if you're still confusing the company with the blockchain, start here.
this article walks through the earliest public records, github history, archived references, and the complete rename from:
loom protocol → solana labs
company / organization
silk → solana
blockchain / codebase
meanwhile...
cashcat is trading around a $190m mc.
silk is still below a $30k mc.
same kind of historical narrative.
very different stage.
read the article.
the evidence is already there.
from silk to solana.
the history has been verified.
the evidence is public.
that chapter is finished.
now it's time to build the next one.
cashcat proved that old narratives can return stronger than ever.
$silk is the $cashcat of solana.
big week next week.
@silkfunsol@solana@toly@garious14 There is no denying $silk and it's one of the internet's strongest names in crypto. Well it will be as there is so much connection to the beginnings of the internet. #silkroad
Doesnt matter what #AI you ask they all tell you the same, the biggest lore is in $Silk the original naming or the chain, because if they would have kept it the ticker would have been now $SILk
Fade at your own rish
Blockchain doesnt ly
Github doesnt ly
OG token doesnt lie
Early
@blknoiz06 curious...
where were you during the silk era?
were you already following the project back then, or did you discover it after the solana rebrand? 👀
The Story behind Silk on Solana and Cashcat on Robinhood are both timeless narratives for the respective chains
I will not be fading the potential here
https://t.co/VcYQ5AziHT
Every success story starts somewhere.
Long before Solana became a household name in crypto, its earliest blockchain prototype was publicly developed under the name $Silk.
Technology evolves.
Name might be changed but history deserves to be remembered.
Toly on the change Solana created:
"You just can't build a slow, expensive blockchain anymore."
"Eventually we had won enough market share to where you just had to build a really fast, high-performance system that's great for users. We really set the level there."
"That world is gone. You now have to build a functioning company, with traction and users and revenues."
"In a lot of ways it's maybe more boring, but it also means it's here forever. People are going to continue building businesses that make money, so it's never going to go away."
@solana Every great blockchain has a beginning.
Before the world knew it as Solana, the earliest blockchain prototype was developed under the name Silk.
The technology evolved.
The name changed.
The history remains.
gm gm ☀️
the old name of robinhood is trading at a $177m mc.
the old name of solana is trading at a $30k mc.
same play. different stage.
repricing soon?
holder distribution is looking great.
We ran it from a $8K mc to a new ATH before the noise and confusion kicked in.
Nothing about the original thesis has changed.
We still have the original story, the original ticker, and the original play.
Attention always finds strong narratives. We'll keep building and pushing until the job is finished. 🧵🟣
$Silk will rule.
Now that the article is live on X, Reddit is next.
We'll also update our website and DexScreener so everything is organized in one place.
$Silk is to Solana what $CashCat is to Robinhood.
It's just a matter of time.
Job's not finished.
https://t.co/QnBMWsVN69
CashCat - the early name considered for Robinhood - keeps gaining attention and keeps soaring higher.
Meanwhile, Silk - the original blockchain name used during Solana's early development - is still largely overlooked.
History has a funny way of catching up.
The stories people ignore today often become the ones everyone talks about tomorrow.
We're here to document the evidence, preserve the history, and let the facts speak for themselves.
It's only a matter of time before more people discover $Silk.
Job's not finished 🧵🟣
Yesterday, we started getting real attention we deserve.
Then Solana's latest video brought the conversation back to Loom Protocol, and many people stopped looking any further.
That's exactly why we're releasing a detailed article documenting the complete history of Silk, from the earliest public records, GitHub history, archived references, screenshots, timelines, and every piece of evidence we've gathered.
Alongside the article, we'll also be launching our Reddit community, with much more to come.
We're here to preserve blockchain history and keep pushing until Silk gets the recognition its story deserves.
Job's not finished. Back to work. $SILK
We were here at below 5 didgit mc.
We'll be here after it, too.
Price moves. History doesn't.
$Silk is the $CashCat of Solana. We're trading the original blockchain name, not the organization.
We'll keep building, keep researching, and keep pushing until Silk gets the attention its history deserves.
Back to work.
Yesterday, we said we'd keep this community active until Silk, the OG name of Solana, gets the recognition it deserves.
At the time, we were a small community, and $Silk was trading at around an $8K market cap.
One day later, we're growing. More people are discovering the story. More people are joining the community.
Silk has already reached a new all-time high.
This is only the beginning.
Job not finished.
We'll keep building, keep educating, and keep telling the story until Silk, the OG name of Solana, gets the attention it deserves.