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. https://polkadot.subscan.io/extrinsic/23463101-3?event=23463101-32
Referendum 1217, a Wish-for-change to unify the Polkadot ecosystem address format, has passed and executed. [ Wish for change ] Unifying Polkadot Ecosystem Address Format | Polkassembly
Referendum 1267, proposing the new Polkadot Ambassador Fellowship, is currently passing with 77.2% in favor. The Polkadot Ambassador Fellowship | Polkassembly
Kusama News
Referendum 469, setting a minimum coretime price, is currently passing almost unanimously. Minimum coretime price | Polkassembly
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 Staking Dashboard | Polkadot Staking (DOT)