vtnerd-2023-q3.md

+---
+layout: cp
+title: vtnerd Full-Time 2023 Q3
+author: Lee Clagett (vtnerd)
+date: June 11, 2023
+amount: 166.95 XMR
+milestones:
+  - name: Month 1 (160 hours)
+    funds: 55 XMR
+    done: 20 September 2023
+    status: finished
+  - name: Month 2 (320 hours)
+    funds: 55 XMR
+    done: 26 November 2023
+    status: finished
+  - name: Month 3 (480 hours)
+    funds: 56.95 XMR
+    done: 11 February 2024
+    status: finished
+payouts:
+  - date: 3 November 2023
+    amount: 55
+  - date: 1 December 2023
+    amount: 55
+  - date: 9 March 2024
+    amount: 56.95
+---
+
+3-Months full-time software development on monero "core" components in 2023 q3.
+
+## What
+Work primarily on the `monerod`, `wallet`, and `monero-lws`. Some of the work to be attempted or investigated:
+  - Complete p2p Noise encryption (already in-progress)
+  - Get new serialization routine merged (work on piecemeal PRs for reviewers sake)
+  - Complete work necessary to merge [DANE/TLSA in wallet2/epee](https://github.com/vtnerd/monero/tree/improve/dane_tlsa).
+  - Adding trust-on-first-use support to wallet2
+  - Add msgpack support to monerod-ZMQ (requires merging of new serialization system)
+  - `monero-lws` work:
+    - Optional full chain verification for malicious daemon attack
+    - Subaddresses
+    - A accept-all-new-accounts mode similar to MyMonero behavior (instead of manually callback)
+    - Webhook for new account creation (prevents polling for new accounts)
+    - ZMQ pub support for incoming transactions and blocks (notifies of _any_ new transaction or block)
+    - Create Github Actions that run unit-tests and provide binaries
+    - Provide official LWS docker-image
+    - Provide official snap/flatpak/appimge (tbd one or all of those)
+    - Provide pre-built binaries
+    - (Unlikely) - reproducible builds so community members can verify+sign the binary hashes
+
+More than 3 months listed there, priorities may change as community requests or issues arise.
+
+## Who
+
+Lee Clagett (vtnerd). I've had [three](https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/vtnerd-tor-tx-broadcasting.html) [CCS](https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/vtnerd-2020-q4.html) [proposals](https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/vtnerd-2021-q1.html). The [full list of my monero PRs since last CCS](https://github.com/monero-project/monero/pulls?q=is%3Apr+author%3Avtnerd+created%3A%3E2021-02-17). I've also written a [msgpack implementation](https://github.com/vtnerd/monero-lws/pull/63) for the new serialization system (in Monero-LWS), an [admin REST](https://github.com/vtnerd/monero-lws/pull/62) api to Monero-LWS, as well as [webhooks for incoming transactions](https://github.com/vtnerd/monero-lws/pull/66) (including a [zero-confirmation](https://github.com/vtnerd/monero-lws/pull/72) for webhooks) (instead of the previously proposed ZMQ-PUB). [Unit tests](https://github.com/vtnerd/monero-lws/pull/53) were also finally added to Monero-LWS.
+
+## Proposal
+
+Work on the various tasks outlined above for 40 hours/week over the next 3 months after potential funding. I already use time-tracking software for work; if the hours dip in a given month unexpectedly, the update/milestone will be at the completion of the hours listed above.
+
+The funds were calculated with 55 USD/hour with ~158.13 USD/XMR which is the 14-day exponential moving average on Kraken through 2023/07/02.

vtnerd-2024-q3.md

+---
+layout: cp
+title: vtnerd full-time 2024 q3
+author: Lee Clagett (vtnerd)
+date: July 11, 2024
+amount: 208.12 XMR
+milestones:
+  - name: Month 1 (160 hours)
+    funds: 69 XMR
+    done: 24 August 2024
+    status: finished
+  - name: Month 2 (320 hours)
+    funds: 69 XMR
+    done: 03 October 2024
+    status: unfinished
+  - name: Month 3 (480 hours)
+    funds: 70.12
+    done: 22 November 2024
+    status: finished
+payouts:
+  - date: 4 September 2024
+    amount: 69
+  - date: 26 October 2024
+    amount: 69
+  - date: 6 December 2024
+    amount: 70.12
+---
+
+3-Months full-time software development on monero "core" components in 2024 q3.
+
+## What
+Work primarily on the `monerod`, `wallet`, and `monero-lws`. Some of the work to be attempted or investigated:
+  - Code reviews of monero core PRs
+  - Optimization work in monero core (work with the new stressnet team)
+  - Add socks5 support to wallet and monerod (which adds IPv6 support to proxies)
+  - Add support for [torspec/control-spec](https://github.com/torproject/torspec/blob/main/control-spec.txt). This is similar to the SAM proposal for I2P
+  - Get new serialization routine merged (continue work on piecemeal PRs for reviewers sake)
+  - Complete work necessary to merge [DANE/TLSA in wallet2/epee](https://github.com/vtnerd/monero/tree/improve/dane_tlsa).
+  - Adding trust-on-first-use support to wallet2
+  - Add msgpack support to monerod-ZMQ (requires merging of new serialization system)
+  - `monero-lws` work:
+    - Complete LWS frontend (using `wallet_api.h` as interface) so that wallets can begin using LWS API easily. This is separate from woodser et al working on LWS API within `wallet2` which may be deprecated.
+    - Perform apache-benchmark test on REST api to determine effects of blocking ZMQ calls
+    - Cache some ZMQ calls performed during REST api responses to reduce burden on `monerod` and improve REST throughput
+    - Add concurrency to REST API responses - remove blocking ZMQ calls which starve valuable REST thread resources
+      - A switchover to boost asio/beast/azmq from epee/zmq to handle async http responses will be needed
+      - `get_random_outs` endpoint has blocking ZMQ calls that cannot be cached, thus the potential need for async-zmq
+    - Add a "scale" factor to remote scanning load balancing - send more accounts to systems with faster single thread performance 
+    - Add 64-bit ed25519 code for faster arm64 scanning
+    - Provide official LWS docker-image
+    - Provide pre-built binaries
+    - (Unlikely) - reproducible builds so community members can verify+sign the binary hashes
+
+There is intentionally more work than time allows - to ensure there is always something to work on in the proposal.
+
+## Who
+
+Lee Clagett (vtnerd). I've had [four](https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/vtnerd-tor-tx-broadcasting.html) [CCS](https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/vtnerd-2020-q4.html) [proposals](https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/vtnerd-2021-q1.html) ([last one](https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/vtnerd-2023-q3.html)), and [one Magic Grant](https://monerofund.org/projects/Q1Q2_2024_dev_vtnerd).
+
+Some of my biggest features in monero core repo are [Dandelion++](https://github.com/monero-project/monero/pull/6314), [adding supercop ASM speedups to wallet code](https://github.com/monero-project/monero/pull/6337), [ZeroMQ Pub Support for new blocks and transactions](https://github.com/monero-project/monero/pull/6418), and [SSL support to p2p](https://github.com/monero-project/monero/pull/8996).
+
+I've also made a functional LWS wallet scanner under CCS/Magic - which now has a MyMonero compatible REST API, admin REST API, LMDB storage, subaddress support, webhook/zmq/rmq publishing (new receives, spends, and accounts), multi-machine scanning with (primitive) load-balancing, and an untrusted daemon mode that verifies PoW is valid (whereas normal wallets trust `monerod` responses entirely).
+
+## Proposal
+
+Work on the various tasks outlined above for 40 hours/week over the next 3 months after potential funding. I already use time-tracking software for work; if the hours dip in a given month unexpectedly, the update/milestone will be at the completion of the hours listed above.
+
+The funds were calculated with 65 USD/hour with ~157.41 USD/XMR which is the 9-day exponential moving average on Kraken through 2024/07/11. The rate is up a bit: (1) inflation, (2) volatility protection, and (3) closer in hourly compensation to 2 other contributors.
\ No newline at end of file

vtnerd-2025-q1.md

+---
+layout: wip
+title: vtnerd full-time 2025 q1/q2
+author: Lee Clagett (vtnerd)
+date: February 21, 2025
+amount: 134.37 XMR
+milestones:
+  - name: Month 1 (160 hours)
+    funds: 44.79 XMR
+    done:
+    status: unfinished
+  - name: Month 2 (320 hours)
+    funds: 44.79 XMR
+    done:
+    status: unfinished
+  - name: Month 3 (480 hours)
+    funds: 44.79
+    done:
+    status: unfinished
+payouts:
+  - date:
+    amount:
+  - date:
+    amount:
+  - date:
+    amount:
+---
+
+3-Months full-time software development on monero "core" components in 2025 q1/q2.
+
+## What
+Work primarily on `monerod`, `wallet`, and `monero-lws`. Some of the work to be attempted or investigated:
+  - Code reviews of monero core PRs
+  - monerod/monero-lws bug fixes and HackerOne mitigations as they arrive
+  - Keep existing PRs up-to-date:
+    - New Serialization routine
+    - Change from raw pointers to weak_ptrs in levin code
+    - Socks v5
+    - P2P SSL Support
+    - Updating levin callbacks to C++14 moves
+    - Embargo timeout fix
+  - Find (possible) memory leak in weak_ptr PR
+  - Complete work necessary to merge [DANE/TLSA in wallet2/epee](https://github.com/vtnerd/monero/tree/improve/dane_tlsa).
+  - Adding trust-on-first-use support to wallet2
+  - Add msgpack support to monerod-ZMQ (requires merging of new serialization system)
+  - `monero-lws` work:
+    - Determine a “push” interface for LWS clients (instead of existing poll interface)
+    - Complete LWS frontend (using `wallet_api.h` as interface) so that wallets can begin using LWS API easily. This is separate from woodser et al working on LWS API within `wallet2` which may be deprecated.
+    - Add a new utility (to LWS-frontend) that accepts a spend key to report balance+spent transactions of wallet (requested via Github Issues). This will help verify accuracy of LWS endpoints
+    - Update LWS spec and implementation to support new "carrot" features (view-balance key, etc)
+    - Update LWS backend to work with fcmp++ experimental branch
+    - Add a "scale" factor to remote scanning load balancing - send more accounts to systems with faster single thread performance 
+    - Add 64-bit ed25519 code for faster arm64 scanning
+    - Provide official LWS docker-image
+    - Provide pre-built binaries
+    - (Unlikely) - reproducible builds so community members can verify+sign the binary hashes
+
+There is intentionally more work than time allows - to ensure there is always something to work on in the proposal.
+
+## Who
+
+Lee Clagett (vtnerd). I've [had](https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/vtnerd-tor-tx-broadcasting.html) [five](https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/vtnerd-2020-q4.html) [CCS](https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/vtnerd-2021-q1.html), [proposals](https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/vtnerd-2023-q3.html) ([last one](https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/vtnerd-2024-q3.html)), and [one Magic Grant](https://monerofund.org/projects/Q1Q2_2024_dev_vtnerd).
+
+Some of my biggest features in monero core repo are [Dandelion++](https://github.com/monero-project/monero/pull/6314), [adding supercop ASM speedups to wallet code](https://github.com/monero-project/monero/pull/6337), [ZeroMQ Pub Support for new blocks and transactions](https://github.com/monero-project/monero/pull/6418), and [SSL support to p2p](https://github.com/monero-project/monero/pull/8996).
+
+I've also made a functional LWS wallet scanner under CCS/Magic - which now has a MyMonero compatible REST API (now fully non-blocking to support more responses per thread), admin REST API, LMDB storage, subaddress support, webhook/zmq/rmq publishing (new receives, spends, and accounts), multi-machine scanning with (primitive) load-balancing, and an untrusted daemon mode that verifies PoW is valid (whereas normal wallets trust `monerod` responses entirely).
+
+## Proposal
+
+Work on the various tasks outlined above for 40 hours/week over the next 3 months after potential funding. I already use time-tracking software for work; if the hours dip in a given month unexpectedly, the update/milestone will be at the completion of the hours listed above.
+
+The funds were calculated with 65 USD/hour with ~232.20 USD/XMR which is the 14-day exponential moving average on Kraken through 2025/02/21.

wobole-german-translation-subtitles.md

 ---
-layout: wip
+layout: cp
 title: German translation of Monero Means Money (subtitles) and Sound Money, Safe Mode (subtitles)
 author: Wobole
 date: June 27, 2021
@@ -20,6 +20,17 @@ payouts:
     amount:
 ---
 
+
+## Proposal Update 2024/09/05
+
+- Wobole completed this proposal Jan 22, 2022 as confirmed independantly by 2, native german, community members.
+- A partial address was posted in [this payout request](https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/237#note_21125). 
+- The full address was never shared with Luigi or the acting CCS Coordinator at that time.
+- Wobole has 1 year from now, to attempt to claim these funds by pasting a _new_ payout address from the same Gitlab account. 
+- After 2025-09-05 the entire balance (9.9 XMR) will be returned to the General Fund.
+
+---
+
 Hello everybody, this is Wobole again :)
 
 ## What and Why

xiphon-7.md

 ---
-layout: wip
+layout: cp
 title: xiphon full-time coding (3 months)
 author: xiphon
 date: 6 Feb 2021
@@ -26,6 +26,19 @@ payouts:
     amount:
 ---
 
+### Proposal closed
+
+The remaining funds (121XMR) have been donated to the general fund.
+
+- Xiphon has not been seen/heard of for >2 years.
+- This proposal has been abandonned.
+- Xiphons total earnings from the CCS (year/xmr/price on day of payout(s))
+  - 2019: 190, $12533.36 USD
+  - 2020: 1051, $86310.75 USD
+  - 2021: 222.0, $56598.92 USD
+- Should they re-appear they are welcome to create a fresh proposal.
+
+
 # What
 
 Would love to prolong my Monero coding for another 3 months and dedicate 40h/week, i.e. to work full-time.

xmrchat.md

+---
+layout: wip
+title: XMRChat - a service for content creators to receive messages and tips in Monero.
+author: FiatDemise
+date: December 8, 2024
+amount: 114
+milestones:
+  - name: Milestone 1 - MVP (minimum viable product) using LWS
+    funds: 40
+    done: August 4, 2024
+    status: finished
+  - name: Milestone 2 - video display of xmrchats with Streamyard and OBS, find creator page, private xmrchats, making repo open source
+    funds: 30.56
+    done: November 20, 2024
+    status: finished
+  - name: Milestone 3 - creator specific minimum tip amount, links to more creator content + new tab UI for that and other settings, audio tip received notification, How To section in FAQ, old xmrchats expiration, admin page, site monitoring.
+    funds: 17
+    done:
+    status: unfinished
+  - name: Milestone 4 - on screen special effects and notifications based on tip tier, moderator / cohost page, feature currently live streams, fee system
+    funds: 27
+    done:
+    status: unfinished    
+payouts:
+  - date: 19 March 2025
+    amount: 70.56
+  - date:
+    amount:
+  - date:
+    amount:
+  - date:
+    amount:
+---
+
+_Note: 70.56XMR has been awarded to XMRChat from [TipXMR](https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/tipxmr.live.html)_
+
+Who?
+
+Douglas Tuman - Host of popular YouTube show, Monero Talk. Host of weekly show Monerotopia livestreamed in multiple platforms. Creator of Monerotopia annual conference - monerotopia.com. Creator of the Copamonero annual Monero-sponsored soccer tournament - copamonero.com. Sets up booth/tent at Libertarian party conventions and Porcfest to spread Monero awareness. Creator of gratuitas.org coffee beans business (and coffee brewer/bartender at XMR meetups/conventions. Founder of xmrbazaar.com online, p2p marketplace. Founder of plug-n-play XMR node implementation, the Nodo - moneronodo.com. X handle @DouglasTuman.
+
+FiatDemise - Guy with project management experience that joined the Monero community in 2020. Helped save Kuno (kuno.anne.media) and volunteers time there as a moderator. Contributed to testing and provided feature feedback for xmrbazaar. Created a Monero for All brochure that is available in several languages and was distributed at Porcfest 2024. X handle @FiatDemise.
+
+Saeed - Front-end web developer found via Monero Jobs & Proposals Telegram group, GitHub https://github.com/sa8ab. Developed dex alcor.exchange, github.com/avral/alcor-ui. Created raceroms.com. Has a network of other front and back end developers he partners with.
+
+What?
+
+XMRChat is website that provides content creators with a service, allowing them a way to receive messages and tips in Monero. We launched https://xmrchat.com/ on 8/4/2024, using it for the first time in MoneroTopia episode 177, where Doug interviewed Saeed, going over the project and what the site is capable of. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1sy8ICsgBQ. We are looking to raise a total amount of 114 XMR at this time, split in 4 milestones as seen above.
+
+Website: https://xmrchat.com/
+X Account: https://x.com/xmr_chat
+Code: https://github.com/sa8ab/xmrchat
+
+How we got started?
+
+In early 2024, FiatDemise was watching a streamer, one that accepts tips from viewers and reads their messages as part of their show. They accept fiat using YouTube Superchats, Rumble Rants, and Streamlabs. They publicly stated they’d like to accept crypto too. FiatDemise started a conversation with their staff to try to get them to use Luke Smith’s Shadowchat. FiatDemise volunteered to pay for a company to install and configure it too. After some promising back and forth, FiatDemise got a response saying the team’s web dev / admin was too busy with current projects and they didn’t want to devote any time towards installing or managing Shadowchat. FiatDemise learned that the market wanted a very simple solution that doesn’t require any installation, hosting, or technical knowledge.
+
+At the time, FiatDemise was volunteering as a tester for xmrbazaar and raised the idea of a simple, hosted superchat solution in that Matrix group. Doug supported it right away, and we began working on requirements and giving shape to the vision with a Balsamiq wireframe. We worked with one developer to create a rough proof of concept. Then we found Saeed, a talented developer who could take the project to the next level. We saw the limitation of RPC, only being able to monitor incoming tips for one wallet, which wouldn’t work with the goal of hosting a solution for many content creators. After research, trial and error, and consultations with VTNerd and Radanne, we got LWS to work. After several more updates, the MVP was launched.
+

xmrhaelan-monero-outreach-round-3.md

 ---
-layout: wip
+layout: cp
 title: Monero Outreach Round 3
 author: xmrhaelan
 date: 22 May 2019
@@ -22,10 +22,14 @@ payouts:
     amount: 36.66
   - date: 23 November 2020
     amount: 36.67
-  - date: TBD
+  - date:
     amount: 36.67
 ---
 
+### Proposal closure/repurposed
+
+_All remaining funds (36.67 XMR) have been transferred to [Monerotopia 2024 marketing and publicity](https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/monerotopia2024publicity.html)_
+
 A big thanks again to everyone who supported Round 2 of funding for Monero Outreach! Final report can be found [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/bonpt3/monero_outreach_round_2_ccs_final_report_see_what/). 
 We have made significant progress in our ability to support and enhance the outreach efforts of the Monero Community, and are beginning to receive requests for support from various areas of the Monero ecosystem. We are honored to be able to support Monero in this way, and we look forward even more to what is ahead!
 

xmrsale-2021.md

 ---
-layout: wip
+layout: cp
 title: xmrSale Payment Processor Development
 author: xmrsale
 date: 10 August, 2021
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ payouts:
     amount:
 ---
 
+### Proposal closed
+
+The remaining funds (30XMR) have been absorbed by https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/374
+
 # What
 [xmrSale](https://github.com/xmrsale/xmrSale) is a lightweight Monero payment processor that connects to your own Monero node, striving to be modular and lightweight. xmrSale has an accessible API written in python that talks to your own Monero node, uses RPC to generate new addresses, and monitors payment success with your own copy of the Monero blockchain.