The beach behind the blockchain
No beach.
No Solana.
No trenches.
Solana got its name from a surf town in California. We’re taking that story full circle—with a community coin inspired by the coast and a plan to give back locally.
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01 — The lore
Before the trenches, there were waves.
Not many know this, but Solana was named after Solana Beach, a coastal town north of San Diego, California.
Before building the blockchain, co-founders Anatoly Yakovenko, Greg Fitzgerald and Stephen Akridge worked at Qualcomm and surfed together there.
Anatoly proposed ‘Solana’ in Slack, and it stuck. A name borrowed from the place where they caught waves together.
02 — Giving back
Back to where it started.
The place that inspired the name deserves a place in the story. We plan to redirect project fees to three charities based in Solana Beach.
- 01
Solana Beach Soccer
Details coming soon.
- Website
- Coming soon
- Donations
- Coming soon
- 02
Solana Beach Community
Details coming soon.
- Website
- Coming soon
- Donations
- Coming soon
- 03
Solana Beach Little League
Details coming soon.
- Website
- Coming soon
- Donations
- Coming soon
Fee allocation
Allocation and schedule to be announced
Donation schedule
Allocation and schedule to be announced
Listing a charity here does not imply any partnership or endorsement.
03 — Transparency
Good intentions. Public receipts.
| Date | Recipient | Amount | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|
| No donations recorded yet. Verified receipts will appear here once donations begin. | |||
04 — Community
From the coast to the trenches.
A beach-inspired community with a simple idea: celebrate the lore and give something back to where it began.