network privacy and mixnet §
research §
- Started the investigation of the mixnet participation problem. We have looked at Nym and how they constructed a mechanism for populating the mixnet. We extracted the design and described it in detail here. In short, they require the mixnet nodes to register on-chain; once there, they are randomly selected using weight as stake (plus delegated stake), and rewards are paid based on the mix node performance.
development §
testnet §
development §
- Fixed the race for nomos log service PR.
- Nomos-cli: Integrated the explorer into the nomos-cli in one PR with the integration tests coming in another one once it is unblocked (blocked due to the
sled dependency).
cryptarchia §
research §
- New details have been added to the Cryptarchia specification: the epoch transition, nonce specification, orphan proofs validation, leader lottery VRF details, leader coin evolution. With these additions, the Cryptarchia v1 is now ready internally.
- The impact of approximate total stake (total stake underestimation/overestimation) document has been finalized and summarized. Awaiting internal review. For the mathematical analysis and results, please check the Overleaf document.
- We have considered adversarial statistical inference of relative stake when the Ouroboros Crypsinous lottery function is used in the leader election process while assuming that only a fraction of election results are observed. For this scenario, we also derived a statistical estimator of relative stake. The analysis of the (naive) statistical estimator is currently in progress. The summary of this work is provided here while the detailed analysis can be found here.
- Tokenomics Design Canvas has been updated with new objectives & requirements in addition to new sections.
- Added a chapter about the “stake relativization algorithm” to the “Does Crypsinous’ Leader Election Function lead to wealth concentration in PoS?” document.
development §
- No updates, heavily in research.
data availability §
research §
- The DA Layer Comparison Table has been finalized, after several reviews and additional efforts.
- Data Availability Specification has been updated according to recent comments.
- DA protocol details page has been created with the protocol diagrams included in the latest iteration.
- The DA specification has been updated with new details. To see them and, in general, the progress of the DA specification, refer to this PR.
development §
- Due to the focus on the DA Specification, protocol details, and the comparison table, no development updates.
miscellaneous §
- Blog coming this week and will be posted on the Nomos website (with the link on our X/Twitter).