Final push, devs! 🏁 Very last day to submit your Week 10 task & Graduation Project and climb the ranks before we lock it in. Next leaderboard update = final Top 5 reveal. 🏆 But remember: every point counts. More points = more perks down the line 👀 24h left. Make ’em count.

1/ Builder’s Coffee Break loading: save the date. ☕️ 🗓️ Thu, July 24 at 2:30 pm CET 📍Discord The Bootcamp’s in its final stage. Time to spill the ̶t̶e̶a̶ ̶ coffee on the leaderboard wrap-up and what’s cooking next. Chill vibes, open mic. Be there!

1/ Imagine a single leaked private key costing your project millions. Every smart contract dev has dropped one as plaintext into an .env file at some point. We see you 👀 It’s easy, but extremely risky. The keystore plugin by @NomicFoundation encrypts secrets in Hardhat projects, so you avoid leaks and accidental exposure. Here’s a full guide to set it up using Neon’s projects.

Last week, I shared what @Neon_EVM is and how it lets you run Ethereum contracts on Solana. But here's one other thing that really caught my attention during the bootcamp: how they solved the token compatibility problem. It was one of our first lessons and I'm glad it was. Let me explain ERC-20-for-SPL... Picture this scenario: You have USDC on Solana (an SPL token), but you want to use it in an Ethereum dApp that's deployed on Neon EVM. Traditionally, you'd need bridges, wrapped tokens, or complex asset transfers. Not ideal. Neon EVM solved this with something called ERC-20-for-SPL — and it's honestly brilliant. Here's how it works: ERC-20-for-SPL is basically a translation layer. It takes native Solana tokens (SPL) and makes them look like ERC-20 tokens to Ethereum contracts. But here's the key part — there's NO manual bridging or wrapping. Your USDC stays as native SPL USDC on Solana. The ERC-20-for-SPL contract just provides an ERC-20 interface that points to your actual SPL token balance. Think of it like this: You have money in a US bank account, but you get a card that works in European ATMs. Same money, different interface. What this means practically: ✅ No liquidity fragmentation ✅ No wrapped token risks ✅ Native Solana token benefits (speed, low fees) ✅ Full ERC-20 compatibility for dApps During the bootcamp, I saw this in action. I could use my devnet SPL tokens directly in Ethereum smart contract interactions without any token swaps or bridges. When you call an ERC-20 function (like transfer), it maps to operations on your Solana Associated Token Account (ATA) behind the scenes. This is what makes @Neon_EVM special. Its not just running Ethereum contracts on Solana, it's creating a unified token experience across both ecosystems. Next, I’ll share the dApp I built for my graduation project. Not a big use case. I could’ve done more, but due to my schedule I had to settle for something simple. Still, it made use of ERC-20-for-SPL and honestly, this kind of composability is what the multi-chain future should feel like.

Tech Talk Pills 💊 Crypto moves fast - and Solana is setting the pace. But most devs live in the EVM world. Rust slows them down, and so does rebuilding from scratch. Neon connects the dots: bringing EVM composability to Solana, so teams can use familiar tools while tapping into new liquidity and users. @Openbitlab x @solanaweeklypod explains:

Going back to the roots to understand @neon_evm has been one of the most rewarding parts of my dev journey. I wanted to truly grasp why and how Neon EVM fits into building DeFi dApps, and little by little, it’s all making sense.

1/ Last week of the Neon Dev Bootcamp! Job’s not done yet. Final shot to stack points and chase that Top 5 before we wrap it up - check the last tweet! 👀 But first, let’s take a moment to shout out all the builders who joined us on this ride. They came. They learned. They cooked - on Solana, with EVM tools. Be kind, rewind👇

1/ Neon extends Solana with full EVM compatibility, so you can keep your stack and ship your dApp where everything happens: Solana. Every Neon tx reveals both worlds: EVM logic + Solana execution. @blockscout shows it all. Here’s the full guide to read it right. 👇

🏆 Week 8 Leaderboard is now LIVE! The final tech task is in! And the leaderboard can barely handle the brainpower you’ve unleashed 🧠⚡ Go see the chaos unfold ->

10 months straight of Solana Summer. ☀️ Job’s not finished yet ➡️ teleporting EVM dApps, accelerating internet capital markets.