Polkadot News
A new parachain lease auction has begun, with the Ending Period beginning tomorrow. Polkadot/Substrate Portal
With 3 days left to vote, Referendum 98, proposing to update the parathread ID in the genesis state Wasm of @bittensor_ parachain, is passing with 99% in favor. Polkassembly
Referendum 101, proposing to approve the Wasm smart contracts bounty (Bounty #19) is currently passing unanimously with 25 days left to vote. Polkassembly
The Polkadot staking rate continues to slowly increase, and is now at 45.97%. Polkadot Staking Dashboard | Polkadot Staking (DOT)
Kusama News
With almost four days left in the current parachain lease auction, parathread ID 2256 has been in the lead the entire Ending Period. Polkadot/Substrate Portal
Several OpenGov Referenda have closed in the last few days, with nine still active. You can see and vote on the active referenda here: Polkadot/Substrate Portal
There are still some old proposals on the Democracy track. On Kusama, OpenGov referenda are now preferable unless there is a specific reason not to propose via OpenGov. OpenGov · Polkadot Wiki