Polkadot Digest 11 Oct 2024

Polkadot News

A new version of Polkadot, stable2407-3, has been released. This is a patch release; if you are already running the latest stable version (stable2409), not update is necessary. https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/releases/tag/polkadot-stable2407-3

Referendum 1200, proposing to increase the number of validators in the Active Set from 400 to 500, is passing almost unanimously. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1200

Referendum 1202, proposing to upgrade Polkadot to version 1.3.3, is currently passing almost unanimously. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1202

Reminder that if you’re interested in building something on Polkadot, check out the W3F Grants Program. There are also RFCs for projects we are looking to fund. https://grants.web3.foundation/

The staking rate on Polkadot has decreased slightly to 58.36%. https://staking.polkadot.cloud/#/overview

Kusama News

The staking rate on Kusama has dropped slightly to 52.21%. https://staking.polkadot.cloud/#/overview