Polkadot News
Referendum 1200, proposing to increase the validator set size to 500, is passing with 99.7% in favor. Polkassembly - Referendum #1200
The Polkadot staking rate has decreased slightly over the last week to 56.51%. Polkadot Cloud Staking | Polkadot Staking (DOT)
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Kusama News
The staking rate on Kusama has dropped by approximately one percentage point over the last week, to 51.31%. Polkadot Cloud Staking | Polkadot Staking (DOT)