2024-11-25 Vac weekly

Vac 2024/11/25 §

vac:p2p: §

• Completed gossipsub specifications for large message handling (still proofreading, doing sanity checks)
• Compiled results for staggered message sending article.

vac:tke: §

• admin
  • 5 CC days off
• vac:tke:status:aura-incentives:xp-program
  • identifying necessary work in other parts of the L2 architecture - bridge, TVL pledge
  • monitoring the work of SC team on the staking contract (simplification of the design), advising if necessary
• vac:tke:waku:incentivized-rln-mainnet:rln-economy
  • revisiting the RLN on multiple shards discussion and the effect of slashing
• vac:tke:ift:tokenomics-research-forum:ve3
  • further work on ve(3,3) post, briefing the SC team on notable aspects of this design
• vac:tke:ift:catsfishing-mvp::monetary-policy
  • Progressing on CF’s whitepaper, aiming to discuss with Need on Friday
• vac:tke:status:aura-incentives:xp-program
  • Start materializing work for Aura
• vac:tke:ift:based:adhoc-support
  • [N.B: most of my work went here last week]
  • Created optimization code for the Based Team
  • Created doc on fees and strategy for them
  • Created dashboard to compare/visualize potential growth scenarios w.r.t pump.fun
  • Discussion on potential pivot re: AI agaents

vac:dst: §

• admin/misc:
  • 1 CC OOO entire week
  • 1 CC on Sick leave

vac:qa: §

Last week:

• waku:interop-testing-2024q4:faster-runners
  • Investigated and reported go-waku light protocols regression around shard setup
  • Tryed libwaku with both python and golang
  • Checked issues with Waku nighly allure deployments
• waku:interop-testing-2024q4:known-issues
  • 2 issues opened for go-waku 1254 &1253
  • Merge PR on master
  • Follow up with devs on the open issues & provided more evidences and logs
  • After discussions with devs tried different scenarios where go-waku is both server/client found 1 more issue in filter requests
• ift:projects-qa-strategy-2024q4:status
  • Did some progress on drafting a doc
• waku:status-go-functional-testing-2024q4:migrate-to-status-backend
  • A lot of back and forward with Anton on how the framework should look like
  • Reached some kind of consensus and I’m started addapting the tests that I’m migrating to it
• nomos:da-testing-2024q4:dispersal-storage-tests
  • Test run1 for Nomos/Da - in progress
  • chore: Data dispersal storage tests PR - 921 in progress
  • Unwrap on non-existent blob_col_idx Issue 922 - open
• admin/misc
  • CC Sick [ Thursday-Sunday]

vac:acz: §

• ift:de-mls-testnet:de-mls-rfc
  • pseudocode for a verifiable Derivation mechanism for KeyPackages from Ethereum credentials.
  • pseudocode for a Rotation mechanism. of KeyPackages
  • Study on the openmls details for understanding the core MLS
• ift:think-tank:crypto-think-tank
  • Description of cryptographic components for KeyCard, Nimbus, and Nomos. - Codex. - KeyCard. - Nimbus. - Waku.
  • Identification of potential synergies and research topics.
• ift:zerokit-v0-6:release
  • Published release v0.6 github link
• waku:waku-rln-relay:adding-timestamp
  • Carefully read all the documentation and the problem and realized that no edits are required in zerokit, the timestamp should be added at the application level
• ift:de-mls-testnet:testnet-api
  • Setup connection to node for user, started reorganised client-server part Drat PR
• ift:libp2p-mix-poc:sim-anon-ping
  • Mix protocol test (PR #6): Resolved dialing issues, achieving end-to-end functionality in the Mix proof of concept (PoC)
  • Mix Transport Implementation: Progress and Challenges (PR #7) [WiP]:
    • Added MixnetLogicalConnection for logical connections at dial time
    • Introduced mixDialer for per-message routing, ensuring a clear separation between connection and transport layers
    • Integrated Sphinx packet creation and enhanced acceptWithMixnet to process incoming Sphinx packets
• admin/misc
  • Prepared plan for release v0.7 for Q1 2025 github link
  • 1 cc is ooo for 2 days (sick leave)

vac:sc: §

• vac:sc:status:staking-protocol-v1:merging-existing-solutions
  • Abstracted StakeManager into several subcontracts
    • https://github.com/logos-co/staking/commit/6af73d38835ac89cb8fcbe856e4adde9e672576d
• vac:sc:status:staking-protocol-v1:documentation
  • Added StakeManager MathSpec
    • https://github.com/logos-co/staking/blob/proper-specs/docs/MathSpec.md
    • SageMath https://github.com/logos-co/staking/blob/proper-specs/docs/StakeManager.ipynb
  • Updated StakingRewardStreamer MathSpec
    • https://github.com/vacp2p/staking-reward-streamer/pull/67/commits/79100fccee16808b774370b4c41d2fc5689d314c
• vac:sc:status:staking-protocol-v1:formal-verification
  • Refactored and created StakeManager Certora Specs: https://github.com/logos-co/staking/commit/cb81a7609cb2b26c07bd9abc6a182c5fe46d2f72
• vac:sc:status:xp-token-v1:token-implementation
  • finished the implementation of streamed rewards https://github.com/vacp2p/staking-reward-streamer/pull/74

vac:nim: §

• vac:nim:ift:nimble_2024q4
  • Enumerate tagged versions upfront #1289 https://github.com/nim-lang/nimble/pull/1289
  • WIP cache enumerated packages

vac:rfc: §

• ift:rfc:waku:updates-of-mature-waku-rfcs-2024q4
  • Worked on waku update 19/WAKU2-LIGHTPUSH is ready for feedback - https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/pull/112
  • Worked on 15/WAKU-BRIDGE update, should be ready for feedback next week
  • Review of Waku Draft PRs
• ift:rfc:waku:
  • Reviewed and approved new SDS protocol RFC with feedback - https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/pull/108
• ift:rfc:vac:rfc-culture-establishment-2024q4
  • Added ideas to potential strategies section to Improve RFC Culture - https://www.notion.so/Improve-RFC-Culture-Ideas-5abfd49d7b604e9594bdf534408472ca
  • Following up on Devcon and teams returning, continuation of implementation of the RFC culture, by following up with the leads (that are available)
  • Reading and exploring how we can integrate FURPS into RFC Culture (https://forum.vac.dev/t/furps-learning-a-new-language-for-software-requirements/395)
• admin/misc
  • Off half a day on Friday due to a power outage due to a heavy blizzard. (1 person) This week:
• ift:rfc:waku:updates-of-mature-waku-rfcs-2024q4
  • Continue working on 15/WAKU-BRIDGE update
  • Start next RFC update
• admin/misc
  • Write Vac forum post on Account Abstraction (request from Status core contributor)
  • O00 2 days for Thanksgiving (1)
• ift:rfc:nomos:data-availability-raw-rfc-2024q4:da-documentation-research
  • Seeing to publish first raw spec with the “blessing” of Nomos team (postponed from last week due to Alvaro being sick)
• ift:rfc:vac:rfc-culture-establishment-2024q4
  • Reading and exploring how we can integrate FURPS into RFC Culture (https://forum.vac.dev/t/furps-learning-a-new-language-for-software-requirements/395)
  • Review https://www.notion.so/Improve-RFC-Culture-Ideas-5abfd49d7b604e9594bdf534408472ca to see what else we can implement.
  • Touchbase with Waku team (together with Jimmy) to see how and where we can improve.

vac:nes: §

• vac:state-separation-architecture-poc:crypto-module
  • Defined cryptographic primitives requirements.
  • Started working on signature schemes for NSSA.
• vac:state-separation-architecture-poc:vm
  • Private executions core structures.
  • Shielded and deshielded executions core.
• vac:nes:state-separation-architecture-poc:sequencer
  • Sequencer core structures.
  • Sequencer transaction submitting workflow.