Polkadot Digest 12 Feb 2024

Polkadot News

Joe Petrowski is seeking feedback for consensus-based address formats (i.e., the UI representation of all relay chain and parachain addresses should be the same on Polkadot, the same on Kusama, Westend, etc.). https://forum.polkadot.network/t/ux-proposal-consensus-based-address-formats/6072

Interested in receiving delegations for voting on OpenGov? Check out Web3 Foundation’s new Decentralized Voices program. https://medium.com/web3foundation/decentralized-voices-program-93623c27ae43

Referendum 457, proposing USDT and USDC acquisition for the Treasury for diversification purposes (a total of 3’405’000 DOT), is passing with over 99% in favor. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/457

With four days left in the current parachain lease auction, NeuroWeb has been in the lead the entire Ending Period so far. https://parachains.info/auctions

Kusama News

With one day left in the current parachain lease auction, Bit.Country has been in the lead the majority of the Ending Period. https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama

The Kusama staking rate has decreased by over 2 percentage points over the weekend and now stands at 49.65%. https://staking.polkadot.network/#/overview

Referendum 338, proposing to deregister parachain IDs 2086 and 2108, is up for vote and passing, but a decision deposit has not been placed. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/338

Referendum 343, setting BEEFY genesis (thus starting BEEFY consensus on Kusama), is currently passing almost unanimously. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/343

Referendum 336, proposing to open HRMP channels between Integritee and Asset Hub (bringing TEER as a foreign asset to Asset Hub), is now confirming. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/336