TechFlow news — Polkadot released its weekly report stating that Parity has published Polkadot v0.9.19, a low-priority update. Runtime 9190 includes support for XCM. The Polkadot Council has voted to approve Motion 185, which aims to fund RadiumBlock's validator snapshot service. The Kusama Council has approved Motion 458, proposing to upgrade Kusama to Runtime 9190. At the time of writing, a total of 14 parachains are connected to the Polkadot relay chain, and 32 parachains are connected to the Kusama network.
Additionally, Polkadot's 15th parachain slot Auction is scheduled to end around 2:00 AM on April 25. Litentry has led throughout the candle period and is expected to win the 15th slot Auction. Kusama’s 33rd slot Auction will conclude around 3:00 AM on April 25, with Dora Factory leading the entire candle phase, indicating it is likely to win Kusama’s 33rd slot Auction.
