.@Nectar_Finance gives Nigerian users access to SPCX through @backpack and @sunrisedefi, connecting them directly into the global markets. Solana makes global access to SPCX possible.

It's our anniversary month! 🎉 Ten years ago, we started Ventures Platform with a simple belief: that innovation, when properly supported, can unlock prosperity at scale. Our role was clear: to stand beside these founders. To back their ideas early. To support them through the uncertainty. And to help build companies that could create new markets and expand opportunity. What began as a conviction has grown into a community of builders, operators, investors, and partners united by a shared vision: democratizing prosperity in Africa. This month, as we mark 10 years of Ventures Platform, we celebrate not just how far we have come, but the future we are helping create. A future where more people can participate. A future where innovation expands opportunity. A future where prosperity is more widely shared. Join us this month as we reflect on ten years of building toward a more prosperous future for all. #VPat10 #DemocratizingProsperity

Not sure where we would have been without this community. It's been three years of growth and massive impact on lives, looking forward to where we go from here! Happy anniversary Superteam Nigeria 🎉

Three years ago, Solana had little to no presence in Africa’s largest crypto economy 🌍 Today, dozens of global ecosystem teams have expanded into Nigeria with our support, hundreds of leading regional products have integrated Solana with our help, and thousands of Nigerians have earned, built products, landed jobs, won hackathons, raised early-stage capital, and found their place in the global Solana ecosystem through this community 💪🏿 And it still feels like we’re just getting started 🥳 Happy 3rd anniversary to everyone building with us 🫡

BREAKING: Mastercard is introducing always-on stablecoin settlement on Solana. 3.7 billion cards. 210 countries. One of the largest payment networks on earth, now settling onchain.

Builders did what they do best. Cooked, built, and shipped winning projects for the Frontier Sidetracks Here are the ones that stood out from the rest:

Second place, and genuinely honored. Thank you @UmbraPrivacy But the line that means the most isn't the placement, it's this: "protect transfers and balances by default." That is the whole point. Privacy shouldn't be a setting power users dig for. It should be how the wallet works out of the box, for people who don't even know to ask for it Proud to be building this with the team!

Happy birthday and POP to me! 🥳

Akwa Ibom Isọñọ 🥳 Solana Summit Africa 2.0 is heading to the city of Uyo on August 8th 🔥 Who’s coming? 🤔

Some weeks ago, I got announced as a grantee in the @ofiboxgames Kreator Program, and I have been cooking behind the scenes. Presenting the first look at "ÌTÀN: Threads of Orí", one of the titles I'm working on🔥 Images: Midjourney Video/Music score: @ofiboxgames

Google just demo’ed their intelligent eyewear glasses with Warby Parker & Gentle Monster on IO today. Meta invested $3.5B to buy 3% of EssilorLuxottica. Like I said before, be where the market is going not the where the market has been. We need to SEEK a new hardware path.

.@Solana just got upgraded after Nigerian builders shipped for the @colosseum Frontier Hackathon ⚒️🇳🇬 Consumer layer for prediction markets — @hottake_app Capital allocation strategy game on Solana, inspired by Monopoly — @play_solana_go Social layer for onchain competitive gaming — @chainplay_xyz Financial intelligence for your money — @rail_finance Hub for vetted CTOs, DeFi & high value communities — @CTOMarketplace Resilience layer for Solana — @sol_pollinet Web3 yields for emerging markets — @APTreeio Auditable private treasury management for institutions — @chamber_vault Send, receive, and swap NGN, USD, and crypto seamlessly, built for Africans — @flippayHQ On/off-ramp aggregator — @ramphub Crypto payment infrastructure with native Solana program and smart contract interaction support — @paychainhq Browser studio for livestreaming and simulcasting — @switchedfun Redefining global payments for African businesses — @importapay_ng Turn chain expansion into revenue — @dextopus Helping talents and hirers harness expert insights in their domain — @ghonsiproof Simplifying financial literacy and crypto access for students — @StudIQ_Main Non-custodial transaction layer enabling stablecoin-powered transactions without native gas tokens — @use_legion Leveraging blockchain data to make traders more profitable — @coresightbot Mocap infrastructure for retail advertising — @eyestan_ African card game where you stake crypto, play live, and winner takes all — @kingdomsoln BizMarket enables yield in stablecoins from real-world businesses regardless of market cycle — @bitsaveprotocol Trustless escrow for freelance payments — @SoliaNetwork Helping creators scale IPs — @nerdwork_ng Decentralized sales marketing platform — @SOLd_on_Solana Connecting Solana users across social platforms with seamless DeFi built into conversations — @TardisSeeker The OPay for crypto holders — @digitpayfinance Payment infrastructure for neobanks and businesses — @fossapay AI-powered credit intelligence for under-collateralised lending — @Credlend Mobile-first liquidity automation company on Solana — @UseAura_ AI voice assistant for finance — @useheysolana One-on-one artist–fan interactions powered by creator coins — @roomz.vip Competitive market intelligence for builders who move first — @use_mirra The front door to prediction markets — @headlineodds Cross-border payments that move like local transfers. across 54 countries, on stablecoin rails — @UseFluxel Turn one-time transactions into relationships @chatterfi Pay for goods and services directly from your wallet @airbillspay Disclaimer: This is a non-exhaustive list.

Web3 Afrika is 4 🎉 Four years of building, onboarding and showing up for the African Web3 ecosystem. This isn't just a milestone. It's a movement. Here is how we built Web3 for Africans, by Africans 🧵

Welcome to Startup Village Nigeria 2.0, where ideas come alive 🔥 On Day 2, the focus was on building revenue generating businesses not just startups, how to leverage the power of community to grow and the business of products and metrics to track. See how it all went down 👇🏿

Everyone loves the idea of being a founder. Nobody loves the reality: 3 years in, 6 pivots, $0 in the bank, and a co-founder who quit. Parents doubt you. Investors Ghosts. But you still show up at 120%. The exit shows the world who you are. The struggle reveals who you are.

You received $500 USDT from a client. You needed to pay your NEPA bill. The NEPA people are at your doorstep and are very angry, and they want to cut your light. 1 hour later, you're still waiting on a P2P vendor. They ended up cutting the light and telling you to come to the office for the bill payment, with a reconnection fee. The money was there. The payment system wasn't. This is the crypto spending problem nobody talks about enough. 🧵

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥. SuperteamBlack in the building. Mission control for solana founders. The world is now yours for the taking.

📢 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝟑 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐5 𝐢𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 We are excited the unveil the 2nd edition of the Nigeria Web3 Landscape Report, in collaboration with our knowledge partners: @QuidaxGlobal, @withconvexity_, @Web3Bridge, @GuildAudits and @InfusionLawyers The report offers a deep dive into Nigeria’s Web3 ecosystem - highlighting developer growth, startup ecosystem and funding trends, consumer and enterprise adoption, and the evolving regulatory landscape. 🔍 What’s inside? 1️⃣ Startups & Investment Landscape 2️⃣ Consumer & Enterprise Adoption 3️⃣ Developer Ecosystem 4️⃣ Regulatory, Tax & Policy Landscape 📖 Read the full report here: docsend.com/v/7xb7v/nigeriaw… A Snapshot of Key Insights 👇🧵:

If you dont have traction, at least build something that nobody else is building. Building the 347th P2P app is useless.

In this new world we are entering, when considering business models that help you get off the ground faster Pay-as-you-go > subscriptions. The least commitment for the customer forces them to at least give it a try, with little money they can afford to lose. Get them paying from day 1.