Polkadot News
Referendum 111, adjusting nomination parameters in Polkadot, has passed and executed (details below). Adjusting Nomination Configuration | Polkassembly
Minimum nomination pool creation bond has increased to 500 DOT, size required to directly nominate has increased to 250 DOT, maximum number of pools is now 256, and fast-unstaking is now enabled.
Note that there are several important restrictions in using fast-unstake. For details, see Staking on Polkadot - Polkadot Wiki
With three days left in the current parachain lease auction, Moonsama has been in the lead the entire Ending Period. Polkadot Auctions and Crowdloans | Parachains.info
The DOT staking rate has remained relatively stable at 47.18%. Polkadot Staking Dashboard
Kusama News
With two days left in the current parachain lease auction, Aband has been in the lead the entire Ending Period so far. https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama
After steady growth in the staking rate over the last week, it has decreased a bit in the last 24 hours, down to 51.98%. Polkadot Staking Dashboard
Referendum 131, supporting a fiat onramp support Bounty, has passed. Polkassembly - Referendum #131
Now that 131 has passed, Referendum 141, selecting a Curator for this Bounty program, is now being voted on. Polkassembly - Referendum #141
The original proposer of Referendum 140, seeking to open an HRMP channel between GM Parachain and MangataX, has asked for people to vote NAY on it. Polkassembly - Referendum #140