# Polkadot Digest 14 Aug 2025

**URL:** <https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-14-aug-2025/14429>\
**Category:** Digest\
**Created:** [August 14, 2025, 7:31am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-14-aug-2025/14429 "2025-08-14T07:31:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 7:31am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-14-aug-2025/14429/1 "2025-08-14T07:31:58Z")

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## **Polkadot News**

Gavin Wood, founder of Polkadot, is returning in late August as CEO of Parity, the driving force behind the technical development of Polkadot. [https://x.com/paritytech/status/1955617027239878698](https://x.com/paritytech/status/1955617027239878698)

Referendum 1700, proposing to upgrade various system parachains to runtime 1.6.x (either .0 or .1, depending on chain), is passing almost unanimously (36.7 million DOT in favor, 1 DOT against). [https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1700](https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1700)

Referendum 1701, proposing various adjustments to OpenGov parameters, is passing unanimously. [https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1701](https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1701)

## **Kusama News**

There are two different wish-for-change Referenda on how to implement Kusama on JAM. Option A, “Lightweight”, is currently passing with 55% in favor. [https://kusama.subsquare.io/referenda/573](https://kusama.subsquare.io/referenda/573)

Option B, “Full Power and Polkadot Friendly” is failing with 47% in favor. [https://kusama.subsquare.io/referenda/574](https://kusama.subsquare.io/referenda/574)