Colosseum Crypto World's Fair Hackathon | RPC Fast Infrastructure Sidetrack

About RPC Fast

RPC Fast provides high-performance Solana mainnet RPC and data streaming infrastructure, from lightweight endpoints for early-stage development to production-grade infrastructure.

We offer teams access to high-performance infrastructure throughout the hackathon and the post-hackathon evaluation period.

Hackathon Track Scope

All Colosseum participants can claim free access to the Focus plan for up to two months. Other plans are available upon request based on the project fit.

Keep building after the hackathon and share your journey with the Solana ecosystem. The strongest teams with the most engagement will be rewarded with 1-2 months of low latency RPC and gRPC infrastructure access.

Note: RPC Fast currently provides mainnet endpoints only, with infrastructure hosted in Frankfurt (FRA).

Offer period: September 15 – November 15. This timeline is for RPC access, not for track submissions. Submissions close on the specified deadline.

Eligibility

• Submit your project to both the Colosseum hackathon and RPC Fast Superteam Infrastructure Sidetrack.

• Your project must be eligible as per the official rules of the global hackathon.

• Use RPC Fast infrastructure during and after the hackathon. Fill out the application form to claim the Focus plan access for up to two months (other plans are available upon request, based on the project profile).

• Follow @rpcfast on X.

• Join our Telegram and Discord communities for support and updates.

• Publish at least 2–3 posts per month about RPC Fast in the next two months. Share your experience, progress, use case, or feedback.

Bonus engagement

Additional interaction is welcome and will be considered when selecting the winners:

• Quotes and reposts of RPC Fast posts; replies and comments.

• Educational or technical content featuring your build.

• Community interaction across RPC Fast's X, Telegram, and Discord channels.

Judging Criteria

• Project: concept, originality, and execution.

• Infrastructure use: meaningful use of RPC Fast.

• Community presence: consistency and quality of engagement.

• Impact: overall visibility and value generated for the RPC Fast community.

The goal is to reward teams that build great products, use the infrastructure meaningfully, and actively share their journey with the community.

Ready to build? Let's support each other.

Reward Structure

Total reward pool: ~$10,500 in RPC infrastructure credits distributed across 21 selected teams. Each team is eligible for an equivalent of ~$500 prize.

Each selected team receives one of the following infrastructure packages, based on their choice:

1. One month of the Aperture subscription – $499 value. Best for high-load and trading apps. Access to Shredstream gRPC and our optimised TxStream gRPC (decoded shreds stream) with ALT resolution and optional real-time transaction simulation.

2. Two months of the Stream subscription – $498 value. Ideal for data-intensive apps with less extensive compute usage and mostly relying on Yellowstone gRPC usage.

Build faster. Keep your infrastructure running

Terms & Conditions

1. Infrastructure usage and acceptable activity
   RPC Fast reserves the right to suspend or terminate access to any plan, including prize subscriptions, in cases of abuse, prohibited activity, excessive or unreasonable load, spam, or any other activity that violates RPC Fast's Terms of Service, or materially affects the service or other customers. 

2. Prize value
   The prize value is limited to $499 (1 month of Aperture plan usage) or $498 (if two months of Stream plan selected) equivalent.

3. Form of rewards
   All prizes are provided exclusively in the form of RPC Fast subscription plans assigned to the selected teams. Prizes are not paid or transferred as cash, cryptocurrency, or other monetary funds.

4. Prize activation
   Prize subscriptions will be assigned to selected teams within two (2) weeks after the official announcement of the sidetrack results. The subscription will be scheduled to start immediately upon assignment. 

5. No rescheduling or cash equivalent
   It is the participant's responsibility to use the awarded subscription during its assigned period. Unused subscription time, CU credits, or other included resources cannot be carried over, rescheduled, extended, or exchanged for cash, cryptocurrency, or any other monetary equivalent.

6. Plan selection
   Winning teams may choose between the Aperture and Stream plans, subject to infrastructure fit and the team choice. RPC Fast may recommend the most appropriate plan based on the project's supported network, infrastructure requirements, and expected load, while remaining within the applicable prize limits.

Feel free to contact us on Telegram if you have any questions.