Polkadot Ecosystem Weekly Report

Polkadot Dynamics

• The Polkadot Council has approved the proposal to register the Shell parachain on Polkadot, preparing for the parachain slot auction.
• Kusama completed its 12th parachain slot auction, with Picasso winning by locking up 112,655 KSM.
• Kusama has launched the 13th parachain slot auction, expected to end on November 8.
• Polkadot's 41st referendum is about to connect the blank parallel chain to the relay chain.
• Polkadot's referendum 42 has passed, enabling parallel chain ID registration and Crowdloan features.
• 6 projects have launched Crowdloan on Polkadot, with over 10 million DOT locked.

Ecological News

• Acala announces its parachain slot auction strategy, offering 170 million ACA in rewards.
• Zenlink officially launched on the Moonriver and Bifrost parachains.
• Litentry announces participation in Polkadot's first slot auction, offering a reward of 20 million LIT.
• Manta Network will reserve 15.6% of the total token supply as rewards for parachain auctions.
• The SubDAO testnet has already welcomed projects such as Crust, Phala, StaFi, and Litentry.
• Several exchanges, including OKEx, have announced support for Polkadot parachain slot auctions.
• Enjin establishes a $100 million metaverse fund for Efinity ecosystem development.

Ecological Cooperation

• Polkadot metaverse project Bit.Country has partnered with multiple projects:
  • Exploring the cross-chain integration of the Metaverse and DAO with SubDAO
  • Collaborating with Metadojo to provide 3D architectural services
  • Collaborating with Republic Realm to develop digital assets

Event Preview

• The RMRK hackathon is underway, with a total prize pool of $50,000. Registration ends on November 30.