https://flopnetworknews.com/Unofficial news on Flop Network ($FLOP). Unofficial community site. Not affiliated with Flop Labs. Not financial advice.en https://flopnetworknews.com/news/flop-testnet-airdrop-date-november-24/https://flopnetworknews.com/news/flop-testnet-airdrop-date-november-24/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 01:30:00 +0000Arthur Hayes says the FLOP testnet and airdrop begin November 24, 2026. Flop Labs calls the date tentative. What it means for miners, validators and agents.Flop Network News EditorialTestnetAirdrop https://flopnetworknews.com/news/flop-validator-package-0-4-1-devnet-1/https://flopnetworknews.com/news/flop-validator-package-0-4-1-devnet-1/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 01:30:00 +0000Flop's explorer now serves validator package 0.4.1-devnet.1. It makes onboard join wait up to five minutes for the node's RPC after a restart. We verified the new SHA-256.Flop Network News EditorialDevnetValidator https://flopnetworknews.com/news/flop-validator-package-0-4-0-devnet-1/https://flopnetworknews.com/news/flop-validator-package-0-4-0-devnet-1/Mon, 09 Nov 2026 10:37:00 +0000Flop's explorer now serves validator package 0.4.0-devnet.1. It adds a sponsor-grant join path and an onboard status report. Devnet onboarding stays administrator-assisted.Flop Network News EditorialDevnetValidator https://flopnetworknews.com/news/flop-devnet-mining-home-gpu-hayes-rtx/https://flopnetworknews.com/news/flop-devnet-mining-home-gpu-hayes-rtx/Mon, 09 Nov 2026 01:30:00 +0000Arthur Hayes says you don't need high-spec rented GPUs to mine FLOP, sharing a community guide that runs a devnet miner on a home RTX 5080 with 16 GB VRAM.Flop Network News EditorialMiningDevnet https://flopnetworknews.com/news/flop-devnet-limits-10x-validator-cap-gateway/https://flopnetworknews.com/news/flop-devnet-limits-10x-validator-cap-gateway/Sun, 08 Nov 2026 01:30:00 +0000Flop Labs says it raised FLOP devnet limits 10x, plans another 10x after more testing, will widen the validator cap slowly and calls the gateway more stable.Flop Network News EditorialDevnetValidators https://flopnetworknews.com/news/flop-validator-package-0-3-0-devnet-1-republished/https://flopnetworknews.com/news/flop-validator-package-0-3-0-devnet-1-republished/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 01:25:00 +0000Flop's explorer again serves validator-cs-be91fe83 0.3.0-devnet.1 with a matching SHA-256. Onboarding stays administrator-assisted; public testnet self-service is not open.Flop Network News EditorialDevnetValidator https://flopnetworknews.com/news/flop-testnet-date-announce-next-week-hayes/https://flopnetworknews.com/news/flop-testnet-date-announce-next-week-hayes/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 01:20:00 +0000Arthur Hayes says Flop will announce the testnet date next week and urges operators to get set up on the open FLOP devnet before the airdrop period begins.Flop Network News EditorialTestnetDevnet https://flopnetworknews.com/news/flop-testnet-date-decision-early-next-week-hayes/https://flopnetworknews.com/news/flop-testnet-date-decision-early-next-week-hayes/Thu, 05 Nov 2026 01:40:00 +0000Arthur Hayes says Flop will decide the testnet launch date early next week while the devnet team changes parts of the protocol. Devnet state won't carry over.Flop Network News EditorialTestnetDevnetYellow Paper https://flopnetworknews.com/news/flop-devnet-permissionless-validator-package-pulled/https://flopnetworknews.com/news/flop-devnet-permissionless-validator-package-pulled/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 01:45:00 +0000Flop Labs says the FLOP devnet needs no application or approval. The manuals still describe operator approval, and the validator package download is offline.Flop Network News EditorialDevnetValidator https://flopnetworknews.com/news/flop-devnet-open-for-builders/https://flopnetworknews.com/news/flop-devnet-open-for-builders/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:30:00 +0000Arthur Hayes says the FLOP devnet is open for builders, with a faucet, explorer, API, MCP server and SDK. Devnet FLOP has no value and no airdrop weight.Flop Network News EditorialDevnetTestnet https://flopnetworknews.com/news/flop-github-feedback-repo-sdks-operator-hub/https://flopnetworknews.com/news/flop-github-feedback-repo-sdks-operator-hub/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 01:30:00 +0000Arthur Hayes shared three FLOP links on Oct 30, a new flop-labs/network GitHub repo for bug reports, an SDK page listing six packages and the operator hub.Flop Network News EditorialDevnetAgents https://flopnetworknews.com/news/flop-devnet-instructions-early-next-week/https://flopnetworknews.com/news/flop-devnet-instructions-early-next-week/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 01:30:00 +0000Flop Labs said on Oct 29 that FLOP devnet join instructions for miners, validators and agents arrive by early next week. Devnet earns no airdrop. Testnet target is Nov 3.Flop Network News EditorialDevnetTestnet https://flopnetworknews.com/news/flop-scam-alert-robinhood-chain-fake-flop-token/https://flopnetworknews.com/news/flop-scam-alert-robinhood-chain-fake-flop-token/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 02:00:00 +0000A token named Flop Labs (FLOP) on Robinhood Chain is being pushed on X with a claim link. Flop says no FLOP contract exists yet. Here is how to spot it.Flop Network News EditorialScamsAirdrop https://flopnetworknews.com/news/flop-airdrop-unlock-rules-docs-update-hayes-agents-miners/https://flopnetworknews.com/news/flop-airdrop-unlock-rules-docs-update-hayes-agents-miners/Wed, 28 Oct 2026 01:30:00 +0000Flop's airdrop doc, updated Oct 26, now states the 3:1 agent unlock. Arthur Hayes says agents got their allocation free while miners bore real costs.Flop Network News EditorialAirdropArthur HayesAI Agents https://flopnetworknews.com/news/arthur-hayes-trifecta-essay-flop-compute-derivatives/https://flopnetworknews.com/news/arthur-hayes-trifecta-essay-flop-compute-derivatives/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 01:30:00 +0000Arthur Hayes' Oct 26 essay The Trifecta pitches Flop's spot compute price as a global benchmark and sketches FCU forwards, FRCR futures and a perp built on it.Flop Network News EditorialArthur HayesExplainerMining https://flopnetworknews.com/news/flop-public-devnet-opening-anyone-can-join/https://flopnetworknews.com/news/flop-public-devnet-opening-anyone-can-join/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000Arthur Hayes said on Oct 26 the FLOP devnet opens to anyone in the coming days for miners, validators and agents. It earns no airdrop. Testnet target is still Nov 3.Flop Network News EditorialDevnetTestnet https://flopnetworknews.com/news/flop-official-links-verification-page/https://flopnetworknews.com/news/flop-official-links-verification-page/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 01:30:00 +0000Arthur Hayes shared Flop's new official links page on Oct 23. It lists every real FLOP account and domain and says there's no FLOP Discord, Telegram or token yet.Flop Network News EditorialScamsTestnet https://flopnetworknews.com/news/flop-compute-futures-compute-reservation-units/https://flopnetworknews.com/news/flop-compute-futures-compute-reservation-units/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 01:30:00 +0000Flop Labs says Flop Network contracts can settle compute futures in cash or deliver the compute. The draft whitepaper's CRUs reserve compute for up to 30 days.Flop Network News EditorialMiningWhitepaperExplainer https://flopnetworknews.com/news/arthur-hayes-no-flop-token-scam-warning/https://flopnetworknews.com/news/arthur-hayes-no-flop-token-scam-warning/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 01:30:00 +0000Arthur Hayes warned on Oct 21 that there is no FLOP token and anyone selling one is a scammer. Flop Labs reposted it. FLOP is only created at genesis in Q1 2027.Flop Network News EditorialScamsAirdrop https://flopnetworknews.com/news/flop-airdrop-vouchers-transfer-eligibility-faq/https://flopnetworknews.com/news/flop-airdrop-vouchers-transfer-eligibility-faq/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 01:45:00 +0000Flop's timeline FAQ, updated Oct 20, says FLOP airdrop vouchers can move before mainnet, testnet balances don't convert, and it won't rule on US eligibility.Flop Network News EditorialAirdropTestnetMining