# Polkadot Digest 21 Aug 2023 **URL:** https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-21-aug-2023/3748 **Category:** Digest **Created:** [August 21, 2023, 8:20am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-21-aug-2023/3748 "2023-08-21T08:20:44Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **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: [August 21, 2023, 8:20am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-21-aug-2023/3748/1 "2023-08-21T08:20:44Z")
## Polkadot News InvArch has won the most recent parachain lease auction. [Polkadot Auctions #46-52 and Crowdloans | Parachains.info](https://parachains.info/auctions/polkadot-46-52#timeline_polkadot-46-52) The next parachain lease auctions begins late on 24 August (~ 23.39 UTC) at block 16\_992\_000. [Polkadot/Substrate Portal](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fpolkadot-rpc.dwellir.com#/calendar) An initial draft for an RFC actor interaction environment hosted by Coretime has been posted. [Initial Coreplay draft · polkadot-fellows/RFCs@06b6ac5 · GitHub](https://github.com/polkadot-fellows/RFCs/commit/06b6ac5b178c9d789e2e36b49bba436688f58a15) The staking rate on Polkadot continues to increase, up over a percentage point since Friday. It currently stands at 48.59%. [Polkadot Staking Dashboard](https://staking.polkadot.network/#/overview) DotInsights has released their Deep Dive Review of Polkadot for Q2 2023. [Polkadot Deep Dive Report by Dotinsights - The first Polkadot comprehensive quarterly report](https://dotinsights.subwallet.app/polkadot-report-q2-2023-en/) Staking rewards and Treasury inflows are impacted by the actual staking rate in comparison to the ideal staking rate. For details, see [Advanced Staking Concepts - Polkadot Wiki](https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/learn-staking-advanced#inflation) ## Kusama News With less than two days left in the current parachain lease auction, Robonomics has been in the lead the entire Ending Period. [https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama](https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama) The staking rate on Kusama is down slightly, to 53.95%. [Polkadot Staking Dashboard](https://staking.polkadot.network/#/overview)