2026-08-24 IFT-TS weekly

IFT-TS 2026/08/24

top highlights

• BI team released Status SDK 1.1.2 and began preparing version 1.2.
• NIM team released nim-json-rpc v0.7.0.
• QA team started test automation for Logos Execution Zone sequencer registration.

team highlights

• BI: Extracted Google Ads data for Keycard.
• BI: Fixed Logos Circles data issues and updated YouTube and X stream dashboards.
• BI: Released Status SDK 1.1.2 and began preparing version 1.2.
• BI: Implemented the Status Engagement and Support Bot.
• DST: Improved the anoncomms service-discovery scenario.
• DST: Found a Kademlia issue when the admission-probe cap is full.
• DST: Added builder affinity and anti-affinity helpers to 10ksim.
• DST: Advanced Blend testnet deployment while Grafana Tempo traces remained unavailable.
• DST: Escalated inconsistent lab CPU settings for slow-proof analysis.
• DST: Advanced JSON-log parsing and analyzer-cache changes.
• INFRA: Deployed NixOS 25.06 to the HQ fleet.
• INFRA: Reduced Nimbus traffic costs and separated libp2p and syncv3 nodes.
• INFRA: Added a module-split release pipeline for Logos nodes.
• INFRA: Enabled signing and notarization for Logos Basecamp macOS builds.
• INFRA: Merged reproducible F-Droid builds for Status.
• INFRA: Migrated Jenkins hosts and upload buckets to Hetzner to reduce costs.
• NIM: Added a standalone PubGrub solver and refined Nimble lock-refresh behavior.
• NIM: Advanced move-only flowvars in nim-taskpools.
• NIM: Advanced language-server transport, JSON-RPC error handling, and nim-stew performance work.
• NIM: Finalized the nim-web3 error-handling changes for approval.
• NIM: Added selective literal includes and built a Nim-flavored Markdown site generator.
• P2P: Improved nim-libp2p, nim-lsquic, pubsub, transport, and address-handling reliability.
• P2P: Added SNI multiaddress representation support.
• P2P: Wired explicit SNI addresses into WebSocket transport.
• P2P: Improved Kademlia address retention, hashing, probing, and routing-table recovery.
• P2P: Advanced nim-ffi integration and moved Logos Delivery to v0.3.1-rc.0.
• P2P: Registered the address-manager verifier and migrated consumers.
• QA: Expanded Logos Basecamp module-unload and failure-path coverage and added Logos Basecamp MCP preparation and workspace UI coverage.
• QA: Started test automation for Logos Execution Zone sequencer registration.
• QA: Expanded AutoTLS issuance, authentication, renewal, and transport coverage.
• QA: Extended Status Desktop Keycard login, recovery, simulator, and CI coverage.
• QA: Extended Logos Delivery E2E coverage and prepared a handover.
• SEC: Reported two new Logos Execution Zone findings.
• SEC: Initiated the external Logos testnet audit scope.
• SEC: Reported three new Logos Blockchain findings.
• SEC: Started reviewing Lambda Prize pull requests.
• TKE: Finalized value-accrual alternatives and evaluated buy-back-and-make numerically.
• TKE: Wrote and discussed the analysis for the new block-rewards formula.
• TKE: Continued XPrize reviews and prepared criteria for new prizes.
• TKE: Advanced wrapped-assets research, a swap case study, and bridge RFP review.
• TKE: Improved the validator-economics document.
• TKE: Addressed the latest DSE revision round.
• WEB: Implemented the responsive Catch No One landing page with event tracking.
• WEB: Implemented the Logos CRM Scout page for lead generation and qualification.
• WEB: Fixed YouTube playback synchronization in Logos media.
• WEB: Improved technical SEO metadata for the Logos website.
• WEB: Advanced technical SEO fixes surfaced by Status Search Console.
• WEB: Completed Status Wallet Extension dApp RPC parity.

ift-ts:bi:

• ift-ts:bi:keycard:2026q3-keycard-social-media-analysis
  • Extracted Google Ads data.
• ift-ts:bi:logos:2026q3-logos-movement-crm
  • Fixed Logos Circles data issues.
  • Worked on extracting blockchain logs from ELK.
  • Updated dashboards for YouTube and X stream data.
• ift-ts:bi:status:2026q3-status-scam-detection
  • Implemented the Status Engagement and Support Bot.
  • Released Status SDK 1.1.2 and began preparing version 1.2.
  • Presented the latest SDK update at the town hall.

ift-ts:dst:

• admin/misc
  • OOO: 15 CC days.
  • Continued task tracking and reviews.
  • Held two meetings and a presentation with P2P covering DST workflows, regression automation, and node code.
  • Discussed resuming reliability analysis with Status.
  • Discussed lab CPU frequency with Mamoutou.
  • Completed offboarding tasks in BambooHR.
• ift-ts:dst:logos:2026q3-anoncomms-evaluation:service-discovery-scenarios
  • Made minor service-discovery scenario improvements in 10ksim#394.
• ift-ts:dst:ift:2026q3-libp2p-evaluation:regression-testing
  • Found a Kademlia issue when the admission-probe cap is full and followed the P2P fix in nim-libp2p#2967.
  • Investigated a lab issue that left nodes pending on one machine; deployment subsequently recovered.
• ift-ts:dst:ift:2026q3-dst-tooling:general-tooling
  • Opened 10ksim#398, adding affinity and anti-affinity helpers to builders.
• ift-ts:dst:ift:2026q2-dst-tooling:general-tooling
  • Advanced review of 10ksim#395, enabling JSON-log parsing from Victoria.
  • Advanced review of 10ksim#396, adding a cache for Nimlibp2pAnalyzer.
• ift-ts:dst:logos:2026q3-blockchain-evaluation:blendnet-benchmarking
  • Synchronized with Gusto and redeployed a node on the testnet.
  • Grafana Tempo was still not receiving traces.
• ift-ts:dst:ift:2026q3-dst-tooling:slow-proof-analysis
  • Asked the hosting provider to align BIOS CPU settings across all lab nodes with node-02.
  • The provider changed settings on node-01, but its CPU frequency remained unchanged.

ift-ts:infra:

• DEVELP
  • Deployed the NixOS 25.06 release to the HQ fleet.
  • Generated new compounding validator keys for separate staking.
• LIDO
  • Replaced master-06 with neth-01 in TYO2 to reduce latency.
  • Deployed Commit-Boost proposal timing-game settings to the Hoodi host.
• ROCKET
  • Set up a timer to dry-run rewards-tree generation weekly.
• NIMBUS
  • Changed the Nimbus Hoodi fleet layout to three nodes per host to reduce traffic costs.
  • Migrated libp2p and syncv3 nodes to the separate libp2p-01 host.
  • Fixed builds on nimbus-eth1 benchmark hosts and added Discord notifications.
  • Set up Nix builds and metrics for Nimbus light-client fleet nodes.
• LOGOS
  • Reduced Alibaba Cloud costs by changing Elastic IP billing.
  • Set up Logos Basecamp macOS build signing and notarization.
  • Updated multiple Logos repositories for the new Attic cache.
  • Added a release pipeline for Logos nodes split by module.
  • Began creating Jenkins jobs for Windows cross-compilation builds on Linux.
• STATUS
  • Merged the F-Droid change using reproducible builds.
  • Implemented dynamic ports for parallel Linux E2E runs.
  • Researched reducing Status fleet database nodes to lower costs.
• PROXY
  • Removed Status Network configuration from proxy fleets.
• MISC
  • Improved WireGuard refresh-script restart bursts.
• SITES
  • Implemented automated Caddy-Git website deployments.
  • Purged the remaining Webcave website project and decommissioned Status Network resources to lower costs.
• OFFICE
  • Created Matrix Admin API documentation and researched an Admin UI sidecar.
• CI
  • Migrated Jenkins master hosts and upload buckets to Hetzner to lower costs.
  • Upgraded GitHub Comment Manager and changed link formatting.
  • Aggregated GitHub Actions exporter metrics to reduce cardinality.
  • Began making the app CI pipeline sequential to reduce duration and queue time.
  • Installed the Nim compiler on CI hosts to reduce build times.
• BI
  • Deployed Status Bot for managing Status communities.
  • Decommissioned an unnecessary RAG LLM host.
  • Fixed Kubernetes issues after Hetzner Elastic IP removal.
• HQ
  • Scaled down the HQ fleet by removing ingest-05.
  • Applied rsyslog and Netdata configuration changes across fleets.
  • Continued replacing UptimeRobot with Kuma Canary.
  • Removed Hetzner Floating IPs to reduce fleet costs.
  • Improved Rootly on-call escalation policies and reported several Terraform-module bugs.
  • Researched Elasticsearch cluster security settings and certificates and a Vault cluster upgrade.

ift-ts:nim:

• ift-ts:nim:ift:2026q3-nimble:nimble-1.0.0
  • Added a standalone PubGrub version-solver library and fixed its CI in nimble#1824.
  • Kept lock upgrades consistent with merged solutions and added tests in nimble#1823.
  • Folded nimble upgrade into nimble lock --refresh in nimble#1822.
  • Investigated a nim-chronos report and confirmed no fix was needed.
• ift-ts:nim:ift:2026q3-nimble:chronos-http
  • Applied requested allocation-reduction changes to nim-chronos#698.
• ift-ts:nim:ift:2026q3-nim-core-libs:thread-pool-library
  • Advanced move-only flowvars in nim-taskpools#64.
• ift-ts:nim:ift:2026q3-nim-core-libs:maintenance
  • Advanced the language-server transport rework in langserver#1.
  • Added a language-server protocol test case in nim-json-rpc#292.
  • Advanced vectorized toHex performance in nim-stew#279.
  • Merged the nim-json-rpc v0.7.0 version bump in nim-json-rpc#290.
  • Advanced invalid-parameter error codes and preserved JSON error fields in client responses.
  • Reimplemented Opt support in nim-presto#101.
  • Resolved language-server conflicts, pinned Nim 2.4, and fixed a CI caching issue.
• ift-ts:nim:ift:2026q3-nim-core-libs:nim-web3
  • Addressed review comments on nim-web3#259 and received approval.
• ift-ts:nim:ift:2026q3-nim-core-libs:docs-improvement
  • Added :start-after: and :end-before: support for literal includes in Nim#26130.
  • Implemented a basic nim book site builder with heading-based full-text search in Nim#26139.

ift-ts:p2p:

• ift-ts:p2p:ift:2026q3-nimlibp2p-maintenance:maintenance
  • Fixed BoringSSL assembly configuration and compatibility setup.
  • Advanced nim-lsquic transport-default pinning, stream-credit preservation, ALPN ordering, and optional BoringSSL assembly.
  • Exposed NAT traversal configuration and added Nix dependency linting.
  • Prevented accept-loop resource exhaustion and improved QUIC, AutoNATv2, mplex, IP-address, and peerstore behavior.
  • Improved pubsub send paths, batching, transport test behavior, and lifecycle setup.
  • Added Kademlia peer discovery to the universal-connectivity Nim peer.
  • Supported DST’s v2.3 release testing and maintained Nimbus gossipsub.
• ift-ts:p2p:ift:2026q3-nimlibp2p-tls-sni-multiaddr:representation
  • Added SNI protocol support to multiaddresses in nim-libp2p#2963.
• ift-ts:p2p:ift:2026q3-nimlibp2p-tls-sni-multiaddr:transport-wiring
  • Added explicit SNI address support to WebSocket transport in nim-libp2p#2964.
• ift-ts:p2p:ift:2026q3-nimlibp2p-wasm-targets:feasibility
  • Continued the WASM feasibility investigation.
• ift-ts:p2p:ift:2026q3-logos-delivery-consulting:service-discovery-kad
  • Kept peer addresses when the admission-probe cap is full.
  • Fixed service-table target hashing, stopped repeated failed admission probes, and reseeded undersized routing tables.
• ift-ts:p2p:ift:2026q3-logos-messaging-nim-ffi-integration:integration-support
  • Made nim-ffi CI compile and sanitize its declared targets.
  • Advanced removal of the deprecated abi = c wire and duplicated support code.
  • Advanced Logos Delivery to nim-ffi v0.3.1-rc.0 and ensured node shutdown on destruction.
• ift-ts:p2p:ift:2026q3-logos-core-maintenance
  • Guarded the libp2p context pointer against concurrent destruction.
  • Fixed integration-test library discovery and restored the inbound accept queue, peer IDs, and pingPeer.
  • Deduplicated logos-nix dependencies in Logos Module Builder.
• ift-ts:p2p:ift:2026q3-logos-delivery-consulting:opt-in-path
  • Advanced running a Logos Delivery node over another module’s libp2p node.
• ift-ts:p2p:ift:2026q3-nimlibp2p-addr-manager:verifier
  • Registered the address-manager verifier and migrated consumers in nim-libp2p#2953.

ift-ts:qa:

• ift-ts:qa:logos:2026q3-logos-basecamp:maintenance
  • Merged replacement module-unload and failure-path coverage in logos-basecamp#329 and #300.
  • Reported an unresponsive Package Manager view after unloading package_manager_ui in logos-basecamp#301.
• ift-ts:qa:logos:2026q3-logos-basecamp:mcp-tests
  • Added MCP preparation and installation-navigation UI tests.
  • Added integration boot pre-seeding and workspace dock open, close, and duplicate-prevention tests.
• ift-ts:qa:logos:2026q3-lez-sequencing:cucumber-tests
  • Advanced sequencer-registration Cucumber coverage in Logos Execution Zone#787.
• ift-ts:qa:logos:2026q3-lez-fuzz-testing:framework-maintenance
  • Merged the Logos Execution Zone Rust version pin in lez-fuzzing#28.
• ift-ts:qa:ift:2026q3-nim-libp2p-testing:autotls
  • Expanded AutoTLS broker payload, certificate handoff, issuance, signed-request, request-flow, bearer, authentication, and expiry coverage.
  • Added transport coverage for shutdown, private keys, and WebSocket address downgrade.
  • Reported issuance, shutdown-delay, persistence, re-authentication, timestamp, and renewal issues.
• ift-ts:qa:status:2026q3-status-qa-desktop:maintenance
  • Adjusted E2E tests for small screens and the eth-accounts 14.0 update.
  • Fixed opened-account error propagation, updated macOS Squish setup, and moved Keycard E2E to top-level nightly parallelism.
  • Reported an inability to send NFTs on testnet.
• ift-ts:qa:status:2026q3-status-qa-desktop:e2e-keycard-mock
  • Advanced Keycard login, recovery-phrase import, reading-state, simulator, library-update, and nightly CI coverage.
  • Fixed HASH160 computation without OpenSSL RIPEMD-160 and reported a PIN-login crash on Linux and Windows.
• ift-ts:qa:status:2026q3-status-qa-desktop:new-tests
  • Added transaction-activity verification and ran transaction tests on Sepolia and L2 testnets.
• ift-ts:qa:status:2026q3-status-qa-desktop:windows-performance-tests
  • Compared pull-request benchmark runs with nightly snapshots and displayed GitHub pull-request titles.
  • Mapped benchmark URLs to performance and chart icons in GitHub Comment Manager.
• ift-ts:qa:status:2026q3-status-qa-mobile:gate-health
  • Merged handling for the introduction sheet and prepared an emoji-popup timeout fix.
• ift-ts:qa:status:2026q3-status-go-functional-testing:maintenance
  • Reported missing messages.new events for incoming one-to-one messages in self-created contact-request chats.
  • Prepared coverage for unread state on one-to-one message reception.
  • Removed a stale strict expected failure and added ENS release, visibility, verification, management, and validity tests.
• ift-ts:qa:status:2026q3-status-qa-mobile:performance
  • Re-measured a reported 2.4× regression after a force-push and confirmed it was resolved.
  • Extended the Redmi low-end resource lane and continued weekly publication.
• ift-ts:qa:status:2026q3-status-qa-mobile:keycard-ui
  • Restored Keycard functional coverage in cold-wallet vocabulary.
• ift-ts:qa:logos:2026q3-logos-messaging-integration:delivery-module-e2e
  • Ported channel-delivery tests and pointed S11 and S25 store peers at the built image.
  • Advanced the third wrapper-test batch and prepared a handover document.

ift-ts:sec:

• ift:2026q3-internal-audit:logos-execution-zone-security-review
  • Reported Logos Execution Zone findings #129 and #130.
  • Documented them in a Discord thread.
• ift:2026q3-internal-audit:logos-testnet-security-review
  • Initiated an external audit scope in finding #128.
• ift:2026q3-internal-audit:logos-blockchain-security-review
  • Reported Logos Blockchain findings #127, #131, and #132.
  • Documented them in one Discord thread and a second Discord thread.
• ift:2026q3-internal-audit:logos-lambda-prize-security-review
  • Started reviewing Lambda Prize pull requests.

ift-ts:tke:

• other notes
  • OOO: 3 CC days.
• vac:tke:ift:logos-token:value-accrual
  • Evaluated buy-back-and-make numerically.
  • Finalized value-accrual mechanisms beyond buyback and burn.
  • Began researching how to adapt buy-back-and-make to project needs.
• vac:tke:blockchain:pow:new-rewards
  • Discussed the new specification with the Blockchain team.
  • Wrote the document and analysis for the new formula.
• vac:tke:ift:ecodev:xprize
  • Continued reviewing submissions and prepared criteria for new prizes.
• vac:tke:ift:ecodev:wrapped-assets
  • Conducted research for Rahul, continued the swap case study, and reviewed the bridge RFP.
• vac:tke:ift:ecodev:ethereum-state-lez
  • Discussed a verified proxy with the VP team and provided ad hoc research and support.
• vac:tke:lez:fee-market
  • Monitored Logos Execution Zone work for potential last-minute changes.
• vac:tke:lez:sequencer-econ
  • Improved the validator-economics document.
• vac:tke:blockchain::dse-review
  • Addressed the latest DSE revision round received on August 19.

ift-ts:web:

• other notes
  • OOO: 2 CC days.
  • Prepared an internationalization town hall presentation.
  • Investigated a geographical DNS issue affecting status.app in a Discord thread.
• ift-ts:web:logos:2026q3-logos-website:landing-page
  • Implemented the responsive Catch No One landing page with a typewriter effect and event tracking in a preview deployment.
• ift-ts:web:logos:2026q3-logos-crm:mvp
  • Implemented the Scout page for lead generation and qualification in a preview deployment.
  • Met with the EcoDev team to discuss requirements.
• ift-ts:web:logos:2026q3-logos-media-migration:podcast-player
  • Fixed YouTube playback synchronization bugs.
• ift-ts:web:logos:2026q3-logos-media-migration:seo-cutover
  • Made technical SEO improvements for better search results.
• ift-ts:web:status:2026q3-status-website:seo
  • Advanced technical SEO fixes surfaced by Search Console in status-web#1304.
• ift-ts:web:logos:2026q3-logos-website:seo
  • Improved technical SEO metadata in logos-web#144.
  • Removed <lastmod> from the sitemap and added Organization and BreadcrumbList structured data.
• ift-ts:web:status:2026q3-status-wallet-extension:dapp-connection
  • Completed and merged dApp connection RPC parity covering per-account persistence, permission gates, EIP-712 signing, transaction sending, and chain-aware reads.
• ift-ts:web:ift:2026q3-maintenance:maintenance
  • Advanced removal of a stale Yarn workspaces field from status-web.
  • Advanced Turbo-based Logos builds and required CiviCRM funnel-field validation.