Weekly Updates

Weekly Development Snapshot

Go-qrllib updates

• Implemented new address format of 24 bytes instead of 20 bytes to eliminate ambiguity with Ethereum related blockchains
• Address generation algorithm changed for both XMSS and Dilithium
• Added 3 bytes descriptor which is a bit different from the legacy QRL descriptor, to differentiate between cryptography used for signing & metadata related to cryptography
• Verify function for both XMSS and Dilithium will now need descriptor
• Cryptography and wallet implementation has been separated out into different packages
• Legacy XMSS wallet implementation has been separated out into a different package, along with the new XMSS wallet implementation for Zond.
• More unit tests added

Other updates

• Unit changes for Zond web3.js in progress
• zondjs a new repository being developed for VortexIDE
• API and backend code are being developed to fetch and store data from Zond blockchain to database

Weekly Development Snapshot

• go-qrllib - Address size changed from 20 bytes to 24 bytes to differentiate it from other blockchains having address of 20 bytes
• go-qrllib - XMSS & Dilithium refactoring is still in progress, unit tests has been updated for the currently refactored code
• Units for Zond has been updated in go-zond, qrysm, hyperion, web3.js, tx-fuzz. Unit-related updates for other repositories are currently under review.

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.

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