Polkadot Digest 22 May 2025

Polkadot News

Please note that the original submitter of Ref 1546, proposing to upgrade Polkadot to runtime 1.5.0, has asked voters to vote Nay on it. Polkassembly - Referendum #1546

You can hack on Polkadot at the ETH Belgrade Hackathon, 3 - 5 June. https://x.com/ethbelgrade/status/1915678831425302595

Regulatory Rewind #16 covered the regulatory aspects of recent events in blockchain yesterday. https://x.com/Polkadot/status/1925188756576825501

The Hydration parachain has just enacted asynchronous backing, bringing its block time down to 6 seconds. https://x.com/Polkadot/status/1925171173748281756

Kusama News

Referendum 521, proposing to set an asset rate for DOT/KSM, has passed and will execute today. https://kusama.subsquare.io/referenda/521

A test referendum will be placed to verify DOT TPs work, and then W3F can start implementing the new vision for Kusama as expressed in Ref 498. https://kusama.subsquare.io/referenda/498