Vac 2025/5/19 §

highlights §

• nim-libp2p 1.10.0 released (QUIC transport support)
• DST report for nim-libp2p 1.10.0 (QUIC)
• Multiple DST analyses and measurements on libp2p mix protocol
• Status communities contracts now deployed on Polgon POS Mainnet and Amoy
• Karma slashing capabilities done
• new commitment for Status Network Staking RFC

vac:p2p: §

• ift:2025q1-gossipsub-perf-improvements
  • Work on performance comparison for current gossipsub proposals
    • Created PoC implementation for push-pull phase transition
    • Created PoC implementation for GossipSub v2.0 (Will finalize today)
• vac:p2p:ift:2025q2-nimlibp2p-kad-dht:routing-and-rpc
  • Writing unit-tests in nim-libp2p#1324.
  • Ironing out impl of routing tables, and finding nodes based on test units
• vac:p2p:ift:2025q2-nimlibp2p-maintenance:maintenance
  • nim-quic#71 fix: close should clean stream userdata
  • investigated failing hole punching interop tests
    • chore(interop): use the same redis dependency nim-libp2p#1364
    • chore(hp): add timeout on dial nim-libp2p#1378
  • investigated failing transport interop tests
    • ci(interop): disable transport interop with zig-v0.0.1 nim-libp2p#1372
  • investigated unit test hanging on macos
    • nim-libp2p#1376
  • speculation: all three of above suggest issues with quic transport (or some connection issues)
  • Forked nim-jwt into vacp2p to apply a patch I needed since the latest commit is from 2 years ago and the maintainer hasn’t responded to my PR in a couple weeks
    • Bumped nim-stew version to 0.4.0 in order to properly get new features from it (especially base36) per @arnetheduck’s recommendation
    • README.md “improvements”
• vac:p2p:ift:2025q2-nimlibp2p-webtransport:http3-client
  • smaller progress made
  • realized that http3 will not be easly integrated on top of quic because http3 requires different callbacks, which requires structires…
• Created draft PR for AutoTLS
  • vac:p2p:ift:2025q2-nimlibp2p-autotls:certificate-request-auth
    • OK with tests
  • vac:p2p:ift:2025q2-nimlibp2p-autotls:dns-challenge
    • OK with tests
  • vac:p2p:ift:2025q2-nimlibp2p-autotls:certificate-installation
    • In progress, tests already in place
  • On Thursday I figured why testall was failing when adding testatutotls.nim to testnative (TLDR: GC shennanigans)
• misc/admin
  • Work 1d with Sasha from js-waku team to figure out why yamux was sending a goaway
    • multistream select spec is not clear in what to do when a protocol is not supported
    • js-waku was attempting to use store protocol and nwaku did not have it enabled
    • js-libp2p sends a goaway when a protocol is not supported.
    • Other implementations do different: nim-libp2p sends a fin, go-waku sends a rst
  • 2 cc 1d OoO

vac:tke: §

• vac:tke:ift:ghost:tokenomics-design
  • met with Matt to discuss this, and read documentation
• vac:tke:ift:support-to-ift-units::logos-basket
  • reviewed old discussion about Logos as a basket of tokens
  • produce a doc on baskets and independent ones
  • reviewed Martin’s token proposal
  • met with TKE to brainstorm about logos token
• vac:tke:ift:support-to-ift-units::tge
  • discussed with TKE a check list for the TGE workgroup
• vac:tke:nomos:macroeconomy::preliminary-block-rewards
  • read two posts about ETH issuance rate
  • extensive discussion about it with Nomos team
  • incorporated feedback into requirements doc
• vac:tke:nomos:macroeconomy:block-rewards
  • Worked on tasks related to nomos DA, TFMs and block rewards
  • Created introductory documents explaining the pros and cons of several mechanisms for Nomos
• vac:tke:codex:cdx-launch::preparations
  • met with Codex team to discuss CDX launch
• vac:tke:status:karma-incentives:karma-params
  • revisit the Karma spreadsheet
  • sync with Nadeem and SC team on RLN and Karma onboarding
• vac:tke:status:karma-incentives:karma-params
  • Finalized data analysis work on Linea to define/propose the rewards tiers
  • Wrote down report on the above
• vac:tke:ift:tokenomics-research-forum:tke-dashboard
  • find a research topic
• vac:tke:ift:tokenomics-research-forum::minting-control
  • researched work on optimal control and minting

vac:qa: §

• nomos:2025q2-da-testing:data-confidentiality

  • test: Da networking encryption - next step is to create malicious node PR 1264 - in review

• waku:2025q2-interop-testing:maintenance

  • Errors related to sub/unsubscribe simlulated locally
  • After analysis turned out that latest version on master of nwaku has errors in handling topics issue opened

• nomos:2025q2-e2e-testing:maintenance

  • fix: Update Rust version to 1.87 for Dockerfile debug PR 1278 in progress

• waku:2025q2-waku-go-bindings-testing:maintenance

  • Created PR and merge to master with suspected fix for issue in json format & changes in CI jobs to record memory readings of stress tests
  • Created PR with additonal fixes and modifications in stress tests & CI yml files to address limiations in the execution of stress test
  • Opened issue with fix to json format (issue closed as the josn format currently works fine using latest nwaku version)
  • Found 4 failed tests & still issues in msgchannel handling that block running endurance jobs - all reported to Gabriel and Ivan with analysis sheet of each issue

• vac:qa:waku:2025q2-waku-sync-testing:unit

  • FIx review points on PR
  • Making second PR ready for review

• vac:2025q2-nim-libp2p-testing:gossipsub-extended

  • test(gossipsub): control message - merged
  • test(gossipsub): Topic Membership Tests - closed, but extracted some of tests into test(gossipsub): Topic Membership Tests - updated - merged
  • test(gossipsub): refactor testgossipinternal - merged, which closed an issue Improve testgossipinternal file
  • test(gossipsub): block5 protobuf test cases - merged, and closed an issue Protobuf encoding & decoding not compatible with different references

vac:dst: §

• admin/misc
  • Help 1 CC with onboarding
  • 1 CC Out of Office Friday
  • 1 CC Onboarding tasks
• vac:dst:ift:2025q2-dst-tooling:python-deployment-scaffold
  • Test workloads / deployments
• vac:dst:vac:2025q2-libp2p-evaluation:regression-testing
  • Nim-libp2p 1.10.0
    • Notion: regression report
    • Notion: list of quic issues
  • Mix protocol
    • Notion: Mix report
      • Message propagation times
      • Distribution of messages inside/outside mixnet
      • Comparison between mix and non-mix scenarios
    • Found possible issue regarding mix-gossipsub instance in the same node
    • Found weird times for mix propagation. Further investigation will be done.

vac:sc: §

• sc/status/2025q2-consulting
  • researched Towns contracts implementation and protocol fees and wrote notes about it https://notes.status.im/sM3t7EOnSFqerEHFIBdcOw?view
• status:2025q2-sn-native-bridge-yield-bearing-module:research-design
  • continued discussions and research on the yield manager
• status:2025q2-maintaining-status-contracts
  • Deployed Status communities contracts on Polygon POS mainnet and Amoy
    • Contract addresses: https://github.com/status-im/communities-contracts/pull/67
  • Implemented Access Control version of Karma
    • https://github.com/vacp2p/staking-reward-streamer/pull/214
• status:2025q2-karma-rln:slash-karma
  • Implemented slashing capabilities in Karma contract
    • https://github.com/vacp2p/staking-reward-streamer/pull/215
• admin/misc
  • Wrote commitments for Karma RLN and FV Tools research
    • https://github.com/vacp2p/roadmap/pull/159

vac:acz: §

• ift:2025q2-de-mls-tesnet:consensus-rfc
  • Reviewed RFC PR
  • Apply review changes RFC PR.
• ift:2025q2-de-mls-tesnet:commit-and-proposal
  • Start working on splitting commit message to proposal and commit message branch
• ift:2025q2-zerokit:merkle-tree-improvement
  • Reviewed PR
  • Fixed remaining issues from the PR review and merged the PR to master.
• ift:2025q2-libp2p-mix-testnet:dockerize
  • Kicked off benchmark handover with team — reviewed current setup, discussed discrepancies and pending experiments.
    • Also discussed about moving Mix and GossipSub-related changes to nim-libp2p as an introductory task
  • Investigated issue where exit node relays messages but doesn’t display subscription log.
    • Enabled exit logging to isolate after discussion.
  • Reviewed benchmark results on Notion; added comments highlighting high mix routing latency and discussed debugging this with DST.
    • Added per-message tracking and additional logging across the mix path tmp/benchmark-logging branch.
• ift:2025q2-libp2p-mix-testnet:update-rfc
  • Continued refactoring the Mix Protocol RFC PR #158
    • Finalized all sections through §6 (Pluggable Components).
• ift:2025q2-zerokit:parallel-computation-study
  • Fixed remaining issues from the PR review and merged the PR to master.
  • Review PR to update shell dependencies for NixOS.
  • PR 2nd review
• ift:2025q2-rln-status-l2:rpc-node-modification
  • Get familiar with Java and read related material for this task
  • Tried out examples on the Besu Ethereum client and how to use gRPC in Java.
• nes:2025q2-nescience-consulting:unifying-q1-docs
  • Worked on unified document.
  • Refine R1 task for a unified document
• nomos:2025q2-nomos-consulting:zk-consulting-nomos-1
  • Approved design considerations document.
• acz:ift:2025q2-ift-zk-calls:ift-zk-call-2
  • Lead zk-call and posted forum post.
• ift:2025q2-rln-status-l2:prover-service
  • Add limits, network protections, // proof generation
  • Proof size & Proof generation time measurement (port from initial benchmark from Nadeem)
  • Update proto file for Java generation
  • Various updates on Notion page: scenarios
  • Transfered status-rln-prover repo
  • grpc-web exploration (with tonic-web) + js client code
• ift:2025q2-zerokit:semaphore-parts-bench
  • draft pr completed subject to review
  • draft pr completed subject to review
  • Wrote up report completing the task, subject to review and QC.
• ift:2025q2-de-mls-tesnet:multi-admin-rfc
  • Prepared initial doc for de-MLS rfc.
• admin/misc
  • 1 cc is ooo for 2 days
  • Discussed mix-protocol including discrepancies, exit node and logging.

vac:nim: §

• ift:2025q1-nimble
  • [WIP] Road to nimble 1.0. New code path where parser:declarative and sat is assumed (https://github.com/nim-lang/nimble/pull/1396)
  • Fixes #1377 Set default path for develop dependencies #1377 (https://github.com/nim-lang/nimble/pull/1395)
  • Fixes #1386 “nimble has problems when “requires” refers to mercurial repository” (https://github.com/nim-lang/nimble/pull/1394)
  • nimbledeps is added to .gitignore when setup. Fixes #1374 (https://github.com/nim-lang/nimble/pull/1393

vac:rfc: §

• vac:rfc:waku:2025q2-rfc-iteration:device-pairing
  • Continued work RFC update for device-pairing should be ready for feedback next week - https://github.com/waku-org/specs/pull/63
• admin/misc
  • Continued work on Status Network Staking RFC, should be in draft next week
• vac:rfc:nomos:2025q2-rfc-iteration:sdp
  • Nomos SDP PR - https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/pull/157
• vac:rfc:nomos:2025q2-rfc-iteration:da-encoding
  • DA Encoding PR - https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/pull/156

vac:sec: §

• ift:2025q2-signing-devices-upgrade:device-assignment-and-registry
  • Documented a convention for device assignment for new signers
• ift:2025q2-signatory-registry-implementation:signatory-inventory-revalidation
  • ~30 signing addresses pending (EOA/individual mostly)
• ift:2025q2-custody-improvement-plan:mpc-solution-review
  • Reviewed the Coinbase MPC general principles for its open source library
• ift:2025q2-audit-plan-refinement:smart-contract-testing
  • Performed a security gap analysis based on the latest repository updates (vault).
  • Conducted an initial test run for the refined smart contract security plan.
  • Wrote test cases with Foundry to test Codex smart contracts.
• ift:2025q2-cicd-security-review:gha-hardening
  • Improved GitHub Actions access controls and secret management.
  • Audited reusable workflows for security gaps.
  • Reviewed token creation requests.
  • Reviewed existing PATs and hardened them to prevent token exposure and misuse.
  • Tracked and resolved issues identified in projects via Dependabot and CodeQL.
• ift:2025q2-sec-infra-maintenance:n8n-onprem-workflow-backup
  • Finalized configuration and run test for subprocess to generate GitHub files
• ift:2025q2-finance-automation
  • Implemented upgrades for new CC update from BBHR to Iplicit

vac:nes: §

• state-separation-architecture-poc:hybrid
  • Met with Sergio about Q1 related doubts and other fundemental related questions about the architecture.
  • Researched and started documenting ways for hybrid transactions.
  • Started to go deep about how we would like our transactions to behave and what are the issues, mainly linkability issues and how to solve them.
• state-separation-architecture-poc:node-stability
  • Hash storage merkle tree seriallization done. PR.
  • Prepared a document on questions on common private smart contract state.
  • Implemented stable seriallization for sparse Merkle trees. Merge request.
• state-separation-architecture-poc:onboarding
  • Formalizing NSSA components here
  • Created PRs #75, #76 and #77 with updates to the utxo crate to align with specifications.