# Polkadot Digest 13 Jan 2023

**URL:** <https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-13-jan-2023/1675>\
**Category:** Digest\
**Created:** [January 13, 2023, 7:41am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-13-jan-2023/1675 "2023-01-13T07:41:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 7:41am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-13-jan-2023/1675/1 "2023-01-13T07:41:22Z")

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## Polkadot News

Final reminder: if Ref 96 passes (currently 99% in favor), Polkadot will upgrade to runtime v9340 tomorrow. This will have effects for Referenda enactment and multisig users: please read the Referendum details! [https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/96](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/96)

With two days left in the current parachain lease auction, Hashed Network and anonymous parathread ID 2101 continue to swap the lead position during the Ending Period. [Polkadot/Substrate Portal](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Frpc.polkadot.io#/parachains/auctions)

This means that either could win the current auction. For details, see [Web3 and Polkadot - Polkadot Wiki](https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/learn-auction#mechanics-of-a-candle-auction)

Referendum 94, seeding the Polkadot Alliance, has passed. [The Seeding of the Polkadot Alliance: Fighting for an open source culture and open collaboration that benefits the Polkadot ecosystem | Polkassembly](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/94)

There are other governance Referenda up for vote and Proposals which you can endorse to become Referenda. To vote on either, you can go to [Polkadot/Substrate Portal](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fpolkadot.api.onfinality.io%2Fpublic-ws#/democracy)

If you are interested in learning more about how governance works on Polkadot, see [Web3 and Polkadot - Polkadot Wiki](https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/learn-governance)

Web3 Foundation, along with many other entities in the technology space, has signed an open letter calling for the US Congress to embrace a pro-privacy future. [Open Source, Decentralized Tech Leaders Urge New Congress to Defend Privacy](https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2023-01-10-open-source-decentralized-tech-leaders-urge-new-congress-to-defend-privacy)

## Kusama News

There are now 16 Referenda available to vote on via the OpenGov mechanism. [Polkadot/Substrate Portal](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fkusama.api.onfinality.io%2Fpublic-ws#/referenda)

For an overview of the OpenGov system running on Kusama, see [https://medium.com/polkadot-network/gov2-polkadots-next-generation-of-decentralised-governance-4d9ef657d11b](https://medium.com/polkadot-network/gov2-polkadots-next-generation-of-decentralised-governance-4d9ef657d11b)