# Polkadot Digest 30 May 2023

**URL:** <https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-30-may-2023/2991>\
**Category:** Digest\
**Created:** [May 30, 2023, 11:23am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-30-may-2023/2991 "2023-05-30T11:23:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 30, 2023, 11:23am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-30-may-2023/2991/1 "2023-05-30T11:23:09Z")

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## Polkadot News

Referendum 117, seeking to transfer certain unused / locked funds back to the Treasury, has failed. [Returning Supercolony lost funds back to the Treasury | Polkassembly](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/117)

As this was a public referendum, a supermajority was required to have it pass. For details, see [Web3 and Polkadot - Polkadot Wiki](https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/learn-governance#adaptive-quorum-biasing)

Referendum 118, proposing to gradually increase the ideal number of validators in the active set on Polkadot to 400, is now failing with 33.6% in favor. [1kvP Validators Initiative: Increase Validators Active Set to 400 | Polkassembly](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/118)

Referendum 119, proposing to swap to perform a parachain lease swap between two different parachain IDs controlled by Acala, is passing with 66% in favor and 13 days left to vote. [Lease swap for Acala | Polkassembly](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/119)

Referendum 120, proposing to upgrade the Collectives parachain runtime to v9420, which would also enable the Fellowship on this parachain, is passing almost unanimously with a few hours to vote. [Runtime Upgrade for Collectives Parachain To v9420 | Polkassembly](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/120)

Referendum 121, proposing to upgrade the relay chain to runtime 9420 and enable Polkadot OpenGov, is passing with 99% in favor and 20 days left to vote. [https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/121](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/121)

Referendum 122, which was already superseded by Referendum 113 and the proposer asked to not vote in favor of, is failing with 0% in favor. h[ttps://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/122](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/122)

There is a discussion on the Polkadot Forum about changing the name of chain name of Statemint to Polkadot Asset Hub. [Statemint to Asset Hub - #5 by steven](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/statemint-to-asset-hub/2981/5)

The staking rate on Polkadot continues to slowly increase and is now at 43.11%. [Polkadot Staking Dashboard](https://staking.polkadot.network/#/overview)

## Kusama News

Karura is in the lead in the current parachain lease auction, but anonymous parathread ID 2267 was in the lead the majority of blocks in the Ending Period. [https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama](https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama)

This means that either of these parachains can potentially win the lease auction. For details on how candle auctions work, see [Web3 and Polkadot - Polkadot Wiki](https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/learn-auction#mechanics-of-a-candle-auction)

Referendum 195, updating relayVrfModuloSamples to 6, has passed and executed. [Polkassembly - Referendum #195](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/195)

There are currently 11 Referenda up for vote in Kusama OpenGov. [Polkadot/Substrate Portal](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fkusama-rpc.dwellir.com#/referenda)