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title: jeffro256 full-time development 2025Q1
author: jeffro256
date: January 27, 2025
amount: 114
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- name: Month 1
funds: 33% (38.0)
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- name: Month 2
funds: 33% (38.0)
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status: unfinished
- name: Month 3
funds: 33% (38.0)
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status: unfinished
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The last quarter I implemented the core cryptography for Carrot. I will note that preliminary performance tests put Carrot scanning at about 30% faster on CPU usage versus scanning today, mostly thanks to the use of the X25519 ECDH library mx25519. I also implemented pruned cryptonote::transaction construction and scanning for Carrot. The FCMP++ integration and Carrot integration are finally meeting ends and are almost ready for hot path integration. This next quarter, I want to continue this work to get a testnet out ASAP.
To recap, here is a list of things I will attempt to work on this quarter, in rough order of execution:
- Integrate Carrot scanning/transaction construction into main wallet codepaths
- Provide support to existing hardware wallet manufacturors on how to securely support Carrot outputs
- Use benchmarkings and static analysis to inform MRL decisions on transaction weight discussions etc
- Begin soliciting Carrot core implementation audits
- Provide Rust implementation of Carrot for Serai/Cuprate
- Solicit help for multisig implementations of Carrot
- Help out with the FCMP++ integration wherever I can
Who
I have been contributing to the Monero core repository for over two years with a total of 84 merged commits to master thus far, with many open PRs. Over the last few months, I wrote up the Carrot specification, organized []auditing](https://github.com/cypherstack/carrot-audit), for which the community graciously funded, and began implementing it. Carrot will be the main supported addressing protocol post-FCMP++ if all goes according to plan. I also worked on the Seraphis migration project in 2023/2024.
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Payment
I propose to work for 3 months at a rate of 38 XMR per month.