Polkadot Digest 25 Aug 2023

Polkadot News

A new parachain auction has begun, and Astar is currently in the lead, with the Ending Period starting in ~ 36 hours. https://parachains.info/auctions/polkadot

Referendum 132, proposing to unbrick the Nodle parachain via forceSetCode, is now up for vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/132

In-person tickets for Sub0, the Polkadot Developers’ Conference, are now sold out. You can still register for free online tickets. https://sub0.polkadot.network/

A recording of yesterday’s Polkadot Community Call, featuring discussions of several recent referenda among other things, is available here: https://twitter.com/Polkadot/status/1694711758672494890

Kusama News

With three and a half days left in the current parachain lease auction, Bifrost Kusama has been in the lead the entire Ending Period. https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama