2025-10 Vac monthly

P2P §

• Shipped nim-libp2p 1.14.x with reset fixes, chronos WaitGroup support, and cleaner hole-punching workflows (vacp2p/nim-libp2p#1751, #1742, status-im/nim-chronos#589, vacp2p/nim-libp2p#1730, #1727).
• Patched AutonatV2 dialback regressions and exposed new AutoTLS/transport hooks for builders (vacp2p/nim-libp2p#1736, #1741, #1731, #1732).
• Built targeted QUIC regression harnesses for nil-pointer, OOM, and teardown issues, shipping fixes in vacp2p/nim-quic#132, #133, and #134.
• Replaced OpenSSL with BoringSSL across the stack and retired the libp2p_quic_support flag (vacp2p/nim-libp2p#1761, #1782, vacp2p/nim-ngtcp2#22).
• Landed QUIC stabilisation covering blocked streams, ack handling, error hygiene, and fatal-close handling (vacp2p/nim-quic#151, #155, #160, #162, #163, #165, #167).
• Bumped nim-quic to v0.5.0 alongside dependency tuning and message-size improvements (vacp2p/nim-quic#168, #169, #170, #171, vacp2p/nim-libp2p#1792).
• Delivered a docker-compose QUIC harness and chronos-driven client/server tests to reproduce DST lab issues (vacp2p/nim-quic#175, #174).
• Extended Kademlia with ping support, provider management, and configuration cleanups (vacp2p/nim-libp2p#1744, #1746, #1764, #1765, #1783, #1789).
• Migrated mixnet functionality into nim-libp2p with stream reuse, SURBs, and crypto components (vacp2p/nim-libp2p#1700, #1702, #1753, vacp2p/mix#80, #83, #84, #85, #90).
• Landed C-binding threading and request-handling updates for external integrators (vacp2p/nim-libp2p#1820).
• Published complementary coding-style guidance and supported the AutoTLS client spec (vacp2p/nim-libp2p#1752, #1762, libp2p/specs#682).

Tokenomics §

• Re-engineered the Nomos PoS simulation codebase, adding data-storage market modelling for stress testing.
• Produced a Logos token sales summary and decision matrix to steer fundraising choices.
• Maintained Karma issuance dashboards, updating Streamlit views for the latest smart-contract deployment.
• Advanced dynamic stake estimation with probabilistic demand modelling and Nomos feedback resolutions.
• Built stochastic and econometric price-prediction models, launching a simulation infrastructure handed to Finance.
• Mapped DEX options for Nescience collaborations and catalogued comparable live products.
• Presented Logos fundraising findings to IFT leadership, integrating Flying Tulip feedback into the sales plan.
• Prepared the Funding the Commons Devconnect workshop while iterating on the Grantico research package.
• Delivered the Devconnect voting-app prototype to underpin workshop facilitation.
• Coordinated Logos token plans with leadership and ecodev, aligning strategy, fundraising, and sales follow-ups.
• Framed upcoming Karma asset strategy discussions in partnership with Smart Contracts.

QA §

• Expanded Status-go functional coverage with new account, connector, settings, and community chat flows while logging timestamp and restore bugs (status-im/status-go#6859, #6895, #6921, #6932).
• Kept RLN contract fuzzing and adversarial campaigns active, merging Echidna overflow/exploration runs and documenting spam mitigations (waku-org/waku-rlnv2-contract#40, waku-org/waku-rlnv2-contract#42).
• Extended lite protocol interoperability harness with Grafana monitoring, REST/admin validation, and retro script fixes (waku-org/waku-interop-tests#135, #136, #137, #138).
• Advanced Nim-libp2p testing through Gossipsub QUIC plans, stream test merges, and transport coverage (vacp2p/nim-libp2p#1631, #1718, #1735, #1829).
• Revalidated Keycard wallet compatibility against BlueWallet, sharing results with stakeholders.
• Delivered Windows timeout fixes, language-change coverage, and Squish upgrades to stabilise desktop CI.
• Validated Status Desktop releases 2.35/2.36, triaged Qt 6.9.3 upgrades, and broadened backup-user-data testing.
• Integrated BrowserStack and Jenkins workflows for mobile CI, adding x86_64 support and multi-device preparation.
• Ported Appium scenarios covering recovery, wallet management, and password change flows while refining CI hooks.
• Executed interop regression against nwaku v0.37.0-rc.4 to vet release readiness.

DST §

• Diagnosed Status–nwaku configuration blockers, coordinating triage with partner teams.
• Progressed RLN deployment prep, capturing crash reports and shaping Waku investigation follow-ups.
• Refactored 10ksim deployment tooling with builder classes, Python YAML generation, and async publish fixes (vacp2p/10ksim#143, #144, #168, #169).
• Verified js-waku lightpush on Kubernetes via updated experiments and the shared analysis in vacp2p/research#206.
• Published the nim-libp2p v1.13 regression report and mixnet findings for downstream consumers.
• Migrated Nomos compose setups to Kubernetes, unlocking first decentralised deployment runs (vacp2p/10ksim#145).
• Enhanced interop scripts with Grafana monitoring, stress scenarios, and Sonda debugging across lite protocol tests (waku-org/waku-interop-tests#135, #136, #137, #138).
• Maintained mix integration in DST nodes by removing cron tasks, adding HTTP endpoints, and supporting shadow simulations (vacp2p/10ksim#139, vacp2p/dst-libp2p-test-node#3).
• Investigated mix exit-node slot exhaustion and coordinated exit==destination adjustments with P2P teams.
• Submitted a suite of status-benchmarks PRs to exercise relay, light, and messaging workflows (vacp2p/status-benchmarks#17, #21, #25, #31).
• Logged new issues in nim mix implementations and aligned remediation priorities with Nomos and Waku stakeholders.

SC §

• Redeployed Karma and staking protocols with upgrade scripts and bug fixes (status-im/status-network-monorepo#44, #45, #46).
• Added off-chain reward distributor utilities, including non-virtual balance queries (status-im/status-network-monorepo#47, #48).
• Introduced commit-reveal queueing to distributed slashing to curb front-running (status-im/status-network-monorepo#45, #56).
• Ported ERC20Votes tests to Foundry and resolved coverage-mode failures (status-im/status-network-monorepo#49).
• Restructured Karma and StakeManager test suites into modular files for audit readiness (status-im/status-network-monorepo#58).
• Documented application invariants and refreshed RLN contract documentation with updated visuals (status-im/status-network-monorepo#51, #53, #59, #60, #61).
• Upgraded the Status Network contract toolchain to Foundry v1.4 and refined deployment scripts (status-im/status-network-monorepo#52).
• Continued researching slashing race mitigations and compared alternative designs for Q4 planning.
• Reviewed MathSpec-to-StakeManager alignment to ensure implementations match documented proofs.
• Maintained ongoing documentation review cadence, landing status-im/status-network-monorepo#61 alongside StakeManager reorganisations.

ACZ §

• Released Zerokit v0.9.0 with performance updates, partial big-endian support, and CI refinements (vacp2p/zerokit#341, #342, #344, #345).
• Added multi-tree gas-checking support to the RLN prover, targeting >1M user scenarios.
• Drafted multi-steward de-MLS RFC updates and presented findings on the IFT research call (vacp2p/rfc-index#193).
• Refined libp2p-mix RFC content covering sphinx formatting, SURB design, and security considerations (vacp2p/rfc-index#173, #194).
• Published a relay mini RFC and supporting security notes for mixnet adoption (vacp2p/rfc-index#178).
• Ran SN prover stress tests on 128-core hardware, reaching the 180 TPS target.
• Released discovery exploration outputs including the disc-NG RFC draft and service analysis.
• Shared Zerokit FFI test coverage for Nim consumers ahead of wasm integration efforts.
• Prototyped an RLN shared database using sea_orm and PostgreSQL hstore to prepare the monorepo PR.
• Consolidated RLN deployment benchmarks with decentralized slashing guidance in the living spec.
• Updated the ACZ think tank with fresh SN RLN, Zerokit, Nomos, and NSSA progress.

RFC §

• Completed the first iteration of Logos POC module specs and kicked off reviewer outreach.
• Merged Nomos specs into the RFC index and tidied follow-on link updates.
• Published the Codex roadmap on roadmap.vac.dev in alignment with team priorities.
• Advanced slot builder RFC drafting toward its first review cycle.
• Extended Codex-store and marketplace RFCs via vacp2p/rfc-index#207 and #208, outlining purchase and sales modules.
• Began planning block-exchange and community-history RFCs for upcoming cycles.
• Updated Opchan, Qaku, and other Waku RFCs to keep specs current (vacp2p/rfc-index#180, #181, waku-org/specs#77).
• Opened IFT forum discussions on the GKR protocol to broaden reviewer engagement.
• Broke down Logos POC RFCs into focused deliverables covering integration, SDK, auth, and specs (vacp2p/rfc-index#183, #185, #186, #188, #189).
• Documented marketplace Phase 2 scope to align Codex stakeholder expectations.
• Maintained RFC index hygiene with regular review cycles and queue management.

Nim §

• Expanded Nimble 1.0 groundwork with fixes for package list handling, symlink updates, and git checkout failures (nim-lang/nimble#1488, #1490, #1492, #1494).
• Investigated nim-metrics and nim-json-serialization regressions to unblock downstream consumers (status-im/nim-metrics#98, status-im/nim-json-serialization#136).
• Landed Nimble improvements for vnext dependency support and registry alignment (nim-lang/nimble#1498, #1499).
• Researched pipeline regressions and tracked work-in-progress fixes for branch handling (nim-lang/nimble#1497).
• Added CBOR serialization regression tests, documentation, and automatic serialization rework (vacp2p/nim-cbor-serialization#2, #9, #10, status-im/nim-serialization#110).
• Enhanced nim-unittest2 with nested test and checkpoint upgrades for compile-time suites (status-im/nim-unittest2#59, #60).
• Removed the nimOldCaseObjects requirement and shipped nim-json-serialization v0.4.4 (status-im/nim-confutils#117, status-im/nim-json-serialization#138).
• Brought compile-time JSON/CBOR support to faststreams and serialization stacks (status-im/nim-faststreams#82, status-im/nim-json-serialization#133, #134).
• Merged Nimble instrumentation upgrades adding recursive profiling, conditional imports, and nimblesat tooling (nim-lang/nimble#1503, #1505, #1506, #1507).
• Advanced command-line parser option flattening toward completion, addressing Issue 114 via status-im/nim-confutils#118.
• Flagged the Nim devel chronos regression affecting libp2p and coordinated upstream fixes.

Security §

• Created a comprehensive signatory onboarding process and updated multisig owner runbooks.
• Issued backup and recovery guidelines plus secure communication protocols for treasury operations.
• Defined secondary Safe multisig interfaces and completed wallet threat modelling.
• Stress-tested signing workflows through secure communication simulations.
• Launched Falcon CrowdStrike trials and configured endpoint policies for Treasury and Security devices.
• Deployed an n8n security instance with TOTP, AI-agent, and BlockThreat integrations for web3 alerts.
• Removed stale access across Google, Notion, and GitHub while finalising inactive CC audits.
• Verified supply-chain protections via hash pinning, lockfiles, and high-severity CodeQL reviews.
• Reviewed Status Desktop wallet integrations and audited cryptographic handling post-incident.
• Produced risk analysis on NPM supply-chain attacks targeting IFT packages.
• Continued web3 awareness sharing phishing, malware, and IoC intelligence with Finance stakeholders.

Web §

• Queued SN Hub discovery, external link, and withdraw PRs for merge after successive review rounds (status-im/status-web#808, #818, #813).
• Built Spaces Calendar and Circles map prototypes with live data ingestion and pagination (acid-info/admin-acid.logos.co#21, acid-info/logos-co#16, #15).
• Addressed Cloudinary overages while delivering Devconnect 2025 landing content and SEO updates (acid-info/logos.co#92, #90, #91).
• Advanced Karma discovery work, coordinating ticketing integration and Aragon deposit flows (status-im/status-web#775).
• Maintained /farewell-to-westphalia A/B testing and outreach packages for partner universities (acid-info/logos.co#85).
• Shipped status website mobile release preparations through the Waku upgrade (status-im/status-website#1620).
• Proofread Korean translations and proposed i18n handling improvements for status web properties.
• Stabilised SN Hub staking flows with auth fixes and internal testing readiness.
• Integrated BI GitHub data streams into Web workflows for richer analytics.
• Supported PSF PSC migration and keycard site updates across multiple PRs (keycard-tech/keycard-website#123, #116, acid-info/psf.logos.co#8).
• Delivered ongoing maintenance with copy refreshes and responsive fixes across web properties.

Infra §

• Upgraded the LokiJS log storage backend with new Grafana dashboards and validator monitoring.
• Migrated Keys API service from Docker to systemd while improving dev shell and integration testing.
• Containerised Jenkins agents and builds, onboarding a Mac M4 host to relieve queue pressure.
• Cleaned legacy GitHub runner Ansible roles and fixed Qt deployment pipelines on macOS.
• Resolved Windows Defender interference with Scoop to stabilise Windows build agents.
• Implemented signed Status mobile releases, migrated app IDs, and automated Google Play AAB signing.
• Completed Windows 11 VM rollout for desktop end-to-end testing.
• Prepared Nimbus fleets for the Fusaka fork with unified Eth1/Beacon binaries and syncv3 trials.
• Deployed new waku.sandbox images, addressing RLN flag issues.
• Delivered Finance vesting web app deployments and refreshed Radicle backup documentation.
• Ordered the next Codex Kubernetes cluster while cleaning residual Hetzner volumes.

BI §

• Built an automated pipeline to download Town Hall recordings, test OpenAI transcription, and store outputs in MinIO.
• Documented the n8n-based social pipeline, posting forum and social updates with threaded Discord discussions.
• Analyzed Logos social datasets to prioritise accounts for monitoring and outreach.
• Enhanced RAG evaluation dashboards, surfacing recurrent queries for follow-on testing.
• Explored Discord applicability for RAG content and kicked off supporting meetings.
• Automated Airbyte configuration backups using custom tooling.
• Deployed news.free.technology with release, blog, and forum aggregations for Town Hall comms.
• Provisioned a contributors API and production environment for the VAC website refresh.
• Delivered Logos Circle event dashboards in Superset and presented findings to comms teams.
• Finalised Discord channel analytics for Logos communities (status-im/data-docs#110) and linked GitHub reports.
• Maintained RAG pipelines, addressing chunking issues and monitoring transformations across data sources.

Nescience §

• Researched Nomos validium and rollup examples, documenting setup challenges and solution paths.
• Drafted cross-program call specifications for NSSA, including tail-call models and AMM toy examples.
• Finalised wallet protocol fixes addressing inflation bugs, account uniqueness, and privacy-circuit gaps (vacp2p/nescience-testnet#119, #120, #121).
• Authored NSSA specs v2.0 and deployment guidance for user programs.
• Produced AMM specifications, fee mechanism documents, and handled ensuing review cycles.
• Implemented hierarchical deterministic wallet designs for NSSA with accompanying Python prototypes.
• Proposed native zone strategies and documented fee, voting, and wrapped-token pathways for NSSA.
• Delivered sequencer stress tests, performance reports, and began node recovery tooling (vacp2p/nescience-testnet#142, #143).
• Refactored the wallet CLI, default configs, and personalization flows (vacp2p/nescience-testnet#141, #147, #148).
• Finished tail-call mechanics for public transactions without PDA (vacp2p/nescience-testnet#146).
• Advanced governance research with quadratic voting adaptations and wallet usability proposals.