Polkadot News
With the passing and enactment of Referendum 96, the Polkadot runtime has been upgraded to v9340. Polkassembly
Among other things, this sets the Collectives parachain as a Trusted Teleporter, and entities can join the Polkadot Alliance as Allies (although note that there is a slashable 1000 DOT deposit, and this is intended for projects/companies, not individuals). Polkadot/Substrate Portal
With the passing and execution of Referendum 94, the Polkadot Alliance’s initial members - Moonbeam, Interlay, Subscan, Kilt, Acala, Phala, and Astart - have been inducted. Polkassembly
Parathread 2101 has won the most recent parachain lease auction. The next auction will begin on 21 Jan. Polkadot Auctions and Crowdloans | Parachains.info
With just a few hours left to vote, Referendum 97, seeking to unbrick the Bitgreen parachain, is passing unanimously. Polkassembly
With 19 days left to vote, Referendum 98, proposing to update the parathread ID in the genesis state Wasm of Bittensor parachain, is passing with 99% in favor. Polkassembly
With two days left to vote, Referendum 99, proposing to upgrade the Statemint and Collectives system parachain code to runtime v9360, is passing unanimously. Polkassembly
The staking rate on Polkadot has remained consistent at 45.0%. Polkadot/Substrate Portal
Kusama News
With two days left in the current parachain lease auction, Luhn Network, Litmus, and parathread ID 2241 have all been in the lead during the Ending Period. Polkadot/Substrate Portal
There are currently 16 Referenda currently up for vote on Kusama OpenGov. Polkadot/Substrate Portal
The staking rate on Kusama has decreased slightly to 46.6%. Polkadot/Substrate Portal