# Polkadot Digest 23 Jun 2025

**URL:** <https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-23-jun-2025/13461>\
**Category:** Digest\
**Created:** [June 23, 2025, 8:36am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-23-jun-2025/13461 "2025-06-23T08:36:20Z")\
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**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:** [June 23, 2025, 8:36am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-23-jun-2025/13461/1 "2025-06-23T08:36:20Z")

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## Polkadot News

My recent talk at the Crypto Valley Conference, “DAOs: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” is now online. [https://x.com/BillLaboon/status/1935965778123092113](https://x.com/BillLaboon/status/1935965778123092113)

Referendum 1588, proposing to re-instate several curators and do some Bounty housekeeping, is passing with 66.4% in favor. [Polkassembly - Referendum #1588](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1588)

Referendum 1626, from Colorful Notion, proposing a rebrand of the DOT token to JAM, is now up for vote. [Polkassembly - Referendum #1626](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1626)

## Kusama News

Referendum 537, proposing to develop a mechanism to lock a portion of staking rewards, is now failing with 30.5% in favor. [Polkassembly - Referendum #537](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/537)

The Kappa Sigma Mu site now provides a new page showing payouts. [https://ksmsociety.io/explore/payouts](https://ksmsociety.io/explore/payouts)
