Polkadot Digest 11 Dec 2023

Polkadot News

A new parachain auction has begun today, and Sora is currently in the lead. The Ending Period begins in ~ 40 hours. https://parachains.info/auctions/polkadot

Referendum 335, proposing a new auction schedule for Polkadot for 2024, is passing with 98.1% in favor. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/335

Referendum 340, proposing to open an HRMP channel between Asset Hub and Polimec, is passing with 99.4% in favor. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/340

Referendum 280, proposing to open HRMP channels between Asset Hub and both Composable and Zeitgeist, is passing with 83.0% in favor. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/280

The staking rate on Polkadot has remained relatively consistent recently, currently at 51.26%. https://staking.polkadot.network/#/overview

Kusama News

With four days left in the current parachain lease auction, Curio has been in the lead the entire Ending Period. https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama

Referendum 318, proposing to deregister parachain ID 2118, is failing with 47.5% in favor. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/318

Referendum 320, proposing a parachain auction schedule for Kusama for 2023, is currently passing almost unanimously. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/320

The staking rate on Kusama has dropped by about 1.5 percentage points over the last few days, to 51.7%. https://staking.polkadot.network/#/overview