# Polkadot Digest 18 Nov 2022

**URL:** <https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-18-nov-2022/1146>\
**Category:** Digest\
**Created:** [November 18, 2022, 9:52am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-18-nov-2022/1146 "2022-11-18T09:52:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 18, 2022, 9:52am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-18-nov-2022/1146/1 "2022-11-18T09:52:10Z")

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## Polkadot News

The next parachain lease auction will begin 22 Nov 2022, at block 13\_028\_800. [Polkadot/Substrate Portal](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fpolkadot.api.onfinality.io%2Fpublic-ws#/calendar)

Referendum 81, to on-board Collectives as a common-good parachain, is passing with 99% in favor with a few hours left to vote. [https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/81](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/81)

Referendum 85, proposing to update the Kapex parachain runtime code to allow it to upgrade, is currently passing unanimously with 23 days left to vote. [https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/85](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/85)

Referendum 86, proposing slightly higher nomination limits, is currently passing unanimously with 25 days left to vote. [https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/86](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/86)

The W3F Grants Program has added a referral program open to anyone having previously worked on a grant or a Polkadot Ambassador. For details, see [GitHub - w3f/Grants-Program: Web3 Foundation Grants Program](https://github.com/w3f/Grants-Program#moneybag-referral-program)

## Kusama News

Referendum 244, proposing to upgrade the Kusama relay chain runtime to v9320, is currently passing with 99% in favor and 3 days left to vote. [Runtime v9320 Upgrade On Kusama Network | Polkassembly](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referendum/244)

This runtime would bring OpenGov (aka Gov v2 or Gov2) to Kusama. For details, see [Polkadot OpenGov: Polkadot’s Next Generation of Decentralised Governance](https://polkadot.network/blog/gov2-polkadots-next-generation-of-decentralised-governance/)

This Referendum has been fast-tracked by the Technical Committee. If passed, it will activate 400 blocks (~ 40 minutes) afterward.

Referendum 246, proposing to swap parachain ID 2024 to 2226 for Genshiro, is currently passing with 99% in favor and 3 days left to vote. [https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referendum/246](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referendum/246)

With less than 3 days left in the current parachain lease auction, anonymous parathread ID 2233 is in the lead. [Polkadot/Substrate Portal](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fkusama.api.onfinality.io%2Fpublic-ws#/parachains/auctions)