- The staking team wants to change some rules to let more people help keep the network safe.
- Right now, there are 22,500 nominators, but no new ones can join because of current rules.
- They want to increase the minimum bond, which is the amount of money needed to join.
- The suggested new bond is 120 DOTs instead of 80 DOTs.
- This change is meant to last for at least a month before needing another update.
- They will release monthly reports to keep everyone informed about how things are going.
- This is a temporary change to make sure the network stays stable and secure.
- Comments and feedback about the proposal are welcomed.

Increasing nominators’ min bond on Polkadot

- A proposal to upgrade Polkadot to version v9090 is being voted on.
- You can find details like release notes and changes online.
- Developers should be aware that there is a breaking change in this version.
- This proposal uses a special type of runtime called NON COMPRESSED.
- There is a specific hash number related to the proposal.
- Everyone is encouraged to vote when they can.

Runtime v9090 on Polkadot Network

- Polkadot has 22,500 nominators, but can't add more right now.
- The staking team wants to change rules to allow new nominators to join.
- They plan to increase the minimum amount needed to join from 40 DOTs to 80 DOTs.
- This change will help fill 4,500 available spots for new nominators.
- A new rule called "chill-threshold" will be set at 90%.
- The goal is to make the network stable and secure.
- These changes are temporary until better solutions are found.

Increasing nominators’ minimum bond on Polkadot

Runtime v9080 on Polkadot Network

- A proposal is being made to change nominator limits so more people can join.
- Right now, current nominators can't change how much they want to stake.
- The update will let existing nominators not be affected by any new limits.
- The nominator capacity will increase by 2,500, reaching a total of 22,500.
- The amount needed to stake will also change to 40 DOTs.
- These changes will help keep things stable until the next upgrade.
- If too many people join quickly, the stake limit may need to go up again.

Upgrade the nomination limits on Polkadot

- The proposal limits the number of validators to 1200.
- Nominators' parameters remain unchanged (20000/20DOTs).
- It started as an external motion, needing Council approval and community referendum.
- Discussions on a minimum DOT stake limit for validators are ongoing.
- These limits aim to ensure network safety and will increase as the network grows.
- The proposal's preimage is available [here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W8J1zSPobzNMSAoAWaSeTWvLRI7QdmwH/view?usp=sharing).
- More context and explanations are in the [last runtime upgrade post](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/motion/88).
- Please vote when you can!

Limit on the maximum number of validators, based on scaling issues

- Polkadot is proposing an upgrade to its system called v9050.
- This upgrade is important for fixing problems with how staking works on the Polkadot Network.
- It will set a limit on how many nominators can be on the chain, which can be changed by the community.
- There are discussions and details available about this upgrade and its effects.
- Important information about staking elections and solutions is also shared by Wei.
- A blog post explains the changes in staking limitations due to this upgrade.
- Everyone is encouraged to vote on this upgrade soon!

Runtime v9050 on Polkadot Network

Runtime v30 on Polkadot

Upgrade of Polkadot runtime to v29

- Proposal 10 is a plan that can't be used anymore because it has the wrong address format.
- It doesn't matter how people vote; the proposal is still invalid.
- The person who made the proposal admitted they used the wrong way to submit it.
- They have created a new proposal, number 11, that people can vote on now.
- Everyone is asked to vote to cancel proposal 10.
- The goal is to clean up the list of proposals.

Cancellation of Proposal 10 on Proposals queue

- Motion 62 is about upgrading the Polkadot system to version 28.
- Some changes include treasury tip slashes and free participation in Council for newcomers.
- There will be a reorganization of the treasury system.
- Changes will help validators with session keys related to parachains.
- New features will allow checking if accounts exist and a new address format.
- More detailed information can be found in the release notes online.

Upgrade of Polkadot Runtime to v28

Upgrade to Polkadot runtime v27

- Motion 38 is a vote to upgrade to a new version called v26.
- The priority for this upgrade is medium.
- There are some important changes in this upgrade:
  - It fixes how target names with dashes are logged.
  - It stops using old substreams that aren't needed anymore.
  - It makes certain functions unsafe for remote use.
- People can find more details in the release notes.

Runtime upgrade to v26

- A referendum is a way for a community to vote on something important.
- Referendum 7 did not work because it was set to start at zero instead of one.
- The code needed to check if the start time was in the past.
- If it had been set to one, it would have started as soon as the next block happened.
- The writer wants to propose the same idea again to the Council.
- They hope the Council will send it to the voting queue like before.

Proposal to gradually increase the number of validators

- Motion 25 wants to add 1 more validator slot every time a new era starts.
- This will happen for 100 eras, which is a lot of blocks.
- The motion will be voted on after the council discusses it.
- The voting process takes about 7 days.
- Councillors need to check a special code called the presage hash.
- Everyone is welcome to share comments or questions. 
- More details can be found in the original proposal link.

A proposal to gradually increase the number of validators

### Summary of Post Content

1. A referendum to open a channel to HydraDX passed.
2. The XCM (Cross-Consensus Message) was executed.
3. The channel was not opened due to insufficient funds in Zeitgeist's sovereign account on Polkadot.
4. The account has now been funded.
5. The XCM can be resent to open the channel.

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