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Kusama People — Invulnerable Collator Set Adjustment

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11 days ago
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Dear community,

This referendum seeks to adjust the invulnerable collator set of Kusama People.

The main objective is to make the invulnerable set better aligned with the risk profile and importance of the respective System Chain, while also keeping the assignment process efficient and consistent across the programme.

The curators also considered the historical assignment of slots across the System Chains. Where possible, the revised assignments favour operators with longer tenure and a demonstrated record of providing reliable service. At the same time, the changes are intended to help even the field for operators who have shown capability and interest in supporting additional System Chains.

Finally, this referendum adjusts the number of permissionless collator slots to ensure that permissionless collators do not outweigh the intended invulnerable set.

To support this, the curators applied a tiering model where each System Chain is categorised from Tier 1 to Tier 3, based on its perceived importance and risk profile. Under this model, Kusama People is categorised as a Tier-1 chain, with 8 funded community invulnerable collators.

For Kusama People, the proposed configuration is:

  • Tier: Tier 1
  • Community-funded invulnerable collators: 8
  • Permissionless collator slots: 4

This referendum performs the following changes.

Collators being added

  • ExtraCoin / Yaron — EXTrPKwb8ovrnaQMsBsf3nDZu4A4YdHgvNedAiY5DFyM3zB
  • Mile — HmatizNhXrZtXwQK2LfntvjCy3x1EuKs1WnRQ6CP3KkNfmA
  • SIK / crifferent — HWyLYmpW68JGJYoVJcot6JQ1CJbtUQeTdxfY1kUTsvGCB1r
  • HYPERSPEED — DV7b5AL9zNbsnQ8CWCwvw2tzc3pz74EVDLGQdNU1tujA2L5
  • YellowFin / Bluefin Tuna — DtuntvQBh9vajFTnd42aTTCiuCyY3ep6EVwhhPjj2ejyyhW
  • Turboflakes — H1tAQMm3eizGcmpAhL9aA9gR844kZpQfkU7pkmMiLx9jSzE

Collators being removed

  • Previous invulnerable — CbLd7BdUr8DqD4TciR1kH6w12bbHBCW9n2MHGCtbxq4U5ty
  • Previous invulnerable — DGHxPHM19z1C6tvRhf1tBARB38uV8tudHQsSm2a3bonuSU4
  • openbitlab — E8X4LxU9zEiNVAYM95ERDeomMmwwwqn7RBCuRMEZCfgFm3JI
  • MathCrypto — F7TKjT2EBVqfquyN5G4s4FLSxHM7nR3WbdRAgxQLeJYVG53
  • BESTVALIDATOR / Zurich — GHW6TB6awErp2VaySKN6dLdjmzKET1LzCKMMTYMnGMUXs7n
  • Previous invulnerable — HWBh4YQ69iopm9G8x938dEivMENXeHaHZraannpg4U4aib2

Collators retained

The following community invulnerables are already in place and remain part of the final People set:

  • CoinStudio — CdW8izFcLeicL3zZUQaC3a39AGeNSTgc9Jb5E5sjREpryA2
  • Stakeworld — Et9M3rrA7H2kHQEGRXHxufcp9HTEmFirMWtKHvjoJ85r1C9

Final community invulnerable set

  • CoinStudio — CdW8izFcLeicL3zZUQaC3a39AGeNSTgc9Jb5E5sjREpryA2
  • ExtraCoin / Yaron — EXTrPKwb8ovrnaQMsBsf3nDZu4A4YdHgvNedAiY5DFyM3zB
  • Mile — HmatizNhXrZtXwQK2LfntvjCy3x1EuKs1WnRQ6CP3KkNfmA
  • SIK / crifferent — HWyLYmpW68JGJYoVJcot6JQ1CJbtUQeTdxfY1kUTsvGCB1r
  • HYPERSPEED — DV7b5AL9zNbsnQ8CWCwvw2tzc3pz74EVDLGQdNU1tujA2L5
  • Stakeworld — Et9M3rrA7H2kHQEGRXHxufcp9HTEmFirMWtKHvjoJ85r1C9
  • YellowFin / Bluefin Tuna — DtuntvQBh9vajFTnd42aTTCiuCyY3ep6EVwhhPjj2ejyyhW
  • Turboflakes — H1tAQMm3eizGcmpAhL9aA9gR844kZpQfkU7pkmMiLx9jSzE

Best Regards,
Will | Paradox | ParaNodes.io

Comments (2)

10 days ago

Across these 4 System Chains, there are 28 funded collator slots, but only 21 unique operators. Several operators are selected for multiple System Chains, with 7 operators holding 2 slots each — meaning they account for 14/28 slots (50%).

I understand the reasoning behind using operators with an established track record, especially for critical System Chains. Reliability and operational experience obviously matter.

However, using previous slot assignments and multi-chain experience as selection criteria can also create a self-reinforcing cycle: operators who already have slots gain more experience and history, which then makes them more likely to receive additional slots.

I think it would be worth discussing whether the current selection process provides enough room for new operators, and whether some limit per operator could improve diversity without compromising reliability.

Otherwise, we may end up with the same small group of operators rotating between the different System Chains.

10 days ago

I think the community should have a clear and publicly verifiable list of the collators currently receiving funding from this bounty. This is particularly relevant because concerns have previously been raised about some operators receiving treasury funding, including cases involving commission flipping and/or operating multiple identities. Some of the operators discussed in this context include:

I am not suggesting that previous allegations automatically disqualify anyone from receiving funding. However, given that this is treasury-funded infrastructure, I think it is reasonable for the community to be able to verify exactly who is being funded.

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