Polkadot News
InvArch has won the most recent parachain lease auction. Polkadot Auctions #46-52 and Crowdloans | Parachains.info
The next parachain lease auctions begins late on 24 August (~ 23.39 UTC) at block 16_992_000. Polkadot/Substrate Portal
An initial draft for an RFC actor interaction environment hosted by Coretime has been posted. Initial Coreplay draft · polkadot-fellows/RFCs@06b6ac5 · GitHub
The staking rate on Polkadot continues to increase, up over a percentage point since Friday. It currently stands at 48.59%. Polkadot Staking Dashboard | Polkadot Staking (DOT)
DotInsights has released their Deep Dive Review of Polkadot for Q2 2023. Polkadot Deep Dive Report by Dotinsights - The first Polkadot comprehensive quarterly report
Staking rewards and Treasury inflows are impacted by the actual staking rate in comparison to the ideal staking rate. For details, see Advanced Staking Concepts · Polkadot Wiki
Kusama News
With less than two days left in the current parachain lease auction, Robonomics has been in the lead the entire Ending Period. Kusama Auctions and Crowdloans | Parachains.info
The staking rate on Kusama is down slightly, to 53.95%. Polkadot Staking Dashboard | Polkadot Staking (DOT)