Speedrun Stylus is Live - A Structured Stylus Onboarding for Rust & Web2 Developers

Hello everyone,

We’re pleased to announce that Speedrun Stylus, a project funded under the Education, Community Growth, and Events domain of the Arbitrum DAO’s D.A.O Grant Program (Season 3), is now officially live.

About the Project

Speedrun Stylus is a challenge-based, self-paced learning platform designed to help Rust developers and Web2 backend engineers onboard into Web3 by building with Arbitrum Stylus. The platform takes inspiration from Speedrun Ethereum and focuses on verifiable learning through hands-on smart contract challenges.

Key features of the platform include:

  • A curated set of 10+ Rust-based Stylus challenges, including ZK-specific tracks

  • GitHub-integrated submission system with public leaderboard

  • On-chain deployment verification through the Arbitrum explorer

  • Starter templates, testing scripts, and comprehensive guides

  • Modular curriculum design to support reuse by DAOs, guilds, and devrel teams

Ecosystem Fit and Recognition

Speedrun Stylus addresses a key gap in the Arbitrum ecosystem by offering a structured onboarding path for Rust developers, a segment that has traditionally lacked Stylus-focused, hands-on learning opportunities.

We are also grateful that Speedrun Stylus was highlighted as a notable project in the latest monthly grant report published by the domain allocator team. We appreciate the recognition and remain committed to delivering value to the ecosystem.

Call to the Community

We request all delegates, builders, educators, and community members to:

  • Explore the platform and try the challenges

  • Share it within your networks, guilds, and dev communities

  • Provide feedback or suggestions that can help improve the experience or content

Your input and reach will be valuable in ensuring this tool is accessible, useful, and impactful for a wide range of developers.

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank @SEEDGov, the domain allocator team for Education, Community Growth, and Events, for selecting this project for funding. We truly appreciate the trust placed in our initiative, the thoughtful feedback provided, and the seamless process throughout the evaluation process.

We also want to sincerely thank the team at Lampros DAO, especially @Euphoria and @Chain_L, for their ongoing support and mentorship.

Their guidance was instrumental not only in helping us navigate and submit a successful proposal under the D.A.O. Grant Program but also during our participation in the Stylus Sprint Program, where our earlier proposal was not selected. Their strategic feedback, domain knowledge, and encouragement played a significant role in shaping this initiative and pushing it forward.

Explore the Project

Link to the project - Speedrun Stylus.

We’re committed to supporting the growth of Stylus adoption and enabling developers to build with confidence. This is just the beginning, and we welcome all ideas to strengthen this platform further.

Looking forward to your feedback and support. And if you know someone getting into Web3 with Rust or starting out with Arbitrum Stylus, just share Speedrun Stylus with them, it’s a good place to begin.

From Rust to Stylus - Speedrun Stylus is the starting point.

5 Likes

Congratulations @Davinci314 and to the entire Speedrun Stylus team on the successful launch.

All credit goes to the team for taking the idea forward with clarity and commitment. We’re glad that in whatever way we could help, we did, and it’s been a pleasure to see it come to life.

Looking forward to seeing the project grow and expand the reach of the Arbitrum Stylus ecosystem. If anyone is working on something aligned or has an idea they’d like to build out, feel free to reach out; we’re always happy to help in any way we can.

This is exactly what the ecosystem needed.

Speedrun Stylus bridges the gap between Rust devs and Web3 by making the Stylus learning curve less intimidating and a lot more hands-on.

Big props to the team for building something verifiable, accessible, and modular.
If you’ve got Rust skills and Web3 curiosity, this is your starting line.

From backend to blockchain, let’s speedrun this!