It’s hackathon season on Solana.
We’re kicking things off in Kuala Lumpur with a builder night designed to help you go from idea → team → execution.
This is the starting point for Solana Network State [Spring 2026], a 5-week builder residency aligned with the Colosseum Frontier hackathon.
🔥 What to expect
We’ll start with a quick overview of:• The Solana Frontier hackathon• Solana Network State program• Side tracks (SNS Identity Track, MagicBlock Privacy Track)• How to get involved and winThen followed by a sharing session with ShuenRui from Impossible Finance on "What Should You Build" (15-20 mins)• Patterns of projects that succeeded vs failed• What VCs / launchpads look for today• Common mistakes, e.g. infra with no users, token with no demand, copy pasta protocols• How to identify real problems vs fake problems• AI sharing
🎤 Builder Arena: Pitch & Roast
Selected teams will pitch their ideas live:• 2-minute pitch• 1 slide (problem, solution, plan)
With live feedback from ShuenRui from Impossible Finance (investment & market lens), and Benjamin, our MonkeFoundry mentor.
This is where ideas get refined, or killed early.
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After the pitches, we move into the social:
• meet potential teammates• refine ideas• connect with builders & partners
Good conversations > formal networking. There is a separate Luma for this. Link will be posted here soon, and you will need to register for that too
🎯 Who should join
• builders and developers• founders exploring ideas• designers / operators• anyone serious about participating in the hackathon
Come with an idea, or leave with one.
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Solana Network State [Spring 2026] Kickoff | Hackathon Radar