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# Runtime Updates March 2023

- Proudly helped with the runtime side of [Kusama's coretime launch](https://github.com/polkadot-fellows/runtimes/pull/212) 🤝, Also see Dónal's [agile-coretime talk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci-h9zC-57Y) at Sub0!
- [Kusama's "Poeple chain"](https://github.com/polkadot-fellows/runtimes/pull/217) is merged ✅.
- Major FRAME features long awaited, ready to be experimented with:
    - [⛓️ 🗳️ ⛓️ 🗳️ Multi-block migrations](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/1781)
    - ~~`construct_rutnime!`~~[`#[frame::construct_runtime]`  V2!](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/1378)
- Shoutout to Goncalo and Ankan for a rapidly preparing a [hotfix](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/3639) for a staking bug on relay chains, leading to the [1.1.3 release](https://github.com/polkadot-fellows/runtimes/releases/tag/v1.1.3).
- A [number of additions](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/commits/master/docs/sdk/src) to to [`polkadot-sdk-docs`](https://paritytech.github.io/polkadot-sdk/master/polkadot_sdk_docs/index.html). 
- A prototype of an [`omni-node`](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/3597/files) 👀
- [Polkadot](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/545) and [Kusama](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/354) governance bodies executed the P<>K bridge initialization :bridge_at_night: 
- Referendums for initial funding of [Polkadot BridgeHub](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/586) and [Kusama BridgeHub](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/360) bridge accounts are under way, once these are done, DOT & KSM can freely flow between Polkadot and Kusama :money_with_wings: 
- Developing [new pallet-xcm extrinsic](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/3695) for transferring assets using custom reserve locations. Will be very useful for ForeignAssets and bridged assets.
- Helped with [the addition of Snowbridge](https://github.com/polkadot-fellows/runtimes/pull/130) to Polkadot and Kusama BridgeHubs :bridge_at_night: 
- Added [the first zombienet test](https://github.com/polkadot-fellows/runtimes/pull/198) to polkadot-fellows/runtimes for testing P<>K asset transfers :zombie: 
- [Updated](https://github.com/polkadot-fellows/runtimes/pull/187) fellowship runtimes to polkadot-sdk v1.7 :building_construction: 
- Progress on multiple XCM initiatives to improve UX:
  - [Add HRMP notification handlers to the xcm-executor](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/3696),
  - [Add claim_assets extrinsic to pallet-xcm](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/3403),
  - Improved benchmarking and [lowered fees](https://github.com/polkadot-fellows/runtimes/issues/231#issuecomment-2006851713) for pallet-xcm extrinsics,
  - [Xcm payment Runtime API](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/3607),
  - [Pay delivery fees from the assets available during execution](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/3450).