Polkadot News
Referendum 81, on-boarding Collectives as a common-good parachain, has been passed and executed. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/81
For details on the Collectives parachain, see the relevant blog post from Joe Petrowski. Proposal for Common Good Parachains
Referendum 85, proposing to update the Kapex parachain runtime code to allow it to upgrade, is currently passing with 99% in favor with 20 days left to vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/85
Referendum 86, proposing slightly higher nomination limits, is currently passing unanimously with 22 days left to vote. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/86
The staking rate on Polkadot continues to decrease, having dropped 0.3 percentage points over the weekend to 49.0%. Polkadot/Substrate Portal
Kusama News
Referendum 244, proposing to upgrade the Kusama relay chain runtime to v9320, is currently passing with 99% in favor and around 7 hours left to vote. Runtime v9320 Upgrade On Kusama Network | Polkassembly
This Referendum has been fast-tracked by the Technical Committee. If passed, it will execute 400 blocks (~ 40 minutes) afterwards. Web3 and Polkadot - Polkadot Wiki
This runtime would bring OpenGov (aka Gov v2 or Gov2) to Kusama. For details, see Polkadot OpenGov: Polkadot’s Next Generation of Decentralised Governance
Referendum 246, proposing to swap parachain ID 2024 to 2226 for Genshiro, is currently passing with 99% in favor and less than an hour left to vote. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referendum/246
Anonymous parathread ID 2233 has won the most recent parachain lease auction. Polkadot/Substrate Portal