roadmap/content/weeklies/2025-01-13.md

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Vac 2025/01/13

vac:p2p:

• ift:gossipsub-perf-improvements
  • Completed work on merging message staggering with IMReceiving message experiments.
    • Shows further improvements in bandwidth saving
• ift:nimlibp2p-maintenance
  • PR Add async: (raises: []) annotations to pubsub, and minor improvements over minprotobuf

vac:tke:

• admin
  • 2 CC days off (sickness)
• vac:tke:codex:cdx-incentive-mechanisms:manage-v3-position
  • learned how to manage a liquidity in uniswap v3 position work
  • provided some support here and reviewed UniswapV3 math ahead of discussion with Frederico
• vac:tke:nomos:base-econ-model:three-markets
  • understood the requirements of this work
• vac:tke:ift:support-to-ift-units:split
  • Working on the Solidity part of the prototype
• vac:tke:ift:support-to-ift-units:learnups
  • Reasearching and preparing slides - Lido smart contracts
• vac:tke:ift:based:advisory:adHoc-support
  • Started gathering data for Based point system
• vac:tke:ift:catsfishing:simulations-and-release:tokenomics
  • Caught up with some previous discussion

vac:qa:

• waku:2025q1-direct-message-reliability-testing:functional
  • Finished Github actions CI job for reliability tests. Need one more approval to merge
  • Fixed status-cli community recreate job
  • Started working on private group messages tests
• nomos:2025q1-da-testing:data-integrity-tests
  • chore: Add LogOutput and LogLevel property to Cfgsync config PR 978 - merged
  • Two node cluster start automation PR 1 - in progress
• waku:2024q4-interop-testing:faster-runners
  • Finalize open points & merge to master
  • Run jobs for stability check
• waku:2025q1-waku-go-bindings-testing:framework-development
  • Install tools & try go test tools
  • Build go bindings & fix building issues & find needed dependicies with Ivan
  • Work on test framework initial structure & design
  • Write wrappers for go APIs written by devs
  • Make go-waku test library ready
  • First PR with wrappers pushed
• admin-misc
  • 4 CC days off

vac:dst:

• admin/misc
  • 1 CC OOO Monday 6th
  • Created a template for DST reports
• vac:dst:waku:2024q4-waku-scaling:waku-shard-reliability-vs-scale
  • Investigating nº of shard vs time to get healthy
• vac:dst:waku:2024q4-waku-scaling:measure-discv5-bandwidth-with-waku-discovery
  • Address feedback comparing discv in and out
  • Added Q1 and Q3 values to message boxplot distribution
  • Develop and test Python sidecar for scraping bandwidth usage from Waku pods
• vac:dst:waku:2024q4-waku-scaling:partial-pex-experimental-analysis
  • Address feedback checking pex flags
• vac:dst:waku:2025q1-waku-tooling:<template_task_name>
  • Iterate on tool idea

vac:sc:

• admin/misc
  • Updated 2025 commitments and roadmaps items
    • https://github.com/vacp2p/roadmap/pull/65
  • Set up repository and initial issues for staking demo app
    • https://github.com/vacp2p/staking-demo-app
• status:2025q1-staking-protocol-refinement:refactoring
  • Isolate Multiplier Point Math · Issue #107 · vacp2p/staking-reward-streamer
    • PR: refactor(RewardStreamerMP): extract MP and Stake mathematical formula… by 3esmit · Pull Request #109 · vacp2p/staking-reward-streamer · GitHub
• status:2025q1-staking-protocol-docs:finish-v1-docs
  • Document Mathematical Formulas · Issue #56 · vacp2p/staking-reward-streamer
    • Merged: chore(docs): mathspec v1 by 3esmit · Pull Request #67 · vacp2p/staking-reward-streamer · GitHub
• ift:2025q1-sc-learnup-sessions:2025-01
  • Organized learnup session, recording available in our recording library
• status:2025q1-base-chain-integration:snt-bridge-token
  • Discussed strategy for SNT on base with Status and Finance
    • Awaiting final feedback for what version should be used
• codex:2025q1-formal-verification:finish-current-rules
  • Meeting with Codex and Certora
    • Codex to implement necessary function for Certora to implement solvency property
  • Also discussed review of rules and additional properties for staking protocol

vac:acz:

• ift:2025q1-de-mls-multi-admin:blogpost-de-mls-over-waku
  • Worked on blogpost PR
• ift:2025q1-libp2p-mix-poc:poc-over-waku
  • Worked on getting the Waku examples to run from the mix repo (poc/anon-waku branch).
  • Attempted to set up connected Waku nodes using docker-compose as an alternative approach, since the bootstrap nodes in waku.sandbox weren't functioning as expected.
    • Publisher and subscriber examples failed to reach required peer count, causing them to hang indefinitely.
  • Faced challenges with the Dockerfile, specifically in compiling the example files with Nim.
  • Discussed the potential to integrate Mix protocol with Waku's light push functionality. This could position mix as a service in the Waku ecosystem.
  • Facing challenges running the light push example in Waku.
• ift:2025q1-ift-zk-calls:ift-zk-call-1
  • Made slides on Greyhound for the ZK call.
  • Posted forum post on Greyhound as follow up.
  • Lead ZK call; pending the video posting.
• vac:acz:ift:think-tank:zk-consulting-codex-1
  • Continue adaptation of the Sigambus repo for Codex.
• ift:2025q1-zerokit-v0-7:poseidon-hash
  • The mathematical foundations of the second feature of the issue and possible alternative approaches to it were studied.
  • The alternative method for security check of MDS matrices for the Poseidon hash function has been studied, mathematically improved and proposed for implementation. The corresponding report can be found here.
  • The Rust crates for computations in the areas of linear and abstract algebras were considered in the context of implementing the aforesaid method.
• ift:2025q1-de-mls-multi-admin:multi-admin-rfc
  • start to examine the current de-MLS RFC to prepare the task.
• admin/misc
  • 1 cc was ooo for 2 days
  • Continued review of randomly generated networks.

vac:nim:

• ift:nim_ide_tooling_2025q1
  • Replaces the bell symbol by a blue underline for propagated exceptions https://github.com/nim-lang/vscode-nim/pull/130
  • Shows inline nimble tasks in the nimble file. Updates the tasks in the panel as the nimble file changes https://github.com/nim-lang/vscode-nim/pull/128
  • [Completes] Expands arc when hovering a proc #275 https://github.com/nim-lang/langserver/pull/275
  • Fixes nim check misleading errors in nimble files due to nimscriptapi https://github.com/nim-lang/langserver/pull/276
  • Allow numbers in nimble tasks detection https://github.com/nim-lang/langserver/pull/277
  • Fixes a nimsuggest crash when working with nimble files https://github.com/nim-lang/langserver/pull/278
  • [WIP] Adds the concept of idleFile a file https://github.com/nim-lang/langserver/pull/280
• ift:nimble_2025q1
  • Removes CI scheduler https://github.com/nim-lang/setup-nimble-action/pull/8

vac:rfc:

• waku:2025q1-rfc-iterations
  • Started work on 10/WAKU2 update. Work in progress
• ift:2025q1-rfc-culture-establishment
  • Did some research to create a more detailed approach for potential strategies number #1 and #2.
    • https://www.notion.so/Improve-RFC-Culture-Ideas-5abfd49d7b604e9594bdf534408472ca

vac:nes:

• vac:state-separation-architecture-poc:testnet-node
  • Discussed with engineers about RPC.
  • Created a private repo for interactive representation of results (will make it public once I am happy with output).
• state-separation-architecture-poc:sc-prog
  • Discussed with researchers about smart contracts.
  • Analyzed and reviewed and gave feedback regarding some related documentation for SC.
  • Worked on the How the Smart Contracts Works doc with Ugur.
  • Worked on [Circuit modifications for UTXOs for automation doc] (https://www.notion.so/Circuit-Modifications-for-UTXOs-automation-1778f96fb65c8036be53c3cb5b162e4b).
  • Contributed in Circuit modifications for UTXOs doc.