Polkadot News
Today at 18.00 CET (17.00 UTC), Web3 Foundation will hold a Twitter Space to discuss DOT morphing from security to software. https://twitter.com/web3foundation/status/1599802512655388673?s=46&t=baPe8YQbe4E0hbCMBPNMmg
With four and a half days to go before the end of the current parachain lease auction, OmniBTC has been in the lead the entire Ending Period. Polkadot/Substrate Portal
The staking rate on Polkadot relay chain has decreased slightly to 45.8%. Polkadot/Substrate Portal
Kusama News
Referendum 251, proposing to swap parachain slots for Zeitgeist, has passed. Polkassembly
Referendum 253 is currently failing with 50% in favor. Note that since Kilt has already used XCM to swap their parachain lease, it does not matter if this referendum passes or not. Polkassembly
There are now 12 Referenda available to be voted on in the OpenGov system. Polkadot/Substrate Portal
The staking rate on Kusama has decreased to 50.1%. Polkadot/Substrate Portal