# Polkadot Digest 15 Nov 2023 **URL:** https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-15-nov-2023/4611 **Category:** Digest **Created:** [November 15, 2023, 8:46am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-15-nov-2023/4611 "2023-11-15T08:46:25Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![bill\_w3f](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.polkadot.network/bill_w3f/32/910_2.png) [@bill\_w3f](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/bill_w3f) #### Post date: [November 15, 2023, 8:46am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-15-nov-2023/4611/1 "2023-11-15T08:46:25Z")
## Polkadot News Referendum 246 has passed and executed, cancelling Referendum 241 (proposed v1’000’000 runtime upgrade). [Polkassembly - Referendum #246](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/246) The Polkadot Blockchain Academy is accepting applicants on both Developer and Project Founder tracks for their upcoming waves in Hong Kong and Singapore. [Polkadot Blockchain Academy](https://polkadot.network/development/blockchain-academy/) There are currently 34 active referenda on Polkadot OpenGov - you can vote with your DOT here: [Polkassembly - Referenda](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda) Did you know that if a Referendum is decided opposite to the way you voted (e.g. you voted NAY to a Referendum that passed), there is no lock on your DOT. [Polkadot OpenGov - Polkadot Wiki](https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/learn-polkadot-opengov) Interested in how many transactions per second Polkadot can handle? You can see my discussion of this here: [https://twitter.com/BillLaboon/status/1724021148277444952](https://twitter.com/BillLaboon/status/1724021148277444952) ## Kusama News Turing Network has won the most recent parachain lease auction. [https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama](https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama) Referendum 306, proposing to slash old old Gov1 treasury deposits and concurrently refund the amounts to their respective proposers, is now up for vote. [Polkassembly - Referendum #306](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/306)