Polkadot Digest 4 Oct 2022

Polkadot News

The next parachain lease auction is scheduled to begin today at block 12_337_600 .https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fpolkadot.api.onfinality.io%2Fpublic-ws#/calendar

Referendum 74, proposing to open several HRMP channels, is passing by a wide margin (with only 0.19 weighted DOT against) with 10 days left to vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/74

The staking rate on Polkadot has decreased slightly to 51.5%. https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fpolkadot.api.onfinality.io%2Fpublic-ws#/staking

Kusama News

The next parachain lease auction is scheduled to begin at block 14_817_600 (Monday 10 Oct). https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fkusama.api.onfinality.io%2Fpublic-ws#/calendar

Referendum 233, extending the Picasso parachain’s by swapping two lease slots, has passed. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referendum/233

Referendum 234, approving a Treasury Proposal for WagMedia, has passed. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referendum/234

Referendum 236, proposing to upgrade Statemine to runtime v9290, is currently passing unanimously with 6 days left to vote. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referendum/236

After experiencing a few slowdowns in block production and finalization over the last week or so, the Westend testnet is working normally again. https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fwestend-rpc.polkadot.io#/explorer

For more information on the Westend testnet and instruction on receiving “Westie” testnet tokens, see the wiki page here: https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/maintain-networks#westend-test-network