# Polkadot Digest 7 May 2024 **URL:** \ **Category:** Digest\ **Created:** [May 7, 2024, 7:28am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-7-may-2024/7721 "2024-05-07T07:28:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bill\_w3f](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.polkadot.network/bill_w3f/32/910_2.png) [@bill\_w3f](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/bill_w3f)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 7:28am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-7-may-2024/7721/1 "2024-05-07T07:28:33Z")
## Polkadot News Polkadot-API, a project conceived to build upon and improve on the PolkadotJs project, is nearing the release of a stable v1 and has written a status update on the Polkadot Forum. [Polkadot-API updates thread](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-api-updates-thread/7685) Anonymous parathread 3358 is in the lead in the current parachain lease auction, although Aventus and Integritee have both also been in the lead during the Ending Period. [https://parachains.info/auctions](https://parachains.info/auctions) Gavin Wood will hold an X Space on JAM on Thursday at 13.00 UTC. [https://twitter.com/Polkadot/status/1787525518868271557](https://twitter.com/Polkadot/status/1787525518868271557) Copies of the Ethereum Yellow Paper, Polkadot White Paper, and the JAM Gray Paper, signed and annotated by Dr. Gavin Wood, will be going up on a “bid-to-earn” charity auction on 16 May. [https://twitter.com/GBMauction/status/1787439631375765935](https://twitter.com/GBMauction/status/1787439631375765935) Reminder that Web3 Summit 2024 will be held 19-21 August at Funkhaus Berlin. [https://web3summit.com/](https://web3summit.com/) The staking rate on Polkadot has continued to increase and is now 54.53%. [Polkadot Staking Dashboard](https://staking.polkadot.network/#/overview) ## Kusama News Referendum 384, proposing to register People Chain and upgrade Coretime chain to runtime v1.2.3, is currently passing with 99.9% in favor. [https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/384](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/384) The staking rate on Kusama is continuing to increase and now stands at 52%. [Polkadot Staking Dashboard](https://staking.polkadot.network/#/overview)