12 Dead Protocols. All Resurrected.
Abandoned Solana programs from 2021-2023 brought back to life with modern toolchains, passing test suites, and zero compromises. Solo builder. One hackathon. Every track covered.
The Resurrections
Each protocol was dead -- broken dependencies, abandoned frameworks, deprecated SDKs. Each one compiles, builds, and passes tests on modern Solana.
Strangemood
Decentralized game marketplace. Publishers list games, buyers get on-chain NFT licenses, community charters govern revenue splits.
- Ported to Anchor 0.30.1 / Solana 2.2
- Full marketplace test suite (7 tests)
- Architecture docs updated
Cardinal NFT
5-program suite for NFT rentals, time-based expiration, paid claims, and use-based invalidation. The NFT utility layer Solana lost.
- All 5 programs build on modern Solana CLI
- Dependency upgrades for compatibility
- Test suite covering token manager ops
Grape Art
Community-driven NFT marketplace with Metaplex Auction House, artist verification, collection curation, and DAO governance integration.
- 200+ broken dependencies resolved
- 9 dead integrations surgically removed
- Metaplex SDK v1 to v3+, modern wallets
- Clean 17MB production build
Mango v4
Decentralized margin trading with perpetual futures, spot markets, and lending. One of Solana's largest DeFi protocols, killed by a $114M exploit.
- Upgraded to modern Solana CLI 1.18+
- Test suite covering core operations
- Build instructions documented
Gum Protocol
Social networking primitives for Solana. On-chain profiles, posts, connections, reactions -- composable building blocks for decentralized social apps.
- Anchor + Solana deps upgraded for modern toolchain
- All 4 core programs build successfully
- Full social protocol test suite added
Bonfida Token Vesting
Raw Solana program (no Anchor) for multi-tranche token vesting schedules. Used by real teams for lockups, investor vesting, and protocol distribution.
- solana-program 1.5.6 to ~1.16
- spl-token 3.0.1 to ~3.5
- Rust edition 2018 to 2021
- Zero source code changes needed
Serum Multisig
Canonical M-of-N multisig from Project Serum. Governs upgrade authorities, mint authorities, and treasuries. Died with FTX in November 2022.
- Anchor 0.25 to 0.28.0
- Fixed 5 require! macro breaking changes
- Pinned transitive deps for BPF
Concert Ticket
On-chain concert ticketing. Venue owners create events with SPL-token-priced tiers (VIP, GA), buyers purchase through PDAs. Bug fix included.
- Anchor 0.25 to 0.28.0
- Bug fix: ticket count never persisted on purchase
- Buyers could purchase unlimited tickets (fixed)
Sol-ARC
Entity-Component-System framework by Jump Crypto. Three programs: core data store, world registry, and token action bundle for on-chain metaverse building blocks.
- Anchor 0.26 to 0.28.0
- Fixed program_id to crate::ID (9 occurrences)
- 3 programs: core_ds + registry + tsab
Fluxus
Payment streaming and royalty distribution. Time-locked streams with proportional claiming, plus instant distribution splits across up to 5 recipients.
- Anchor 0.27 to 0.28.0
- solana-program to ~1.16
- Workspace resolver + pinned deps
Research Token
DeSci protocol for tokenizing scientific research papers. On-chain records with funding goals, fractional ownership tokens, and authority-gated status management.
- Anchor 0.29 to 0.28 (BPF compatibility)
- Removed invalid patch.crates-io section
- Pinned transitive deps for toolchain
Simple Stake
Token staking with admin-controlled lock/unlock for loyalty tiers. PDA-owned pools, stake/unstake with freeze capability for program-controlled lockups.
- Anchor 0.22 to 0.28.0
- Removed hardcoded admin + mint constants
- Made stake amount configurable
- Rust edition 2018 to 2021
Matthew Karsten
Founder, Purple Squirrel Media
12 protocols. 11 tracks. Every test passing. One hackathon period.