Polkadot News
Polkadot Decoded is this Wednesday and Thursday, featuring a fully hybrid experience in Copenhagen and online. For details: Polkadot Decoded 2023 | June 28-29 | Polkadot’s Annual Flagship Conference
If you are not in Copenhagen and still want an in-person experience of Decoded? Join a viewing party with the Polkadot community in your region: Viewing Parties - Google My Maps
There are 45 Referenda on Polkadot OpenGov. Anyone can use their DOT to vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/opengov
There are still a few proposals and Referenda on the old Democracy tracks. You can continue to vote on remaining Referenda, but new Proposals on Gov 1 are discouraged.
Referendum 123, proposing to open HRMP channels between Polkadot Asset Hub (formerly Statemint), Litentry, Composable, Polkadex, and Zeitgeist, is passing almost unanimously with eight days left to vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/123
Referendum 124, proposing to approve a Treasury Proposal to DOT housing for those affected by the Turkish earthquake, is failing with 27 days left to vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/124
The next parachain lease auction begins this Saturday, 1 July, at block 16_210_200. Peaq @peaqnetwork and InvArch @InvArchNetwork have active crowdloans, with peaq in the lead. Auctions and crowdloans on Polkadot & Kusama networks | Parachains.info
Kusama News
Amplitude has won the most recent parachain lease auction on Kusama Network. Kusama Auctions #83-89 and Crowdloans | Parachains.info
With two and a half days left in the current parachain lease auction, InvArch Tinkernet @TinkerParachain (self-funded) has been in the lead for the entire Ending Period. Kusama Auctions #90-96 and Crowdloans | Parachains.info