Signal at Moonshot 2026

By Lilian · 6 November 2026

On 28 and 29 October, Lagos's tech community gathered at the National Theatre for Moonshot by TechCabal 2026. The Signal team was there too, at the Busha booth, talking to as many people as we could about prediction markets.

Here's the gist.

"So, is this betting?"

We camped at the Busha booth (thanks, family) and made it ours for two days. Our job was simple: tell as many people as possible what Signal is.

“So, is this betting?”. That was the question we heard the most, and here’s the answer we gave: on Signal, you're not playing against a bookie. You're trading your opinion on a real question with other people, and the price shows what everyone thinks will happen. It isn't trading charts all day either. If you follow the news, you already have an edge.

Our box of cards

We kept it simple. We had a box with green cards that said YES and red cards that said NO. You call it first, "I'm picking green", then you dip your hand in and find out if you were right.

That's prediction in its simplest form: make a call, then see what happens. It took about ten seconds, and the idea finally clicked for people who had never quite got it before.

Everyone who signed up went home with a ₦2,000 trading voucher, plus merch, stickers and an extra ₦2,000 first-trade bonus on deposit. Oh, and we brought a mascot. If you stopped for a picture with it, tag us, we want to see.

What people traded

We had markets on Moonshot itself, and most people went for them.

The most traded one was the weather. It had rained in Lagos day after day before Moonshot, so some people expected at least one wet day at the National Theatre. It didn't rain on either day, and a lot of people called that correctly. That's the fun of prediction markets: the “obvious” answer isn't always the right one.

Some people also traded on whether the SEC Director General would show up at Moonshot. He did, and those who said Yes got paid. Others went straight for the football markets, because of course they did.

The best part

The moment we enjoyed most was watching people’s faces light up after finding out that besides just football, they could trade on politics, culture, the economy, basically anything people argue about every day. 

It was also nice to meet a few people who already knew about Signal. Shout out to you, we see you.

The network at the venue wasn’t great, so many people couldn't sign up on the spot. We collected emails instead, so if you gave us yours, expect a little reminder from us soon. 

We also told everyone about our community on Telegram, where we host Wetin You Dey Think Tho? sessions to gist and share opposing opinions on random events.

Now you know. So what do you think will happen?

If you met us at Moonshot, welcome to the family. If you didn't, here's your catch-up: you know what a prediction market is now, so put your opinions to work.

Think you know who wins Nigeria's next presidential election? Trade it on Signal. Feel like the Super Eagles will make it to AFCON 2027, or that you already know who lifts the NBA title next year? There's a market for that. Got a strong opinion on whether Nigeria's economy grows between 3.5% and 4.5% this year, or whether Funke Akindele's The Four crosses ₦200 million in its opening weekend? Yep, those too.

Start trading on Signal, then come gist with us on X, Instagram and Telegram, where the banter never stops.

See you at the next one.