Four years ago, we set out with a vision: to bring Ethereum’s vast ecosystem to Solana’s high-performance blockchain. We believed in a world where developers shouldn’t have to choose between familiarity with EVM development tooling and Solana's performance. And we bet hard on Solana becoming the everything chain.
Today, that vision is no longer just an idea; it’s a thriving reality.
Throughout the years, we built, tested, and deployed the unique EVM layer on Solana, unblocked true parallel execution to become the first parallelized EVM ever - powered by $NEON - and introduced the Solana network extension concept. We then rolled out our Solana-native experience, designing the developer experience around the SDK, allowing EVM dApps to be accessible by Solana audience.
In the meantime, Solana became the backbone of the new financial system. It now hosts a multi-billion market, has the fastest-growing developer ecosystem, and has surpassed Ethereum on most major on-chain metrics.
By scaling Solana beyond public internet latency bottlenecks via DoubleZero, and the combination of Anza’s mission and Firedancer development to reach 1m TPS, the goal is clear: Increase Bandwidth Reduce Latency (IBRL) to make Solana the actual competitor of TradFi markets.
Naturally, even without waiting for all these innovations, EVM dApps are actively looking at Solana as a potential market opportunity.
In a multichain vision, the expansion toward Solana sounds natural, but competition is already there: you can’t just fork a legacy protocol and expect it will work on Solana too, as only higher efficiency is capturing attention.
While it’s possible to have a first-mover advantage in bootstrapped ecosystems and conquer the market regardless of product maturity, the dynamics here are different. Coming to Solana might require an initial higher effort, but addressing a wider and established user base gives more chances to find traction and retention in the long term - as Solana already faced the weakest phase of its history and users demonstrated to be loyal and stick to the ecosystem.
Everything at Neon EVM moves around testing Product-Market Fit (PMF). It has been our north star since the beginning, and it’s the direction towards success.
We are dedicated to satisfying and adapting to market demand and developers’ needs. How do we do this? Identify. Test. Measure. Analyze. Repeat.
Our mission is to continue abstracting the Solana complexities to builders, smoothing most of the onboarding barriers and builders’ challenges.
We are not stopping here and there is much more we want to achieve: a world where deploying an EVM dApp is truly seamless and as easy as a piece of cake.
This said, today we unveil the updated Neon EVM roadmap for the rest of the year.
Our journey has always been about breaking barriers. With this plan, we are doubling down on accessibility, performance, and PMF. Here’s what’s coming.
Today, Neon is more than just an EVM compatibility layer—it’s a true Solana network extension. In Q1 2025, we’ve advanced our Solana-native approach, launching the Solana Signature SDK and refining the developer journey to set the stage for a seamless user experience.
In the next phase, we’re doubling down on developer adoption and community building. Through enhanced tooling, hands-on training, and tech advancements, we’re making it easier than ever for builders to deploy on Solana via Neon. At the same time, we’re expanding our reach through ecosystem initiatives and a bold new visual identity.
Following our support of Ethereum’s EIP-1559, we’ve adopted Ethereum’s priority fee model. Unfortunately, this model leads to significantly higher transaction costs for users during periods of increased network congestion on Solana, when Solana’s priority fees spike. To address this, we’re refining our fee model to align more closely with Solana’s transaction prioritization system, while preserving compatibility with Ethereum’s priority fee structure for EVM users. This adjustment will notably reduce gas fees and overall transaction costs, particularly under heavy network loads on Solana.
With key protocol upgrades and improved composability, we continue pushing technical limits to scale Neon to more builders, enriching the Solana ecosystem with new dApps and use cases. The Ambassador Program strengthens our community, accelerating adoption.
The focus of this phase will be scaling Neon EVM alongside Solana’s expansion. While our infrastructure keeps improving, our presence at top industry conferences, hackathons, and events reinforces our positioning as the gateway for EVM dApps to tap into Solana’s edge.
Many of the Q4 2025 activities will indeed be carried on in 2026, along with supporting activities like regular security audits; growing and nurturing the Neon community; further Neon EVM optimisations: better CU and gas estimations, reducing CU utilization; working with partners and much more.
Blockchain tech thrives on community. We wouldn’t be here without the developers and visionaries who believe in our mission. As we embark on this next part of the journey, we invite you to be part of it.
We are here to redefine what’s possible for EVM applications on Solana. We are here to bring speed, affordability, and true interoperability to the Web3 world.
The future isn’t something we wait for. It’s something we build together.
Let’s make it happen.
About Neon EVM:
Neon EVM is the first of its kind—a Network Extension on Solana—designed to seamlessly integrate Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatibility into Solana’s high-performance ecosystem. By operating natively within Solana’s base layer, Neon EVM provides Ethereum developers with a fast, high-throughput pathway to deploy their EVM dApps on Solana, without the need to rewrite their contracts in Rust.
For more information about Neon EVM and future updates, visit neonevm.org and connect with the community on Twitter or Discord.
Disclaimer: Solana is a trademark of the Solana Foundation. The use of the word ‘Solana’ in our materials solely reflects the Neon EVM products’ or services’ compatibility with the Solana network.
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