GMEON Neonauts 🔥

For the buildoors reading us, we’ve just released our Solana Signature SDK UI Demo!

Here’s how seamless EVM contract - Solana wallet interaction looks like, demoed with Phantom.

👉 Test it on devnet
👉 Repo
👉 Full docs

Get hands-on and let us know how it works for you!

All the details in our last Tweet!📌

🌟 NEON EVM BI-WEEKLY SPOTLIGHT 🌟

Hey, Neonauts!

Welcome to your bi-weekly dose of all things Neon. This round, we spotlight major Roadmap 2025 updates—from ecosystem growth to UX upgrades and our mission to bridge Ethereum and Solana for a seamless multi-chain future. Build, scale, thrive. Let’s dive in! 👇

Technical Updates

🔹 Frontend Updates ⚙️

• Enhanced Solana Signature SDK v1 functionality and performance with key improvements under the hood.

• Finalized the all-new Token List Service – fully built and ready for deployment.

🔹 Core Team Updates🔧🧠

1. Wrapping up detailed upgrade instructions for the ERC20ForSPL contract in Solana Signature SDK v2 – making dev onboarding smoother.
2. Kicked off an internal audit of the ERC20ForSPL contract to tighten security and boost reliability.

🔹 DevOps Team Updates 🛠️🚀

- Spinning up a secondary Devnet to safely isolate and test unstable builds without disrupting the main flow.
- Rolled out enhanced GitHub access controls for tighter security and more agile team management.

🔹 Tracer Team Update🔍

1. Boosted performance by migrating from JSON to Protobuf — unlocking faster, leaner data handling.
2. Identified and implemented fixes for issues with Solana Signature transaction tracing

🔹 Solidity Team Updates 🔂

- wrapped up Raydium SDK integration — unlocking seamless DeFi interactions.
- Deploying Curve contracts to power the Frontend team’s upcoming demo — paving the way for smoother UX showcases.

Marketing and Community Highlights

🔹Roadmap 2025 Announced📢

- The big announcement we were all waiting for: Roadmap has been announced:
1. Enhanced scalability
2. Cross-chain interoperability
3. Optimized tooling and
4. Deeper integration with Solana’s parallel processing power.
- Our roadmap emphasizes ecosystem growth and user experience, bridging Ethereum and Solana for a multi-chain future. Build, scale, and thrive. Check all the details on our Roadmap here

🔹Roadmap 2025 AMA Fire session🔥

- We held an AMA to answer community questions regarding our big announcement. Thank you to everyone who attended and provided a breakdown of our Roadmap.
- It started with a solid 2025 game plan walkthrough and ended with Davide Menegaldo, Neon CCO; Florian Munoz, Neon Head of Product, and Head of Marketing Vanina Ivanova spilling major alpha that wasn’t supposed to leak.
- ICYMI, here’s the recording!

🔹Solana Signature SDK: New UI Spotlight + AMA🎙️!

We took a deep dive into the Solana Signature SDK along with a brand-new demo UI, unpacking everything needed to make EVM dApps Solana-native. The session featured Yuriy, CPO at Neon EVM, and Sonke, Senior Product Manager at Neon EVM. Check out the Recording🎙️

🔹Neon’s 2025 Plan got attention!📄
The newly released Neon EVM Roadmap just got a shoutout from Solana Universe! Big things ahead — we’re on the radar. 👉 Check it out!

🔹March Community Town Hall Recap!

Earlier this week, Ivan Neon, EVM Head of Community, and Daria, our DevRel, engaged in an in-depth discussion on the DevRel strategy. The session focused on mechanisms to onboard EVM developers into the Solana ecosystem and addressed questions from the community. Here is a detailed summary, and the final part is here!

That wraps up this bi-weekly update, Neonauts! Stay connected for more developments, and thank you for being a vital part of the Neon EVM community.

Join our community on Discord, Twitter, and Telegram to stay updated. We can’t wait to share more updates with you soon!

🚨 AMA ALERT – Build smarter, not harder

This Friday, we’re exploring how AI is rewriting the dev game: smarter tools, faster learning, and less grind.

🗓️ March 28 | 3 p.m. UTC
📍 Live on X and YouTube – links drop when we go live
🎙️ Featuring: @dariaagad @nik_ska @gedaominas and @xchrisfarrell

Don’t sleep on this one 👀

GMEON everyone 🔥

Devs, another demo has just dropped - we've built a POC that demonstrates how to capture arbitrage opportunities on Solana using Neon EVM.

Check out the GH repo and try it on devnet

Take it for a spin and share what you build with it!

All the details are in our last tweet!

🌟 NEON EVM BI-WEEKLY SPOTLIGHT 🌟

Hello, Neonauts!

We’re excited to bring you another bi-weekly edition filled with Neon highlights! This update focuses on significant developments from our 2025 Roadmap, including ecosystem expansion, user-experience enhancements, and our ongoing commitment to seamlessly connect Ethereum and Solana for a unified multi-chain ecosystem. Build. Grow. Succeed. Let’s explore what's new! 👇

Technical Updates

🔹 Core Team⚙️🛡️

1. Updated the EVM on Devnet and upgrade instructions for ERC20ForSPL contracts.
2. Completed documentation and initiated the design of an improved update process aimed at eliminating downtime. Check here

🔹 Frontend Team 🖥️🎨

- The Token List service has been deployed on Devnet, with development approaching completion.

🔹 Proxy Team 🛰️🔄

1. Testing gas price reduction in a local environment.
2. Indexer testing on Devnet is approaching completion, with final performance optimizations underway.

🔹 Tracer Team🔍

- Initiated optimization of the Tracer API to enhance its capability in managing higher data throughput and scalability.

🔹 Product Team 📦

- Development of the new website version is underway, in collaboration with the marketing team.

Marketing and Community Highlights

📢 Our CCO, Davide Menegaldo, discussed Neon EVM’s role as a Solana network extension on Solana Weekly. You can check it out here!

💜 Our Head of Marketing, Vanina Ivanova, shared insights on women in crypto with BeInCrypto.

🧭 Following our Roadmap announcement, we had our Roadmap 2025 AMA. If you didn’t catch it, you can check it here!

📅 On the side of Events and Contests, we have our share of exciting news:

- 🎟️ Solana Crossroads Ticket Giveaway: Submit a Twitter thread on Neon EVM by April 7. For full details - info here.
- 🚀 Quest Alert on Interact! Complete tasks, earn rewards and embrace your inner Neonaut. Start your journey 👉 here!
- 🔥We had a packed session regarding our Solana Signature SDK: New UI Spotlight + live AMA. If you missed it, it’s here!
- ⏰ Time for our Town Hall Recap: DevRel strategies for onboarding EVM builders to Solana. Check everything here!
- 🤖 AI and Dev Tools AMA Recap: a session featuring AI in development. Check it - here

That concludes this edition of our bi-weekly update, Neonauts! Keep an eye out for upcoming news, and as always, we truly appreciate your continued involvement in the Neon EVM community.

Join our community on Discord, Twitter, and Telegram to stay updated. We can’t wait to share more updates with you soon!

GMEON Neonauts!

Devs, a fresh demo is here ➡️ check out our step-by-step tutorial on how to deploy an EVM memecoin launchpad on Solana via Neon EVM—Raydium integration included.

👉 Video demo, GitHub links, and everything you need to get started in this article

👉 Plus, our announcement on X— share the love!

Spin it up on devnet, break it, remix it, build on it. See you in our developer channel on Discord for all your questions and ideas. Happy building!

The countdown to @SolanaCrossroad has started. ✈️

Neon squad assembling—@GreggGancarczyk is giving the tek talk on stage, and the rest of the team is ready to vibe and connect with builders IRL.

Who else is coming? Drop a comment here! 💬

Neon EVM: March Recap – We Did That!

GM Neonauts!

March brought us a ton of thrilling updates and alpha drops! Let’s take a moment to look back at what’s new in the Neon universe:

🛠️ Tech Stack Upgrades:
- Solana Signature SDK and Phantom wallet integration live!
- Performance boosted with RocksDB and Protobuf migrations.
- Raydium SDK is integrated, the Stableswap demo is deployed, and DeFi is unlocked!

🗺️ 2025 Neon Roadmap Unveiled:
- Discover our ambitious plans for the future! The 2025 roadmap has exciting milestones, updates, and groundbreaking developments.

🩷 Community Highlights:
- Did you miss our AMAs? Don’t worry; you can catch up on all the valuable insights shared.
- Join in on our community contests—participate live for a chance to snag exclusive rewards!

👉 Dive into all the details here.

Stay tuned and keep building with us—April promises to be even more thrilling! 🚀

🎙️ April Community Town Hall is Almost Here!

Join us for an exciting session where we’ll unpack Neon’s upcoming plans, dive deep into tech improvements, and tackle any questions you have—no holds barred!

Your host @hypnogaba will lead the conversation—live, open, and unfiltered.

🗓️ When: April 22, 3 p.m. UTC
📍 Where: Discord

Don’t miss out—mark your calendars now!

Have questions? Ask anything (even the quirky ones)! Submit yours here 🔗

See you there! 👋

Hey Neonauts, deploy a smart contract on Neon EVM!

Part 2 of our @ElizaOS tutorial series is now live! Learn how to build a plugin action that deploys smart contracts directly to Neon EVM—from setup all the way to live deployment.

👉 Check it out now!

Your EVM Stack 🤝AI Agents 🤝 Solana
What will you build next?

Hop into our Discord—it’s cook time!

📣 Attention EVM Builders

Neon EVM is gearing up for an exclusive alpha release. Limited spots are available, and there will be no second chance. Want the Alpha? Don’t miss your opportunity!

👉 To secure your spot - Join the Neon X Dev Community

👉 Retweet our announcement

You know what to do. Act now!

Hello NEON EVM community
We are happy to share with you our bi-weakly updates


🥁 Drumroll please…We’ve got a winner!
Congrats to @lifeofedi_ on smashing our @SuperteamEarn challenge and earning a free pass to SolanaCrossroad. We can’t wait to see you in Istanbul! 🇹🇷
We had plenty of entries, but this Network Extension thread absolutely cooked. Could you check it out here?

✈ The countdown to SolanaCrossroad has started.
Neon squad assembling— Grzegorz Gancarczyk is serving the tek talk on stage, and the rest of the team is ready to vibe and connect with builders IRL.
Who else is coming? Please read all about it here.

🇵🇱THANK YOU, KRAKÓW!
Over 70 people joined the Superteam Poland’s first-ever Solana UNI DAY, what a vibe!
Big shoutout to our Lead TBA, Grzegorz Gancarczyk for the fantastic presentation!
💥Kraków, you crushed it, we’ll be back soon.

🤖 “Hey agent, deploy a smart contract on Neon EVM”.
Part 2 of our ElizaOS tutorial is live!
This time, you’ll learn how to build a plugin action that deploys a smart contract to Neon EVM, from setup to live deployment.
📝 Check it out!

🫂 New Community Town Hall coming up.
We’re diving into Neon plans, tech improvements, and questions you feel like throwing at us. Our Head of Community, Hypnogaba, will be hosting—live and unfiltered.
📅 April 22, 3 p.m. UTC
📍Discord
Mark your calendars and send in your questions here!

And that’s a wrap on this Good Friday edition of our bi-weekly update, Neonauts! We hope you found the insights to be as exciting as we are. Stay tuned—there’s more on the horizon, and we can’t wait to share the next round of updates with you. Your enthusiasm and dedication inspire us daily. Thank you for being part of this journey as we work together to build a brighter, more innovative future. Until next time, keep shining bright!

Join our community on Discord, Twitter, and Telegram to stay updated. We can’t wait to share more updates with you soon!

Gm Neonauts!

We’ve just released our new Composability Whitepaper. 📃

Learn how we solve key differences between EVM and Solana through a unified framework for seamless smart contract interaction.

👉 Read Full Article
👉Read Full X thread
👉 Full whitepaper

If you’re a buildoor, dive in and let us know your thoughts!

It’s time to bring Ethereum on Solana! 🫡

Neonauts, the Neon Dev Bootcamp is here! 🚀

The first incentivized program for EVM devs who want to ship fast on Solana without ditching their EVM tools.

10 weeks of building, mentorship, and $5K in prizes.
Only 50 spots — first come, first in.

If you’re serious about launching on Solana, this is your call. ☎️
👉 Sign up here before someone faster does
👉 Details here
👉 Official X Announcement - share it with the real buildoors!

📢 Special AMA Announcement!

Neon EVM Dev Bootcamp Deep-Dive
It’s heating up 🔥! Join us next Wednesday for the ultimate 10-week Dev Bootcamp breakdown—packed with alpha and pure Neon vibes.

🗓️ April 30, 3 p.m. CET
🎙️ Featuring: @inks | @Jules_Gallen | @hughlechevalier | @Ginnymmm

👉 Got a question (or confession)? Drop it here 📝

Don’t miss it!⚡️

Today is Friday and it means we are ready to roll out our bi-weekly Community Updates! Here are some of our recent news :


💥The Neon Dev Bootcamp is LIVE

The first incentivized learning program for EVM devs who ship at the speed of light, where you can learn, build and get mentored by our best.
10 weeks. $5K on the line. 50 100 spots.
Solana’s calling. Are you fast enough to answer? Hurry up, all info here


📢 Special AMA for our Dev Bootcam
More than 500 people have already checked our stream and they got packed with some answers and a breakdown of our Dev Bootcamp to come on the 6th of May.
If you didn’t catch it, here’s your chance here to see it

🗣️ Solana Crossroads Istanbul
What a day at Solana Crossroads Instanbul with our Lead Technical Business Analyst, Greg Gancarczyk, delivering a talk on how Neon EVM is making Solana the home for EVM dApps.
Check it out here.

📑 New Composability Whitepaper

The new Composability Whitepaper explores composability, a Neon EVM feature enabling seamless interaction between Ethereum-compatible dApps and Solana without code rewrites.
Check all the magic here.

👨🏻‍🍳 Our Devs cooked an important Update

Neon EVM is updating the ERC20forSPL contract to enable automatic asset transfers between Solana ↔ Neon EVM.
That means 100% Solana-native UX. No more friction.
All you need to know, here.

👩‍💻 New Dev Community on X: Neon EVM Builders
Now there’s an amazing place to be and get all the dev builder’s updates without leaving X, here you go, thank us later ;)
The Discord channel for our devs and builders out there is always available for you too, check it out here


This is only fraction of everything we are currently working on and with coming days we will be delivering more!

The Neon Dev Bootcamp Is Heating Up!

Tomorrow at 4 p.m. CET,4 p.m., we’re going live on Discord with our DevRel extraordinaire @Jules_Gallen + the Neon team!
🔹 Introduce yourself
🔹 Meet fellow builders
🔹 Ask us anything

Consider this your pre‑party—because that’s how epic builds get started! 💃🔥
⏳ Bootcamp kicks off in just 2 DAYS!

Learn new skills. Build cooler projects. Get mentored by the best in the biz.

👉 Don’t wait

See you there!

April at Neon Highlights 🌟

- Composability Whitepaper Drop 📄
Explore our Composability Whitepaper for the future of cross‑chain DeFi.

- Seamless Transfers ⚙️
The ERC20forSPL Upgrade is now live—effortless asset flow between Neon EVM and Solana.

- Dev Bootcamp Kickoff 🔥
A 10‑week journey of coding challenges, mentorship, and prizes for visionary EVM developers.

- Community Love 🩷
Big ups to @solanacrossroad and everyone in our community—your energy drives Neon forward!

🔗 Catch the Full story here!

Neon Builders, the Bootcamp kicks off now! 🏁

Mission 1: deploy an ERC20forSPL token on Neon and test composability between Ethereum and Solana.

Resources 📚

– Official Announcement (give us some love)

– Full tutorial + materials

What to do 🔍

– Follow the tutorial and start building

– You’ve got 2 weeks to submit your GitHub repo with the task — we’ll drop a submission form on Discord in the coming days and add more details on how to complete the task

– Stuck? Hit us up in the #bootcamp-chat on Discord — we’ve got you

Pro tips 🏆

1️⃣ Join our X community to build in public and score bonus leaderboard points

2️⃣ Not in the TG Builder chat yet? Get in here

3️⃣ Keep an eye on your inbox — we’ll send Bootcamp updates and POAPs (proof of attendance) to the email you registered with

LOCK IN!

Neon Builders, Mission 2 just dropped! 🏁

This week, you’ll build a fully onchain memecoin launchpad that deploys a Raydium DEX liquidity pool on Solana, all in Solidity.

Resources 📚

– Announcement (share some love now or regret it)

– Full tutorial + material

What to do 🔍

– You’ve got until May 28 to submit your GitHub repo for this task.
– The submission form + POAP info are in the email we just sent - check your inbox (yes, spam folder included).
– Hit us up in #bootcamp-chat on Discord - we’re shipping together.
– Still catching up on Mission 1? You’ve got until May 21. Lezgo!

Pro tips 🏆

1️⃣ Active in our [X community]? Extra points.

2️⃣ Join the weekly games + stay active here? Extra points.

3️⃣ Shipping fast? Guess what… Extra. Points!

Plus, some more perks are on the way - stay tuned. 👀

BUILD TIME - LFG!