roadmap/content/vac/updates/2024-07-29.md

---
title: "2024-07-29 Vac weekly"
tags:
  - "vac-updates"
date: 2024-07-29
lastmod: 2024-07-29
draft: false
---


## Vac 2024/07/29

### vac:p2p:
- `nimlibp2p:vac:webrtc-transport`
  - https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-webrtc/pull/11
  - Change files architecture similarly to others WebRTC PRs
  - Make different changes in anticipation of Diego's future comments
  - Solve TODOs
  - Adapt SCTP closing to DTLS change
  - Fix examples
- `nimlibp2p:vac:maintenance`
  - Finish CI Cleanup [PR](https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/pull/1117)
  - Double check gcc14 support
  - Check failing Windows test, locally it passes
  - Check failing interop test

### vac:tke:
- `admin`:
  - 1 CC day off (Frederico)
  - Worked on ETHcc report (Juan)
- `nomos:cryptarchia-wealth-concentration-known-stake`
  - advanced reports of studies 1 and 2 of the wealth concentration (Frederico)
  - reviewed the state of the whole Nomos project (Frederico)
- `status:L2-deployment`
  - reviewed the state of the SN (Frederico)
  - reviewed the state of Cats Fishing project (Frederico)
  - assisting defining the incentive structures (Martin)
  - working towards a minimal economy formalization for cats fishing (Martin)
  - working towards a minimal economy formalization for cats fishing (Juan)
    - Document on monetisation for the game
  - Recorded swap agregator status document (Juan)
- `status:SNT-staking`
  - identifying functional overlap with the need of the L2 incentive structure (Martin)
- `codex:cdx`
  - reviewed the simulation code (Frederico)
  - working on simulation code (Juan)
- `codex:testnet-incentive`
  - reviewing latest progress, identifying missing pieces (Martin)
- `waku:general-incentives`


### vac:dst:
- `vac:dst:deployment-and-analysis:waku:midscale`:
    - Continue work with Gabriel re: [stuck node bug](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/issues/2921)
        - ~150 simulations performed with different versions to hunt down bug
            - Was able to reproduce the bug
            - All signs point to nim-chronos/chronicles.
    - Found issue with publisher
    - Redeployed VictoriaLogs to fix issues with Midscale logging
- `vac:dst:deployment-and-analysis:waku:10k`
    - Redeployed and tuned VictoriaMetrics for 10K simulation scale
        - About 7 changes discovered, primarily to do with resource allocation
    - Various 10K simulations to gather data/test stability
- `vac:dst:deployment-and-analysis:codex:testnet`
    - Call with Ben from Codex to ensure testnet deployment works
        - Still hitting permissions bugs
- `admin/misc`
    - Provided TKE team with a dedicated fileshare + password protected frontend

### vac:qa:
- `waku:test-automation-status-go-cli`
	- added hybernate [tests](https://github.com/status-im/status-cli-tests/pull/6)(@Florin)
	- fixed management of big log files(@Florin)
	- make tests more stable(@Florin)
- `waku:interop-testing-02`
	- adjust [store propagation delay](https://github.com/waku-org/waku-interop-tests/pull/61)(@Florin)
    - [Issue 2837 - closed](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/issues/2837) - RLNv2 registration works(@Roman)
- `vac:test-automation-nim-libp2p`
	- started creating test plan for PubSub(@Florin)
    - Finish CI Cleanup [PR](https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/pull/1117)(@Alex)
    - Double check gcc14 support(@Alex)
    - Check failing Windows test, locally it passes(@Alex)
    - Check failing interop test(@Alex)
- `nomos:test-automation-data-availability`
    - chore: Da full replication unit tests update(@Roman)
    [PR 675 - merged](https://github.com/logos-co/nomos-node/pull/675) 
    - chore: Da kzgrs unit tests update(@Roman)
    [PR 676 - in progress](https://github.com/logos-co/nomos-node/pull/676)  ~70%
- `waku:test-automation-rln`
    - Fix gcc14 support, but gabriel beat me to the PR (@Alex)
    - Bring RLN [PR](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/pull/2639) up to date and fix tests(@Alex)
        - Found couple flaky tests, I think, need further checking

### vac:acz:
- `rlnp2p:waku:rlnv2-e2e`
    - Fixed an issue in an nwaku [PR](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/pull/2867) to validate user message limit
    - [attempted](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/issues/2924) to finish deprecating the tree sync strategy, discovered a blocker in upstream library
- `secure-channels:waku:mls-poc`
  - Preparation of [notes](https://www.notion.so/Decentralized-MLS-notes-3d77fc8744054a5e9f8c59a3d2241f1d) regarding the onchain component of the RFC.
  - Review of [smart contract](https://github.com/vacp2p/de-mls/blob/main/contracts/src/ScKeystore.sol)
  - Merged [PR](https://github.com/vacp2p/de-mls/pull/20) about fixing the functionality regarding the smart contract and local cache - adding multiple keys during registration, remove unused functionality.
  - Discussion on discord about on-chain component
  - Started integration new on-chain api with current code (will open PR on this week)
  - [chore(sc_keystore): add Ownable to the contracts for access control](https://github.com/vacp2p/de-mls/pull/21)
  - [fix(makefile): account for change in run function signature](https://github.com/vacp2p/de-mls/pull/22)
  - [chore(bindings): regenerate contract bindings](https://github.com/vacp2p/de-mls/pull/23)
  - [chore(contract): remove keypackage refs, regen bindings](https://github.com/vacp2p/de-mls/pull/24)
- `zerokit:vac:maintenance`
  - Analysed current code in case of data serialization [result in discord](https://discord.com/channels/864066763682218004/1263433969089646593/1265953519232487484)
  - Add small benchmark for different solution: [benchmarks](https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit/blob/serde_benchmark/rln/benches/serialize_benchmark.rs)
- `consulting:codex:proxy-re-encryption`
  - Review of a [proposal](https://eprint.iacr.org/2019/1275.pdf) by Balasz with potential interest.
- `admin/misc`
  - scoped out next release of zerokit, [v0.6.0](https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit/issues/263)

### vac:sc::
- `status:staking-contracts-v1`
    - Created explainer videos about staking protocol, it's implementation and challenges we're solving
    - Met with Status Chain + TKE to discuss path forward
        - Considering dropping XP/MP compounding in staking protocol and simplifying it
        - XP program and next staking version still to be finalized 
- `codex::contracts-formal-verification`
    - Had a call with certora to discuss first application properties for us to implement
        - Document can be found here
            - https://www.notion.so/Certora-Application-Properties-V2-b93f70fbaa0744a785460413f37afa6a

### vac:nim:
- `tooling:vac:nimble`
  - Bump and auto detect version: https://github.com/nim-lang/nimble/pull/1247
  - Troubleshooting release issues 
  - Release: https://github.com/nim-lang/nimble/releases/tag/v0.16.0
- `tooling:vac:editor`
  - Release https://github.com/nim-lang/vscode-nim/releases/tag/v1.0.0
  - Troubleshooting release issues 
- `tooling:vac:lsp`
  - Refactor in preparation to chronos migration: https://github.com/nim-lang/langserver/pull/222
  - Troubleshooting release issues 

### vac:rfc:
  - `admin/misc`
    - ooo

### vac:dr:
- `gsub-scaling:vac:gossipsub-simulation`
  - Was able to compile nim-testground-sdk and run basic ping tests. Some manually selected commit dependencies to avoid compilation failures of newest commits.
  - Was able to integrate simulation script with sdk, and install nim-libp2p (commit dating to staggered sending) along with other dependencies (manually). Still facing a few compilation errors (expecting to fix these errors in a couple of days).
- `gsub-scaling:vac:unstructured-p2p-improvements-survey`  
  - Looked into the possibility of handling large message counts in gossipsub. Required looking into some abstract details about farcaster network.
-  `zk:codex:zk-consulting`
  -  Finished [notes](https://hackmd.io/Z64w2bcTTAmxPEnF62SE6g?view) on [Testudo](https://eprint.iacr.org/2023/961).
  -  Continued work on [document](https://hackmd.io/ZJCNKmIaTQSRTW6_4wA9mw?view) for Codex's storage proof.
### vac:nes:
- `state-separation:vac:state-separation-architecture-01`
    -  - Worked and expanded different components of state separation (executions, addresses, keys, nullification) [Moudy]
    - Make progress with the blogpost [Moudy]
    - Assisted with [keys and addresses](https://www.notion.so/Nescience-Keys-and-Addresses-653bbf46ba7e439384bf79169530f1c6). [Moudy + Marvin + Ugur] [DR][ACZ]
		- Examine how Ola/zcash keys system works: [Ola1](https://hackmd.io/@sin7y/rkxFXLkgs), [Ola2](https://hackmd.io/@sin7y/S16RyFzZn#1-Why-was-Tornado-Cash-banned), and [zcash technical specs](https://zips.z.cash/protocol/protocol.pdf).
		- Discussed potential modifications to streamline this approach for Nescience, and possible concrete choices to be made.
	- Assisted with [lifecycles of UTXOs](https://www.notion.so/Nescience-UTXO-Lifecycles-8896e5e1bb4445c981dfbc7a695520d3); provided answers to various questions. [Moudy + Marvin + Ugur] [DR][ACZ]
- `zkvm:vac:vm-foundations`
    - Work on the [lits of ZkVMs](https://notes.status.im/ugF2lAAKTuG_t5PcdWwuwg):
        - Went through partial homomorphic encryption schemes' materials. [Rostyslav]
        - Set up SP1, RISC0. [Rostyslav]
        - Continue looking for suitable repos + testing the base case. [Rostyslav]
        - Read RISC0's Poseidon254 implementation. [Oleksandr]
        - Read Reinforced Concrete whitepaper. [Oleksandr]
        - Set up Valida, zkMIPS, zkWASM. [Oleksandr]