Flop Labs raises FLOP devnet limits 10x, expands validators slowly

Flop Labs spent November 7 tuning the public FLOP devnet in replies on X. The headline change: devnet limits are up 10x, with another 10x promised once the team sees more testing.

What did Flop Labs change on the devnet?

A devnet user asked Flop Labs to fix the sponsor miner, which they said kept hitting its daily limits and made the network hard to test. Flop Labs replied: "increased limits by 10x, once we see more testing will do another 10x".

@wyc4t increased limits by 10x, once we see more testing will do another 10x

— Flop Labs (@flop_labs) November 7, 2026

The reply doesn't spell out which limits beyond the context of the sponsor miner question, and Flop has not published the new figures.

Is the FLOP validator set open to everyone on devnet?

Not all at once. Asked to enable the validator sponsor and stabilise the gateway, Flop Labs said that "stabilising requires rapid iteration on validators and we will be expanding cap slowly". In the same reply it said the gateway "should be much more stable now", called the gateway "a convenience on top of actual settlement logic", and encouraged builders to interact with the chain directly.

@Doboongkun stabilising requires rapid iteration on validators and we will be expanding cap slowly. gateway should be much more stable now. gateway is a convenience on top of actual settlement logic, we do encourage to interact with chain directly.

— Flop Labs (@flop_labs) November 7, 2026

When we checked on November 8, the devnet explorer still served validator package 0.3.0-devnet.1, and onboarding there is still administrator-assisted. Our devnet validator guide covers the steps. If you are waiting for a seat, a slow cap expansion is the stated plan, so a wait isn't a sign you were rejected.

Is there a FLOP testnet date yet?

No. Flop Labs posted on November 7: "Devnet is out, Testnet date to be announced", quoting Arthur Hayes' November 6 promise of a date announcement next week (our story). Late on November 7, Hayes asked followers which questions about the testnet and airdrop are "still unanswered" as Flop prepares for both. The draft flop.finance/testnet page still says "Opens Q4 2026". Follow the FLOP testnet hub and the testnet tracker for the date.

Devnet still earns no airdrop weight. There is no FLOP token yet, and FLOP never asks for a seed phrase. See FLOP scams.