Polkadot News
Web3 Foundation announces the launch of Decentralized Nodes, for those interested in running validators on Polkadot / Kusama and receiving nominations from W3F. https://medium.com/web3foundation/announcing-the-launch-of-the-decentralized-nodes-program-fb32640cb3fb
Referendum 1139, a Wish-for-change Referendum proposing to set Polkadot’s inflation rate to 8%-and-decreasing, is now confirming. Polkassembly - Referendum #1139
Kusama News
There is a proposal to spend Kappa Sigma Mu funds for commissioning a portrait of Gavin Wood and sending NFTs of it to members. Gavin's portrait
Only Kappa Sigma Mu members may vote. You can find more information on Kappa Sigma Mu, the “human blockchain” secured by Proof-of-ink, here: https://ksmsociety.io/guide