Kusama News
Referendum 93, increasing the number of validators gradually to 900 from 700, has passed and will go into effect this week. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referendum/93
The current referendum is once again asking for a redenomination. Note that the original proposer is now against the proposal. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referendum/94
This is an interesting new Treasury Proposal, to provide more information and content to other treasury proposals. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/motion/242
Polkascan made a Treasury Proposal for a variety of improvements as well as ongoing maintenance costs. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/motion/243
Kusama currently has 49% of KSM staked and an inflation rate of 7.5% p.a.
Bruno continues to describe what actions he has taken as Kusama Council Member — and why — in his latest Council Participation Report. https://bruno.id/council-participation-report-02122020/
There has been some great discussion on how to correctly implement validator rankings here: https://kusama.polkassembly.io/motion/217
A slash occurred yesterday in era 1598 for a single validator - https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fkusama-rpc.polkadot.io#/staking/slashes
Tips and Tricks
Did you know that a portion of the Polkadot Treasury (1%) is burnt automatically every spend period if not spent, but this burn percentage (0.2%) on Kusama is instead redirected to the Society? https://guide.kusama.network/docs/en/kusama-parameters#treasury
Remember when nominating a validator, your bonded funds are at risk of slashing. Be sure to investigate the validators you are choosing, for example by reviewing their stats here: https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fkusama-rpc.polkadot.io#/staking/query
Check out the Calendar for all the upcoming on-chain events happening on Polkadot and Kusama - https://polkadot.js.org/apps//#/calendar
Web3 Foundation is looking for an entry-level employee or intern for the Technical Education team, you might be a good fit! https://web3.bamboohr.com/jobs/
Not quite right for you? Parity is looking for people to fill a variety of roles. https://www.parity.io/jobs/#jobs
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