Welcome!

Disclaimer: This proposal is individual in nature and is not brought forward by Dash Core Group

I'm Kittywhiskers Van Gogh (kwvg on GitHub, kittywhiskers on Keybase), I've been contributing to Dash Core since Dec, 2020 (my first pull request!), contributed through the Dash Incubator program since Jan, 2021 (pull request, Incubator claim) before transitioning to a role within Dash Core Group effective Apr, 2022.

Since then, except for a brief periods, I have contributed to Dash Core in full-time capacity for 4 years.

What do I do?

I filled the role of C++ Software Engineer in the Core team. My responsibility was, beyond routine backports, implementing features needed in Dash Core sooner than sequential backports would allow.

This proposal seems familiar...

Because it is. Below are my past proposals.

Proposal Name	Funding Period	Work Period
kwvg-core-dev-nov24	Nov, 2024 - Jan, 2025 (3 months)	Dec, 2024 - Feb, 2025 (3 months)
kwvg-core-dev-apr25	Apr, 2025 (1 month)	Apr, 2025 (1 month)
kwvg-core-dev-may25	May, 2025 (1 month)	May, 2025 (1 month)

What have I done since last time?

Contributed 13 merged pull requests between May 1st, 2025 and May 31st, 2025 (source) totaling ~100 commits[1].

• Extended addresses support
  • Preliminary work
    • #6669 (feat: define BIP 9 fork DEPLOYMENT_V23 for new version featureset)
    • dips#162[2] (docs: move (platform) network information fields from DIP-00{03, 04, 28} to Appendix C of DIP-0003, minor cleanup)
  • Implementation
    • #6627[2] (refactor: section off masternode network information to MnNetInfo, lay groundwork for multiple entries)
    • #6629[2] (feat: introduce type-flexible NetInfoEntry to allow non-CService entries, use in MnNetInfo)
    • #6665[3] (refactor: model interface after MnNetInfo and support switching impls, add new ProTx version)
    • #6674[3] (feat(rpc): allow reporting multiple addresses with new addresses field, deprecate service field, allow submitting multiple addresses)
• Backports
• #6654 (backport: merge bitcoin#17526, #22928, #22019, #23762, #24067, #24091, #24560, partial bitcoin#17211)
• #6657 (backport: merge bitcoin#24469, #24470, #29040, #29181, #29085, #29484, #29577, #29081, #29815, #28687, #31502, partial bitcoin#26707, #28894)
• #6681 (backport: bitcoin-core/gui#557, #552, #556, #590, #581, #608, #673, #676, #681, #690, #697, #717, #757, #751, #773, #801)
• #6685 (backport: merge bitcoin#23334, #21206, #24196, #24530, #24635, #24502, #24494, #24677, #24602, #24644, #24820, #25507, #25825, #29042, partial bitcoin#23725)
• #6687 (backport: merge bitcoin#23647, #23667)

Why am I asking?

Due to external factors, current DCG funding would be insufficient to allow retaining me as a contractor. This proposal will allow me to continue my work in the Core Dev Team, retaining my reporting structure and maintaining work output.

How much am I asking for?

200 DASH per month for the duration of the proposal period. The amount disbursed will be paid to DCG's compensation fund for conversion and payment to me and shall be treated as proposal income and compensation expense for DCG.

Verification

The below message can be verified using Keybase (source)

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Notes

[1] - Calculated using 'git shortlog 9ac2579e..9ef47835 --summary --numbered --no-merges | grep "Kittywhiskers Van Gogh"', rounding down to nearest 10.
[2] - Mentioned in previous proposal as most work was done in Apr, 2025 but included here as merged in May, 2025
[3] - Not merged as of June 5th, 2025 but included as most work was done in May, 2025