Vac 2025/06/02 §

highlights §

• Completed performance evaluations for GossipSub v1.4, v1.4+stagger, PPPt, 2.0
• Good alignment/collab with linea on bridge work
• Proposal of refined block rewards emission schedule for Nomos.

vac:p2p: §

• ift:2025q1-gossipsub-perf-improvements
  • Completed performance evaluations for GossipSub v1.4, v1.4+stagger, PPPt, 2.0
    • Required doing some modifications in scripts/PoC implementations
  • Working on a short performance comparison blogpost
  • Reviewed AutoTLS specs PR
• vac:p2p:ift:2025q2-nimlibp2p-autotls
  • addressed Farooq’s comments on AutoTLS client spec
  • iterations on AutoTLS PR #1358
• vac:p2p:ift:2025q2-nimlibp2p-maintenance:maintenance
  • fixing and improveing daily ci job
    • fix(daily): remove —solver flag nim-libp2p#1400
    • ci(daily): improvements nim-libp2p#1404
    • ci(daily): add pinned dependencies variant nim-libp2p#1418
  • ci(dependencies): fix access to tokens nim-libp2p#1421
  • chore(interop): move interop code to separate folder nim-libp2p#1413
  • nim-libp2p#1398 feat: withWsTransport
  • nim-lang/packages#3044 Published quic in nim package repo
  • nim-quic#80 refactor: make certificates part of the connection
  • nim-quic#82 fix: if stream is not available in open state, raise exception
  • nim-quic#81 fix: limit chronicles version to < 0.11.0
  • nim-libp2p fix: limit chronicles version to < 0.11.0
  • Looking into compiling BoringSSL statically part of nim-libp2p
  • investigating hole punching interop
  • reviewing Radek’s PRs
• misc/admin
  • assisted on PR: nim-libp2p#1399

vac:tke: §

• admin
  • 1 CC day off (Ascension Day, May 29)
  • wrote down the team’s monthly report
  • 3 days at ETHPrague and 1 day (plus weekend) at ETHGlobal Hackathon Prague
• vac:tke:ift:support-to-ift-units::logos-basket
  • worked on a proposal for $LOGOS as unique token for the tech stack
  • Further research and discussion
  • Catchup with latest here
  • continue reserch on basket and joint value accrual
• vac:tke:ift:support-to-ift-units::tge
  • reviewed integrated document
• vac:tke:nomos:macroeconomy::block-rewards
  • studied Juan’s work on “token emissions as optimal control problem”
  • proposed a block rewards emission rate on top of the work above
  • sketched the whole block rewards work
• vac:tke:status:karma-incentives:karma-params
  • Work on tier definition based on conversation with Status team
• vac:tke:nomos:macroeconomy::tfms-primer
  • Pushed on nomos DA, TFMs and block rewards
  • Catchup with discussion
• vac:tke:ift:tokenomics-research-forum::minting-control
  • Keep refining work on optimal control and minting
• vac:tke:ift:tokenomics-research-forum:grantico
  • read Martin’s work on Grantico
  • Present the work in the research call
• vac:tke:ift:ghost:tokenomics-design
  • Discuss with Matt
• vac:tke:codex:cdx-launch::preparations
  • get data analusys on competitor growth
  • help on token emission schedule based on a KPI

vac:qa: §

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

  • Test/data confidentiality PR 18 - in progress
  • chore: Nomos node with mutated QUIC transport PR 2 - paused - continue as prep. for reliability test, time box or drop ?

• waku:2025q2-waku-sync-testing:Integration-test

  • Discussions with devs resulted in found the needed flags to run the waku-sync E2E scenarios in PR 119 but task postponed till specs ready

• waku:2025q2-interop-testing:maintenance

  • After analyzing recent CI jobs found RLN tests failing due to changes in nwaku repo
  • Confirmed with devs that changes are needed and not bugs so currently trying adjust the tests but still not done
  • Stopped the failing topic tests modifications as Ivan confirmed they will revert the change that caused the failure
  • bug: node won’t start with RLN in on-chain dynamic mode 2 Issue 3208 - re-test - failed

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

  • Merged PR with fix of errors in YML file

• vac:2025q2-nim-libp2p-testing:gossipsub-extended-part2

  • test(gossipsub): heartbeat tests - merged
  • test(gossipsub): include missing test files and handle flaky tests - merged
  • fix(gossipsub): save iDontWants messages in the first element of history - merged and GossipSub: iDontWants messages saved only in last element of history - closed
  • test(gossipsub): message cache - draft

• status:2025q2-status-qa:v2-34

  • Testing v2.34 on mobile, current state
  • Created/investigated 3 issues
  • Configured the env for tablet build bulding and built it
  • Squish tests support (fixed failed tests from nightly run)
  • Regression on RC 3

• waku:2025q2-status-go-functional-testing:

  • Fixed flaky test
  • Reviewed existing tests in framework and prepared requirements for new tests

• admin/misc

  • Parental leave 5 CC days
  • Public holiday 1 CC day
  • Day off 2 CC days

vac:dst: §

• vac:dst:ift:2025q2-dst-tooling:analysis-refactor
  • Refactor of the analysis code
    • Github: Draft PR
    • Main workflow of analysis finished
    • Need to adapt other cases (filter checks, store checks, plottings, documentation)
• vac:dst:ift:2025q2-dst-tooling:python-deployment-scaffold
  • Refactors and nimlibp2p template.
  • Design discussion / review
  • PR #68
  • Design Notes

vac:sc: §

• status:2025q2-sn-native-bridge-yield-bearing-module:research-design
  • started simple implementation of implementation of L1YieldETHBridge
  • research on withdrawal + Yield Manager contracts
  • discussions with Filip and the Linea team about the design of the L1 and L2 bridge
• status:2025q2-karma-rln:implementation
  • Implementing tests https://github.com/vacp2p/staking-reward-streamer/pull/220
  • Porting “vanilla” to repository to PR 220 update https://github.com/vacp2p/staking-reward-streamer/pull/221
• status:2025q2-karma-rln:slash-karma
  • Worked on certora rule fix
  • This uncovered some other invariants that are necessary to proof
  • Discussed the progress with the team
    • We might simplify and “deactivate” reward distribuors instead

vac:acz: §

• ift:2025q2-rln-status-l2:rpc-node-modification
  • Implement a plugin for RPC nodes to forward transaction data directly to the Prover:
    • Changed approach for implementing the RPC node using the Linea-Besu codebase instead of Besu plugin feature (PR)
    • Refactored forward-transaction feature into a CLI argument by extending the BesuCommand
    • Tried to set up the Besu client codebase to sync with mainnet on the test machine
• ift:2025q2-zerokit:zerokit-maintaining
  • Reviewed and approved merged PRs:
    • Updated Rust tooling for the Nix environment (PR)
    • Added build targets for different platforms (PR)
• ift:2025q2-de-mls-tesnet:blogpost-de-mls-over-waku
  • Create final commit to blogpost PR
  • Reviewed of blogpost
• ift:2025q2-de-mls-tesnet:commit-and-proposal
  • Worked on splitting commit message to proposal and commit message branch
• ift:2025q2-zerokit:error-abstraction
  • Reviewed PR
  • PR for better error display.
• ift:2025q2-rln-status-l2:prover-service
  • User db PR
  • Proof generation end to end
• ift:2025q2-rln-status-l2:rln-spec
  • Clarified some topics on RLN deployment specs
• ift:2025q2-de-mls-tesnet:consensus-rfc
  • Applied changes ready to review RFC PR.
• ift:2025q2-de-mls-tesnet:multi-admin-rfc
  • Create draft doc about de-mls RFC
• nes:2025q2-nescience-consulting:SE-DE-improvements
  • Reviewing the older version execution types for SE/DE improvements.
  • Continued work on SE/DE document.
• ift:2025q2-libp2p-mix-testnet:surb-implementation
  • Implementation de-prioritised in favor of establishing discrepency
  • Began implementing a structured, feature-flagged logging system PR 25
  • ift:2025q2-zerokit:perfomance-updates-blogpost
  • began drafting a plan with the help of LLM: Issue 314
• ift:2025q2-ift-zk-calls:ift-zk-call-3
  • Selected topic and began outlining presentation on polynomial commitments for zk call.
• ift:2025q2-libp2p-mix-testnet:nomos-comparison
  • Started reviewing the Blend Protocol spec and output a comparison Doc
  • Identified a clean separation between Blend’s application logic and its anonymous routing layer.
  • Proposed a refactor to delegate message-level anonymous routing to a shared custom libp2p protocol, enabling reuse across stacks (e.g., Nomos, Waku).
    • This could allow Blend and Mix to evolve as separate custom libp2p protocols, each supporting distinct anonymity models.
  • Also drafted a refactored version using the Mix Protocol — mapping core flow, roles, and message lifecycle. [WiP]
• ift:2025q2-zerokit:perfomance-updates-blogpost
  • Iterate on blog post.
• admin/misc
  • Examined the PSE RLNv3 doc
  • Had detailed syncs with team to align on tasks; clarified next steps on Issue #24 and PR #20.
  • Investigated branch moved, created PR #1420, GossipSub tests and CI failed. So need to reintroduce changes incrementally to isolate issues.

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)
    • Handles more builds cases. Including symlinks
    • vnext can run the build action as well. Skips symlink for root package
    • implements setup for vnext
    • implements run cmd
    • vnext is able to build nimlangserver as dep. Improves nim set (needs a refactor). Copy nim files over the install dir, so build can happen in the install dir rather than the cache
    • Fixes test
    • Enabling feature works with vnext
    • green: [OK] should be able to install a package using the declarative parser with a feature
    • Activate transitive features
    • Makes vnext the code path when declarative parser is on
    • Fixes a regression
    • Improves setup command with vnext. Adds support to babel packages in vnext
    • Clean up
    • Prevent redundant copy
    • Comments a test for vnext that relies in a lock file (deps changed)
    • Merge branch ‘master’ into vnext

vac:rfc: §

• vac:rfc:ift:rfc-index-maintenance:maintenance
  • Made some changes fix fix rfc.vac.dev build errors - https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/pull/163
• admin/misc
  • Worked on draft of Status Network Staking RFC, work still in progress - https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/pull/161
• vac:rfc:waku:2025q2-rfc-iteration:waku2-enr
  • Started work on rfc update for WAKU2-ENR
• vac:rfc:nescience:2025q2-rfc-iteration:key-protocol
  • Draft PR: https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/pull/162

vac:sec: §

• ift:2025q2-signatory-registry-implementation:signatory-inventory-revalidation
  • Pending to confirm EOA’s and individual accounts
• ift:2025q2-custody-improvement-plan:mpc-solution-review
  • Reviewed the secure usage documentation with the Inv team
• ift:2025q2-signatory-registry-implementation:signatory-data-verification
  • Requested for additional signer verification information
• ift:2025q2-audit-plan-refinement:smart-contract-testing
  • Conducted fuzz testing and invariant checks using Foundry.
• ift:2025q2-cicd-security-review:gha-hardening
  • Reviewed and enhanced branch protection configurations for key repositories.
  • Automated the processing of secret scanning notifications and alerts.
  • Coordinated with the Status team to formalize Security as designated code owners.
• ift:2025q2-vulma-and-ir:remediation-tracking
  • Reassessed related findings from Status-321 and Status-322 post-incident.
  • Investigated reports concerning Discord AI bots and confirm bans.
• ift:2025q2-iam-operations:remove-unnecessary-users
  • Started investigating removal from Notion, Iplicit and Expensify
• ift:2025q2-finance-automation
  • Meeting with Finance to finalize approach for invoice management
  • Implemented upgrades for new CC update from BBHR to Iplicit
• admin\misc
  • Review the Security Engineer JD to start the hiring process.

vac:nes: §