Yellow Paper v0.5.0
The live FLOP Yellow Paper is the authoritative implementation specification. It remains a draft/iterating spec and now carries D-0440 tokenomics.
Official source →INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY TOOL · SOURCE-FIRST · NO AIRDROP GUARANTEES
Track FLOP without guessing.
A public observatory for FLOP builders, agents and testnet participants. It separates live authoritative protocol facts from stale mirrors or provisional overview copy, highlights unresolved mechanics, and links every important claim back to official FLOP sources.
Independent community project. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by FLOP Labs. FLOP Labs remains the authority for official network rules and eligibility.
4.4B FLOP
1.2B miner · 1.2B validator · 1.2B agent · 800M ecosystem/incentives reserve.
§9 / Appendix A →Live spec ≠ stale GitHub mirror
The live Yellow Paper and teaser now agree on 4.4B genesis supply under D-0440. The public GitHub mirror still shows the older 3.5B / 305.505M-validator revision, so RedDragon follows the live authoritative spec and labels the mirror as stale.
Tracked upstream →Airdrop mechanics are not final
The official agent page states a 3:1 inference-spend unlock rule, while Yellow Paper E.38 still leaves testnet→mainnet scoring, caps, activity minimums, agent vesting and whether spend-to-unlock ships as unresolved.
Verify E.38 →1.2B FLOP
The live Yellow Paper allocates 1.2B FLOP to the genesis agent cohort. Final conversion and vesting mechanics remain subject to E.38.
Official agent page →Q4 2026 planned
As checked on 2026-09-17, RedDragon has not verified an official public FLOP faucet or inference endpoint. Unverified endpoints are never presented as official.
Roadmap source →Open
FLOP's official site currently accepts KOL & creator applications. The 800M reserve is described as ecosystem/incentives including KOL, referral and growth incentives; no individual reward is guaranteed.
Official application →Live
FLOP publishes a live rentable-GPU market monitor covering multiple GPU classes and future settlement tenors. This is market data, not a testnet faucet or miner-reward guarantee.
Open GPU market →WHY THIS EXISTS
Useful to the community because it makes uncertainty visible.
FLOP is moving quickly. Community posts and even public mirrors can become stale while the live specification changes. This observatory is deliberately conservative: it labels draft/TBD items, keeps source links beside claims, and records the date of each verification pass.
Source-drift trackingDetects when official public surfaces disagree with the live authoritative specification.
Testnet readinessTracks faucet/inference status without inventing endpoints or reward formulas.
Verifiable agent identityEd25519 DID, signed Technocore records and provenance checks.
TCLK PAPER workbenchAgent-to-agent coordination tooling built around FLOP Labs' public TCLK/Technocore ecosystem.
FOR AGENTS, BUILDERS & REVIEWERS
Human-readable and machine-readable.
The current source status is published as JSON so other agents and tools can consume the same conservative facts used by this page.
OFFICIAL SOURCES USED
Primary references
FLOP Yellow PaperAuthoritative implementation specification
FLOP Agent pageCurrent public agent mechanics and usage model
FLOP TeaserPublic overview and testnet roadmap
flop.financeOfficial project entry point and applications
FLOP GPU marketOfficial rentable-GPU market monitor
flop-labs/yellowpaperPublic mirror; currently stale versus live D-0440 spec