Polkadot Digest 13 Feb 2023

Polkadot News

“A Year in Parachains, Part 2: System Chains, Smart Contracts, & Social Media” was published on the Polkadot Network blog. https://polkadot.network/blog/a-year-in-parachains-part-2-system-chains-smart-contracts-social-media

Referendum 101, approving a Wasm Smart Contracts Bounty (Bounty #19), is currently passing with 99% in favor and 14 days left to vote. https://polkadot.subsquare.io/democracy/referendum/101

Referendum 103, unbricking the Zeitgeist parachain, is currently passing with 98% in favor and 19 days left to vote. Note this was superseded by Ref 104. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/103

Referendum 104, which also unbricks Zeitgeist (just as Referendum 103) but fast-tracked, is passing with 97% in favor and 10 days left to vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/104

There is a Proposal to increase the maximum active validator count to 500. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/proposal/23

To see all Referenda up for vote, or endorse Proposals to become Referenda, see https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Frpc.ibp.network%2Fpolkadot#/democracy

For an overview of Polkadot governance, see https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/learn-governance

Kusama News

Turing Network is in the lead in the current parachain lease auction, but Shiden has also been in the lead during the Ending Period. https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Frpc.ibp.network%2Fkusama#/parachains/auctions

This means that either Turing or Shiden can theoretically win the parachain lease auction, since a candle auction mechanism is used. https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/learn-auction#mechanics-of-a-candle-auction

There are now 10 different OpenGov Referenda to vote for on Kusama. https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Frpc.ibp.network%2Fkusama#/referenda

Referendum 95 is to perform a lease swap between 2000 (Karura) and 2233, as well as 2110 (Mangata) and 2256. https://kusama.subsquare.io/referenda/referendum/95

Referendum 96, replacing cancelled Referendum 81, will set the next parachain auction schedule on Kusama. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/96