Polkadot Digest 8 Jan 2024

Polkadot News

With three days left in the current parachain lease auction, anonymous Parathread ID 3358 has been in the lead the vast majority of the Ending Period. https://parachains.info/auctions

Referendum 403, proposing to open an HRMP channel between the Asset Hub and Polimec parachain, is now up for vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/403

When using nomination pools, remember not to send DOT to a nomination pool’s stash ID, but rather join the nomination pool. This can easily be done via the Staking Dashboard. https://staking.polkadot.network/

Kusama News

With only a few minutes to go in the current parachain lease auction, krest has been in the lead the majority of the Ending Period. https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama

For the first time since the first few hours it began in 2023, there are no current Referenda for vote on Kusama OpenGov. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/opengov

If you have an idea to change the network somehow, though, you can always start one! For details on OpenGov, see the Kusama Guide: https://guide.kusama.network/docs/learn-polkadot-opengov/

Referendum 326, proposing to onboard Brale and Glo Dollar to Kusama Asset Hub, did not pass. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/326

Referendum 327, registering Polkassembly as a Kusama registrar, has passed and executed. Welcome to Kusama, Registrar #5! https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/327

Interested in joining Kappa Sigma Mu, the “human blockchain” for the Kusama network? For details and applying, see https://ksmsociety.io/