# Polkadot Digest 18 Dec 2023

**URL:** https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-18-dec-2023/5331
**Category:** Digest
**Created:** [December 18, 2023, 8:23am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-18-dec-2023/5331 "2023-12-18T08:23:59Z")
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### 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: [December 18, 2023, 8:23am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-18-dec-2023/5331/1 "2023-12-18T08:23:59Z")

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## Polkadot News

Interlay has won the most recent parachain lease auction. [https://parachains.info/auctions](https://parachains.info/auctions)

Referendum 335, proposing a parachain lease auction schedule for 2024, is currently passing with 99.7% in favor. [Polkassembly - Referendum #335](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/335)

Referendum 340, opening an HRMP channel between the Polkadot Asset Hub and Polimec, is passing with 99.5% in favor. [Polkassembly - Referendum #340](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/340)

The staking rate on Polkadot has decreased slightly over the last week to 51.05%. [Polkadot Staking Dashboard](https://staking.polkadot.network/#/overview)

## Kusama News

With three days left in the current parachain lease auction, Mangata X has been in the lead the entire Ending Period. [https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama](https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama)

Referendum 320, setting the parachain auction schedule for 2024, has passed and executed. [https://kusama.subsquare.io/referenda/320](https://kusama.subsquare.io/referenda/320)

However, due to a typo for lease period 37 (starting block should be 22\_118\_400, not 21\_118\_400 as submitted), Referendum 324 fixing this is now up for vote. [Polkassembly - Referendum #324](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/324)

Referendum 321, proposing a Bounty for public RPCs for the relay chain and system parachains, is passing with 57% in favor. [Polkassembly - Referendum #321](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/321)

Referendum 319, proposing to reimburse an account from the Treasury after the owner allegedly lost their seed phrase, has failed with 0.1% in favor. [Polkassembly - Referendum #319](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/319)

The Kusama staking rate has remained relatively stable over the last week, currently at 51.66%. [Polkadot Staking Dashboard](https://staking.polkadot.network/#/overview)