The Nigerian Solana ecosystem kept shipping, winning, and scaling globally last week. From a $25k hackathon win and two startups securing spots in the $20M Solana Alchemy Fund, to ecosystem products getting spotlighted by MagicBlock, alongside new launches and partnerships going live, the pace of execution across the ecosystem continues to accelerate.
Here’s a recap of everything you missed last week:
📰 Headline News
– Winners of the
@colosseum Frontier Hackathon Side Track in partnership with
@RaenestApp were announced:
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@hottake_app ($5000)
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@leashmarket ($3000)
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@ramphub ($2000)
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@seedless_wallet, built by SuperteamNG member
@francis_codex, won $25,000 at the
@BagsHackathon.
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@SwivOfficial and
@seedless_wallet were selected for the
@Alchemy Solana Fund.
📰 Launches & Ecosystem
–
@paj_cash x
@rail_finance went live, enabling users swap USDC, send and receive Naira seamlessly.
– @Zend_Money partnered with
@paj_cash as its official Naira provider for Nigeria.
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@OwegoApp officially launched in Kenya and went live on Seeker.
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@VortiqOfficial and
@rust_undead were spotlighted by
@magicblock.
📰 Community & Milestones
– SuperteamNG member,
@JudithOgar, announced a 6-week “Zero to Strategy” programme for early-stage technical founders.
– Winners of the “SurfCash Video Bounty” were announced:
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@imabasi___
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@kryptdou_
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@yourmediaguy_
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@lifeofedi_
– SuperteamNG lead,
@Harri_obi, was announced as a speaker for the Crypto and DeFi Forum 2026 by
@afritechseries.
–
@use_legion received a $3,000 grant from the
@SolanaFndn Nigeria Grants Programme.
What did we miss, and what are you shipping this week?