From 16466b4922f4138af44396d4a1f2d3b3ef5a2ee2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Rusu Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 02:25:44 +0400 Subject: [PATCH] Blockchain weekly update 2026-01-19 --- content/blockchain/updates/2026-01-19.md | 106 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 106 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/blockchain/updates/2026-01-19.md diff --git a/content/blockchain/updates/2026-01-19.md b/content/blockchain/updates/2026-01-19.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..f586ae9c7 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/blockchain/updates/2026-01-19.md @@ -0,0 +1,106 @@ +--- +title: 2026-01-19 Logos Blockchain weekly +tags: + - nomos-updates +date: 2026-01-19 +lastmod: 2026-01-21 +draft: false +description: Weekly update of Logos Blockchain +--- + +# Logos Blockchain Weekly Update - 2026-01-19 + +## `blockchain:highlights` + +- Areon paper has been submitted to CCS +- Mantle specification updates have been finalized +- LEE Sequencer is now posting blocks to Bedrock + +## `blockchain:bedrock:research` + +- `blockchain:bedrock:research:areon` + - Areon simulator code has been prepared and published anonymously: [simulations](https://anonymous.4open.science/r/areon-simulations-32B1/areon-full.ipynb) + - Areon paper has been submitted to CCS + +- `blockchain:bedrock:research:cryptarchia` + - Dropped the protection against adaptive adversaries, specs impacted are [PoL](https://www.notion.so/nomos-tech/v1-1-Proof-of-Leadership-Specification-2e9261aa09df80058244c902defc6da2) and [PoQ](https://www.notion.so/nomos-tech/v1-0-1-Proof-of-Quota-Specification-2e9261aa09df8038b95fc94b808ee32f) + - Circuits updated to reflect changes in specs [logos-blockchain-circuits#7](https://github.com/logos-blockchain/logos-blockchain-circuits/pull/7) + - Blockchain node updated to reflect changes in specs [logos-blockchain#2025](https://github.com/logos-blockchain/logos-blockchain/pull/2025) + +- `blockchain:bedrock:research:mantle` + - Mantle specification updates have been finalized [spec](https://www.notion.so/nomos-tech/v1-2-Mantle-Specification-2ce261aa09df805ea358d80c2046cf95) + - Cross-channel messaging specification (in-review) [spec](https://www.notion.so/nomos-tech/v1-Cross-Channel-Messaging-2e2261aa09df805aae12cd8c017d785b?d=2e9261aa09df80bcafb3001c6de561ef#2e7261aa09df80beb40dc17cf49c5424) + +- `blockchain:bedrock:research:da:sampling` + - Adversary controlled subnetwork analysis has begun [analysis](https://www.notion.so/nomos-tech/Data-availability-DA-sampling-2d1261aa09df805facbcfd8184009928?source=copy_link#2ed261aa09df8094b099c4b95debac55) + - Analysis of impact of invalid blob in a block on finality has begun [analysis](https://www.notion.so/nomos-tech/Data-availability-DA-sampling-2d1261aa09df805facbcfd8184009928?source=copy_link#2e0261aa09df802e8845c24c166d20d9) + +- `blockchain:bedrock:research:blend` + - Key-reuse vulnerability writeup [analysis](https://www.notion.so/nomos-tech/Blend-We-don-t-need-sequences-for-encapsulation-2e6261aa09df805086efc121427dcba3) + - Removed sequence numbers from encryption [spec](https://www.notion.so/Message-Encapsulation-Mechanism-215261aa09df81309d7fd7f1c2da086b?pvs=160) + - Block compression proposal is nearly ready for review [proposal](https://www.notion.so/nomos-tech/RFC-Compressed-Block-Proposal-2e3261aa09df80a38df7eb9f14ddeb5e?source=copy_link) + +## `blockchain:bedrock:eng` + +- `blockchain:bedrock:eng:da` + - Work has begun on disabling DA (WIP) [logos-blockchain#2030](https://github.com/logos-blockchain/logos-blockchain/pull/2030) + +- `blockchain:bedrock:eng:cryptarchia` + - Implementation of total stake inference has begun (WIP) [branch](https://github.com/logos-blockchain/logos-blockchain/tree/dsq/total-stake-inference) + +- `blockchain:bedrock:eng:testing` + - Removed cucumber integration from testing framework [logos-blockchain-testing#6](https://github.com/logos-blockchain/logos-blockchain-testing/pull/6) + - Add cucumber tooling to blockchain node testing (WIP) [logos-blockchain#2024](https://github.com/logos-blockchain/logos-blockchain/pull/2024) + - Local node control can start nodes at runtime (WIP) [logos-blockchain-testing#3](https://github.com/logos-blockchain/logos-blockchain-testing/pull/3) + - Nodes can start at any point in scenario (in-review) [logos-blockchain-testing#4](https://github.com/logos-blockchain/logos-blockchain-testing/pull/4) + - Remove DA from testing framework (in-review) [logos-blockchain-testing#7](https://github.com/logos-blockchain/logos-blockchain-testing/pull/7) + +- `blockchain:bedrock:eng:reorgs` + - Reorged transactions are re-inserted into the mempool (in-review) [logos-blockchain#2027](https://github.com/logos-blockchain/logos-blockchain/pull/2027) + +- `blockchain:bedrock:eng:mempool` + - Remove txs from mempool only when added to honest chain (in-review) [logos-blockchain#2027](https://github.com/logos-blockchain/logos-blockchain/pull/2027) + +- `blockchain:bedrock:eng:deployment` + - Make chainsync protocol namespaced by deployment config [logos-blockchain#2016](https://github.com/logos-blockchain/logos-blockchain/pull/2016) + +- `blockchain:bedrock:eng:blend` + - Rework blend message encapsulation [logos-blockchain#2017](https://github.com/logos-blockchain/logos-blockchain/pull/2017) + - Use KMS for Blend Network Ed25519 Key [logos-blockchain#2023](https://github.com/logos-blockchain/logos-blockchain/pull/2023) + +- `blockchain:bedrock:eng:chore` + - Rename all occurrences of `nomos` to `logos-blockchain` [Overwatch#123](https://github.com/logos-co/Overwatch/pull/123) + +## `blockchain:lee` + +- `blockchain:lee:key-protocol` + - Cleaned up keys documents and updated specs for ephemeral keys [overview](https://www.notion.so/Overview-of-keys-in-LSSA-2e68f96fb65c800c8595feb9ca14a709) [hd keys](https://www.notion.so/Hierarchical-Deterministic-wallets-in-NSSA-1-2e98f96fb65c809d8b45c576ad20af33) + +- `blockchain:lee:private-account` + - Summarized and analysed current proposed approaches [analysis](https://www.notion.so/Summary-and-analysis-of-approaches-2eb8f96fb65c80b7aaced953e93da41c) + - Iterated on Deposit Logs, yielding a proposal for unlinkable deposit logs [proposal](https://www.notion.so/LEE-v0-3-proposal-unlinkable-deposits-to-existing-private-accounts-2ed8f96fb65c801a87d5e78becbb2206?source=copy_link) + +- `blockchain:lee:execution-continuations` + - Study on batched program executions to support chaining [analysis](https://www.notion.so/Execution-continuations-idea-2e98f96fb65c80ad81a7ca72ad9d7a40?source=copy_link) + +- `blockchain:lee:docs` + - LEE docs organized into a Resource library [docs](https://www.notion.so/2e88f96fb65c806cb358dfa3547a507f?v=2e88f96fb65c812ab13d000ca1b2e103&source=copy_link) + +- `blockchain:lee:cross-calls` + - Document on using tail-call mechanism for general cross calls [analysis](https://www.notion.so/Cross-calls-thoughts-2e78f96fb65c80c7a5e2f807167328dd) + +- `blockchain:lee:token-program` + - Integration tests refactoring (merged) [lssa#262](https://github.com/logos-blockchain/lssa/pull/262) + - Token Program refactoring (in-review) [lssa#293](https://github.com/logos-blockchain/lssa/pull/293) + - Public accounts authorization checks in private execution (in-review) [lssa#259](https://github.com/logos-blockchain/lssa/pull/259) + +- `blockchain:lee:indexer` + - Indexer is functional, integration tests next [lssa#282](https://github.com/logos-blockchain/lssa/pull/282) + +- `blockchain:lee:sequencer` + - Sequencer is posting blocks to Bedrock [lssa#286](https://github.com/logos-blockchain/lssa/pull/286) + +## `blockchain:comms` + +- `blockchain:comms:blog` + - From Cybernetics to Blockchain published [blog](https://blog.nomos.tech/story-of-the-network-from-cybernetics-to-blockchain-communities/)