Polkadot Core
- Rename pallet trait `Trait` to `Config.`
- Participation Lottery Pallet.
- `sudo_as` Returns a Result.
- Features needed for reserve-backed stablecoins.
- Add Standard Error to Weight Template.
- Don’t panic on a sink error.
- Adds support for tuples in runtime-interface.
- Use unreleased trybuild to fix CI.
- Add Standard Error to Weight Template.
Polkadot Referenda
- #42 Patract Hub’s treasury proposal for Megaclite (ZKP support) v0.1 has executed.
- #12 Moves claims has executed.
- #40 Patract Hub’s treasury proposal for Redspot v0.3 has passed and executed.
- #41 Cancellation of Proposal 8 has passed and executed.
Polkadot Proposals
- #43 Incorrect Slashing on Council Caused by elections-phragmen Pallet Bug has executed.
- #7 Increase the number of Validators to 599.
- #2 Set the new runtime code.
- #4 Increse the number of Validators to 299.
- #5 Increase the number of Validators to 399.
- #6 Increase the number of Validators to 499.
- #41 Cancellation of Proposal 8.
- #10 Send a call through an indexed pseudonym of the sender.
- #22 The operating expenses of SUBSCAN (Polkadot network) from December 2020 to February 2021 is a treasury proposal.
- #41 Cancellation of Proposal 8 has executed.
Kusama Proposals and Referenda
- #94 Redenomination KSM for better parallel chain slot auction testing. (The revision: I’m sorry about my proposal).
- #241 Treasury proposal: SubBooster, an open source remote compiling tool for Substrate developers has failed
- #245 Motion: Milestone 1 – Native Kusama support in Rotki.
Polkadot Community
- Polkadot Decoded Replay.
- PolkaBTC Alpha Testnet is now live.
- Kusama Treasury Report 1.
- Plasm Network Team Receives A Web3 Foundation Open Grant to Implement ZK Rollups.
- Snowfork released roadmap for Ehereum bridge.
- Interlay released a roadmap for their Bitcoin bridge release.
Dates of Note
- December 9, 11:27 UTC: Start of the next referendum voting period.
- December 9, 11:27 UTC: Election of new council candidates.
- December 9, 11:27 UTC: Voting ends for referendum 12.
- December 29, 11:27 UTC: Start of next spending period via treasury.
- December 16, 15:00 UTC: Polkadot Conversations – Session 3 – Fireside Chat with Bill Laboon
- January 6, 11:27 UTC: Potential dispatch of referendum 12 (if passed) via Democracy.
- Q1 2021: Bitcoin is coming to Polkadot (PolkaBTC).
- Q1 2021: Ethereum bridge is coming to Polkadot.
Top Videos of the Week
- Polkadot Decoded Replay.
Top Reddit Posts of the Week
- RioDeFi, the decentralized finance blockchain connected to Polkadot, has revealed that Chainlink’s price oracles are to provide market data across its network.
Tokens
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Crypto Regulation
- US Intelligence Chief Raises Concerns With SEC Over China’s Crypto Dominance: Report.
- The Russian cryptocurrency and blockchain association known as RAKIB warned the country’s central bank against making its future central bank digital currency too centralized.
- Australian Crypto Exchange Exposes Personal Data of 270K Users.
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- Ethereum 2.0 Beacon Chain Goes Live.
- Ethereum 2.0 staking is coming to Coinbase.
- Ripple CTO says community could force the company to burn 48 billion XRP.
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