Independent PoS validator since 2017 Operating on Solana, Sui, Monad, Walrus. Self-funded, no VC.
Joined July 2019
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Quick question for delegators: do you know how your validator voted on the last proposal?
Most people donโt. Thatโs normal.
But the stake they used was yours.
If their record doesnโt match what you care about, vote yourself or move. ๐
Chainflow ๐ โ๏ธ retweeted
REMINDER: the @solana validator community call we moved is this Thursday, Oct 29, 2:00 PM ET.
Agenda and sign-up: hackmd.io/1DFauFMWTZG37-U7CXโฆ
P.S. Anyone can join & it isnโt recorded.
Sui ran a fire drill on its new address-freeze mechanism last week. The @SuiNetwork team froze an address it controls, checked it worked, and unfroze it. Also, @DeepBookonSui just passed $20B in volume, with 15+ Sui apps trading on the same order book ๐
suitldr.substack.com/p/the-wโฆ
Chainflow ๐ โ๏ธ retweeted
Alpenglow went live on Wednesday, Oct 21 at slot 459653000. 446 validators in the genesis vote. One bug at the first epoch boundary, fixed in Agave PR 16302. Hereโs what changed for operators ๐
This week on @Monad:
โ Foundation announcements are now GPG-signed
โ OVHcloud CLI compromise notice (MF-4)
โ Tree-BTE: post-quantum encrypted mempool,100x faster decryption
โ Ankr takes x402 payments for RPC, settled on Monad
Detailed breakdown here๐
themonadpulse.substack.com/pโฆ
Chainflow ๐ โ๏ธ retweeted
UPDATE: this weekโs call is moving to next Thursday, Oct 29, same time (2pm ET). Agenda: hackmd.io/1DFauFMWTZG37-U7CXโฆ
Alpenglow goes live TODAY.
Tomorrow is the first validator community call after it.
On the agenda:
โ Updates from @anza_xyz, Firedancer, @jito, @doublezero
โ SIMD-605: enshrining local fee markets
โ Community Awards at Block Zero
How to join ๐
hackmd.io/@KFEZk8oMTz6vBlwADโฆ
Chainflow ๐ โ๏ธ retweeted
And @ChainflowSol was there, just like we were for the original genesis block on March 16, 2020
While a lot has changed since then, we're
Still here
Still contributing
Still independent
๐
Alpenglow genesis block formed and the legacy TowerBFT is retired.
Genesis slot: 459,653,000
Activation epoch: 1064
Validators participated: 654
Handoff time: 900ms
explorer.solana.com/block/45โฆ
Chainflow ๐ โ๏ธ retweeted
Alpenglow goes live TODAY.
Tomorrow is the first validator community call after it.
On the agenda:
โ Updates from @anza_xyz, Firedancer, @jito, @doublezero
โ SIMD-605: enshrining local fee markets
โ Community Awards at Block Zero
How to join ๐
hackmd.io/@KFEZk8oMTz6vBlwADโฆ
Weโll be at @LuganoPlanB this Friday, and @nicostery is there for us. If youโre building on Bitcoin, or curious about our work as a Strata bridge operator, say hello or DM Nico to set up a time.
๐ค Made with AI
Chainflow ๐ โ๏ธ retweeted
Our new research moves us closer to letting anyone help secure BTC deposited on Alpen.
We survey permissionless challenging on Bitcoin & introduce polynomial soldering: a more scalable, efficient component for challenging the validity of proofs.
HackMD: hackmd.io/@alpen/Skc1C7Rizg
Chainflow ๐ โ๏ธ retweeted
P.S. If you stake with us, you donโt need to do anything. Your stake and rewards carry over as normal.
Alpenglow activates at the start of epoch 1064 this Wednesday ๐
Sui cut non-refundable storage fees by 99% this week.
Aftermath says quoting now costs 60-70% less in gas. For an onchain order book, thatโs the cost of market makers placing and cancelling orders all day.
Subscribe to our @SuiNetwork TL;DR on Substack๐
suitldr.substack.com/p/the-wโฆ
This week on @Monad:
โ Private Settlement explained: realms are not L2s
โ 6-stage post-quantum roadmap, wallets first
โ Typewriter: apps control their own sequencing
โ Private credit and reinsurance yield arrive
Full breakdown on Substack: themonadpulse.substack.com/pโฆ
The biggest consensus change in @Solanaโs history goes live next week.
Chainflow ๐ โ๏ธ retweeted
BP26 London side events, innit ๐ฌ๐ง
Breakpoint is 31 days away and the community calendar is already stacked. 19 side events so far, here's the lot ๐
WEEK BEFORE
1โ12 Nov: Solana Hacker House London with @SolanaFndn
THU 12 NOV
๐ค Solana Demo Day, closing out Hacker House with @SuperteamUK
FRI 13 NOV
โก 200ms with @jito covering @solana microstructure + DeFi
๐ง Solana Intelligence Summit at Somerset House (invite only)
๐ Purple Table: Women Before Breakpoint with @mewtuta
SAT 14 NOV
๐ 5K community run from Fulham Pier by @445crew
๐ง Scale or Die which is the Dev summit (apply)
โฝ Solana Cup football tournament by @jasonrodrigues
๐ค Founder x VC Summit Demo Day by @BackersStage
SUN 15 NOV ยท BP DAY 1
โ Tilt Pay morning coffee with @tiltpay
๐งฑ BlockZero validator summit by @ChainflowPOS
๐ป CodeCup AI x Solana Builder Arena by @CodeCupHQ
๐ 48h Trading Battle, online with @TradingBattles and @SuperteamPOL
๐ฝ๏ธ Founder x VC VIP Dinner
MON 16 NOV โข BP DAY 2
๐ณ Licence to Spend with @altitude and @raincards
๐ธ Money Layer @capviseofficial
๐ฅ Pr1me finance dinner @ocfinstitute
๐จ Beyond the Frame, an immersive art night at Frameless with @rendernetwork
๐ธ New Friendship Tech speakeasy by @EricSpivak
Full calendar in the replies.
See you in London innit! @SolanaEvents
