# Polkadot Digest 31 Jan 2024

**URL:** <https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-31-jan-2024/5918>\
**Category:** Digest\
**Created:** [January 31, 2024, 9:39am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-31-jan-2024/5918 "2024-01-31T09:39:06Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 9:39am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-31-jan-2024/5918/1 "2024-01-31T09:39:06Z")

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## Polkadot News

RFC 10, proposing to burn Coretime sales, has now been recommended to be proposed to the Polkadot Technical Fellowship. [Burn Revenue from Coretime Sales by jonasW3F · Pull Request #10 · polkadot-fellows/RFCs · GitHub](https://github.com/polkadot-fellows/RFCs/pull/10#issuecomment-1918573224)

Zondax has published an update on the progress of the Polkadot Generic Ledger App (which would allow you to use one Ledger app for any parachain). [https://twitter.com/\_zondax\_/status/1752393213334159677](https://twitter.com/_zondax_/status/1752393213334159677)

The new Paseo community testnet is now available via Polkadot-JS App. [Polkadot/Substrate Portal](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fpaseo.rpc.amforc.com#/explorer)

For more information on the Paseo testnet, see Birdo’s initial Polkadot Forum post. [The new Polkadot community testnet](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/the-new-polkadot-community-testnet/4956)

With four days left in the current parachain lease auction, Bifrost Polkadot has been in the lead the entire Ending Period. [Polkadot Auctions and Crowdloans | Parachains.info](https://parachains.info/auctions/polkadot)

## Kusama News

With one day left in the current parachain lease auction, Parathread 3344 is in the lead, but Kabocha has also been in the lead during the Ending Period. [https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama](https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama)

This means that either could win the current parachain lease auction, due to how candle auctions work. For details, see [Web3 and Polkadot - Polkadot Wiki](https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/learn-auction#mechanics-of-a-candle-auction)

Referendum 333, upgrading Kusama Asset to runtime 1’001’001, is currently passing almost unanimously. It has reached sufficient support for the Whitelisted track. [Polkassembly - Referendum #333](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/333)

Referendum 334, proposing to clean up some undecodable locks and session keys, is currently passing almost unanimously. It has reached sufficient support for the Whitelisted track. [Polkassembly - Referendum #334](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/334)

Referendum 335, seeking retroactive funding for Sep - Dec 2023 for Encointer, is now up for vote. [Polkassembly - Referendum #335](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/335)

A new challenge period for Kappa Sigma Mu, Kusama’s on-chain society that you can join with proof-of-ink, starts today. [https://ksmsociety.io/explore/bidders](https://ksmsociety.io/explore/bidders)