Independent PoS validator since 2017 Operating on Solana, Sui, Monad, Walrus. Self-funded, no VC.
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Chainflow π βοΈ retweeted
BREAKPOINT 2026: 7 SIDE EVENTS WORTH WATCHING
Solana Breakpoint returns to London on Nov 15-17, but the real alpha starts earlier. For the most technical, builder-focused conversations around Breakpoint, here are 7 side events worth your timeπ
- BUILDER & INFRASTRUCTURE
1οΈβ£ Nov 1β12 | Solana Hacker House London
Hosted by @SolanaFndn. Hands-on building across DeFi, infra & apps. Closes with a massive Demo Day (co-hosted by @SuperteamUK) on Nov 12 to pitch live products to investors
2οΈβ£ Nov 13 | 200ms
Hosted by @jito, 200ms focuses on Solana's market microstructure, MEV, and the evolving DeFi landscape for core devs and on-chain traders
3οΈβ£ Nov 13 | Solana Intelligence Summit
An invite-only summit by @SolanaFndn bringing together builders and researchers for workshops and live demos at the intersection of AI and Solana.
4οΈβ£ Nov 13 | Stable Summit IV + Capital Summit
By @stable_summit, the event brings two complementary programs together in London. Featuring speakers from Deutsche Bank and SAP. Covering everything from stablecoins and FX to liquidity and risk management
5οΈβ£ Nov 14 | Scale or Die
A technical summit focused on scaling Solana at ICC London by @SolanaFndn. Strictly focused on scaling infra: Firedancer, consensus, RPCs, validator performance.
- CAPITAL
6οΈβ£ Nov 15 | BlockZero 2026
Community-led summit by @ChainflowPOS. The ultimate gathering for validators and infra operators to tackle network economics, governance, and operations.
- AI BUILD
7οΈβ£ Nov 15 | CodeCup: AI x Solana Builder Arena
Hosted by CodeCupHQ. Hands-on coding competitions, AI workshops, and dev collaboration running alongside Breakpoint Day 1.
The best conversations often happen off the main stage.
Which side event is on your calendar? π
Chainflow π βοΈ retweeted
Did you know @ChainflowPOS was a genesis operator on Akash?
Quick question for delegators: do you know how your validator voted on the last proposal?
Most people donβt. Thatβs normal.
But the stake they used was yours.
If their record doesnβt match what you care about, vote yourself or move. π
Chainflow π βοΈ 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-U7CXβ¦
P.S. Anyone can join & it isnβt 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 π
suitldr.substack.com/p/the-wβ¦
Chainflow π βοΈ 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. Hereβs what changed for operators π
This week on @Monad:
β Foundation announcements are now GPG-signed
β OVHcloud CLI compromise notice (MF-4)
β Tree-BTE: post-quantum encrypted mempool,100x faster decryption
β Ankr takes x402 payments for RPC, settled on Monad
Detailed breakdown hereπ
themonadpulse.substack.com/pβ¦
Chainflow π βοΈ retweeted
UPDATE: this weekβs call is moving to next Thursday, Oct 29, same time (2pm ET). Agenda: hackmd.io/1DFauFMWTZG37-U7CXβ¦
Alpenglow goes live TODAY.
Tomorrow is the first validator community call after it.
On the agenda:
β Updates from @anza_xyz, Firedancer, @jito, @doublezero
β SIMD-605: enshrining local fee markets
β Community Awards at Block Zero
How to join π
hackmd.io/@KFEZk8oMTz6vBlwADβ¦
Chainflow π βοΈ 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
π
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/45β¦
Chainflow π βοΈ retweeted
Alpenglow goes live TODAY.
Tomorrow is the first validator community call after it.
On the agenda:
β Updates from @anza_xyz, Firedancer, @jito, @doublezero
β SIMD-605: enshrining local fee markets
β Community Awards at Block Zero
How to join π
hackmd.io/@KFEZk8oMTz6vBlwADβ¦
Weβll be at @LuganoPlanB this Friday, and @nicostery is there for us. If youβre building on Bitcoin, or curious about our work as a Strata bridge operator, say hello or DM Nico to set up a time.
π€ Made with AI
Chainflow π βοΈ 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 π βοΈ retweeted
P.S. If you stake with us, you donβt need to do anything. Your stake and rewards carry over as normal.
Alpenglow activates at the start of epoch 1064 this Wednesday π
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, thatβs the cost of market makers placing and cancelling orders all day.
Subscribe to our @SuiNetwork TL;DR on Substackπ
suitldr.substack.com/p/the-wβ¦
This week on @Monad:
β Private Settlement explained: realms are not L2s
β 6-stage post-quantum roadmap, wallets first
β Typewriter: apps control their own sequencing
β Private credit and reinsurance yield arrive
Full breakdown on Substack: themonadpulse.substack.com/pβ¦
The biggest consensus change in @Solanaβs history goes live next week.
Chainflow π βοΈ retweeted
BP26 London side events, innit π¬π§
Breakpoint is 31 days away and the community calendar is already stacked. 19 side events so far, here's the lot π
WEEK BEFORE
1β12 Nov: Solana Hacker House London with @SolanaFndn
THU 12 NOV
π€ Solana Demo Day, closing out Hacker House with @SuperteamUK
FRI 13 NOV
β‘ 200ms with @jito covering @solana microstructure + DeFi
π§ Solana Intelligence Summit at Somerset House (invite only)
π Purple Table: Women Before Breakpoint with @mewtuta
SAT 14 NOV
π 5K community run from Fulham Pier by @445crew
π§ Scale or Die which is the Dev summit (apply)
β½ Solana Cup football tournament by @jasonrodrigues
π€ Founder x VC Summit Demo Day by @BackersStage
SUN 15 NOV Β· BP DAY 1
β Tilt Pay morning coffee with @tiltpay
𧱠BlockZero validator summit by @ChainflowPOS
π» CodeCup AI x Solana Builder Arena by @CodeCupHQ
π 48h Trading Battle, online with @TradingBattles and @SuperteamPOL
π½οΈ Founder x VC VIP Dinner
MON 16 NOV β’ BP DAY 2
π³ Licence to Spend with @altitude and @raincards
πΈ Money Layer @capviseofficial
π₯ Pr1me finance dinner @ocfinstitute
π¨ Beyond the Frame, an immersive art night at Frameless with @rendernetwork
πΈ New Friendship Tech speakeasy by @EricSpivak
Full calendar in the replies.
See you in London innit! @SolanaEvents
