Superteam Germany May Newsletter
Superteam Germany hosted over 8 events (on and off-line), onboarded 5 new members building in the Solana ecosystem, and continued to provide resource rich activations for our direct community.
Super Events 🇩🇪
As we prepare for one of Europe’s biggest Solana events: the Berlin Hacker House, the Superteam Germany crew embarked on a thrilling cross-country tour this month. From Berlin to Düsseldorf, Cologne, and Hamburg, we connected with the brightest developers, entrepreneurs, and creators.
Read on to see how Superteam Germany crushed it this month.
📱 Welcome to Saga, Berlin
At the beginning of the month, the world’s first Web3 phone made its debut in Europe at the Solana Saga Launch Event in Berlin.
Together with the Solana Mobile team, we welcomed Solana friends and partners, and Germany's leading Web3 firms to unveil Solana’s new flagship the Saga:
showcasing the next generation of smartphone devices optimized for Web3.
Over 100,000 people on Twitter read Chris' live coverage of the exclusive Saga launch event, which was a smashing success.
🖼️ Solana Community Meetup, Düsseldorf
We partnered with the trendsetting Neonreal NFT Gallery for our first event in the NRW region. Creatives, devs and curious newcomers joined for an evening of art, networking, sushi and drinks.
Read more on our recap thread below.
🛥️ Crypto Rockstars Cruise Conference, Cologne
Dr. Rebekka Revel and Chris Nagy met with the Web3 and Solana communities in Cologne, joined by @DeusNero and other Superteam Germany members.
Addressing 700+ attendees, Chris explained why Solana is ready for mass adoption by solving key scalability and usability issues.
Rebekka's keynote explored the intersection of NFTs, Fine Art, and the Solana art ecosystem.
@DeusNero, core contributor at Hubble Protocol and Head of BD at Kamino Finance, introduced Solana and the Hubble Protocol, and also led a DeFi panel discussion.
💻 Social Developers Conference, Hamburg
Superteam was present in Hamburg for the 2023 Social Developers Conference.
Represented by Noe Rieker and @SolPlay_jonas from the Solana Foundation, they were very impressed by Germany’s thriving developer community.
Jonas held a workshop, showcased some of Solana's core innovations, and helped new developers building on Solana deploy their first on-chain games. All in real-time.
🔥 Berlin SuperGrill
SuperteamDE members stepped away from their screens to revel in the warmth of camaraderie and sunshine at our SuperGrill Party in Berlin.
Did you know that you can organize a Superteam Grill (or similar) yourself?
Here’s how to apply for a Pizza Fund grant:
🕶️ #SuperShades:
Augmented Reality for your IRL moments
Yes, almost all members wore #SuperShades at Member’s day (picture above).
'Why?' you ask?
1️⃣ First: Follow us on Twitter and Retweet
2️⃣ Second: Use the #SuperShades filter on Instagram
Winners will be chosen randomly, we'll ship worldwide.
You MUST take the photo OUTSIDE.
Giveaway ends on June 6th
3️⃣ Third: Post a picture of yourself using the filter on Twitter using the hashtag:
#SuperShades.
You heard the man, that’s it, go touch some grass.
🧑🏻🎨 Creators Roundtable
Our first Creator Ecosystem Roundtable was such a great success, it won’t be the last.
We spoke to the leads of the 1/1 Solana Art Communities to understand some of their main challenges and to get their perspectives on what our ecosystem needs to uplift creators, collectors, and communities.
Big thanks to special guests from the Solana Foundation and many other amazing ecosystem contributors who joined.
⏳ Glassy Hours
This month, we’ve Introduced Glassy Hours: biweekly, live, online developer sessions where we dig into building on Solana, hosted by our Member, Yusuf Uluc.
In May, we held two workshops:
May 16th: we invited Nicholas Frostbutter, DevRel at Solana Foundation, who showed us how we can create and build with compressed NFTs.
May 30th: our special guest Nick, aka @time_composer, Founder and CEO at Clockwork gave a workshop centered around the revolutionary automation infrastructure they provide.
🍕 ฿itcoin Pizza day
We had a great time celebrating Bitcoin Pizza Day with a number of our friends in Berlin, including Crypto Girls Club, Europe's leading in-real-life community of Web3 Women.
📚 Book Club
The Superteam Book Club, hosted by our Member Carlos (Founder, Triggr) is an intellectually invigorating journey where we take a deep dive into tech, crypto, and entrepreneurship through the power of literature.
Our first session was all about learning the art of effective customer interviews with 'The Mom Test', igniting insightful discussions (the first was held on May 22nd in our Discord server), and fostering social accountability to read more.
Adding a sprinkle of Web3 fun, every participant will earn a SOAP NFT of the book for their virtual bookshelf and have a say in the choice of our next book.
This initiative underscores our commitment to continuous learning, robust conversation, and member-led activations in our growing community.
👤 Superteam Germany “Member of the month”
Jahris: For his focking mad content, ecosystem call contributions, and pristine vibes.
🥳 New Superteam members
This month, we also welcomed new Superteam Germany members:
😎 Project Highlights
Spotlighting our members’ brilliance, we've introduced 'Project Highlights' on our official Twitter account.
This initiative is dedicated to showcasing the ingenuity and achievements of Superteam Germany members, illustrating the vibrant diversity and talent within our community.
📲 MobileConnect: Revolutionizing how you use dApps
Meet MobileConnect, a transformative solution that allows you to connect and transact with any desktop dApp using your mobile phone via Solana Pay.
Built by by Maxim Schmidt, a Superteam Germany member, this ingenious tool eliminates the need for browser extension wallets, enabling seamless interaction with dApps on any device, including your desktop.
MobileConnect leverages QR codes and Wallet Adapter as a go-between for your dApp and the session server, managing the entire transaction process for a frictionless user experience.
MobileConnect is an extension that plugs into Wallet Adapter, and a session server in the background. Any dApp can add this with a single line of code.
MobileConnect is a fully open-source project, all set to revolutionize how you engage with dApps.
In May, we covered 3 other Superteam Germany member projects (click on the project’s name to read the thread):
🧠 Educational & Helpful Threads
Every month, in the form of a Twitter thread, we compile amazing resources, exploring Solana core innovations, delving into topics like Regenerative Finance, and we keep you updated with the latest in the Solana ecosystem, including key events like the Helium migration.
For everyone new on Solana and Web3, this is the perfect starting point to enrich your blockchain knowledge and understand the significance of Solana's advancements.
Here’s this month’s list:
August 31st to September 3rd,
Berlin Hacker House
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