# Chainflow Introduction

**URL:** <https://forum.datafdn.org/t/chainflow-introduction/37340>\
**Category:** Introductions\
**Created:** [December 27, 2025, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.datafdn.org/t/chainflow-introduction/37340 "2025-12-27T12:53:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nico](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/forum.datafdn.org/nico/32/13741_2.png) [@Nico](https://forum.datafdn.org/u/Nico)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2025, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.datafdn.org/t/chainflow-introduction/37340/1 "2025-12-27T12:53:06Z")

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## Overview

**Validator Name:** Chainflow  
**Operator ID(s):**

- storyvaloper1knqsd2pqdnutyw4nw7jwndmelhde6dp8kz4yyv [unlocked]
- storyvaloper1mtyygvuc59j8kxnrmhac6k2m99cdsc2jh9ln9y [locked]

**Website:** `https://chainflow.io`  
**Twitter:** [https://x.com/ChainflowPOS](https://x.com/ChainflowPOS)

## Infrastructure

**Type:** _Bare metal_  
**Regions:** _Europe_ | _Asia_  
**Security Certs:** Verified Staking Provider AA Rating. While we do not currently hold ISO or SOC certifications, this is a deliberate choice rather than an omission. Our security posture exceeds the controls typically required by these frameworks, and we prioritize continuous, hands-on security practices over checklist-driven certification processes.

## Experience

**Operating Since:** 2017  
**Networks Validated:** 8  
**Story Mainnet Uptime:** _100%_  
**Story Testnet (Iliad/Odyssey):**_Yes, Odyssey \> 99.96%_

## Story Ecosystem Contributions

- We publish a weekly newsletter on all things Story Ecosystem since the beginning are now on Week #53, find it here: [https://storyprotocoldigest.substack.com/](https://storyprotocoldigest.substack.com/)
- We continuously post about Story on our Twitter account: [https://x.com/search?q=story%20(from%3AchainflowPOS)&src=typed\_query](https://x.com/search?q=story%20(from%3AchainflowPOS)&src=typed_query)
- We have written extensively on Story’s Protocol architecture and tokenomics:  
[Revolutionizing Intellectual Property with Story Protocol: The Future of Creative Economies](https://chainflow.io/story-protocol-deep-dive/)  
[Royalty & Revenue in Story Protocol](https://chainflow.io/royalty-revenue-in-story-protocol/)  
[The Story Protocol Tokenomics & Staking Design In a Nutshell](https://chainflow.io/story-protocol-staking-design-recap/)
- Future Plans: In the work, adding a decentralization metric to the Nakaflow website: [https://nakaflow.io/](https://nakaflow.io/)
- Future Plans: We have extensive experience in governance, and are happy to help once the Story foundation feels that the time has come to step up governance parameters.

## Why Delegate to Us?

We are one of the longest running validators in the space with zero security incidents. We have continuous 100% uptime: [https://story.explorers.guru/validator/storyvaloper1knqsd2pqdnutyw4nw7jwndmelhde6dp8kz4yyv](https://story.explorers.guru/validator/storyvaloper1knqsd2pqdnutyw4nw7jwndmelhde6dp8kz4yyv) We have over 15K unique delegators and over $180M in delegated stake. We have been active contributors to the Story Ecosystem since our entry into the Odyssey testnet and we plan to continue increasing our contributions.

## Links

Unlocked

- [https://staking.story.foundation/validators/0xb4c106a8206cf8b23ab377a4e9b779fddb9d3427](https://staking.story.foundation/validators/0xb4c106a8206cf8b23ab377a4e9b779fddb9d3427)

- [https://story.explorers.guru/validator/storyvaloper1knqsd2pqdnutyw4nw7jwndmelhde6dp8kz4yyv](https://story.explorers.guru/validator/storyvaloper1knqsd2pqdnutyw4nw7jwndmelhde6dp8kz4yyv)

Locked (Currently not in the active set)

- [https://staking.story.foundation/validators/0xdac8443398a1647b1a63ddfb8d595b2970d86152](https://staking.story.foundation/validators/0xdac8443398a1647b1a63ddfb8d595b2970d86152)
- [https://story.explorers.guru/validator/storyvaloper1mtyygvuc59j8kxnrmhac6k2m99cdsc2jh9ln9y](https://story.explorers.guru/validator/storyvaloper1mtyygvuc59j8kxnrmhac6k2m99cdsc2jh9ln9y)