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# Dev Update #3
My progress in the past several days
## What I Have Done Since Last Update
### Readings

I finished reading two articles in detail:
1. [Transaction Fee Mechanism Design for the Ethereum Blockchain: An Economic Analysis of EIP-1559](https://arxiv.org/abs/2012.00854) written by [Tim Roughgarden](https://timroughgarden.org/).
2. [Understanding rollup economics from first principles](https://barnabe.substack.com/p/understanding-rollup-economics-from)

I have started writing my summary notes on these two articles, which has not been completed yet. You can find the current draft [:point_right: here](https://hackmd.io/@EagleEdge/rkGzcJw4o).

### Progress on the [RIG Open Problem 1](https://efdn.notion.site/ROPs-RIG-Open-Problems-c11382c213f949a4b89927ef4e962adf?p=53d8410e3fb642c5853424b8f79707ea&pm=s)
As I outlined in my last [Dev Update](https://hackmd.io/@EagleEdge/ryMs_ul4s), my immediate task is to finish cadCAD Bootcamp (Beginner Level). I have finished three sections and about to start section 4. Understanding cadCAD is critical to correctly simulate Ethereum economic models by updating parameters post-merge. This serves as the foundation for this specific problem I am trying to tackle. 

## What is Next?
On the specific problem side, I will continue my class with cadCAD. Given the time required to finish these two courses (cadCAD beginner and masterclass), I will dedicate most of my time in the next two or three weeks to those classes.

In the meantime, I will continue reading articles, research papers and blog posts.

## Status Update on My Reading List
### Ethereum Economic Model Related
- [Rollup economics](https://barnabe.substack.com/p/understanding-rollup-economics-from). (Done)
- [Transaction fee mechanism design](https://arxiv.org/pdf/2012.00854.pdf) (Done)
- [Analyzing Ethereum Cryptoeconomies: the validator's perspective](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r640UQOm2z-Q9nsJzqBq3BVgCtTL1_Yc7WnPp4jEBgk/edit#heading=h.7omdnplqtme3) (Next)
- The History of Casper by Vlad Zamfir ([Part 1](https://medium.com/@Vlad_Zamfir/the-history-of-casper-part-1-59233819c9a9), [Part 2](https://medium.com/@Vlad_Zamfir/the-history-of-casper-chapter-2-8e09b9d3b780), [Part 3](https://medium.com/@Vlad_Zamfir/the-history-of-casper-chapter-3-70fefb1182fc), [Part 4](https://medium.com/@Vlad_Zamfir/the-history-of-casper-chapter-4-3855638b5f0e), [Part 5](https://medium.com/@Vlad_Zamfir/the-history-of-casper-chapter-5-8652959cef58)) (Next)
- [Upgrading Ethereum - The Incentive Layer](https://eth2book.info/bellatrix/part2/incentives) (Next)
- [Eth2 Economic Review](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pwt-EdnjhDLc_Mi2ydHus0_Cm14rs1Aq/view)
- [EIP 1559 Resources](https://hackmd.io/@timbeiko/1559-resources)
- [Flashbots Eth2 Research](https://github.com/flashbots/eth2-research)
- [Pintail's Notes](https://pintail.xyz/) on Beacon Chain
- [The Beacon Chain Ethereum 2.0 explainer](https://ethos.dev/beacon-chain)
- [Structuring BlockspaceDerivatives](https://mirror.xyz/0x03c29504CEcCa30B93FF5774183a1358D41fbeB1/WKa3GFC03uY34d2MufTyD0c595xVRUEZi9RNG-dHNKs)
- [Next-Block Base Fee Options](https://mirror.xyz/0x03c29504CEcCa30B93FF5774183a1358D41fbeB1/dKgbn5YA3S5AL_qbUWq4HHZAjQSJGZf8oEPZ5Q89aFc)

### EVM
Ethereum Basics

- [Conceptual Overview](https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/questions/268/ethereum-block-architecture)
- [Basic technical details of Ethereum Blockchain Protocol (Vitalik Buterin)](https://youtu.be/gjwr-7PgpN8)

Yellow Paper


- [Yellow Paper](https://ethereum.github.io/yellowpaper/paper.pdf)
- [Walkthrough of the Yellow paper](https://www.lucassaldanha.com/ethereum-yellow-paper-walkthrough-1/)
- [Visual Guide to the Yellow Paper](https://takenobu-hs.github.io/downloads/ethereum_evm_illustrated.pdf)