Polkadot Digest 17 Feb 2025

Polkadot News

Enrollments for the second cohort of PBA-X, the online Polkadot Blockchain Academy, are now open. https://pbax.polkadot.academy/

Referendum 1427, proposing to upgrade the Polkadot runtime and system parachains to v1.4.0, is passing with 99.8% in favor. Polkassembly - Referendum #1427

Referendum 1424, attempting to secure 200’000 DOT compromised by a hacker on the Parallel parachain, currently has 99.9% approval and over 15% support. Polkassembly - Referendum #1424

Kusama News

Referendum 494, proposing to upgrade Kusama to runtime 1.4.0, is currently passing almost unanimously. Polkassembly - Referendum #494

Referendum 492, proposing Kusama brand evolution clarification, is currently failing with 45.2% in favor. Polkassembly - Referendum #492