Polkadot Digest 19 June 2023

Polkadot News

After launching on Thursday last week, there are now 15 active Polkadot OpenGov Referenda on six different Tracks. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/opengov

Not interested in voting on every Track / topic? You can easily delegate your vote to other accounts using the Delegation Dashboard. https://delegation.polkadot.network/

The Polkadot Digest focuses on the Polkadot/Kusama relay chains and related information. For discussions about the rest of the ecosystem, check out the DotLeap biweekly newsletter. https://newsletter.dotleap.com/

Kusama News

The first Validator running an alternative implementation of the Polkadot Host, Kagome by Soramitsu, is now running and accepting nominations on Kusama. https://kusama.subscan.io/account/GZ777psWniwVo6gJV5T1ywnEy9UsQZEehWW5zu76A3Cco3z

Kintsugi has won the most recent parachain lease auction. https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama

With almost five days left in the current parachain lease auction, Tinkernet has been in the lead for the majority of the time, but Amplitude and Crab have also been in the lead during the Ending Period. https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama

Referendum 219, proposing to increase the number of parachain validators to 300, is now up for vote on the Whitelisted track. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/219

Referendum 231, proposing to upgrade the Kusama relay chain, Asset Hub, and Bridge Hub to runtime v9430, is now up for vote on the Whitelisted Track. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/221

There are four other Referenda up for vote on Kusama OpenGov. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/opengov