October was packed with momentum. From new quests and major partner raises to chances for builders to show off their real-time skills through the Cypherpunk sidetrack and Magic Incubator, our ecosystem kept pushing the boundaries of what’s possible onchain.
If you missed any of it or want the highlights in one place, you’re in the right spot. Let’s catch up.
Rush Hits 100K Predictions
Rush continues to redefine real-time trading on Solana. The game has already processed over 100,000 predictions and $500m+ in volume, powered by gasless, sub-100ms execution through MagicBlock’s Ephemeral Rollups.
This month, Rush took it up a notch, launching multiplayer tournament mode and new quests on the MagicBlock Questline. Players can now tap, predict, and win in real-time, earning rewards and climbing the leaderboard.
Magic Incubator & Hacker House - Powered by the Solana Foundation
Applications for the first Magic Incubator cohort are officially closed, and the response was massive, with over 150 teams applying. To match that energy, we’ve upgraded the Hacker House venue to NAS House Dubai, in partnership with the Solana Foundation.
The villa is fully equipped for high-intensity building, collaboration, and content creation, with the goal of helping founders turn ideas into scalable, onchain products. The first cohort for Magic Incubator will be announced in early November … stay tuned.
Docs get a makeover
We’ve launched updated MagicBlock Docs, now live at https://docs.magicblock.gg. The new experience includes fresh guides, templates. We also have new and detailed use case pages for gaming, DeFi, privacy, and more, giving developers a clearer path to building real-time apps on Solana.
From Ephemeral Rollups and Verifiable Randomness to Trusted Execution Environments, these updates make it easier than ever to start building everything on chain.
Real-Time privacy unlocked with Loyal
This month, we announced our partnership with Loyal, the team behind the first private AI protocol on Solana. Loyal will use Private Ephemeral Rollups built by MagicBlock to bring secure, privacy-preserving computation to Solana, unlocking a new era where AI models can run privately onchain.
In October, Loyal also capped its raise at $2.5M, out of an astonishing $75M in commitments, marking one of the largest early-stage launches on Solana this year.
Together, this partnership and raise are validation that privacy, speed, and composability can coexist onchain.
Cypherpunk: Real-Time Sidetrack
October also brought big energy with the Cypherpunk side track, a chance for builders to build with Ephemeral Rollups. Submissions closed on October 30, and the team is working hard to review all the applications. Stay tuned on our X for the announcement of the winners!
Magic IRL: Upcoming Breakpoint event
We’re bringing the MagicBlock community together at the Magic Garden, our Breakpoint celebration hosted at NAS House in Dubai, and supported by the Solana Foundation.
The Magic Garden is where founders, partners, and creators from across the MagicBlock ecosystem will gather to unwind, connect, and celebrate everything built on Solana this year.
Community Love: Slimecoin Week
October was a fun one for the community.
Slimecoin week welcomed 656 players, saw 6,533 plays, and awarded over 2,000 USDC in prizes across more than ten winners.
Huge thanks to everyone who jumped in, played, shared, and kept the fun going.
More to come.
Special shoutout to these folks for the best hangs: @casey_jj @omygooood @aluubukhara @.k.o.m.a @secta696 @simpletox @66hydros @vladislav30 @mary75 @dakehnyy @valerii88 @therealslava @aliawab @ha.tfuu @weeklang @madara9732
