La Tanda Chain Incentivized Testnet Live, Validators & Node Operators Welcome (Cosmos SDK v0.53.6)

Hey everyone, La Tanda Chain is a Cosmos SDK v0.53.6 / CometBFT blockchain for decentralized financial services in Latin America. The testnet has been live since February 25, producing blocks every ~5 seconds. We’re looking for node operators and validators to join the network. Validator support program The tiers below are support delegations from the genesis account, not payments or rewards. Testnet LTD has no monetary value. Tier | Requirement | Support delegation | Slots | Full Node Operator | Run synced node 30+ days, 95% uptime | 500 LTD | 20 | Testnet Validator | Full node → validator, maintain uptime | 2,000 LTD | 10 | Infrastructure Partner | Public RPC, snapshots, state sync | 5,000 LTD | 5 | Bug Reporter | Valid chain/consensus bugs | 100-1,000 LTD | Open | Update (Oct 2026): the support program changed. Validators that pass the bot control proofs (!verify + independence proof) and 7 days without jail can receive a 2,000 LTD support delegation (5,000 for Infra Partners with public RPC/REST), in batches signed by the team. Nothing is automatic and there is no 50K self-stake delegation. Policy…

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Update — April 2026, one month in Wanted to bump this with progress since the original post on March 10. This is a quick update, not a new pitch. What’s new since the original post Chain health • 13+ active validators (up from 11 at post time), including new infra partner: drops ( rpc.latanda-node.uk , api.latanda-node.uk ) • Chain uptime: stable since Q1 2026, no consensus incidents • Two governance proposals have now passed on-chain (GOV-001 and GOV-002). GOV-002 specifically bumped signed_blocks_window from 100 → 10,000 to prevent validator jails during bootstrap phase — thanks to the community for voting on this • Explorer maintained by UTSA: https://exp.utsa.tech/latanda/staking Ecosystem (the non-chain layers) A few validators asked: “is this really more than a ROSCA app?” Yes. Here’s what shipped since the original post: • MIA AI Assistant — integrated Groq Llama 3.3 70B as our financial assistant. 16 capabilities including tokenomics explanation, tanda coaching, predictive analytics, navigation intent handling. Public: latanda.online/mia.html • Governance hub — full Keplr wallet integration with real voting + delegation on-chain (not just…

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Hello La Tanda team, First of all, congratulations for openly requesting technical feedback before mainnet. The willingness to expose architectural decisions to public scrutiny is usually a sign of maturity and confidence in the design process. After spending considerable time reviewing the validator architecture, tokenomics, governance design, roadmap, custom modules, fintech platform structure, and the broader ecosystem surrounding La Tanda, I believe one of the most interesting aspects of this project is that it is not attempting to build a blockchain in search of a use case. Instead, it appears to be building blockchain infrastructure around an existing financial-services ecosystem. This creates a very different set of challenges compared to most blockchain launches. Many networks focus primarily on technical execution, while utility and economic activity are expected to emerge later. Here, the more interesting question is how the protocol maintains long-term alignment between ecosystem growth, value creation, and network security. From a validator perspective, this raises several important considerations. Regarding the six-revenue-source sustainability model, my…

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Hi La Tanda team I’d like to join the testnet validator program. I run multi-chain validator infrastructure (currently operating validator seats on a few Cosmos testnets plus an SSV operator node) and I already have a latanda-testnet-1 full node syncing to head on dedicated cloud infra block height ~30% and climbing at the moment, monitored 24/7.

Could you delegate the 50K test-LTD self-stake to my validator operator address so I can create the validator as soon as the node reaches head?

ltd1gakjzppxtrkqt3frda770wnxl3k9eawevkvc09

If the last Infrastructure Partner slot is still open I’d also take it I can stand up a public RPC + API endpoint and state-sync snapshots for the network (we run public multi-chain RPC infra already). Discord isn’t reachable from my infrastructure so posting here happy to verify anything you need on-chain. Thanks!

Quick update on my registration above. The latanda-testnet-1 node is now fully synced and tracking head (block ~3.45M), on dedicated bare-metal with 24/7 monitoring.

Updated operator wallet for the 50K test-LTD self-stake delegation (please use this one rather than the address in my earlier post)

ltd16xd7598zkl3wx8zj06yrccsepqp4ygxw2vqc5v

Node ID: 62e2440d0bfb792075f60219434f921f2fdf4c43

Moniker: hostdefi-node

The Infra Partner offer stands as well. We run our own RPC relay and monitoring stack for other networks, so standing up a public RPC/API endpoint and state-sync snapshots for latanda is straightforward.

Devin, HostDeFi (ops@hostdefi.com)

@tanda HostDeFi here (posted above as devin). Our latanda-testnet-1 full node is fully synced and tracking head on dedicated bare-metal, 24/7 monitored. Requesting the 50K test-LTD self-stake delegation so we can run create-validator immediately.

Operator wallet: ltd16xd7598zkl3wx8zj06yrccsepqp4ygxw2vqc5v

Also flagging: the discord.gg/Ve9M2ZSYC2 invite has expired could you share a fresh link?

Thanks!

@tanda quick follow-up on our registration (devin + forum.cosmos2 posts above, both HostDeFi). We got into the Discord guild today on a fresh seat and cleared all Pandez Guard checks (DMs off, rules, captcha) the welcome DM arrived but the seat was removed about ten minutes later before it could be approved (the guild runs manual approval and fresh accounts seem to get bounced at the gate). Re-joining the invite now returns “Unable to accept invite”. If a mod can whitelist it directly username devon.marsh, uid 1556766181069692983 we’ll rejoin on whatever invite you prefer. If Discord onboarding is a hard requirement we’ll keep working it, but we’re happy to verify everything on-chain right here instead. Our node is fully synced at head (block ~3.46M), dedicated bare-metal, 24/7 monitoring. Operator wallet ltd16xd7598zkl3wx8zj06yrccsepqp4ygxw2vqc5v, node id 62e2440d0bfb792075f60219434f921f2fdf4c43, moniker hostdefi. To prove key custody we can self-send 1ultd with any memo you specify once the address has dust for gas a faucet drip or a small send to the address is all we need. Requesting the 50K test-LTD self-stake delegation to that address when you’re ready. Devin,…

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Hi @devin/@hostdefi, thanks for running a node. A few clarifications for everyone reading:

• The support program changed in October (see the updated first post). There is no 50K self-stake delegation, and we don’t delegate from forum posts or email.
• Every operator goes through the same steps on Discord: the captcha (Pandez Guard), then #node-onboarding for the faucet gas, !verify and the independence proof, then 7 days without jail. Delegations go out in batches signed by the team; nothing is automatic.
• The invite in the first post is permanent. If the captcha check fails, the server’s anti-bot filter removes the account automatically. We don’t whitelist accounts by hand, so the same process applies to everyone.

Testnet LTD has no monetary value. Happy to help with node setup questions here.