Polkadot Digest 7 Jul 2023

Polkadot News

Following the passing of Referendum 53, a new parachain lease auction has begun on Polkadot. Peaq is in the lead with the Ending Period beginning tomorrow. https://polkadot.js.org/apps/#/parachains/auctions

Referendum 56, which cancels remaining auctions and introduces new auctions for leasing periods 14 and 15, is still up for vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/56

Referendum 18, upgrading the relay chain and system parachains to runtime v9430, has passed. The upgrade will occur at block 16’450’000 (18 July). https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/referendum/18

There are 49 active Referenda up for vote on Polkadot OpenGov. https://polkadot.js.org/apps/#/referenda

Staking rates on Polkadot (~ 43%) and Kusama (~ 53%) have remained quite stable recently.

Wave 3 of Polkadot Blockchain Academy kicks off on Monday, 10 July in Berkeley, California, USA. https://twitter.com/Polkadot/status/1677220750606970881

Alice_und_Bob has posted an analysis of Polkadot Treasury annual outflow from the inception of Polkadot until June 2023 on the Polkadot Forum. https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-treasury-annual-spending-in-usd-dot-2020-2023-june/3342

Kusama News

With the Ending Period just beginning, anonymous parathread ID 2274 and Karura have both already been in the lead. https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama