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.

vac:bi: §

• vac:bi:ift:2025q4-comms-discord-stats
  • Fixed Keycard data transformation.
• vac:bi:logos:2025q4-logos-circle-dashboard
  • Improved data and dashboard quality.
• blockchain analytics
  • Researched and tested smart contract data extraction.
• vac:bi:rag:2025q4-rag-context
  • Tested vLLM deployment.

vac:dst: §

• admin/misc
  • OOO: 2 CC days.
  • Prepared DST retro and research call; opened commitments PR roadmap#344.
• vac:dst:waku:2025q4-waku-scaling:twn-supports-rln-tree
  • Ran benchmarks and published report (Notion).
• vac:dst:status:2025q4-status-evaluation:chat-protocol-benchmarks-followup
  • Applied Waku fixes, evaluated light/relay nodes, and refactored async paths.
• vac:dst:waku:2025q4-waku-scaling:optimise-browser-bootstrapping
  • Fixed lightpush fallback by upgrading nwaku and documented findings (Notion, Discord).
• vac:dst:waku:2025q4-waku-evaluation:nwaku-api-image
  • Drafted refactor with config-driven requests, node IP handling, and base64 payload fixes (pod-api-requester#2).
• vac:dst:ift:2025q4-dst-tooling:general-tooling
  • Updated libp2p test nodes with Mix support and documentation (dst-libp2p-test-node#9, #12).
• vac:dst:waku:2025q4-waku-evaluation:nwaku-v0.37-bandwidth-regression
  • Ran bandwidth experiments and logged results (Notion, Discord).
• vac:dst:waku:2025q4-waku-evaluation:nwaku-v0.37-store-regression
  • Investigated store message issues and scenarios (Notion, Notion, Discord).
• vac:dst:ift:2025q4-dst-lab:local-lab
  • Merged dashboard import exclusions (vaclab-local#2).
• vac:dst:ift:2025q4-dst-lab:lab-duplication
  • Compared CNIs, documented Vaclab stack, and proposed networking approach (Notion, Notion).

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
  • Tested models on vLLM.
• misc
  • Decommissioned old Nomos host.

vac:nim: §

• vac:nim:waku:2025q4-waku-nimble-integration:integration-support
  • Fixed lockfile handling, case sensitivity, tag/version mismatches, and large package installs (nimble#1535, #1534, #1533, #1532).
• vac:nim:ift:2025q4-nim-core-libs:command-line-parsers
  • Delivered confutils fixes and docs (nimbus-eth2#7803, nim-confutils#130, #126, #129, #127, #128).
• vac:nim:ift:2025q4-nim-core-libs:cpu-integer-library
  • Submitted tech design and copied missing operations into intops (nim-intops#8).
• langserver
  • Investigated graceful shutdown handling and debugging approaches (langserver#358, langserver#351, langserver#372).

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
  • Tested program deployment tutorial and wallet CLI, producing step-by-step docs (program deployment tutorial).
• other
  • Reviewed pending PRs.
• state-separation-architecture-poc:testnet-readiness
  • Merged wallet burn/mint and refactors (lssa#153, #211, #215, #237); logged follow-up issues (lssa#234, #235).
  • Completed program deployment examples (lssa#233, #241) and tail-call privacy mechanism (lssa#151).
  • Improved wallet auth and deploy flows (lssa#229, #220, #223, #240).
• 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
  • Finalized updates (nescience-testnet#152); merged burn/mint support (lssa#224).
• vac:acz:nes:2025q4-nescience-consulting:nfts-implementation
  • Added token metadata support (lssa#232) with notes (Notion).
• nes:2025q4-nescience-consulting:native-token-exploit
  • Continued review of native token concerns (Notion).

vac:p2p: §

• vac:p2p:ift:2025q4-nimlibp2p-cbindings:kademlia
  • Added Kademlia bindings and topic handler updates (nim-libp2p#1960, #1956, #1964, #1955).
• vac:p2p:ift:2025q4-nimlibp2p-cbindings:gossipsub
  • Added pubsub support (nim-libp2p#1935).
• vac:p2p:ift:2025q4-nimlibp2p-cbindings:core
  • Delivered peer info and lifecycle controls (nim-libp2p#1931, #1927).
• vac:p2p:ift:2025q4-nimlibp2p-quic:stabilization
  • Advanced QUIC integration with concurrent stream closing and transport updates (nim-libp2p#1966, nim-eth#835, nim-eth#834, nim-lsquic#33, nim-libp2p#1876, nimbus-eth2#7775).
• vac:p2p:ift:2025q4-nimlibp2p-maintenance:maintenance
  • Switched to chronos AsyncSemaphore and stabilized imports (nim-libp2p#1957, #1967).
• vac:p2p:ift:2025q4-nimlibp2p-kad-dht:interop
  • Continued interop test coverage (nim-libp2p#1902).

vac:qa: §

• vac:qa:waku:2025q4-waku-testing:maintenance
  • Merged interop maintenance fixes in logos-messaging-interop-tests#144, #143, and #145.
• vac:qa:status:2025q4-status-go-functional-testing:wallet
  • Added token-gated community tests (status-go#7113) and PoC follow-up (status-go#7187).
• vac:qa:nomos:2025q4-e2e-testing:maintenance
  • Updated paths for repo rename in logos-blockchain-e2e-tests#21.
• vac:2025q4-nim-libp2p-testing:flaky-tests
  • Landed gossipsub and pubsub stability fixes across nim-libp2p#1962, #1961, #1958, #1949, #1939, and #1929.
• vac:2025q4-nim-libp2p-testing:test-plans
  • Started drafting Mix protocol test plan.
• vac:qa:status:2025q4-status-qa-desktop:release-testing
  • Assisted Status Desktop 2.36 release validation (status-desktop#18965).
• status:2025q4-status-qa-mobile:release-testing
  • Tested Keycard info drawer for Android in status-desktop#19549.
• vac:qa:status:2025q4-status-qa-mobile:multi-device-support
  • Coordinated merges of dependencies (status-desktop#19239, #19163, #19310).
• status:2025q4-status-qa-mobile:port-tests
  • Progressed Appium chat tests in status-desktop#19239 with dependencies noted.
• vac:qa:status:2025q4-status-qa-mobile:test-ci
  • Shared details for mobile e2e CI setup (see infra-ci#222 and status-desktop#19163).
• status:2025q4-status-go-functional-testing:maintenance
  • Merged fixture cleanup in status-go#7176 and continued container refactor in status-go#7202.

vac:rfc: §

• vac:rfc:ift:2025q4-rfc-index-maintenance:maintenance
  • Responded to feedback and reviews.
• vac:rfc:waku:2025q4-rfc-iteration:opchan
  • Advanced draft toward review (logos-messaging/specs#98).
• vac:rfc:waku:updates
  • Started updates for 34/WAKU2-PEER-EXCHANGE.
• admin/misc
  • Reviewed Codex PRs and refreshed commitments.
• vac:rfc:nomos:2025q4-rfc-iteration:payload-formatting
  • Opened draft (rfc-index#226).
• vac:rfc:nomos:2025q4-rfc-iteration:cryptarchia-protocol
  • Opened draft (rfc-index#227).
• vac:rfc:nomos:2025q4-rfc-iteration
  • Cleaned earlier Nomos PRs for review.
• vac:rfc:nomos:2025q4-rfc-iteration:block-exchange
  • Merged updates (rfc-index#215).

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.

vac:web: §

• vac:web:status:2025q4-status-app:upgrade-waku
  • Reviewed shard fixes in status-web#875 and debugged shard behaviour in community-dapp#119.
• admin/misc
  • OOO: 1 CC day.
  • Ran retro (notes), refined commitments (roadmap#345), and planned CMS/SEO plus contribute portal work (Discord).
  • Upgraded ps.logos (ps.logos.co#15, ps.logos.co#14), status-web (status-web#878), and publishing docs (status-web#880).
• vac:web:ift:2025q4-maintenance:maintenance
  • Hardened Next.js against critical vulnerabilities (status-web#886) and prepared preview deploys for contributors (status-web#872).
  • Updated Logos Press Engine assets and OG rendering (logos-press-engine#248, logos-press-engine#247).
• vac:web:status:2025q4-sn-hub:discovery
  • Released with design tweaks and bug fixes via status-web#827 and status-web#887.
• vac:web:ift:2025q4-status-website:maintenance
  • Renamed repository in status-web#862.
• vac:web:keycard:2025q4-keycard-website:maintenance
  • Patched Next.js vulnerabilities in keycard-website#153.
• vac:web:status:2025q4-status-wallet-extension:price-proxy
  • Added Suspense and optimized token detail loading in status-web#869.
• vac:web:ift:2025q4-logos-website:spaces-calendar
  • Refactored table and search UX, added optional fields, and strengthened migrations in admin-acid.logos.co#25.
• vac:web:ift:2025q4-logos-contributions-portal:contributor-directory
  • Improved static export compatibility and UI components (contribute.logos.co#27, contribute.logos.co#25).
• vac:web:ift:2025q4-logos-website:layout
  • Tuned WideMedia layout and copy updates (logos#23, logos#21, logos#20).
• vac:web:ift:2025q4-logos-website:social-proof
  • Requested refreshed GitHub and Discord data (data-docs#127, Discord thread).
• vac:web:status:2025q4-status-wallet-extension:price-proxy
  • Integrated LI.FI widget UI while continuing provider hookup (status-web#697).