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Axon

Axon a micropayments solution building using solana to help small miners of bitcoin.

What it does

From the project README:

Axon was built during the **Colosseum Cypherpunk Hackathon**, pushing the boundaries of decentralized mining and payments.

Original: Rohan-Singla/Axon
SuperStack fork: Blockchains/Axon @ e772da5
Stars: 5
Last push (original): 2026-01-02
Languages: Rust, TypeScript, Shell, CSS, JavaScript
Detected stack: Next.jsweb3.js
Categories: Payments
Licence: MIT
Homepage: https://axon-frontend-six.vercel.app/

Architecture

291 source files. By extension: .rs ×257, .ts ×18, .tsx ×16.

Top-level directory	Source files
`pool`	257
`frontend`	20
`backend`	14

Dapp: devnet deploy pending

⏳ Devnet deploy pending — goes live when the devnet wallet is topped up. This fork's own dapp is not deployed yet, so there is no program address or transaction to show. It is queued in dapp-queue.txt; once devnet SOL is available it is deployed, exercised with real devnet transactions, and this section switches to the live dapp at /dapps/axon/. Until then, the lesson and step-by-step guide below are complete, and you can run it locally with the commands below.

Key code, explained

Excerpts chosen automatically where the code uses the most Solana concepts, pinned to the fork's commit.

Rohan-Singla/Axon · frontend/app/api/claim/route.ts L73–96 @ e772da5 · MIT · original

      );    }     const transferIx = createTransferInstruction(      fromTokenAccount,      toTokenAccount,      rewardKeypair.publicKey,      100_000_000     );     tx.add(transferIx);     const { blockhash } = await connection.getLatestBlockhash();    tx.recentBlockhash = blockhash;    tx.feePayer = claimerPubkey;     tx.partialSign(rewardKeypair);     const serializedTx = tx.serialize({ requireAllSignatures: false }).toString("base64");     return NextResponse.json({ tx: serializedTx });  } catch (err) {    console.error("❌ Error in /api/claim:", err);    return NextResponse.json({ error: "Internal server error" }, { status: 500 });

Line 76 const transferIx = createTransferInstruction(: An SPL token transfer through the Token Program.
Line 85 const { blockhash } = await connection.getLatestBlockhash();: Fetches a recent blockhash. Transactions expire if it gets too old.

How to run, build and test

These commands come from the repo's own manifests (package.json scripts, Anchor.toml, Cargo, go.mod, Makefile). Check the README for prerequisites and environment variables.

Directory	Command	Runs
`frontend`	`npm run dev`	next dev --turbopack
`frontend`	`npm run start`	next start
`frontend`	`npm run build`	next build --turbopack
`frontend`	`npm run lint`	eslint
`backend`	`npm run dev`	tsx watch src/index.ts
`backend`	`npm run start`	node dist/index.js
`backend`	`npm run build`	tsc -b

What you could build from it

Fork the SuperStack copy and extend it within the Payments gaps listed on the idea page.
Learn the pattern first: Solana Pay
Learn the pattern first: SPL Tokens: mints, accounts and transfers
Learn the pattern first: Blinks and Solana Actions