Weekly Updates
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
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
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
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, addedpublish-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.
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
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.
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.
QRL Weekly, 2025-January-21
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.
QRL Weekly, 2025-January-14
Weekly Development Snapshot
- New address format related changes finished for Hyperion, Zond & Qrysm.
- Vortex IDE: Test support added into IDE, currently terminal is being fixed.
- Stress tests are being added into the Qrysm to simulate 2600+ validators.
- E2ETests are in progress to simulate the new Block reward.
- Ledger Device: Bug fixes for signing algorithm & optimization still in progress.
QRL Weekly, 2025-January-07
Weekly Development Snapshot
- New address format related changes are still in progress in Hyperion, Zond, Qrysm & Web3.js
- Vortex IDE: Smart Contract deployment is functional on VortexIDE, currently making changes to support tests on the IDE.
- E2ETests are in progress to simulate the new Block reward.
- Ledger Device: Signing algorithm optimization still in progress.
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