Polkadot Digest 22 January 2026

Polkadot News

The Polkadot Solidity Hackathon by OpenGuild & Web3 Foundation is launching in February! The objective is to showcase smart contracts on Polkadot and gather feedback to level up the developer experience https://x.com/openguildwtf/status/2014218764905329074

“Polkadot Staking Dashboard: Protocol-Aligned Development” referendum with milestone-based funding request for the next 6 months is up for voting https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1831

Polkadot Upgrade 2.0.5 referendum is passing unanimously https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1828

Kusama News

Bloque, a unified SDK to embed stablecoin into digital products, is requesting stage 3 funding to expand, strengthen, and scale its card infrastructure for Kusama https://kusama.subsquare.io/referenda/629