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+title: 2024-11-18 Nomos weekly
+tags:
+  - nomos-updates
+date: 2024-11-18
+lastmod: 2024-11-18
+draft: false
+description: Weekly update of Nomos
+---
+
+## `PPoS / Consensus / DA`
+
+### `Research`
+
+- Analyzed the leader election and blockchain growth processes in the Ouroboros consensus. Derived an equation for blockchain growth of a node using the most general chain selection rule, which further enabled the derivation of a chain length equation for a node. To test this general framework, analyzed the “longest chain” rule and derived an equation for the maximum chain length in an ideal scenario (where all chains are available to a node and no adversarial nodes exist). Details are available in [this document](https://www.overleaf.com/read/rhwzzbsjkycm#dedc4b).
+- Finalized the Cryptarchia Fork Choice rule (pending review): [notion spec](https://www.notion.so/Cryptarchia-Fork-Choice-Rule-Specification-1328f96fb65c809b99fcfe1d414e5e68?pvs=4) and [exec spec](https://github.com/logos-co/nomos-specs/pull/116).
+
+### `Development`
+
+- No updates this week.
+
+## `Mixnet`
+
+### `Research`
+
+- Designed a basic reward mechanism for the Mixnet using a ticket system. Code is available on [GitHub](https://github.com/vacp2p/token-economics/tree/775177d19af0418ba1777a7be11ce6ddb934513e/Nomos/transaction_fees).
+- Streamlined the blendnet simulation to improve usability. Instructions are included in the [manual](https://github.com/logos-co/nomos-simulations/tree/master/simlib/mixnet-sims).
+- Addressed all comments in the blendnet documentation.
+- Added a new [section](https://www.notion.so/Nomos-Blend-Network-Introduction-1058f96fb65c808abb1dcb33cc2ed417?pvs=4#13f8f96fb65c8047a587f9a6ac1aa853) to the introduction, detailing message flow.
+- Included a new [section](https://www.notion.so/Nomos-Blend-Network-Tier-1-Persistent-Transmission-Module-10b8f96fb65c807cb1e8f92a7f41a771?pvs=4#13d8f96fb65c8010807efabadd601e03) in Tier 1, describing the inefficient hiding properties of drop messages.
+
+### `Development`
+
+- No updates this week.
+
+## `Coordination Layer`
+
+### `Research`
+
+- Initiated a Proof-of-Concept for note teleportation. Basic note proof is completed. Work in progress is being tracked on [this branch](https://github.com/logos-co/nomos-pocs/pull/new/emmarin), with rapid updates ongoing.
+- Continued work on Sync Composability in the Partitioned Ledger CL [Model](https://www.notion.so/Sync-Composability-in-the-Partitioned-Ledger-CL-model-13e8f96fb65c8002be5bde48c1ac163e?pvs=4).
+
+### `Development`
+
+- No updates this week.
+
+## `Zone and Apps`
+
+### `Research`
+
+- No updates this week.
+
+### `Development`
+
+- No updates this week.
+
+## `Testnet and Tooling`
+
+### `Development`
+
+- No updates this week.
+
+## `Miscellaneous`
+
+- Published the [Nomos Offsite V article](https://blog.nomos.tech/dispatches-from-thailand-nomos-offsite-v/).
+- Drafted an article on FRI-based Commitments for the PCS series, available [here](https://www.notion.so/FRI-based-Commitments-for-Data-Availability-1128f96fb65c804f9a8ccc85cbf1f075).