FLOP testnet tracker
Live FLOP testnet tracker: testnet and devnet status, validator package, yellowpaper commits, draft airdrop pool, official posts and key dates. Updated from a public JSON file.
Last checked: (Europe/Lisbon). Summary: Testnet and airdrop targeted for November 24, 2026 (Arthur Hayes, Nov 13; Flop Labs called it tentative). Flop's docs timeline FAQ (updated Nov 14) lists the same target, subject to readiness; flop.finance/testnet not yet updated. No mainnet or TGE date verified. Public devnet open since Nov 3 with no airdrop credit. Validator package 0.4.1-devnet.1.
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On November 13, 2026 Arthur Hayes posted that 24 Nov 2026 will be the date the Flop Labs testnet and airdrop begin, and that any change will be communicated in advance. Flop Labs quoted him: '2026.11.24 (tentative)'. On November 14 Flop's docs timeline FAQ was updated to say: 'As of 14 November 2026, Testnet remains planned, with a target of 24 November 2026, subject to readiness.' The testnet status page still reads planned, and flop.finance/testnet still lists Opens Q4 2026. Launch time and network details are not yet published.
Open publicly since November 3, 2026. Flop Labs called it 100% permissionless on November 4. Devnet earns no rewards and no airdrop weight. No state migrates from the devnet to the testnet. On November 7 Flop Labs said it raised devnet limits 10x (another 10x after more testing), is expanding the validator cap slowly, and that the gateway should be much more stable.
- Airdrop credit: no
- State migrates to testnet: no
- Opened: 2026-11-03
Version listed: 0.4.1-devnet.1 (validator-cs-be91fe83). Explorer serves package validator-cs-be91fe83 · 0.4.1-devnet.1 (FLOP Devnet, Linux amd64), last modified 11:32 UTC on November 9. We verified the archive SHA-256 against the published .sha256 file on November 10; it was still the served package on November 15 (archive last-modified unchanged). The only change from 0.4.0-devnet.1: onboard join waits up to five minutes for the node to serve RPC after its restart (previously joins could end with WS 1006). The validator manual (updated Nov 12) now names 0.4.1-devnet.1 with the same SHA-256. Onboarding remains administrator-assisted; public testnet self-service is not yet available. Do not skip checksum verification.
flop-labs/yellowpaper · 2a2cc82 · ci(triage): use the context-aware public classifier (#237)
Last yellowpaper content sync: 2026-10-26 (56410c6) docs(yellowpaper): sync 0.5.0 (draft) from flop-core@dfd98a59.
Latest commit on the repo is still Nov 5 (CI triage classifier). Latest yellowpaper content sync is Oct 26 (0.5.0 draft). No new commits since the Nov 10 daily check (verified Nov 15).
Airdrop pool (draft)
Draft genesis allocation from flop.finance/airdrop. Follows the Yellow Paper where ratified; Yellow Paper not yet final. Sole route is verified work on the testnet. Total listed: 4.4bn FLOP. Validator seats: up to 1000 at 1,200,000 FLOP each.
| Cohort | FLOP | Of Y10 supply | How it is earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miners | 1.2bn | 6.6% | Verified compute served on testnet |
| Agents | 1.2bn | 6.6% | Compute purchased in settled sessions |
| Validators | 1.2bn | 6.6% | Up to 1,000 seats of 1.2M FLOP each by testnet ranking |
| Ecosystem reserve | 800M | 4.4% | Creator and referral programmes, builders; possible disclosure rewards |
Latest official posts
- · @CryptoHayes: Points would-be miners to Flop's revenue model (flop.finance/intro/revenue/) to estimate income by changing assumptions.
- · @CryptoHayes: Says you can mine FLOP with whatever hardware you want; income depends on agentic demand for the models your hardware can run.
- · @CryptoHayes: Says mining FLOP isn't only for top-spec GPUs; Flop wants retail users mining with consumer graphics cards and Mac Minis.
- · @flop_labs: Quotes Hayes: '2026.11.24 (tentative)'.
- · @CryptoHayes: 24 Nov 2026 will be the date the Flop Labs testnet and airdrop begin; any change will be communicated in advance.
- · @flop_labs: Shares Arthur Hayes' third sit-down with Erhan Ünal; from 21:55 Hayes explains agents holding $FLOP to buy compute and stay alive.
- · @CryptoHayes: Says his number one goal for the Flop devnet is making onboarding as a validator, miner and agent as easy as possible, with work still to do.
- · @CryptoHayes: Says you don't need to rent high-spec GPUs to mine FLOP, sharing a community RTX 5080 devnet miner guide.
- · @CryptoHayes: Asked which testnet and airdrop questions are still unanswered as Flop prepares for both.
- · @flop_labs: Expanding validator cap slowly; gateway much more stable; encourages interacting with the chain directly.
- · @flop_labs: Increased devnet limits 10x; another 10x after more testing.
- · @flop_labs: Devnet is out, Testnet date to be announced.
- · @CryptoHayes: Devnet cooking; get set up before the airdrop period; Flop will announce the testnet date next week.
- · @flop_labs: Compared Anthropic FlashProve (~72x slower than vLLM) with Flop proof-of-useful-inference: attestation, TOPLOC fingerprint, random re-run, slash on miss.
- · @CryptoHayes: Devnet going well; team changing parts of the protocol; will decide the testnet launch date early next week.
- · @flop_labs: No state migrates from the devnet to the testnet; start fresh.
- · @flop_labs: Devnet is live and 100% permissionless.
- · @flop_labs: Devnet is now open to the public.
- · @CryptoHayes: FLOP devnet is open for builders: get test FLOP, explore blocks, call verified inference.
Key dates
- 2026-10-26Yellow Paper content sync 0.5.0 (draft) on GitHubdone
- 2026-10-30Validator manual and timeline FAQ updated on docs.flop.networkdone
- 2026-11-03Public devnet opened (Hayes + Flop Labs)done
- 2026-11-03Former testnet working target (passed without launch)missed
- 2026-11-04Hayes: testnet date to be decided early next weekdone
- 2026-11-04Validator package 0.2.0-devnet.1 download unavailable (resolved Nov 7)done
- 2026-11-06Hayes: testnet date to be announced next weekdone
- 2026-11-06Validator package 0.3.0-devnet.1 prepared and publisheddone
- 2026-11-07Flop Labs raises devnet limits 10x; validator cap expanding slowlydone
- 2026-11-08Hayes: no high-spec rented GPUs needed to mine FLOPdone
- 2026-11-09Validator package 0.4.0-devnet.1 published (grant join, onboard status)done
- 2026-11-09Validator package 0.4.1-devnet.1 published (join RPC wait fix)done
- 2026-11-13Hayes announces Nov 24 testnet/airdrop start; Flop Labs: tentativedone
- 2026-11-14Docs timeline FAQ lists Nov 24 testnet target, subject to readiness; no mainnet date verifieddone
- 2026-11-24Testnet and airdrop begin (announced Nov 13, tentative; flop.finance still says Q4 2026)scheduled
- TBDTestnet runs about 90 daysplanned
- TBDSnapshot at published block height; allocation list + hashplanned
- TBDGenesis / TGE targeted Q1 2027planned
Hardware planning estimates
Plan for the higher RAM figure (64 GB) from the testnet page until Flop settles the number. Docs figures are planning estimates, not measured minimums.
| Source | CPU | RAM | Storage | Network / ports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| flop.finance/testnet | 8+ cores | 64 GB | 4 TB NVMe (2 TB minimum) | 1 Gbps redundant |
| docs run-validator | 8 dedicated cores | 32 GB | 4 TB NVMe including DA custody | reliable low-latency 1 Gbps; ports 30333/tcp P2P, 7001/tcp data availability |
See the validator cost calculator for host presets checked against these figures.
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