Referendum #3 · whitelisted caller · fact-checked

Vara runtime upgrade: spec 340 to 350 (v0.3.5)

No original public title was captured.

Governance: Executed · Dispatch succeeded

Submitted 2023-09-14T10:08:00.000Z · 2023-09-14T15:51:15.000Z

Verification date in this record: 2026-10-14. This is not a live chain status check.

What this referendum means

What was proposed?

This referendum upgraded Vara's on-chain runtime from spec version 340 to 350, corresponding to Gear v0.3.5.

Why it mattered

The runtime defines Vara's network-level operating rules. Changing it can alter transaction handling, governance, staking, program execution and other core behavior.

An Aye vote meant…

An Aye vote supported dispatching the whitelisted call that would install runtime spec version 350.

A Nay vote meant…

A Nay vote opposed installing that runtime through this referendum.

What happened or is happening

A runtime spec version is the chain-reported identifier for a runtime build. The 340→350 transition independently confirms that this referendum enacted a runtime change; it does not substitute for a line-by-line audit of the runtime code.

The chain successfully dispatched the whitelisted call. Historical runtime queries show spec version 340 immediately before execution and 350 at the execution block.

Dispatch a Fellowship-whitelisted call that changed Vara runtime spec version from 340 to 350.

The referendum did not authorize a separate payment or off-chain program. Node operators and software integrators remained responsible for running compatible software.

Observable on-chain result

Dispatch returned success.

Vara reported runtime spec version 340 at block 5046391 and 350 at execution block 5046392.

Promised outcomes

Install Vara runtime spec version 350.

Verified outcomes

The referendum dispatch returned success.
Historical Vara state changed from runtime spec version 340 to 350 at the execution block.

Follow-up: verified-complete

The official release describes v0.3.5 as a technical runtime-version bump.

Still unknown

The archive has not yet reproduced the complete inner preimage byte-for-byte.
Individual code and migration changes have not yet been mapped line by line to this referendum.
The captured referendum object does not expose the complete inner runtime-upgrade preimage.
The before-and-after runtime state proves that the runtime changed, but does not by itself enumerate every code change contained in the new runtime.

Further explanation and reporting

No additional reporting has been published for this referendum.

Details and evidence

Participation

Calculation status: complete. Address-level figures are not counts of distinct people or organizations.

Individual vote rows reconcile to the aggregate capital total. Concentration treats delegated capital as controlled by the account casting the direct vote.

Direct addresses	15
Delegating addresses	0
Raw capital (VARA)	3004112334.969803033825
Weighted Aye power (VARA)	317602106.27116969228
Weighted Nay power (VARA)	0
Approval (%)	100
Raw capital / captured electorate (%)	30.04112335
Support capital (VARA)	3004112334.969803033825
Top-one share (%)	25.92081
Top-three share (%)	56.44906
HHI (0–10,000)	1589.87546
Gini (0–1)	0.61624306

Proposal history

Referendum	Governance	Execution	Direct addresses

Timeline

Submitted · 2023-09-14T10:08:00.000Z · block 5039527
DecisionDepositPlaced · 2023-09-14T10:08:24.000Z · block 5039535
DecisionStarted · 2023-09-14T10:38:00.000Z · block 5040127
ConfirmStarted · 2023-09-14T15:31:15.000Z · block 5045992
Confirmed · 2023-09-14T15:41:15.000Z · block 5046192
Executed · 2023-09-14T15:51:15.000Z · block 5046392

Technical call tree

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  "call": {
    "callIndex": "0x1503",
    "section": "whitelist",
    "method": "dispatchWhitelistedCallWithPreimage"
  },
  "nestedCalls": [
    {
      "depth": 0,
      "callIndex": "0x1503",
      "section": "whitelist",
      "method": "dispatchWhitelistedCallWithPreimage"
    }
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "The captured referendum object does not expose the complete inner runtime-upgrade preimage.",
    "The before-and-after runtime state proves that the runtime changed, but does not by itself enumerate every code change contained in the new runtime."
  ]
}

Historical track parameters

{
  "maxDeciding": 100,
  "preparePeriodBlocks": 600,
  "decisionPeriodBlocks": 403200,
  "confirmationPeriodBlocks": 200,
  "minimumEnactmentBlocks": 200,
  "decisionDeposit": {
    "planck": "200000000000000000",
    "vara": "200000"
  },
  "approvalCurve": {
    "reciprocal": {
      "factor": 270899180,
      "xOffset": 389830523,
      "yOffset": 305084738
    }
  },
  "supportCurve": {
    "reciprocal": {
      "factor": 8650766,
      "xOffset": 18867926,
      "yOffset": 41509433
    }
  }
}

Deposits

Governance deposits are not proposal spending.

{
  "submission": {
    "depositor": "kGgQqLXhVVMv85XDy1v5AE6HVBG1tkAwURrdmq1ewbmGMCaGH",
    "amount": {
      "planck": "200000000000000",
      "vara": "200"
    }
  },
  "decision": {
    "depositor": "kGhAjUA3Uke6UmWwMRRwFHuxisCgm7dab61sL1tKqA15NXQVX",
    "amount": {
      "planck": "200000000000000000",
      "vara": "200000"
    }
  },
  "outcome": "unknown"
}

Sources

subsquare · retrieved 2026-10-14T00:46:33.897Z · block 5039527
Public server-rendered page data captured before editorial translation.
subsquare · retrieved 2026-10-14T00:56:36.175Z
Public final vote rows used for voter counts, conviction values, delegation aggregates, and concentration calculations.
vara-chain · retrieved 2026-10-14T01:30:15.583Z · block 5046392
Historical state_getRuntimeVersion comparison: spec 340 at parent block 5046391; spec 350 at execution block 5046392.
vara-documentation · retrieved 2026-10-14T01:30:15.583Z
The official release describes v0.3.5 as a technical runtime-version bump.

Corrections

No corrections recorded.

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