Polkadot Digest 27 Feb 2023

Polkadot News

With the Ending Period beginning in 15 hours, Parathread ID 3334 is in the lead in the current parachain lease auction. https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Frpc.dotters.network%2Fpolkadot#/parachains/auctions

Referendum 104, proposing to unbrick the Zeitgeist parachain, has passed. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/104

Referendum 106, proposing to open new HRMP channels between Statemint and HydraDX, Kapex, Ajuna, Pendulum, and Litentry, is passing unanimously with 11 days left to vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/106

Referendum 101, approving a Wasm smart contracts bounty, is passing with 99% in favor and only a few hours left to vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/101

Referendum 103 is failing with 61% in favor and six days to vote. Note that the Zeitgeist team has asked people to vote against this Referendum, and it is obsolete with the passing of Ref 104. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/103

Referendum 105, proposing to update system parachains to runtime v9370, is passing almost unanimously with 2 days left to vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/105

The Polkadot staking rate has increased slightly to 47.7% of issuance staked. https://staking.polkadot.network/#/overview

Note that Treasury Proposal 238 (requesting 0 DOT) is malicious, with links in Polkassembly to a fake airdrop website. Always be careful and learn how to protect yourself from scams - https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/learn-scams

Kusama News

Referendum 110, cancelling the Referendum 106 upgrade to runtime 9380, is now up for vote. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/110

With three days left to vote in the current parachain lease auction, Parathread ID 2262 is in the lead. https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fkusama.api.onfinality.io%2Fpublic-ws#/parachains/auctions