Referendum #61 · whitelisted caller · fact-checked

Vara runtime upgrade: spec 1910 to 1920 (v1.9.2)

No original public title was captured.

Governance: Executed · Dispatch succeeded

Submitted 2025-10-20T08:58:18.001Z · 2025-10-21T14:28:18.000Z

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 1910 to 1920, corresponding to Gear v1.9.2.

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 1920.

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 1910→1920 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 1910 immediately before execution and 1920 at the execution block.

Dispatch a Fellowship-whitelisted call that changed Vara runtime spec version from 1910 to 1920.

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 1910 at block 27092422 and 1920 at execution block 27092423.

Promised outcomes

Install Vara runtime spec version 1920.

Verified outcomes

The referendum dispatch returned success.
Historical Vara state changed from runtime spec version 1910 to 1920 at the execution block.

Follow-up: verified-complete

The same proposal hash appeared in named referendum #59, and the official v1.9.2 release identifies runtime spec version 1920.

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	18
Delegating addresses	0
Raw capital (VARA)	1251338578.535706487597
Weighted Aye power (VARA)	125133857.853570648759
Weighted Nay power (VARA)	0
Approval (%)	100
Raw capital / captured electorate (%)	12.51366041
Support capital (VARA)	1251338578.535706487597
Top-one share (%)	12.43469
Top-three share (%)	37.30408
HHI (0–10,000)	915.98968
Gini (0–1)	0.40680851

Proposal history

Referendum	Governance	Execution	Direct addresses
#59 Rejected first attempt to upgrade the runtime to spec 1920 This was the first of three referenda carrying the same runtime-1920 proposal. Voters rejected it before execution.	Rejected	Not executed	2
#60 Timed-out second attempt to upgrade the runtime to spec 1920 This untitled second attempt carried the same runtime-1920 proposal as #59 and #61, but timed out without execution.	TimedOut	Not executed	4

Timeline

Submitted · 2025-10-20T08:58:18.001Z · block 27057321
DecisionDepositPlaced · 2025-10-20T08:58:27.000Z · block 27057324
DecisionStarted · 2025-10-20T09:28:27.001Z · block 27057921
ConfirmStarted · 2025-10-21T14:08:18.000Z · block 27092023
Confirmed · 2025-10-21T14:18:18.000Z · block 27092223
Executed · 2025-10-21T14:28:18.000Z · block 27092423

Technical call tree

{
  "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": "1500000000000000000",
    "vara": "1500000"
  },
  "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": "1500000000000000",
      "vara": "1500"
    }
  },
  "decision": {
    "depositor": "kGhAjUA3Uke6UmWwMRRwFHuxisCgm7dab61sL1tKqA15NXQVX",
    "amount": {
      "planck": "1500000000000000000",
      "vara": "1500000"
    }
  },
  "outcome": "unknown"
}

Sources

subsquare · retrieved 2026-10-14T00:46:33.897Z · block 27057321
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 27092423
Historical state_getRuntimeVersion comparison: spec 1910 at parent block 27092422; spec 1920 at execution block 27092423.
vara-documentation · retrieved 2026-10-14T01:30:15.583Z
The same proposal hash appeared in named referendum #59, and the official v1.9.2 release identifies runtime spec version 1920.

Corrections

No corrections recorded.

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