Polkadot Referendum 1480, if passed, will increase the Proof of Validity block size from 5MB to 10MB, allowing parachains to build larger blocks and use more space for proofs.
In Coretime Sale #9, the Baron has renewed all nine of their cores for 9.2DOT. In addition, they've snapped up the two available cores on the open market at the starting price of 92.2 DOT.
As a result, the starting price for Coretime Sale #10 will be in the region of 900 DOT.