QA

highlights

  • Refactored status-go token-gated community tests and queued follow-up cases for coverage gaps.
  • Expanded status-go token-gated tests with new PoC coverage and TC 7128/7129 progress.
  • Advanced nim-libp2p flaky-test cleanup with stabilization PRs and chronicles follow-ups.
  • Drafted Mix and Kademlia test plans for nim-libp2p new-feature coverage.
  • Maintained status-desktop release testing, completing 2.36 support and ongoing retests.
  • Shipped status-desktop Windows E2E fixes and tracked Windows build failures and regressions.
  • Investigated status-desktop Aragon permission creation failures and join-community issues.
  • Closed emoji reactions, local backup, and Qt6 migration activities in status-desktop QA.
  • Progressed mobile QA multi-device support, Appium porting, and Jenkins/BrowserStack CI enablement.
  • Coordinated status-qa mobile release testing and dependency merges for Appium tests.
  • Merged Waku interop maintenance fixes and repo rename updates.
  • Continued status-go maintenance with Simplify SignalClient work and tracked blocker issues.

DST

highlights

  • Ran the RLN tree scaling scenario end-to-end on the new branch; benchmarks queued.
  • Published the RLN scaling benchmark report for TWN-supports-RLN-tree scenarios.
  • Investigated lsquic regression latency and flagged an underperforming lab node.
  • Resolved JsWaku lightpush regression by bumping nwaku and documenting outcomes.
  • Refactored pod-api-requester with config-driven endpoints, port overrides, and payload fixes.
  • Compared CNIs and documented Vaclab 2.0 networking proposals and current stack details.
  • Opened the Vaclab 2.0 bandwidth operator PR and published scheduling docs with limitations.
  • Implemented the bandwidth-aware scheduler with validation results and Notion documentation.
  • Completed nwaku v0.37 bandwidth regression experiments and updated analysis reports.
  • Produced the nwaku v0.37 store regression connection-limit impact report.
  • Confirmed JsWaku bootstrapping reconnect propagation within one second after disconnects.
  • Showed go-libp2p succeeds where nimlibp2p fails under evaluated network conditions.
  • Added Prometheus metrics to the go-libp2p test node with aligned Grafana naming.
  • Status-go chat protocol benchmark setup neared completion with runs and data collection queued.

Nim

highlights

  • Continued Nimble 1.0 work with operator warning fixes and dependency log cleanup.
  • Delivered Nimble integration fixes for lockfile pollution, case sensitivity, and tag mismatches.
  • Advanced Nimble improvements for lockfile defaults, special versions, and git error reporting.
  • Landed Nimble fixes for package list reading, parser warnings, and bootstrap config paths.
  • Shipped confutils fixes restoring help/version output and unsigned int parsing.
  • Improved confutils parser behavior for debug flags, env var handling, and decoding fixes.
  • Added intops 32-bit support, carry operations, and design docs replacing stint primitives.
  • Progressed intops refactor with merged PRs, nimibook publication, and benchmark research.
  • Added new intops benchmarks and refactor follow-ups ahead of review.
  • Expanded langserver documentation with inlay hint guidance.
  • Diagnosed langserver shutdown failures and opened refined fix PRs.
  • Tracked Nim core fix for closure iterator traceback issues under ORC.

P2P

highlights

  • Advanced QUIC stabilization with nat multi-port support, lsquic assembly fixes, and Nimbus integration work.
  • Expanded nim-libp2p C bindings with start/stop/connect APIs, peerInfo, and gossipsub support.
  • Landed gossipsub robustness improvements and stabilized related test coverage.
  • Added Kademlia bindings, lifecycle controls, and interop test improvements for nim-libp2p.
  • Continued QUIC stabilization with concurrent stream closing, lsquic refactors, and Windows build fixes.
  • Advanced IPv6 transport support with CI interop updates and address/transport follow-through.
  • Improved Kademlia lookup and data retrieval behavior in nim-libp2p.
  • Reduced nim-libp2p Docker image size and optimized gossipsub queue limits.
  • Shipped maintenance PRs improving docs, interop cosmetics, and flaky test behavior.
  • Improved nim-lsquic CI and dependency cleanup for Windows builds.
  • Switched to chronos AsyncSemaphore and stabilized nim-libp2p imports.
  • Drafted 2026 Q1 commitments for the P2P roadmap.

Tokenomics

highlights

  • Updated price prediction models and incorporated feedback into forecasting functions.
  • Continued Logos digital twin modeling in Machinations with stock-and-flow diagrams.
  • Reviewed digital twin progress and aligned next steps with stakeholders.
  • Initiated realistic transaction demand modeling for stress tests and completed the model.
  • Advanced Karma incentives APY review with Smart Contracts follow-ups.
  • Finalized Betfundme extension design with implementation details.
  • Scheduled service incentive RFC reviews for support work.
  • Held the Q4 retrospective and prepared next-quarter commitments.
  • Updated the Logos token sales spreadsheet and reviewed EcoDev support status.
  • Continued research on virtual worlds and economies to inform unit support.

SC

highlights

  • Landed StakeManager and StakeVault maintenance fixes for paused leave handling and migration safeguards.
  • Reviewed audit findings and advanced fixes for vault ownership limits and slasher penalties.
  • Merged audit fixes across StakeManager, StakeVault, and Karma contracts.
  • Opened safeguards and helper views for review, including emergency exit test coverage.
  • Progressed per-user vault limits and Karma stability refinements.
  • Advanced StakeManager helper view functions PR.
  • Removed MP_APY variables and continued MP cleanup across contracts.
  • Strengthened StakeVault migration safeguards and Emergency Exit/Leave logic.
  • Implemented pause signaling and distributor isPaused changes.
  • Fixed Karma overslash protections and claim safety issues.
  • Fixed KarmaAirdrop delegatee validation for first-claim flows.
  • Addressed PoseidonHasher modulo handling and emergency pause signaling updates.

ACZ

highlights

  • Updated LSSA v0.3 notes and reviews to align consulting feedback.
  • Finalized Simple AMM updates and reviewed follow-up comments.
  • Added token metadata support for NFTs in LSSA v0.3.
  • Documented native token exploit concerns and mitigation reviews.
  • Drafted non-hardened keys analysis and began lattice-based documentation.
  • Investigated freeze authority behavior and produced review documentation.
  • Prepared a payment streams questions document for LSSA consulting.
  • Cleaned up extended token support documentation for LSSA v0.3.
  • Reviewed freeze-authority documentation and incorporated feedback loops.
  • Supported AMM consulting with burn/mint support updates and PR review.

RFC

highlights

  • Kept RFC index maintenance moving with review responses and queue management.
  • Advanced the Waku opChan RFC toward review readiness.
  • Started updates for Waku 34 / WAKU2-PEER-EXCHANGE.
  • Opened Nomos RFC drafts for message encapsulation and payload formatting.
  • Opened Cryptarchia protocol RFC work and started the fork-choice rule draft.
  • Advanced Nomos RFCs for proof-of-quota, blend protocol, and Codex prover updates.
  • Merged block exchange RFC updates and opened follow-up drafts.
  • Drafted new RFCs for proof-of-leadership and total stake inference.
  • Produced the mantle specification draft and opened the RFC index PR.
  • Produced the bootstrap sync draft for Nomos and shared the spec PR.
  • Started RFC website replacement work and completed the Q4 retro.
  • Drafted LIPs definitions and captured follow-up items from calls.

Security

highlights

  • Refreshed OS hardening guidance and continued secure signing training with legacy onboarding.
  • Advanced cold signing environments with Qubes OS deployment and offline verification planning.
  • Expanded treasury continuity work with device assignments and signing account revalidation.
  • Ran Status Desktop/Wallet security reviews, npm malware sweeps, CodeQL scans, and SBOM updates.
  • Continued secure signing environment evaluations with AVG/ClamAV testing and cold-signing VM builds.
  • Completed endpoint security detection evaluation with documented conclusions.
  • Completed cold-signing workstation review and documented risks and concerns.
  • Audited Status Desktop/Wallet changes, GitHub permissions, CI dependencies, and secret handling.
  • Tracked incident response with IOC scans, secrets rotations, and dependency cleanups.
  • Advanced remediation tracking for CodeQL findings and security fixes.
  • Improved finance automation with duplicate PO detection and consolidated admin audits.
  • Continued secure signing documentation and annual signing revalidation procedures.
  • Performed proactive Vulma/IR reviews and incident remediation support across teams.
  • Completed broad security code reviews across PRs, CI changes, and dependency updates.

Web

highlights

  • Brought Status Network Hub to release with responsive fixes, TVL displays, and staking/Karma updates.
  • Shipped Status Hub post-release fixes including FAQ and promo bar updates.
  • Enabled WETH vault support and debugged TVL on VPN.
  • Added Karma UI updates and investigated Vercel bot protection impacts.
  • Progressed wallet extension price proxy work and LI.FI integration.
  • Improved wallet extension token detail performance with Suspense and TokenSkeleton.
  • Continued Status app Waku upgrade debugging around shard handling.
  • Delivered status.app and status.network SEO improvements.
  • Patched Next.js vulnerabilities across status-web, ps.logos, and keycard sites.
  • Advanced Logos website streams with calendar embeds, metrics fields, and maintenance updates.
  • Pushed contribution portal UI updates and leaderboard backend progress.
  • Continued Community dapp shard fixes and Waku shard changes for Communities.
  • Progressed Spaces Calendar and contributor directory refactors.
  • Maintained press engine and Logos site updates alongside ongoing maintenance tasks.

Infra

highlights

  • Completed Fusaka upgrade and recovery work with postmortem and expanded validator monitoring.
  • Increased Geth diversity and resolved Nethermind sync issues for Lido/Nimbus fleets.
  • Rolled out internal site inventory with improved Consul tagging and Watchtower upgrade.
  • Added Linux and Mac M4 Jenkins hosts after Netdata memory debugging.
  • Stabilized Status CI after repo renaming with Windows E2E fixes and nim/waku integration.
  • Ran Status CI with nwaku variants and improved Windows E2E stability diagnostics.
  • Cleaned Nimbus fleet storage issues and fixed sudo configuration.
  • Deployed minutes.meeting.logos.co and Status Network back office with DNS updates.
  • Advanced MEV-Boost metrics and validator performance dashboards for Lido monitoring.
  • Updated Status App Android/iOS signing pipelines and validated builds; continued Nix work.
  • Investigated Hoodi missing proposals and planned layout fleet updates.
  • Enabled waku.sandbox services and deployed the Logos chat node.
  • Cleaned DigitalOcean space after security alert and documented CiviCRM backups.
  • Addressed Windows E2E registry issues and Status mobile signing PRs.

BI

highlights

  • Fixed Keycard data transformation in the Comms Discord stats pipeline.
  • Improved Logos Circle dashboard data quality and resolved circle data issues.
  • Researched smart contract data extraction for blockchain analytics workflows.
  • Delivered the Logos website GitHub participation endpoint for reporting.
  • Completed finance dashboard data transformation with Etherscan fixes and Bitcoin extraction.
  • Finished finance dashboard dbt models and started dashboard views for weekly reporting.
  • Updated GitHub extractions and renamed sources to match the new repo organization.
  • Refreshed Comms X analytics extraction and the Status X tags dashboard.
  • Started LLM RAG context updates with vLLM benchmark scripting.
  • Ran early LLM benchmarks across models and tooling for future RAG evaluations.

Nescience

highlights

  • Documented privacy-preserving tail-call issues and proposed mitigations for NSSA.
  • Captured private PDA decisions and NSSA cryptographic primitives for Logos alignment.
  • Advanced block-context designs for NSSA programs and voting use cases.
  • Drove testnet readiness with merged LSSA PRs and wallet deployment tooling.
  • Delivered documentation updates and program deployment commands for LSSA.
  • Proposed deposit-based private account creation and a generalized program approach.
  • Advanced testnet readiness with burn/mint updates, wallet/AMM work, and tutorial verification.
  • Merged the tail-call privacy mechanism and progressed sequencer deploy automation.
  • Improved wallet auth and deploy flows alongside LSSA refactors.
  • Merged AMM-wallet integration and quick deploy implementation.
  • Shipped sequencer Docker CI build and CI parallelization improvements.
  • Started CLI and facades unification work under the nice-to-have track.
  • Advanced LSSA consulting with freeze-authority review and payment-stream documentation.