Polkadot News
Referendum 79 has passed and executed, upgrading the Polkadot relay chain to runtime v9291 and Statemint to runtime v9290. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/79
With four days left in the current parachain lease auction, Crust has been in the lead the entire Ending Period. Polkadot/Substrate Portal
Referendum 77, proposing to approve a Treasury Proposal to fund development of Gossamer, a Polkadot Host implementation written in Go, is passing with 14 days left to vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/77
Referendum 78, proposing to set up initial configuration for Polkadot nomination pools, is currently passing with 12 days left to vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/78
Referendum 80, seeking sufficiency for USDT on Statemint, is currently passing with 24 days left to vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/80
“Sufficiency” means that this asset can be used for transaction fees, without having any DOT on the relevant Statemint account. For more details, see Asset Hub | Polkadot Developer Docs
Kusama News
With four days left in the current parachain lease auction, Crust Shadow has been in the lead the entire Ending Period. Polkadot/Substrate Portal
Referendum 238, proposing to set the minimum validator commission to 8.5%, is failing with 68% in favor and 4 days left to vote. YOLO - Setting the Minimum Commission to 8.5% | Polkassembly
Referendum 239, proposing to upgrade the Kusama relay chain to runtime v9300, is currently passing with 90% in favor and 6 days left to vote. Runtime v9300 Upgrade On Kusama | Polkassembly
The staking rate on Kusama has decreased recently, and is now down to 53.6% against an ideal rate of 46.5%. Polkadot/Substrate Portal
Motion 558, proposing to fund OnFinality’s public infrastructure, is under consideration by the Kusama Council. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/motion/558
Motion 559, proposing to top up the Infrastructure Bounty, is under consideration by the Kusama Council. Infrastructure Maintenance Bounty Top-up | Polkassembly