Polkadot News
Referendum 1501, proposing to refill the Treasury with 5 million US% worth of stablecoins (USDC and USDT), is now up for vote. Renewal of treasury USDT and USDC Acquisition | Polkassembly
Registration for Encode Club’s Polkadot Scalability Hackathon has now started. The Hackathon begins 7 April. https://x.com/encodeclub/status/1904526227555156139
Have questions about native smart contracts coming to Polkadot? Check out the draft FAQ here: FAQ: Smart Contracts on Polkadot [Public] - Google Docs
Kusama News
Referendum 509, proposing a $50k USD prize for shielded Kusama Hub transfers, is now up for vote. KSM RFP #1 - Shielded Kusama Hub Transfers - $50k Total Prize! | Polkassembly
The staking rate on Kusama is up approximately 2 percentage points over the last five days, to 49.42%. Polkadot Cloud Staking | Polkadot Staking (DOT)