# Polkadot Digest 28 Feb 2024

**URL:** <https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-28-feb-2024/6511>\
**Category:** Digest\
**Tags:** digest\
**Created:** [February 28, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-28-feb-2024/6511 "2024-02-28T14:31:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-28-feb-2024/6511/1 "2024-02-28T14:31:18Z")

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## Polkadot News

You can listen to yesterday’s Mario Nawfal’s Roundtable Space “Beyond the Hype: Why Polkadot Stands Out! #CryptoWeekly” here. [https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1vOxwjRwjkqJB?s=20](https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1vOxwjRwjkqJB?s=20)

The Polkadot Mini-Summit at EthDenver 2024 started today, with various parachain teams and builders in attendance. [https://twitter.com/Polkadot/status/1761154118109028615](https://twitter.com/Polkadot/status/1761154118109028615)

Web3 Foundation announces the first batch of Decentralized Voices , with each respective delegate on Polkadot receiving a voting power of 6 million DOT, and 30,000 KSM on Kusama [https://twitter.com/Web3foundation/status/1762128093878083968](https://twitter.com/Web3foundation/status/1762128093878083968)

If you are a regular watcher of Polkadot OpenGov, check out the first prototype of Polkadot OpenGov scraper. [https://twitter.com/alice\_und\_bob/status/1762433287463571600](https://twitter.com/alice_und_bob/status/1762433287463571600)

You can now locally fork Polkadot, Kusama, and their parachains on Polkadot-JS and play around to simulate and validate any of the respective network’s transactions. [https://x.com/DrW3RK/status/1762480426654867507?s=20](https://x.com/DrW3RK/status/1762480426654867507?s=20)

With two hours left in the current parachain lease auction, Mandala chain is in the lead with a crowdloan of 100k+ DOT. Unique Network was in the lead for part of the ending period. [https://parachains.info/auctions](https://parachains.info/auctions)

Remember that the ending block of a parachain lease auction is determined retroactively. Thus, either Mandala or Unique could win at this point. For details, see [Web3 and Polkadot - Polkadot Wiki](https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/learn-auction#mechanics-of-a-candle-auction)

For Polkadot-specific latest content, you can visit Polkadot’s SocialFi platform, PolkaVerse, powered by Subsocial Chain. [https://polkaverse.com/](https://polkaverse.com/)

There are now 51 Referenda up for voting in Polkadot OpenGov (with three additional Referenda where the Decision Deposit still needs to be placed). [https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/all-posts?trackStatus=all&page=1](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/all-posts?trackStatus=all&page=1)

## Kusama News

With three days left in the current parachain lease auction, Imbue Network is in the lead. [https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama](https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama)

There are 6 Referenda up for vote on Kusama OpenGov. [https://kusama.polkassembly.io/all-posts?trackStatus=all&page=1](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/all-posts?trackStatus=all&page=1)