Questions for Solana

What this is

A public-interest record.

These questions were raised privately before publication. This site preserves the public record.

Question 01 sits at the intersection of Solana Name Service (SNS), .sol domains, ecosystem security, social engineering risk, frozen domains, and user protection.

Released in parts

Questions for Solana is a public record of specific, documented questions about process, governance, infrastructure, and namespace standards in the Solana ecosystem.

Evidence first

Each question is published only when it can be supported from public records, official statements, on-chain data, or attributed material. Some material remains held pending legal and journalistic review.

Narrow ask

The aim is to identify the correct forum, ask for the process to be made readable, and ask that decisions affecting users and builders rest on standards anyone can read.

What it is not

This record does not ask readers to decide liability, award compensation, or intervene in any individual dispute.

The core questions

Forum. Process. Roadmap.

01

Who decides?

Who is the correct forum for disputed .sol name status, and who decides whether a name remains marked, frozen, cleared, transferred, or treated as disputed?

02

What process applies?

Where can holders and users read the disputed-name process, including how later buyers and marked-name transactions are treated?

03

What happens next?

What, if any, relationship exists between the current .sol layer and the announced .SOL and .SOLANA route, and what should holders know before any transition?

Timeline

How the public record begins.

Origin incident

The incident described in the companion SNS record affected assets including funds intended for the family of a former Solana Foundation colleague.

Raised privately

The questions were raised through Foundation-linked channels before publication.

Correspondence before publication

Formal notices were sent to Foundation operations, press, and legal channels, with retained records used only to establish notice history.

First release open

The first published question asks who decides the status of a disputed .sol name and what process or roadmap users can read.

Published sections

Question 01 is open.

Open Question 01

Who decides the status of a disputed .sol name?

The existing .sol identity layer operated by SNS, the absence of a located public process for disputed-name status, how later buyers are treated, and what, if any, relationship existing .sol names have to the announced .SOL and .SOLANA route.

Read article

Additional material is held pending legal and journalistic review. It is not published while held, and it is not included in the public review bundle. The open release stands on its own and does not depend on held material.

Documents and correspondence

Open records for review.

AI review bundle

The first release includes a self-contained public-record bundle and neutral prompt so readers can test the argument without relying on hidden context.

Open bundle

Companion SNS record

The companion record sets out the public incident and status record for the January SNS matter.

Open companion record

Public records are easier to ignore when they stay private. They become more useful when they are reviewed, challenged, and shared with people who can help. If you know a lawyer, journalist, researcher, governance specialist, Solana builder, .sol holder, or anyone else who may be able to review this record carefully, you can use the text below to share it.

Right of reply / corrections

A record open to response.

Any party referenced in a published question is invited to respond. Corrections and clarifications will be reflected publicly where appropriate.

Each release identifies the parties most directly relevant to that question.

Private corrections, clarifications, or right-of-reply correspondence are welcome and will be reflected accurately where appropriate.

Formal email is available at chris@questionsforsolana.com. Telegram and X/Twitter remain available for quick contact.