2025-02-24 Vac weekly

Vac 2025/02/24 §

vac:p2p: §

• ift:2025q1-gossipsub-perf-improvements
  • Finalized staggered message sending article.
  • Completed golibp2p-gossipsub simulation for shadow
    • still need to add hooks for getting additional stats and aligning with nim-libp2p node
• ift:2025q1-nimlibp2p-wrapping-ngtcp2:tls_handshake
  • Continue working on nim-quic#55
    • Close sessions and stream correctly when the other end
    • Simplify API and fix unit tests
    • Currently working on implementing cancelation for AsyncQueue used in the code and any other event loop
  • Modify nim-libp2p#1209 to also allow generate certificate and keys in PEM format
    • Picotls accepts certificates and keys in PEM.
    • Adding support for DER would take more time than just generate PEM in the first place
  • PR#1265 nim-quic integration (WIP)
    • Integrates nim-quic#55 by passing the certificate and private key
    • Currently working on test units + interop
• acz:2025q1-acz-consulting:libp2p-mix-consulting
  • Fix issues that stopped the compilation of mix branch
• acz:2025q1-acz-consulting:de-mls-consulting
  • Help with publishing v0.1.0 of @waku/zerokit-rln-wasm
• ift:2025q1-nimlibp2p-maintenance:async-exceptions
  • chore(connmanager): list raised exceptions nim-libp2p#1263
  • chore(protocol): list raised exceptions nim-libp2p#1260
  • chore(dialer): list raised exceptions nim-libp2p#1264
• ift:2025q1-nimlibp2p-maintenance
  • fix: only send IDONTWANT to mesh peers nim-libp2p#1261
    • We are sending IDONTWANTs to mesh/fanout/direct peers, and this differs from the gossipsub spec
  • ci: remove commit message check nim-libp2p#1256
  • ci: utilize github action for nph check nim-libp2p#1257
  • chore: add description of public pragma nim-libp2p#1262

vac:tke: §

• vac:tke:nomos:base-econ-model:three-markets
  • wrote down implicit price relationship
• vac:tke:nomos:base-econ-model:rdp
  • discussions with Nomos team about requirements for this work
• vac:tke:nomos:nms-money
  • researching similar token models (cosmos, polkadot)
  • trying to understand network state infrastructure
• vac:tke:nomos:base-econ-model:eth-data
  • Finalized model of ethereum blobspace
  • worked towards dashboard
• vac:tke:codex:cdx-incentive-mechanisms:lending-market
  • studied the mechanics of the lending market
• vac:tke:status:karma-incentives:staking-demo
  • updating the staking demo app to accomodate latest changes
• vac:tke:status:karma-incentives:karma-supply
  • specifying the tier model based on delta balance
• vac:tke:status:karma-incentives:initial-prelaunch-analysis
  • follow ups based on feedback and comments from last week’s deliverables
• vac:tke:status:karma-incentives:pool-risks
  • Improved UQ dashboard on APY risk after new doc Martin Shared
  • Pushed towards deeper analysis of SNT stuff (refine models, tiers, etc)
  • Worked on Karma supply and distribution policies
  • Met with team to discuss results
• vac:tke:ift:catsfishing:simulations-and-release:tokenomics
  • review whitepaper
  • finished review whitepaper for legal
  • Support as needed
• vac:tke:ift:based:advisory:adHoc-support
  • [Update on their end] Vojetech was out sick last week, so could meet with them, but meeting them this week
• vac:tke:ift:tokenomics-research-forum:pectra
  • TKE Research Call prep
• vac:tke:ift:tokenomics-research-forum:tke-dashboard
  • developed the first version of our central dashboard

vac:qa: §

• ift:2025q1-projects-qa-strategy:keycard
  • Createad QA strategy notion page
• ift:2025q1-projects-qa-strategy:qa-rfc-sync
  • Created RFC <> QA Automated Tests Coverage
  • Drafted a skeleton for the sync between RFC <> QA
• waku:2025q1-direct-message-reliability-testing:ip-change
  • Merged the open PR
  • Investigated IPV6 again but with no luck
• nomos:2025q1-da-testing:networking-privacy
  • Test/networking and privacy PR 4 - merged - more tests to be added once related features development finished.
• nomos:2025q1-e2e-testing:maintenance
  • Port Risc0 to ARM64/Linux Consensus is working reported to Risc0 project. Issues with failing tests to be resolved with Nomos devs once Risc0 v1.3 is released.
  • Vacp2p/risc0 fork has been deleted.
• waku:2025q1-waku-go-bindings-testing:relay
  • Fix review points on PR 33
  • Open issue related to messages error handling
• waku:2025q1-waku-go-bindings-testing:store
  • Add PR38 with tests for
    • Multi nodes store connection
    • All flags positive & negative tests
    • Different payloads format
    • Legacy store
  • Invistigating 3 wrong behaviors that might be issues
    • when using incorrect address for static node for store we still able to get the message
    • legacy store not working
    • Page forwarding
• waku:2025q1-direct-message-reliability-testing:wakuext-one-to-one-message
  • finished 1st task - test_: refactor default messaging scenario
• waku:2025q1-direct-message-reliability-testing:wakuext-chat-message
  • created draft PR with first tests - test_: Tests for wakuext messages 1
• admin/misc
  • New CC onboarding
  • 2 OOO CC days

vac:dst: §

• admin/misc
  • Set DST machine for status
  • 1 CC OOO Friday 21th.
• vac:dst:waku:2025q1-waku-evaluation:regression-testing
  • Found and documented lightpush issue
    • Notion Report
• vac:dst:waku:2025q1-waku-tooling:general-tooling
  • Waku publisher small PR: PR
• vac:dst:waku:2025q1-waku-evaluation:discovery-speed-time
  • Meet with Waku to analyze time to get healthy
    • Notion report
• vac:dst:status:2025q1-status-go-evaluation:regression-testing
  • Built deployments
  • Ran into last minute blocks
    • Documentation
• vac:dst:waku:2025q1-waku-tooling:bandwidth-monitor-improvements
  • Problems with conflics

vac:sc: §

• status:2025q1-staking-protocol-refinement:bug-fixing
  • remove MPs from shares/weights calculations
    • https://github.com/vacp2p/staking-reward-streamer/pull/121
  • Fixed bug that registerVault doesn’t revert in emergency mode
    • https://github.com/vacp2p/staking-reward-streamer/pull/124
  • Updated Fuzz test PR and landed it
    • https://github.com/vacp2p/staking-reward-streamer/pull/118
• status:2025q1-staking-protocol-refinement:refactoring
  • Reuse enableEmergencyMode modifier where possible
    • https://github.com/vacp2p/staking-reward-streamer/pull/125
  • New feature: allow users to migrate vaults
    • https://github.com/vacp2p/staking-reward-streamer/pull/128
  • Worked on testing rewards functionality
    • https://github.com/vacp2p/staking-reward-streamer/pull/143
  • Smaller changes
    • https://github.com/vacp2p/staking-reward-streamer/pull/132
    • https://github.com/vacp2p/staking-reward-streamer/pull/134
    • https://github.com/vacp2p/staking-reward-streamer/pull/135
    • https://github.com/vacp2p/staking-reward-streamer/pull/137
  • vaults shares are stakedBalance + mpStaked https://github.com/vacp2p/staking-reward-streamer/pull/123
  • add compound function and track rewards accrued by each vault
    • https://github.com/vacp2p/staking-reward-streamer/pull/136
  • Rename XP to Karma
    • https://github.com/vacp2p/staking-reward-streamer/pull/142
• status:2025q1-staking-protocol-docs:finish-v1-docs
  • Added missing natspec comments
    • https://github.com/vacp2p/staking-reward-streamer/pull/141
• ift:2025q1-security-audits:contest-participation
  • Submitted a few more findings
  • Contest has concluded

vac:acz: §

• ift:2025q1-zerokit-v0-7:release
  • Prepare readme for current version of zerokit and also update utils and rln part as well PR
  • Reviewed the PR.
• ift:2025q1-zerokit-v0-7:rln-cli
  • Code review for PR
  • Kept the old RLN-CLI example and created a more practical example for RLN usage.
  • Worked on the stateless example for the RLN-CLI PR.
• ift:2025q1-de-mls-multi-admin:multi-admin-rfc
  • Create a notion doc for de-mls RFCs organization
  • Create and discuss a notion doc for a federated MLS vs decentralized de-MLS with the future plans for de-MLS.
  • Check the proto3 details from its webpage.
• ift:2025q1-de-mls-multi-admin:blogpost-de-mls-over-waku
  • Continue working with integration part PR. Described most of the message inside de-mls PoC
• ift:2025q1-libp2p-mix-poc:simple-gossipsub-poc
  • Implemented basic GossipSub Proof of Concept (feature/mix-interface)
  • Added optional connection parameter for GossipSub (gossipsub-mix-support)
    • Concluded this approach ineffective due to requirement of pre-knowing peers for passing connection.
  • Resolved issues in (gossipsub-mix-approach2)
    • Concluded approach unsuitable; identified need to send message only to fan-out peers in publish function
  • Found a possible bug in nim-libp2p GossipSub - IDON'TWANT was being sent to all peers not just mesh peers
• nomos:2025q1-nomos-consulting:zk-consulting-nomos-5
  • Finished with review by addressed Nomos’ responses to analysis of latency comments.
• nomos:2025q1-nomos-consulting:zk-consulting-nomos-6
  • Finish comments for analysis of anonymity.
• ift:2025q1-mds-checker:blogpost-mds
  • A blogpost dedicated to the MDSECheck method and the corresponding library crate was in progress.
• ift:2025q1-zerokit-v0-7:zerokit-maintaining
  • stealth-address-kit
    • Fixed CI issue regarding using token and issue about artifact upload version
  • zerokit
    • Published minor release v0.6.1 with wasm patch PR
    • Fixed CI problem after bump dependencies PR
    • Add more details inside serializtion issue
    • Open issue about fully removing ark-circom dependecy
• ift:2025q1-libp2p-mix-poc:ift-research-call-prep
  • Prepared mixnet presentation for IFT research call
• ift:2025q1-rln-status-l2:exploring
  • Continued learning documentation about RLN and other projects in ACZ.

vac:nim: §

• CC in holidays

vac:rfc: §

• vac:rfc:ift:rfc-index-maintenance
  • Completed update of links for vac blog - https://github.com/vacp2p/vac.dev/pull/163
  • Reviewed the move old Status RFC to rfc-index pr - https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/pull/109
  • Reviewed waku-mix draft spec, provided feedback - https://github.com/waku-org/specs/pull/53
  • Checked the old Status deprecated PRs, adhering to new review: https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/pull/109
• vac:rfc:waku:2025q1-rfc-iteration:10/waku2
  • Made changes based on feedback - https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/pull/125
• vac:rfc:waku:2025q1-rfc-iteration:33/waku2-discv5
  • Started this RFC update - publishing a draft PR by EOD
• vac:rfc:waku:2025q1-rfc-iteration:36/waku2-bindings-api
  • Checking Jimmy’s review and publishing the new version for Hanno to review as well - https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/tree/36/bindings-api-draft
• vac:rfc:ift:2025q1-culture-establishment-team-communication
  • Preparing for next week’s call with Hanno with new RFCs to take a look at - will discuss with Jimmy beforehand.

vac:nes: §

• state-separation-architecture-poc:se-de
  • Researched and drafted a proposal for single epoch.
  • Reviewed and drafted a summary of Ugur’s approach.
  • Reviewed and drafted a summary of Marvin’s approach.
  • Made a 1-to-1 comparison for A1 and A2.
  • Made a comparison between all approaches.
  • Reviewed Time-release document.
  • Reviewed Frost Vs. Shamir.
  • Reviewed and looked into zkEVM issue for R0.
  • Investigated Shamir’s secret sharing vs FROST (Joint-Feldman) for distributed key generation in timed-release encryption.
  • Explored potential improvement of SE proposal by combining two.
  • Created the wrapping up doc for R1 (programmability).
  • Created the notion doc for zkEVM usage for SE/DE.
• state-separation-architecture-poc:gas
  • Looked into riscv tools for opcode research.
  • Started building a model for opcode cost estimation.
  • Research deploy mode gas estimation proposition.