## **Polkadot News** Gavin Wood, along with Basti Köcher and Pierre Aubert, held a Twitter/X Space on the topic of JAM: the next disruptor in Web3\. https://twitter.com/Polkadot/status/1788614918796607848 OpenZeppelin has released a Polkadot Generic Runtime Template, for easily making a new Polkadot parachain. https://github.com/OpenZeppelin/polkadot-generic-runtime-template The Web3 Foundation Grants Program has announced the Wave 21 grants recipients. https://medium.com/web3foundation/web3-foundation-grants-wave-21-recipients-cb84921761fd There is a referendum on the Wish for Change to define “Polkadot 2.0” as including agile coretime, async backing, and elastic scaling. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/747 There is further discussion on the topic on the Polkadot Forum here: https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-2-0-definition/7673/3 There is a referendum on the Wish for Change track proposing to abolish the Decentralized Voices program. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/752 ## **Kusama News** Referendum 393, assigning a core for the People Chain, is now up for vote. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/393 Referendum 391, proposing to test the voidSpend functionality for Treasury Payouts, is currently passing unanimously. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/391 Interested in joining Kappa Sigma Mu, the “human blockchain” secured by Proof of Ink? There’s more information here: https://ksmsociety.io/