Polkadot Digest 13 Sep 2023

Polkadot News

Energy Web X has won the most recent parachain lease auction. https://parachains.info/auctions

The next parachain lease auction - the 50th on Polkadot - will begin at block 17_337_600, approximately 00:16 UTC on 18 Sep. https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2F1rpc.io%2Fdot#/calendar

Want to try something out on Polkadot without using or risking your DOT? You can try things out on the Westend testnet first. https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/maintain-networks#westend-test-network

Did you know about the other networks for trying out Polkadot functionality, like Rococo and Wococo? You can find more information about them on the Polkadot Wiki: https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/maintain-networks

Kusama News

Referendum 267, showing an example of Imbue Grants’ ability to refund KSM to the Treasury, has been approved and executed. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/referenda/267