Cancel da_comparative_study

[keeganquigley]

See #2578 (comment)

[prasad-kumkar]

@keeganquigley
Requesting you to please reconsider the cancellation of this grant.

We did encounter (~1 month) delay - originally targeting Dec 2025 - primarily because many protocols had upgrades in Dec & Jan we had to include them in the research. This wasn’t due to lack of progress, but rather an effort to ensure the output is accurate, current, and genuinely valuable to the ecosystem.

A significant amount of work has already gone into this, and the research paper is now close to publication:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/400877374_Benchmarking_Blockchain_Data_Availability_A_Comparative_Empirical_Study_of_Six_Production_DA_Protocols

Given the progress and all final deliverables are completed, it would be unfortunate to terminate at this stage. We’d really appreciate the final deliverables can be considered:

w3f/Grant-Milestone-Delivery#1313
w3f/Grant-Milestone-Delivery#1314

[laboon]

@keeganquigley Requesting you to please reconsider the cancellation of this grant.

Thanks Prasad. I'll take a look at this tomorrow.

[laboon]

Hi @prasad-kumkar we can review Milestone 2. I will have to get back to you on milestones 3/4. This may be delayed a bit as there are not many people left doing grant evaluation at this point.

[prasad-kumkar]

Thanks @laboon, appreciate it - no problem at all if M3 & M4 reviews take some time.