Nigeria ranked 6th globally for Solana developers and accounted for 66% of all African Solana developers. Over $500,000 moved through a single Nigerian based product in one month, and many other updates you might have missed from the Nigerian Solana ecosystem last week.
📰 Headline News
– According to @syndica, Nigeria accounts for 66% of African Solana developers and now ranks 6th globally.
– @getcryptonia processed over $500,000 in February alone.
– Enugu hosted February’s edition of the Solana Builders’ Tour.
– @bigjoejs received $4,000, and @Imabasi___ secured $2,000 from the @Solana_Fndn Nigeria Grants programme.
📰 Launches & Ecosystem
– @airbillspay unveiled a redesign built to simplify digital payments into one unified experience.
– @rust_undead and @seedless_wallet were featured in @colosseum’s Codex.
– @Dan_1_Alpha built a new price discovery protocol for auctions and AMMs using @magicblock Private Ephemeral rollups.
– @Charles_lukes built an app that helps users build a full-stack Solana app with a single prompt.
– @Userebble now supports Solana, allowing users to send, receive and store Solana network assets.
– @usevelcro announced that Solana is already emerging as its most used network, processing over $5,000 in transactions while still in beta.
📰 Bounties & Builders
– The @getBusha Animation Bounty winners were announced: @Al_hassan_Adam (1st), @ttemidayoo (2nd), and @crimuh6 (3rd), while honourable mentions went to @Onotsemhe, @MbahAlexander1 and @DamiDx.
– The @getBusha Writers Bounty winners were also announced, with @ham_write (1st), @RalAndrewTalks (2nd), @rolandayd (3rd), and honourable mentions awarded to @Outstandingvick, @MarvinSunday4 and @Web3Precious.
– Two SuperteamNG members, @0xrhydar and @Iamceejaymac, were among the winners of the @CyreneAI and @SuperteamEarn X Article Bounty.
📰 Community & Milestones
– @Enugu_techfest was a Solana affair, with @Harri_obi delivering the keynote at Web3 Day. Other notable speakers included; @nuel_idu, founder of @rhivadotfun, @Chinaecherem, founder of @Nectar_finance, and the founders of @degxifi.
– @BilionaireRaven hosted the SuperteamNG Anambra Creators & Builders Mixer.
– @debar_fx was announced as one of the new Talent Scouts by @SuperteamTalent and he went on to host the first Solana DeFi event in Uyo.
– @kryptdou & @Justfreaqy hosted an AMA session with @FinnaHQ during last week’s Creators Corner.
– @heisdave7 hosted a Solana Builders Workshop in Owerri.
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