# Polkadot Digest 24 Mar 2025

**URL:** <https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-24-mar-2025/12230>\
**Category:** Digest\
**Created:** [March 24, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-24-mar-2025/12230 "2025-03-24T15:47:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![bill\_w3f](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.polkadot.network/bill_w3f/32/910_2.png) [@bill\_w3f](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/bill_w3f)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-24-mar-2025/12230/1 "2025-03-24T15:47:01Z")

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## Polkadot News

The March OpenDev call from the Polkadot Technical Fellowship is available online here. Topics include JAM, BEEFY, and reducing inflation. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kpgs7eb95M](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kpgs7eb95M)

Referendum 1486, proposing to upgrade the Polkadot Asset Hub runtime to 1.4.2, is passing almost unanimously (~83.6 million DOT to 1 DOT). [Polkassembly - Referendum #1486](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1486)

I will be giving a talk at Merge Buenos Aires on Wednesday on the Benefits of Building on Polkadot as well as participating in a panel. [https://x.com/Web3foundation/status/1904095852341207351](https://x.com/Web3foundation/status/1904095852341207351)

## Kusama News

Referendum 505, proposing to upgrade the Kusama Asset Hub runtime to 1.4.2, has passed and executed. [https://kusama.subsquare.io/referenda/505](https://kusama.subsquare.io/referenda/505)

Referendum 507, proposing to dramatically reduce inflation, is now failing with 1.6% in favor. [Polkassembly - Referendum #507](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/507)