From Joke to New Chain: The 48-Hour Rapid Rise of Gorbagana

The crypto market has recently fallen into a slump, but a sudden community carnival has reminded people of the passion and creativity of the early crypto world.

The origin of the matter was a casual chat by a co-founder of a well-known public blockchain on social media. Someone casually mentioned a fictional chain name "Gorbagana," and this founder jokingly remarked that he would be disappointed if such a chain did not appear within 48 hours.

This sentence unexpectedly ignited the community's enthusiasm. Within just 6 hours, someone issued a token of the same name, $GOR. Even more surprisingly, a group of developers decided to turn this joke into reality.

They quickly set to work on reverse engineering the code of a well-known public chain, attempting to fork a new L1 chain. Just 24 hours later, the Gorbagana Chain testnet was launched, supporting custom RPC functionality and a certain wallet.

Within 48 hours, the transaction volume of this new chain exceeded 10 million. Although it is just a test net, it also demonstrates the technical strength of community developers. Meanwhile, the market value of the $GOR token once climbed to 60 million USD.

This "Grassroots Carnival" showcases the unique spirit of innovation in the crypto world. Without venture capital support and marketing planning, a joke transformed into a native token of an L1 chain in just 48 hours, solely relying on the improvisation and collaboration of community members.

However, copying a chain is not an easy task. Mainstream wallets cannot support Gorbagana's custom chain functions due to "hard coding" issues. The challenges faced by community developers are not just simple plagiarism, but rather breaking through these technical barriers in a short period of time.

A developer successfully integrated Gorbagana with the original ecosystem within 24 hours by using the RPC customization features of a certain wallet. This ability to quickly solve problems reminds one of the innovative spirit of early cryptocurrency projects.

In contrast, some highly anticipated L1 projects may take 1-2 years from promotion to testnet launch. The rapid rise of Gorbagana raises the question: Does a complete L1 chain really need that much time to develop?

Of course, the challenges faced by institutional-level L1 projects are more complex. They need to balance the interests of investors from different funding rounds, taking into account market conditions and investor sentiment, all of which can impact project progress.

The story of Gorbagana may be fleeting, but it reminds us that in the current sluggish market, there is still a creative grassroots force that just needs an opportunity to ignite their passion. This "geek-style" 48-hour carnival has brought a breath of fresh air to the dull crypto market.