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+title: "2024-09-16 Vac weekly"
+date: 2024-09-16
+lastmod: 2024-09-16
+draft: false
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+
+## Vac 2024/09/16
+
+### vac:p2p:
+- `nimlibp2p:vac:webrtc-transport`
+  - Reviewable now
+    - last update comment
+    - rework closing
+    - syntactic sugar
+  - Still some issues on windows/macos, related to nim-usrsctp
+- `nimlibp2p:vac:quic`
+    - [feat(transport): add experimental QUIC Transport (not production ready)](https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/pull/725)
+    - [chore: add support for i386](https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-quic/pull/52)
+    - [chore: add support for Nim 2](https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-quic/pull/51)
+    - Researching about [libp2p tls handshake](https://github.com/libp2p/specs/blob/master/tls/tls.md) and the best way to implement it in nim-libp2p
+- `nimlibp2p:vac:maintenance`
+    - Interop Caching; Fix; [PR](https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/pull/1193)
+- `gossipsub:vac:gossipsub-perf-improvements`
+  - Worked on [large message improvements article](https://www.overleaf.com/project/65c91200e9dbfb3cafb6edaf) on overleaf. Done with the basic writeup (Results/Discussions section left).
+
+### vac:tke:
+- `admin/misc`
+  - read paper from shared by Frederico (Juan)
+- `nomos:selfish-behavior`
+  - started studying the selfish proposing problem in PoS (Frederico)
+- `codex:cdx`
+  - researched details to be solved before launching the Codex token (Frederico)
+  - Read/commented on whitepaper (Juan)
+  - worked on refining sims code (Juan)
+- `status:L2-deployment`
+  - discussed with Cats Fishing the probability of a fish biting the hook (Frederico)
+  - analyze successfull campaigns and strategies of competing L2s (Martin) 
+  - discussion around the reward scheme in Cats Fishing (Martin)
+  - Mostly worked on catsfishing modeling namely: price dynamics, fish population as a function of players, token distribution (Juan)
+  - Planned meeting with Ned (Juan)
+- `status:SNT-staking`
+  - catching up on SC's work on the staking contract (Martin)
+- `waku:general-incentives`
+  - further researching micropayments (Martin)
+  - updating TDC (Martin)
+  - reviewing Sergei's work (Martin)
+- `codex:testnet-incentive`
+  - reviewing docs (Martin)
+
+### vac:dst:
+- `admin:misc`
+    - Submitted PR for revising milestones for DST and a few other tweaks in logos roadmap
+    - Two CCs OOO
+        - Alberto from 10th to 20th of September
+        - Wings from 13th to 20th of September
+    - Prepare documentation for OOO of each CC
+        - Alberto prepared notes and materials on how to do IDONTWANT testing and other 
+        - Wings prepared to deliver reports on Monday
+- `vac:dst:deployment-and-analysis:waku:midscale`
+    - IDONTWANT testing/report
+        - [Manifests built and tweaked](https://github.com/vacp2p/10ksim/commits/zorlin/heterogenous-idontwant) for spawning heterogenous Waku deployments
+        - [Test simulation was run to test those manifests](https://www.notion.so/IDONTWANT-Testing-go-waku-nwaku-heterogenous-networks-measuring-the-impact-of-IDONTWANT-1038f96fb65c80c38dd0e834775a6650https://www.notion.so/IDONTWANT-Testing-go-waku-nwaku-heterogenous-networks-measuring-the-impact-of-IDONTWANT-1038f96fb65c80c38dd0e834775a6650)
+            - Nwaku worked, go-waku has a different binary path and needs a slightly different set of commands, so the simulation didn't fully work.
+    - Learning about plotting using Alberto's tools.
+-  `vac:dst:deployment-and-analysis:codex:testnet`
+    - Discussions with Codex team re: testnet needs
+        - 50 Codex nodes carving up 500TB of storage
+        - Discussion with Jesse about Codex needs
+    - Preparing for Codex storage deployment
+        - SeaweedFS maintenance
+        - Reviewing documentation for Codex
+        - Reading Discord chatter about Codex deployment and how it'll work
+        - Discussion of Helm/Kubernetes charts for Codex
+
+### vac:qa:
+- `waku:interop-testing-02`
+	- store sync [merged the PR](https://github.com/waku-org/waku-interop-tests/pull/69)(@Florin)
+	- fixed the lightpush errors caused by recent nwaku [changes](https://github.com/waku-org/waku-interop-tests/pull/71)(@Florin)
+	- fixes sharding tests related to recent nwaku [changes](https://github.com/waku-org/waku-interop-tests/pull/72)(@Florin)
+    - Clone the main repo: [Waku Interop Tests](https://github.com/waku-org/waku-interop-tests)(@Sam)
+    - Set up the project by installing all dependencies as specified in the repository documentation(@Sam)
+    - Run a few existing tests to familiarize yourself with the codebase(@Sam)
+    - Framework understanding and execution of existing test cases locally(@Sam)
+    - understanding waku existing APIs and flows(@Sam)
+- `waku:test-automation-status-go-cli-2`
+	- added reruns for flaky tests and other adjustments for [status-cli tests](https://github.com/status-im/status-cli-tests/pull/10)(@Florin)
+- `nomos:test-automation-data-availability`
+    - [Test run1 for Nomos/Da - in progress](https://www.notion.so/DA-Test-Plan-Run1-084243a3256c47ae9eee1cfd46fd469b)(@Roman)
+    - chore: Da dispersal [unit tests update](https://github.com/logos-co/nomos-node/pull/720)(@Roman)
+- `vac:test-automation-nim-libp2p`
+    - Talk to Florin on Testplans: Untestable cases + Speed(@Alex)
+    - Update Gossipsub - [Peer discovery](https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/pull/1168)(@Alex)
+    - Gossipsub - Control Messages [Draft PR](https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/pull/1191)(@Alex)
+    - Begin Nim Quickstart Guide(@Alex)
+
+### vac:acz:
+- `secure-channels:waku:mls-poc`
+    - Review [RFC](https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/blob/eth-secpm-splitted/vac/raw/eth-demls.md) with KSR's comments in mind. Linter and sembr errors, and on-chain components ammended.
+    - Preparation of forum post about [RFC](https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit/pull/268).
+    - Code review for Waku. [Notion document](https://www.notion.so/Code-review-KZG-Commitment-1e4eb54ffda747519ae8a330a90981a7).
+    - [Discussions](https://forum.vac.dev/t/plausible-deniability-in-distributed-storage-networks/321/2) in Vac's forum on plausible deniability.
+- `zerokit:vac:maintenance`
+    - Merged [PR](https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit/pull/266) with stateless rln-wasm
+    - Merged [CI bug](https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit/pull/267) regarding building rln-cli
+    - Fixed CI actions version [bug](https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit/pull/268) - ready for review now
+    - Created [benchmarks](https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit/pull/269) for different compression type of arkzkey. Add all result into [release issue](https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit/issues/263#issuecomment-2348730752)
+- `anon:vac:gossipsub-anonymity`
+    - Update on the Mix protocol  [PR](https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/pull/97). Firstly, PoW has been moved to the appendix and other minor comments in the PR have been addressed. 
+    - Merged [PR](https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/pull/97) the first PR of Mixnet RFC  
+    - Drafted the [blog post](https://www.notion.so/Introducing-the-Mix-Protocol-Enhancing-Privacy-Across-libp2p-Networks-1018f96fb65c80f48753e838fa1112a2) on custom Mix Protocol for the VAC forum.
+    - Review the [mix repo](https://github.com/vacp2p/mix) and related issue. 
+	- Crate a draft milestone for mixnet and discuss with Akshaya
+	- Read [mixnet blog post](https://www.notion.so/Introducing-the-Mix-Protocol-Enhancing-Privacy-Across-libp2p-Networks-1018f96fb65c80f48753e838fa1112a2) from Akshaya.
+- `admin/misc` 
+    - 1 cc take rest on Wednesday(11th September) and Thursday(12th September) because of illness.
+
+### vac:sc::
+- `status:staking-contracts-v1`
+    - implemented a more scalable staking contract with a PoC streaming rewards instead of having epochs. (still without multiplier points) https://github.com/gravityblast/staking-rewards-streamer
+    - Investigated issue related to failing rule that `pendingRewards != sumOfEpochRewards`
+        - Turns out this was a bug in the staking contract
+            - https://github.com/logos-co/staking/issues/110
+        - Fixed with https://github.com/logos-co/staking/pull/112
+    - Meeting: doing a walk-through of staking protocol
+    - Meeting with team to discuss alternative staking algorithm to calculate rewards and multiplier points
+        - https://github.com/gravityblast/staking-rewards-streamer/commits/main/
+        - Looks promising, will try to integrate into existing protocol and test
+    - Meet with Status Network ppl to discuss NFT/XP requirements
+
+### vac:nim:
+- `tooling:vac:lsp`
+  - fixes ci 
+   https://github.com/nim-lang/langserver/commit/883935707f762ce135c27d40b4ef2baf9e85fd86
+  - Implements restart nimsuggest extension 
+   https://github.com/nim-lang/langserver/commit/f526163e315d4d6e3cf6fd99cf7b19049d0a0100
+  - Adds extension capabilities to status. Fixes a raise condition in checkFile 
+  https://github.com/nim-lang/langserver/commit/caf576ceb08820c817cdca7abb73694624e1083f
+  - Improves the way ns processes are spawn. Dont need to use threads anymore. 
+  https://github.com/nim-lang/langserver/commit/737eea06b97abbdfb7361626ef189c06fcb5ed6e
+- `tooling:vac:editor`
+   - Troubleshoot user issues 
+   - Retrieves extension capabilities from status instead of fetching it 
+   https://github.com/nim-lang/vscode-nim/pull/100
+   - Adds a restart nimsuggest button per nimsuggest instance
+    https://github.com/nim-lang/vscode-nim/pull/99
+   - Retrieves the lsp extension capabilities from the server when available (server >= 1.5.2)
+    https://github.com/nim-lang/vscode-nim/pull/98
+- `tooling:vac:compiler`
+	- bumps nimble to 0.16.1 #24102 https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/pull/24102
+- `tooling:vac:nimble`
+	- bump version 0.16.1 #1265 https://github.com/nim-lang/nimble/pull/1265 
+    - release 0.16.1
+
+### vac:rfc:
+- `codex:specs-init`
+    - updated Codex specs readme - https://github.com/codex-storage/codex-spec/pull/6
+    - started reviewing codex marketplace rfc for another round of feedback
+- `admin/misc`
+    - Finished workflow linting, applied feedback from felicio - https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/pull/90
+
+### vac:dr:
+- `admin/misc` 
+    - Finished [Fiat-Shamir blog](https://github.com/vacp2p/vac.dev/pull/147) draft; requested reviews.
+- `zk:codex:zk-consulting`
+    - Began investigating Plonk wrappers for final step.
+
+### vac:nes:
+- `state-separation:vac:state-separation-architecture-01`
+    - Prepared a list of answers for engineers regarding Sandbox implementation. [Moudy + Team]	
+    - Finished drafting different case scenarios for different types of executions to be used for testing. [Moudy]	
+    - Researching existing node implementation projects. [Moudy]	
+    - Began working on missing component for membership proof and non-membership proofs for nullifiers and committed UTXO trees. [Marvin][DR]
+    - Refine the VM & zkVM collab docs. [Ugur][ACZ]
+    - Discuss a third way to execute SE\DE with Marvin. [Ugur][ACZ] + [Marvin][DR] 
+- `zkvm:vac:vm-foundations`
+    - Finished reading node specifications + prepared questions [Rostyslav + Oleksandr]
+    - Started writing a follow-up blogpost with Zkvms testing results and conclusion. [Mo
+