Polkadot News
Reminder that separate Controller accounts are being deprecated on Polkadot and Kusama. You can set your controller account to your stash account on the Staking Dashboard: https://staking.polkadot.network/
If you need the capabilities of a separate Controller account, you can use a Staking Proxy. For details on staking proxies, see Advanced Staking Concepts - Polkadot Wiki
The staking rate on Polkadot has slightly increased to 45.38%. Polkadot Staking Dashboard
Kusama News
With less than a day to go, DAO IPCI is in the lead in the current parachain lease auction. https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama
Referendum 253, proposing to swap lease slots for Karura, is now up for vote. Polkassembly - Referendum #253
The staking rate on Kusama has been holding relatively steady this week at 54.06%. Polkadot Staking Dashboard