Polkadot News
If you’re attending Consensus 2024 in Austin, TX, swing by the Polkadot Booth (Booth 104). x.com
Check out the Polkadot Updates series by the Web3 Foundation today, hosted by Polimec. Polkadot Updates hosted by Polimec Foundation Tickets, Wed, May 29, 2024 at 5:30 PM | Eventbrite
The Polkadot staking rate had a slight increase to 56.75%. https://staking.polkadot.network/#/overview
The referendum to add more auctions to Lease Period 18 on Polkadot is now up for vote, and is passing with 100% aye. This is a backup measure just in case the coretime is not activated within Lease Period 17 Proposal: Adding More Auctions For LP18 On Polkadot | Polkassembly
The referendum to promote Gavin Wood to “VII Dan: Free Master” on the Polkadot Technical Fellowship is now up for vote, and is passing with 100% aye. Proposal: Promotion to "VII Dan: Free Master" for Gavin Wood - Evidence below | Polkassembly
The referendum for the Polkadot UX Bounty (Braille) is now up for vote, and is passing with 100% aye. Referendum for the Polkadot UX Bounty | Polkassembly
Polkadot meets Deutsche Telekom, Oasis Network, and Flare Network at Ljubljana, Slovenia on Jun 14 https://www.meetup.com/polkadot-ljubljana/events/301137008
Kusama News
Kusama runtime will be updated to v1.2.4 on Jun 3rd, adding significant XCM improvements Update Kusama System v1.2.4 | Polkassembly
The Kusama staking rate has had a slight increase to 52.15%. https://staking.polkadot.network/#/overview