We can’t draw conclusions so directly that W3F has given up on Kusama. In fact, Kusama has always carried the functions of Polkadot ecological experiments and new function tests. It is more radical and more conducive to the low-cost implementation of innovative ideas. W3F has also been committed to maintaining the development of this ecology.
Crust has always hoped to follow the development of the Polkadot ecosystem, so Crust must participate in the construction of the Kusama ecosystem. Crust shadow was created for this purpose and we cannot give up on it.
From the perspective of project operation, merging CSM and CRU into one token is a solution that increases complexity. So that's why most of the project parties such as Acala, Astar, Centrifuge Clover Moonbeam. . .etc issue two tokens to participate in Polkadot and Kusama respectively.
From the perspective of users, if you think that the market value of CSM is too low and the value of participating in the construction of Kusama cannot meet the needs of users, it is recommended that users convert CSM into CRU by yourself. Instead of letting the project merge the two tokens.
Thank you for your proposal. After careful review, we have the following considerations:
Currently, CSM is the native token of Crust Shadow and it has its own economic model, which prevents us from arbitrarily destroying it. Additionally, on Shadow, we also provide storage orders for other parachains.
We do not believe that the Web3 Foundation and Polkadot have given up the Kusama ecosystem, and we are not inclined to easily give up on the Kusama ecosystem either.
From the very beginning, the design of CSM was intended for 100% distribution to the community. It is a completely different concept from CRU, so we do not support the conversion between the two. If CSM users do not wish to hold CSM, they can sell it on Kraken and then exchange it for CRU. There are also secondary markets available for buying and selling.
We appreciate your understanding in this matter.
Hello everyone, after several discussions, I let this poll but I'll make some changes for the "proposal" in democraty vote.
I don't think we must give up Kusama ecosystem. I want only keep one token for the three Crust networks ( Crust mainnet / Crust Parachain as Polkadot parachain / Crust Shadow as Kusama parachain).
Two ways for the new proposal:
In my understanding, CRU - DOT and CSM - KSM are native tokens of different chains. If I want to swap CSM for CRU, I should exchange CSM to USDT in the market, and then exchange USDT to CRU.
In my opinion, CRU and CSM should be kept separate. The following is why:
Yes, true. We cannot force CSM holders to merge with CRU. They should decide if they want to merge or not. If some choose to merge and some don't, it will create confusion and inconsistency within the community.
Holding CSM is a personal choice, and the price of CSM has also gone down. CRU holders should not be held accountable for the decisions made by CSM holders. Making the conversion based on the price ratio of CSM/CRU would be complex and may lead to misunderstandings and dissatisfaction among holders.
Csm and cru both are good an important for crust network..
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