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OpenGov is all about putting governance in the hands of the community. In this category, we explore how Polkadot's unique governance model empowers users to propose, vote, and shape the future of the network. From referendum mechanics to decision-making processes, these articles break it all down so you can better understand how Polkadot's decentralized governance works—and how you can get involved.

Read a total of 63 articles and 459 news on Polkadot OpenGov written by our community creators

the dirty secret of crypto governance - most founders don't actually want to give up control
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gbaci
gbaci·May 26, 2025

the dirty secret of crypto governance - most founders don't actually want to give up control

I hypothesize why Polkadot is the only blockchain to follow through on the ideal of decentralized governance Link: https://x.com/gbaciX/status/1927047346870694368

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Polkadot Storage Ref 1313
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itsravi
itsravi·December 12, 2024

Polkadot Storage Ref 1313

In this thread I share about Polkadot storage and how this will help Polkadot ecosystem.

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Polkadot fam, this is your moment!
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Pieky
Pieky·November 30, 2024

Polkadot fam, this is your moment!

Instead of amplifying the outcry about theft caused by Parallel FI , I use the SOS call from a holder to showcase Polkadot’s unique community while helping him. This shines a positive light in this crisis. https://x.com/_Pieky_/status/1862638248255779087

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Understanding the Referenda 1301
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itsravi
itsravi·November 19, 2024

Understanding the Referenda 1301

In this post, I tried to explain about a technical block sync issue in Substrate and how subcoin is solving. https://x.com/its_ravii/status/1858945232190271557?t=f8nfASpf6AdaYDMla8nRhg&s=19

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The world is full of dreamers. But Polkadot isn't made for them.
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Pieky
Pieky·November 19, 2024

The world is full of dreamers. But Polkadot isn't made for them.

Empower people not to be scared by whales and FUD. Showing a passionated actor like Leemo as example. https://x.com/_Pieky_/status/1858617745773850988

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Giving OpenGov a face and a human touch
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Pieky
Pieky·November 19, 2024

Giving OpenGov a face and a human touch

To reinforce the interview with Alice & Bob and to make it personal for the reader, creating curiosity https://x.com/_Pieky_/status/1857903193516290247

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Pieky
Pieky·November 18, 2024

Bringing clarity for ambassador fellowship proposal

simplifying facts about the new ambassador fellowship, especially making clear gav read/comment it to rallye support. https://x.com/_Pieky_/status/1857787977230925873

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Free yourself from the centralized world
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Pieky
Pieky·November 17, 2024

Free yourself from the centralized world

A general empowerment post to boost the graphic, no specific call-to-action https://x.com/_Pieky_/status/1855016707862954364

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Controversies in decentralized governance.
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mikewill
mikewill·November 17, 2024

Controversies in decentralized governance.

The thread analyzes a Sub0 panel session discussion, highlighting the relevance of cross community interactions for blockchain growth.

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DarkGov in OpenGov
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Pieky
Pieky·November 12, 2024

DarkGov in OpenGov

Picked up the community vibe about opengov https://x.com/_Pieky_/status/1854614726333927801 Another >1k views with Elons OpenGov post: https://x.com/_Pieky_/status/1856726523962675302

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promoting proposal voting
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Pieky
Pieky·November 4, 2024

promoting proposal voting

highlighting voting with 3x convinction without additional lock-time for user staking. https://x.com/_Pieky_/status/1853015914335318413

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Waggin' Progress!
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Dodow
Dodow·June 26, 2025

Waggin' Progress!

WagMedia Weekly - Newsletter Edition 104 Editorial by Cover Image by Top Story written by Wag Roundup written by

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Hydrating the Scanner
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yay.oi 🥚
yay.oi 🥚·June 25, 2025

Hydrating the Scanner

Hydration and Basilisk Governance v2 is now supported on Subscan. You can now browse the details of active and historical on-chain referenda and filter them by origin track.

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Runtimes of the Many Moons
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yay.oi 🥚
yay.oi 🥚·June 25, 2025

Runtimes of the Many Moons

Moonbeam and Moonriver have now been upgraded to runtime 3701, which improves error handling, and will put the chain into maintenance mode if a future migration fails. Tag: #Moonbeam #Moonriver https://x.com/MoonbeamNetwork/status/1937964766104064299 https://x.com/MoonriverNW/status/1936130501380915705

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Kusama’s Getting Contractually Smarter
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yay.oi 🥚
yay.oi 🥚·June 25, 2025

Kusama’s Getting Contractually Smarter

Kusama Asset Hub has been upgraded to runtime 1.6.0, introducing the pallet-revive module, which enables Ethereum smart contract compatibility.

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Deterring Baronial Behaviors
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yay.oi 🥚
yay.oi 🥚·June 25, 2025

Deterring Baronial Behaviors

The upgrade of the Coretime chains to runtime v1.6.0 is now up for vote on Polkadot and Kusama. This upgrade will change the pricing structure of core renewals to deter core-hoarding. In addition, both referenda will increase the number of available cores.

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Carrying Interlay over the Threshold
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yay.oi 🥚
yay.oi 🥚·June 24, 2025

Carrying Interlay over the Threshold

Hydration Referendum 105, if passed, will begin the process of ending support for iBTC. Interlay’s lack of development or growth plans has led to very low trading volumes, and over-centralization of iBTC vaults. After the removal of iBTC from the Omnipool, Hydration treasury funds will be redirected to tBTC.

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Kick Out the DOTs and Pump Up the JAM
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yay.oi 🥚
yay.oi 🥚·June 24, 2025

Kick Out the DOTs and Pump Up the JAM

Colorful Notion has initiated a Polkadot Wish for Change proposal to rename the DOT token to JAM by the end of 2026. It argues that DOT will always be too closely linked to securing parachains, and that the rebranding to JAM will help reframe the network’s evolution as a trustless supercomputing protocol.

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yay.oi 🥚
yay.oi 🥚·June 23, 2025

Revive and Thrive with the Kusama Hub

Kusama Referendum 541, if passed, will upgrade the Kusama Asset Hub runtime to v1.6. This upgrade includes the pallet-revive module, enabling Ethereum compatible smart contracts.

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Why Not GIGA All of the Tokens?
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yay.oi 🥚
yay.oi 🥚·June 23, 2025

Why Not GIGA All of the Tokens?

Hydration Referendum 100 requests that the Technical Committee whitelist all referenda related to the launch of GIGAETH, which has a target deployment date of June 30th.

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KICKING OFF!
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Dodow
Dodow·June 19, 2025

KICKING OFF!

WagMedia Weekly - Newsletter Edition 103 Editorial by Cover Image by Top Story written by Featured Roundup written by &

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Ambassador Fellowship Attempts a Challenging Ascent
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yay.oi 🥚
yay.oi 🥚·June 19, 2025

Ambassador Fellowship Attempts a Challenging Ascent

In Referendum 1614, the Polkadot Ambassador Fellowship is requesting 1.98M USDC to fund the Ascent Cycle, the next phase of its growth, from July 2025 to March 2026. This phase aims to onboard 70 new ambassadors, establish regional cores, and build specialist verticals in key areas.

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