Polkadot Digest 8 Nov 2022

Polkadot News

Referendum 80, seeking sufficiency for USDT on Statemint, is currently passing with 98% in favor and 4 days left to vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/80

Referendum 81, to on-board Collectives as a common-good parachain, is passing with 99% in favor with 8 days left to vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/81

Referendum 84, proposing to upgrade the Polkadot relay chain to runtime v9300, is passing unanimously with 3 days left to vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/84

Note that Referendum 84 was fast-tracked by the Technical Committee; if passed, it will enact 400 blocks (~ 40 minutes) after passing. https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/learn-governance#technical-committee

Kusama News

With less than a day until the Ending Period begins, Robonomics is in the lead in the current parachain lease auction. https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fkusama.api.onfinality.io%2Fpublic-ws#/parachains/auctions

Referendum 242, proposing to open an HRMP channel between Statemine and Kintsugi, is currently passing with 99% in favor and a little under 6 days left to vote. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referendum/242

There are 12 public proposals vying to be the next referendum to vote on. https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fkusama.api.onfinality.io%2Fpublic-ws#/democracy

For instructions on endorsing proposals that you want to see voted on, refer to the Polkadot Wiki article here: https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/maintain-guides-democracy#endorsing-a-proposal