- [LazyIMT approach partially downstreamed](https://github.com/vacp2p/rln-contract/pull/38) to waku-rln-contract and deployed on [cardona zkevm-testnet](0x520434D97e5eeD39a1F44C1f41A8024cB6138772)
- enhanced rln-db-inspector capabilities by [detecting empty leaves](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/pull/2617)
- [resultify rln-relay](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/pull/2617) 1/n reviews addressed and merged
-`rlnp2p:waku:rln-doc-and-outreach`
- presented rln: zero to hero to nwaku+chatsdk team @ status all hands, explained all versions of rln and their trade-offs
- updates to [blog post/RFC on Light RLN verifiers](https://github.com/vacp2p/vac.dev/pull/136)
-`secure-channels:waku:ethereum-chat`
- Updated the DCGKA's Notion with aspects [concerning privacy](https://www.notion.so/DCGKA-Specification-5a0b67a3ce674ae3a5220b560015cd2c)
- Updated flow diagrams for [MLS](https://github.com/vacp2p/de-mls/issues/1)
- Start working on flow diagrams for the DCGKA.
- Research on the best approach to UPKE.
-`admin/misc`
- Daniel + Aaryamann @ [status all hands: agenda](https://notes.status.im/iAWCD2AjTTyhp92YozVnkQ?view)
- [presented stealth address scheme](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WrbWUH7mREz_N0N4xG6x9hijKJBHAo7c?usp=sharing) over Waku to waku + status team
- Created an open issue to use rfc-website repo, but some problems are still being worked on. - https://github.com/status-im/infra-misc/issues/271
- Read Nomos docs on Notion, suggesting a raw rfc for Block format for base layer. Opened disussion if good for first rfc.
- Read codex docs in codex-research repo. Started Codex Marketplace raw rfc, not complete, should be able to complete a draft next week and try to get feedback from Codex - https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/blob/codex-marketplace/codex/marketplace.md
### vac:dr:
-`gsub-scaling:vac:gossipsub-simulation`
- Completed staggered message sending mechanism, for large messages (making some fixes: getting LPStreamClosedError in some runs)
- Worked on resetting the build environment for shadow. chronos/chronicles upgrade was causing some compilation errors
-`zk:codex:storage-proofs-open-problems-review`
- Began reading [WARPfold](https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/354), [Beyond Circuit](https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/265.pdf)
-`vac:dr:anon:vac:waku-anonymity-analysis`
- Continued working on [Waku Anonymity Analysis](https://www.notion.so/Anonymity-Layer-cbcbcd6067b347bb812041bce9c110ce) - WiP.
- Read about libp2p and GossipSub and started documenting - WiP
- Looked into options that could lower the latency for Tor Push
- Other anonymity networks and mixnet options such as I2P, Loopix, etc.
- Some P2P options as well (but they are not as widely used as Tor)
- looking into [Dandellion++](https://github.com/rairyx/raven) and its [Comparison to Tor Push](https://ethresear.ch/t/a-tor-based-validator-anonymity-approach-incl-comparison-to-dandelion/14134).
### vac:nes:
-`admin/misc`
- Ugur ooo from 15 to 23 April
-`state-separation:vac:state-separation-doc`
- Conducted some research on what is needed to have all the essential components of the state separation (transaction types, cryptography behind it, trees, filters, etc) (Moudy)
- Worked on monitoring document (Marvin)
- Started to work on trees in state-separation (Ugur)
- Crated a doc about privacy in executions [note](https://www.notion.so/Nescience-cd358fe429b14fa2ab38ca42835a8451?pvs=4#9cac7b28ba4d4205977eac8d4b247fd7) (Ugur)
-`proofsystems:vac:benchmarks`
- Decided to rewrite the benchmarks paper as a detailed blogpost (need to conduct and update some pieces of research) (Moudy)
- Investigate Halo2 high iterations bug (Rostyslav)
- Prepared paragraph on [Halo2 bug](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PxQeKqkzJDldiitRWn6YooCNCWGNnnOEf9SQngFMTSE/edit?usp=sharing) (Rostyslav)
