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- A request for $20,000 worth of BNC (92,165 BNC) is made for 3 months to fund future needs.
- The goal is to develop Bifrost DevRel and encourage creative lite-applications using Bifrost Bounty Program and SLPx.
- A Grant Committee will provide feedback on proposals and manage funding through a multisig address.
- The Grant Curator Fellowship includes members like Victor, Thibault, Lurpis, Yancy, and Tyrone.
- Any unused funds will roll over to the next funding period.

Request $20,000 BNC for Bifrost Bounty Program

- Some users who participated in the EnergyWebX Crowdloan through SALP didn't get their EWT rewards.
- The rewards were sent to a parachain address on the Energy Web X chain, making it impossible to withdraw.
- There are currently no technical solutions to fix this issue.
- Possible solutions include waiting for Energy Web X to launch governance or joint compensation by Bifrost and Energy Web X.
- The problem happened because of poor communication between Bifrost and Energy Web X.
- Bifrost needs to remind projects not to send rewards to parachain addresses.
- Projects should confirm with Bifrost before distributing rewards.

Recap and discuss a solution to retrieve EnergyWebX crowdloan reward

- WUD is a fun memecoin on the Polkadot network, inspired by Dr. Gavin Wood.  
- It uses games, NFTs, and memes to bring people into Web3 and grow the Polkadot community.  
- Their game, FlappyWUD 2.0, lets players earn rewards while having fun.  
- WUD is teaming up with Bifrost to add liquid staking to FlappyWUD 2.0.  
- Players can mint vDOT on Bifrost and get special NFTs for in-game perks.  
- The partnership will be promoted through social media and in-game announcements.  
- Both communities will benefit from more engagement and adoption.  
- This collaboration helps grow the Polkadot ecosystem in a fun and innovative way.

WUD x Bifrost Reward Share Program for NFTs 🪵🌈

- SONEX is a platform that helps people use decentralized finance (DeFi) without needing big companies.
- It starts with letting people swap and provide liquidity, but will grow into a full DeFi hub.
- Key features include smart AI trading, special trading tools, and tracking the best opportunities.
- SONEX was chosen as a winner in a big competition for new projects.
- It works with big names like Coinbase and Chainlink.
- Users can get vASTR by minting ASTR, which gives them special benefits on SONEX.
- SONEX has an incentive program to reward users who mint vASTR.
- You can find more info on their website, Twitter, and Telegram.

SONEX - The DeFi Quickening on Soneium

- **Name**: HIRISH (Polkadot)
- **Job**: Engineer managing 4000+ servers
- **Experience**: Active in crypto since 2010, ran Bifrost-Kusama collator
- **Current Validators**: 1 Polkadot, 2 Kusama, 1 Tangle
- **Node Address**: 1ZSBCqzRGDqGSNBZYoMR3kFGhcXdgRhm9nDV88j7ZvWGUc4
- **Liquidity Plans**: Will contribute once rewards from DN program are received
- **Request**: Support for joining the Validator Boost List

HIRISH VBL Polkadot proposal - Renewal

- Kus offers special content for BNC holders.
- They create a weekly AAG clip about Bifrost governance.
- They make a weekly bullish chart about Bifrost.
- The goal is to increase awareness and trust in Bifrost.
- They encourage minting liquid staked assets using their link.
- 50% of the minting commission is shared as a reward.
- They thank everyone for their support.

The Kus 🤝 Bifrost Reward Share Program

- Someone sent MOVR tokens to a Polkadot address using the Moonriver Bridge app.  
- The tokens arrived on the Bifrost dashboard but are stuck on the Kusama network.  
- They need BNC tokens to stake or move the MOVR tokens back to Moonriver.  
- Depositing BNC tokens doesn't work because the addresses for Kusama and Polkadot are the same.  
- The person is looking for a way to move the tokens back to Moonriver.  
- They are asking if there is a way to bridge the tokens back.

Accidentally sent Moonriver (MOVR) tokens to a Polkadot address   

### Iceberg Nodes Proposal Summary

- **Node Provider:** Iceberg Nodes offers secure staking services on 35+ networks, focusing on Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems.
- **Networks:** They operate validators on Polkadot, collators on Moonbeam and Bifrost, and are already part of the Validator Boost List (VBL).
- **Liquidity Contribution:** They plan to provide 1,000,000 ASTR tokens for vToken minting and liquidity on Astar Surge.
- **Community Support:** Iceberg Nodes manages Italian Telegram groups for various Polkadot ecosystem projects and organizes educational events.
- **Marketing:** They promote Bifrost through live shows, translations, and offline events, aiming to educate and grow the Bifrost community.
- **Performance:** Their nodes have a strong track record, with no slashing incidents or downtime on Polkadot, Kusama, Moonbeam, or Bifrost.
- **Future Plans:** They will produce a report for the next VBL renewal and continue supporting Bifrost through various initiatives.

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

- Bifrost Polkadot Runtime is a big file, 2.277 MB in size.
- It is compressed to save space.
- The metadata version is V14.
- The core version is bifrost_polkadot-16001.
- It has special codes called hashes for different actions.
- You can find it on IPFS with a special link.
- Many updates were made, like changing how commissions are calculated.
- Dependencies were updated to make it work better.

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- A plan to create trading pairs for vToken and BNC to help with future BNC buybacks.
- Four trading pairs will be made: vDOT-BNC, vGLMR-BNC, vASTR-BNC, and vMANTA-BNC.
- Liquidity will be added to each pair using funds from the Bifrost treasury.
- The amounts for each pair are:
  - vDOT-BNC: 2,397.18 vDOT and 95,687.435 BNC.
  - vGLMR-BNC: 301.1 vGLMR and 361.32 BNC.
  - vASTR-BNC: 13,994.73 vASTR and 4,121.447985 BNC.
  - vMANTA-BNC: 3,849.9 vMANTA and 16,041.25 BNC.

Proposal: Create vToken-BNC trading pair and add liquidity to Bifrost Swap

- Sonus Exchange is a new type of trading system that helps people swap tokens easily.
- It works with other projects to make trading better and safer.
- Sonus has many users and has done over 300,000 swaps on a test network.
- The team also created SwapBased, a popular trading platform on another network.
- Sonus wants to partner with Bifrost to let people mint vASTR tokens on their platform.
- They will create a special page for minting vASTR and offer rewards for providing liquidity.
- Sonus will share 50% of the commission from vASTR trading to encourage more people to join.

Sonus Exchange Integration of Bifrost ASTR Staking Program

- Bifrost Polkadot Runtime is a big file (2.281 MB) and is compressed.
- It has a special code called "Metadata version V14."
- Many updates were made to improve how things work, like moving from version 1 to version 2 in different parts.
- Some changes include fixing bugs, adding new features, and making things faster.
- The team also worked on making sure the system pays out rewards automatically.
- They updated the system to use native tokens for gas fees in EVM.
- The full list of changes can be found on GitHub.

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- 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 chains and the bridge will have totals of 80,000,000,000,000,000,000.

TotalIssuance Fix Step 2

### Summary

1. **Kusama Chain**:
   - Total balance: 80,763,731,286,926,555,647.
   - Excess amount: 763,731,286,926,555,647.

2. **Polkadot Chain**:
   - Total balance: 79,999,995,154,039,829,347.
   - Decrease amount: 4,845,960,170,653.

3. **Cross-Chain Governance Bridge**:
   - Total: 80,000,000,923,080,910,000.
   - Excess amount: 923,080,910,000.

4. **Adjustments on Kusama**:
   - Decrease a special address by 757,346,146,000,314,911.
   - Decrease the treasury by 6,385,140,926,240,736.
   - Transfer 461,540,455,000 from the bridge to the treasury.

5. **Adjustments on Polkadot**:
   - Increase the treasury by 4,845,960,170,653.
   - Transfer 461,540,455,000 from the bridge to the treasury.

6. **Final Total**:
   - Both chains and the bridge will have a total balance of 80,000,000,000,000,000,000.

TotalIssuance Fix Step 1

- Merkletribe.io and Bifrost.finance are partners.
- Merkletribe.io is nominating VBL nodes for Polkadot Network consensus.
- Merkletribe.io is a Node as a service business that aims to maintain secure the POS consensus.
- MerkleTribe/Kazaki 1EwUAppef3eii8rNEXM44WxVsB6y1apZkfD8ejpwH7d4nmQ is the VBL nomination node for Polkadot.
- Merkletribe.io will provide monthly reports of their node stats and operations.

VBL Proposal - Merkletribe

### Bifrost Polkadot Runtime
- Runtime size: 2.259 MB (large)
- Compressed: Yes, 76.81% smaller
- Metadata version: V14
- Core version: bifrost_polkadot-15003
- Changes include adjusting vtoken voting storage
- Full changelog: [bifrost-v0.15.2 to bifrost-v0.15.3](https://github.com/bifrost-io/bifrost/compare/bifrost-v0.15.2...bifrost-v0.15.3)

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**LEGEND Node Provider Summary**

- **Location:** Dubai, UAE
- **Focus:** DOTSAMA ecosystem (Polkadot, Kusama, Moonbeam, Moonriver)
- **Polkadot Validators:** 3 active, 1 in the Decentralized Nodes program
- **Kusama Validators:** 4 active, 2 in the Decentralized Nodes program
- **Moonbeam Collators:** 2 active
- **Moonriver Collators:** 1 active, with plans for a second
- **Bifrost Contribution:** Plans to launch a Bifrost collator, with significant BNC holdings and liquidity contributions
- **Ecosystem Improvements:** Suggestions for better collator selection and increased Polkadot VBL seats, and plans to improve Bifrost documentation

LEGEND VBL Bifrost Proposal

- Polkadotters is a validator team proposing to join the Validator Boost List (VBL) for Polkadot.
- They started in 2020 and created the first Czechia & Slovak Polkadot community.
- They contribute to Polkadot and Kusama through the 1000 Validators Programme and Decentralized Nodes Programme.
- They co-founded the DOT Validator Alliance DAO and assist with collator programs.
- They operate 34 RPC nodes and provide validation and collation services for multiple parachains.
- They actively promote Bifrost through articles, news, and community engagement.
- They propose their node "Polkadotters/🐙 OCTOPUS" for the VBL with a 1% commission fee.
- They are active in governance and have a strong community presence on various platforms.

Application for membership in Bifrost VBL - Polkadotters - update

### vFIL Decommissioning Summary

- **Background**: vFIL, a Filecoin Liquid Staking Token (LST) by Bifrost, faced issues like poor cross-chain experience, lack of on-chain applications, and insufficient synergy with Filecoin's FEVM.
- **Decommissioning Phases**:
  1. **Q4 2024**: Stop FIL deposits and vFIL minting.
  2. **Q1 2025**: Transfer unlocked FIL to Bifrost’s pool as sealed FIL expires.
  3. **Q1-Q2 2025**: Enable fast vFIL redemption and FIL transfer back to Filecoin.
  4. **June 30, 2025**: Disable FIL cross-chain bridge.
  5. **Post-June 2025**: Users can still redeem vFIL, but FIL transfers require governance proposals.
- **User Actions**: Complete vFIL redemptions and FIL transfers during Phase 3 to avoid delays.
- **Future Plans**: Bifrost aims to relaunch FIL LST services with improved user experience, safety, and ecosystem collaboration.

Proposal: Orderly decommissioning of vFIL services

### Bifrost Polkadot Runtime
- **Runtime Size**: 2.257 MB (2,366,317 bytes)
- **Compressed**: Yes, 76.83%
- **Metadata Version**: V14
- **Core Version**: bifrost_polkadot-15002
- **IPFS Link**: [IPFS](https://www.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmU8Da9fR9LuV6gnxYH4D72nzdT8FTxe5sd6urFMsAfK2W)

### Recent Changes
- Separated logic for retrieving current block for different tokens.
- Fixed vtoken voting.

**Full Changelog**: [GitHub](https://github.com/bifrost-io/bifrost/compare/bifrost-v0.15.1...bifrost-v0.15.2)

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**HoneyStake.xyz**

- **Owner**: Luis, an experienced IT engineer with over 10 years in DevOps.
- **Experience**: Involved in crypto since 2017, including Bitcoin and Ethereum mining, and Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Current Role**: Operates Kusama validators and collators for various parachains.
- **Performance**: No slashing or significant performance drops as a validator.
- **Application**: Wants to join the Validator Boost List with a Bifrost-Polkadot collator node.
- **Liquidity**: Holds 11,000 BNC tokens and 3,500 DOT, part of which can be used for minting or pooling.
- **Website**: [HoneyStake.xyz](https://www.honeystake.xyz/)
- **Interest**: Excited about joining the Bifrost project.

HoneyStake.xyz VBL Bifrost-Polkadot Collator Candidacy

### Kyo Finance
- **Kyo Finance** is a decentralized exchange (DEX) with features similar to Aerodrome, focusing on simplifying DeFi operations.
- It allows users to **batch operations** like claiming rewards, adding/removing liquidity, and swapping in a single transaction, reducing gas fees and clicks.
- **Epoch-less voting** means users can vote, claim, and bribe anytime, ensuring bribes are never wasted.
- **Smart voting** automatically distributes votes for optimal rewards.
- **Fungible ve tokens** replace illiquid NFTs, and the platform supports configurable pools for ERC20, ERC721, and ERC1155 tokens.
- Kyo Finance plans to integrate **Bifrost's liquid staking** of ASTR to mint vASTR, offering incentives for users.
- A **shared reward rate of 50%** on Bifrost's minting commission is proposed to encourage vASTR liquidity.
- **Website**: [kyo.finance](https://kyo.finance), **Twitter**: [@kyofinance](https://x.com/kyofinance), **Discord**: [invite link](https://discord.com/invite/hZkhewnCPp), **Docs**: [docs.kyo.finance](https://docs.kyo.finance)

Kyo finance integration for Bifrost ASTR staking program.

**LEGEND (Polkadot)**

- **Node Provider:** Node Runner FZCO, based in Dubai, UAE.
- **Networks:** Operates validators on Polkadot, Kusama, Moonbeam, and Moonriver.
- **Polkadot Validators:** 3 validators, one in the Polkadot Decentralized Nodes program.
- **Kusama Validators:** 4 validators, two in the Kusama Decentralized Nodes program.
- **Moonbeam and Moonriver:** 2 and 1 active collators respectively.
- **Commitment:** Significant self-bonding (37k DOT) to align with nominators.
- **Contributions:** Minted 100k DOT, provided liquidity, and suggested improvements for collator selection and ecosystem growth.
- **Request:** Seeking to join the Validator Boost List with a 3% commission.

LEGEND VBL Polkadot proposal - Renewal 

### Bifrost Polkadot Runtime Summary

- **Runtime Size**: 2.257 MB (2,366,196 bytes)
- **Compressed**: Yes, 76.83%
- **Metadata Version**: V14
- **Core Version**: bifrost_polkadot-15001 (bifrost_polkadot-0.tx1.au0)
- **Hashes**: 
  - `system.setCode`: 0xc64d46f909951d957689677602f423c1e1890af5e45d16b884efa1e92cb41a34
  - `authorizeUpgrade`: 0xfa0599cc2fa193731e168dff21af5ab67dac18b42c03d18a1d4c5bea5f12e440
  - `Blake2-256`: 0xdf9ef4735ce9a8220173c091ac333201da57f750d16f8ee1912ef42835a5b2e2
- **IPFS Link**: [https://www.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmP5WsavcEArip4bMqUgcfqZg717dd32wKVwUChQeUDHxi](https://www.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmP5WsavcEArip4bMqUgcfqZg717dd32wKVwUChQeUDHxi)
- **Changes**: Fixed SLP transfer issue in PR [#1518](https://github.com/bifrost-io/bifrost/pull/1518) by @hqwangningbo.
- **Full Changelog**: [bifrost-v0.15.0...bifrost-v0.15.1](https://github.com/bifrost-io/bifrost/compare/bifrost-v0.15.0...bifrost-v0.15.1)

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### vBNC Migration Process Summary

1. **Initialization**: Configure SLP (Simple Ledger Protocol) for vBNC (virtual Bifrost Native Coin).
2. **Calldata**: Contains detailed configuration data for vBNC, including minting and redemption settings.
3. **Temporary Settings**: Minting and redemption quantities are set to 1,000,000,000 BNC/vBNC to prevent operations during migration.
4. **Future Actions**: Minting and redemption functions will be enabled after the migration is complete.
5. **Purpose**: Ensures smooth transition and stability during the migration process.
6. **Protocol**: Uses Simple Ledger Protocol for managing vBNC configurations.
7. **Quantity Management**: Temporarily restricts large-scale minting and redemption to maintain balance.
8. **Completion**: Planned to reopen functions once migration tasks are finished.

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