We will split the main milestones for the project into the following four main deliverables.

1. Uniswap & Arbitrum TX and mempool Data Dashboard: 

We plan to implement a real-time data transparency dashboard and make it publicly available. The dashboard will include the information about transactions on Uniswap and Arbitrum, their inclusion into blocks (prospectively blobs). This will give first predictions of future blobspace utilization over time. Further other L2s / rollups can be added for more comparative data.

2. Blob Merging Protocol Prototype:

We will develop a prototype for a blob merging solution. The solution will include the functionality outlined above with a specific focus on solving the NP-hard space allocation problem and implementing a pareto-efficient pricing mechanism. It will allow different consumers of blobspace to combine their requests and have them stored in the blobspace. This prototype will be open sourced and publicly available.

3. Gas Prices Discovery Mechanism Prototype:

Based on the previously conducted research we will implement a prototype demonstrating that it is feasible to implement an economic gas prices discovery mechanism, most likely a futures / derivatives market for block / blobspace. The v1 will include the functionality documented above. We will build the prototype in a way that it is scalable towards a fully fledged solution in the future.

4. Blog post / Whitepaper on general findings and blobspace market predictions:

We will publish the blog post / white paper on our combined research findings on how the blobspace can be best utilized. This will include especially how the blobspace can be most efficiently allocated and how the secondary pricing can be done and implemented. We will include the findings of our implementations of the prototypes including a thorough analysis of its strengths and weaknesses emphasizing on learnings for the future. We aim to as well answer the working hypotheses outlined above.