Polkadot Digest 28 Nov 2023

Polkadot News

Sub0, the Polkadot Developers’ Conference, is coming to Bangkok in March 2024. https://polkadot.network/ecosystem/events/sub0/

Referendum 231, proposing acquisition of USDT for Polkadot Technical Fellowship salaries, is currently passing with an approval rate of 67.3%. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/231

Referendum 268, proposing to upgrade the Polkadot runtime to v1’000’001, is currently passing unanimously. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/268

There are a total of 70 Referenda up for vote on Polkadot. Everyone with DOT in their accounts can vote on these to direct the future of the network. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/opengov

The next parachain lease auction begins tomorrow morning (approx 03.00 UTC). https://parachains.info/auctions

The staking rate on Polkadot has increased slightly to 52.1%. https://staking.polkadot.network/#/overview

Are you a smart contract developer in the Polkadot ecosystem? There is a request for survey input here: https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-smart-contract-developer-survey/4845

While the Polkadot Digest focuses on the Relay Chain, much more is happening on Polkadot! You can see what’s happening around the ecosystem in the latest Polkadot Roundup. https://twitter.com/Polkadot/status/1729194928998404112

Kusama News

Referendum 308, expanding the invulnerables set for Asset Hub Kusama collators, has passed and executed. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/308

Referendum 310, proposing a tip for Github user “eagr” for work on the polkadot-sdk repository, has passed. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/310

Reminder that tips can be given for significant contributions to the Polkadot SDK. https://github.com/paritytech/substrate-tip-bot/

The staking rate on Kusama has dropped slightly to 52.88%. https://staking.polkadot.network/#/overview