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โ€‹๐Ÿ”บ Nights of Code | Building Payment Solutions on Avalanche

โ€‹Welcome to the Team1 Kenya Nights of Code a 12-hour overnight builder experience designed for developers, founders, designers, operators, and ambitious builders ready to prototype real-world payment solutions on Avalanche.

โ€‹This is not your typical meetup.

โ€‹Nights of Code is part of the official road to the ๐Ÿ”บ Team1 Kenya Mini Hack 2026 a 3-month builder accelerator focused on turning builders into founders in the agentic era.

โ€‹For this cohort, weโ€™re diving deep into:
โšก Stablecoins
โšก Payment Rails
โšก Wallet Infrastructure
โšก Consumer Payments
โšก Cross-border Transactions
โšก On-chain Financial Systems

โ€‹Whether youโ€™re:

  • โ€‹exploring Avalanche for the first time,

  • โ€‹building your first payment product,

  • โ€‹or scaling infrastructure for real businesses,

โ€‹this session is designed to help you learn, collaborate, prototype, and ship alongside other serious builders in the ecosystem.

โ€‹Throughout the night, participants will:

  • โ€‹form teams,

  • โ€‹brainstorm ideas,

  • โ€‹work on real-world payment use cases,

  • โ€‹receive mentorship,

  • โ€‹and prototype MVPs that can evolve into fully-fledged hackathon submissions.

โ€‹The goal is simple:
๐Ÿ‘‰ move from ideas โ†’ to working products.

โ€‹Expect:
โ˜• Coffee & snacks
๐Ÿง  Hands-on mentorship
๐ŸŒ™ Late-night shipping sessions
โšก Builder networking
๐Ÿ— Real product development
๐ŸŽฎ Gamified builder experiences
๐Ÿš€ Ecosystem opportunities

โ€‹๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Event Program

โ€‹[6:00 PM] โ€” Doors Open & Check-In

  • โ€‹Registration

  • โ€‹Networking

  • โ€‹Community onboarding

โ€‹[6:30 PM] โ€” Opening Remarks

โ€‹Introduction to Team1 Kenya Mini Hack 2026 and the Payments Cohort.

โ€‹[7:00 PM] โ€” Avalanche Ecosystem Deep Dive

โ€‹Understanding:

  • โ€‹Avalanche infrastructure

  • โ€‹stablecoins

  • โ€‹payment rails

  • โ€‹wallets

  • โ€‹ecosystem tooling

โ€‹[8:00 PM] โ€” Payment Infrastructure Workshop

โ€‹Hands-on session exploring:

  • โ€‹Avalanche Academy resources

  • โ€‹wallet integrations

  • โ€‹payment flows

  • โ€‹smart contract fundamentals

โ€‹[9:30 PM] โ€” Team Formation & Idea Bank

โ€‹Builders form teams around:

  • โ€‹fintech ideas

  • โ€‹merchant systems

  • โ€‹cross-border payment systems

  • โ€‹consumer payment products

โ€‹[10:30 PM] โ€” Open Build Session Begins

โ€‹Teams begin prototyping with support from mentors and technical facilitators.

โ€‹[1:00 AM] โ€” Midnight Builder Checkpoint

โ€‹Quick team updates, demos, feedback, and progress reviews.

โ€‹[2:00 AM โ€“ 5:00 AM] โ€” Deep Build Sessions

โ€‹Late-night focused building, debugging, iteration, and shipping.

โ€‹[5:00 AM] โ€” Final Team Standups

โ€‹Teams showcase progress and next steps.

โ€‹[6:00 AM] โ€” Closing & Community Announcements

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โ€‹๐Ÿค Partners & Ecosystem Support

โ€‹Avalanche

โ€‹A high-performance blockchain ecosystem enabling scalable decentralized applications, consumer products, and on-chain financial infrastructure.

โ€‹Team1 Kenya

โ€‹A community-led initiative driving grassroots ecosystem growth, builder onboarding, and founder development across East Africa.

โ€‹Kenya Tech Events

โ€‹Kenya Tech Events represent the pulse of Silicon Savannah, serving as the premier gatherings where African innovators, developers, investors, and policymakers connect to shape the continent's digital economy. Driven by a mix of grassroots developer communities, global tech giants, and pan-African enterprises, these events transform cities like Nairobi into vibrant tech hubs.

โ€‹Blockchain Centre

โ€‹Supporting local innovation, developer communities, and ecosystem collaboration through physical and digital infrastructure.

โ€‹FOEG Labs

โ€‹An infrastructure-first builder community focused on AI, blockchain, and real-world systems.

โ€‹Additional ecosystem partners and collaborators will be announced soon.

โ€‹

โ€‹๐Ÿงฉ About Team1

โ€‹Team1 is a global network of builders, developers, creatives, gamers, founders, and community leaders dedicated to growing the Avalanche ecosystem worldwide.

โ€‹Operating across multiple countries, Team1 helps onboard new users and projects into Avalanche through:

  • โ€‹local meetups

  • โ€‹technical workshops

  • โ€‹hackathons

  • โ€‹builder programs

  • โ€‹ecosystem partnerships

  • โ€‹community-led initiatives

โ€‹By bridging online and offline communities, Team1 empowers grassroots innovation and expands the reach of Avalanche into new regions and cultures.

โ€‹๐Ÿ”บ X (Twitter): https://x.com/AvaxTeam1

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โ€‹๐Ÿš€ Important Links

โ€‹๐Ÿ”บ Team1 Africa Events

โ€‹https://luma.com/Team1Africa

โ€‹๐Ÿ“š Avalanche Academy

โ€‹https://build.avax.network/academy

โ€‹๐Ÿ’ฌ Avalanche AI Assistant

โ€‹https://build.avax.network/chat

โ€‹๐ŸŒ Mini Hack Landing Page

โ€‹https://team1-kenya-hackathon.vercel.app/

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โ€‹โš ๏ธ Limited spots available.
This experience is designed for builders who are ready to ship

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Location
Blockchain Centre NBO
Argwings Kodhek Road, Rose Ave, Nairobi, Kenya
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