Polkadot News
A paper with various W3F co-authors , Efficient Execution Auditing for Blockchains under Byzantine Assumptions will be presented at the Science of (formerly Stanford) Blockchain Conference 2024. https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/961
Rob Habermeier, one of the co-founders of Polkadot, has proposed “Plaza”, a scalable, all-in-one parachain in the Polkadot ecosystem. Proposing the Plaza: A Batteries-Included, Scalable Polkadot System Chain | rob.tech
Referendum 832, proposing to fund the Polkadot Technical Fellowship sub-Treasury, is currently passing almost unanimously. Funding the Technical Fellowship Sub-Treasury | Polkassembly
The staking rate on Polkadot is currently at 57.5%. Polkadot Staking Dashboard | Polkadot Staking (DOT)
Kusama News
Referendum 409, proposing to upgrade the Kusama relay chain, Asset Hub, and People Chain runtimes to 1.2.6, is passing unanimously. Upgrade Kusama: v1.2.6 | Polkassembly
The staking rate on Kusama is currently at 52.73%. Polkadot Staking Dashboard | Polkadot Staking (DOT)