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. Approval of Wasm Smart Contracts Bounty - bounty 19 | 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. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/103

Referendum 104, a fast-tracked, Council-backed version of Referendum 103, is passing with 98% in favor and 2 days left to vote. Unbrick Zeitgeist Parachain | 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. Upgrade System Parachains to v9370 | Polkassembly

Ever wonder why there is never a 0, o, l, or I in Polkadot addresses? See information on Base-58 encoding here: https://wyhaines.io/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 #101

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

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.