I wrote RFC #33 Kusama Network 2.0: The Hybrid Chain Network, asking that we add Smart Contracts on the Relay Chain, elevating Kusama to the level of Ethereum. This is contrast to Polkadot being a RFC #32 Minimal Relay Chain.
By adding Smart Contracts to the Kusama Relay Chain, developers can scale from sync-first "old" blockchain technology to "new" in this spectrum:
Developers can start at any point in the above spectrum and move upwards as their needs for scale increase, culminating in CoreJam/CorePlay and Substrate pallets in app chains. Polkadot 2.0, in contrast, can be a Minimal Relay Chain (#32) for maximal scalability.
This proposes to turn on 1+4 by adding ethereum
and contracts
pallets and basically having Kusama adopt both Ethereum + Polkadot's roadmap to scalability.
If this makes sense, then we can develop Optimism on Kusama, which would have users+devs bringing in KSM as a core solution.
Shall we bring EVM Contracts to Kusama Relay Chain and increase KSM Revenues?