Polkadot News
Polkadot Decoded 2024 is set to take place in Brussels, Belgium, on July 11-12th: Polkadot | Freedom to build at Web3 scale
“The Big Jam” talk from Token 2049 Dubai by Gavin Wood has been published and is available for viewing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3kRAVBTkfs
Check out the latest in the Founders Focus series to see how Origin Trail, a Polkadot parachain that specializes in verifiable data for AI in keeps data provenance in an unverifiable world: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUZ020xHBZs
Referendum 694, proposing to “unstuck” the bridge between Kusama and Polkadot, is passing Polkassembly - Referendum #694
Referendum 680, proposing to initialize SnowBridge on BridgeHub and AssetHub, is passing Polkassembly - Referendum #680
Referendum 682, proposing ratifying JAM as the path forward for the Polkadot relay chain, is passing Polkassembly - Referendum #682
Referendum 688, proposing to enable asynchronous backing on Polkadot, is passing Polkassembly - Referendum #688
The staking rate on Polkadot continues to increase (+0.02%) and is now at 53.15%. Polkadot Staking Dashboard
Kusama News
Coretime sales on Kusama are now live. Check out different ways to procure coretime on Kusama on the Wiki: Coretime Marketplaces Guide - Polkadot Wiki
Referendum 382, proposing to test out a multi-stage payout from the Treasury, is currently passing with almost 100% in favor, and is in now in the deciding phase. Polkassembly - Referendum #382
The staking rate on Kusama is now at 51.63%. Polkadot Staking Dashboard