Dear community,
This referendum seeks to re-propose a curator for the Public RPC Bounty as a consequence of the previous curators not renewing their intent. This resulted in providers not being paid for services rendered in November and December 2024.
After internal evaluation it was determined that it would be in the best interest of the bounty to have a new curation team. It is anticipated that the new curation team would aid with improving reporting, stakeholder engagement, timely payouts, SLA reviews and transparency of the procurement process.
The proposed curators are Frankywild, Coinstudio, Tim Janssen, Cappex and Pastaman. As a team they were recently handed over curation of a similar bounty in place on Kusama. In their short term they have already filled many of the gaps as identified earlier and are working assiduously towards putting administrative processes in place for future efficient running&rsquo;s. For those unfamiliar with the bounty here&rsquo;s a TL;DR:
The Public RPC Bounty sought provide RPC services to the public in a structured and price controlled manner. Before the bounty RPC providers would individually invoice the treasury for services rendered. The bounty took an analytical approach of determining the RPC needs for the ecosystem, the number of providers required for adequate coverage and putting this scope out for public tender. Tenderers need only prove their technical capabilities to be eligible participants.
While there&rsquo;s need for improvement with some of the administrative aspects, the bounty (imo) was successful with improving the value of RPC service delivery to the community.
Kind Regards, Will | Paradox | The guy they should have listened to

Dear community,

This referendum seeks to re-propose a curator for the Public RPC Bounty as a consequence of the previous curators not renewing their intent. This resulted in providers not being paid for services rendered in November and December 2024.

After internal evaluation it was determined that it would be in the best interest of the bounty to have a new curation team. It is anticipated that the new curation team would aid with improving reporting, stakeholder engagement, timely payouts, SLA reviews and transparency of the procurement process.

The proposed curators are Frankywild, Coinstudio, Tim Janssen, Cappex and Pastaman. As a team they were recently handed over curation of a similar bounty in place on Kusama. In their short term they have already filled many of the gaps as identified earlier and are working assiduously towards putting administrative processes in place for future efficient running’s. For those unfamiliar with the bounty here’s a TL;DR:

The Public RPC Bounty sought provide RPC services to the public in a structured and price controlled manner. Before the bounty RPC providers would individually invoice the treasury for services rendered. The bounty took an analytical approach of determining the RPC needs for the ecosystem, the number of providers required for adequate coverage and putting this scope out for public tender. Tenderers need only prove their technical capabilities to be eligible participants.

While there’s need for improvement with some of the administrative aspects, the bounty (imo) was successful with improving the value of RPC service delivery to the community.

Kind Regards,  
Will | Paradox | The guy they should have listened to

- Problem Statement: Need for a new curator for the Public RPC Bounty due to previous curators not renewing intent, leading to unpaid services in November and December 2024.
- Significance: Lack of curator resulted in providers not being paid, highlighting the importance of timely payouts, stakeholder engagement, and transparency in the procurement process.
- Proposed Solution: Propose a new curation team consisting of Frankywild, Coinstudio, Tim Janssen, Cappex, and Pastaman to improve reporting, stakeholder engagement, and efficiency of the bounty.
- Expected Outcomes: Enhanced reporting, stakeholder engagement, timely payouts, SLA reviews, and transparency in the procurement process with the new curation team.

#1365 Proposing new curators for the Public RPC Bounty (31)