2025-08-18 Nomos weekly

Nomos Weekly Update - 2025-08-18 §

Nomos Bedrock §

Research §

• Cryptoeconomics:

  • Cryptoeconomics of Nomos document ready for review with comprehensive fee markets framework and complete overview section
  • Blockspace Specification adapted to new requirements with storage references removed
  • NomosDA Storage Fee Specifications reviewed
  • CPU confirmed as limiting factor for block construction (except for inscription operations)
  • KPI fee parameter calculation refined to count only Execution base fee and Storage fees as “burned”
  • Reward calculation finalized: DA validators receive DA fees, Leaders receive 40% of KPI tokens and 100% of Execution gas tips

• Total Stake Inference:

  • Total Stake Inference Analysis enhanced with new plots and expanded convergence analysis
  • Total Stake Inference specification reviews completed with validation
  • Possible directions for future analysis work document created for strategic planning

• Cryptarchia:

  • Cryptareon: Scalable and Resilient Multi-Proposer Consensus early draft completed for Cryptarchia v2
  • Alternative PPoS mechanisms exploration continued with security analysis

• Architecture:

  • Bedrock Architecture Overview document ready for review after multiple drafts
  • Wallet Design planning initiated with interface specifications

• Wallet Standards:

  • Wallet Technical Standard updated to compress keys for increased ZK efficiency
  • Rewards process simplified by tracking values directly in ledger instead of creating special notes

Development §

• Cryptarchia Core:

  • Offline Grace Period implementation completed as part of bootstrapping feature set
  • IBD multiple downloads improvement merged for better performance
  • Chain service refactoring planned for testability and extensibility (#1505)

• ZK Components:

  • Groth16 verifier implementation completed with fixes
  • ZK crates restructure consolidating into single subfolder
  • Proof of claim implementation completed
  • CPU cycles measurement test for ZK signature verification added for gas cost calculations
  • Poseidon2 wrapper implementation in progress using custom parameters

• Ledger and Transaction Processing:

  • Persistent MMR implementation for leader rewards foundation
  • Leader rewards operation implementation with persistent data structures

Nomos Bedrock Services §

Development §

• Data Availability:
  • Cumulative in-memory addressbook implementation supporting history and latest membership tracking
  • Historic sampling behavior implementation in progress for block and blob sampling
  • Skip DA blob sampling for old blocks feature planned (#1479)
• Blend Network:
  • Session Transition: Core node network behaviour implementation in progress
  • Blake RNG scheduling replacing ChaCha20 for consistency
  • Proof of Quota implementation planned to complete protocol features

Road to Production, Testnet and Tooling §

Development §

• NAT Support:

  • NAT-PMP integration completed for improved connectivity
  • NAT mapping renewal implementation for lease management
  • Gateway address change detection planned for proactive network management
  • NAT PCP mapping protocol implementation evaluation (estimated one week development)

• Development Environment:

  • Shell.nix update to flake.nix for better dependency management
  • Cargo Hack manual check added for pre-commit hooks
  • Nix investigation for circuit dependency issues resolution
  • Test job updates on GitHub workflow leveraging Nix

Business Development §

• Strategic Partnerships:

  • Meeting with Gelato Network/Arrakis founder Hilmar Orth discussing Nomos Sovereign Roll-up strategy
  • Discussion on privacy compliance challenges and grassroots vs institutional market positioning

• Event Strategy:

  • List of Conferences in 2025 for Nomos Representation compiled
  • Devconnect 2025 co-hosted side event (Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress) sponsorship evaluation
  • ETHRome (October 17-19) speaking opportunity exploration
  • Privacy Guardians membership consideration for Devconnect collaboration

• Community Engagement:

  • W3PN Membership Deck 2025 reviewed for potential renewal
  • Web3 Privacy Now membership analysis showing incomplete 2024 deliverables
  • Meeting scheduled with Degen.house for DeFi and privacy collaboration
  • Speaking engagement applications at target conferences

Documentation §

• Blog Posts:
  • The Nomos Blend Network blog draft completed
  • Cryptarchia Stake Inference draft in progress for technical audience
  • The Nomos Blend Network blog post ready for publication
  • Litepaper review and finalization ongoing