The Polkadot Technical Fellowship Call in June was still packed with information. PolkaWorld compiled the key points from the monthly live broadcast hosted by Alice und Bob, covering the JAM protocol, system function migration of Kusama and Polkadot, the next steps for elastic scaling, internal disagreements within the Fellowship, and the upcoming on-chain identity system PoP (Proof of Personhood).
Here are the important developments you cannot miss!
JAM Progress: v0.7 to be Released Soon, Economic Metering Mechanism Enters Testing Phase
Gavin stated that he has been almost full-time rewriting the JAM gray paper (v0.7 to be released), focusing on making the economic metering mechanism closer to real hardware time. The new mechanism will draw from some of Polkadot's current practices and make JAM more adaptable to resource management and fee calculation. This development is expected to continue for at least a month.
Migration Plan Advances: Westend AssetHub Completed, Kusama/Polkadot Timing Confirmed
Westend's AssetHub has successfully migrated staking and governance functions. This marks Polkadot's formal transition from a complex Relay Chain to a lightweight Relay Chain architecture.
As of the time of writing, Subscan block explorer has been the first to complete migration adaptation!
https://assethub-westend.subscan.io/validator
The subsequent schedule is as follows:
• Kusama: Will migrate staking, governance, and balances to AssetHub on August 15
• Polkadot mainnet: Expected to migrate in mid-September
• DOT's reserve location will move from the Relay Chain to AssetHub, but the asset ID remains unchanged, and Parachains need to update XCM configuration paths as soon as possible
• Core Controversy: Work Transparency, Contribution Confirmation Process, Task Assignment System
• Some L1 Fellows Pointed Out: Current Contributions Are Difficult to Verify, Some Fellows Receive Salaries Without Clear Output
• Suggestion: Increase Task List, Review System, Explore Mechanisms Linked to On-Chain Salaries
Fellowship's role is evolving from a "governance structure" to a "technical bounty governance mechanism".
PoP (Proof of Personhood) Progress
The new on-chain identity system PoP has entered the testing phase:
• Supports users obtaining a unique identity through mobile and biometric authentication
• Combined with OpenGov to achieve a "one person, one vote" governance participation model
• Technology advanced by IBP, currently still under review, may be supervised by Fellowship in the future
This will introduce a strong identity governance mechanism to Polkadot, solving the "person-address" inequality in the voting mechanism.
Summary: Technical Advancement in Full Swing, Governance Mechanism Facing New Challenges
The core keyword this month is "structural transformation": Polkadot is no longer just a shared security system supporting Parachains, but is gradually evolving into a general computing platform centered on JAM and with AssetHub as the execution site. These evolutions must be premised on infrastructure adaptation and community governance mechanism evolution.
Whether you are a developer, voter, Parachain team, or DOT holder, these developments are worth paying attention to.
