This referendum opens the XCM channel to Moonbeam. This will allow Interlay assets to be transferred to Moonbeam and used there.

This is the first part of two referenda to open bi-directional communication with Moonbeam. The second referendum will accept the open channel to Interlay.

Note: Moonbeam needs to pass a referendum as well to accept this open channel.

Request To Open XCM channel with Moonbeam - Part 1/2 (HRMP INIT) 

This proposal batches the HMRP accept from Acala to Interlay and requests to open a HMRP channel from Interlay to Acala.

Open XCM channel with Acala - HRMP ACCEPT and HMRP REQUEST

This referendum opens the XCM channel to Acala. This will allow Interlay assets to be transferred to Acala and used there.

This is the first part of two referenda to open bi-directional communication with Acala. The second referendum will accept the open channel to Interlay.

Note: Acala needs to pass a referendum as well to accept this open channel.

Note: The proposal was fast-tracked by the technical committee.

Open XCM channel with Acala - Part 1/2 (HRMP INIT)

Includes some minor changes in the XCM configuration that are required for setting up channels. This upgrade also introduces an INTR per iBTC limit which can be optionally set to prevent distributing too many rewards early on. The node release also includes the polkadot-v0.9.24 update which includes a libp2p fix for a potential DoS attack vector - this is a high-priority upgrade.

**For more details, please see the following:**

- https://github.com/interlay/interbtc/compare/1.14.1...1.15.0
- https://github.com/interlay/interbtc/releases/tag/1.15.0
- https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot/releases/tag/v0.9.24

**Request for fast-track by the TC**


Upgrade to runtime v1.15.0 - Fast Track

**Summary**
This proposal activates INTR staking rewards as of block 529634 - that is, around 9th of June 17:00 UTC (depending on block times). 

**Proposal**
The Interlay team has informed the community in a discussion post that the INTR staking rewards can be activated.

The next step is hence to activate staking rewards via an on-chain governance proposal.

**Requesting TC Fast-track**
Since everything is ready and the community has been waiting for rewards to be activated, a fast-track by the Technical Committee is requested. This way, staking rewards can go live on the same day or the day after. Without TC, this would be delayed by another 2 weeks (up to 7 days before the proposal becomes a referendum, and another week of voting and enactment).
