---
title: "2024-07-01 Vac weekly"
tags:
  - "vac-updates"
date: 2024-07-01
lastmod: 2024-07-01
draft: false
---

## Vac 2024/07/01

### vac:p2p:
- `nimlibp2p:vac:maintenance`
  - removing asyncspawn on yamux
    - Issue: https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/issues/1134
    - PR: https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/pull/1140
    - fix: spamming peer is disconnected and seen cache doesn't grow indefinitely https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/pull/1139
- `nimlibp2p:vac:webrtc-transport`
  - Trying to fix the linking issue on Windows/MBed-TLS
  - Fix of the trackers (opening / closing connections and transports)
- `nimlibp2p:vac:quic`
    - Quic Transport https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/pull/725
- `nimlibp2p:vac:gossipsub-perf-improvements`
    - feat: iDontWant is sent only for gossipsub 1.2 or higher https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/pull/1135

### vac:tke:
- `nomos:cryptarchia-wealth-concentration-known-stake`
  - continued the statistical analysis of simulation results (Frederico) 
  - prepared and ran more simulations (Frederico)
- `codex:testnet-incentive`
  - continued developing the testnet incentives report (Frederico)
- `codex:cdx`
  - light work on simulations, will retake this week (Juan)
- `waku:general-incentives`
  - reviewed the latest incentivization proposal (Frederico)
- `status:L2-deployment`
  - reviewed the catsfishing project (Frederico)
  - reviewed the past work on GMX and veSNT (Frederico)
  - worked CowSwap comparison, caught a few bugs. Mostly focused on this (Juan)
  - reviewed and provided coments on the past work on GMX and veSNT (Juan)

### vac:dst:
- `vac:dst:deployment-and-analysis:vac:libp2p-version-testing`
    - Ran version 1.1 deployments @ 500KB
    - https://www.notion.so/Nim-libp2p-report-June-2024-7e6fa14c829d4660be6739817e07956f
- `vac:dst:tooling:vac:visualizer-tool`
    - Worked with Zoltan, handed over some new utils/features
    - Tweaked VictoriaLogs deployment to enable new visualiser
    - Created new [experimental realtime visualiser](https://github.com/vacp2p/nodejs-visualiser) (separate codebase for now)
        - Uses VictoriaLogs to scrape
        - Will look at crossover/integration down the track
- `vac:dst:deployment-and-analysis:waku:midscale`
    - Ran [Waku v0.29 deployments](https://www.notion.so/2036-4bf142edb56e43dfa26e117a6f9b0415) to measure Waku without peer discovery and get a baseline idea of DiscV5's performance (in terms of mesh behaviour) and bandwidth usage.
        - Ran into scaling issues, could not go beyond low (~40-80) number of well connected peers in a 1000 node cluster
        - Repeated attempts with same results consistently
        - Will repeat with new parameters

### vac:qa:
- `waku:interop-testing-02`
    - chore: refactor setup relay node for sharding (@Roman)
    [PR 48 - in progress](https://github.com/waku-org/waku-interop-tests/pull/48)(@Roman)
- `nomos:test-automation-cryptarchia`
    - chore: cryptarchia unit tests update(@Roman)
    [PR 657 - merged](https://github.com/logos-co/nomos-node/pull/657) 
    - chore: cryptarchia ledger unit tests update (@Roman)
    [PR 660 - merged](https://github.com/logos-co/nomos-node/pull/660)  
- `vac:test-automation-nim-tooling`
    - test: use Nimble to manage Nim (@Roman)
    [PR 222](https://github.com/status-im/nim-stew/pull/222) - [report created](https://www.notion.so/Nim-Tooling-Test-Reports-7b25687860ae41afaa2d4f22af8d07f1)
- `waku:test-automation-rln`
    - Run more simulations(@Alex)
    - Found two possible issues with waku simulator that need some investigating:(@Alex)
        - Nodes don't receive all messages
        - Not all nodes are sending messages
    - Post issue mentioned in past weekly: [Memory usage issue](https://github.com/waku-org/waku-simulator/issues/76)(@Alex)

### vac:acz:
- `rlnp2p:waku:rlnv2-e2e`
    - [chore(rln-relay): add chain-id flag to wakunode and restrict usage if mismatches rpc provider](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/pull/2858)
    - [deployed waku-rlnv2-contract to linea sepolia](https://github.com/waku-org/waku-rlnv2-contract/commit/28a8cc00b5a25a111add03ea36aeb64a30e8387b)
    - [redeployed waku-rlnv2-contract to linea sepolia & polygon zkevm testnet (cardona) with new params decided by Waku team](https://github.com/waku-org/waku-rlnv2-contract/commit/64df4593c6a14e43b8b0e9b396d2f4772bb08b34)
    - created linea sepolia [testnet faucet](https://faucet.rymnc.com) to bootstrap new operators for Waku 
    - assist with [waku-simulator testing](https://github.com/waku-org/pm/issues/168) of rln-relay-v2
- `stealth-address-kit:vac:maintenance`
    - [maintenance release v0.3.1](https://github.com/vacp2p/stealth-address-kit/pull/22)
    - [updated benchmarks with clean testing bench](https://github.com/vacp2p/stealth-address-kit/commit/e93df1e53cda495a505d2c4b69afff4084f9d292)
- `secure-channels:waku:mls-design`
    - Preparation of the [talk](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XxHiah4vQd0uEXr0glSiqHaiTShDBsJiNhAZhL7kjbM/edit?pli=1#slide=id.g157ea0519b8_0_104) for EthCC Brussels.
- `secure-channels:waku:mls-poc`
    - updated interface regarding smart contract integration in this [PR](https://github.com/vacp2p/de-mls/pull/7) and merged it into main
    - changed delivery service provider to redis in [redis-approach PR](https://github.com/vacp2p/de-mls/pull/11)
    - [feat(sc_keystore): initialize smart contract template](https://github.com/vacp2p/de-mls/pull/8)
    - [chore(sc_keystore): add interface of smart contract](https://github.com/vacp2p/de-mls/commit/c14b0a1a9ff29c357c7d35da3a78a1153b3f9464)
    - [chore(sc_keystore): initial implementation](https://github.com/vacp2p/de-mls/pull/10)
- `consulting:codex:proxy-re-encryption`
    - Finish the PRE [report](https://www.notion.so/On-plausible-deniability-PRE-ABE-IBE-and-RABE-87c6fef92df946fcbc1327d51d936ce1).
- `admin/misc`
    - CCs getting ready for ethcc Brussels
    - 1 CC day OOO

### vac:sc::
- `codex::contracts-formal-verification`
    finished base certora setup and first specs but blocked on a few errors
- `status:staking-contracts-v1`
    - Reseach on MP estimation
    - Meeting with Tokeneconimcs
    - Paired with Ricardo to clarify misunderstanding of the semantics of `initialMultiplierPoints` and `currentMultiplierPoints`
        - Ended up making changes to these so that they match the semantics
            - https://github.com/logos-co/staking/pull/95#event-13284131380
    - Rebased pending work on cooldown period implementations
        - https://github.com/logos-co/staking/pull/92
- `finance::access-control-safes-support`
    - Finished reviewing the deployment scripts of the access control safes
    - Deployed the access control safes together with finances team
        - Repository
            - https://github.com/logos-co/access-control-safes
        - Recording (private, can be requested)

### vac:nim:
- `tooling:vac:lsp`
  - Completes projectsetup (Note tests are missing but will add them after the chronos refactor)
  - Trim Nimsuggest instances, improve heuristics: https://github.com/nim-lang/langserver/commit/fe0d9edff537f2dd653e011963c1b56ee95b9536
  - Introduces extension/statusChanged #215 (https://github.com/nim-lang/langserver/pull/215)
    - Test it works in multiple combinations of Nim/Nimble versions
- `tooling:vac:editor`
    - Hooks into the nimlangserver statusChanged notification https://github.com/nim-lang/vscode-nim/pull/69
- `tooling:vac:compiler`
  - bump nimble https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/pull/23766
- `tooling:vac:nimble`
  - Automatically adds binaries to entryPoints #1230 https://github.com/nim-lang/nimble/pull/1230

### vac:rfc:
- `nomos:specs-init`
    - Opened pr for first draft of data availability rfc for feedback - https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/pull/41
- `codex:specs-init`
    - Did some reading of proof of storage codex articles for validator rfc 

### vac:dr:
- `vac:admin`
    - Finished draft for [Bloom filters blog](https://github.com/vacp2p/vac.dev/pull/146); ready for review.
    - Worked on draft for [Fiat-Shamir blog](https://github.com/vacp2p/vac.dev/pull/147); almost ready for review.
- `gsub-scaling:vac:unstructured-p2p-improvements-survey`
  - Completed [blog post for gossipsub improvements for large messages](https://github.com/vacp2p/vac.dev/pull/145).
- `gsub-scaling:vac:gossipsub-simulation`
  - Learned about shadow simulator.
  - Started learning testground simulator. Done with installation and basic reads. 
  - Currently going through other [gossipsub](https://github.com/sigp/gossipsub-testground) and [gossipsub hardening](https://github.com/libp2p/gossipsub-hardening) repos for testground to learn about making/running testplans 
- `vac:dr:anon:vac:gossipsub-anonymity`
    - Continued working on [Anonymized GossipSub Transport Protocol (AGP)](https://www.notion.so/Anonymized-GossipSub-Transport-Protocol-AGTP-Wip-cbcbcd6067b347bb812041bce9c110ce) specification. Specifically, worked on the mix context and sphinx packet creation section, corrected deanonymization probability, and addressed feedback.
-  `zk:codex:zk-consulting`
    -  Provided feedback on Blazas' [most recent proposal](https://hackmd.io/M6uwhb0eQh2bIh5_O6AX7Q)
    -  Continued research on foreign arithmetic.

### vac:nes:
- `state-separation:vac:state-separation-architecture-01`
    - Work on the [document of Execution Types](https://notes.status.im/s/5NsmY46LB) as part of our Q2 Milestones:
        - Worked on the document [Ugur][ACZ]
        - Reviewed and integrated the document for publication [Moudy]
    - Work on the [document of Cryptographic Infrastructure and Nullification Strategy](https://notes.status.im/s/p9UuEzVpr) as part of our Q2 Milestones:
        - Worked on the document [Ugur][ACZ]
        - Reviewed and integrated the document for publication [Moudy]
    - Revisit the type of authenticated data storage such as SMT, Mutator Sets for blogpost. [Ugur][ACZ]
	- Study about the "Nescience state-separation as an add-on for the Dapps". [Ugur][ACZ]
	-  Answered questions related to Nescience (needs some polishing). [Moudy][Ugur][ACZ]
- `zkvm:vac:vm-foundations`
    - Work on the [lits of ZkVMs](https://notes.status.im/ugF2lAAKTuG_t5PcdWwuwg):
        - Reviewed Cairo and Piecrust [Rostyslav]
        - Finished Scoring zkVMs [Rostyslav]
        - Staring going through materials on ring signatures provided by Marvin [Rostyslav]
        - Provide Rostyslav with a [list of resources](https://discord.com/channels/864066763682218004/1243517921683177575/1256218203655376916) for ring signatures [Marvin][DR]
    - Begin compiling a list comparing privacy zkVMs from the list to Nescience. [Marvin][DR]

