COLOSSEUM / SOLANA HACKATHONFICTIONAL EVENT DEMONSTRATION
CCOLOSSEUM
SOLANA BUILDERS ARENA

12—15 SEPTEMBER 2026 / PORT AURELIA

Build for
the next
century.

Colosseum is a 72-hour Solana hackathon where bold protocols, useful consumer tools, and open financial primitives face the test of the arena.

See the program ↓
72 HRS
BUILD WINDOW
5
CHALLENGE TRACKS
$250K
PRIZE POOL
≋
PAYMENTSJUDGINGDEFI

01 / PROGRAM & SCHEDULE

Three days
under pressure.

Choose a day and challenge track to find workshops, build reviews, demos, and the final judgment. Every time is local to Port Aurelia.

FRI / 12 SEPTEMBER4 events shown

    02 / TRACKS & MENTORS

    Pick your
    battle line.

    Start with a hard problem, then find the mentor who has seen its edges. Teams may submit to one primary track and one wildcard challenge.

    01

    Payments
    for people

    Make stablecoin movement feel immediate, global, and human.

    Prize: $50K
    02

    DeFi
    frontiers

    Design composable markets with better risk, access, and visibility.

    Prize: $50K
    03

    Consumer
    rituals

    Bring ownership, identity, and community into everyday products.

    Prize: $50K

    MENTOR ROSTER

    Ask sharper
    questions.

    • Rina ValeProtocol architecture / Helix Bay
    • Omar KestWallet UX / Lantern Labs
    • Mara SolToken design / Northstar Guild
    • Jules ArdenGrowth systems / Field Unit

    03 / PRIZES & RULES

    Leave with
    more than glory.

    Judges score what ships, not what promises. Prize amounts are fictional and shown in USD for this demonstration.

    GRAND VICTOR$100K

    Best overall product, judged on usefulness, technical craft, and a credible path to users.

    The arena scores

    • 30%Working product and on-chain proof
    • 25%User clarity and experience
    • 25%Technical originality
    • 20%Demo, documentation, and team depth

    Submission requires: public repository, deployed Solana program or verifiable transaction, three-minute demo, README, and team contact. No investment, grant, employment, or payment is implied.

    04 / JOIN THE GAMES

    Claim your
    place in the stands.

    Meet us at The Meridian Forum, 4 Via Aurelia, Port Aurelia. Doors open Friday at 08:30; the build room stays open until Sunday’s final demos.

    FORMAT
    IN-PERSON + REMOTE NOTES
    ACCESS
    STEP-FREE ROUTE / QUIET ROOM
    DEADLINE
    31 AUGUST 2026
    OPEN CALL / 026

    Bring a team
    or bring a question.

    Builders, designers, researchers, and first-time contributors are welcome. Tell us which challenge you want to enter.

    ARENA REGISTRATION

    Enter the arena.