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!

Mainnet Upgrade Today

We’re rolling out a Mainnet upgrade at 1PM CET with zero downtime expected.
What’s new in this release:

-Optimized modular exponentiation (EVM precompile 0x05)
-Smarter revision counter logic - skips updates for unchanged accounts
-Neon Pass fixes

Release notes: v1.20.2,
Release notes v1.20.3

⚡️ GM NEONERS. We are bringing to you our bi-weekly updates.

This one is Mid-May Edition
Here’s what’s hot in the Neonverse lately:

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🚀 Bootcamp Launch & Builder Energy

Our Neon Dev Bootcamp is live!
→ Missions 1 and 2 is out: deploy an ERC20forSPL token & explore composability with Solana.

📺 Watch the kickoff video
📚 Access tutorial + materials here
🧵 Join the convo in ⁠🤖｜bootcamp-chat

⸻

🎙 Chill & Chat: Bootcamp AMA

We kicked off with a live Builder’s Break on Discord featuring Jules -our amazing DevRel & the Neon crew.
→ Builders introduced themselves, got answers & vibed together before launch.
Expect more spaces to come!
⸻

📜 April Highlights (in case you missed)

✅ Composability Whitepaper dropped
⚙️ ERC20forSPL upgrade = seamless Solana ↔ Neon transfers

⸻

🔧 Mainnet Upgrade v1.20.3

Update done:
– Optimized modular exponentiation (EVM precompile)
– Smarter revision logic
– Neon Pass fixes delivered
🔗 Release notes v1.20.2 | v1.20.3

⸻

🔜 More info, more dev missions, more magic coming soon.
hear

Thanks a lot for staying with us and supporting us 💜

Stay tuned. Keep building.

Teleporting EVM Devs to Solana! 🪄

This Thursday at 6 p.m. CET, we’re going live with a special X Space featuring @KumekaTeam and @Jules_Gallen. Get ready for some hot takes as they spill the migration tea on bringing EVM devs to Solana!

📅 RSVP here
Set your reminders — you won’t want to miss this! 🔥

Headed to EthPrague! ✈️

If you’re around, catch our side event: breaking down interoperability with @Blockscout & Build On Bob - what works, what doesn’t, and how we’re making it seamless.

🗓️ May 27, 5:30 p.m. CET
📍 Save your spot here

GMEON or GMEOFF — your choice. Don’t miss it. ⚡

🌟NEON EVM BI-WEEKLY SPOTLIGHT 🌟

TGIF Neonauts! We’re excited to bring you the latest edition of our Bi-Weekly Neonverse Update—our second for May. Here’s a quick look at what’s been happening across the Neon ecosystem lately. Let’s dive in!

⚙️ ERC20ForSPL token upgrade is now live on Mainnet:
This enhancement enables automated SPL asset transfers between Solana and Neon EVM by linking users’ ATA and PDA accounts, eliminating manual bridging. As part of our ongoing Solana-native integration efforts, no action is required for dApps utilizing tokens issued via the official Neon factory, which have been migrated automatically.

🖥️ Solana Signer SDK improvements:
The Neon Solana Signer SDK has been updated for improved usability and a more seamless developer experience.

🧰 Product Update: Enhanced developer tooling for improved workflows:
The Product team is advancing Neon EVM as the premier tooling suite for Solana deployment. With gas cost optimizations already implemented, ongoing efforts focus on enhancing the Tracer and Indexer for improved high-volume data handling. Concurrently, documentation upgrades are underway to streamline the developer experience further.

🧑‍💻 Still on the Bootcamp vibes & Builder Energy:
Neon Dev Bootcamp is now in its fourth week!
→ Missions 3 and 4 are out: System Program Library: How to use it & why? And SPL Token Program Library: How to use it & why?
→ Access the tutorial + materials for week 3 and week 4
→ Join the convo in ⁠🤖｜bootcamp-chat

→ Missed the deadline to join? You can still do it by signing up here

👥 Chill & Chat:
Last Thursday, we had a special Twitter Space: Teleporting EVM Devs to Solana! Featuring @KumekaTeam and @Jules_Gallen: spilling the migration tea on bringing EVM devs to Solana. Watch the recap here!

🎙️ Neon EVM on Blockcast:
Our CCO, Davide Menegaldo, recently joined @blockhead_co’s Blockcast to dive into some of the most pressing topics in Web3:
- Why developers don’t need to learn Rust to build on Solana
- How Neon EVM is enhancing Web3 user experiences at scale
- The evolving landscape and promise of a multichain future
🎧 Tune in here to catch the whole conversation

✈ Past and Upcoming Events:
1. Neon EVM at Crossroads ’25 – Istanbul 🇹🇷
On Day 1 of Crossroads ’25, our Lead Technical Business Analyst, Greg Gancarczyk, revealed how @Neon_EVM is unlocking the power of EVM-based applications on Solana.🎥 Catch the whole talk here: Watch Now!

2. Interoperability Unpacked at ETH Prague:
Couldn’t make it to our side event in Prague? You missed a dynamic session where we teamed up with @build_on_bob and @blockscout to explore the realities of interoperability—what’s working, what’s not, and how we’re collaborating to make cross-chain experiences smoother than ever. Catch the recap in this Thread.

3. Web3 DevRel Summit – Belgrade
Julia Gallen, DevRel at @Neon_EVM, is taking the stage with a powerful talk: “Don’t Be the Go-Between: Cross-Departmental Project Management for DevRel.”She’ll dive into actionable strategies for streamlining collaboration, eliminating bottlenecks, and empowering DevRel professionals to lead, not just liaise. Don’t miss this one; register here!

That’s a wrap for this edition, Neonauts! We hope you enjoyed the updates as much as we loved sharing them. Stay tuned—there’s plenty more ahead. Thanks for being part of the journey. Until next time, keep building!

Stay connected on Discord, Twitter, and Telegram—more updates coming soon!

🚨 Neon EVM is taking over Belgrade! 🇷🇸

We’re showing up big at @ethbelgrade, @Web3_DevRel, and @rust_summit with workshops, talks, and serious alpha.

👨‍💻 DevRel @Jules_Gallen is running hands-on sessions.

🧠 Dzmitry Zdanovich is diving deep at Rust Summit.

⚡ All powered by Neon EVM

Check the full schedule + tweet 👇

🔗Neon EVM Lights Up ETH Belgrade: Bringing Ethereum and Solana Closer

Tweet 🐦

🚀 Mainnet upgrade complete!

The new ERC20forSPL is now live on Neon EVM. Solana users can interact with EVM dApps without bridging - ATA ↔ PDA transfers now happen automatically.

✅ Fully audited

✅ No liquidity migration needed

✅ dApps using factory-created tokens don’t need to change anything

You can find the list of upgraded tokens here: Mainnet Migration List

Neonauts!
May in a nutshell: Builders shipped. Neon cruised. 🚀

✅ ERC20ForSPL token upgrade live on Mainnet
✅ Bootcamp launch
✅ ETHPrague and ETHBelgrade conquered

Catch up on everything we shipped last month here🔗

Gmeon Neonauts!

Our website just got a slick revamp. 🔥

Go check it out!