# Polkadot Digest 12 Sep 2022

**URL:** <https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-12-sep-2022/335>\
**Category:** Digest\
**Created:** [September 12, 2022, 8:04am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-12-sep-2022/335 "2022-09-12T08:04:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 12, 2022, 8:04am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-12-sep-2022/335/1 "2022-09-12T08:04:10Z")

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## Polkadot News

Bitgreen is in the lead in the current parachain lease auction, with a few hours to go before the Ending Period starts. [Polkadot/Substrate Portal](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fpolkadot.api.onfinality.io%2Fpublic-ws#/parachains/auctions)

Referendum 73, proposing to upgrade the Statemint runtime to v9270, is currently passing with 99% in favor with nine hours left to vote. [https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/73](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/73)

Reminder that Sub0 - the Polkadot Developer Conference - is coming again on 28 - 29 November in Lisbon. Apply to attend here: [https://sub0.polkadot.network/](https://sub0.polkadot.network/)

## Kusama News

BitCountry Pioneer has won the most recent parachain lease auction. [Polkadot/Substrate Portal](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fkusama.api.onfinality.io%2Fpublic-ws#/parachains/parathreads)

The next parachain lease auction will begin at block 14\_515\_200 (approximately 19 Sep at 07:18 UTC) [Polkadot/Substrate Portal](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fkusama.api.onfinality.io%2Fpublic-ws#/calendar)

Referendum 227, seeking to lift restrictions on nomination pools (thus allowing 256 pools and 1024 members/pool), has passed. [Update to Nomination Pools on Kusama | Polkassembly](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referendum/227)

Referendum 228, proposing to upgrade Kusama to runtime 9280, is passing with 94% in favor with one day left to vote. [https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referendum/228](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referendum/228)

Referendum 229, a proposal which was admitted to be a mistake by the originator, is failing with 2% in favor. [https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referendum/229](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referendum/229)