Polkadot News
The next parachain lease auction will begin 22 Nov 2022, at block 13_028_800. Polkadot/Substrate Portal
Referendum 81, to on-board Collectives as a common-good parachain, is passing with 99% in favor with a few hours left to vote. Polkassembly
Referendum 85, proposing to update the Kapex parachain runtime code to allow it to upgrade, is currently passing unanimously with 23 days left to vote. Polkassembly
Referendum 86, proposing slightly higher nomination limits, is currently passing unanimously with 25 days left to vote. Polkassembly
The W3F Grants Program has added a referral program open to anyone having previously worked on a grant or a Polkadot Ambassador. For details, see GitHub - w3f/Grants-Program: Web3 Foundation Grants Program
Kusama News
Referendum 244, proposing to upgrade the Kusama relay chain runtime to v9320, is currently passing with 99% in favor and 3 days left to vote. Polkassembly
This runtime would bring OpenGov (aka Gov v2 or Gov2) to Kusama. For details, see Gov2: Polkadot’s Next Generation of Decentralised Governance
This Referendum has been fast-tracked by the Technical Committee. If passed, it will activate 400 blocks (~ 40 minutes) afterward.
Referendum 246, proposing to swap parachain ID 2024 to 2226 for Genshiro, is currently passing with 99% in favor and 3 days left to vote. Polkassembly
With less than 3 days left in the current parachain lease auction, anonymous parathread ID 2233 is in the lead. Polkadot/Substrate Portal