Polkadot News
The State of #Polkadot Q2 2023 by Messari is out. https://messari.io/report/state-of-polkadot-q2-2023
The staking rate on #Polkadot is now at 43.9%, with an increase of 0.4% in the last 4 days. Polkadot/Substrate Portal
There is currently a discussion led by Jonas on the #Polkadot Forum about adjusting the current inflation model to sustain treasury inflow. Adjusting the current inflation model to sustain Treasury inflow
There are currently 21,993 active nominators out of 43,802 (-54 since yesterday). Inactive nominators who are not receiving staking rewards can fast unstake (if eligible) and join nomination pools. Nomination Pools - Polkadot Wiki
There are 47 active public referenda up for vote on Polkadot OpenGov. Polkadot/Substrate Portal Cast your vote or delegate it through the delegation dashboard. https://delegation.polkadot.network/
Referendum 21, funding Zondax @zondax for the maintenance of Ledger apps, is passing but needs more support to enter the confirmation period of 2 days before the decision period ends in 5 days. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/21
Referendum 55, updating the Nomination Pools settings (increasing pools and pool members, and setting the max commission to 10%), is passing but needs more support to enter the confirmation period of 10 minutes before the decision period ends in 17 days. Polkassembly - Referendum #55
Referendum 62 Polkassembly - Referendum #62 by @zondax and Alzymologist Oy, aiming for the creation of a metadata protocol friendly to offline devices such as Ledger and Polkadot Vault, is passing but needs more support and approval to enter the confirmation period of 2 days before the decision period ends in 20 days.
Kusama News
Parathread 2274 and Karura, both self-funded, are currently in the 93rd parachain lease auction with Parathread 2274 in the lead. https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama
There are 6 active public referenda and one fellowship referendum up for vote on Kusama OpenGov. Polkadot/Substrate Portal