# Argument-0006: Retention at Rank II

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| **Report Date** | 2025/07/26           |
| **Submitted by**| s0me0ne-unkn0wn      |


## Member details

- Current rank: II
- Polkadot address: 13WGadgNgqSjiGQvfhimw9pX26mvGdYQ6XgrjPANSEDRoGMt
- Date of initial induction: 2024/04/22
- Date of last report: 2025/03/19
- Area(s) of Expertise/Interest: WebAssembly, PolkaVM, PVF execution, throughput benchmarking

## Reporting period

- Start date: 2025/03/19
- End date: 2025/07/26

## Argument

During the reporting period, I took over [RFC-4](https://github.com/polkadot-fellows/RFCs/pull/4) by re-creating it as [RFC-145](https://github.com/polkadot-fellows/RFCs/pull/145) and started implementing it as two separate PRs: [#8641](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/8641) (proposing new host functions implementations, could be safely backported to existing stable releases) and [#8866](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/8866) (where breaking changes requiring a new stable release reside). Implementing that long-awaited RFC will dramatically improve execution determinism and is also essential from the perspective of smart contracts' security.

Further, I'm still progressing with the [PolkaVM integration](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/6704), which now relies on the aforementioned RFC-4 implementation. Having PolkaVM-enabled parachain runtimes will, among other things, allow us to lower the parachain deposits and improve the ecosystem's availability to developers.

Additionally, I conducted extensive TPS benchmarking for specific cases, including multi-core parachains, both Polkadot-native and EVM-based.

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 referendum in which I was eligible to vote (i.e undefined% 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 undefined% voting agreement).  |  |
|III|70%   |100%  |   |  |
|IV |60%   |90%   |   |  |
|V  |50%   |80%   |   |  |
|VI |40%   |70%   |   |  |


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