Polkadot Digest 3 Mar 2025

Polkadot News

Reminder that applications for Decentralized Voices Cohort 4 end tomorrow! https://x.com/0xZendetta/status/1896490050193649857

For more information on the Decentralized Voices program, see the latest announcement on the Web3 Foundation blog: Decentralized Voices — Cohort 4. Marking a milestone year since its… | by Web3 Foundation Team | Web3 Foundation | Feb, 2025 | Medium

Referendum 1459, proposing to upgrade the Polkadot relay chain runtime to 1.4.1, is passing almost unanimously. Polkadot Runtime Upgrade to v1.4.1 | Polkassembly

Referendum 1468, proposing to upgrade the Snowbridge Polkadot-Ethereum bridge smart contract, is now up for vote. Upgrade Snowbridge Gateway Contract | Polkassembly

Referendum 1424, proposing to force_upgrade the runtime of the Parallel parachain, is now confirming. Emergency Response Plan for Securing 200,000 DOT | Polkassembly

The Polkadot staking rate has dropped about 1.7 percentage points over the weekend and is now at 51.37%. Polkadot Cloud Staking | Polkadot Staking (DOT)

Kusama News

With the passing and execution of Referendum 500, the Kusama relay chain has upgraded to runtime 1.4.1. Kusama Runtime Upgrade to v1.4.1

The previous candidate was accepted and a new candidate is up for vote for Kappa Sigma Mu. https://ksmsociety.io/explore/candidates

The Kusama staking rate has continued to increase and now stands at 45.88%. Polkadot Cloud Staking | Polkadot Staking (DOT)