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content/roadmap/nomos/updates/2023-08-29.md

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+---
+title: "2023-08-29 Nomos weekly"
+tags:
+  - "nomos-updates"
+date: 2023-08-29
+lastmod: 2023-08-29
+draft: false
+---
+
+
+## **Nomos weekly report**
+=================
+
+### Milestone 1: Network Privacy and Mixnet
+
+#### **Research**
+- A Mixnet PoC was conducted to gauge end-to-end latency, revealing a slight latency increase when utilizing mixnet. Several potential optimization areas have been identified.
+
+#### **Development**
+- Various enhancements for the Mixnet have been developed, including the addition of delays for Sphinx packets, auto port for integration tests, and introducing a graceful shutdown for mixnode elements.
+- There's an ongoing shift from channels to streams in mixnet message handling.
+- Refactoring of Mixnet Node & Client: https://github.com/logos-co/nomos-node/pull/320
+- Mixnet PoC Architecture Documents: https://www.notion.so/Mixnet-and-Network-Privacy-Architecture-613f53cf11a245098c50af6b191d31d2
+- Mixnet Measurements Documentation: https://www.notion.so/Mixnet-Measurements-551ade11ae4d44ca9f3d947ea6950c67
+- Sphinx Packet Delay Support: https://github.com/logos-co/nomos-node/pull/321
+- Auto Port for Tests: https://github.com/logos-co/nomos-node/pull/327
+- Mixnet Criterion Measurement: https://github.com/logos-co/nomos-node/pull/328
+- Graceful Shutdown for Mixnet: https://github.com/logos-co/nomos-node/pull/330
+
+--
+
+### Milestone 2: Private PoS
+
+#### **Research**
+- Discussions were held about token-engineering and staking in private settings, resulting in documentation that delves into the validation and delegation aspects of PPoS. Current considerations involve the integration of the ZeroCash/zCash construction into the staking model.
+
+### Milestone 3: Data Availability Sampling (RS, KZG)
+
+#### **Research**
+- Limitations discovered during RS and KZG implementation, notably with RS library scalability issues and bls12_381 curve finite field challenges. Found KZG libraries are primarily designed for Ethereum, which constrains the blob size.
+- Benchmarks for KZG implementation were carried out, and simulation runs were conducted for different configurations.
+- Node decay in relation to data availability was analyzed, leading to the derivation of an equation for understanding node averages in the network.
+#### **Development**
+- KZG Library: https://github.com/logos-co/nomos-node/pull/325
+- KZG Base Layer initial approach: https://github.com/logos-co/nomos-node/pull/309
+- Detailed KZG Operation Benchmarks: https://github.com/logos-co/nomos-node/tree/da-kzg-benches
+- Node Decay Analysis & Results: https://www.overleaf.com/read/gzqvbbmfnxyp

content/roadmap/vac/overview.md

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 title: Vac Roadmap
 ---
 ## `vac`
+---
 
 ### Structure
 
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 - `counter` an optional counter; `01` is implicit; marked with a `02` onward indicates extensions of previous milestones
 
 ### Groups
-- `p2p`: [[roadmap/vac/p2p/overview | Peer-to-peer]]
+- `p2p:` [[roadmap/vac/p2p/overview|Peer-to-peer]]
 - `tke:` [[roadmap/vac/tke/overview|Token Engineering]]
 - `dst:` [[roadmap/vac/dst/overview|Distributed Systems Testing]]
 - `acz:` [[roadmap/vac/acz/overview|Applied Cryptography and Zero-knowledge]]