Polkadot Digest 27 Aug 2024

Polkadot News

Web3 Foundation is looking for a Governance Coordinator for developing governance initiatives and interacting with the community on governance topics. https://web3.bamboohr.com/careers/122

With half a day left in the current parachain lease auction, anonymous parathread ID 3378 has been in the lead the vast majority of the Ending Period. https://parachains.info/auctions

Kusama News

Referendum 443 on the Whitelisted Track, proposing to upgrade Kusama and system parachains to runtime v1.3.0, is passing unanimously and sufficient support. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/443

Assuming Referendum 443 passes, the upgrade will occur at block 24_762_000, which should occur on 3 Sep.

Referendum 447 on the Wish-for-Change track, proposing an incentivation scheme for parachains funded from the Treasury, is now up for vote. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/447