Solana ✔
@solana
“FYI, Loom is now Solana. Update your mental rolodex!”
Est. 2018 · The original name
Before it was Solana,
Before it was Solana,
it was LOOM.
In March 2018 a project called Loom quietly became Solana. The name changed — the chain kept weaving time. $LOOM is the memecoin honoring the name that started it all.
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LOOM → SOLANA ✦ WEAVING TIME SINCE 2018 ✦ $LOOM ✦ PROOF OF HISTORY ✦ THE FIRST NAME ✦
LOOM → SOLANA ✦ WEAVING TIME SINCE 2018 ✦ $LOOM ✦ PROOF OF HISTORY ✦ THE FIRST NAME ✦
Our Solana origins
One name became another.
The logo you know started as an L. Watch it weave into the S the whole world recognizes today.
Oct 2017
The Loom “L”
The project ships its first geometric mark — a blocky L built from tiles, the seed of everything that followed.
Early 2018
LOOM takes shape
Proof-of-History “weaves” transactions in time like a loom. The name fits the tech perfectly.
Mar 2018
Renamed to Solana
To avoid confusion with the Ethereum-based Loom Network, the team rebrands — the same tiles rearranged into the S.
The receipts
Documented. Not a rumor.
Every claim here traces back to a real 2018 source — Solana Labs, the co-founders, and GitHub.
Raj Gokal ✔
@rajgokal
“Solana (formerly Loom) Newsletter: v0.4 unveiled with 35K tps!”
solana-labs/solana
release v0.4.0
“Loom Protocol is no more! To avoid confusion with the Ethereum-based Loom Network, we've renamed our project to Solana.”
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Solana Labs
first newsletter
“Loom is now Solana. Homage to Solana Beach, California — the most beautiful place we've lived.”
Watch · the origin story
See it for yourself.
Solana's own post walks back through the history — the chain first shipped under the name LOOM. Video included.
Watch on X ↗
Why “Loom”?
A name woven into the tech.
- 🧵
It weaves time
Proof-of-History threads transactions together in a single timeline — exactly what a loom does with yarn.
- ⚡
Then came the clash
An Ethereum-based project, Loom Network, already existed. To avoid confusion, the team needed a new name.
- 🏄
Hello, Solana Beach
They chose Solana as a tribute to the California beach town where the founders surfed and built.
Live on Solana
$LOOM, in real time.
Price, liquidity and volume straight from DexScreener — the tape never lies.
The token
$LOOM tokenomics.
A community memecoin. Fair, simple, and built on the chain that used to carry its name.
Ticker
$LOOM
Network
Solana
Tax
0 / 0
Supply
1,000,000,000
Four steps
How to buy.
1
Get a wallet
Install Phantom or Solflare and fund it with SOL.
2
Copy the CA
Grab the official $LOOM contract address from this page.
3
Swap on a DEX
Head to Jupiter or Raydium, paste the CA, and swap SOL for $LOOM.
4
Weave in
Hold, meme, and update your mental rolodex.