Polkadot News
Reminder that Web3 Summit 2024 is happening 19-21 August in Funkhaus Berlin. https://web3summit.com/
With three days left in the current parachain lease auction, Mosaic Chain is in the lead. https://parachains.info/auctions
The staking rate on Polkadot continues to increase and is now at 57.96%. Polkadot Staking Dashboard | Polkadot Staking (DOT)
There’s less than a week left to apply for Decentralized Futures, the funding program to kickstart teams and initiatives driving Polkadot’s success. https://futures.web3.foundation/
There has been quite a bit of discussion on the Polkadot Forum about a potential Cardano-Polkadot bridge. For details, see Cardano <> Polkadot bridge
Kusama News
Referendum 410, increasing the core count to 100, is now up for vote. Increase core count to 100 | Polkassembly
The Kusama staking rate has stayed relatively constant and is now at 52.61%. Polkadot Staking Dashboard | Polkadot Staking (DOT)