Polkadot Digest 8 Mar 2023

Polkadot News

Referendum 106, proposing to open new HRMP channels between Statemint and HydraDX, Kapex, Ajuna, Pendulum, and Litentry, is passing with 99% in favor and 2 days left to vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/106

Referendum 108, seeking to fix the genesis registration for the Manta parachain, is currently failing with 53% in favor and 25 days left to vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/108

Voting has just begun on Referendum 109, setting the Polkadot Auction Schedule for 2023. It is currently passing with 99% in favor and 11 days left to vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/109

Note that Referendum 109 was fast-tracked by the Technical Committee. If passed, it will enact 400 blocks (~ 40 minutes) afterward. https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/learn-governance#technical-committee

Also note that a proposal to upgrade Polkadot to OpenGov is planned to be submitted once it has been rigorously tested out on Kusama. https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/learn-opengov

Kusama News

With less than two days left in the current parachain lease auction, Krest has been in the lead the entire Ending Period. https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fkusama-rpc.dwellir.com#/parachains/auctions

There are now 14 active referenda on Kusama OpenGov. https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fkusama-rpc.dwellir.com#/referenda

Among the new referenda is a Treasury Proposal for HackaDOT 2023, a Polkadot Hackathon in Seoul 9 - 11 June. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/121