Polkadot Digest 18 Apr 2023

Polkadot News

There’s an excellent overview of what Parity has been working on the last few months available here: https://twitter.com/xcBirdo/status/1647958266842939394

For more information about what is happening in the Polkadot ecosystem, see the Polkadot roundup tweets here: https://twitter.com/Polkadot/status/1647940477738536961

Referendum 113, proposing to reset the genesis block of the Watr parachain, is currently passing with 99% in favor and just a few hours left to vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/113

Referendum 114, proposing to add a Bridge Hub parachain to Polkadot, is currently passing with 99% in favor and 22 days left to vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/114

The staking rate on Polkadot has increased slightly over the last week, to 47.49%. https://staking.polkadot.network/#/overview

I will be holding a Twitter Spaces AMA on 20 April at 12.00 UTC. https://twitter.com/BillLaboon/status/1647902889598222341

Reminder that you can stake with as little a 1 DOT using nomination pools: https://staking.polkadot.network/#/pools

For more information on nomination pools, see the Polkadot Wiki: https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/learn-nomination-pools

Kusama News

With 10 hours left in the current parachain lease auction, Alpha Network has been in the lead the vast majority of the Ending Period. https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama

However, both Karura and Basilisk have been in the lead during the Ending Period, so according to the rules of the candle auction, both have a possibility of winning. https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/learn-auction#mechanics-of-a-candle-auction