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MagicBlock celebrates the successful completion of the first Magic Incubator by hosting the "Magic Garden" gathering next-generation Solana developers.
MagicBlock recently held the “Magic Garden” celebration in Dubai, marking the successful conclusion of its first Magic Incubator program. (Previous summary: Three tracks from a first-level perspective: BTC, Solana, Restaking) (Background information: A quick overview of the 33 award-winning projects at Solana Breakpoint 2025 Hackathon)
This article is a press release written and provided by MagicBlock, and does not represent the position of the blockchain.
Ten groundbreaking teams showcased real-time on-chain innovations covering trading, privacy, and consumer experience on the eve of the Breakpoint Abu Dhabi conference.
MagicBlock recently held a closing celebration for the project named “Magic Garden,” marking the successful conclusion of the first Magic Incubator. This project aims to accelerate the development of next-generation on-chain applications built using Solana and MagicBlock's Ephemeral Rollups technology.
The event was held under the warm outdoor lights of Dubai, where “Magic Garden” brought together founders, engineers, investors, and ecosystem leaders. After several weeks of intensive development iterations, community members had the opportunity to relax and connect through music, food, and technology exchanges. This event also served as a bridge between the incubator's graduation and the Breakpoint Abu Dhabi conference, where many participating teams will showcase their progress for the first time at the conference.
Showcase the lineup of the first Magic Incubator team
This year's incubator has nine highly potential teams participating, committed to creating products that challenge the limits of real-time, fully on-chain experiences.
These teams work alongside the engineers and mentors at MagicBlock to optimize architecture, test ideas, and launch features that could not be realized without Solana's underlying performance and MagicBlock's instantaneous computation layer.
“Watching this group of teams build products in real time is amazing,” MagicBlock co-founder and CEO Andrea Fortugno said. “Each team comes with bold ideas, and throughout the planning process, they continuously challenge themselves, exploring the possibilities when transactions become instant, private, and fee-free. Magic Garden is our way of providing founders with a breather, a chance to communicate, and to feel the momentum of the Solana movement. A big thank you to Solana Foundation, XO, FlashTrade, and Superteam UAE for their support in making the graduation event a success.”
The event attracted over a hundred guests, founders, contributors, investors, and partners from the ecosystem. Attendees included members from Solana Foundation, FlashTrade, XO, SuperTeam UAE, and several community members who will be attending the Breakpoint conference.
About MagicBlock
MagicBlock is a real-time engine for high-performance applications and games on Solana. Its cutting-edge Ephemeral Rollup technology offers extremely low latency, instant transaction confirmation, and flexible scalability, allowing developers to achieve Web2-level performance without sacrificing the advantages of Web3.
MagicBlock has raised $10.5 million in funding from a16z, Lightspeed Faction, Maven 11, and Solana ecosystem leaders including Anatoly Yakovenko. The platform not only accelerates instant DeFi, gaming, and DePIN applications but also supports privacy compliance through TEE ( trusted execution environment ) plugins, and ensures fairness in gaming and financial systems through VRF ( verifiable random functions ).
About XO
XO is a social app driven by blockchain and AI, backed by Japan's Rakuten investment, with 1.5 million users across more than 7 countries. XO's mission is to help humanity combat loneliness, combining features of Reddit and Instagram Stories, allowing users to share their lives in different channels and invited communities.
XO's AI algorithm helps users find like-minded people more efficiently and conducts a “vibe check” before pairing. XO recently released a complete set of AI tools to help users become social experts, including AI companions, AI pick-up lines, AI reply suggestions, AI personal roles, and AI matching.
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