About Solv Protocol
Solv Protocol set out to give Bitcoin a job. What began as pioneering work on token standards grew into an effort to make Bitcoin a productive, transparent, on-chain reserve asset — without asking holders to give up their exposure to BTC.
The mission
Bitcoin is the most widely held crypto asset, and most of it earns nothing. Solv’s aim is to change that responsibly: one Bitcoin token, backed and verifiable, that can be put to work across many networks through a single, standardised layer. The phrase the project uses for itself — the on-chain Bitcoin reserve — captures the ambition: pooled Bitcoin, transparent backing, productive use.
Origins and milestones
- December 2020 — Solv Protocol is founded by Ryan Chow (CEO), Meng Yan and Will Wang.
- 2021–2022 — The team pioneers ERC-3525, a semi-fungible token standard, and builds early products around financial NFTs and on-chain funds. An early funding round brings in well-known crypto investors.
- 2024 — Focus shifts to Bitcoin finance; SolvBTC and the liquid-staking-token family take centre stage.
- 2025 — The SOLV governance token launches, including a Binance Megadrop distribution; the Staking Abstraction Layer and ecosystem integrations expand.
Dates reflect widely reported milestones. For the authoritative, current record, follow the project’s official channels.
The people
Solv was co-founded by Ryan Chow, who serves as CEO, alongside Meng Yan and Will Wang. The broader team works across smart-contract engineering, security, research and ecosystem development. As with any protocol, the most reliable view of who’s involved and what they’re shipping comes from official communications, not third-party summaries.
Why this domain exists
This site lives on solv-protocol.org, an alternative domain used because the project’s primary domain is not reachable in every region. Its job is to be a clean, fast, accurate reference — explaining what Solv is and how it works for people who can’t conveniently reach the main site.
Two deliberate choices follow from that. First, this site does not link to the primary domain, since it may be unavailable where you are. Second, for anything you need to verify or act on — contract addresses, proof-of-reserve data, governance, announcements — we point you to the project’s official social and developer channels instead.
Reach and verify the project through the channels linked in the footer of every page: X (Twitter), Telegram, Discord, Medium and GitHub. Cross-check important claims across more than one before acting.
Solv will never DM you first or ask for your seed phrase. Verify domains and contract addresses, and read security & audits before doing anything on-chain.
Informational resource only; not financial advice. Related: What is Solv Protocol · FAQ