# Polkadot Digest 27 Sep 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** Digest\ **Created:** [September 27, 2023, 6:37am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-27-sep-2023/4070 "2023-09-27T06:37:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
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## Polkadot News Want to understand more about “asynchronous backing” and how it improves Polkadot’s performance and scalability? A new article is up on the topic: [Elevating Polkadot's Performance and Scale with Asynchronous Backing](https://www.polkadot.network/blog/elevating-polkadots-performance-and-scale-with-asynchronous-backing) There is a new post on the Polkadot Forum outlining a potential “Polkadot App for Onboarding”. [Polkadot App for onboarding](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-app-for-onboarding/4032) There is a new Wiki article on account abstraction in Polkadot, focusing on origin abstraction and protocol-level account abstraction. [Polkadot Account Abstraction - Polkadot Wiki](https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/learn-account-abstraction) Referendum 139, proposing to swap Moonbeam parachain leases, is passing and currently has enough support to start confirming ~ 10 October. [Polkassembly - Referendum #139](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/139) ## Kusama News Referendum 276, proposing to upgrade the Encointer parachain, is passing with 99% in favor, but lacking enough support to pass. It also still needs to be whitelisted. [Polkassembly - Referendum #276](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/276) Voting has started on the whitelisting, but not enough Fellowship members have yet voted for it to pass. [https://kusama.polkassembly.io/member-referenda/49](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/member-referenda/49)