## Polkadot News

The Polkadot Treasury now has ~ 10.8 million DOT. If you are interested in building on Polkadot, see how to make a Treasury Proposal here: [https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/en/learn-treasury#creating-a-treasury-proposal](https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/en/learn-treasury#creating-a-treasury-proposal)

The next scheduled Treasury burn (if necessary) will be of an estimated 108'969 DOT in ~ 8 days. [https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Frpc.polkadot.io#/treasury](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Frpc.polkadot.io#/treasury)`

There are now 18 tips proposed on Polkadot. See them here: [https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Frpc.polkadot.io#/treasury/tips](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Frpc.polkadot.io#/treasury/tips)

The lowest-value nominator which got into the solution set for this era was 73.7941173726 DOT. If a nominator is staking less than that, it is not likely to actively nominate in the next era.

## Kusama News

There is currently an active referendum to upgrade the Kusama runtime to v2027. [https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referendum/98](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referendum/98)

The Kusama Treasury now has 275'207 KSM, with a potential burn of 550.4148 KSM in 6 days if necessary. [https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fkusama-rpc.polkadot.io#/treasury](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fkusama-rpc.polkadot.io#/treasury)

## Rococo News

There are now 18 parachain candidates who have submitted a proposal to connect to the Rococo relay chain (not including Plasm which has already connected). [https://polkadot.js.org/apps/#/parachains](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/#/parachains)

If you are interested in having your parachain connect, instructions for requesting a slot are on the Polkadot wiki - [https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/en/build-parachains-rococo#rococo-v1-parachain-requirements](https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/en/build-parachains-rococo#rococo-v1-parachain-requirements)

NOTE: "Burns" on Kusama actually go to Society (Kappa Sigma Mu). https://guide.kusama.network/docs/en/maintain-guides-society-kusama

Polkadot News

The Polkadot Treasury now has ~ 10.8 million DOT. If you are interested in building on Polkadot, see how to make a Treasury Proposal here: https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/en/learn-treasury#creating-a-treasury-proposal

The next scheduled Treasury burn (if necessary) will be of...

Polkadot Digest 14 Jan 2021

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