diff --git a/docs/learn/learn-auction.md b/docs/learn/learn-auction.md index ccd1b0f2c9f6..6ca6db185606 100644 --- a/docs/learn/learn-auction.md +++ b/docs/learn/learn-auction.md @@ -13,13 +13,12 @@ import AuctionSchedule from "./../../components/Auction-Schedule"; For a [parachain](learn-parachains.md) to be added to {{ polkadot: Polkadot :polkadot }}{{ kusama: Kusama :kusama }} it must inhabit one of the available -parachain slots. A parachain slot is a scarce resource on -{{ polkadot: Polkadot :polkadot }}{{ kusama: Kusama :kusama }} as only a limited number are -available. As parachains ramp up, there may only be a few slots unlocked every few months. The goal -is to eventually have 100 parachain slots available on {{ polkadot: Polkadot :polkadot }} -{{ kusama: Kusama :kusama }} (these will be split between parachains and the -[parathread pool](learn-parathreads.md)). If a parachain wants to have guaranteed block inclusion at -every Relay Chain block, it must acquire a parachain slot. +parachain slots. The number of parachain slots is are not unbounded on +{{ polkadot: Polkadot :polkadot }}{{ kusama: Kusama :kusama }}, as only a limited number are +available. A limited number of slots are unlocked every few months through on-chain governance. +If a parachain wants to have guaranteed block inclusion at every Relay Chain block, it must acquire a +parachain slot. The development of [on-demand parachains](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/on-demand-parachains/2208) +(previously referred to as parathreads) is in progress. The parachain slots will be leased according to an unpermissioned [candle auction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candle_auction), with several alterations related to