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Make Kusama Chaotic Again

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Shawn Tabrizi
Shawn Tabrizi
Software Engineer
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?

Continue the conversation further in the Polkadot Forum.