Meet the Winners of Solana Grizzlython

The Solana Foundation is thrilled to announce the results of the Solana Grizzlython Online Hackathon, a prestigious global competition dedicated to fostering the next generation of high-impact projects within the Solana ecosystem. As a landmark Solana hackathon, Grizzlython successfully brought together innovative founders and developers from around the world to create groundbreaking products across diverse categories including Infrastructure, Payments, DeFi, Mobile, Gaming, DAOs, Network States, Web3 Consumer applications, and beyond.

This significant event demonstrated strong participation, with thousands of participants submitting projects to the judging panel, establishing recognition as one of the largest Solana hackathon events. The hackathon benefited from strategic partnerships with leading industry sponsors including Stripe, Amazon Web Services, Monaco Protocol, SolanaFM, Brave, Solana Mobile, Superteam, EasyA, and Hello Moon, who provided essential category sponsorships and platforms to accelerate innovation within the Solana ecosystem teams.

Grand Champion

Underdog API emerged as the Grand Champion, demonstrating exceptional innovation and execution. This platform enables developers to seamlessly integrate dynamic NFTs into products while transforming the blockchain into a shared data layer. The Grand Champion victory was recognized with a substantial $50,000 prize in USDC, complemented by exclusive passes to attend Breakpoint, Solana's prestigious annual conference. This recognition acknowledges Underdog API's significant contribution to advancing NFT infrastructure within the Solana ecosystem.

Mobile Track

The Mobile track category showcased exceptional progress in bringing blockchain technology to mobile-first applications. Tap secured first place with its innovative cash application that simplifies sending, spending, and earning digital currency through Solana and USDC integration, earning a $30,000 USDC award. AquaID claimed the second position with its self-custody human identity protocol purpose-built on Solana, representing an important advancement in user sovereignty. dReader captured third place by establishing an on-chain comic book store, demonstrating creative use cases for blockchain technology. Proto's API for spatial data and proof-of-location services earned fourth position, while SAGAnize's comprehensive mobile tool suite, featuring Products, SDKs, and Libraries designed to onboard developers to Solana Native Mobile dApps development, secured fifth place. Notable mentions also included Maius Fun, Duckee, tiNFT, and Ceramic, recognizing their contributions to the mobile ecosystem.

Infrastructure & Tools Track

The Infrastructure & Tools track highlighted critical developments in blockchain infrastructure and developer tooling. Bunkr, a permissionless asset protection tool leveraging code-based 2FA through authenticator applications, claimed first prize with a $30,000 USDC award. Xray, a human-readable Solana blockchain explorer, achieved second place by improving blockchain accessibility and transparency. Extrnode secured third position with its fault-tolerant, disaster-resistant, decentralized RPC service engineered to eliminate single points of failure and accelerate RPC performance. TinyDancer's light client for the Solana blockchain captured fourth place, advancing client-side technology development. Shadow Portal secured fifth position by providing crucial infrastructure that enables developers to integrate off-chain data onto Solana. Honorable mentions included Custos, Antbit, Bokken, and Illuminare, recognizing their contributions to infrastructure advancement.

Gaming Track

The Gaming track revealed significant momentum in building engaging blockchain-based gaming experiences. Michi, a casual roguelike dungeon crawling game that powers an ecosystem of interconnected games and products, won first place with a $30,000 USDC award. Kyogen Clash, a fully on-chain RTS game constructed using the Dominari Game Engine, secured second position, demonstrating advanced game design on blockchain. RPS, an on-chain wager-based gaming studio dedicated to Solana, earned third place. Sporting Labs' innovative on-chain F1 Fantasy League built on xNFT Backpack captured fourth position, while 3ntertain's end-to-end event-oriented solution designed to entertain, monetize communities, and fairly reward game developers secured fifth place. Honorable mentions also recognized Pet Legends, Zk Battleships, Little Bonkers, and Galactic War for their gaming innovations.

DeFi Track

The DeFi track demonstrated sophisticated financial innovation within the Solana ecosystem. DBL DEX, an on-chain periodic double auction DEX and fundamental DeFi primitive, captured first place with a $30,000 USDC award. Sujiko's derivatives stack enabling NFT perpetual markets secured second position, addressing an important gap in NFT financialization. Arbon earned third place with its comprehensive approach to improving global carbon markets through computer vision-assisted oracle networks providing trustless measurement, reporting, and verification, combined with a community stewardship network coordinating local forest protection via land parcel NFT incentives in the Amazon. Slide Labs, a social trading platform bridging expert traders with novice investors, captured fourth position. defiOS' scaling layer for open-source collaboration secured fifth place. Notable mentions included Pascal, Rebirth, SDX, Resynth, Robox, and Root Protocol, recognizing their DeFi contributions.

Web3 Consumer Track

The Web3 Consumer track highlighted practical applications serving broader user bases. Lancer, a marketplace for task-based developer hiring, won first place with a $30,000 USDC award. Floop, a mobile-first NFT entertainment platform with integrated creator experience capabilities, secured second position. Crossbow Analytics, providing comprehensive analytics solutions for web3 platforms, earned third place. w3bber, a decentralized ratings platform for internet services and applications, captured fourth position. Triggr, serving as a Zapier equivalent for Solana power users, secured fifth place. Honorable mentions included Trails Protocol, DreamWalks, Sidechain, Blessed Burgers, and Lisnin, recognizing their consumer-focused innovations.

DAOs and Network States Track

The DAOs and Network States track showcased governance and organizational innovations. Trove, a sophisticated treasury management solution specifically designed for Solana NFT project founders, claimed first place with a $30,000 USDC award. Agora Courts, an on-chain arbitration platform enabling protocols to integrate fully customizable dispute resolution mechanisms, secured second position. Re:naissance, a seamless royalty solution for NFT Communities implemented as xNFT on Backpack, earned third place. Align, a transparency tool bringing aligned incentives to NFT-based DAO fund allocation through member and team proposal mechanisms, captured fourth position. Cubik, a decentralized funding platform advancing public goods, secured fifth place. Honorable mentions also recognized Cordelia and xAndria for their DAO governance contributions.

Payments Track

The Payments track emphasized practical financial transaction solutions. Tamperproof, an innovative protocol enabling encryption, embedding, and sealing of secrets into Solana NFTs while opening on-chain distribution of coupons, gift cards, and tickets, won first place with a $30,000 USDC award. SplitWave, enabling seamless transaction splitting and finance management through Solana Pay, secured second position. Payleaf, providing specialized payment solutions for the cannabis industry on Solana, earned third place. West 57th, a payments platform enabling Solana usage at any MasterCard-accepting merchant, captured fourth position. Heliport, enabling payments and transactions on Solana through the Helium Network, secured fifth place. Honorable mentions included Crosspay, Solana Rewards Program, Minty, and SolLightning, recognizing their payment innovations.

Special Awards

Beyond categorical competitions, special awards recognized exceptional achievements across different dimensions. The University Award, honoring projects led by university students demonstrating exceptional excellence, was presented to Digi Divers, a gamified peer-to-peer data annotation platform committed to scaling ethical and reliable data labeling practices to advance the artificial intelligence industry. Digi Divers received a $20,000 USDC prize, recognizing both academic excellence and practical impact.

The Climate Award, recognizing projects built with climate change and sustainability as core principles, was awarded to Sunrise Stake, a regenerative finance staking protocol dedicated to environmental stewardship. This project received a $5,000 USDC prize, acknowledging the critical importance of sustainable blockchain innovation.

Conclusion

The Solana Grizzlython Online Hackathon represents a transformative milestone in blockchain development, establishing strong recognition as a major Solana hackathon with significant participation from global developers and founders. With thousands of participants and hundreds of submitted projects, the Solana Grizzlython competition showcased remarkable diversity of innovation spanning infrastructure, payments, DeFi, mobile applications, gaming, governance, and consumer solutions. The exceptional caliber of projects demonstrates the Solana ecosystem's maturity and the developer community's commitment to building practical, impactful blockchain applications. Through strategic partnerships with leading organizations and substantial prize allocations in USDC and conference passes, Solana Grizzlython successfully accelerated numerous projects toward mainstream adoption. The diversity of winning projects across multiple tracks confirms that blockchain technology continues to evolve beyond financial speculation toward genuine utility across entertainment, governance, sustainability, and consumer services. The Solana Foundation extends gratitude to all participants, project creators, judges, and sponsors whose collective efforts made Solana Grizzlython a highly successful hackathon event, paving the way for future waves of innovation in decentralized technology.

FAQ

How much do you get for winning the Solana hackathon?

Winning the Solana Mobile Hackathon offers $100,000 in total prizes. Winners also receive prominent placement on the Solana dApp Store at launch, providing high-visibility exposure for your project.

What is Solana Grizzlython and when does it take place?

Solana Grizzlython is an annual global online hackathon for the Solana blockchain community. It typically occurs in the first quarter each year, bringing together developers to build innovative web3 projects and solutions.

What types of projects are encouraged in the Solana Grizzlython competition?

Solana Grizzlython encourages projects across seven tracks: Mobile, DeFi, Payments, Web3 Consumer, Tools + Infrastructure, Gaming, and DAOs + Network States. Projects are evaluated based on technological merits.

How do you register and submit your project for Grizzlython?

Visit the official Grizzlython website and complete the registration form when available. Submit your project details through the designated submission portal. Ensure all required information is provided before the deadline.