# Polkadot Digest 9 Oct 2023

**URL:** https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-9-oct-2023/4227
**Category:** Digest
**Created:** [October 9, 2023, 8:12am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-9-oct-2023/4227 "2023-10-09T08:12:52Z")
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#### Post date: [October 9, 2023, 8:12am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-digest-9-oct-2023/4227/1 "2023-10-09T08:12:52Z")

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## Polkadot News

Polimec, aka “Parathread 3344”, has won the most recent parachain lease auction. [https://parachains.info/auctions](https://parachains.info/auctions)

The next parachain lease auction begins approximately 12 October, at block 17\_683\_200. [Polkadot/Substrate Portal](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fpolkadot-rpc-tn.dwellir.com#/calendar)

Kagome, the C++ version of the Polkadot Host, has released version 0.9.2, including such features as BEEFY consensus and using C++20. [Release KAGOME v0.9.2 · qdrvm/kagome · GitHub](https://github.com/qdrvm/kagome/releases/tag/v0.9.2)

For more information on BEEFY, please see the Polkadot Wiki: [Proof of Stake Consensus | Polkadot Developer Docs](https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/learn-consensus#bridging-beefy)

There is a new post from Encointer on the Polkadot Forum on a bounty to make Polkadot Sybil-resistant. [A Bounty to make Polkadot Sybil-Resilient](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/a-bounty-to-make-polkadot-sybil-resilient/4206)

Did you know that the W3F Technical Education Team has made over 80 videos to explain different aspects of Polkadot and how to use them? [https://twitter.com/filippoweb3/status/1711015226546561343](https://twitter.com/filippoweb3/status/1711015226546561343)

The Polkadot staking rate has increased slightly over the last week to 48.8%. [Polkadot Staking Dashboard](https://staking.polkadot.network/#/overview)

## Kusama News

With less than a day to go in the current parachain lease, Crust Shadow is in the lead, but Genshiro and Zero have also both been in the lead during the Ending Period. [https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama](https://parachains.info/auctions/kusama)

Reminder that Kusama, like Polkadot, uses a candle auction to determine the winner of an auction, so any of these teams could win: [Web3 and Polkadot - Polkadot Wiki](https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/learn-auction#mechanics-of-a-candle-auction)

The Kusama staking rate has dipped slightly over the last week, and sits currently at 54.81%. [Polkadot Staking Dashboard](https://staking.polkadot.network/#/overview)