---
title: "2023-07-10 Vac Weekly"
tags:
- "vac-updates"
date: 2023-07-10
lastmod: 2023-07-16
---
- *vc::Deep Research*
  - refined deep research roadmaps https://github.com/vacp2p/research/issues/190, https://github.com/vacp2p/research/issues/192
  - working on comprehensive current/related work study on Validator Privacy
  - working on PoC of Tor push in Nimbus
  - working towards comprehensive current/related work study on gossipsub scaling
- *vsu::P2P*
  - Prepared Paris talks
  - Implemented perf protocol to compare the performances with other libp2ps https://github.com/status-im/nim-libp2p/pull/925
- *vsu::Tokenomics*
  - Fixing bugs on the SNT staking contract;
  - Definition of the first formal verification tests for the SNT staking contract;
  - Slides for the Paris off-site
- *vsu::Distributed Systems Testing*
  - Replicated message rate issue (still on it)
  - First mockup of offline data
  - Nomos consensus test working
- *vip::zkVM*
  - hiring
  - onboarding new researcher
  - presentation on ECC during Logos Research Call (incl. preparation)
  - more research on nova, considering additional options
  - Identified 3 research questions to be taken into consideration for the ZKVM and the publication
  - Researched Poseidon implementation for Nova, Nova-Scotia, Circom
- *vip::RLNP2P*
  - finished rln contract for waku product - https://github.com/waku-org/rln-contract
  - fixed homebrew issue that prevented zerokit from building - https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit/commit/8a365f0c9e5c4a744f70c5dd4904ce8d8f926c34
  - rln-relay: verify proofs based upon bandwidth usage - https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/commit/3fe4522a7e9e48a3196c10973975d924269d872a
  - RLN contract audit cont' https://hackmd.io/@blockdev/B195lgIth