Polkadot News
Polkadot SDK version stable2407-5 has been released. Release Polkadot stable2407-5 · paritytech/polkadot-sdk · GitHub
Referendum 1308, replicating certain pure proxies from the Relay Chain on the Asset Hub, is currently passing with 99% in favor. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1308
The Polkadot staking rate continues to decrease and is now at 51.1%. Polkadot Staking Dashboard | Polkadot Staking (DOT)
Kusama News
The staking rate on Kusama continues to decrease and is now at 44.97%. Polkadot Staking Dashboard | Polkadot Staking (DOT)
There are three candidates for Kappa Sigma Mu this era. https://ksmsociety.io/explore/candidates