This last quarter was huge for Kusama and OnFinality, the demand for their services was unprecedented. For example, back in late April there was a suspected DDOS attack on Parity’s RPC nodes, reason why various teams requested OnFinality to increase their RPC nodes capacity: meaning in a few days they were hit with over 120 million requests each day (1,400 requests each second).

This tip aims to cover the difference in costs in Q1 faced by the team, in general funded by the treasury under Public Infrastructure category. Specifics on the increase in Q1, budget and services provided can be found on [this document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nDQfb85RQ9RuG4OOweeE_4CWdvHqcynjDTptSFnsQXQ/edit?usp=sharing).

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- **Problem Statement:** 
  - Addressing the increased costs faced by Kusama and OnFinality due to unprecedented demand for their services, particularly in response to a suspected DDOS attack on Parity’s RPC nodes.

- **Significance:** 
  - Highlighting the financial impact and strain on resources faced by the team, funded by the treasury under the Public Infrastructure category.

- **Proposed Solution:** 
  - Exploring the difference in costs in Q1 and the specifics of the budget increase to accommodate the surge in demand for services.

- **Expected Outcomes:** 
  - Providing transparency on the financial implications and services provided, aiming to manage costs effectively and sustainably.

For high performance public infrastructure (Shortfall Costs for Q2 2021) to OnFinality

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