Vac 2025/12/15 §
highlights §
- BI: Comms Discord stats pipeline fixed Keycard data transformation issues.
- BI: Logos Circle dashboard data quality improved with ongoing tweaks.
- BI: Blockchain analytics research progressed on smart contract data extraction; RAG context tested vLLM deployment.
- DST: RLN scaling benchmarks wrapped with a published report for TWN-supports-RLN-tree scenarios.
- DST: JsWaku lightpush regression resolved by bumping nwaku versions and documenting outcomes.
- DST: pod-api-requester refactor added config-driven endpoints, port overrides, and payload fixes.
- DST: Vaclab 2.0 design compared CNIs and documented current stack and networking proposals.
- Infra: Lido/Nimbus operations tackled Fusaka-related fixes, validator monitoring, and new RC deployments.
- Infra: Status CI stabilized after repo renaming, with Windows E2E fixes and nim/waku integration work.
- Infra: Site deployments covered minutes.meeting.logos.co, Status Network back office, and DNS updates.
- Nim: Nimble integration fixes addressed lockfile pollution, case sensitivity, tag mismatches, and large-package installs.
- Nim: Confutils parser fixes improved debug flags, help/version output, and docs.
- Nim: CPU integer library design opened for review; langserver shutdown handling under review.
- Nescience: Privacy research proposed deposit-based private account creation and generalized program approach.
- Nescience: LSSA testnet readiness advanced with burn/mint updates, wallet/AMM work, and tutorial verifications.
- Nescience: Tail-call privacy mechanism merged; sequencer deploy automation and wallet auth improvements progressed.
- P2P: C-bindings expanded with Kademlia, gossipsub, peer info, and lifecycle controls.
- P2P: QUIC stabilization progressed with concurrent stream closing, lsquic transport work, and Nimbus integration WIP.
- P2P: Maintenance hardened gossipsub tests and adopted chronos AsyncSemaphore.
- P2P: Kademlia interop tests advanced with data retrieval fixes planned.
- QA: Waku interop maintenance merged multiple fixes and renames.
- QA: Status-go token-gated community functional tests advanced with new PoC coverage.
- QA: Nim-libp2p flaky-test cleanup merged stabilization PRs and initiated Mix test plan drafting.
- QA: Status Desktop 2.36 release support completed with registry follow-ups queued.
- QA: Mobile QA progressed multi-device and CI enablement.
- RFC: RFC index maintenance addressed open feedback and review queues.
- RFC: opChan RFC drafting neared review readiness; Waku 34 updates started.
- RFC: Nomos RFCs opened for payload formatting and Cryptarchia protocol; block exchange work merged.
- SC: Status L2 audit fixes merged across StakeManager, StakeVault, and Karma contracts.
- SC: New safeguards and helper views opened for review, including emergency exit test coverage.
- SC: Per-user vault limits and Karma stability refinements remained in flight.
- Security: Secure signing environment evaluations continued with AVG/ClamAV testing and cold-signing VM builds.
- Security: CICD security review audited Status Desktop/Wallet changes, GitHub org permissions, and regenerated SBOMs.
- Security: Incident response tracked npm malware risks with IOC scans, secrets rotations, and dependency cleanups.
- Security: Finance automation improved duplicate PO detection and admin audits unified inactive reporting.
- TKE: Logos token digital twin stock/flow diagrams progressed with ongoing reviews.
- TKE: Realistic transaction demand modeling initiated; validator behavior modeling planned next.
- TKE: Karma incentives review continued post-audit with APY formula follow-up.
- TKE: Betfundme extension design and service incentive RFC reviews scheduled.
- Web: Status app Waku upgrade debugging continued around shard handling.
- Web: Status Network Hub released with follow-up fixes and preview deploy improvements.
- Web: Next.js maintenance patched vulnerabilities across status-web, ps.logos, and keycard sites.
- Web: Spaces Calendar and contributor directory refactors advanced feature requests and UI polish.
- Web: LI.FI wallet extension integration progressed; provider connection still open.
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vac:dst: §
vac:infra: §
lido
- Updated ethereum-validator-monitoring, proposed validator hosts, added MEV-Boost metrics on Hoodi, analyzed Nimbus logs, and identified Nethermind commit (.NET 10 upgrade) fixing Fusaka issue.
eth2
- Deployed new RC version to testing.
nimbus
- Debugged Geth CPU load, fixed Portal disk usage, and addressed archive node disk space issues.
logos
- Planned new Linux host and Windows provisioning for Messaging; discussed deployment automation for Nescience.
ci
- Handled Status app repo rename/build fix, Windows E2E issues, Status Go pipeline integration for nim/waku, added C++ on GitHub runner, and fixed iOS certificate signing.
sites
- Removed thebitcoin podcast, deployed minutes.meeting.logos.co, deployed Status Network back office, fixed Status network API site, added DNS record, and resolved press.logos.co update issue.
office
- Progressed CiviCRM deployment.
bi
misc
- Decommissioned old Nomos host.
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vac:nescience: §
state-separation-architecture-poc:research-issues
- Drafted solutions for private txs to existing accounts and generalized approach (see Notion draft).
state-separation-architecture-poc:crypto-primitives
- Addressed initial review comments.
state-separation-architecture-poc:documentation
other
state-separation-architecture-poc:testnet-readiness
vac:nes:2025q4:state-separation-architecture-poc:testnet-machine
- Added wallet basic auth (lssa#228) and draft sequencer deploy automation (lssa#231).
vac:acz:nes:2025q4-nescience-consulting:lssav03
- Updated LSSA v0.3 notes and reviews (Notion).
vac:acz:nes:2025q4-nescience-consulting:simple-amm
vac:acz:nes:2025q4-nescience-consulting:nfts-implementation
nes:2025q4-nescience-consulting:native-token-exploit
- Continued review of native token concerns (Notion).
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vac:sc: §
vac:sc:status-l2:2025q4-maintaining-status-l2-contracts:maintenance
- Merged audit fixes for StakeManager/StakeVault/Karma (status-network-monorepo#107, #103, #84, #87, #86).
- Opened additional fixes and helpers (status-network-monorepo#104, #105, #106).
- Progressed per-user vault limits and Karma protections (status-network-monorepo#88, #96, #95, #93, #92, #89, #85).
vac:sec: §
ift:2025q4-secure-signing-environment:endpoint-security-evaluation
- Continued evaluating detection tools (AVG, ClamAV).
ift:2025q4-secure-signing-environment:build-cold-signing-workstation
- Deployed isolated cold-signing VM and offline verification environment.
ift:2025q4-treasury-continuity-plan:implement-backup-requirements
- Established new device assignments.
ift:2025q4-treasury-continuity-plan:signing-accounts-revalidation
- Began annual revalidation of signing accounts.
admin/misc
- Prepared 2025q4 retrospective session.
ift:2025q4-cicd-security-review:status-design-reviews
- Reviewed Status Desktop/Wallet changes, CI dependencies, dApp isolation, IPC enforcement, GitHub org access, and refreshed SBOMs.
ift:2025q4-vulma-and-ir:incidents
- Investigated npm malware exposure, extended IOC scans, monitored telemetry, and confirmed secret rotations.
ift:2025q4-vulma-and-ir:remediation-tracking
- Performed security passes on Waku/VAC code, reran CodeQL with stricter queries, cleaned dependencies, enforced CI pinning, and tracked remediation deltas.
ift:2025q4-finance-automation-enhancements
- Monitored executions, added duplicate PO detection, regenerated document numbers, and inserted missing expense POs.
ift:2025q4-iam-operations:admin-audit
- Added Notion webhook actions, unified inactive reports, and tested Discord inactive checks.
ift:2025q4-revalidation of github and discord handles
- Implemented logic to collect missing handles and began BBHR validation tests.
ift:2025q4-create hierarchy boards in miro
- Improved board logic and lead/manager identification.
vac:tke: §
vac:tke:ift:logos-token:logos-digital-twin
- Continued implementing stock and flow diagrams; reviewed progress.
vac:tke:ift:logos-token::snt-integration
- Reviewed current state ahead of leadership sync.
vac:tke:nomos:stress-test::realistic-tx-model
- Began realistic demand modeling incorporating base fee.
vac:tke:ift:support-to-ift-units:reading-by-jarrad
- Continued research on virtual worlds and economies.
vac:tke:ift:support-to-ift-units:ecodev-support
- Researched RAI/HAI stablecoin options.
vac:tke:status:karma-incentives
- Reviewed vault structure changes from audit.
misc
- Read Juan’s thesis for context.
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