Polkadot News
There has been a lot of discussion on OpenGov adjustments on the Polkadot Forum. You can follow along here: https://forum.polkadot.network/t/opengov-adjustments-2025/14295
The staking rate on Polkadot has dropped a few percentage points over the last week, and now stands at 49.17%. https://staking.polkadot.cloud/#/overview
Kusama News
Reminder to validators to upgrade their nodes before Referendum 569 comes into effect (upgrading system chain runtimes to 1.6.1). Old (< 1.16) nodes can raise disputes and be disabled. https://kusama.subsquare.io/referenda/569
There are two WFC Referenda now up for vote looking at how Kusama should utilize JAM. Option A: Lightweight and Independent - https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/573
Option B: Full-power and Polkadot-friendly - https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/574
The staking rate on Kusama has remained consistent over the last few weeks and now stands at 46.65%. https://staking.polkadot.cloud/#/overview