# Polkadot Digest 19 Dec 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** Digest\ **Created:** [December 19, 2023, 9:53am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-19-dec-2023/5347 "2023-12-19T09:53:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
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## Polkadot News The next parachain lease auction will begin on 23 Dec at block 18\_720\_000. [https://parachains.info/auctions](https://parachains.info/auctions) The first-ever Polkadot Annual Report, covering metrics from the Polkadot ecosystem in 2023, has been released. [https://twitter.com/Polkadot/status/1736751770720731345](https://twitter.com/Polkadot/status/1736751770720731345) Reminder that Sub0 Asia will be coming to Bangkok in March 2024. You can apply to speak or join the waitlist here: [Polkadot Events | Upcoming Conferences, Meetups, and Hackathons](https://polkadot.network/ecosystem/events/sub0/) Referendum 348, cancelling Ref 341, has passed and executed. [Polkassembly - Referendum #348](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/348) ## Kusama News With two days left in the current parachain lease auction, Mangata X has been in the lead the entire Ending Period so far. [https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama](https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama) Referendum 325, seeking a 1.989 KSM tip for a Kusama Flappy Bird game, is now up for vote. [Polkassembly - Referendum #325](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/325) Kusama recently passed the 21 million blocks produced mark. [https://kusama.subscan.io/](https://kusama.subscan.io/) Curious about Kappa Sigma Mu, the on-chain society on Kusama? You can read about it (and apply) here: [https://ksmsociety.io/](https://ksmsociety.io/)