OpenGov Articles
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.
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Proving Personhood Pays Off
Polkadot People Chain has launched Referendum 1783, requesting 3 million HOLLAR to incentivize mass proof-of-personhood onboarding. This funding is split into a one-time bootstrapping grant of $50–$200 for new users, $10 per week for active participants, and large weekly and monthly random prize drops ranging from $250 to $2,500.
Governing the Glimmering Gilded River
Applications are now open for the third term of the Moonbeam Governance Guild. Selected delegates will receive substantial voting power, including 5 million GLMR for Moonbeam and 50,000 MOVR for Moonriver. They will also be compensated with a portion of the staking rewards generated by these tokens.
Runtime Rescue
Polkadot Whitelisted Caller Referendum 1782, now passed, urgently deployed Runtime 2.0.1 to patch a security vulnerability discovered shortly after the Asset Hub Migration. The issue, described in Kian Paimani’s (Parity) post-mortem, was a coding error in the “election-provider-multi-block pallet” that bypassed an origin check, letting any user execute a specific governance-only function.
