## **Polkadot News**

Referendum 1350, proposing Polkadot Branding Guidelines on the Wish-for-change track, is now up for vote. <https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1350>

Today at 14.00 UTC, [OpenGov.Watch](http://OpenGov.Watch) is holding an AMA. <https://www.reddit.com/r/Polkadot/comments/1hcich5/opengovwatch%5Fama%5Ffriday%5Fthe%5F13th%5Fedition%5Flive/>

## **Kusama News**

Shawn Tabrizi has posted a proposal on the Polkadot Forum to “make Kusama chaotic again”. <https://forum.polkadot.network/t/make-kusama-chaotic-again/11123>

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Polkadot Digest 13 Dec 2024

## **Polkadot News**

Referendum 1339, proposing an emergency runtime upgrade on Parallel Finance to prevent further exploitation, is now up for vote. <https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1339>

Referendum 1308, proposing to replicate certain pure proxies from the Relay Chain on Asset Hub, is passing almost unanimously. <https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1308>

The 2024 Electric Capital Developer Report shows the Polkadot technology stack as the third-largest community of developers. <https://www.developerreport.com/>

The official Sub0 Reset aftermovie is now available. <https://x.com/Polkadotsub0/status/1867474772655059422>

Filippo Franchini, Technical Educator at W3F, has been documenting his Rust journey. You can read his latest article, on “Generic Types, Traits and Lifetimes” on Grill App here: <https://grillapp.net/@filippoweb3/my-rust-journey-9-dec-2024-228242?ref=8779>

## **Kusama News**

There are five candidates for Kappa Sigma Mu this round, with bids ranging from 14.8 - 16 KSM. <https://ksmsociety.io/explore/candidates>

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Polkadot Digest 16 Dec 2024

## **Polkadot News**

Referendum 1350 on the Wish-for-change track, proposing new Polkadot branding guidelines, is passing with 99.9% in favor. <https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1350>

pallet-verifier, a tool for detecting common security vulnerabilities and insecure patterns in FRAME pallets, has been released. <https://forum.polkadot.network/t/introducing-pallet-verifier-a-tool-for-detecting-common-security-vulnerabilities-and-insecure-patterns-in-frame-pallets/11138>

dedot, a JavaScript client for interacting with Polkadot and other Substrate-based blockchains, has been released. <https://forum.polkadot.network/t/introducing-pallet-verifier-a-tool-for-detecting-common-security-vulnerabilities-and-insecure-patterns-in-frame-pallets/11138>

## **Kusama News**

Referendum 479, proposing to fund a project on the Kusama Asset Hub, is failing with 26.6% in favor. <https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/479>

Finally, this will be the last Polkadot Digest of 2024\. I will be on vacation until 6 January. See you all next year!

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Polkadot Digest 17 Dec 2024

## **Polkadot News**

Referendum 1368, proposing to close Bounty 27 (Parachain Assets Onramp), is passing almost unanimously. <https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1368>

PBA-X, the online Polkadot Blockchain Academy, has begun its first cohort yesterday. <https://pbax.polkadot.academy/>

The Spacemonkeys podcast has an interview with Kian Paimani, Polkadot Fellow, about Polkadot and the broader blockchain ecosystem. <https://x.com/TheKusamarian/status/1875961033094779362>

## **Kusama News**

Referendum 480, a Wish-for-Change to enable single-sided liquidity to the Kusama asset conversion pallet, is now passing with 56.3% in favor. <https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/480>

There are currently four candidates for Kappa Sigma Mu, with bids ranging from 14 - 18.3 KSM. <https://ksmsociety.io/explore/candidates>

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Polkadot Digest 7 Jan 2025

## **Polkadot News**

Dotlake-Community is now available, meaning that you can ingest data across all Polkadot and Kusama parachains as well as Substrate-based solochains. <https://github.com/paritytech/dotlake-community>

WebZero has posted a retrospective on Sub0 Reset @ Devcon in 2024, which brought over 1’700 people interested in Substrate together. <https://forum.polkadot.network/t/sub0-devcon-report-a-true-cultural-reset/11354>

If you are interested in elevating your cross-chain experience, you should check out Paraspell, a set of XCM tools that easily allows your app to interact across chains. <https://forum.polkadot.network/t/paraspell-xcm-tools-go-cross-chain-within-seconds-latest-upgrades-future-upgrades-maintenance-report/11302>

With less than two days left, Referendum 1350, a Wish-for-change Referendum for setting Polkadot Branding Guidelines, is passing with 86.2% in favor. <https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1350>

## **Kusama News**

There are currently 23 bidders and 4 candidates for Kappa Sigma Mu, the on-chain fratority. <https://ksmsociety.io/explore/bidders>

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Polkadot Digest 8 Jan 2025

## **Polkadot News**

The Parachain Runtime Builder allows you build your own blockchain Polkadot parachain or Substrate solochain without any coding. <https://www.parachain.builders/>

Referendum 1350, a Wish-for-change Referendum setting Polkadot Branding Guidelines, is now confirming,. <https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1350>

Basti, developer at Parity, has written up some thoughts about the issues with pure proxies not being replicable across parachains and possible solutions. <https://blog.kchr.de/ecosystem-proxy/>

The staking rate on Polkadot has increased over the last few weeks to 51.65%. <https://staking.polkadot.cloud/#/overview>

## **Kusama News**

The Kusama staking rate has also slightly increased and is now at 46.05%. <https://staking.polkadot.cloud/#/overview>

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Polkadot Digest 10 Jan 2025

## **Polkadot News**

Referendum 1350, proposing Polkadot branding guidelines, has passed and executed. <https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1350>

For details on coretime consumption, and purchasing coretime, check out the RegionX Coretime Hub. <https://app.regionx.tech/?network=polkadot>

Web3 Foundation is looking for a Research Scientist Intern for researching decentralized governance mechanisms. <https://web3.bamboohr.com/careers/127>

## **Kusama News**

There are three candidates for joining Kappa Sigma Mu this era. <https://ksmsociety.io/explore/candidates>

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Polkadot Digest 13 Jan 2025

## **Polkadot News**

Referendum 1339, proposing to set the code for the Parallel parachain, is passing with 99.3% in favor. <https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1339>

For a good overview of the Polkadot Treasury, as well as other Polkadot metrics, you can check out Parity Data Lake’s page here: <https://data.parity.io/treasury>

## **Kusama News**

Referendum 484, proposing to increase the number of parachain validators from 500 to 600, is now up for vote. <https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/484>

Note that Ref 484 does not increase the number of validators in the active set (which stays at 1000), but the number of validators used for parachain validation.

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Polkadot Digest 14 Jan 2025

## **Polkadot News**

The Open Source Developer Grants Bounty (funded by Ref 1080) has begun. For details, see <https://forum.polkadot.network/t/open-source-developer-grants/11427>

There are several scam referenda up on Polkadot OpenGov. Please note that there is no DOT airdrop and be careful clicking suspicious links on new Referenda.

Web3 Foundation is hiring a Support Specialist. <https://web3.bamboohr.com/careers/128>

## **Kusama News**

Referendm 484, proposing to increase the number of parachain validators from 500 to 600, is passing with 99.7% in favor. <https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/484>

There are currently 23 bidders for joining Kappa Sigma Mu, the human blockchain secured by proof-of-ink. <https://ksmsociety.io/explore/bidders>

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Polkadot Digest 15 Jan 2025

## **Polkadot News**

Parity has released their 2025 Roadmap for Polkadot. Overview here: <https://x.com/Polkadot/status/1879536851540640218>

Applications for the next Polkadot Blockchain Academy in Luzern, Switzerland (24 Mar - 10 Apr) are now open. <https://polkadot.academy/pba-campus/>

Interested in comparing Polkadot parachains with similar technology, such as ZK or optimistic rollups? Check out the updated Polkadot Comparisons Wiki page: <https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/learn-comparisons>

Referendum 1339, proposing to force-upgrade the Parallel parachain runtime, is passing with 99.3% in favor. <https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1339>

## **Kusama News**

Referendum 482, proposing retroactively funding Subscan for Q2-Q4 2024 for Kusama relay chain and system parachains, passed and executed. <https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/482>

Referendum 483, proposing funding the VCAP project on Asset Hub, was rejected. <https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/483>

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Polkadot Digest 16 Jan 2025

## **Polkadot News**

Interested in staying on top of everything happening with Polkadot governance? Watch Attempts at Governance - episode 197 was just released - <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLGTReiSzRM&list=PLtyd7v%5FI7PGkXbJmKojrZ1KXwspR1JkpV&index=1>

There are currently 22 Referenda up for vote on Polkadot OpenGov. <https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/all-posts?trackStatus=all&page=1>

The Polkadot staking rate has increased slightly over the last week to 51.83%. <https://staking.polkadot.cloud/#/overview>

## **Kusama News**

There are now 24 accounts bidding to join Kappa Sigma Mu. <https://ksmsociety.io/explore/bidders>

The Kusama staking rate has remained relatively steady over the last week, currently standing at 46.03%. <https://staking.polkadot.cloud/#/overview>

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Polkadot Digest 17 Jan 2025

## **Polkadot News**

Referendum 1395, topping off the Polkadot system parachain collators Bounty, is now up for vote. <https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1395>

Referendum 1339, proposing to upgrade the Parallel parachain’s runtime code, is passing with over 99% in favor. <https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1339>

Web3 Foundation is hiring for several positions, including Support Specialist, Growth Operations Manager, and Investor Relations Manager. <https://web3.bamboohr.com/careers>

## **Kusama News**

Referendum 487, topping off the Kusama system parachain collators Bounty, is now up for vote. <https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/487>

Referendum 484, proposing to increase the number of parachain validators from 500 to 600, is passing almost unanimously with <https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/484>

There are now 23 bidders and four candidates for Kappa Sigma Mu. <https://ksmsociety.io/explore/bidders>

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Polkadot Digest 20 Jan 2025

## **Polkadot News**

Interested in helping the Polkadot community grow by hosting meetups? Polkadot Roots is accepting applications to help you do so. <https://x.com/dotevents%5F/status/1881382674515845533>

Polkadot Blockchain Academy is coming to Luzern, Switzerland, 24 Mar - 10 April. For more information and to apply, you can see here: <https://polkadot.academy/pba-campus/>

Referendum 1339, proposing to force upgrade the Parallel parachain, is currently passing with 99.3% in favor and three days left to vote. <https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1339>

## **Kusama News**

Referendum 484, proposing to increase the maximum number of parachain validators from 500 to 600, is passing almost unanimously. <https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/484>

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Polkadot Digest 23 Jan 2025

## **Polkadot News**

Referendum 1400, proposing to register Ether as an asset on Asset Hub, make it sufficient, and lower the cost of Polkadot-Ethereum transfers via Snowbridge, is now up for vote. <https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1400>

Referendum 1394, a Wish-for-Change Referendum to create a Polkadot Treasury Bitcoin Strategic Reserve, is now up for vote. <https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1394>

Referendum 1339, proposing to force-upgrade the Parallel runtime to prevent further exploitation, is now confirming. <https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1339>

The Polkadot staking rate has increased recently to 52.29%. <https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1339>

## **Kusama News**

Referendum 488, proposing to update the schedulerParams.lookahead parameter from 2 to 3, is passing almost unanimously. <https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/488>

The Kusama staking rate has slightly increased recently to 46.22%. <https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1339>

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Polkadot Digest 27 Jan 2025

## **Polkadot News**

The first block-producing JAM implementation is now running and producing test blocks. <https://x.com/jamixir/status/1883817228543631784>

Web3 Foundation has released its newly renamed “Ecosystem Development” (previously “Grants”) Wave 24 article. <https://medium.com/web3foundation/web3-foundation-ecodev-wave-24-recipients-e15adea23002>

Referendum 1368, proposing to close the parachain assets onramp bounty, is passing almost unanimously with only one day left in the deciding period. <https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1368>

## **Kusama News**

Referendum 488, proposing to update the schedulerParams.lookahead parameter from 2 to 3, is passing almost unanimously. <https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/488>

There are now 22 bidders to join Kappa Sigma Mu. <https://ksmsociety.io/explore/bidders>

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Polkadot Digest 28 Jan 2025

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## **Polkadot News**

Referendum 1339, proposing to force a runtime upgrade for the Parallel parachain, has passed and executed. <https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1339>

Referendum 1400, proposing to register Ether as an asset on the Polkadot Asset Hub and lower Snowbridge fees, is passing almost unanimously. <https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1400>

## **Kusama News**

Referendum 489, proposing to retroactively fund the Encointer system parachain, is passing with 89% in favor. <https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/489>

There are three candidates being voted on for joining Kappa Sigma Mu. <https://ksmsociety.io/explore/candidates>

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Polkadot Digest 29 Jan 2025

## **Polkadot News**

Brenzi from Integritee has posted on Polkadot Forum describing how use Incognitee to shield funds and enhance user privacy. <https://forum.polkadot.network/t/account-hygiene-a-practical-guide-using-incognitee/11569>

The Polkadot staking rate is increasing lately, and now stands at 52.42%. <https://staking.polkadot.cloud/#/overview>

## **Kusama News**

Referendum 488, proposing to increase the schedulerParams.lookahead configuration parameter from 2 to 3, is passing and has achieved sufficient support. <https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/488>

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Polkadot Digest 30 Jan 2025

## **Polkadot News**

Polkadot stable2412-1 was released. This is a patch upgrade for the latest stable release (stable2412). <https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/releases/tag/polkadot-stable2412-1>

W3F researchers led by Bhargav Bhatt have released a new paper, “Trustless Bridges via Random Sampling”. <https://eprint.iacr.org/2025/057.pdf>

Reminder that Web3 Foundation is hiring for numerous positions, including Investor Relations Manager, Senior Systems Engineer, and Research Intern. <https://web3.bamboohr.com/careers>

Gbaci has taken over and revived the Dot Leap weekly newsletter. Latest issue here: <https://newsletter.dotleap.com/p/polkadot-pizza-ftw>

## **Kusama News**

Referendum 488, proposing to modify the schedulerParams.lookAhead parameter from 2 to 3, has passed and executed. <https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/488>

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Polkadot Digest 3 Feb 2025

## **Polkadot News**

Today is the fifth anniversary (and 1’142nd edition) of the Polkadot Digest!

Referendum 1368, closing Bounty 27, is now confirming with 99.9% in favor. <https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1368>

Referendum 1400, registering Ether on the Asset Hub and making it sufficient, as well as lowering Ethereum bridge fees from \~6.12 to \~1.49 DOT, is currently passing almost unanimously. <https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1400>

The Polkadot Discord has been revamped and updated with new features. You can check it out here: <https://discord.com/invite/polkadot>

## **Kusama News**

There are now 22 bidders with a minimum bid of 42 KSM to join Kappa Sigma Mu. Interested in receiving KSM in return for extending the human blockchain? Visit <https://ksmsociety.io/explore/bidders>

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Polkadot Digest 5 Feb 2025

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Polkadot News

Referendum 1350, proposing Polkadot Branding Guidelines on the Wish-for-change track, is now up for vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1350

Today at 14.00 UTC, OpenGov.Watch is holding an AMA. https://www.reddit...

Polkadot News

Referendum 1400, proposing to register Ether as an asset on Asset Hub, make it sufficient, and lower the cost of Polkadot-Ethereum transfers via Snowbridge, is now up for vote. https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1400

Referendum 1394, a Wish-for-Change Referendum to create a...

Polkadot News

Referendum 1339, proposing an emergency runtime upgrade on Parallel Finance to prevent further exploitation, is now up for vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1339

Referendum 1308, proposing to replicate certain pure proxies from the Relay Chain on Asset Hub, is...

Polkadot News

Interested in helping the Polkadot community grow by hosting meetups? Polkadot Roots is accepting applications to help you do so. https://x.com/dotevents%5F/status/1881382674515845533

Polkadot Blockchain Academy is coming to Luzern, Switzerland, 24 Mar - 10 April. For more...

Polkadot News

Referendum 1339, proposing to force a runtime upgrade for the Parallel parachain, has passed and executed. https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1339

Referendum 1400, proposing to register Ether as an asset on the Polkadot Asset Hub and lower Snowbridge fees, is passing almost...

Polkadot News

Interested in staying on top of everything happening with Polkadot governance? Watch Attempts at Governance - episode 197 was just released - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLGTReiSzRM\&list=PLtyd7v%5FI7PGkXbJmKojrZ1KXwspR1JkpV\&index=1

There are currently 22 Referenda up for...

Polkadot News

Parity has released their 2025 Roadmap for Polkadot. Overview here: https://x.com/Polkadot/status/1879536851540640218

Applications for the next Polkadot Blockchain Academy in Luzern, Switzerland (24 Mar - 10 Apr) are now open. https://polkadot.academy/pba-campus/

Interested in...

Polkadot News

Referendum 1350 on the Wish-for-change track, proposing new Polkadot branding guidelines, is passing with 99.9% in favor. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1350

pallet-verifier, a tool for detecting common security vulnerabilities and insecure patterns in FRAME pallets...

Polkadot News

Polkadot stable2412-1 was released. This is a patch upgrade for the latest stable release (stable2412). https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/releases/tag/polkadot-stable2412-1

W3F researchers led by Bhargav Bhatt have released a new paper, “Trustless Bridges via Random...

Polkadot News

Referendum 1368, proposing to close Bounty 27 (Parachain Assets Onramp), is passing almost unanimously. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1368

PBA-X, the online Polkadot Blockchain Academy, has begun its first cohort yesterday. https://pbax.polkadot.academy/

The...

Polkadot News

Referendum 1339, proposing to set the code for the Parallel parachain, is passing with 99.3% in favor. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1339

For a good overview of the Polkadot Treasury, as well as other Polkadot metrics, you can check out Parity Data Lake’s page here...

Polkadot News

Dotlake-Community is now available, meaning that you can ingest data across all Polkadot and Kusama parachains as well as Substrate-based solochains. https://github.com/paritytech/dotlake-community

WebZero has posted a retrospective on Sub0 Reset @ Devcon in 2024, which brought...

Polkadot News

Referendum 1350, proposing Polkadot branding guidelines, has passed and executed. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1350

For details on coretime consumption, and purchasing coretime, check out the RegionX Coretime Hub. https://app.regionx.tech/?network=polkadot

Web3...

Polkadot News

The Parachain Runtime Builder allows you build your own blockchain Polkadot parachain or Substrate solochain without any coding. https://www.parachain.builders/

Referendum 1350, a Wish-for-change Referendum setting Polkadot Branding Guidelines, is now confirming,. https://polkadot...

Polkadot News

Brenzi from Integritee has posted on Polkadot Forum describing how use Incognitee to shield funds and enhance user privacy. https://forum.polkadot.network/t/account-hygiene-a-practical-guide-using-incognitee/11569

The Polkadot staking rate is increasing lately, and now stands at...

Polkadot News

The first block-producing JAM implementation is now running and producing test blocks. https://x.com/jamixir/status/1883817228543631784

Web3 Foundation has released its newly renamed “Ecosystem Development” (previously “Grants”) Wave 24 article. https://medium...

Polkadot News

Referendum 1395, topping off the Polkadot system parachain collators Bounty, is now up for vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1395

Referendum 1339, proposing to upgrade the Parallel parachain’s runtime code, is passing with over 99% in favor. https://polkadot...

Polkadot News

Today is the fifth anniversary (and 1’142nd edition) of the Polkadot Digest!

Referendum 1368, closing Bounty 27, is now confirming with 99.9% in favor. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1368

Referendum 1400, registering Ether on the Asset Hub and making it sufficient, as...

Polkadot News

The Open Source Developer Grants Bounty (funded by Ref 1080) has begun. For details, see https://forum.polkadot.network/t/open-source-developer-grants/11427

There are several scam referenda up on Polkadot OpenGov. Please note that there is no DOT airdrop and be careful clicking...

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