Polkadot Daily Digest - 5 Feb 2024

Polkadot News

The Polkadot Blockchain Academy in Hong Kong ended last week. Congratulations to all graduates and web3 visionaries. https://x.com/AcademyPolkadot/status/1754015502899224826?s=20

Referendum 72 is up for vote by the Polkadot Technical Fellowship III-Dan members. Polkassembly | Fellowship. If it passes, the coretime sale revenues may be burned, subject to an OpenGov referendum https://x.com/GehrleinJonas/status/1754418345477075358?s=20

The Polkadot staking rate has been increasing since Friday and stands now at 52.9%. https://staking.polkadot.network/#/overview

Polkadot’s minimum active bond has been increasing, and it is now at 562 DOT. However, if you want to make sure you earn staking rewards as a nominator you need a minimum 622 DOT. If you have less than this amount, consider joining a nomination pool. Polkadot bi-weekly Staking Snapshot - 5th... - PolkaVerse

Bifrost Polkadot won the most recent parachain lease auction. With 4 days before the start of the next parachain lease auction, Equilibrium’s crowdloan is open for contributions. Polkadot Auctions and Crowdloans | Parachains.info

An initial proposal for pricing of coretime on Polkadot and Kusama has been posted on the Polkadot Forum. Feedback is welcome. Initial Coretime Pricing - #6 by pdmerritt

There are currently 37 active referenda on Polkadot OpenGov. Cast your vote or delegate your votes to entities you trust. Polkadot/Substrate Portal

Kusama News

With 2 days left in the current parachain lease auction, Khala Network is now in the lead, although parathread 3344 has been in the lead for the first half of the Ending Period. Kusama Auctions and Crowdloans | Parachains.info

The Kusama staking rate has been decreasing and now stands at 52.17%. https://staking.polkadot.network/#/overview

There are currently 8 active referenda on Kusama OpenGov. Cast your vote or delegate your votes to entities you trust. Polkadot/Substrate Portal