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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: 🥇 @hottake_app ($5000) 🥈 @leashmarket ($3000) 🥉 @ramphub ($2000) – @seedless_wallet, built by SuperteamNG member @francis_codex, won $25,000 at the @BagsHackathon. – @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. – @OwegoApp officially launched in Kenya and went live on Seeker. – @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: 🥇 @imabasi___ 🥈 @kryptdou_ 🥉 @yourmediaguy_ 4️⃣ @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?

At rail money we’re not just building a financial App we’re building a financial intelligence for your income Join the movement experience the product at testflight.apple.com/join/3Q88URnF

GREAT NEWS! Rail money has partnered with @chainrails_io to unlock smoother cross-chain transactions for users. No more being limited to one chain. Move assets across networks with a faster, simpler, and more connected experience all powered through Rail Money.

Many people don’t fail financially because they are lazy. Sometimes, they just never had a system helping them make smarter money decisions. And that painful reality inspired today’s spotlight project. Day 1 of Spotlighting @SuperteamNG Products. Today, I'm spotlighting @rail_finance 🧵👇

Being cooking, now it’s time to get served. Brings your plate closer guys. Finalized the @colosseum startup competition, I had great experience with the @SuperteamNG crew, full support back to back, abeg make you nah leave growth for @SuperteamNG abeg. Thanks @NzubeEzudo , I’m bringing home the prize.

We are proud to announce the integration of @paj_cash X rail money You can now: • Swap USDC seamlessly • Send Naira instantly • Receive Naira directly Join the early 1000 testers to explore these amazing features Powered by @Solana

We just launched the first version of @rail_money. A money app helping young Africans stop guessing with money, understand their finances better, and build better money habits with an AI financial agent. Sir @NzubeEzudo and @Harri_obi said @SuperteamNG is where we can find our first 1,000 testers. So I’m bringing this here. We need: •brutal feedback •honest criticism •product roasting •early users •people who want to help shape the future of money in Africa No fake hype. No perfect product yet. Just a small team building in public and trying to get our first 1,000 @rail_money users. Superteam Nigeria, please roast us, test us, and help us get better. testflight.apple.com/join/3Q88URnF