# Lehnberg - Progress update thread - Q2 2020

**URL:** https://forum.grin.mw/t/lehnberg-progress-update-thread-q2-2020/7233
**Category:** Announcements
**Created:** [April 6, 2020, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.grin.mw/t/lehnberg-progress-update-thread-q2-2020/7233 "2020-04-06T21:16:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 16
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### Author: ![lehnberg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.grin.mw/lehnberg/32/159_2.png) [@lehnberg](https://forum.grin.mw/u/lehnberg)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2020, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.grin.mw/t/lehnberg-progress-update-thread-q2-2020/7233/1 "2020-04-06T21:16:04Z")

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Progress update thread for [Request For Funding, @lehnberg: Apr - Jun 2020](https://forum.grin.mw/t/request-for-funding-lehnberg-apr-jun-2020/7130)

Covering Q2 2020: April - June.

Mar 30 - Apr 06:

- Added [next meeting agenda](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/issues/273)
- Wrote [development meeting notes](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/pull/274)
- Published [Grin News](https://grinnews.substack.com/p/92-scope-freeze-)
- Worked on 4.0.0 planning:
  - Updated [info post](https://forum.grin.mw/t/grin-v4-0-0-network-upgrade-hard-fork-3-july-2020/7001)
  - Updated [planning issue](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/issues/248)
  - Created [node](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin/milestone/17) / [wallet](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-wallet/milestone/8) milestones

- Announced [community / moderation working group](https://forum.grin.mw/t/community-management-moderation-working-group/7208)
- Wrote [v5.0.0 hard fork upgrade discussion summary](https://forum.grin.mw/t/network-upgrades-hard-forks-on-grin-v5-0-0-and-beyond/7231)
- RFC reviews

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### Author: ![lehnberg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.grin.mw/lehnberg/32/159_2.png) [@lehnberg](https://forum.grin.mw/u/lehnberg)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2020, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.grin.mw/t/lehnberg-progress-update-thread-q2-2020/7233/2 "2020-04-13T17:08:45Z")

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Apr 06 - Apr 13:

- Added [next meeting agenda](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/issues/276)
- Wrote [governance meeting notes](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/pull/277)
- Published [Grin News](https://grinnews.substack.com/p/93-armored-slates-)
- Begun gathering [feature requests for v5.0.0](https://forum.grin.mw/t/wishlist-for-v5-0-0-the-last-of-the-scheduled-hard-forks/7238)
- Corrected [my funding discrepancies](https://forum.grin.mw/t/correcting-my-funding-discrepancies/7242)
- Updated [income & spending logs](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/pull/278)
- Wrote [2020Q1financial transparency report](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/pull/279)
- Created [“Current Burn-rate & Runway” report](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/pull/280)
- Reviewed [slatepack repo](https://github.com/j01tz/slatepack/pull/1) and considered tx building approaches
- Verified and signed [security team canaries](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-security/pull/6)

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### Author: ![lehnberg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.grin.mw/lehnberg/32/159_2.png) [@lehnberg](https://forum.grin.mw/u/lehnberg)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2020, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.grin.mw/t/lehnberg-progress-update-thread-q2-2020/7233/3 "2020-04-20T20:37:29Z")

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Apr 13 - Apr 20:

- Added [next meeting agenda](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/issues/281)
- Wrote [development meeting notes](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/pull/282)
- Published [Grin News](https://grinnews.substack.com/p/94-grin-payjoin-true-)
- Created [transaction building method comparison](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/issues/283)
- Tweaked [funding section website](https://github.com/mimblewimble/site/pull/187) in accordance with Q1 report
- Took another pass on [slatepack repo](https://github.com/j01tz/slatepack/pull/4) and experimented more with armoring

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### Author: ![lehnberg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.grin.mw/lehnberg/32/159_2.png) [@lehnberg](https://forum.grin.mw/u/lehnberg)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2020, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.grin.mw/t/lehnberg-progress-update-thread-q2-2020/7233/4 "2020-04-27T20:20:10Z")

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Apr 20 - Apr 27:

- Added [next meeting agenda](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/issues/285)
- Wrote [governance meeting notes](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/pull/286)
- Published [Grin News](https://grinnews.substack.com/p/95-binary-slates-)
- Compared [armored slate outputs for JSON & binary formats](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/issues/284)

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### Author: ![lehnberg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.grin.mw/lehnberg/32/159_2.png) [@lehnberg](https://forum.grin.mw/u/lehnberg)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2020, 11:59am UTC](https://forum.grin.mw/t/lehnberg-progress-update-thread-q2-2020/7233/5 "2020-05-04T11:59:52Z")

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Apr 27 - May 4:

- Added [next meeting agenda](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/issues/288)
- Wrote [development meeting notes](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/pull/289)
- Published [Grin News](https://grinnews.substack.com/p/96-the-final-cuckoo-has-hatched-)
- Reviewed [HTTP(S) RFC](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-rfcs/pull/54)
- [Created](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-wallet/issues/393) various [planning](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/issues/287) related [posts](https://forum.grin.mw/t/potential-deprecation-of-http-s-transaction-building/7297/) and [issues](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin/issues/3317).

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### Author: ![lehnberg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.grin.mw/lehnberg/32/159_2.png) [@lehnberg](https://forum.grin.mw/u/lehnberg)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2020, 8:34am UTC](https://forum.grin.mw/t/lehnberg-progress-update-thread-q2-2020/7233/6 "2020-05-11T08:34:54Z")

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May 04 - May 11:

- Added [next meeting agenda](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/issues/290)
- Wrote [governance meeting notes](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/pull/291)
- Published [Grin News](https://grinnews.substack.com/p/97-slatepack-transactions-)
- Reviewed [Slatepack RFC](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-rfcs/pull/55) and spent a lot of time thinking about implications of proposal.

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### Author: ![lehnberg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.grin.mw/lehnberg/32/159_2.png) [@lehnberg](https://forum.grin.mw/u/lehnberg)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2020, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.grin.mw/t/lehnberg-progress-update-thread-q2-2020/7233/7 "2020-05-18T16:16:40Z")

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May 11 - May 18:

- Added [next meeting agenda](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/issues/293)
- Wrote [development meeting notes](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/pull/294)
- Published [Grin News](https://grinnews.substack.com/p/98-no-signs-of-life-)
- [Updated burn-rate & runway report](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/pull/295) for this month.
- [Updated grin donation logs](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/pull/296) for this month.

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### Author: ![lehnberg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.grin.mw/lehnberg/32/159_2.png) [@lehnberg](https://forum.grin.mw/u/lehnberg)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2020, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.grin.mw/t/lehnberg-progress-update-thread-q2-2020/7233/8 "2020-05-25T20:04:55Z")

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May 18 - May 25:

- Added [next meeting agenda](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/issues/297)
- Wrote [governance meeting notes](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/pull/298)
- Published [Grin News](https://grinnews.substack.com/p/99-it-was-doomed-all-along-)

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### Author: ![lehnberg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.grin.mw/lehnberg/32/159_2.png) [@lehnberg](https://forum.grin.mw/u/lehnberg)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.grin.mw/t/lehnberg-progress-update-thread-q2-2020/7233/10 "2020-06-01T17:56:29Z")

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May 25 - Jun 01:

- Added [next meeting agenda](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/issues/299)
- Wrote [development meeting notes](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/pull/300)
- Published [Grin News](https://grinnews.substack.com/p/100-the-first-grin-asic-)
- Fielding project enquiries
- Minor security related work

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### Author: ![lehnberg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.grin.mw/lehnberg/32/159_2.png) [@lehnberg](https://forum.grin.mw/u/lehnberg)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.grin.mw/t/lehnberg-progress-update-thread-q2-2020/7233/11 "2020-06-08T14:34:00Z")

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Jun 01 - Jun 08:

- Added [next meeting agenda](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/issues/302)
- Wrote [governance meeting notes](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/pull/303)
- Published [Grin News](https://grinnews.substack.com/p/101-v4-betas-have-shipped-)
- Shepherded and merged [RFC0013](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-rfcs/pull/47) & [RFC0014](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-rfcs/pull/41)

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### Author: ![lehnberg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.grin.mw/lehnberg/32/159_2.png) [@lehnberg](https://forum.grin.mw/u/lehnberg)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.grin.mw/t/lehnberg-progress-update-thread-q2-2020/7233/12 "2020-06-15T16:39:05Z")

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Jun 08 - Jun 15:

- Added [next meeting agenda](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/issues/304)
- Wrote [development meeting notes](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/pull/305)
- Published [Grin News](https://grinnews.substack.com/p/102-one-month-to-fork-)
- Been focused on [node](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin/issues/3353) and [wallet](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-wallet/issues/431) beta2 testing for the past week, [resulting](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-wallet/issues/442) in a [few](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-wallet/issues/443) minor [bugs](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-wallet/issues/441) being [filed](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-wallet/issues/439). Nothing too serious, 4.0.0 is looking promising so far.

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### Author: ![lehnberg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.grin.mw/lehnberg/32/159_2.png) [@lehnberg](https://forum.grin.mw/u/lehnberg)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2020, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.grin.mw/t/lehnberg-progress-update-thread-q2-2020/7233/13 "2020-06-22T14:58:51Z")

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Jun 15 - Jun 22:

- Added [next meeting agenda](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/issues/306)
- Wrote [development meeting notes](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/pull/307)
- Published [Grin News](https://grinnews.substack.com/p/103-bulletproofs-)
- Minor [housekeeping on grin-pm](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/pull/308)
- Submitted [request for funding for next quarter](https://forum.grin.mw/t/request-for-funding-lehnberg-q3-jul-sep-2020/7450)

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### Author: ![lehnberg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.grin.mw/lehnberg/32/159_2.png) [@lehnberg](https://forum.grin.mw/u/lehnberg)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.grin.mw/t/lehnberg-progress-update-thread-q2-2020/7233/14 "2020-06-29T16:08:39Z")

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Jun 22 - Jun 29:

- Added [next meeting agenda](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/issues/310)
- Wrote [development meeting notes](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/pull/311)
- Published [Grin News](https://grinnews.substack.com/p/104-release-candidate-1)
- [Reviewed the Code of Conduct](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/issues/309)
- Grin Documentation work:
  - [Audit of wiki documentation](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YgEQOIg_rrWCVBIW-9xHQq89uwq4uKAefxN_QnrhkG4/edit#gid=0)
  - Review of documentation systems

- Begun testing RC1 versions of node and wallet
- Security work
- Researcher communication

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### Author: ![Kurt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.grin.mw/kurt/32/3361_2.png) [@Kurt](https://forum.grin.mw/u/Kurt)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2020, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.grin.mw/t/lehnberg-progress-update-thread-q2-2020/7233/15 "2020-06-29T16:24:38Z")

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Are you able to tell more about “Researcher communication” and/or “Security work” ? - genuinely asking -

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### Author: ![lehnberg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.grin.mw/lehnberg/32/159_2.png) [@lehnberg](https://forum.grin.mw/u/lehnberg)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2020, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.grin.mw/t/lehnberg-progress-update-thread-q2-2020/7233/16 "2020-07-06T13:41:43Z")

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I am locking this thread in favour of the [new thread for the next period](https://forum.grin.mw/t/lehnberg-progress-update-thread-q3-2020/7519). See you there.

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### Author: ![lehnberg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.grin.mw/lehnberg/32/159_2.png) [@lehnberg](https://forum.grin.mw/u/lehnberg)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2020, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.grin.mw/t/lehnberg-progress-update-thread-q2-2020/7233/17 "2020-07-06T13:42:00Z")

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