Polkadot Digest 26 Aug 2022

Polkadot News

W3F is open-sourcing a fully succinct BLS signature aggregation achieved using custom SNARKs. This allows one to define and construct accountable light client systems that, in turn, are the core cryptographic primitive used for building bridges between PoS blockchains. For details, see: GitHub - w3f/apk-proofs

There is a post on Polkassembly seeking feedback for the next milestone of Subwallet’s user-friendly wallet. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/1113#9db21b0f-7128-467e-8359-d7921e2ea717

There is a post on Polkassembly seeking feedback for Kampela, an entirely open-source hardware wallet focused on the Polkadot/Kusama ecosystem. Polkassembly - Treasury proposal: Hardware signer and key storage #1227

There is a post on Polkassembly from Sota Watanabe (founder of Astar), seeking feedback for a potential Treasury Proposal for creating a Polkadot Singapore event at the Token 2049 conference. Polkassembly - Proposal: Polkadot Singapore Event During Token2049 #1223

There is a post on Polkassembly seeking feedback on a potential Treasury Proposal for Ziggurat, a network testing and stability framework. Polkassembly - Treasury Proposal: Ziggurat, the network testing and stability framework #1207

Reddit user EvilRabbit817 has put together a very comprehensive post with FAQs (and answers) about staking on Polkadot. Reddit - The heart of the internet

Interested in an overview of what’s been developed on the open-source Polkadot/Kusama Tech Stack? As usual, the information can be found on the Polkadot Wiki: Open Source Stack - Polkadot Wiki

Kusama News

With a little under 3 days remaining in the current parachain lease auction, SubsocialX has been in the lead the entire Ending Period. Polkadot/Substrate Portal

Referendum 224, to fix the opening of an HRMP channel between Statemine and Robonomics, is passing unanimously with a little under three days left to vote. Fix Opening HRMP Channel Between Robonomics and Statemine | Polkassembly

Referendum 225, proposing to upgrade the Kusama relay chain to runtime v9271, is passing unanimously with five days left to vote. Runtime Upgrade to 9271 | Polkassembly

Polkadot-JS Plus Extension (”Plus”) is seeking feedback on their first treasury proposal for their user-friendly wallet. Polkassembly - Polkadot js plus 1st treasury proposal #1764

There is a post on Polkassembly seeking feedback for a Treasury Proposal to dub the Polkadot Decoded 2022 talks into Spanish. Polkassembly - Proposal: Dubbing “Polkadot Decoded 2022” playlist into Spanish #1780

There is a post on Polkassembly seeking feedback for a Treasury Proposal funding the parasnaps blockchain snapshot service. Polkassembly - Proposal: parasnaps.io six months maintenance #1777