2023-10-30 Vac weekly

vac:p2p: §

• nimlibp2p:vac:webrtc-transport
  • Debug a various problems and trying to make the E2E works.
• nimlibp2p:vac:gossipsub-ddos-mitigation
  • https://github.com/status-im/nim-libp2p/pull/965
• nimlibp2p:vac:maintenance
  • Add arm64 support when running HP tests locally https://github.com/libp2p/test-plans/pull/311 and https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p/pull/4687
  • Add Hole Punching to libp2p test-plans https://github.com/status-im/nim-libp2p/issues/966
  • Isolated failing tests from “Daily workflow”; Full matrix is passing now, but a lot of work on failing tests ahead
    • https://github.com/status-im/nim-libp2p/issues/972
    • https://github.com/status-im/nim-libp2p/actions/runs/6663282955
  • fixed code duplicity: https://github.com/status-im/nim-libp2p/pull/968
  • Further problems identified:
    • Deprecated compiler options and code usages
    • No support for macos-arm64
    • Outdated go-libp2p-daemon

vac:tke: §

• vac:tke::codex:economic-analysis
  • Finish the Codex growth model and updated litepaper (@Matty)
• vac:tke::status:SNT-staking
  • Following up with recent code changes SC has made (@Martin)
  • Coordinating setup of Snapshot space w/ Corey who is the owner (@Martin)
• vac:tke::nomos:economic-analysis
  • Researching rewards for validators and delegators, evaluating new private PoS (0 or 1 stake weight design) w/ Marcin (@Frederico)
• vac:tke::waku:economic-analysis
  • Martin participating in Waku calls, follows ups on “ENS” type approach to Waku stake (@Martin)

vac:dst: §

• wakurtosis:vac:rlog
  • Review changes of last commits
  • Built NWaku image to run new 600 nodes with no load simulations (https://ci.infra.status.im/job/nim-waku/job/docker-manual/69/)
• analysis-shadow:waku:shadow-waku-relay-analysis
  • Worked in basic simulation with 10K Waku nodes (Pub/Sub Node)
• analysis:nomos:simulation-analysis
  • The analysis is stable/automated, the machine runs are stable/automated, but the simulation bug(s) still effect results. (The nomos team is working on it)
  • simulation runs cont’
• eng-10ktool:vac:bandwidth-test:
  • Push as many gossipsub nodes as deliver and deliver metrics, either by
    • Multiple gossipsub nodes per POD
    • Pushing further number of PODs per node
  • Clean up how to run it in a single bash script
• admin/misc
  • Run simulations for zkvm team
• software-testing:waku:test-plans
  • Added Interop tests section to all existing test plans. Ex: for filter
• software-testing:waku:test-automation-js-waku
  • Addressed and merged all open PRs
  • Fixed CI logs
  • Helped reproduce, investigate and retest store cursor regression
• vac:dst:software-testing:waku:test-automation-interop-testing
  • Started building the framework for nwaku <-> gowaku interop testing
• software-testing:waku:test-automation-nwaku
  • Store tests
• software-testing:waku:test-automation-go-waku
  • Wrote 2 tests - were added to the branch chore(filterV2)-test-updates
  • Refactored first batch of tests and closed related PR https://github.com/waku-org/go-waku/pull/811

vac:acz: §

• rlnp2p:waku:rln-doc-and-outreach
  • finished progcrypto presentation - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ZkiFVJ3jBalFwAzQVaYbWU9BiRb22-2k5xGIRd2jXvU/edit?usp=sharing
• admin/misc:
  • start implementation plan on reinforced concrete hash function for zkhack
• secure-channels:waku:ethereum-chat
  • work on RFC cont’
• zerokit:vac:maintenance
  • fixed linting (https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit/pull/219), merged PR

vac:sc:: §

• vac:maintainance/misc
  • Set up multisig for our team
    • https://www.notion.so/Smart-Contract-Dev-Multisig-Wallet-bdf448b8e1424e13a463e1268b2ec294
  • Created a bunch of screencasts
    • https://www.notion.so/f24bc8154bfd4757989216dde0f50af0?v=eb8f6f301de94f4889ee6179d16eaf47
• codex:review-codex-contracts
  • Had a call with the codex team to discuss their marketplace system
    • Recording: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16QfFpgucYjIvfq0CYVGuIjJ3p5fR5rD5/view
• status:SNT-optimism-bridge
  • Deployed SNT on Optimism
    • https://optimistic.etherscan.io/address/0x650AF3C15AF43dcB218406d30784416D64Cfb6B2
  • Sent a PR to add SNT to optimism’s superchain token list (and bridge)
    • https://github.com/ethereum-optimism/ethereum-optimism.github.io/pull/559
• status:community-curation-contracts
  • Fixed a bug with how active voting rooms are being determined
    • PR: https://github.com/status-im/community-dapp/pull/89
  • Add ownership capabilities to Directory contract
    • https://github.com/status-im/community-dapp/pull/90

vac:nescience: §

• state-separation:vac:state-separation-doc
  • Researched techniques for harmonizing UTXO and based-account model for state separation. (Goal 1)
• proofsystems:vac:research-existing-proof-systems
  • Researched techniques for proof creation and verification for Nova. (Goal 3)
  • Readings on zkVM and how to build from scratch
  • Updated Zotero with some papers and blog posts
  • Preparing for Zk hack
  • look into KiloNova
  • drafting document comparing theoretical complexities of proof schemes we’ve examined (part of Nescience’s Goal 3).
• proofsystems:vac:benchmarks
  • Updated Nova Cricuit document
  • Merged the Nova-Scotia PR
  • Generated srs for 28 and 27
  • Reduced the number of columns in the halo2 circut
  • Continued testing of aggregation circuit
  • Code Review for Nova-Bellman
  • Finish Code Review for Poseidon-Starky
  • Provide rough calculations for Halo2 SRS generations in discord.

vac:dr: §

• valpriv:vac:tor-push-poc
  • Share the internal release of tor-push validators with team for buddy testing/aspre-alpha.
  • compared attestation misses of normal and torpush validators
• valpriv:vac:tor-push-paper
  • Fixed abstract, intro, identified needed improvements for stats.
• gsub-scaling:vac:gossipsub-simulation
  • Added staggered message sending in GossipSub implementation.
  • Carried out performance evaluations for staggered sending, reduced sending https://github.com/status-im/nim-libp2p/pull/969
• consensus:nomos:carnot-vote-2-3rds-vote-aggregation
  • Writing the unit tests and addressed comments from Nomos team(https://github.com/logos-co/nomos-specs/blob/Carnot-vote-aggregation/carnot/test_carnot_vote_aggregation.py).

vac:rfc: §

• status:port-status-specs
  • added discovery usage to status-wakuv2-usage rfc - https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc/pull/627