Retain s0me0ne-unkn0wn at rank 2

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Argument-0008: Retention at Rank II

Report Date 2026/01/23
Submitted by s0me0ne-unkn0wn

Member details

  • Current rank: II
  • Polkadot address: 13WGadgNgqSjiGQvfhimw9pX26mvGdYQ6XgrjPANSEDRoGMt
  • Date of initial induction: 2024/04/22
  • Date of last report: 2025/11/01
  • Area(s) of Expertise/Interest: WebAssembly, PolkaVM, PVF execution, host functions, proof of personhood

Reporting period

  • Start date: 2025/11/02
  • End date: 2026/01/23

Argument

The reporting period gave me a chance to push my PolkaVM for parachain runtimes project to its near-final stage. I rebased it onto RFC-145 implementation branch, which allowed me to resolve the remaining memory-management issues. Also, I switched to 64-bit PolkaVM, which helps overcome many 32-bit architecture limitations and will definitely give a performance boost. The PR is entering the maintenance stage; I'll support it until the RFC-145 implementation is merged, and then I'll proceed with its adoption.

In other respects, I was improving and caring for my lovely zoo of RFCs, and I addressed issues found by other fellows. That includes:

  • RFC-145 (which introduces a runtime-side memory allocator) and its reference implementation in (#8641 and #8866);
  • RFC-156 (which proposes adding BLS12-381 host functions) and its reference implementation, which I created in the reporting period in #10327
  • Pre-existing RFC-123 implementation I'm pushing forward.

Recently, I became involved in the Proof of Personhood work; nothing to brag about yet, but I'll keep you posted.

To summarize, my work during the reporting period was valuable, and therefore, I'm applying for retention at Rank II.

Voting record

Ranks Activity thresholds Agreement thresholds Member's voting activities Comments
I 90% N/A
II 80% N/A I have voted on 0 out of 0 referenda in which I was eligible to vote (i.e NaN% voting activity). Out of 0 referenda in which members of higher ranks were in complete agreement, I have voted in line with the consensus 0 times (i.e NaN% voting agreement).
III 70% 100%
IV 60% 90%
V 50% 80%
VI 40% 70%
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