Polkadot News
Polkadot Decoded is next week (11-12 Fri) in Brussels. Polkadot | Freedom to build at Web3 scale
And next month, 19 - 21 August, has the return of Web3 Summit in Berlin after five years. https://web3summit.com/
If you’re interested in Polkadot governance, one of the best ways to catch up on what’s happening is Attempts at Governance. The latest episode is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K38dccT2jBc&list=PLtyd7v_I7PGkXbJmKojrZ1KXwspR1JkpV&index=1
Referendum 857 on the Root track, proposing to reduce the minimum balance of USDT and USDC to 0.01 on the Asset Hub parachain, is passing almost unanimously. Polkassembly - Referendum #857
Referendum 932 on the Wish-for-Change track, proposing the Polkadot Tooling Collective, is passing almost unanimously. Polkassembly - Referendum #932
There are a variety of people running for Polkadot Head Ambassador positions. You can see some of their Referenda on the Fellowship-Admin track. Polkassembly - Fellowship Admin Proposals
The Polkadot staking rate is currently relatively steady at 58.09%. Polkadot Cloud Staking | Polkadot Staking (DOT)
Kusama News
The Kusama staking rate is currently relatively steady at 52.87%. Polkadot Cloud Staking | Polkadot Staking (DOT)