# Polkadot Digest 24 Jun 2025 **URL:** \ **Category:** Digest\ **Created:** [June 24, 2025, 9:52am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-24-jun-2025/13474 "2025-06-24T09:52:52Z")\ **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:** [June 24, 2025, 9:52am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-24-jun-2025/13474/1 "2025-06-24T09:52:52Z")
## Polkadot News The PolkaBiz Pitch-and-Mentor Program, can provide funding and mentorship for teams interested in building on Polkadot. h[ttps://x.com/PolkaBiz/status/1936356725491380423](https://x.com/PolkaBiz/status/1936356725491380423) Referendum 1623, proposing a different direction for Polkadot to run Solidity contracts, is currently passing almost unanimously. [Polkassembly - Referendum #1623](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/1623) The staking rate on Polkadot has dropped by approximately one percentage point over the last week, to 52.42%. [Polkadot Cloud Staking | Polkadot Staking (DOT)](https://staking.polkadot.cloud/#/overview) ## Kusama News There is a new candidate for Kappa Sigma Mu, with a bid of 41 KSM. [https://ksmsociety.io/explore/candidates](https://ksmsociety.io/explore/candidates) The Kusama staking rate has slightly increased over the last week to 46.96%. [Polkadot Cloud Staking | Polkadot Staking (DOT)](https://staking.polkadot.cloud/#/overview)