Solana Network State [Spring 2026] Kickoff

​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 win

Then 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.

​🍸 RedotPay Club

​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.