# Polkadot Digest 12 July 2023

**URL:** <https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-12-july-2023/3401>\
**Category:** Digest\
**Tags:** digest\
**Created:** [July 12, 2023, 11:22am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-12-july-2023/3401 "2023-07-12T11:22:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 12, 2023, 11:22am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-12-july-2023/3401/1 "2023-07-12T11:22:24Z")

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## Polkadot News

There are currently 21,996 active nominators out of 43,855 (-16 since yesterday). Inactive nominators who are not receiving staking rewards can fast unstake (if eligible) and join nomination pools. [Nomination Pools - Polkadot Wiki](https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/learn-nomination-pools)

With less than a day left in the current parachain lease auction, Peaq @peaqnetwork (crowdloan) is in the lead. [https://parachains.info/auctions](https://parachains.info/auctions)

There are 51 active public referenda up for vote on Polkadot OpenGov. [Polkadot/Substrate Portal](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/#/referenda) Cast your vote or delegate it through the delegation dashboard. [https://delegation.polkadot.network/](https://delegation.polkadot.network/)

Referendum 21, funding Zondax @_zondax_ for the maintenance of Ledger apps, is passing but needs more support to enter the confirmation period of 2 days before the decision period ends in 7 days. [Polkassembly - Referendum #21](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/21)

Referendum 55, updating the Nomination Pools settings (increasing the number of pools and members, and setting the max commission to 10%), is passing but needs more support to enter the confirmation period of 10 minutes before the decision period ends in 19 days. [Polkassembly - Referendum #55](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/55)

Referendum 62 [Polkassembly - Referendum #62](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/62) by @_zondax_ and Alzymologist Oy, aiming for the creation of a metadata protocol friendly to offline devices such as Ledger and Polkadot Vault, is passing but needs more support and approval to enter the confirmation period of 2 days before the decision period ends in 22 days.

## Kusama News

#Heiko Finance won the 92nd parachain lease auction. Next auction starts today with Parathread 2274 and Karura, both self-funded. [https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama](https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama)

There are three active public referenda and one fellowship referendum up for vote on Kusama OpenGov. [Polkadot/Substrate Portal](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/#/referenda)