EDIT:

This proposal was created due to Adam Steeber's request on [AAG #117](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfJeSNacxdw) to have more proposals and ideas for the Kusama DV to crunch on. I discussed these on [AAG  #119](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK0co2NNjs0). The purpose of these bounties is to form proto-collectives around ideas in principle. By creating these bounties and segregating this funding it does the following:

1) Shows that the community supports an idea in principle which should incentivize people to work toward that idea.
2) Allows us to have discussions on structure and mechanisms at a later date
3) It reduces the burn on the treasury (We have burned $1.5M on kusama in the last year alone). By putting 50% of the treasury into bounties based on ideas in principle, we reduce the burn rate by 50%. 

Stake Plus will not be involved in any of these proto-collectives as either curator or as a member. These are ideas that I've (Tom) had rolling around in my brain and thought I would shoot them out. I look forward to seeing ideas presented by other agents.

If there is a person or team interested in leading this collective, they should put together a proper proposal and apply with that idea along with a full set of curators using the bounty.proposeCurator() extrinsic. If no one steps forward, at minimum we're reducing the burn and these funds can be reaped back to treasury in the future.

The provided proposal document is meant to be a framework of how I was approaching the idea.


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This proposal seeks to establish a Proto Collective within the Polkadot ecosystem, offering a fund pool to compensate Twitch streamers who integrate Polkadot branding into their streams and dedicate a portion of their streaming time to Polkadot games. Approved streamers will receive $1,500 monthly for their participation, with curators overseeing branding distribution compensated at $125/hour plus expenses, supporting up to 60 streamers.

Proposal: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ite2JxWKH3DPTe8x16drbWILMIJktJEfAwD_PTxWL7Y/edit?usp=sharing

- **Problem Statement:** Addressing the need for more proposals and ideas for the Kusama Development Vault to consider, as requested by Adam Steeber.
- **Significance:** Reducing the burn rate on the treasury by 50% through bounties based on ideas in principle, as $1.5M has been spent on Kusama in the last year alone.
- **Proposed Solution:** Establishing a Proto Collective within the Polkadot ecosystem to compensate Twitch streamers integrating Polkadot branding into their streams and dedicating time to Polkadot games.
- **Expected Outcomes:** Supporting up to 60 streamers with $1,500 monthly compensation and curators overseeing branding distribution compensated at $125/hour plus expenses.

#366 Gamers Proto-Collective