# Polkadot Digest 12 Oct 2023

**URL:** <https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-12-oct-2023/4258>\
**Category:** Digest\
**Created:** [October 12, 2023, 7:43am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-12-oct-2023/4258 "2023-10-12T07:43:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 12, 2023, 7:43am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-12-oct-2023/4258/1 "2023-10-12T07:43:04Z")

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## Polkadot News

A new parachain auction has begun and anonymous parathread ID 3353 is currently in the lead. [https://parachains.info/auctions](https://parachains.info/auctions)

Nodle Network is lending Parallel Finance their previous parachain lease, essentially extending the Parallel lease another 3 months. [https://twitter.com/NodleNetwork/status/1712131596520951902](https://twitter.com/NodleNetwork/status/1712131596520951902)

Referendum 139, proposing to swap leases for Moonbeam, has confirmed. [Polkassembly - Referendum #139](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/139)

There is often confusion on Polkadot’s inflation, Treasury funding, and staking rewards. Filippo Franchini, Technical Educator at W3F, has explained it with an easy-to-understand chart. [https://twitter.com/filippoweb3/status/1712368479762829518](https://twitter.com/filippoweb3/status/1712368479762829518)

I will be participating in a Twitter Space today at 14.00 UTC covering MetaMask Snap functionality with Polkadot. [https://twitter.com/ChainSafeth/status/1706318320834646498](https://twitter.com/ChainSafeth/status/1706318320834646498)

If you are interested in deeper discussion on what is happening in Polkadot, please check out the Polkadot Forum. [https://forum.polkadot.network/](https://forum.polkadot.network/)

## Kusama News

With four days left in the current parachain lease auction, Genshiro has been in the lead the entire Ending Period. [https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama](https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama)