Polkadot News
Alice_und_Bob has written up an article on using Wish-for-change Referenda as a legislative tactic. Legislation through WFCs
Of the several inflation referenda currently up for vote, Ref 1139 is the only one passing, for 8%-and-decreasing. Polkadot's Economics Parameters: Proposal 3 (8% total inflation in the first year, then gradually decreasing) | Polkassembly
With four days to go in the current parachain lease auction, Kylix is now in the lead. Auctions and crowdloans on Polkadot & Kusama networks | Parachains.info
Referendum 1143, upgrading Polkadot and transitioning to Agile Coretime, is currently passing with 99%. [Whitelisted Caller] Upgrade Polkadot to v1.3.x (transition to Agile Coretime) | Polkassembly
Note that if 1143 passes, the current parachain lease auction will be the last parachain lease auction on Polkadot.
Kusama News
Referendum 452 on the Big Spender track, proposing to fund a DAO Hub, is passing with 79% in favor. Revitalizing Kusama: The DAO Hub | Polkassembly
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