# Polkadot Digest 16 Aug 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** Digest\ **Created:** [August 16, 2023, 6:39am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-16-aug-2023/3719 "2023-08-16T06:39:10Z")\ **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:** [August 16, 2023, 6:39am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-16-aug-2023/3719/1 "2023-08-16T06:39:10Z")
## Polkadot News With three and a half days left in the current parachain lease auction, InvArch has been in the lead the entire Ending Period. [https://parachains.info/auctions](https://parachains.info/auctions) There is a new Referendum up for vote on the Whitelisted track that updates the parachain configuration in several ways. For details, see [Polkassembly - Referendum #110](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/110) The staking rate on Polkadot continues to increase, and is currently at 47.35%. [Polkadot Staking Dashboard](https://staking.polkadot.network/#/overview) You can now submit Polkadot OpenGov Referenda directly via Polkassembly, including preimage construction and submission. [https://twitter.com/polk\_gov/status/1691424678810898433](https://twitter.com/polk_gov/status/1691424678810898433) ## Kusama News The current parachain lease auction has seen DAO IPCI, Bifrost, and parathread ID 2279 all in the lead during the Ending Period, with 17 hours remaining. [https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama](https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama) Referendum 257, looking to upgrade the Encointer system parachain runtime, is now up for vote. [https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/257](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/257)