Introduced Prometheus metrics to libp2p(-py)

Introduced Prometheus/Grafana metrics to libp2p(-py), improving network observability for the core services like Gossipsub, Kad-DHT and connection lifecycle. PR: https://github.com/libp2p/py-libp2p/pull/1199

March 25, 2026 · Abhinav Agarwalla

Introduced AutoTLS in libp2p(-py)

Extended the TLS security module in libp2p(-py) to fetch CA authorized TLS certificates using the libp2p Auto-TLS client specification, rather than using self-signed ones. This will enable protocol execution via web-transport and browsers for libp2p(-py). PR: https://github.com/libp2p/py-libp2p/pull/1072

February 2, 2026 · Abhinav Agarwalla

Selected for Protocol Labs Dev Guild

Got selected for Protocol Labs Dev Guild. Excited to go deeper into p2p infrascture and libp2p ecosystem.

May 4, 2025 · Abhinav Agarwalla

Completed Summer of Bitcoin '24

Got selected for Summer of Bitcoin 2024, contributing to Floresta, a lightweight bitcoin client. Learned a lot about navigating large codebases and p2p mechanics used in decentralized systems.

September 16, 2024 · Abhinav Agarwalla

First open source fellowship

Got selected for Summer of Bitcoin 2024. First real step into working on open source projects in a structured way. Wrote a blog about the selection process too.

June 15, 2024 · Abhinav Agarwalla