Polkadot Digest 28 Oct 2022

Polkadot News

The next parachain auction will begin early tomorrow morning (29 Oct), at block 12_683_200. Polkadot/Substrate Portal

There are currently five referenda up for vote; make your opinion on the future of the Polkadot network known by voting. Polkadot/Substrate Portal

The staking rate on Polkadot has decreased slightly to 51.0% with an ideal staking rate of 75.0%. Polkadot/Substrate Portal

I had a talk about Governance v2 and the philosophy of Polkadot governance with OAK Network this morning. For the recording, see https://twitter.com/Polkadirks/status/1585908094160117760

I will be holding my first “metaverse AMA” today at 13.00 UTC in Momentum’s Kusamaverse - for details, see https://twitter.com/MomentumXYZ/status/1584816444285784070

Kusama News

Referendum 240, proposing to open an HRMP channel between Statemine and Picasso, is currently failing w/ 2 days left to vote. It has been noted that the proposal would not work if executed. Polkassembly

Be sure to make your opinion known on which Proposal will be voted on as a Referendum next. Polkadot/Substrate Portal

The current staking rate is relatively stable at 53.3% and an ideal rate of 46.0%. Polkadot/Substrate Portal