# Argument-0008: Retention at Rank II

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| **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](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/6704) project to its near-final stage. I rebased it onto [RFC-145](https://github.com/polkadot-fellows/RFCs/pull/145) [implementation branch](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/8866), 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](https://github.com/polkadot-fellows/RFCs/pull/145) (which introduces a runtime-side memory allocator) and its reference implementation in ([#8641](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/8641) and [#8866](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/8866));
* [RFC-156](https://github.com/polkadot-fellows/RFCs/pull/156) (which proposes adding BLS12-381 host functions) and its reference implementation, which I created in the reporting period in [#10327](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/10327)
* Pre-existing [RFC-123 implementation](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/6029) 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%   |   |  |