Colosseum launches Solana Radar hackathon

Colosseum announces that the Solana Radar hackathon has now started.

Colosseum Launches Solana Radar Hackathon with Major Incentives

Colosseum startup accelerator raises $60 million to invest in early-stage projects

Solana Ecosystem Accelerator Colosseum Raises $60 Million for Early-Stage Investments

Solana ecosystem accelerator Colosseum raises $60 million to invest in early-stage projects

Solana ecosystem accelerator Colosseum raises $60 million to invest in early-stage projects

Solana-Focused Startup Accelerator Colosseum Raises $60 Million for Early-Stage Projects

Colosseum Secures $60M to Boost Solana Ecosystem Through Accelerator Program

Colosseum Raises $60 Million to Support Solana Ecosystem Startups

Colosseum Accelerator Secures $60 Million for Crypto Projects

Colosseum Fund raised $60 million, focusing on early-stage startups in the Solana ecosystem.

Solana-Focused Startup Accelerator Colosseum Raises $60M

New Solana Startup Accelerator Colosseum Focuses on DePIN Projects

Colosseum Co-Founders Discuss Building a Supportive Crypto Ecosystem on Solana

Solana Foundation Hands Over Hackathons and Accelerator Program to Colosseum

This week, we Accelerate 🗽 After over 10k builders submitted to @Colosseum’s Solana Breakout Hackathon, the first @SolanaConf in the USA kicks off tomorrow in NYC. As we prepare, let’s look back at what shipped last week: - @vaneck_us’s first tokenized fund VBILL launched on Solana via @securitize with interoperability by @wormhole, offering investors yield backed by tokenized short-term U.S. Treasuries. - The @squadsprotocol team introduced @tryaltitude, a stablecoin-native USD account for businesses to save, earn, and move dollars powered by Solana. - The Solana Foundation released a tokenized equities whitepaper explaining how Solana is purpose-built to issue public equities. - @chainstackHQ introduced Solana nodes with unlimited RPC requests where builders can pay with crypto. - @colosseum Breakout Hackathon submissions officially closed, with over 10k builders submitting. Who will emerge victorious from crypto’s largest startup competition? - @pumpdotfun introduced creator revenue sharing, with 50% of PumpSwap Revenue now shared with Coin Creators. - @ArciumHQ launched its Dark Pool demo on Solana’s public testnet, making private trading possible onchain for the first time. - @Formacity introduced Solana Economic Zone: Kazakhstan to accelerate economic and technological progress in Central Asia, just prior to the Astana International Forum. 28th of May. Apply now! - @netsepio went live with their decentralized VPN on Android and iOS, helping users access a censorship-free internet via zk-proof based bandwidth sharing for secure, verifiable connectivity. - Bitcoin continues to grow on Solana. @lemondropfi was launched for all @phantom users on Solana. Every trader can download the Lemondrop extension and start automatically stacking sats at the speed of Solana. - The @orogoldapp private beta went live, turning gold into an internet-native financial primitive: yield-bearing, composable, and programmable. - @hivemapper partnered with @lyft, bringing crowdsourced map data powered by Solana to one of the world’s biggest rideshare companies. - @10KWorld_ launched the first watch-to-earn app on Solana, where creators earn 1% from each trade. - @kinetic_xyz launched Season 1 on Solana, featuring a Swap Arcade that gamifies trading. - @Blockcastnet’s content delivery network powered by Solana launched, where users can earn with their idle internet bandwidth. - @chainlink labs launched their Build on Solana program for early-stage founders building on Solana and utilizing Chainlink tech to scale GTM and growth. And last but not least…as always, yell in the comments with anything we missed. For those of you who won’t be joining us in NYC this week – don’t worry, we’ll livestream here on X and YouTube for those around the globe who can’t join us IRL. Are you ready Solana fam?!

Barcelona brought the energy. Proud to support this Demo Day for @colosseum with @LaFamilia_so and the builders pushing @solana forward in Spain. Vision, community, and serious shipping power 🦾

Player vs Player Combat with tournaments happening every single day. Each tournament with a prize in $USDC. Join us in the colosseum, earn your glory! https://t.co/8flHVY7aPn

BIG NEWS: I'm building in the Solana Breakout Hackathon, powered by @Colosseum! https://t.co/E3kxU0FSy7 #BelieveBook 📕📗📘 Let the best win https://t.co/QZDd3Z6bbM

Deadline is tomorrow! The @solana Breakout Hackathon is your chance to join @colosseum accelerator and land pre-seed funding. 7 tracks + big prizes. The DePIN track supported by @rendernetwork Submit your project at https://t.co/azHeIsGRpe

Submissions for the Solana Breakout Hackathon close tomorrow! $600K+ in prizes, @colosseum accelerator deals, and multiple tracks, including the gaming track powered by Metaplex. Final push. Good luck to all 🦾

ICYMI, MagicBlock is sponsoring the Consumer Apps track at Colosseum. It appears to be app season. GMagic 🧙‍♂️

Crypto moves fast. Solana moves faster. We took one step closer to internet capital markets — with Superstate announcing that tokenized equities are coming to Solana. Here’s what shipped this week: - @superstatefunds announced that their Opening Bell platform will enable companies to issue and trade SEC-registered public equities onchain, starting on Solana. @solstrategies_ intends to be the first issuer following regulatory approvals. - April by the numbers thanks to @blockworksres: $88M in real economic value (+24% MoM), $163M in app revenue (+12%), $111B in DEX volume (+14%), and $12.6B in stablecoins issued (+3.8%) - Bitcoin 🤝 Solana. WBTC (@WrappedBTC), the largest wrapped, programmable Bitcoin by marketcap, is now natively issued on Solana, joining cbBTC, zBTC, and tBTC - The Solana @incubator officially opened applications for cohort 3, offering teams GTM, funding, and mentorship support from Solana Labs and top ecosystem founders for three months in NYC starting this September. Applications open until May 30th! - @VolmexFinance introduced the Solana Volmex Prime Rate Index (SVPR) to distill onchain USD-stablecoin borrowing / lending activity and SOL perpetual futures funding into one transparent, market-driven rate - @PythNetwork introduced custom TWAPs up to 10 mins for builders to use across any of Pyth’s 1,400+ price feeds, giving you tighter control over DeFi app price smoothing - @ledger_top continues to upgrade their Discrimator tool, which offers devs working with Anchor-based programs a suite of features to streamline dev workflow, analytics capabilities, and program verification processes - @timedotfun added voice and video calls with creators, enabling users to redeem time tokens for more rich creator experiences - Solana DePIN teams have been locked in. @NATIXNetwork partnered with Grab, one of Southeast Asia’s leading superapps, to build better maps — starting with the US and EU. - @tryfomo launched their social trading app powered by Solana on the app store, featuring a curated social trades feed and easy onboarding with Apple and Google ID - @SendyHQ’s Solana token trading app went live on the app store - @reborn_agi announced a partnership with Unitree (one of China’s biggest robotics companies) to use their Solana-powered product for AI/robotics training. - @antifunapp, a token launchpad that eliminates sniping and MEV opportunities by bundling trades into short epochs, took the feed by storm and went live on devnet - Space cats continue to move at lightspeed. @JupiterExchange introduced 1) their Ultra API, enabling teams to easily implement their Ultra V2 routing without rebuilding DeFi primitives from scratch and 2) Universal send on @Jup_mobile, enabling users to send any token to anyone anywhere, even if they don’t have a crypto wallet. - @LETST0P shared that their safe driving app powered by Solana reached 1M total downloads - @Vybe_Network introduced Vybe v2 - a portfolio & smart money tracker on Solana to track your wallets, follow top traders, & discover Solana tokens, all in one place. - @dan_jablonski of @Syndica_io announced upgrades to the Solana Sig client in development – a custom buffer pool for AccountsDB and leaner Gossip usage and memory handling - @fusewallet introduced Fuse Plus - a membership model where any user who deposits $100 of assets into Fuse Earn receives free Solana network fees and up to $25K USD of free offramps. Plus, Fuse was featured at @Stripe Sessions as a launch partner for @Stablecoin and @Visa global card issuing product with the Fuse Wallet Card - @doublezero introduced IBRL mode for their testnet – bringing them one step closer to accelerating the infra layer on Solana and other blockchains - @ninaprotocol, the Solana native music platform, partnered with Merlin, largest independent music licensing platform - p.s. don't forget your @colosseum Breakout hackathon submissions are due this week on May 16th! Give yourself enough time to nail your demo. As always, shout in the comments with what we missed. Happy Mother’s Day and hope everyone has a glorious week ahead! We’ll see you at Solana Accelerate in NYC in just 8 days 🫡

The Oasys ecosystem saw meaningful developments this week.Chain Colosseum introduced its top-tier Legendary heroes, LOOTaDOG closed a successful NFT drop, and a Mandarin AMA outlined new initiatives and the network’s broader regional strategy.Here’s a full breakdown of what happened:

1/ One week left to submit to the Solana Breakout Hackathon! $600K+ in prizes, @colosseum accelerator deals, and multiple tracks to participate in. Metaplex is powering the gaming track, show us what you’re building.

Checking in to see how our @colosseum builders are doing 👀 Comment if you are OTW shipping 🚢 Catch the tweet below for a recap on how to build with us. https://t.co/2WlIV6B7el

Host Your Own Tournaments Exclusively on Metis! Starting May 7, @DeFiKingdoms expands the Colosseum, enabling you to: Set your rules. Bring your community. Reward your champions. Learn more and get ready https://t.co/MY1c4TYdmq

11 days left to submit to the Solana Breakout Hackathon! $600K+ in prizes, @colosseum accelerator deals, and multiple tracks. We are powering the gaming track, show us what you’re building. Your breakout moment on Solana starts now 🦾

⚒️ New Proposal! ⚒️ @OREsupply has proposed a $230,000 OTC deal with @colosseum. Read the proposal and trade it below ⏬ https://t.co/x3JKE8FJo6

BEAST! Going to do big things in the Colosseum!

We can rebuild the Colosseum battle bots style.

You got to love having NBA & NHL playoffs on the same night. 🏀 Cavs look to sweep the Heat 🏀 Rockets try to even the series against the Warriors 🏒 Lightning look to tie up the series against the Panthers 🏒 Avalanche and Stars battle to take a series lead All lines, futures, and props are live at Colosseum. Bet with no deposits or fees!

Jumping at the chance @colosseum Breakout 🙌 But worried that the project is not ready? 🤔 This time, we’re not practicing immortality under Qingcheng Mountain, but coding instead 🌄 @Solana_zh Mini Hacker House Chengdu Station 🐼 1v1 mentorship + tech sharing, letting code and inspiration flow amidst the green mountains and clear waters 🌟 Seats are limited, sign up quickly 👉 https://t.co/DL0GuvqWb3 https://t.co/eECIBU57jI

#WatchX is pushing boundaries at the Solana Breakout Hackathon, powered by @Colosseum! Excited to showcase our innovation and take it even further! https://t.co/n3lVdC6Gry

#WatchX is building in the Solana Breakout Hackathon, powered by @Colosseum! https://t.co/n3lVdC6Gry

3 pitfalls to avoid while you build for the @colosseum hackathon ft. @kashdhanda https://t.co/kzqHG4bMxo

👀@solana's global hackathon powered by @Colosseum is still open for submissions until May 16. - Pitch your project - Win funding + a chance to join the accelerator @rendernetwork is proudly backing the DePIN track Submit a project before May 16: https://t.co/oHFFxcHQuM

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ICYMI: There are Build Stations kicking off all over the globe for the Solana Breakout Hackathon by @colosseum Check the 🧵https://t.co/WLC4v1B7Hg