Solana Summit Nigeria Put RWAs, Tokenized Stocks and Global Capital in the African Spotlight

Hundreds of delegates showed up and showed out for the sophomore edition of the Solana Summit Nigeria event, which took place from August 7 to 9, with Uyo serving as the host city for the 2026 edition. The main event took place in the lush greens of Ibom Hotel & Golf Resort, under the theme “From Earn to Internet Capital Markets.”

Following last year's maiden edition in Abuja, Nigeria, the summit focused on how Solana could support the next stage of onchain finance through tokenized assets, capital formation, treasury infrastructure, and other financial applications.

The program featured product presentations, fireside chats, and workshops involving founders, investors, developers, and members of Nigeria's crypto community.

A Different Start to the Summit

Organizers opened the weekend with a Trad Ball opening mixer on Friday, August 7. The opening mixer brought attendees together through traditional Nigerian food, music, indigenous fashion, and performances.

The event positioned culture alongside the technology discussions that followed, with attendees arriving in traditional attire for the opening celebration.

3 Major Announcements

The summit featured announcements that highlighted the event's focus on expanding financial access through Solana.

Risevest, Hisa, and Assetbase integrated Solana, allowing users to fund their wallets through the network and purchase real-world assets. The 3 platforms collectively serve more than 1 million Africans accessing local and global capital markets.

Roqqu announced tokenized stocks on Solana. The company reported more than 2 million users across Africa and Europe, processing $5 billion in transactions. Its presentation framed tokenized stocks as an early step toward bringing broader real-world economies onto blockchains. The proposed experience includes fractional ownership and 24/7 blockchain settlement.

GetEquity announced its Solana integration, expanding access to private-market investments for its more than 22,000 users. The platform has processed $2 billion, according to the summit announcement.

Payments and Stablecoins Take Center Stage

Several presentations also focused on the infrastructure required to move money across borders.

Raenest presented its global money management platform, which serves freelancers, remote workers, creators, entrepreneurs and other users moving money internationally. Its presentation listed more than 1.4 million global users and 11,800 businesses onboarded.

Roam focused on stablecoins as a way to improve cross-border payments, highlighting slow transfers, high fees and unreliable intermediaries as persistent problems for Africans receiving international payments.

Zynta presented regulated stablecoin infrastructure designed to connect global payment providers and businesses with African markets through licensed corridors and local settlement partners. Its presentation reported more than $300 million in processed transaction volume and more than $1.8 million in generated revenue.

Trading, Builders and Local Participation

NectarFi partnered with Frontier Traders to run a live trading competition during the summit. Trading began at 9:30 AM on August 8, with participants competing for a share of a $5,000 prize pool. NectarFi also announced its expansion from payments into an onchain brokerage, including perpetuals powered by Phoenix.

Speakers included Superteam Nigeria co-leads Harri Obi and Nzube Ezudo, Feranmi Ajetomobi of Timon, Nathaniel Elvis of Raenest, Chinaecherem Felix of NectarFi, and Temitope Babatunde Ekundayo of GetEquity.

Harri Obi noted that most sponsors came from locally based or regionally focused companies, suggesting that Nigerian businesses are increasingly seeing commercial value in participating in the Solana ecosystem.

Closing at the Beach

Solana Summit Nigeria concluded on August 9 with a closing mixer at Ibeno Beach. 

Across 3 days, the gathering connected Nigeria's Solana ecosystem and wider crypto community with discussions around payments, stablecoins, tokenization, trading, and the broader shift from simply earning onchain toward building internet-native capital markets.

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