Weekly Updates

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Weekly Development Snapshot

• Vortex IDE: Terminal issue has been fixed. JSON RPC api are being fixed.
• Stress tests added into the Qrysm to simulate 2600+ validators.
• E2ETests are in progress to simulate the new Block reward.
• Ledger Device: Dilithium signing is now working. Token signing and other UI/UX development in progress.