--- title: "2024-07-01 Vac weekly" tags: - "vac-updates" date: 2024-07-01 lastmod: 2024-07-01 draft: false --- ## Vac 2024/07/01 ### vac:p2p: - `nimlibp2p:vac:maintenance` - removing asyncspawn on yamux - Issue: https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/issues/1134 - PR: https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/pull/1140 - fix: spamming peer is disconnected and seen cache doesn't grow indefinitely https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/pull/1139 - `nimlibp2p:vac:webrtc-transport` - Trying to fix the linking issue on Windows/MBed-TLS - Fix of the trackers (opening / closing connections and transports) - `nimlibp2p:vac:quic` - Quic Transport https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/pull/725 - `nimlibp2p:vac:gossipsub-perf-improvements` - feat: iDontWant is sent only for gossipsub 1.2 or higher https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/pull/1135 ### vac:tke: - `nomos:cryptarchia-wealth-concentration-known-stake` - continued the statistical analysis of simulation results (Frederico) - prepared and ran more simulations (Frederico) - `codex:testnet-incentive` - continued developing the testnet incentives report (Frederico) - `codex:cdx` - light work on simulations, will retake this week (Juan) - `waku:general-incentives` - reviewed the latest incentivization proposal (Frederico) - `status:L2-deployment` - reviewed the catsfishing project (Frederico) - reviewed the past work on GMX and veSNT (Frederico) - worked CowSwap comparison, caught a few bugs. Mostly focused on this (Juan) - reviewed and provided coments on the past work on GMX and veSNT (Juan) ### vac:dst: - `vac:dst:deployment-and-analysis:vac:libp2p-version-testing` - Ran version 1.1 deployments @ 500KB - https://www.notion.so/Nim-libp2p-report-June-2024-7e6fa14c829d4660be6739817e07956f - `vac:dst:tooling:vac:visualizer-tool` - Worked with Zoltan, handed over some new utils/features - Tweaked VictoriaLogs deployment to enable new visualiser - Created new [experimental realtime visualiser](https://github.com/vacp2p/nodejs-visualiser) (separate codebase for now) - Uses VictoriaLogs to scrape - Will look at crossover/integration down the track - `vac:dst:deployment-and-analysis:waku:midscale` - Ran [Waku v0.29 deployments](https://www.notion.so/2036-4bf142edb56e43dfa26e117a6f9b0415) to measure Waku without peer discovery and get a baseline idea of DiscV5's performance (in terms of mesh behaviour) and bandwidth usage. - Ran into scaling issues, could not go beyond low (~40-80) number of well connected peers in a 1000 node cluster - Repeated attempts with same results consistently - Will repeat with new parameters ### vac:qa: - `waku:interop-testing-02` - chore: refactor setup relay node for sharding (@Roman) [PR 48 - in progress](https://github.com/waku-org/waku-interop-tests/pull/48)(@Roman) - `nomos:test-automation-cryptarchia` - chore: cryptarchia unit tests update(@Roman) [PR 657 - merged](https://github.com/logos-co/nomos-node/pull/657) - chore: cryptarchia ledger unit tests update (@Roman) [PR 660 - merged](https://github.com/logos-co/nomos-node/pull/660) - `vac:test-automation-nim-tooling` - test: use Nimble to manage Nim (@Roman) [PR 222](https://github.com/status-im/nim-stew/pull/222) - [report created](https://www.notion.so/Nim-Tooling-Test-Reports-7b25687860ae41afaa2d4f22af8d07f1) - `waku:test-automation-rln` - Run more simulations(@Alex) - Found two possible issues with waku simulator that need some investigating:(@Alex) - Nodes don't receive all messages - Not all nodes are sending messages - Post issue mentioned in past weekly: [Memory usage issue](https://github.com/waku-org/waku-simulator/issues/76)(@Alex) ### vac:acz: - `rlnp2p:waku:rlnv2-e2e` - [chore(rln-relay): add chain-id flag to wakunode and restrict usage if mismatches rpc provider](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/pull/2858) - [deployed waku-rlnv2-contract to linea sepolia](https://github.com/waku-org/waku-rlnv2-contract/commit/28a8cc00b5a25a111add03ea36aeb64a30e8387b) - [redeployed waku-rlnv2-contract to linea sepolia & polygon zkevm testnet (cardona) with new params decided by Waku team](https://github.com/waku-org/waku-rlnv2-contract/commit/64df4593c6a14e43b8b0e9b396d2f4772bb08b34) - created linea sepolia [testnet faucet](https://faucet.rymnc.com) to bootstrap new operators for Waku - assist with [waku-simulator testing](https://github.com/waku-org/pm/issues/168) of rln-relay-v2 - `stealth-address-kit:vac:maintenance` - [maintenance release v0.3.1](https://github.com/vacp2p/stealth-address-kit/pull/22) - [updated benchmarks with clean testing bench](https://github.com/vacp2p/stealth-address-kit/commit/e93df1e53cda495a505d2c4b69afff4084f9d292) - `secure-channels:waku:mls-design` - Preparation of the [talk](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XxHiah4vQd0uEXr0glSiqHaiTShDBsJiNhAZhL7kjbM/edit?pli=1#slide=id.g157ea0519b8_0_104) for EthCC Brussels. - `secure-channels:waku:mls-poc` - updated interface regarding smart contract integration in this [PR](https://github.com/vacp2p/de-mls/pull/7) and merged it into main - changed delivery service provider to redis in [redis-approach PR](https://github.com/vacp2p/de-mls/pull/11) - [feat(sc_keystore): initialize smart contract template](https://github.com/vacp2p/de-mls/pull/8) - [chore(sc_keystore): add interface of smart contract](https://github.com/vacp2p/de-mls/commit/c14b0a1a9ff29c357c7d35da3a78a1153b3f9464) - [chore(sc_keystore): initial implementation](https://github.com/vacp2p/de-mls/pull/10) - `consulting:codex:proxy-re-encryption` - Finish the PRE [report](https://www.notion.so/On-plausible-deniability-PRE-ABE-IBE-and-RABE-87c6fef92df946fcbc1327d51d936ce1). - `admin/misc` - CCs getting ready for ethcc Brussels - 1 CC day OOO ### vac:sc:: - `codex::contracts-formal-verification` finished base certora setup and first specs but blocked on a few errors - `status:staking-contracts-v1` - Reseach on MP estimation - Meeting with Tokeneconimcs - Paired with Ricardo to clarify misunderstanding of the semantics of `initialMultiplierPoints` and `currentMultiplierPoints` - Ended up making changes to these so that they match the semantics - https://github.com/logos-co/staking/pull/95#event-13284131380 - Rebased pending work on cooldown period implementations - https://github.com/logos-co/staking/pull/92 - `finance::access-control-safes-support` - Finished reviewing the deployment scripts of the access control safes - Deployed the access control safes together with finances team - Repository - https://github.com/logos-co/access-control-safes - Recording (private, can be requested) ### vac:nim: - `tooling:vac:lsp` - Completes projectsetup (Note tests are missing but will add them after the chronos refactor) - Trim Nimsuggest instances, improve heuristics: https://github.com/nim-lang/langserver/commit/fe0d9edff537f2dd653e011963c1b56ee95b9536 - Introduces extension/statusChanged #215 (https://github.com/nim-lang/langserver/pull/215) - Test it works in multiple combinations of Nim/Nimble versions - `tooling:vac:editor` - Hooks into the nimlangserver statusChanged notification https://github.com/nim-lang/vscode-nim/pull/69 - `tooling:vac:compiler` - bump nimble https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/pull/23766 - `tooling:vac:nimble` - Automatically adds binaries to entryPoints #1230 https://github.com/nim-lang/nimble/pull/1230 ### vac:rfc: - `nomos:specs-init` - Opened pr for first draft of data availability rfc for feedback - https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/pull/41 - `codex:specs-init` - Did some reading of proof of storage codex articles for validator rfc ### vac:dr: - `vac:admin` - Finished draft for [Bloom filters blog](https://github.com/vacp2p/vac.dev/pull/146); ready for review. - Worked on draft for [Fiat-Shamir blog](https://github.com/vacp2p/vac.dev/pull/147); almost ready for review. - `gsub-scaling:vac:unstructured-p2p-improvements-survey` - Completed [blog post for gossipsub improvements for large messages](https://github.com/vacp2p/vac.dev/pull/145). - `gsub-scaling:vac:gossipsub-simulation` - Learned about shadow simulator. - Started learning testground simulator. Done with installation and basic reads. - Currently going through other [gossipsub](https://github.com/sigp/gossipsub-testground) and [gossipsub hardening](https://github.com/libp2p/gossipsub-hardening) repos for testground to learn about making/running testplans - `vac:dr:anon:vac:gossipsub-anonymity` - Continued working on [Anonymized GossipSub Transport Protocol (AGP)](https://www.notion.so/Anonymized-GossipSub-Transport-Protocol-AGTP-Wip-cbcbcd6067b347bb812041bce9c110ce) specification. Specifically, worked on the mix context and sphinx packet creation section, corrected deanonymization probability, and addressed feedback. - `zk:codex:zk-consulting` - Provided feedback on Blazas' [most recent proposal](https://hackmd.io/M6uwhb0eQh2bIh5_O6AX7Q) - Continued research on foreign arithmetic. ### vac:nes: - `state-separation:vac:state-separation-architecture-01` - Work on the [document of Execution Types](https://notes.status.im/s/5NsmY46LB) as part of our Q2 Milestones: - Worked on the document [Ugur][ACZ] - Reviewed and integrated the document for publication [Moudy] - Work on the [document of Cryptographic Infrastructure and Nullification Strategy](https://notes.status.im/s/p9UuEzVpr) as part of our Q2 Milestones: - Worked on the document [Ugur][ACZ] - Reviewed and integrated the document for publication [Moudy] - Revisit the type of authenticated data storage such as SMT, Mutator Sets for blogpost. [Ugur][ACZ] - Study about the "Nescience state-separation as an add-on for the Dapps". [Ugur][ACZ] - Answered questions related to Nescience (needs some polishing). [Moudy][Ugur][ACZ] - `zkvm:vac:vm-foundations` - Work on the [lits of ZkVMs](https://notes.status.im/ugF2lAAKTuG_t5PcdWwuwg): - Reviewed Cairo and Piecrust [Rostyslav] - Finished Scoring zkVMs [Rostyslav] - Staring going through materials on ring signatures provided by Marvin [Rostyslav] - Provide Rostyslav with a [list of resources](https://discord.com/channels/864066763682218004/1243517921683177575/1256218203655376916) for ring signatures [Marvin][DR] - Begin compiling a list comparing privacy zkVMs from the list to Nescience. [Marvin][DR]