Polkadot Digest 31 July 2023

Polkadot News

The next parachain lease auction will begin at block 16_646_400 (~ 22.00 UTC today). Polkadot Auctions and Crowdloans | Parachains.info

Referendum 84, seeking to update the collator sets for Polkadot system parachains, currently has 98.4% approval. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/84

Referendum 73, rejecting old Gov1 Treasury Proposals and refunding deposits that were not already refunded individually, currently has 99.9% approval. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/73

Filippo Franchini, one of W3F’s technical educators, has released a video about using nomination pools with the Staking Dashboard. https://twitter.com/filippoweb3/status/1684913941359550464

Kusama News

LayerX has won the most recent parachain lease auction. Kusama Auctions and Crowdloans | Parachains.info

The next parachain lease auction has begun and Kabocha is currently in the lead with four and a half days left in the Ending Period. Kusama Auctions and Crowdloans | Parachains.info

Referendum 241, seeking funding for ongoing costs of running RPC providers for OnFinality, is up for vote. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/241