From the launch of Solana After Hours, convening fintech leaders in Abuja, to Alchemy’s $20M Solana fund opening up credits for local builders, and Nigeria ranking in the top 3 globally in Frontier Hackathon registrations, the ecosystem continues to build momentum across capital, talent, and product execution.
Here’s everything that happened last week:
📰 Headline News
– Solana After Hours launched as an invite-only gathering of fintech leaders and capital allocators across Nigeria, with its first Abuja session convening senior builders and decision-makers to explore integrations and drive what gets shipped next.
– Nigeria ranked third in registrations for the
@colosseum Frontier Hackathon.
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@Alchemy launched a $20M
@solana fund, with Superteam Nigeria members eligible for up to $25k in credits plus a 15% bonus.
📰 Launches & Ecosystem
–
@airbillspay launched a $2,000 bounty on
@SuperteamEarn.
– The SuperteamNG Frontier Hackathon side track, in partnership with
@RaenestApp, went live with $10,000 in prizes, focused on Nigerian projects being built during the 4-week hackathon.
–
@JustXpend_ai launched a $3,000 bounty on
@SuperteamEarn across writing and video tracks.
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@janeydmystic announced Fema is now live on npm, enabling developers to fetch optimal Solana priority fees using real on-chain data.
–
@OwegoApp went live.
📰 Community & Milestones
– Winners of the “Raenest Video Content Bounty” were announced:
@energy_0x, (1st),
@adepejuuade (2nd),
@blessedokerekee (3rd),
@Starjessei_web3 (4th), and @designerkells (5th).
– Winners of the “Raenest Solana Explainer Bounty” were announced:
@onotsemhe ($1,000),
@DunamisWilliam1 ($600), and
@GigVivek ($400)
–
@Princeadxisrael released Engineering Solana, a systems-level deep dive for protocol engineers building on the SVM.
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@alexfavour hosted
@Princeadxisrael for an X Space discussing the Engineering Solana book and its insights.
– We hosted an X Space with the founder of
@useazza, exploring “Shipping Crypto Products for Real Users.”
– New grants from the
@SolanaFndn Nigeria Grants Programme went to:
@JustXpend_ai ($4,000),
@emynice_ ($1,000), and
@inspiration_gx ($4,000).
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@callme_TOC spoke at the Unilorin Tech Summit, introducing students to building and earning with
@solana.
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@alexfavour hosted a Live session on using Colosseum Copilot to pressure test ideas.
– We hosted an X space, co-hosted by
@thelilinuel, featuring
@Harri_obi,
@NzubeEzudo and
@alexfavour, focused on navigating the Colosseum Frontier Hackathon.
What did we miss, and what are you shipping this week?