roadmap/content/vac/updates/2024-06-24.md

---
title: "2024-06-24 Vac weekly"
tags:
  - "vac-updates"
date: 2024-06-24
lastmod: 2024-06-24
draft: false
---

## Vac 2024/06/24

### vac:p2p:
- `nimlibp2p:vac:maintenance`
  - Merged new PeerEvent https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/pull/843/
  - Merged Yamux: change a Future into a AsyncEvent because it makes more sense https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/pull/1133/
  - feat: add maxSize to TimedCache https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/pull/1132
  - chore: add .git-blame-ignore-revs https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/pull/1130
  -  chore: delete branch folders from gh-pages https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/pull/1127
- `nimlibp2p:vac:webrtc-transport`
  - DTLS https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-webrtc/pull/10
    - Adds testing
    - Some refactorization (remove useless code/change names/comments/splitting files etc..
- `nimlibp2p:vac:gossipsub-perf-improvements`
   -  Improvements related to Gossipsub 1.2 https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/issues/1131

### vac:tke:
- `admin`
  - 2 CC days-off
- `nomos:cryptarchia-wealth-concentration-known-stake`
  - performed statistical analysis of simulation results (Frederico) 
  - read paper about StakeSure (Frederico)
  - Discussed statistical analysis of simulation results w/Frederico (Juan)
- `codex:cdx`
  - finalized the Litepaper (Frederico)
  - prepared a "Codex in one slide" doc (Frederico, Juan)
  - worked on simulations (Juan)
- `codex:testnet-incentive`
  - kicked off the testnet incentives report (Frederico)
- `status:L2-deployment`
  - reviewed all docs (Frederico, Juan)
  - Meeting with Swiss legal councel for status (Frederico, Juan)
  - Worked on CowSwap comparison (Juan)

### vac:dst:
- `vac:dst:deployment-and-analysis:waku:10k`
    - Various (1-10k) 0.27 deployments with full hardware, measurements
        - "Right on the edge" with Prometheus
        - Will be backing up Prometheus and replacing with VictoriaMetrics
- `vac:dst:deployment-and-analysis:waku:midscale`
    - Repeat multiple simulations for Gabriel(Waku) until found the [issue](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/issues/2780)
    - Simulations for version v0.29
- `vac:dst:tooling:vac:visualiser-tool`
    - Call and chat with Zoltan. Helped him analyze some waku-simulator results with visualizer.
    - Started cleaning/creating more utilities for Zoltan so he can use it on his own.
    - Deployed VictoriaLogs to replace Loki and finally get logs from each container    
    - Prep work for switching to VictoriaMetrics for better telemetry
- `vac:dst:deployment-and-analysis:vac:libp2p-version-testing`
    - Do simulations, gather data and perform analysis for nimlibp2p
        - Analysis with 50KB and 500KB, 1.2 and 1.3 versions, with mplex and yamux

### vac:qa:
- `waku:test-automation-status-go-cli`(@Florin)
	- private groups [tests](https://github.com/status-im/status-cli-tests/pull/4) - merged
	- community actions [tests](https://github.com/status-im/status-cli-tests/pull/5) - in progress
- `waku:interop-testing-02`(@Roman)
    - Test/peer connection management
    [PR 45 - merged](https://github.com/waku-org/waku-interop-tests/pull/45) <- [issues processed](https://www.notion.so/Peer-connection-management-issues-58936713529c4062a638421d38a16d7a)
    - bug: could not register RLN 
    [Issue 2837 - open](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/issues/2837) - new implementation TBD
- `nomos:test-automation-cryptarchia`(@Roman)
    - chore: cryptarchia unit tests update
    [PR 657 - in progress](https://github.com/logos-co/nomos-node/pull/657) 
    - chore: cryptarchia ledger unit tests update 
    [PR 660 - in progress](https://github.com/logos-co/nomos-node/pull/660) - one last state not simulated 
- `vac:test-automation-nim-tooling`(@Roman)
    - test: use Nimble to manage Nim 
    [PR 71](https://github.com/status-im/nimbus-build-system/pull/71) and [PR 222](https://github.com/status-im/nim-stew/pull/222)
- `waku:test-automation-rln`(@Alex)
    - RLN v2 Testing
        - Run tests both in old and new (`waku:v0.30.0-rc.0`) nwaku image
        - Various fixes and two helper scripts - [PR](https://github.com/waku-org/waku-simulator/pull/72)
        - Found Issues:
            - [RLN_RELAY_MSG_LIMIT error handling](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/issues/2822)
            - [Restarting node containers don't load keystore](https://github.com/waku-org/waku-simulator/issues/70)
            - Excessive memory usage on nodes with big message sizes

### vac:acz:
- `secure-channels:waku:mls-poc`
    - Create [PR](https://github.com/vacp2p/de-mls/pull/7) with de-MLS PoC
    - Fixed most of comments after first review
    - Started to work with applying redis pub-sub approach 
- `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.
- `consulting:codex:proxy-re-encryption`
    - Research on alternative approaches to PRE.
    - Creation of [report](https://www.notion.so/On-plausible-deniability-PRE-ABE-IBE-and-RABE-87c6fef92df946fcbc1327d51d936ce1) on research.
- `admin/misc`
    - 1 CC was ooo 18th, 19th and 20th (public holiday)
- `rlnp2p:waku:rlnv2-e2e`
    - rlnv2 fork fully merged into [nwaku](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/pull/2828)
    - [chore(zerokit): bump submodule](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/pull/2830)
    - [fix(rln-relay): clear nullifier log only if length is over max epoch gap](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/pull/2836)
    - assist with waku-simulator testing
- `stealth-address-kit:vac:maintenance`
    - [chore(StealthAddressOnCurve): reuse scalar field from  Projective](https://github.com/vacp2p/stealth-address-kit/pull/20)
    -  [fix: gitattributes, github pages deployment](https://github.com/vacp2p/stealth-address-kit/pull/19)
    -  [chore: add benchmarks](https://github.com/vacp2p/stealth-address-kit/pull/18)
    -  [chore(release): v0.2.0](https://crates.io/crates/stealth_address_kit)
    -  various documentation added, [1](https://github.com/vacp2p/stealth-address-kit/pull/16), [2](https://github.com/vacp2p/stealth-address-kit/pull/15) and [3](https://github.com/vacp2p/stealth-address-kit/pull/14), visible on [docsrs](https://docs.rs/stealth_address_kit/0.2.0/stealth_address_kit/)
- `zerokit:vac:maintenance`
    - [chore(rln): further refactoring of interface](https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit/pull/261)
    - [chore(release): v0.5.1](https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit/pull/262) released to crates.io now that confirmed compatibility with nwaku

### vac:sc::
- `status::ens-usernames-maintenance`
    - Finshed the migration to foundry
        - https://github.com/status-im/ens-usernames/pull/130
- `finance::access-control-safes-support`
    - Met with finance and went through deployment scripts for access control safes
- `status:staking-contracts-v1`
    - Refactored staking contract functions to be more descriptive
        - https://github.com/logos-co/staking/pull/93
    - Fixed a bug that `lock()` increases `account.initialMP`
        - https://github.com/logos-co/staking/pull/94

### vac:nim:
  - `tooling:vac:editor`
	- Implements a panel to inspect the lsp status so we can easily debug it https://github.com/nim-lang/vscode-nim/pull/68
  - `tooling:vac:lsp`
	- wip project setup. Improves status, better handling on unknown files #209 https://github.com/nim-lang/langserver/pull/209
	- Reuses nimsuggests instances in kwnon files (https://github.com/nim-lang/langserver/pull/211)
	- Implements entryPoint (https://github.com/nim-lang/langserver/pull/212)
    - WIP Project Setup pending PR

### vac:rfc:
- `nomos:specs-init`
    - Continued work on data availability rfc, still in draft. Currently believe all sections are included but all sections are not to elaborate. - https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/pull/41
- `codex:specs-init`
    - Moved marketplace spec to codex org repo, and made some changes based on feedback - https://github.com/codex-storage/codex-spec/pull/1
    - reading for vaildator role rfc

### vac:dr:
- `vac:admin`
    - Read Nomos' notes on [Proof of Equivalence](https://www.notion.so/Proof-of-Equivalance-601026c1662d4c6d8d532829d67495b0)
    - Began writing [Fiat-Shamir blog](https://github.com/vacp2p/vac.dev/tree/dr-rlog-fiatshamir)
- `gsub-scaling:vac:unstructured-p2p-improvements-survey`
  - Worked on [blog post](https://github.com/vacp2p/vac.dev/pull/145) for gossipsub improvements for large messages. Still a WiP, need to add summary and references. (ready for review)
-  `zk:codex:zk-consulting`
    -  Met with Balazs to discuss IPA and binding.
    -  Began reading Blazas' [most recent proposal](https://hackmd.io/M6uwhb0eQh2bIh5_O6AX7Q)
- `vac:dr:anon:vac:gossipsub-anonymity`
    - Continue documenting [Anonymized GossipSub Protocol (AGP)](https://www.notion.so/Anonymized-GossipSub-Transport-Protocol-AGTP-Wip-cbcbcd6067b347bb812041bce9c110ce) specification.
        - Finished PoW section
    - Investigate issues related to wrapping published messages into Sphinx Packet Format

### vac:nes:
- `virtual-machine-creation:vac:vm-foundations`
    - work on [list of ZkVMs](https://github.com/vacp2p/zk-explorations/issues/40)
      - Sanity check of the entire list of Zkvms.[Moudy]
      - Updated and integrated additional information on [Github](https://github.com/vacp2p/zk-explorations/issues/40) and [Table](https://notes.status.im/ugF2lAAKTuG_t5PcdWwuwg) lists.[Moudy]
      - Added a new table with score for Zkvm implementation.[Moudy]
      - Prepared a document with a list of [primitives and privacy requirements](https://hackmd.io/@-CvgMMUrRhC2aJOVst_GAw/HyK0H9ZLC) needed to implement on top of existing Zkvms.[Moudy + Marvin] + [DR]
      - Provided data on why zkLLVM, Lurk, Novanet, Ola, SnarkOS are not zkVMs. [Rostyslav]
      - Sanity checks Cairo and Piecrust. [Rostyslav]
      - Added missing data on zkVMs. [Rostyslav]
      - Scored SP1, JOLT, Nexus, RISC0, Valida, O1VM. [Rostyslav]
      - Provided information why SP1, zkMIPS, Miden, and Aleo(SnarkVM) are zkVM and why zkOS, Powdr are not. [Ugur][ACZ]
      - Provide why (or why not zkVM) zkVM for Valida, Nexus, Jolt, Ceno and RISC0. [Marvin][DR]
- `state-separation:vac:state-separation-architecture-01`
    -  Worked on defining and answering several questions about Nesceince. [Moudy]
    - Reviewed part of the prototype. [Moudy]
    - Started to answering some questions related to blogpost for state separation. [Ugur][ACZ]