Polkadot Digest 12 Dec 2023

Polkadot News

Interlay is currently in the lead of the 57th Polkadot parachain lease auction. https://parachains.info/auctions/polkadot

A new proposal for Decentralized Polkadot Social Media has been posted on the Polkadot Forum https://forum.polkadot.network/t/decentralized-social-media/5192

If you are a DOT holder and you are staking directly, you can use your DOT for voting in Polkadot OpenGov. You can also easily delegate votes to trusted entities in the ecosystem using Nova wallet https://docs.novawallet.io/nova-wallet-wiki/opengov/delegation/delegate-your-votes

Referendum 335, proposing a new auction schedule for Polkadot for 2024, is passing with 98.1% in favor. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/335

Referendum 340, proposing to open an HRMP channel between Asset Hub and Polimec, is passing with 99.4% in favor. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/340

Referendum 280, proposing to open HRMP channels between Asset Hub and both Composable and Zeitgeist, is passing with 83.0% in favor. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/280

The staking rate on Polkadot has remained relatively consistent recently, currently at 51.2%. https://staking.polkadot.network/#/overview

There are currently 64 referenda up for vote on Polkadot OpenGov https://polkadot.js.org/apps/#/referenda

Kusama News

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

Referendum 318, proposing to deregister parachain ID 2118, is passing with 80.2% in favor. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/318

Referendum 320, proposing a parachain auction schedule for Kusama for 2023, is currently passing almost unanimously. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/320

The staking rate on Kusama is currently 51.6%. https://staking.polkadot.network/#/overview