Polkadot Digest 15 Nov 2023

Polkadot News

Referendum 246 has passed and executed, cancelling Referendum 241 (proposed v1’000’000 runtime upgrade). https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/246

The Polkadot Blockchain Academy is accepting applicants on both Developer and Project Founder tracks for their upcoming waves in Hong Kong and Singapore. https://polkadot.network/development/blockchain-academy/

There are currently 34 active referenda on Polkadot OpenGov - you can vote with your DOT here: https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda

Did you know that if a Referendum is decided opposite to the way you voted (e.g. you voted NAY to a Referendum that passed), there is no lock on your DOT. https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/learn-polkadot-opengov

Interested in how many transactions per second Polkadot can handle? You can see my discussion of this here: https://twitter.com/BillLaboon/status/1724021148277444952

Kusama News

Turing Network has won the most recent parachain lease auction. https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama

Referendum 306, proposing to slash old old Gov1 treasury deposits and concurrently refund the amounts to their respective proposers, is now up for vote. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/306