Polkadot and Kusama nominator controller accounts are being deprecated

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Polkadot and Kusama nominator controller accounts are being deprecated

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8th June 2023 Update

Westend now reflects the changes of bond and set_controller.

• set_controller(controller) has become set_controller(). This call simply sets the controller account to the caller’s stash account, if it is not already.
• bond(controller, value, payee) has become bond(value, payee). This call now sets the caller as the controller account (same as the stash).

UIs can now test any necessary changes on Westend leading up to the mainnet releases.

We can assume that the next Polkadot and Kusama releases will reflect these changes, and that it will be at least 4-6 weeks before they are deployed on the networks.

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Mainnet Deployment Timeline Confirmed

The corresponding referendum Ref 221 was submitted in Kusama and it is scheduled to be enacted on the 03/07/2023 (block #18625000).

Ref 18 was submitted in Polkadot and it is scheduled to be enacted on the 18/07/2023 (block #16450000).