Polkadot Digest 3 Sep 2024

Polkadot News

BlockDeep Labs has produced XCM Tracer, a tool which allows you to easily track cross-chain messages across Polkadot parachains and the Relay Chain. https://x.com/0xBlockDeep/status/1830621087693983754

Referendum 1051 on the Wish-for-change track, proposing an increase in the recommended core count for validator reference hardware from 4 to 8, is currently passing almost unanimously. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1051

With three days left in the current parachain lease auction, we have seen four teams in the lead so far: Aventus, Pop, JAMTON, and Acurast. https://parachains.info/auctions

The Polkadot staking rate has decreased slightly to 58.58%. https://staking.polkadot.cloud/#/overview

Kusama News

The Kusama staking rate has decreased slightly to 52.72%. https://staking.polkadot.cloud/#/overview