Polkadot News
Version 1.1 of the Staking Dashboard has been released, with better view of validator performance metrics, validator rank, Metamask support, and other UI improvements. https://twitter.com/rossbulat/status/1718910809118826818
With thirteen hours left in the current parachain lease auction, Clover has been in the lead the majority of the Ending Period. Auctions and crowdloans on Polkadot & Kusama networks | Parachains.info
Radha Dasari, Technical Education Lead at W3F, has given a talk on Web3 and XR. https://twitter.com/DrW3RK/status/1718190810817057267
The staking rate on Polkadot has increased from 48.72% one week ago to 50.5% today. Polkadot Staking Dashboard | Polkadot Staking (DOT)
An increase in the staking rate has an effect on staking rewards. For details, see Token Inflation · Polkadot Wiki
Kusama News
Although Zero was in the lead for ~ 93% of the blocks in the last parachain lease auction, nobody won the lease because the candle blew out in the part of the Ending Period before they bid. Kusama Auctions #104-110 and Crowdloans | Parachains.info
This is expected behavior, to encourage bidders to put their best bid up immediately. For details on how candle auctions work, see Parachain Slot Auctions · Polkadot Wiki
With three days left in the current parachain lease auction, Zero has been in the lead the majority of the Ending Period. Kusama Auctions and Crowdloans | Parachains.info
Referendum 297, proposing to upgrade Kusama to runtime v1_000_000, has been confirmed. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/297
The enactment of Ref 297 is scheduled for block 20_435_000 (~ 6 Nov 2023). https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/297
The staking rate on Kusama has remained relatively constant at 54.69%. Polkadot Staking Dashboard | Polkadot Staking (DOT)