Polkadot Digest 14 Apr 2023

Polkadot News

Motion 385, proposing to upgrade the Polkadot runtime to v9381 and system parachains to v9382, has passed. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/motion/385

Note that this will become an external motion for all DOT holders to vote on. The upgrade will not occur without a majority of voting DOT agreeing.

Referendum 113, proposing to reset the genesis block of the Watr parachain, is currently passing with 99% in favor and 4 days left to vote. Reset Watr Parachain | Polkassembly

Referendum 114, proposing to add a Bridge Hub parachain to Polkadot, is currently passing with 99% in favor and 26 days left to vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/114

Interested in building on Polkadot for a hackathon? Check out the Consensus 2003 Web3athon Hackathon. https://web3athon2023.hackerearth.com/

Kusama News

Alpha Network is in the lead in the current parachain lease auction, although Basilisk has also been in the lead for a small amount of time. https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama

Referendum 142, proposing further funding for KusamaHub, has been rejected. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/142

Referendum 152, providing a tip to @0xgoku_ for their Treasury audit, has been passed and executed. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/152