NectarFi processed over $1M in monthly volume, marking its strongest month yet, while SuperteamNG launched a dedicated side track for Nigerian builders at the Crypto World’s Fair Hackathon. Startup Village Nigeria 3.0 was also announced, as new trading tools, payment solutions and builder programmes continued to take shape across Nigeria’s Solana ecosystem.
Here’s a snapshot of what you missed last week:
📰 Headline News
– The SuperteamNG Crypto World’s Fair Hackathon side track is live, with a $5,000 prize pool for Nigerian projects built under SuperteamNG’s supervision.
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@Nectar_finance recorded its best month yet, processing over $1M in total volume across 2,962 transactions and adding 1,194 new users.
– We announced Startup Village Nigeria 3.0, a five-day gathering for builders, founders and developers taking place in Abuja from October 5th–9th, bringing together participants across Solana, Tempo, Ethereum L1, HyperCore/HyperEVM, Arbitrum One, Base, Zcash and Robinhood Chain.
– The South-East edition of the Solana Builders Tour took place at
@blockhubafrica in Enugu, bringing builders together for conversations around GTM, distribution, finding their first 1,000 users and scaling beyond the build phase.
📰 Launches & Ecosystem
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@brij_fi partnered with Superteam Nigeria for Breakpoint London, offering zero booking fees and USDC payments.
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@Rhivafun launched a new trading platform on Solana, bringing token discovery, market activity, volume, liquidity and trading into one interface.
– The
@Rhivafun Launch Trading Competition is now live, with a $300 USDC prize pool running from September 21st to October 2nd.
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@FossaPay introduced tailored dashboard workspaces for Business Banking and Merchant Services, giving businesses access to tools based on how they use the platform.
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@paj_cash introduced a Liquidity Pool feature allowing users to fund its USDC-to-naira liquidity and earn an estimated 16.4% effective APY, with a 50 USDC minimum and 30-day lock.
📰 Community & Milestones
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@EcosystemCall spotlighted
@Nectar_finance during the Solana Ecosystem Call, highlighting how the platform is giving stablecoin holders on Solana access to the ~$1.6B Dangote Refinery IPO through
@GetEquity, with investments starting from about $7.
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@RalAndrewTalks, a SuperteamNG member, has created four markets on
@PantaHQ, quickly becoming one of the platform’s most prolific market creators.
What did we miss, and what are you shipping this week?