Polkadot Digest 28 Oct 2022

Polkadot News

The next parachain auction will begin early tomorrow morning (29 Oct), at block 12_683_200. https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fpolkadot.api.onfinality.io%2Fpublic-ws#/calendar

There are currently five referenda up for vote; make your opinion on the future of the Polkadot network known by voting. https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fpolkadot.api.onfinality.io%2Fpublic-ws#/democracy

The staking rate on Polkadot has decreased slightly to 51.0% with an ideal staking rate of 75.0%. https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fpolkadot.api.onfinality.io%2Fpublic-ws#/staking

I had a talk about Governance v2 and the philosophy of Polkadot governance with OAK Network this morning. For the recording, see https://twitter.com/Polkadirks/status/1585908094160117760

I will be holding my first “metaverse AMA” today at 13.00 UTC in Momentum’s Kusamaverse - for details, see https://twitter.com/MomentumXYZ/status/1584816444285784070

Kusama News

Referendum 240, proposing to open an HRMP channel between Statemine and Picasso, is currently failing w/ 2 days left to vote. It has been noted that the proposal would not work if executed. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referendum/240

Be sure to make your opinion known on which Proposal will be voted on as a Referendum next. https://polkadot.js.org/apps/#/democracy

The current staking rate is relatively stable at 53.3% and an ideal rate of 46.0%. https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fkusama-rpc.polkadot.io#/staking