Polkadot Digest 23 Feb 2023

Polkadot News

Referendum 101, approving a Wasm smart contracts bounty, is passing with 99% in favor and 5 days left to vote. Polkassembly

Referendum 103, a public proposal to unbrick the Zeitgeist parachain, is failing with 60% in favor. Note that the Zeitgeist team has asked people to vote against this Referendum. Polkassembly

Referendum 104, a fast-tracked, Council-backed version of Referendum 103, is passing with 98% in favor and 2 days left to vote. Polkassembly

Referendum 105, proposing to update system parachains to runtime v9370, is passing almost unanimously with 7 days left to vote. This Referendum has been fast-tracked. Polkassembly

Ever wonder why there is never a 0, o, l, or I in Polkadot addresses? See information on Base-58 encoding here: Base58 - What Is it? Why Use It?

Kusama News

Referendum 101, scheduling the Kusama auction schedule for the rest of 2023, is currently up for vote. Polkassembly

Referendum 103, setting one last auction before the long-term auction schedule set by Ref 101, is up for vote. Polkassembly

There are 10 active referenda up for vote with Kusama OpenGov - make your voice heard here: Polkadot/Substrate Portal

With less than a day left in the current parachain lease auction, Parathread IDs 2258 and 2259 have been in the lead during the Ending Period. Polkadot/Substrate Portal

Note there was a typo, this is the Digest for 22 Feb.