# Polkadot Digest 22 Oct 2024 **URL:** \ **Category:** Digest\ **Created:** [October 22, 2024, 6:31am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-22-oct-2024/10550 "2024-10-22T06:31:14Z")\ **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:** [October 22, 2024, 6:31am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-22-oct-2024/10550/1 "2024-10-22T06:31:14Z")
## Polkadot News A patch release for Polkadot, Stable2409-1, has been released. [Release Polkadot Stable2409-1 · paritytech/polkadot-sdk · GitHub](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/releases/tag/polkadot-stable2409-1) Referendum 1217, proposing to unify the Polkadot address format across parachains, is passing with 99.4% in favor. [Polkassembly - Referendum #1217](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1217) The Polkadot staking rate has decreased to 56.78%. This is a drop of approximately 1 percentage point since last week. [Polkadot Cloud Staking | Polkadot Staking (DOT)](https://staking.polkadot.cloud/#/overview) ## Kusama News A new Wish-for-change Referendum, proposing to make the Kreivo parachain a system parachain, is now up for vote. [Polkassembly - Referendum #464](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/464) There are no candidates for Kappa Sigma Mu this era. You can make a bid here to join the 168 current members. [https://ksmsociety.io/explore/bidders](https://ksmsociety.io/explore/bidders)