Polkadot News
Following W3F’s announcement on DOT morphing into a non-security, read the thread below to learn how DOT was able to morph, what Polkadot is, and the primary goals of the network. https://twitter.com/Web3foundation/status/1618550186166620161
With less than a day left to go in the current parachain lease auction, anonymous parathreads 2104 and 2106 have both been in the lead during the Ending Period. Polkadot/Substrate Portal
The Polkadot Network blog has released a new article on DeFi parachains in the Polkadot ecosystem. A Year in Parachains, Part 1: DeFi
The January community call, including news from HydraDX, DAM Finance, BitDotCountry, Manta, Subwallet, Subsocial, Origin Trail, and RMRK, can be listened to here. https://twitter.com/Polkadot/status/1618228474065620999?s=20&t=PtUMcpvvvZXRvAcLBGgckg
The video from the second week of the Polkadot Blockchain Academy has been released. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9CBFXnkF74
The Staking Dashboard has received an overhaul, which should make it even easier to use. Polkadot Staking Dashboard
Kusama News
Referendum 74, proposing to upgrade the Kusama Relay Chain runtime to v9370, has passed. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/74
There are now 14 active referenda up for vote in the OpenGov system. Polkadot/Substrate Portal