Polkadot Digest 18 Nov 2022

Polkadot News

The next parachain lease auction will begin 22 Nov 2022, at block 13_028_800. https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fpolkadot.api.onfinality.io%2Fpublic-ws#/calendar

Referendum 81, to on-board Collectives as a common-good parachain, is passing with 99% in favor with a few hours left to vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/81

Referendum 85, proposing to update the Kapex parachain runtime code to allow it to upgrade, is currently passing unanimously with 23 days left to vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/85

Referendum 86, proposing slightly higher nomination limits, is currently passing unanimously with 25 days left to vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/86

The W3F Grants Program has added a referral program open to anyone having previously worked on a grant or a Polkadot Ambassador. For details, see https://github.com/w3f/Grants-Program#moneybag-referral-program

Kusama News

Referendum 244, proposing to upgrade the Kusama relay chain runtime to v9320, is currently passing with 99% in favor and 3 days left to vote. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referendum/244

This runtime would bring OpenGov (aka Gov v2 or Gov2) to Kusama. For details, see https://polkadot.network/blog/gov2-polkadots-next-generation-of-decentralised-governance/

This Referendum has been fast-tracked by the Technical Committee. If passed, it will activate 400 blocks (~ 40 minutes) afterward.

Referendum 246, proposing to swap parachain ID 2024 to 2226 for Genshiro, is currently passing with 99% in favor and 3 days left to vote. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referendum/246

With less than 3 days left in the current parachain lease auction, anonymous parathread ID 2233 is in the lead. https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fkusama.api.onfinality.io%2Fpublic-ws#/parachains/auctions