# Polkadot Digest 7 Dec 2023

**URL:** <https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-7-dec-2023/5162>\
**Category:** Digest\
**Created:** [December 7, 2023, 8:44am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-7-dec-2023/5162 "2023-12-07T08:44:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 7, 2023, 8:44am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-7-dec-2023/5162/1 "2023-12-07T08:44:05Z")

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## Polkadot News

Referendum 231, proposing acquisition of USDT for Polkadot Technical Fellowship salaries, has passed and executed. h

[ttps://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/231](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/231)

Referendum 268, upgrading the Polkadot Relay Chain to runtime v1’000’001, has passed and executed. [https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/268](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/268)

Referendum 335, proposing an auction schedule for Polkadot for 2024, is now up for vote. [Polkassembly - Referendum #335](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/335)

HydraDX has won the most recent parachain lease auction. [Polkadot Auctions and Crowdloans | Parachains.info](https://parachains.info/auctions/polkadot)

The next parachain lease auction begins on 11 Dec. [Polkadot Auctions and Crowdloans | Parachains.info](https://parachains.info/auctions/polkadot)

There is a post seeking feedback on funding for maintenance and growth of the Polkadot Staking Dashboard. [Polkassembly - Polkadot Staking Dashboard: Maintenance and Growth of Polkadot UX Proposal #2034](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/2034)

The staking rate on Polkadot has decreased by about one percentage point over the last week, to 51.19%. [Polkadot Staking Dashboard](https://staking.polkadot.network/#/overview)

## Kusama News

With two days left in the current parachain lease auction, anonymous parathread 3338 is in the lead, but Bit.Country has also been in the lead during the Ending Period. [https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama](https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama)

The staking rate on Kusama has increased by about half a percentage point over the last week, to 53.29%. [Polkadot Staking Dashboard](https://staking.polkadot.network/#/overview)