Polkadot Digest 3 Oct 2024

Polkadot News

Web3 Foundation announces the launch of Decentralized Nodes, for those interested in running validators on Polkadot / Kusama and receiving nominations from W3F. https://medium.com/web3foundation/announcing-the-launch-of-the-decentralized-nodes-program-fb32640cb3fb

Referendum 1139, a Wish-for-change Referendum proposing to set Polkadot’s inflation rate to 8%-and-decreasing, is now confirming. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1139

Kusama News

There is a proposal to spend Kappa Sigma Mu funds for commissioning a portrait of Gavin Wood and sending NFTs of it to members. https://voting.opensquare.io/space/kusamasociety/proposal/QmackJ4pMbsaVRqqrj7gcsrsZ6LArbBy3CegTCsJG7Vawr?page=last

Only Kappa Sigma Mu members may vote. You can find more information on Kappa Sigma Mu, the “human blockchain” secured by Proof-of-ink, here: https://ksmsociety.io/guide