Polkadot Digest 20 Aug 2025

Polkadot News

There are now three Referenda up for vote for different modifications to provide a supply cap and modify the inflation curve: 1709, 1710, and 1718. https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda

Decentralized Voices Cohort 5 was announced yesterday. For details, see this thread: https://x.com/0xZendetta/status/1957775105448165793

Jonas Gehrlein of Web3 Foundation has provided his thoughts on the Referenda and the relationship between inflation and economic security. https://x.com/GehrleinJonas/status/1958092594329584023

Blockdeep has issued an update on their work on the staking and unbonding queue. https://x.com/0xBlockDeep/status/1957817134618210654

Photos from Web3 Summit are now available. https://x.com/Web3summit/status/1957777138079121753

Kusama News

There are now two candidates for Kappa Sigma Mu. https://ksmsociety.io/explore/candidates