Polkadot Digest 10 Mar 2023

Polkadot News

Polkadot 0.9.39-1 was released with HIGH upgrade priority. Validators are asked to upgrade as soon as possible. https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot/releases/tag/v0.9.39-1

This security release fixes a potentially critical bug in parachain validation, due to a vulnerability in the wasmtime library. For details, see https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime/security/advisories/GHSA-ff4p-7xrq-q5r8

Today at 18.00 CET ( 17.00 UTC), join Polkadot co-founder Robert Habermeier to discuss Polkadot’s blockspace-centric future. https://twitter.com/Polkadot/status/1631744952190337052?t=6ENO5fcpNYRNIKHOjEck%5Fg&s=19

Referendum 106, proposing to open new HRMP channels between Statemint and HydraDX, Kapex, Ajuna, Pendulum, and Litentry, is passing with 99% in favor and only a few hours left to vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/106

Referendum 108, a community proposal seeking to fix the genesis registration for the Manta parachain, is currently failing with 41% in favor and 23 days left to vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/108

Referendum 109, proposing to set the Polkadot Auction Schedule for 2023, is currently passing with 99% in favor and 9 days left to vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/109

Referendum 110, an external motion (i.e. from the Council) to fix the genesis registration for Manta, is currently passing with 99% in favor and 11 days left to vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/110

Kusama News

Krest has won parachain lease auction #72. https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama-71-75#timeline%5Fkusama-71-75

A new parachain auction has begun and currently SORA is in the lead, with 2 days left until the Ending Period begins. https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2F1rpc.io%2Fksm#/parachains/auctions

Referendum 122, cancelling some early OpenGov referenda which were wrongly scheduled, is now up for vote. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/122

There are currently 13 active OpenGov referenda. Make your voice heard by voting on them here: https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2F1rpc.io%2Fksm#/referenda