Polkadot Digest 7 Sep 2022

Polkadot News

Referendum 72, proposing to upgrade the Polkadot runtime to v9270, has passed and the network has been upgraded. Polkassembly

Referendum 73, proposing to upgrade the Statemint runtime to v9270, is currently passing unanimously with five days left to vote. Polkassembly

The staking rate has increased by 0.3 percentage points over the last 24 hours to 52.4%. Polkadot/Substrate Portal

Kusama News

With the Ending Period starting in 18 hours, BitCountry Pioneer is in the lead in the current parachain lease auction. Polkadot/Substrate Portal

Referendum 227, seeking to lift restrictions on nomination pools (thus allowing 256 pools and 1024 members/pool), is passing unanimously with four days left to vote. Polkassembly

Referendum 228, proposing to upgrade Kusama to runtime 9280, is passing unanimously with six days left to vote. Polkassembly

Note that this Referendum has been fast-tracked by the Technical Committee, and if passed, will execute 600 blocks (~ 1 hour) afterwards. For more information on fast-tracking, see Governance ยท Polkadot Wiki

After a drop of 2.5 percentage points two days ago, the staking rate has increased by 2.3 percentage points over the last 24 hours to 53.8%. Polkadot/Substrate Portal