Polkadot Digest 19 Jan 2023

Polkadot News

Polkadot 0.9.37 has been released with MEDIUM upgrade priority. https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot/releases/tag/v0.9.37

ink! 4.0.0-beta has been released. There are several breaking changes in this release. https://github.com/paritytech/ink/releases/tag/v4.0.0-beta

Referendum 97, proposing to unbrick the Bitgreen parachain, has passed. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/97

The RMRK Team has posted on Polkassembly seeking feedback for a potential Treasury Proposal for developing rmrk-substrate-pallets. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/1549

An interview with me about the Web3 Foundation, and specifically our Grants Program, has been published in Business and Leaders. https://businessandleaders.it/2023/01/18/web3-foundation-grants-program/

Kusama News

Litmus has won the most recent parachain lease auction. https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama-65-70#timeline%5Fkusama-65-70