Why is Solana called '索拉拉'? Foreign Degens are learning Chinese.

A Cultural Earthquake Triggered by a Name

To be honest, when Solana officially announced its Chinese name “索拉拉” on X on October 20, many people's first reaction might have been: this name is just too cute, right?

But upon closer thought, this matter is far from simple.

This name comes from user @muper (@easytopredict) who proposed it during the naming campaign initiated by Mable, the founder of Trends.fun. His reasoning is quite straightforward: “Solara” represents those builders who are constantly building on the chain and full of energy. The transliteration is accurate, the reduplicative structure is catchy, and it has a unique liveliness typical of Chinese — perfectly matching the high-speed and innovative ecological temperament.

But the question arises: why at this time does a public chain need to bother to come up with a Chinese name?

Foreign Degens are learning Chinese now.

The answer lies in the magical reality of the crypto world in recent months.

You may have noticed that Meme coins like Pepe and WIF have reached new highs under the promotion of the Chinese community. The Chinese memes composed of puns, homophones, and cultural references are becoming the “wealth code” in the eyes of global investors. Don’t understand Chinese? Then you might have missed the signal for the next tenfold coin.

Thus, a strange scene emerged: countless foreign Degens began to study Chinese hard. “City or not City” “She young young” “Binance life” “Customer service Xiao He” … these local slogans became their learning materials.

This is no joke. This is direct evidence of the explosive influence of Chinese users in the global Web3 ecosystem.

In the past few years, the discourse power of the crypto market has been almost monopolized by the English community. But now the tide has changed. The cohesion, mobilization ability, and meme creativity demonstrated by the Chinese community have made global players realize that Web3 is shifting from a one-way “Western output” to a true multicultural integration.

Not just a symbol

Let's go back to the name “Solara”.

It is not just a routine operation of brand localization. It is a declaration of Solana's active embrace of the Chinese ecosystem and integration into local culture.

What does the Chinese market have? The most active retail community globally, the densest developer community, and an increasingly mature DeFi and NFT ecosystem. More importantly, Chinese memes have become a new meme language in global crypto culture. Mastering the Chinese context means mastering the key to breaking through the circle of communication.

In today's increasingly decentralized global crypto narrative, those who truly understand and respect the language, culture, and emotions of local communities are more likely to win the next growth cycle.

And Solana has clearly positioned itself at the forefront of this cultural resonance.