Polkadot News
There’s an excellent overview of what Parity has been working on the last few months available here: https://twitter.com/xcBirdo/status/1647958266842939394
For more information about what is happening in the Polkadot ecosystem, see the Polkadot roundup tweets here: https://twitter.com/Polkadot/status/1647940477738536961
Referendum 113, proposing to reset the genesis block of the Watr parachain, is currently passing with 99% in favor and just a few hours left to vote. Reset Watr Parachain | Polkassembly
Referendum 114, proposing to add a Bridge Hub parachain to Polkadot, is currently passing with 99% in favor and 22 days left to vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/114
The staking rate on Polkadot has increased slightly over the last week, to 47.49%. Polkadot Staking Dashboard
I will be holding a Twitter Spaces AMA on 20 April at 12.00 UTC. https://twitter.com/BillLaboon/status/1647902889598222341
Reminder that you can stake with as little a 1 DOT using nomination pools: Polkadot Staking Dashboard
For more information on nomination pools, see the Polkadot Wiki: Nomination Pools - Polkadot Wiki
Kusama News
With 10 hours left in the current parachain lease auction, Alpha Network has been in the lead the vast majority of the Ending Period. https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama
However, both Karura and Basilisk have been in the lead during the Ending Period, so according to the rules of the candle auction, both have a possibility of winning. Web3 and Polkadot - Polkadot Wiki