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layout: fr
title: j-berman full-time development (4 months)
author: j-berman
date: December 16, 2024
amount: 360 Monero
milestones:
  - name: Month 1
    funds: 25% (90 Monero)
    done:
    status: unfinished
  - name: Month 2
    funds: 25% (90 Monero)
    done:
    status: unfinished
  - name: Month 3
    funds: 25% (90 Monero)
    done:
    status: unfinished
  - name: Month 4
    funds: 25% (90 Monero)
    done:
    status: unfinished
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## What

Work full-time 4 months on:

- Work towards a test network that includes Full-Chain Membership Proofs++.
  - Continue optimizing building the FCMP++ curve tree to improve sync time both in the daemon and wallet.
  - Construct FCMP++ transactions via the CLI/RPC/GUI.
  - Verify FCMP++ transactions in the daemon.
  - Implement all consensus changes needed for FCMP++.
    - New unlock time logic.
    - Allowing new FCMP++ RCT type.
    - Implement a grace period for current tx types in the pool at the fork to make it into the chain.
    - Misc. necessary changes.
  - Update the cold wallet <> hot wallet integration and background syncing for FCMP++.
- Misc. high priority tasks as they arise.

## Who

j-berman on github / jberman on matrix / IRC

My open PR for the WIP FCMP++ integration: https://github.com/monero-project/monero/pull/9436

My branch that includes the wallet sync integration: https://github.com/j-berman/monero/commits/fcmp%2B%2B-tree-sync-dev/

Past CCS's:
- https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/j-berman-3months-full-time-8.html
- https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/j-berman-3months-full-time-7.html
- https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/j-berman-3months-full-time-6.html
- https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/j-berman-3months-full-time-5.html
- https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/j-berman-3months-full-time-4.html
- https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/j-berman-3months-full-time-3.html
- https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/j-berman-3months-full-time-2.html
- https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/j-berman-3-months-full-time.html

## Proposal

360 XMR

640 hours, 0.25 XMR/hr + $65/hr, $208/XMR from coingecko