This experience has been so much more than I could have imagined. I’m so grateful to have helped build a community where people genuinely support each other, lift each other up, and celebrate each other’s successes. One person I really want to highlight for bringing me along on this crazy journey is @Martin DeSouza . He’s the reason I joined Nimiq to start this incredible project, and I’m so grateful I decided to quit everything and dive headfirst into it. Thank you for always believing in me, my friend. You were right... this was a life-changing experience for me! And in case you didn't notice it, another highlight of my entire experience was of course @Yasmine Romdhane 😻. She made every call fun, every problem feel solvable. Her attitude and cat memes got me through the most stressful times. I knew from the moment I met her that she would feel right at home here, and I didn’t even know the half of it 🙈. Reading your final posts and seeing how much you’ve encouraged one another has been one of the most rewarding parts of this experience for me. We created a community where kindness, collaboration, and helping each other became the norm rather than the exception. And I think there’s something really special about that. It’s been an honor to guide you throughout these three cycles. As Season 1 comes to an end, so does my contract, but I truly hope to be part of another project like this with Nimiq in the future. 🫶 But one thing I really want to make clear is that this is just the beginning. This competition was never just about the handful of builders who won prizes (and I hope we were clear about that). It was about each and every one of YOU. Nimiq’s mission is to continue supporting builders, highlighting your work, and creating opportunities for you to grow within the ecosystem. We didn’t build this community for it to disappear after three cycles. More IS TO COME! We live in an incredible era where almost anyone can turn their creativity and ideas into actual tangible solutions. But what makes the difference is building something meaningful. Something that solves a real problem, helps someone, or brings value to another human being.

Hey everyone, Emre here 👋 This will be one of my last posts here before this place goes dark, so I wanted to make it count. I took part in all 3 rounds. I'll be honest, I wasn't equally active in every one of them, but I built apps for the 1st and 3rd rounds, and I joined nearly all the Zoom calls along the way. Personally, I think those calls were one of the best parts. I enjoyed every one of them. It was a really great experience for me, way better than I expected when I first joined. After the 1st round, my brother came to me with a bunch of ideas, and that's how NimShop in the 3rd round came to life. So a big part of that credit goes to him. Building something together like that made the whole thing even more special for me. Looking back, the most important thing for me is being able to keep our respect even when we don't win. Lately I haven't commented on everyone's work, but I've tried out pretty much everyone's app, and I really mean it when I say there was a lot of creativity and effort in this community. That deserves recognition regardless of the results. Winning is nice, but the people and the experience are what actually stay with you. That's also why I want to thank a few people who stood out to me by being active, supportive and genuinely positive: @Francois Bradette @Jeremy Lee I obviously can't list everyone here, these are just the people who came to mind first. A big thanks to the nimiq team as well for putting this together and keeping the community going through all three rounds. This doesn't have to be the end, just the end of this chapter. If you want to keep in touch or collaborate on something in the future, feel free to reach out to me. I'd be happy to hear from you. It was a great ride, and I'm really glad I was part of it. See you around! 🙌 Emre

Season 1 of the Mini Apps Competition is officially closed. Across 3 cycles, 300+ mini apps were built, and builders shared over $50,000 USDC in prizes, bringing thousands of new users to Nimiq Pay. Thank you to everyone who built, shipped, and showed up. As the Nimiq team takes Nimiq Pay to the next level 🚀 with new features and functionality, expect more events, campaigns, and competitions. 📌 IMPORTANT: What’s happening to this Skool community? The community will remain open to the existing members until the Cycle 3 winners are announced over the next couple of weeks. Starting tomorrow, Friday, November 13, at the end of the day, @Yasmine Romdhane and @Laura Fluieraru will no longer be actively managing this community. This space will be kept open so you can share your experiences, exchange feedback, connect with fellow builders, and stay informed about Nimiq ecosystem projects. Please keep all interactions respectful and relevant to the community. Mini app and/or Nimiq ecosystem-related project promotion will be encouraged, but any promotion outside of Nimiq ecosystem projects will not be tolerated. Spam or disrespectful behavior will be removed promptly. The intention is for this space to remain community-driven and community-moderated. Once the winners are announced, this community will become view-only and closed to new members until future Nimiq ecosystem events, campaigns, and competitions arise. To continue interacting with the Nimiq team, the Nimiq community, and fellow builders, we encourage you to join the official Nimiq Telegram community: https://t.me/Nimiq 👉 What’s next for builders? While Season 1 of the Mini Apps Competition comes to a close, there are always opportunities to continue your journey within the Nimiq ecosystem. 1️⃣ Keep building and improving your mini apps! Nimiq Pay is evolving with new features and functionality focused on Pay, Save, and Earn. Your mini apps could eventually be featured directly within Nimiq Pay, giving you opportunities to reach more users, grow your project, and potentially build a sustainable business.

The submission portal is closed and the results aren't out yet, so now feels like a good time to say thank you. First, the Nimiq team. @Martin DeSouza, thank you for hosting the Sip & Ship calls and guiding us every week, and most of all for the good vibes you bring to every call (especially by blasting Bob Sinclar 🕺). @Yasmine Romdhane and @Laura Fluieraru, thank you for being on Skool every day, answering every question, leaving no one behind, and making sure we never missed an update or a deadline. @Alberto Monterroso, thank you for always helping out when we had technical questions. You always knew the answer and saved us so much time. @Peter Parker, thank you for stepping in whenever we were lost. Your help was really appreciated. A big thanks also to everyone at Nimiq working behind the scenes, for Nimiq Pay, the Mini App SDK, and the chance to build something real in just a few weeks! 💪 And to the community, a few people in particular deserve a shoutout. @Angelo Fornasieri was our first real tester. His deposit surfaced a bug early on that we were able to fix right away. @Francois Bradette gave us some very useful feedback on the welcome screen, and we used it to make it even better. @Jeremy Lee tested early, asked great questions at Demo Day and gave us the validator idea, which is now on our roadmap. @Swift Bot Labs tested our Mini App while we tested theirs (Kuza). Competing and helping each other at the same time is what we liked most here. And to the Nimiq Community Council, thank you for taking the time to judge our Mini Apps. We really hope you'll like what we built. This was my first competition like this and I did it with my sister @Khadija Chourou. We had a blast from ideation all the way to submitting. We learned that real users break things in ways you’d never expect, and every bug they found actually made Dibs better. Around 30 people ended up saving NIM with it, and our favorite moment was seeing the first gift card bought on mainnet!

A huge thank you to everyone who participated, built, and contributed throughout this journey! It’s been an amazing experience seeing all your ideas come to life. As I’m putting together the final Cycle 3 report, I’d love to hear from YOU! What was your experience like? What did you enjoy, what could we improve, and what are your overall thoughts on Cycle 3 and the Mini Apps Competition as a whole? Your feedback is incredibly valuable, so feel free to share your thoughts in the comments, whether positive or constructive! Thank you all for being part of this journey!