From record-breaking hackathon participation and global infrastructure integrations to ecosystem launches, and community-led activations across multiple states, the Nigerian Solana ecosystem kept accelerating on every front.
Hereās everything that happened last week:
š° Headline News
ā Nigeria recorded 299 submissions for the
@colosseum Frontier Hackathon, the highest number of product submissions the country has ever recorded in any Solana hackathon.
ā
@Nectar_finance integrated
@moonpay deposits and onramps, enabling users to fund accounts directly from wallets or purchase crypto using traditional payment methods.
ā Solana Summit Africa 2.0 was officially announced for August 8th in Uyo.
š° Launches & Ecosystem
ā
@digitpayfinance now supports USDT and USDC on the
@solana network, enabling faster deposits, instant payments, and smoother crypto transactions for users.
ā
@rust_undead launched Codex, an 8-chapter technical curriculum for developers building on Solana.
ā
@Corre_hq joined the
@Circle Alliance Program.
ā
@angry__pacifist designed and co-built The Forge, a trading competition engine on
@AdrenaProtocol, where participants compete for a $15,000 prize pool based on CPI metrics including PNL, risk, and consistency.
ā
@UseAura_, built by SuperteamNG member
@HeIsJoel0x, secured a prize from the
@get_nimbus side track on
@SuperteamEarn.
š° Community & Milestones
ā We launched āFounder Storiesā, a new series spotlighting ecosystem builders. Episodes 1 and 2 featured
@cryptall3 of
@coresightbot and
@inspiration_gx of @gildore_on_sol.
ā Winners of the
@getBusha Build Week Hackathon at
@blockhubafrica, organised in partnership with SuperteamNG, were announced:
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@landryokoye18 ā Paysted
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@GreazeMike ā OneRaise
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@NnadiJoshuaC ā Bushafluent
ā Winners of the āXpend x Solana Video Content Bountyā were announced:
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@_Curmello
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@wizzy_nedu
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@blessedokerekee
ā Winners of the āXpend x Solana Writers Bountyā were announced:
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@chainstellar
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@MarvinSunday4
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@Eyegluee
ā SuperteamNG members hosted Bitcoin Pizza Day celebrations across eight states including Adamawa, Cross River, Edo, Enugu, Imo, Kwara, Lagos, and Oyo.
What did we miss, and what are you shipping this week?