# Polkadot Digest 28 Nov 2023

**URL:** <https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-28-nov-2023/4953>\
**Category:** Digest\
**Created:** [November 28, 2023, 8:34am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-28-nov-2023/4953 "2023-11-28T08:34:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 8:34am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-28-nov-2023/4953/1 "2023-11-28T08:34:14Z")

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## Polkadot News

Sub0, the Polkadot Developers’ Conference, is coming to Bangkok in March 2024. [Polkadot Events | Upcoming Conferences, Meetups, and Hackathons](https://polkadot.network/ecosystem/events/sub0/)

Referendum 231, proposing acquisition of USDT for Polkadot Technical Fellowship salaries, is currently passing with an approval rate of 67.3%. [Polkassembly - Referendum #231](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/231)

Referendum 268, proposing to upgrade the Polkadot runtime to v1’000’001, is currently passing unanimously. [https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/268](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/268)

There are a total of 70 Referenda up for vote on Polkadot. Everyone with DOT in their accounts can vote on these to direct the future of the network. [Polkassembly](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/opengov)

The next parachain lease auction begins tomorrow morning (approx 03.00 UTC). [https://parachains.info/auctions](https://parachains.info/auctions)

The staking rate on Polkadot has increased slightly to 52.1%. [Polkadot Staking Dashboard](https://staking.polkadot.network/#/overview)

Are you a smart contract developer in the Polkadot ecosystem? There is a request for survey input here: [Polkadot Smart Contract Developer Survey](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-smart-contract-developer-survey/4845)

While the Polkadot Digest focuses on the Relay Chain, much more is happening on Polkadot! You can see what’s happening around the ecosystem in the latest Polkadot Roundup. [https://twitter.com/Polkadot/status/1729194928998404112](https://twitter.com/Polkadot/status/1729194928998404112)

## Kusama News

Referendum 308, expanding the invulnerables set for Asset Hub Kusama collators, has passed and executed. [Polkassembly - Referendum #308](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/308)

Referendum 310, proposing a tip for Github user “eagr” for work on the polkadot-sdk repository, has passed. [Polkassembly - Referendum #310](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/310)

Reminder that tips can be given for significant contributions to the Polkadot SDK. [GitHub - paritytech/substrate-tip-bot: A GitHub bot to submit tips on behalf of contributors](https://github.com/paritytech/substrate-tip-bot/)

The staking rate on Kusama has dropped slightly to 52.88%. [Polkadot Staking Dashboard](https://staking.polkadot.network/#/overview)