Polkadot News
A new version of Polkadot, stable2407-3, has been released. This is a patch release; if you are already running the latest stable version (stable2409), not update is necessary. Release Polkadot stable2407-3 · paritytech/polkadot-sdk · GitHub
Referendum 1200, proposing to increase the number of validators in the Active Set from 400 to 500, is passing almost unanimously. [Whitelisted Caller] Increase validator set size to 500 | Polkassembly
Referendum 1202, proposing to upgrade Polkadot to version 1.3.3, is currently passing almost unanimously. [Whitelisted Caller] Upgrade Polkadot to v1.3.3 | Polkassembly
Reminder that if you’re interested in building something on Polkadot, check out the W3F Grants Program. There are also RFCs for projects we are looking to fund. https://grants.web3.foundation/
The staking rate on Polkadot has decreased slightly to 58.36%. Polkadot Staking Dashboard | Polkadot Staking (DOT)
Kusama News
The staking rate on Kusama has dropped slightly to 52.21%. Polkadot Staking Dashboard | Polkadot Staking (DOT)