Polkadot News
Polimec, aka “Parathread 3344”, has won the most recent parachain lease auction. https://parachains.info/auctions
The next parachain lease auction begins approximately 12 October, at block 17_683_200. Polkadot/Substrate Portal
Kagome, the C++ version of the Polkadot Host, has released version 0.9.2, including such features as BEEFY consensus and using C++20. Release KAGOME v0.9.2 · qdrvm/kagome · GitHub
For more information on BEEFY, please see the Polkadot Wiki: Proof of Stake Consensus | Polkadot Developer Docs
There is a new post from Encointer on the Polkadot Forum on a bounty to make Polkadot Sybil-resistant. A Bounty to make Polkadot Sybil-Resilient
Did you know that the W3F Technical Education Team has made over 80 videos to explain different aspects of Polkadot and how to use them? https://twitter.com/filippoweb3/status/1711015226546561343
The Polkadot staking rate has increased slightly over the last week to 48.8%. Polkadot Staking Dashboard
Kusama News
With less than a day to go in the current parachain lease, Crust Shadow is in the lead, but Genshiro and Zero have also both been in the lead during the Ending Period. https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama
Reminder that Kusama, like Polkadot, uses a candle auction to determine the winner of an auction, so any of these teams could win: Web3 and Polkadot - Polkadot Wiki
The Kusama staking rate has dipped slightly over the last week, and sits currently at 54.81%. Polkadot Staking Dashboard