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A week after the Eternal launch, 164 founders have kicked off their 4-week development sprint. Eternal is more than a challenge—it’s a perpetual proving ground where builders can showcase their startup's ability to prioritize, iterate, and ship. Compete for $250,000 in pre-seed funding, Colosseum accelerator acceptance, and the semi-annual Eternal Award. https://lnkd.in/e5vBm9SF

Introducing Eternal, a perpetual challenge in-between our Solana hackathons that enable founders to initiate an on-demand, 4-week development sprint to compete for $250k in pre-seed funding, acceptance into Colosseum’s next accelerator batch, and the semi-annual Eternal Award. https://lnkd.in/drqCBGf9

In 2024, we evaluated thousands of Solana Foundation hackathon submissions and worked with an elite group of founders through our accelerator, which gave us a unique view of crypto's rapidly emerging markets. Read our new blog post to learn more about 12 high-growth verticals we see shaping crypto in 2025 and Colosseum's pre-seed investments in each category. Looking ahead, we are eager to learn from the next generation of founders this year and support the creation of transformational crypto markets. We can't wait to see what you build next! https://lnkd.in/d2m87DQ7

Episode 1 of The Colosseum Podcast with Anatoly Yakovenko is live! In our kickoff episode, host Chase Barker and Matty Taylor dive deep with Anatoly on his advice for crypto founders. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to receive new episodes each month & watch the full episode below. https://lnkd.in/dxTPwG3z

We are excited to launch The Colosseum Podcast! ??? The show will focus on founder stories, Chase Barker will host, and our first guest is the godfather of Solana himself, Anatoly Yakovenko. Sign up for a Colosseum account to receive the first episode when it drops on December 11!

Solana just witnessed it’s biggest hackathon of all time. 1,300+ teams entered. Let's meet the winners ?? Payment Apps ?? Split Finance — buy now, pay never ?? Reflect — hedge-backed stablecoins ?? FXSwap — DEX for Forex & stablecoins ? Hylo — stablecoins backed by LSTs DeFi Apps ?? Pye — sell future yield of your staked SOL ? Blackpool — zero knowledge darkpools ?? Squeeze — long or short new memecoins ?? Watt — volatility yield farming protocol ?? Neutral Trade — multi-strat hedge funds Consumer Apps and Onchain Gaming ?? The Arena — PVP memecoin trading ?? Pregrame — trustlessly bet against anyone ?? Supersize — onchain "eat or be eaten" game ?? Trenches(dot)top — tokenize alpha caller reputations DePINs and DAOs ?? SvachSakthi — co-op for renewable energy ?? Cura — smart collar for mapping communities ?? Bizzed — invest in SMBs with your community ? AdX — decentralized ad network with auctions ?? Marshmallow — onchain financial literacy for kids Infrastructure ?? Attest Protocol — https on the blockchain ?? TXTX — web3 engineering runbooks ?? Chakra Drive — free, E2E file storage Congratulations to all of the entrants and winners! Huge kudos to Colosseum for running the most successful hackathon in the history of Solana — this grassroots work is absolutely essential. If you participated in the hackathon, shoot us a DM — we're excited to meet you and learn how we can help you scale ??

We are thrilled to accept the following Solana Radar Hackathon winners into Colosseum's 2nd accelerator cohort! We are investing in these founders as they have exhibited the technical skill, speed, vision, and competitive drive required to build enduring products that will significantly grow the Solana ecosystem and broader onchain economy. Read about the teams: https://lnkd.in/dv48C7a5

10,000+ participants. 1,359 product submissions. Aspiring founders from 120+ countries. Colosseum has announced the winners of the Solana Radar Hackathon — the largest startup competition in crypto! Congratulations to Reflect, a decentralized currency exchange based on hedge-backed stablecoins, who took home the grand prize of $50,000 USDC and tickets to Solana Breakpoint 2025 in Abu Dhabi. Read the full list of winners here: https://lnkd.in/guB7qrqZ

Colosseum is thrilled to announce the winners of the Solana Foundation Radar Hackathon! Read about the winners & honorable mentions: https://lnkd.in/guB7qrqZ The winners accepted into the accelerator program will be announced in the coming days. Stay tuned & congrats to all!

Its that time of the year and Web3's largest and most competitive [VIRTUAL] Solana Global Hackathon and Start-up Competition is back with RADAR, presented by Colosseum! - $600k Prizes - Accelerator - $250k Pre-seed checks - Chance to change your life Sign-up now at https://lnkd.in/e3pH6mEg