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2024-10-21 Vac weekly

Oct 21, 2024, 5 min read

Vac 2024/10/21

vac:p2p:

  • nimlibp2p:vac:webrtc-transport
    • Worked on merging the protocols on nim-webrtc
    • Worked on nim-libp2p webrtc-direct-transport
  • misc/admin
    • Spent some time with the Waku team explaining circuit-relay / hole punching

vac:tke:

  • vac:tke:ift:based:write-up
    • created writeup related optimal Univ3 deployment strats
  • vac:tke:ift:catsfishing-mvp:location-models
    • reviewd the whole Cats Fishing project
  • vac:tke:ift:catsfishing-mvp:minimal-economy
    • expanding the simulation framework
    • Reviewed Martin’s work
    • working on brainstorming of ideas for staking mech
  • vac:tke:ift:catsfishing-mvp:whitepaper
    • Reviewed works, to start putting together as a whitepaper
  • vac:tke:codex:v1-supply-tokenomics:litepaper
    • continued reviewing the mainnet litepaper
  • vac:tke:codex:v1-supply-tokenomics:validator
    • finalized the model of the validator role
  • vac:tke:nomos:intro-base-layer-economy:tx-fees
    • studied two more tx fee mechanisms: StableFees and Tiered Fees
    • to decide among the four mechanism, to pick one or propose another
  • vac:tke:nomos:intro-base-layer-economy:mixnet
    • finalized the parameter that controls the loss of competitiveness
  • vac:tke:nomos:intro-base-layer-economy:da-fee
    • better understood what NomosDA really is about
  • vac:tke:status:aura-incentives:xp-program
    • continuing to simulate the AURA release strategy
    • monitoring progress of the two branches of staking contract development
  • vac:tke:waku:incentivized-rln-mainnet:rln-economy
    • discussion with Franck and others on his RLN onchain analysis
    • following Sergei’s progress
    • Analyzed and provided feedback on the RLN doc
  • vac:tke:ift:tokenomics-research-forum:ve3
    • researching ve(3,3) for the blog post
    • starting to draft the blogpost
  • vac:tke:ift:tokenomics-research-forum:eip1559
    • Finished ressearching material for 1559
    • started to draft the blogpost

vac:dst:

  • waku:waku-scaling:test-store-protocol-at-scale
  • vac:waku-evaluation:regression-testing
    • Revisited perf issue
  • codex:codex-comparison
    • Wings and Giuliano met ~daily to keep in sync
      • Kept plans on track, exchanged advice
  • codex:codex-comparison:working-matrices
    • Matrices are working
      • but do not yet allow multiple different kinds of deployments to coexist
  • codex:codex-comparison:matrices-deployments
    • Matrices are working
      • but do not yet allow multiple different kinds of deployments to coexist
  • codex:codex-scaling:production-base-capacity
    • Further meetings Wings x Codex
  • codex:codex-comparison:argocd-or-similar
  • ift:vaclab:status-page-known
  • waku:waku-scaling
    • Discuss lab issues, fixes
      • root caused: memory overcommit
      • action plan: reduce overcommit and warn when it’s occurring

vac:qa:

  • waku:status-go-functional-testing-2024q4:migrate-to-status-backend
    • Meeting with status QA team
    • Provided script to setup local waku network
    • Understanding the APIs in status-backend and its usage.
    • Understanding of existing test cases in status-cli-tests repo.
    • Replace status-cli with status-backend and added common utilities requires for migration.
    • Moved test_contact_request.py to new framework functional-tests repository.
  • vac:qa:ift:projects-qa-strategy-2024q4:waku
    • Completed the waku strategy docs
  • waku:interop-testing-2024q4:edge-cases
    • Add Tests about store flags in PR 76
    • Add more edge tests on timestamp & topics to PR 77
    • start working on ascending tests in PR 78
    • Created issue related to topic encoding
    • Analyzing 2 potenial issues about start time invalid values and ascending flag default value
    • Adding tests details to tracking sheet
  • nomos:da-testing-2024q4:basic-functionality-tests
  • vac:nim-libp2p-testing-2024q4:gossipsub
    • Gossipsub - Opportunistic Grafting Test Case
    • Onboarding help & reviews

vac:acz:

  • ift:de-mls-testnet:de-mls-rfc
    • Design and pseudocode of custom authentication protocol with session management. Link to RFC. (Ramses)
    • Complexity analysis of authentication protocol. Link to Notion. (Ramses)
  • ift:de-mls-testnet:presentation
    • Preparation of presentation on deMLS for IFT research call. Link to slides. (Ramses)
    • Discuss the login specs of de-mls on discord (Ugur)
  • ift:libp2p-mix-poc:libp2p-integration:
    • Completed core message handling components including padding and fragmentation with serialization and sequence number generation based on PeerId and message content (Akshaya)
    • Developed comprehensive test suites for fragmentation and sequence number generation. (Akshaya)
  • ift:think-tank:crypto-think-tank
    • Final Notion document regarding code review. (Ramses)
  • vac:acz:ift:think-tank:zk-consulting-codex-2
    • Continued work on dynamic proposal notes. (Marvin)
  • vac:acz:ift:acz-research-destination:zk-think-tank
  • vac:acz:ift:logos-zk-calls:logos-zk-call-1
    • Began work forum post answering November’s zk question. (Marvin)
  • ift:de-mls-testnet:ef-application
  • admin/misc
    • 1 cc was ooo on Monday (Akshaya)
    • 1 cc was ooo whole week (Ekaterina)

vac:sc:

vac:nim:

  • CC ooo

vac:rfc:

  • ift:rfc:nomos:data-availability-raw-rfc-2024q4
    • Continuation of the planning for a raw RFC - spoke to Alvaro and got a green light to work on DA raw RFC. (Filip)
  • ift:rfc:vac:rfc-culture-establishment-2024q4
    • Nailing down the last few fixes for the commitments as well as adding a Status commitment. The full (hopefully final patch PR) will be committed today alongside the roadmap update. (Filip)

vac:nes:

  • state-separation:vac:state-separation-architecture-poc:key-protocol
    • Worked on Monero’s approach.
    • Revised Aztec approach.
    • Worked on several key constructions: ephemeral, spending, viewing key.
    • Output a key protocol specs document.
  • state-separation:vac:state-separation-architecture-poc:memory
  • state-separation:vac:state-separation-architecture-poc:execution-types
    • Began work on private execution.

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