Polkadot News
With 12 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 almost 100% in favor with 18 days left to vote. Kapex Parachain - Validation Code Substitution to fix broken upgrade mechanism and permit XCM Security Vulnerability upgrade. | Polkassembly
Referendum 86, proposing an increase in the (non-pool) nomination minimum of 100 DOT, is passing unanimously with 20 days left to vote. Proposal: Slightly higher nomination limits | Polkassembly
Referendum 87, to upgrade the Statemint runtime to v9320, is currently passing unanimously with 6 days left to vote. Statemint Runtime Upgrade to v9320 | Polkassembly
Note that Referendum 87 was fast-tracked by the Technical Committee. Web3 and Polkadot - Polkadot Wiki
There is a new proposal for adding another Registrar on Polkadot; however, it is lacking further contextual information on Polkassembly. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/proposal/17
Kusama News
A new OpenGov referendum, proposing to fund a Treasury Proposal for Snowbridge (an trustless general-purpose Ethereum bridge), has been submitted. Polkassembly - Referendum #1
Referendum 247, proposing to upgrade the Statemine runtime to v9320, is currently passing with 99% in favor and 3 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 5 days to vote. Open HRMP cross-chain communication channel between Picasso and Statemine | Polkassembly
Anonymous parathread ID 2236 has been in the lead the entire first four hours of the current parachain lease auction. Polkadot/Substrate Portal