Polkadot News
The PolkaBiz Pitch-and-Mentor Program, can provide funding and mentorship for teams interested in building on Polkadot. https://x.com/PolkaBiz/status/1936356725491380423
Referendum 1623, proposing a different direction for Polkadot to run Solidity contracts, is currently passing almost unanimously. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1623
The staking rate on Polkadot has dropped by approximately one percentage point over the last week, to 52.42%. Polkadot Cloud Staking | Polkadot Staking (DOT)
Kusama News
There is a new candidate for Kappa Sigma Mu, with a bid of 41 KSM. https://ksmsociety.io/explore/candidates
The Kusama staking rate has slightly increased over the last week to 46.96%. Polkadot Cloud Staking | Polkadot Staking (DOT)