Polkadot News
Gavin Wood has published the Polkadot Roundup for 2024. https://medium.com/polkadot-network/polkadot-roundup-mmxxiv-8d3e880dd637
Alice_und_Bob has published a summary of the state of the Polkadot Treasury. https://x.com/alice_und_bob/status/1874021620710514900
Referendum 1339, proposing to force-upgrade the Parallel parachain runtime, is passing with 97.9% in favor. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1339
Referendum 1350, proposing Polkadot branding guidelines, is passing with 86.2%. Polkassembly - Referendum #1350
Kusama News
The final report on the Kusama Spammening is out, showing a peak of 143’000 transactions per second at 23% capacity (theoretical 623’000 TPS peak). Polkadot Spammening | Extreme Stress Test Proving Web3 Scalability
Referendum 479, proposing funding development of a VCAP token on Kusama Asset Hub, was rejected. Polkassembly - Referendum #479