Polkadot Digest 20 Oct 2023

Polkadot News

The next parachain lease auction will begin at block 17’840’000, approximately 23:21 UTC on Sunday 22 October. https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Frpc.polkadot.io#/calendar

There is a discussion on the Polkadot Forum about a potential new test network for Polkadot, which would be stable and community-supported. https://forum.polkadot.network/t/a-new-test-network-for-polkadot/4325

There is a discussion about holding Sub0, the Polkadot Developers’ Conference, somewhere in Asia in March 2024. https://forum.polkadot.network/t/sub0-asia-march-2024/4352

Referendum 204, seeking to cancel and slash the deposit of Ref 203, has received a DD and is now in the Deciding Period. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/204

The staking rate has continued to slowly increase on Polkadot over the last few days, and now stands at 48.99%. https://staking.polkadot.network/#/overview

Kusama News

Referendum 286, proposing to renew Encointer’s lease as a system parachain, is now confirming. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/286

With approximately a day and a half left in the current parachain lease auction, t3rn Kusama has been in the lead the majority of the Ending Period. https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama