With the passing of Polkadot Referendum 1838 and Kusama Referendum 633, runtimes have been upgraded to v2.0.6.
Polkassembly submitted Referendum 1839 to fund a transition to closure after future funding discussions with the Web3 Foundation stalled. The 62.7K USDT request covers discounted contributor pay and essential closure costs, with operations continuing for four months during the wind-down.
Kusama Shield Release 50 is live. It now supports over 200 wallets and introduces new ZK logic enabling transaction unlinkability and stronger privacy guarantees. With v2 funding approved, the 2026 roadmap is now in motion with a full security audit scheduled for Q2.
