# Polkadot Digest 9 Aug 2023

**URL:** https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-9-aug-2023/3670
**Category:** Digest
**Created:** [August 9, 2023, 8:46am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-9-aug-2023/3670 "2023-08-09T08:46:51Z")
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### 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: [August 9, 2023, 8:46am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-9-aug-2023/3670/1 "2023-08-09T08:46:51Z")

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## Polkadot News

The next parachain auction begins around 23.13 UTC on Saturday, at block 16\_819\_200. [https://parachains.info/auctions](https://parachains.info/auctions)

You can watch a recording of yesterday’s Polkadot Pioneers AMA, focusing on Web3 Gaming, here: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pNrAIeFknw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pNrAIeFknw)

Referendum 83, proposing to update system parachain collator sets to further decentralize them, is currently passing with 98.8% in favor. [Polkassembly - Referendum #84](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/84)

There are now 26 active Referenda on Polkadot OpenGov. [Polkadot/Substrate Portal](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/#/referenda)

## Kusama News

With a day and a half left in the current parachain lease auction, DAO IPCI has been in the lead the majority of the Ending Period. [https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama](https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama)

There are six active Referenda on Polkadot OpenGov. [Polkadot/Substrate Portal](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fkusama.api.onfinality.io%2Fpublic-ws#/referenda)