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Crypto project name change: 3 checks, 88 old-name labels on NAUT

By NAUT Research · · 7 min read

88 Project name change live NAUT profiles carry a previous-name label, 26 with an X handle history on record. Logos: Sonic, Vaulta, Viction, Zentry, Supra, Quanto, River.

A crypto project name change is easiest to trace in 3 checks: read the previous-name label on the project's NAUT page, read the X handle history NAUT keeps for it, then confirm the rename against 1 outside source and the current X account. NAUT tracks 88 live profiles whose name carries a previous-name label as of 13 November 2026, and 26 of them also hold an X handle history that includes at least 1 handle other than the current one.

Data note. Every count was read from NAUT's own database on 13 November 2026, read-only. 97 profiles in the database carry a previous-name label, 89 of them are live, and 1 of those 89 has a label that does not parse into a clean old name, so it is left out: 88 remain. The 88 are NAUT profiles, and they include at least 1 investment firm as well as projects. 10 of the 88 had their rename put to outside sources: 7 came back confirmed, 2 found no source that states the rename, and 1 was contradicted, so those 3 are left out of the tables. The other 78 of the 88 were not checked outside NAUT, so for them the label is NAUT's record alone. NAUT Research wrote it.

How do I find a crypto project's old name after a rebrand?

Open the project's NAUT page and read the name line: NAUT writes the old name into it, as in Sonic (prev. Fantom). That label sits on 88 live profiles, and no 2 of the 88 share a current name, so each label points at 1 page.

  • Read both names. The name line on the project page holds the crypto project old name as well as the new one.
  • Read the ticker too. 35 of the 88 have a launched token on NAUT's record. A token rebrand can change the ticker: Vaulta holds A on NAUT, where the chain was known as EOS.
  • Treat a missing label as unknown. A project with no label may still have renamed, and a label NAUT holds was checked outside NAUT for 10 of the 88 rows.
3 checks on a crypto project name change
  1. Read the label88 live NAUT profiles carry a previous-name label, such as Sonic (prev. Fantom).
  2. Read the handle history26 of the 88 keep an X handle history on NAUT, such as fantomfdn for Sonic.
  3. Confirm outside7 of the 10 renames put to outside sources came back confirmed, Viction among them.

Crypto project name change: which 7 did NAUT confirm?

The table lists the 7 renamed projects confirmed outside NAUT, with the old name NAUT stores and the outside source for the rename. All 7 have a launched token on NAUT's record. It is ordered by the date the outside source gives, newest first, with undated sources after.

Project Old name Rename source
Satoshi Protocol ChainCatcher, 15 May 2025, calls it an upgrade
EOS The Block, 18 March 2025
Fantom Invezz, 2 August 2024, and The Defiant
GuildFi Decrypt, 23 April 2024
Tomochain Binance, 24 November 2023
SupraOracles Coinranking, undated
OX.FUN Coinranking, undated

A few rows need their wording read closely. Decrypt reported that GuildFi had announced plans to rebrand as Zentry, so its date is the announcement. The ChainCatcher piece on River describes a formal upgrade from Satoshi Protocol, so the project's own word is upgrade. Coinranking says the Supra team widened its scope into a full Layer-1 chain and rebranded, without naming SupraOracles, so that old name rests on NAUT's record. Coinranking also says OX.FUN rebranded and moved to a new contract as Quanto (QTO). Neither Coinranking page dates the rename.

How many X handles does NAUT hold for each project?

Of the 26 profiles with a handle history, 19 hold 1 handle, 2 hold 2 and 5 hold 3. In all 26, the history holds at least 1 handle that differs from the current X handle NAUT stores. The chart counts the handles in NAUT's history for the 7 projects in the table.

X handles in NAUT's handle history, 7 renamed projects
  1. Zentry3
  2. Sonic3
  3. Supra3
  4. Quanto3
  5. River3
  6. Viction2
  7. Vaulta1

5 of the 7 hold 3 handles, which is every profile with 3 among the 26.

Why check the old X handle after a crypto project name change?

The old handle is where the old name still sits in public, so it tells you which account to skip. NAUT's history ties fantomfdn to Sonic, whose current account is SonicLabs.

  • Old handles can sit beside the new one. Supra keeps supraoracles and supradevelopers in its history next to SUPRA_Labs.
  • Some old names survive in other fields. NAUT's stored website for Supra is still supraoracles.com, while the SUPRA_Labs X profile links supra.com, per the outside check. Write to the current domain.
  • A handle history is a list of accounts, with no owner attached. An old handle may have been dropped and taken by someone else, so check its bio before you quote it in a note.

How do I confirm a crypto project name change outside NAUT?

Pick 1 source that states the rename and 1 that shows the current account. For the names in this article that took 2 places:

  • A news or exchange notice. Binance announced on 24 November 2023 that it had completed the TomoChain (TOMO) rebrand to Viction (VIC). The Block reported on 18 March 2025 that EOS was to be rebranded as Vaulta, subject to a proposal vote.
  • The current X account. The handles for Zentry, Sonic, Supra, Quanto and River were each checked against the account's own profile and a second page tied to the project, and all 5 matched NAUT's stored handle.
  • Scope the gap. 85 of the 88 profiles carry a current X handle on NAUT, so 3 need a different route to the team.
How a BD team can use this before outreach
  1. Read both names88 live NAUT profiles carry the old and new name in 1 name line.
  2. Write to the current accountSonic is SonicLabs on X today, with fantomfdn in its history.
  3. Use the current domainSupra's stored site still reads supraoracles.com while its X profile links supra.com.
  4. Open the teamRead the people NAUT lists on the project page, so the note goes to a person.

Related reading on NAUT: How to find decision makers in a company: 5 steps for crypto and Crypto contact data accuracy: 86 of 100 X handles, 0 suspended.

Can you pull this data through the NAUT API?

Yes. GET https://api.naut.so/v1/projects?q=Zentry is a project search, and GET https://api.naut.so/v1/projects/zentry returns 1 company with its team, each call at 5 credits with the key sent as Authorization: Bearer $NAUT_KEY (docs, pricing). Verified Telegram, email and LinkedIn for the people on those teams unlock on any paid NAUT plan, so you can start a 7-day trial.

Crypto project name change FAQ

How to find a crypto project's old name?

Open the project's page on NAUT and read the previous-name label in its name, as in Sonic (prev. Fantom). As of 13 November 2026, 88 live NAUT profiles carry that label and 26 of them also keep an X handle history.

Where can I find renamed crypto projects and their teams?

NAUT holds 88 live profiles with a previous-name label as of 13 November 2026, each with its current name, old name and the people NAUT has on file, and GET https://api.naut.so/v1/projects/<slug> returns 1 of them with its team. Verified Telegram, email and LinkedIn unlock on any paid NAUT plan, so you can start a 7-day trial.

Which well-known crypto projects changed their name?

Fantom became Sonic (Invezz, 2 August 2024), EOS was to become Vaulta (The Block, 18 March 2025), TomoChain became Viction (Binance, 24 November 2023) and GuildFi announced its move to Zentry (Decrypt, 23 April 2024). All 4 carry the old name on their NAUT page.

Does an old X handle still belong to the project?

NAUT cannot say. It keeps a handle history for 26 of its 88 labelled profiles, such as fantomfdn for Sonic, but it records no owner for those handles, so read the old account's bio before you write to it.

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