Polkadot News
The next parachain lease auction is scheduled to begin today at block 12_337_600 .Polkadot/Substrate Portal
Referendum 74, proposing to open several HRMP channels, is passing by a wide margin (with only 0.19 weighted DOT against) with 10 days left to vote. Polkassembly
The staking rate on Polkadot has decreased slightly to 51.5%. Polkadot/Substrate Portal
Kusama News
The next parachain lease auction is scheduled to begin at block 14_817_600 (Monday 10 Oct). Polkadot/Substrate Portal
Referendum 233, extending the Picasso parachain’s by swapping two lease slots, has passed. Polkassembly
Referendum 234, approving a Treasury Proposal for WagMedia, has passed. Polkassembly
Referendum 236, proposing to upgrade Statemine to runtime v9290, is currently passing unanimously with 6 days left to vote. Polkassembly
After experiencing a few slowdowns in block production and finalization over the last week or so, the Westend testnet is working normally again. Polkadot/Substrate Portal
For more information on the Westend testnet and instruction on receiving “Westie” testnet tokens, see the wiki page here: Networks · Polkadot Wiki