# Polkadot Digest 2 Oct 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** Digest\ **Created:** [October 2, 2023, 8:52am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-2-oct-2023/4133 "2023-10-02T08:52:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [October 2, 2023, 8:52am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-2-oct-2023/4133/1 "2023-10-02T08:52:57Z")
## Polkadot News A new parachain auction has begun, and so far Logion and anonymous parathread ID 3344 have both been in the lead during the Ending Period. [https://parachains.info/auctions](https://parachains.info/auctions) Referendum 166, proposing to tweak the calculation of the ideal staking rate, is now up for vote and currently failing with 36.8% in favor. [https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/166](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/166) The staking rate on Polkadot has increased slightly (by 0.1 percentage points) to 48.69% over the last week. [Polkadot Staking Dashboard](https://staking.polkadot.network/#/overview) Interested in more detail about staking on Polkadot? Check out Filippo Franchini’s Bi-Weekly Staking Snapshot here: [https://twitter.com/filippoweb3/status/1708762689961427113](https://twitter.com/filippoweb3/status/1708762689961427113) Web3 Foundation Chief Legal Office Daniel Schoenberger spoke about DAOs and regulation at the Blockchain for EU Summit 2023 last week. [https://twitter.com/Web3foundation/status/1707766336602980595](https://twitter.com/Web3foundation/status/1707766336602980595) ## Kusama News Referendum 276, upgrading the Encointer runtime to v16, has passed and executed. [Polkassembly - Referendum #276](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/276) The staking rate on Kusama has increased slightly to 55.02%, an increase of 0.4 percentage points since Friday. [Polkadot Staking Dashboard](https://staking.polkadot.network/#/overview) ---
**Author:** ![damsky](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.polkadot.network/damsky/32/416_2.png) [@damsky](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/damsky)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2023, 9:18am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-2-oct-2023/4133/2 "2023-10-02T09:18:36Z")
Polkadot Referendum Roundup newsletter focusing on Polkadot OpenGov has released first edition yesterday: > **[Polkadot Referendum Roundup Week 39: Funding Fiesta](https://referendumroundup.beehiiv.com/p/polkadot-referendum-roundup-week-39-funding-fiesta)** > > Your Weekly Polkadot OpenGov Digest >