Weekly Updates

Weekly Development Snapshot

• Reviewing changes for Javascript cryptography library implementation & wallet implementation of XMSS
• Reviewing changes related to address format for both Zond & Qrysm
• Changes for the Block reward is still in progress.
• Refactoring in progress for zond-web3-wallet
• npm package for zond-wallet-provider was released

Downtime Required for Bitcoin Quantum-Safety | QRL Post-Quantum Panel - Episode #2

In last weeks QRL Post-Quantum Panel episode on The QRL Show, we were joined by the co-authors of the new paper, “Downtime Required for Bitcoin Quantum-Safety”.

The team behind it are experts in the field and have worked together on their latest paper from the School of Computing at the University of Kent in Canterbury, England.

In this panel episode, we cover:

What threat(s) does quantum computing pose to Bitcoin How they arrived at the numbers in their paper Which scenario do they see as most likely to play out (can Bitcoin hard fork?) Technical costs of implementing these safeguards in blockchains … and much more

You don’t want to miss this episode…you can view it embedded below

Or read our blog for those who prefer a more condensed written summary.

Weekly Development Snapshot

• validator block proposer, attesters, sync committee e2e reward simulation finished, working on making changes in the reward values for all the validators.
• Address format change for the Zond in progress
• Refactoring in progress for qrypto.js and wallet.js

Weekly Development Snapshot

• validator (block proposer, attesters, sync committe) reward test with chain simulation is still in progress for Qrysm.
• Address format change for the Zond in progress.
• All tests fixed for the zond-wallet-provider.

Weekly Development Snapshot

• Added some bug fix for the end to end test for Qrysm.
• Validator reward test is being added in end to end test for Qrysm.
• Address format change for the Zond in progress.
• zond-wallet-provider: A javascript implementation of Zond Provider, is in progress with few changes pending before the release.

Weekly Development Snapshot

• EndToEnd test and configurations for Qrysm are being reviewed to simulate the block reward.
• Reward simulation for attester has been implemented, some rewards for block proposer is in progress.
• SELFDESTRUCT opcode has been removed and unit test has been updated for the same.
• dApp connectivity functional with the Zond Chrome extension wallet and the notifications functionality added in it.

Weekly Development Snapshot

• Implemented reward simulation for sync committee and partially for block proposer. Attestor reward simulation is in progress.
• evmone and solidity compiler customization is nearly done. More unit tests are being added.
• Basic communication made between dApp and Zond Chrome Extension Wallet. Refactoring and code clean up in progress. Middleware for the same is being developed.

Weekly Development Snapshot

• Implementing simulator of reward per block for all validators with different role
• Multiplex communication system implementation in progress for Zond Chrome Extension based wallet
• Customization of evmone and solidity compiler is in progress. Several unit tests already updated

Beginner’s Guide to the Quantum Threat: What’s Coming and Why It Matters 🔎

We’ve just released our latest QRL Show episode…

Beginner’s Guide to the Quantum Threat: What’s Coming and Why It Matters

In this episode, QRL Core team members Ryan Malinowski and Michael Strike sit down to cover a Beginner’s Guide to the Quantum Threat, covering everything from what vulnerabilities exist for most blockchain projects today (Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc) to what QRL is doing to address the Quantum Threat.

If you aren’t already in the QRL community, this is a must watch. If you are, this episode makes for a good starting point to share with a friend/colleague ⤵️

Weekly Development Snapshot

• Established weight relationship between sync committee, attester and block proposer. Changes are in progress with reward and penalty algorithm.
• Work in progress to develop provider required for the Zond Chrome Extension Wallet to support Wallet connect.
• Solidity compiler, evmone customization is in progress and tests are being updated for the same

Weekly Development Snapshot

• Changes are in progress for the reward value for the block proposer, validators (both attesters and sync committee members)
• Started development of wallet connect feature for the Zond Chrome Extension Wallet
• ERC20 token support added into the Zond Chrome Extension Wallet
• Solidity compiler and evmone customization is in progress

Weekly Development Snapshot

• Changes are in progress for the reward value for the block proposer, validators (both attesters and sync committee members)
• Changes are in progress to support smart contract based tokens created on Zond for Zond Chrome Extension Wallet
• Commenced the customization of the Solidity compiler based on the opcodes supported by the Zond