Polkadot Digest 19 Sep 2025

Polkadot News

Referendum 1729, proposing to obtain USDT and USDC for the Polkadot Treasury, is passing with 96.3% in favor. https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1729

Referendum 1756, proposing to upgrade Polkadot relay chain and system parachains to runtime 1.7.1, is passing almost unanimously. https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1756

Want some insight into OpenGov? Check out Opengov.watch’s latest OpenGov report. https://www.opengov.watch/reports/governance-reports/2025-08-governance-report

Kusama News

Referendum 595, proposing to register Polkadot Asset Hub assets USDT and USDC on Kusama Asset Hub and make them sufficient. https://kusama.subsquare.io/referenda/595

Due to an error in Ref 589, a corrected version is on the Whitelisted Track as Ref 599. https://kusama.subsquare.io/referenda/599

This pre-commits the staking settings for after staking moves to the Asset Hub. https://kusama.subsquare.io/referenda/599