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+# OrbitLabs Tendermint2 Contribution Proposal
+
+## Team Information
+
+**Team Name:** OrbitLabs
+**Email:** orbitlabs.work@proton.me
+
+### Team Members
+
+1. **Hoa Nguyen**
+
+   - Role: Team Lead
+   - GitHub: https://github.com/hoank101
+
+2. **Tien Nguyen**
+
+   - Role: Blockchain Engineer
+   - GitHub: https://github.com/htiennv
+
+3. **Tuan Tran**
+   - Role: Blockchain Engineer
+   - GitHub: https://github.com/TropicalDog17
+
+## Area of Focus
+
+Tendermint 2
+
+## Proposal Overview
+
+We propose to contribute to Tendermint2 through one or more of the following:
+
+- Developing and submitting pull requests to improve the Tendermint2 codebase within the Gno repository
+- Identifying and addressing bugs
+- Implementing broader improvements to bolster Tendermint2's functionality and performance
+
+Our focus will be on delivering tangible enhancements to the Tendermint2 ecosystem, ensuring its continued evolution and robustness.
+
+## Team Qualifications
+
+Our team is uniquely qualified to contribute to Tendermint2 due to our extensive experience in blockchain development and distributed systems:
+
+## Team Qualifications
+
+Our team is uniquely qualified to contribute to Tendermint2 due to our extensive experience in blockchain development and distributed systems:
+
+- **Proven expertise in Cosmos SDK, IBC, and CometBFT**, with hands-on experience developing and maintaining Layer 1 blockchains such as Whitewhale, Composable, and Quicksilver.
+
+- **Strong proficiency in Golang and Rust**, with our engineers collectively possessing over 12 years of experience in developing highly scalable backend services and distributed systems using Golang.
+
+- **Successful track record of implementing critical blockchain modules**, including handling chain halt issues during upgrade processes.
+
+- **Direct experience with Layer 1 blockchain development**, exemplified by our work on the EVM-compatible, Cosmos SDK-based Astra Protocol, which involved creating a blockchain explorer and implementing cross-chain bridges. https://github.com/AstraProtocol
+
+- **Contributions to open-source projects** across the Ethereum, Cosmos, and Solana ecosystems, demonstrating our commitment to collaborative blockchain development.
+
+- **Expertise in smart contract development and blockchain interoperability protocols**, gained through our work on various blockchain platforms.
+
+- **Strong background in large-scale distributed systems and microservices architecture**, crucial for understanding and enhancing Tendermint2's design principles.
+
+- **Demonstrated ability to enhance documentation and conduct comprehensive code reviews**, leveraging our extensive experience as senior engineers in traditional programming environments.
+
+- **Experience in optimizing blockchain performance**, implementing consensus mechanisms, and ensuring robust testing practices.
+
+This diverse skill set and practical experience in blockchain development, particularly within the Cosmos ecosystem, positions our team to make significant and impactful contributions to the Tendermint2 project.
+
+## Project Plan
+
+### Overall Objective
+
+Enhance Tendermint2's functionality, performance, and compatibility within a 6-month timeframe.
+
+### Phase 1 (Months 1-3): Analysis and Initial Improvements
+
+**Objectives:**
+
+- Conduct comprehensive survey of CometBFT changes
+- Implement initial improvements and bug fixes
+- Enhance testing framework
+
+**Deliverables:**
+
+- Detailed report on applicable CometBFT updates for Tendermint2
+- At least 5 merged PRs addressing existing issues or minor improvements
+- Expanded test suite with increased coverage
+- Initial performance audit report
+
+### Phase 2 (Months 4-6): Core Enhancements and Optimization
+
+**Objectives:**
+
+- Implement major features based on CometBFT analysis
+- Optimize performance
+- Improve documentation
+- Contribute upstream to CometBFT
+
+**Deliverables:**
+
+- Major feature PR (e.g., consensus optimizations, new module integration)
+- Performance improvement PR with benchmarking results
+- At least 1 significant upstream PR to CometBFT
+- Comprehensive documentation updates for new features and changes
+- Final project report including all contributions and performance metrics
+
+### Key Metrics
+
+- Number of PRs merged into Tendermint2
+- Quantifiable performance improvements
+- Increase in test coverage percentage
+- Number of successful upstream contributions to CometBFT
+
+### Timeline
+
+- Total duration: 6 months
+- Mid-project review: End of Month 3
+- Final review: End of Month 6