Tinkernet, the Invarch canary network on Kusama, will be halting operations on October 9th 2024.
TNKR balances will be snapshot on October 8th, and 4 VARCH will be allocated for each 1 TNKR. No further action is required by holders.
Lurpis (Bifrost) has chimed in with his opinion on reducing DOT inflation. He believes that as lower inflation reduces staking yields, a phased DeFi incentives program can provide a buffer mechanism to help migrate capital into LSTs and the broader DeFi ecosystem.
Birdo revealed in the July update for the Polkadot App that it has received approval on the Apple and Google stores, and should be ready for launch after auditing of an additional piece of code.
