# Polkadot Digest 17 Oct 2024

**URL:** <https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-17-oct-2024/10491>\
**Category:** Digest\
**Created:** [October 17, 2024, 7:51am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-17-oct-2024/10491 "2024-10-17T07:51:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 7:51am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-17-oct-2024/10491/1 "2024-10-17T07:51:56Z")

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## Polkadot News

Referendum 1217, proposing to unify the Polkadot ecosystem address format, is now passing with 96.6% in favor. [Polkassembly - Referendum #1217](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1217)

There has already been a lot of discussion on the Polkadot Forum about potentially referring to parachains as rollups. [Renaming "Parachains" to a More Generic Term](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/renaming-parachains-to-a-more-generic-term/10467)

The staking rate on Polkadot has decreased slightly over the last week to 57.56%. [Polkadot Cloud Staking | Polkadot Staking (DOT)](https://staking.polkadot.cloud/#/overview)

## Kusama News

The staking rate on Kusama has decreased slightly over the last week to 52.16%. [Polkadot Cloud Staking | Polkadot Staking (DOT)](https://staking.polkadot.cloud/#/overview)