Polkadot News
The Polkadot relay chain has updated to runtime 1.3.4, meaning among other things that inflation has been reduced from 10% to 8%-and-decreasing. Subscan | Polkadot Extrinsic Details
Referendum 1217, a Wish-for-change to unify the Polkadot ecosystem address format, has passed and executed. Polkassembly - Referendum #1217
Referendum 1267, proposing the new Polkadot Ambassador Fellowship, is currently passing with 77.2% in favor. Polkassembly - Referendum #1267
Kusama News
Referendum 469, setting a minimum coretime price, is currently passing almost unanimously. Polkassembly - Referendum #469
There are now three candidates for Kappa Sigma Mu, two already with sufficient votes for membership. https://ksmsociety.io/explore/candidates
The Kusama staking rate has continued to decrease and is now at 49.22%. Polkadot Cloud Staking | Polkadot Staking (DOT)