# Polkadot Digest 30 Oct 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** Digest\ **Created:** [October 30, 2023, 10:31am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-30-oct-2023/4463 "2023-10-30T10:31:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
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## Polkadot News Version 1.1 of the Staking Dashboard has been released, with better view of validator performance metrics, validator rank, Metamask support, and other UI improvements. [https://twitter.com/rossbulat/status/1718910809118826818](https://twitter.com/rossbulat/status/1718910809118826818) With thirteen hours left in the current parachain lease auction, Clover has been in the lead the majority of the Ending Period. [https://parachains.info/auctions](https://parachains.info/auctions) Radha Dasari, Technical Education Lead at W3F, has given a talk on Web3 and XR. [https://twitter.com/DrW3RK/status/1718190810817057267](https://twitter.com/DrW3RK/status/1718190810817057267) The staking rate on Polkadot has increased from 48.72% one week ago to 50.5% today. [Polkadot Staking Dashboard](https://staking.polkadot.network/#/overview) An increase in the staking rate has an effect on staking rewards. For details, see [DOT Token - Polkadot Wiki](https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/learn-inflation) ## Kusama News Although Zero was in the lead for ~ 93% of the blocks in the last parachain lease auction, nobody won the lease because the candle blew out in the part of the Ending Period before they bid. [Kusama Auctions #104-110 and Crowdloans | Parachains.info](https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama-104-110) This is expected behavior, to encourage bidders to put their best bid up immediately. 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) With three days left in the current parachain lease auction, Zero has been in the lead the majority of the Ending Period. [https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama](https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama) Referendum 297, proposing to upgrade Kusama to runtime v1\_000\_000, has been confirmed. [https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/297](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/297) The enactment of Ref 297 is scheduled for block 20\_435\_000 (~ 6 Nov 2023). [https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/297](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/297) The staking rate on Kusama has remained relatively constant at 54.69%. [Polkadot Staking Dashboard](https://staking.polkadot.network/#/overview)