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Solana Developer Bootcamp 2026: Learn Blockchain and Full-Stack Crypto Development [Full Course]

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Master Solana development in 2026. This complete bootcamp covers everything from Rust and Anchor to PDAs and full-stack Web3 apps, designed for both beginners and EVM developers. You'll start from zero: installing your local environment, setting up your first tools, and writing your first onchain program. From there, you'll build 12 real projects step by step, including a token escrow, stablecoins, an AMM for stable swaps, real-world assets, a ZK privacy system for private transfers, an x402 payment gateway for agentic payments, and a full-stack prediction market. All on Solana. No prior blockchain experience required. Whether you're already building in crypto or writing your first line of code, this is the complete zero-to-one blockchain development bootcamp. Timestamps: (00:00:00) — Introduction (00:08:18) — Project 01: Local Installation (00:16:25) — Project 02: Hello World (00:23:26) — Bonus Lesson 01: AI Best Practices (00:31:05) — Project 03: On-Chain Voting (01:20:45) — Project 04: Escrow Application (01:50:23) — Project 05: Private Transfers (02:51:33) — Project 06: Stablecoin (03:07:32) — Project 07: Stable Swap (03:33:47) — Project 08: x402 (03:47:34) — Project 09: Real-World Assets (04:10:23) — Project 10: Security Checklist (04:13:01) — Bonus Lesson 02: Indexing (04:16:07) — Project 11: Prediction Market (05:01:52) — Project 12: Production Readiness Resources: Everything you need will be found in the Bootcamp Repository: https://github.com/solana-foundation/solana-bootcamp-2026 Documentation: https://solana.com/docs Developer Resources: https://solana.com/developers Have a question on this bootcamp? Ask on the Solana StackExchange: https://solana.stackexchange.com/ Presenters Brianna Migliaccio - https://x.com/b_migliaccio Gui Bibeau - https://x.com/guiBibeau Cat McGee - https://x.com/catmcgee Robert Chen - https://x.com/NotDeGhost Mike Ma - https://x.com/Mikkke_crypto Topics covered: Solana development, Rust, Anchor framework, PDAs, CPIs, Token-2022, token extensions, smart contracts, DeFi, token escrow, stablecoin, StableSwap AMM, Pyth oracles, ZK proofs, Noir, Groth16, x402, agentic payments, NFT minting, prediction markets, Codama, on-chain indexing, Web3, blockchain programming, Solana bootcamp 2026 #Solana #SolanaDev #Web3 #Blockchain #Rust #Anchor #DeFi #Crypto #SolanaBootcamp #LearnSolana #SmartContracts #ZKProofs #AMM #x402 #RWA #Stablecoin #PredictionMarket #Token2022 #rwa #cryptodevelopment #fullstackweb3 #stablecoindevelopment --------------------- DISCLAIMER The content herein is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, options, futures, or other derivatives related to securities in any jurisdiction, nor should not be relied upon as advice to buy, sell or hold any of the foregoing. This content is intended to be general in nature and is not specific to you, the user or anyone else. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional advisor. Solana Foundation Foundation and its agents, advisors, council members, officers and employees (the “Foundation Parties”) make no representation or warranties, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy of the information herein and expressly disclaims any and all liability that may be based on such information or any errors or omissions therein. The Foundation Parties shall have no liability whatsoever, under contract, tort, trust or otherwise, to any person arising from or related to the content or any use of the information contained herein by you or any of your representatives. All opinions expressed herein are the speakers’ own personal opinions and do not reflect the opinions of any entities.

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julianafliegner841 1 month ago

Project 1 - 3 were great especially 3 i gained some understanding, but projects 4 throughout i cant get into them at all, since you just copy source code from gh and start speed explaining things that just go over my head its hard to grasp. The coding along projects are the best way to teach imo

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liesalangern86 1 month, 1 week ago

[SOL] flip anyone

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tony_johnson 1 month, 2 weeks ago

watching this tutorial 3 Weeks after release, still stuck in dependecies hell, Instructor be skipping the most important part wiith creating the correct folder structure for lightSVM and overall it feels like a 2/10 Bootcamp

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rosaaltamirano467 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Honest advice!! Don't take this course if you don't know rust!! The claim that no coding experience requires is bullshit Thanks!

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saravista28 1 month, 3 weeks ago

1:05:01 casting it as an i64 because the timestamp can not be negative? Then why casting it to a signed 64 bit integer when it can never be negative?

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océane.blin 1 month, 3 weeks ago

you should have explained more about basics, what's pda, what's derive sth, accounts, non-accounts, use some schemas how everything is connected, otherwise it's just a waste of time

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luz_mireles 1 month, 4 weeks ago

Coming from solidity / EVM to solana and i am amazed how onboarding is amazing and easy for developers on solana. Everything ready made

paulvaleon6
paulvaleon6 1 month, 4 weeks ago

should i learn rust before join this bootcamp?

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enzogabriel_pacheco 2 months ago

native anchor bankrun for tests or litesvm which one is better and used by most other devs

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suzannelloyd476 2 months ago

i throught of understanding native rust program first so i can easily understand whats goind under the hood

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dawn_horton 2 months ago

55:43 The way she says "Mkay" itches a spot in my brain

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adán.cuellar 2 months ago

What are the pre-requisites for this tutorial !!!?

kerry_nicholson
kerry_nicholson 2 months ago

lock in and learn to build.

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john.jensen 2 months, 1 week ago

hmm intresting

tracey_ramos
tracey_ramos 2 months, 1 week ago

I'm new to solana and All this is the course best for me,need to know

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tony_johnson 2 months, 1 week ago

yo

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beth.cisneros 2 months, 1 week ago

Who is taking a 30 day course with me?

paulvaleon6
paulvaleon6 2 months, 1 week ago

there are still jobs in solana ? blockchain seems low and there are new crypto layer 1 more recent and powerful no ?

thibaultpixel54
thibaultpixel54 2 months, 1 week ago

Thank you soo much ..

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rebeccareynolds895 2 months, 1 week ago

Let's FBuild!