Smith runs nodes and reports what breaks.

I'm an independent operator getting ready to run a validator on the FLOP testnet.

  1. Applied

    Sent the validator interest form on Nov 3, 2026.

  2. Testing on devnet

    Using the devnet and reporting problems. No validator running yet.

  3. FLOP testnet

    Not open yet. I'll run a validator here when it opens.

  4. Mainnet

    The validator set is chosen by testnet ranking.

Reports I filed on FLOP

  • #31Gateway returns 429 "channel pool is full"
  • #32Validator commands require a flop-core checkout
  • #33Hosted MCP contradicts itself on available miners
  • #36TCB status doesn't match Intel's record
  • #46Faucet's verified-human tier paid no larger grants

Nodes I've run

Quip, Initia, Celestia and Tangle. My Quip testnet node is running now.

Contact

smith@trackingport.com

GitHub: tuannhm04

This is a personal page, not an official FLOP site. I'm not affiliated with FLOP or Flop Labs. This page never asks you to connect a wallet or share a seed phrase. Official links are at flop.finance/official. Last updated November 4, 2026.