Polkadot News
With 36 hours left until the Ending Period begins, Frequency is in the lead in the current parachain lease auction. Polkadot/Substrate Portal
Referendum 85, proposing to update the Kapex parachain runtime code to allow it to upgrade, is currently passing with 99% in favor with 19 days left to vote. Kapex Parachain - Validation Code Substitution to fix broken upgrade mechanism and permit XCM Security Vulnerability upgrade. | Polkassembly
Referendum 86, proposing slightly higher nomination limits, is currently passing unanimously with 21 days left to vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/86
Kusama News
Referendum 244 has passed and the Kusama relay chain runtime has been upgraded to runtime v9320. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referendum/244
This activates OpenGov (aka Gov2), which will run concurrently with Gov1 for the time being. Polkadot/Substrate Portal
For more details, see the blog post on the topic here: Polkadot OpenGov: Polkadot’s Next Generation of Decentralised Governance
The first OpenGov referendum, proposing to make the on-chain remark “Expect chaos.”, has been submitted. Polkassembly - Referendum #0
Referendum 246, swapping parachain slots for Genshiro, has passed. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referendum/246
Referendum 247, proposing to upgrade the Statemine runtime to v9320, is currently passing with 99% in favor and 4 days to vote. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referendum/247
Referendum 248, proposing to open an HRMP channel between Picasso and Statemine, is currently passing with 99% in favor and six days to vote. Open HRMP cross-chain communication channel between Picasso and Statemine | Polkassembly
Anonymous parathread ID 2236 is in the lead in the current parachain lease auction. Polkadot/Substrate Portal