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 ยท 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. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/55
Referendum 62 https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/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. Kusama Auctions and Crowdloans | Parachains.info
There are 6 active public referenda and one fellowship referendum up for vote on Kusama OpenGov. Polkadot/Substrate Portal