An end-of-hacker-house celebration hosted with Solana, XO, FlashTrade, and SuperTeam UAE before Breakpoint.
Abu Dhabi, UAE, 23 November 2025
MagicBlock, together with Solana Foundation, XO, FlashTrade, and SuperTeam UAE, will host the Magic Garden on the 7th of December. The evening brings together some of the most committed builders in the Solana ecosystem to celebrate the end of the 10-day MagicBlock Hacker House. The event also sets the stage for Breakpoint Abu Dhabi, giving the community a moment to connect before Solana’s biggest event of the year.
Set in an outdoor garden with music and roaming food, the Magic Garden will offer a calm wrap-up after an intense stretch of collaboration. Builders who spent the past ten days refining products, testing ideas, and working alongside the MagicBlock team will come together with partners and ecosystem leaders to reflect on progress and set the tone for the days ahead.
“After ten days of building, testing, and refining ideas, we wanted to give everyone a moment to catch their breath and connect,” said Andea Fortugno, Co-Founder and CEO at MagicBlock. “The Magic Garden is a simple concept, a space where teams can talk openly about what they are shipping next and feel part of a wider movement on Solana.”
More than one hundred founders, engineers, community members, and ecosystem leaders are expected to attend. The co-hosts will bring teams from their own networks, creating a diverse mix of DeFi protocols, gaming studios, infrastructure operators, and community contributors who will all be present at Breakpoint.
Attendance is by invitation and RSVP only, with priority given to hacker house participants, Magic Incubator teams, and core ecosystem partners. Full event details are available on the Luma page.
Event details
Name: Magic Garden
Date: 7 December
Format: Cocktail style networking with canapés and drinks
Hosts: MagicBlock with Solana, XO, FlashTrade and SuperTeam UAE
RSVP: https://luma.com/nyu1xs26
About MagicBlock
MagicBlock is the real-time engine for high-performance applications and games on Solana. Its cutting-edge Ephemeral Rollup technology delivers ultra-low latency, instant transaction confirmations, and elastic scalability, enabling builders to achieve Web2-level performance without sacrificing the benefits of Web3.
Backed by $10.5M from a16z, Lightspeed Faction, Maven 11, and Solana ecosystem leaders, including Anatoly Yakovenko, MagicBlock is pushing the limits of what’s possible on Solana. The platform not only accelerates real-time DeFi, gaming, and DePIN applications, but also extends Solana’s capabilities through plugins such as Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) for privacy and compliance, and Verifiable Random Functions (VRFs) for fairness and unpredictability in games and financial systems.
About XO
XO is a social app powered by blockchain and AI, invested by Rakuten Japan, with 1.5M users from 7+ countries. XO’s mission is to help humans combat loneliness.
XO is like the combination of Reddit and IG stories. You can share your stories in different channels and invite-only communities. XO’s AI algorithms help you find people who match your weirdness more efficiently, and with a vibe check before you match. No pressure. No pretending. XO recently released a whole AI toolkit to make you a social pro including AI Companion, AI Pick Up Line, AI Clapback, AI Profile Creation, AI Matchmaking and AI Wingman.
