Polkadot Digest 17 Nov 2022

Polkadot News

Anonymous parathread ID 2092 has won the most recent parachain lease auction. https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fpolkadot.api.onfinality.io%2Fpublic-ws#/parachains/parathreads

The next parachain lease auction will begin 22 Nov 2022, at block 13_028_800. https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fpolkadot.api.onfinality.io%2Fpublic-ws#/calendar

Referendum 81, to on-board Collectives as a common-good parachain, is passing with 99% in favor with 1 days left to vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/81

Referendum 85, proposing to update the Kapex parachain runtime code to allow it to upgrade, is currently passing unanimously with 24 days left to vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/85

Referendum 86, proposing slightly higher nomination limits, is currently passing unanimously with 26 days left to vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/86

The staking rate on Polkadot continues to decrease, having declined another 0.2 percentage points since yesterday to 49.3%. https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fpolkadot.api.onfinality.io%2Fpublic-ws#/staking

Kusama News

With approximately 3 and a half days left in the current parachain lease auction, anonymous parathread ID 2233 is in the lead. https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fkusama.api.onfinality.io%2Fpublic-ws#/parachains/auctions

Referendum 243, proposing to extend Encointer’s common-good parachain lease slot another 48 weeks, has passed. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referendum/243

Referendum 244, proposing to upgrade Kusama relay chain to runtime v9320, is currently passing with 99% in favor with 4 days left to vote. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referendum/244

Referendum 246, proposing to swap parachain ID 2024 to 2226 for Genshiro, is currently passing with 99% in favor and 4 days left to vote. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referendum/246