Polkadot Digest 4 Jan 2024

Polkadot News

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A new parachain lease auction has begun, with Sora Polkadot in the lead. https://parachains.info/auctions

Referendum 380, setting the relay chain's safeXcmVersion to v3, has passed and executed. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/380

Novasama will take over maintenance and development of the Polkadot Vault from Parity. https://forum.polkadot.network/t/announcement-from-parity-technologies-on-transition-of-polkadot-vault-to-novasama-technologies/5483

Kusama News

krest is in the lead in the current parachain lease auction, with four days left to go in the Ending Period. https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama

Referendum 326, a Treasury Proposal to onboard Brale and Glo to the Kusama Asset Hub, is currently failing with 39.4% in favor. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/326

Referendum 327, proposing to accept Polkassembly as a Kusama Registrar, is currently passing with 99.8% in favor. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/327