Encointer has a new upgrade with new features. The upgrade is called Release 1.5.0 for runtime v15. The new features include faucet functionality and reputation commitments for personhood oracle. The runtime is built on polkadot-v0.9.42. There is a proposed call for authorizeUpgrade call on Encointer. For the whitelisting referendum, you can see the link https://kusama.polkassembly.io/post/2597.