Kusama’s 2026 Reset: 10,000,000 DOT Is Now Funding the Next Wave of Experiments

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I’ve been asking myself what Kusama is really for in 2026, and this update finally made it click. 10,000,000 DOT has now been activated to fund 24 months of fearless experimentation on Kusama, across Proof of Personhood, Zero Knowledge, and Art plus Social Experiments. In this thread, I broke down what it means, what each bounty is targeting, and how builders and creators can apply directly to the curators. Link: https://x.com/i/status/2021498573524017396

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