Project Zond: Explore, Create, and Secure the Future

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Weekly Updates

QRL Weekly, 2025-April-22

Weekly Development Snapshot More types like Seed, ExtendedSeed, Descriptor, XMSSDescriptor, DilithiumDescriptor are being added in go-qrllib Further refactoring for go-qrllib in progress Some unit tests for go-qrllib has been updated, remaining are still in progress as new types are being added Units for Zond, such as ETH -> Zond are being updated in all repositories including go-zond, qrysm, web3.js etc.
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QRL Weekly, 2025-April-15

Weekly Development Snapshot Refactored go-qrllib separating out the cryptography and wallet implementation for XMSS The Descriptor for XMSS and Dilithium has been separated from the Public Key into a distinct field Descriptor has been removed from the address Unit tests for the go-qrllib are still being updated to support the new changes as well as the Name related changes for go-zond such as ERC to ZRC, ENS to ZNS
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QRL Weekly, 2025-April-08

Weekly Development Snapshot Address format are being updated for both Dilithium & XMSS to support XMSS on Zond There are several thousands of spec tests, some of the spec tests are being updated for go-zond & qrysm CI/CD fix for some of the repositories are still in progress
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QRL Weekly, 2025-April-04

Weekly Development Snapshot Released Testnet v1 Bug fix for Vortex IDE is still in progress PoC in progress to commence XMSS integration in the upcoming weeks Added more tests for go-zond and qrysm, and some tests are being fixed CI/CD fix for zvmone, zvmc, Hyperion is still in progress
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QRL Weekly, 2025-March-25

Weekly Development Snapshot

  • Bug fixed for staking deposit cli while generating new staking deposit wallets
  • Some of the upstream library for Vortex IDE is being replaced with the customized library for Zond compatibility
  • Ledger app with Dilithium 5 wallet generation, signing and signature verification integration tested on Nano Ledger S Plus & Nano Ledger X
  • Ledger WalletConnect protocol is in progress for Ledger app with Dilithium 5
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QRL Weekly, 2025-March-18

Weekly Development Snapshot

  • hypc-bin repo is still in progress to maintain the historical builds of Hyperion compiler
  • Added random mnemonic generation for the new staking deposit accounts
  • Some bugs have been identified for validator cli while importing staking wallet and currently being fixed and tested for any other bugs
  • Some upstream libraries for VortexIDE are being replaced by customized libraries to make it compatible with the Zond
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QRL Weekly: Zond Private Testnet V1 Preview (internal), 2025-February-18

Weekly Development Snapshot

  • Released Zond Private Testnet V1 Preview (internal) to the team for extended testing and documentation.
  • Full network (gzond & qrysm) running in a Docker network using the Zond Package (a Kurtosis fork) that automatically establishes state on boot, providing access to prefunded wallets and a Web3 endpoint for application development.
  • Zond Roadmap progression update

Those paying close attention might have noticed a bunch of new updates and repositories in our GitHub:

  • [New Repository] gozvmlab: Modified for ZVM; features a minimal “compiler,” tooling for trace visualization in the UI, and the ability to execute scripts against ZVMs (gzond).
  • [New Repository] FuzzyVM: A framework for fuzz testing Zond Virtual Machine implementations.
  • [New Repository] tx-fuzz: Provides helpful functions to create random transactions, enabling easy access to fuzzed transactions from within other programs.
  • [Update] go-zond: Introduced a new address format, removed obsolete byte codes, implemented bug fixes, and increased maxRequestContentLength to 10 MB to accommodate transaction-heavy blocks. Updated Go version and resource_class for macOS. Also includes Clef and CircleCI updates.
  • [Update] qrysm: Updated tests, fixed bugs, added support for the new address format, and more. Enabled testTxGeneration for 1000 transactions, updated Docker build parameters, added publish-docker-images in CircleCI, and provided Clef example configuration pointing to the Zond package’s main branch.
  • [Update] web3.js: Updated with a new address format, improved tests, and additional enhancements.
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QRL Weekly, 2025-February-11

Weekly Development Snapshot

  • Developed Zond Package that allows one to run a Zond based private network
  • Conducted stress testing and updated some parameters like max gas limit and relevant logic
  • More integration tests added for Qrysm
  • Web3 chrome extension being updated to support new changes with Zond & Qrysm, such as go-zond
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QRL Weekly, 2025-February-04

Weekly Development Snapshot

  • Vortex IDE & Web3 wallet - Implemented rpc handlers for zond_accounts, zond_requestAccounts, zond_getBalance, zond_estimateGas, zond_blockNumber, wallet_revokePermissions along with UI refactoring.
  • E2ETests are updated for large number of transactions and the issues failing the tests are being fixed.
  • Tool is being developed to start a private network of the Zond locally.
  • Ledger Device: Signing related to Smart Contract is still in progress.
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QRL Weekly, 2025-January-28

Weekly Development Snapshot

  • Vortex IDE is now able to connect zond chrome extension wallet.
  • E2ETests are in progress to simulate the new Block reward.
  • wallet.js and qrypto.js refactoring in progress for XMSS related changes.
  • Ledger Device: Token signing and other UI/UX development is still in progress.
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