<h2 class="heading-node">Colosseum Frontier Sidetrack by RPC Fast</h2>During the hackathon, we’re supporting Frontier builders with free access to high-performance Solana RPC infrastructure via RPC Fast.Post-hackathon, winning teams can receive infrastructure credits in the form of monthly RPC plan subscriptions (up to 3 months), supporting up to 17 teams – keep building without hitting infra limits.<h2 class="heading-node">About RPC Fast</h2><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="link" href="https://rpcfast.com/">RPC Fast</a> is focused on making Solana infrastructure simple, fast, and reliable. We’ve been deeply involved in the Solana infra ecosystem for years, helping teams run low-latency RPC &amp; data streaming dedicated infrastructure for DeFi, trading systems, and high-load applications. That experience is now packaged into our RPC SaaS.Learn more about the product: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="link" href="https://docs.rpcfast.com/rpc-fast-saas-solana/introduction">Docs</a>.In short: we handle the infrastructure, so you can focus on building, not debugging RPC issues at 3 AM.<h2 class="heading-node">Vision</h2>Integrate RPC Fast’s Solana RPC into your project and take advantage of reliable, low-latency infrastructure to power your dApp.<hr><h2 class="heading-node">During the Hackathon</h2>During the hackathon, your project can get free access to a dedicated Hackathon plan, including:<ul class="list-node"><li>120M compute units/month</li><li>500 req/s RPC rate limit</li><li>Unlimited bandwidth</li><li>Shredstream / Yellowstone gRPC</li><li>Frankfurt geo endpoint (we recommend deploying your app in the same region for lowest latency)</li></ul>To get access to the Hackathon plan, contact RPC Fast via our <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="link" href="https://t.me/+SpMbJTPTakAxNjdi">Community chat.</a><hr><h2 class="heading-node">Hackathon Reward Structure</h2>To help teams continue building after the hackathon, rewards are distributed as infrastructure credits across RPC Fast plans:1st Place (up to 5 teams) – 2 months of Aperture (equiv. to ~$5,000 total value) or Stream or – 3 months of Focus2nd Place (up to 4 teams) – 1 month of Aperture (equiv. to ~$2,000 total value) or Stream or – 3 months of Focus3rd Place (up to 4 teams) – 1 month of Stream (equiv. to ~$1,000 total value) or – 2 months of FocusBonus Awards* (up to 4 teams)We’ll support the teams that actively used RPC Fast infra during the hackathon:– 1 month of Aperture (equiv. to ~$2,000 total value) or Stream or – 2 months of Focus*Using RPC Fast infra is mandatory to be eligible for the Bonus Award track.<hr>Note: The reward structure may be adjusted to better align with the event and participating teams.<hr><h2 class="heading-node">Submission Requirements</h2><ul class="list-node"><li>Submission to Colosseum is mandatory (must follow official global hackathon rules)</li><li>Public GitHub repository with your project code. If your repo is closed source, please grant access to Colosseum &lt;judge's email address&gt; for evaluation</li><li>A clear <code class="inline" spellcheck="false">README.md</code> including:<ul class="list-node"><li>Project overview</li><li>Setup &amp; run instructions</li></ul></li><li>A short demo video or pitch deck</li><li>Follow <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="link" href="https://x.com/rpcfast">@rpcfast</a> on X. We appreciate your support!</li><li>Join our <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="link" href="https://t.me/+SpMbJTPTakAxNjdi">Community chat</a> on Telegram. Feel free to ask questions</li></ul><hr><h2 class="heading-node">Judging Criteria</h2><ul class="list-node"><li>Technical quality: engineering depth and execution</li><li>Innovation: originality and creativity</li><li>Impact: relevance and problem significance</li><li>Demonstration: clarity of presentation</li></ul>Important: Projects are not required to use RPC Fast infrastructure during the Frontier hackathon to be eligible for rewards (with the exception of the Bonus Awards track).Bonus Award consideration: Projects that effectively leverage RPC Fast infrastructure and create real ecosystem value.<hr><h2 class="heading-node">Terms &amp; Conditions</h2><ul class="list-node"><li>Submissions need to be made natively on Earn for them to be announced as winners.</li><li>Allocation of post-hackathon rewards is determined solely by RPC Fast and is independent of the official Colosseum hackathon results.</li><li>Rewards are available to teams regardless of whether RPC Fast infrastructure was used during the hackathon (with the exception of the Bonus Awards track).</li><li>Teams may opt for a lower-tier subscription plan if it better fits their app architecture (the duration of the reward remains unchanged).</li><li>Stated USDC values are based on the Aperture plan, even if a lower-tier plan is selected by the team.</li></ul>

$10,000 in RPC Infrastructure Credits for Colosseum Frontier Hackathon