# Polkadot Digest 2 May 2024

**URL:** <https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-2-may-2024/7667>\
**Category:** Digest\
**Created:** [May 2, 2024, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-2-may-2024/7667 "2024-05-02T14:46:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-2-may-2024/7667/1 "2024-05-02T14:46:28Z")

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## Polkadot News

Last chance to apply for a showcase station at Polkadot Decoded 2024 [https://twitter.com/PolkadotDecoded/status/1786039132428345643](https://twitter.com/PolkadotDecoded/status/1786039132428345643)

Interested in improving the UX of the Polkadot ecosystem? Introducing the UX Collective, which aims to unify UX across the ecosystem [Introducing the Polkadot UX Guild: Unifying the Experience Across the Ecosystem](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/introducing-the-polkadot-ux-collective-unifying-the-experience-across-the-ecosystem/7647)

The Cross-Consensus Query Language (XCQ) is taking shape. XCQ could be a new way to read the state from other consensus systems, in constrast to its sibling, XCM. Read more here [Cross-Consensus Query Language (XCQ)](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/cross-consensus-query-language-xcq/7583)

The staking rate on Polkadot continues to increase (+0.65%) and is now at 53.91%. [Polkadot Staking Dashboard](https://staking.polkadot.network/#/overview)

## Kusama News

Referendum 384 will register and give a core to the “People Chain” on Kusama, a system parachain facilitating a common on-chain identification registry. [https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/384](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/384)

Curious about the price of coretime on Kusama? Checkout Lastic’s Dashboard [https://www.lastic.xyz/kusama/bulkcore1](https://www.lastic.xyz/kusama/bulkcore1)

The staking rate on Kusama is now at 51.72%. [Polkadot Staking Dashboard](https://staking.polkadot.network/#/overview)