STEP 01
π#101
BLOCK
One participant produces a block.
STRAIGHT FROM NEAR HISTORY
DOOM
SLUG
THE SLUG THAT HELPED NEAR MOVE FAST.
Before it became a meme, Doomslug was part of NEAR Protocol's blockchain history.
One round. Fast confirmation. Maximum slug.
Independent community memecoin inspired by NEAR's legendary Doomslug.
π BUILT ON LOREβ‘ FAST FINALITY ENERGYπ NEAR HISTORY
BLOCK #420
SLOW? LOL.
PRIMARY SOURCES, NOT VIBES
VERIFY THE LORE π§Ύ
Don't trust the slug. Verify the slug. These are educational history sourcesβnot proof of endorsement.
COMMUTING TO FINALITYTHE UNLIKELY ORIGIN STORY
WAIT...
DOOMSLUG IS ACTUALLY REAL?!
Yep. Doomslug wasn't invented for this memecoin.
Doomslug is the name given to a real block-production mechanism developed for NEAR Protocol.
THE MEME CAME AFTER THE TECH.
In 2019, NEAR co-founder Alex Skidanov published the Doomslug paper describing a system designed to achieve practical block confirmation with only one round of communication between block producers.
2019
DOOMSLUG PAPER
NEAR PROTOCOL
BLOCKCHAIN HISTORY
2026
THE SLUG BECOMES A MEME π
CONSENSUS, BUT MAKE IT CUTE
HOW DOES THE SLUG WORK?
Blockchain engineering explained without requiring a PhD.
STEP 02
π π
ENDORSE
Other participants receive it and send endorsements.
STEP 03
#101 β #102
NEXT BLOCK
Enough endorsements let the next participant continue.
STEP 04
ZOOM ππ¨
The chain keeps moving.
Apparently even slugs can be fast.
Technically, Doomslug was designed to provide practical block confirmation after a single communication round.
INTERACTIVE BLOCK DEMO
TRY DOOMSLUG
READY TO PRODUCE
Congratulations. You're now approximately 0.00001% more qualified to explain consensus on Crypto Twitter.
DEEP CUT LORE
WHY IS A BLOCKCHAIN MECHANISM CALLED DOOMSLUG?
Because blockchain engineers have a sense of humor too.
Alex Skidanov's original Doomslug paper notes that the name comes from Doomslug, a character from the science-fiction novel Skyward by Brandon Sanderson.
YES.
THE SLUG LORE GOES THAT DEEP.
THE SLUG LORE GOES THAT DEEP.
Historical reference only. This site does not reproduce the book character or its visual design.
SOURCE: ORIGINAL PAPERNORMAL SLUG π
DOOMSLUG β‘π
Speedslow
SpeedBLOCK SPEED
Jobeat leaves
JobFINALIZE THINGS
Consensusquestionable
ConsensusYES
Finalityeventually
FinalityFAST
Blockchain lore0 years
Blockchain loreSINCE 2019
Not all slugs are created equal.
THE DOOMSLUG MANIFESTO
WE BELIEVE IN:
LORE>FAKE ROADMAPS
MEMES>CORPORATE BUZZWORDS
SLUGS>VENTURE CAPITALISTS
COMMUNITY>EMPTY PROMISES
HISTORY>RANDOM ANIMAL #8,492
WE DIDN'T INVENT THE LORE.
WE JUST PUT A TOKEN ON IT.
TOKEN INFO
THE SLUG HAS A TOKEN NOW.
TOKEN NAME
Doomslug
TICKER
$DOOMSLUG
NETWORK
NEAR
PAIR
[EDITABLE]
TOTAL SUPPLY
[EDITABLE]
CONTRACT
slug-8.nearlytrade.near
DEFINITELY NOT A CORPORATE ROADMAP
THE SLUGMAP
HATCH π₯
Discover ancient NEAR lore.
SLIME π
Release Doomslug into the wild.
CRAWL
Community grows.
BLOCK SPEED β‘
The slug discovers it was never slow.
???
Nobody knows. It's a slug.
doomslug@near:~$
> loading doomslug...
> checking finality...
> endorsements received β
> validators online β
> slug detected β
> calculating speed...
> ERROR: slug too fast
> initiating meme protocol...
> DOOMSLUG ONLINE π_
AUTHORIZED MEME ACTIVITY
SLUGPOSTING
FINALITY? I'M ALREADY THERE.
ONE ROUND. ONE SLUG.
THE BLOCKCHAIN HAS A SLUG. DEAL WITH IT.
BITCOIN WAITS. DOOMSLUG CRAWLS.
TOO FAST TO BE A SLUG.
THE LORE WAS HERE BEFORE US.
ASSEMBLE THE MOLLUSKS
JOIN THE SLUG ARMY
Come for the meme.
Stay because you accidentally learned how NEAR produces blocks.
OFFICIAL COMMUNITY LINKS ARE STILL CRAWLING IN.
THE SLUG WAS
ALWAYS NEAR.
From blockchain research paper to blockchain meme.