# Polkadot Digest 14 Dec 2023

**URL:** <https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-14-dec-2023/5282>\
**Category:** Digest\
**Created:** [December 14, 2023, 8:21am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-14-dec-2023/5282 "2023-12-14T08:21:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 8:21am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-14-dec-2023/5282/1 "2023-12-14T08:21:43Z")

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## Polkadot News

Polkadot 1.5.0 has been released. [Release Polkadot v1.5.0 · paritytech/polkadot-sdk · GitHub](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/releases/tag/polkadot-v1.5.0)

This version brings “Secure Validator Mode”, allowing validators to be secure when running untrusted PVFs. You should be running x86-64 architecture and seccomp should be enabled (see release notes for details).

With three and a half days left in the current parachain lease auction, Interlay has been in the lead the entire Ending Period so far. [https://parachains.info/auctions](https://parachains.info/auctions)

Polkadot has been added to Nakaflow, with a current Nakamoto coefficient of 93. [https://nakaflow.io/](https://nakaflow.io/)

There is now a new page on [polkadot.network](http://polkadot.network/) where you can browse dapps on Polkadot. [  
https://polkadot.network/ecosystem/dapps/  
 ](https://polkadot.network/ecosystem/dapps/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dapps&utm_content=introduction)

There are now 66 active Referenda on Polkadot OpenGov. You can read about and vote on them here: [https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/all-posts?trackStatus=all&page=1](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/all-posts?trackStatus=all&page=1)

## Kusama News

With less than a day to go in the current parachain lease auction, Curio has been in the lead the majority of the Ending Period. [https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama](https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama)

As a reminder, the previous runtime upgrade introduced BEEFY keys. All Kusama validators should rotate keys and set them on-chain.

Referendum 318, proposing to deregister paraid 2118, is passing with 81% in favor. [Polkassembly - Referendum #318](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/318)