  • Anonymity Valuing
  • DIY Ethos
  • Freedom-Preserving

• How can we do this?

  • Bring ZK primitives to Kusama.
    • Support low-level host functions to execute ZK functions fast and efficiently.
    • Expose such functions through the upcoming Kusama Hub contracts platform.
    • Maybe a community seeded "Trusted Setup Ceremony"
  • Experiment with better / more resilient forms of on-chain randomness generation.
  • Create a home for Privacy.
    • Privacy Preserving Stablecoin: Kash
    • Privacy Creating Services (will remain unnamed)
    • Privacy Preserving Voting Systems
  • Post-Quantum Signatures and Experiments
  • Create a Kusama community manifesto and vision
    • Be the Web3 Cloud for the "Dark Renaissance":
      • DarkFi
      • ZCash
      • Monero
      • Prediction Markets
      • True, unapologetic DEXs
      • P2P Markets
      • etc...
    • Enshrine the cypherpunk movement and spirit.
    • Describe how Kusama and Polkadot differ, yet are still important for one another.
    • Ensure that Kusama treasury allocates and funds projects in this nature.
  • What else? Comment in this thread.

Action Items​

Such a future does not create itself. We must create alignment and a community of people who will steward this future forward.

• Discussion: Are there enough people aligned within the Kusama community to this narrative?
• Formation: Who is willing to step up to lead such efforts, and create groups for people to work together on this?
• Adoption: Who can represent the Kusama technology stack to other like-minded projects and individuals who may want to participate?
• Execution: How can we reclaim access to the Kusama treasury, and allocate funds for this specifically? Start with a bounty?

Related​

Continue the conversation further in the Polkadot Forum.