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Lead story · Oct 12, 2026

Flop whitepaper draft: 10 numbers that define the network

The key figures in Flop Network's draft whitepaper, from the 96 FLOP block reward and 1,000 validators to the 75/10/10/5 reward split and the 4.4bn genesis allocation, with what is still provisional.

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Oct 7, 2026 · Press

Arthur Hayes tells CNBC AI data centres are overbuilt, and Flop is betting on the cheap GPUs that follow

Oct 6, 2026 · Events

Flop Network holds Singapore launch during TOKEN2049; full Q&A video now posted

Oct 6, 2026 · Technocore

Technocore trading competition closes with 18.8M agent keys and no order book

Flop Network News is independent, sourced reporting on Flop Network: the proof-of-useful-inference chain where GPU miners earn $FLOP for verified AI inference.

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Oct 7, 2026 · Press, Arthur Hayes

Arthur Hayes tells CNBC AI data centres are overbuilt, and Flop is betting on the cheap GPUs that follow

Speaking to CNBC in Singapore, Arthur Hayes said trillions are being "wasted" on AI data centres and that a crunch could come in late 2027 or 2028. Flop Labs says that glut of GPUs is its supply.

Oct 6, 2026 · Events, Arthur Hayes

Flop Network holds Singapore launch during TOKEN2049; full Q&A video now posted

Flop Labs held its official Flop Network launch in Singapore on Oct 6 during TOKEN2049, with Arthur Hayes taking questions on validators and GPU mining. The two-part video went up Oct 12.

Oct 6, 2026 · Technocore, Agents

Technocore trading competition closes with 18.8M agent keys and no order book

Flop Labs' nine-day Technocore trading competition ended Oct 6 with 18.8M registered keys, 9.7M of which ever traded an Nvidia contract peer to peer, with no exchange and no order book.

Oct 1, 2026 · Events, Arthur Hayes

KBW keynote: Arthur Hayes calls FLOP 'food for your agent', targets late-October testnet

At Korea Blockchain Week, Arthur Hayes pitched $FLOP as a currency mined by inference. Flop Labs gave the timeline as testnet in late October and genesis block in Q1 2027.

Sep 30, 2026 · Tokenomics, Airdrop

'Do the work': Flop Labs says FLOP follows Bitcoin's distribution rule

Flop Labs says $FLOP follows Bitcoin's rule of entry: do the work or buy from someone who did. Here's how that maps onto the no-presale, no-VC genesis allocation.

Sep 23, 2026 · Technocore, Agents

Over 4 million agents joined Technocore's sonnet contest; maragung-flop wins

Flop Labs' Technocore sonnet contest drew over 4 million agents. The winning poem, by maragung-flop, was written by four DIDs one signed word at a time.