ChainflowSol retweeted
Alpenglow is live! It's been a crazy grind over the past 20 months bringing this to mainnet.
Huge shoutout to the Anza engineering team, @TheWattenhofer and the research team, the Anza security team, all our auditors and bug bounty participants.
And of course the validator operators who spent countless hours with their own hardware to help us test and bring this to mainnet.
We couldn't have done this without you all! Lets AlpenGO.
ChainflowSol 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
🌞
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/45…
ChainflowSol retweeted
Validators be prepared; some guidance is making its way around.
Update to v4.3.2
No Firedancer/Frankendancer, we should only be running agave.
ART3MIS will be switching in a few hours 🫡
@Solana's Roadster moment happens in epoch 1064.
ChainflowSol retweeted
Get our LST through @sanctumso !
chainSOL returns 100% of $SOL commission and MEV to the pool.
This is not a marketing claim, it's actually verifiable on-chain.
51 epochs of returns, every one confirmed.
Stake with a validator that gives it all back. 🌞
chainsol.chainflow.io
ChainflowSol retweeted
High-signal gathering for people working closest to blockchain infrastructure.
Expect discussions on the future of validator networks + technical sessions & open community-led dialogues.
Lock in → dub.sh/blockzero
ChainflowSol retweeted
For all tech people
Here’s what’s happening in London next month
Registration links below:
ChainflowSol retweeted
Planning your Breakpoint week in London? 🇬🇧
There’s an official community calendar for Breakpoint 2026 side events and it’s already filling up!
If you’re heading to London, here are a few of the events already on the calendar:
📅 NOV 13
» 9am to 6pm | 200ms | @jito
A full day focused on Solana market microstructure and DeFi, built for builders, core devs and onchain traders.
» 11am to 2pm | Purple Table: Women Before Breakpoint | @mewtuta @junohauz
An invite-only table bringing together women founders, engineers, creators, investors and ecosystem leaders. No panels, no pitches, just conversation.
📅 NOV 14
» 11am to 5pm | Founder x VC Summit: Demo Day | @BackersStage
Founders, investors and institutions together for panels and a 10-startup demo day focused on payments, stablecoins, infrastructure and AI x Web3.
📅 NOV 15
» 8am to 10am | Tilt Pay Morning Coffee | @tiltpay
Coffee, croissants and a chill breakfast before the Breakpoint madness begins.
» 8:30am to 5pm | BlockZero 2026 | @ChainflowPOS
A community-led summit for Solana validators, infrastructure operators and protocol contributors.
» 4pm Nov 15 to 4pm Nov 17 | Breakpoint Trading Battle | @TradingBattles @SuperteamUK @SuperteamPOL
A free 48h online trading competition with virtual funds, real-time rankings and PnL-based results.
» 7pm to 10pm | Founder x VC Summit: VIP Dinner | @BackersStage
An invite-only dinner for founders, active VCs, family offices and institutions. No stage, no pitches, just off-the-record conversations.
📅 NOV 16
» 5pm to 8pm | Licence to Spend | @altitude @raincards
An evening around global payments, stablecoins and the teams building the next generation of businesses on Solana.
» 6:30pm to 10pm | Money Layer | @capviseofficial
Founders, funds, market makers, exchanges, asset managers, fintechs and protocols together around money, markets and machines.
» 7pm to 10pm | PR1ME London Series | @ocfinstitute
An invite-only dinner specifically for Web3 finance professionals, including CFOs, COOs, controllers and Heads of Finance.
» 7:30pm to 10pm | Beyond The Frame | @rendernetwork
Render Network x Solana take over FRAMELESS for an immersive 3D art experience created specifically for the venue.
» 8pm to 2am | New Friendship Tech London | @EricSpivak
A Breakpoint networking lounge, panels and VIP afterparty bringing together founders, investors, media, creators and the wider Web3 ecosystem.
And there’s still plenty of time for more events to be added!!
Some events are invite-only, require approval or have limited capacity. Check each event page for full details and registration requirements.
🔗 Official Breakpoint 2026 Community Events calendar:
luma.com/BP-SideEvents
November is going to be BUSY!
ChainflowSol retweeted
We don't run every blockchain that will have us. We run the ones whose incentive design we'd defend in public.
An independent, self-funded operator has one thing a venture-backed one doesn't: no reason to support a network it wouldn't recommend to a delegator. 🌞
ChainflowSol retweeted
Alpenglow is live on devnet ⛰️
ChainflowSol retweeted
@ChainflowSol was founded on $0, has taken no outside funding and ran their first Solana validator on the earliest pre-mainnet testnet using free Digital Ocean credits cribbed as a perk from a least-expensive co-working desk membership
ChainflowSol retweeted
Our liquid staking token on @Solana is live 🌞
100% of the commission and MEV earned on chainSOL's stake goes back to holders every epoch.
LST Dashboard: chainsol.chainflow.io/
Also live on @sanctumso: app.sanctum.so/explore/chain…
ChainflowSol retweeted
BlockZero 2026 is coming to London on Nov 15.
A day for the people running the infrastructure: validators, operators, protocol contributors, and the teams building validator-adjacent tech.
Small by design, attendance is capped and subject to approval.
luma.com/dmxdc394
ChainflowSol retweeted
Almost 3 years later we're still running it, still finding the bugs, still think client diversity is worth the cost. 🌞
ChainflowSol retweeted
Living on the edge isn't easy, yet we do it anyway, because pushing limits is necessary to continue improving Solana's performance and resilience.
And our independence allows us to do it.
Because if we don't, who will?
And if nobody does, progress stops.
ChainflowSol retweeted
Hearing rumors @ChainflowSol is running full @jump_firedancer on mainnet
ChainflowSol retweeted
Proud of our Chainflow team. 🌞
@KavyamSingh has a PR open in @anza_xyz's Agave, splitting gossip conformance into its own crate, keeping production code clean as more harnesses get added.
Small contribution in the right direction.
github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pu…
ChainflowSol retweeted
Solana's first binding onchain governance vote closed, and the network got 25% faster.
From 300ms slots to fixed-rate credit to a tokenized 1997 manga debut, with Wall Street's largest retail brokerage clearing the path on the other side.
Here’s everything that shipped this week:
📰 Headline News
- @CharlesSchwab announced plans to add SOL to Schwab Crypto Direct
- @Bitwise's Solana Staking ETF surpassed $1B in AUM in 10 months
- @SolanaEvents revealed the first lineup of confirmed speakers for Breakpoint 2026 in London
- Solana validators passed the network Constitution and Double Disinflation, formalizing governance rules and reducing annual issuance
📰 Launches
- @kamino introduced Fixed Rates in private beta, bringing fixed-term, fixed-rate onchain borrowing and lending
- Marvell Technology ($MRVL) went live via @sunrise, issued by @Backpack Securities
- @solflare launched Solflare Perps powered by @PhoenixTrade
- @virtuals_io deployed AI agent tokenization on Solana
- @perena debuted BTC*, a yield-bearing Bitcoin token on Solana powered by Kestrel
- @NolusProtocol went live on Solana with asset-backed leverage, fixed rates, and no margin calls
- @traded_gg unveiled its unified exchange and digital binder for cross-vault collectible trading
- @phygitals tokenized the first manga in history, a graded 1997 magazine featuring Luffy's debut
- @reflectmoney opened pre-deposits for its first tranched credit market built on @maplefinance’s syrupUSDC
- @JupiterExchange added live 5-minute and 15-minute prediction markets for $SPCX
- @solscanofficial integrated network, staking, and DeFi metrics into Solana's data dashboard
- @PayBox integrated @kamino, enabling Claude and ChatGPT users to deploy USDC into yield strategies
- @rips_cards introduced the Private Gacha Machine powered by @Arcium and @Collector_Crypt
- @LaunchOnSF launched collectible-paired memecoins, debuting with solana:SV151D5pjygAKA8aJJcKzm4wFnRX5G92Fye94jQJk7g
- @ImperialPerps opened its collectible Gacha beta, with Perp Packs and borrowing against pulled cards
- @benchdotmarkets launched Hiring Markets to filter applicants using capital stakes and social proof
- @meleemarkets opened public beta for sub-minute permissionless prediction market creation
- @PlayKintara launched its play-to-earn MMO on the @solanamobile dApp Store
- @commonsmade kicked off a three-week hackathon with a $60K prize pool focused on AI waiting UX
- @solana_devs opened applications for the Solana University Ambassador Program
- @mtndao wrapped its month-long residency with 25 teams at Demo Day
- @cstldao opened doors for CastleDAO, a two-week founder residency in Ireland
- @SuperteamMY announced Startup Village Borneo, running September 5-9, 2026
📰 Milestones
- Solana RWA holders surpassed 350K
- @xStocksFi surpassed $500M in AUM across 700+ tokenized assets
- Cumulative Solana ETF inflows reached a record $1.22B, with a $60M single-day high in 2026
- Tokenized commodities supply on Solana crossed a record $50M
- Solana reduced its target slot time to 300ms, a 25% reduction in eight days
- Solana became the leading network by total x402 transaction volume
- @BlockRunAI settled 5.4M agentic payments on Solana over seven days via @PayAINetwork
- @jtx_trade reached a new all-time high daily volume exceeding $20M
- @Dominion_Market’s solana:SiLVFMgD3eD2rgK628NbTBq9MnuJF5FW2CRaVyTB35L on @sunrise logged $4M+ in 24-hour weekend volume
- @solanamobile wrapped Seeker Summer with 100M+ SKR earned and 300K+ badges across 16 apps
- Solana processed 1.32B non-vote transactions in a week, a new ATH
- Solana daily active addresses reached 5M
- Solana memecoins hit $5.2B in weekly spot volume, a 2026 high
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