If the rationale behind proposing a Parachain is to enable more flexible programmability, I have a number of proposed solutions that we can pursue via RFCs and would be more sustainable long term:

1. Coretime NFTs should be transferrable to AH, where contracts can manipulate them, send them back to Coretime-chain, and then used.
2. Eventually, AH itself can become a trusted source for Coretime information, not needing the results to be sent back.
3. This leads the way to potentially merging Coretime-chain and AH, making Coretime NFTs fully programmable in the same environment where staking, DOT and governance is.

While step 3 is more controversial, step 1 and 2 are not, and I believe they can fulfill most of your requirements, avoiding the need for another parachain.

Thanks for your work on this proposal. I read through it, including why you’re asking for funds directly from the Polkadot Treasury.

I’ll have to vote NAY here, because I think it’d be better to request Phase 1 funding from the Kusama Treasury first. Once Phase 1 is done, you could then ask Polkadot for Phase 2 funds. This way, it fits better with how Kusama (for early-stage projects) and Polkadot (for more mature ones) usually work.

Hope you’ll consider this option! I’m happy to discuss it further if needed.