Hello Nostr!
Nomishka
nomishka@getalby.com
npub19hs0...5jcn
Author of #nostrrecap | Bitcoin Advocate 🌟 | Frontend Dev from Sri Lanka 💻 | Studying Nostr 📚 | Motorbiker 🏍️ | Swimmer 🏊♂️ | Dog Lover 🐶 | #HTML #CSS #VanillaJS #SolidJS #Astro #React #WCAG #W3C
I made my 21st edition of "The Latest on the Nostr - A Weekly Nostr Recap" (April 28th, 2025) highlight notable news, releases, community milestones, upcoming events, and more from across the Nostr ecosystem. I am aiming to bring you a concise but comprehensive overview. So you can stay in the loop without chasing every thread. Below, you’ll find mentions of the incredible contributors and creators whose work, insights and enthusiasm powered this decentralized network last week. Dive in, discover what’s new and consider zapping these plebs to show your support. Let’s #growNostr together!
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🗞️ The Latest the Nostr: Weekly Nostr Recap - 28th April 2025 🚀
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🧠 Quote of the Week
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@primal
“Nostr is how we orange pill the masses.”
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🔥 Community Highlights
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1. Analysis of Reactions and Original Notes on #Nostr Over Two Years
View quoted note →
2. Evaluating custom feeds on @Coracle and pointing out the bug
View quoted note →
3. The connection between Nostr and #Bitcoin
View quoted note →
4. Posting on Nostr regarding the lockout on X
View quoted note →
5. Global Spreading progress of Nostr
View quoted note →
6. Seeking plebs’ favourite Nostr clients
View quoted note →
7. The Healthiest social network relationship of @PABLOF7z ever
View quoted note →
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🌱 Ecosystem Growth
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Nostr is growing fast! According to https://github.com/aljazceru/awesome-nostr, there are now over 140 Nostr clients, over 50 relays and over 450 Nostr apps are running in more than 40 countries around the globe.
During this week:
- Total zaps: 35,342, compared to 40,070 zaps the week before
- Total zap amount: 7,352,762, compared to 10,120,790 sats the week before
- Total events: 3,348,038, compared to 4,823,280 events the week before
Many thanks to by @brugeman and all the contributors of 
for providing these insights.
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🎓 Educational Guide
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No Educational Guides for this week.
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📅 Upcoming Events
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1. @The Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas - Nostr lounge - July 2025
📅 Date: May 28 - 29, 2025
⏰ Time: At 1.00pm PDT
📍 Location: The Venetian Las Vegas
(3355 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89109, USA)
🤹♀️ Organizers:
@Damus (28th meetup) - @Terry Yiu, @KernelKind, @eric
@primal (29th meetup) - @miljan,
@npub1zga0...ppvc,
@paul keating
🔗 Event: 
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2. NOSTRBAMA Nostr Conference - July 2025
📅 Date: July 15 - 17, 2025
📍 Location: The Hatch (upstairs Haberdasher), 113 Dauphin Street. Mobile, Alabama.
🤹♀️ Organizers: @npub1unm5...txhc, @Sergio, @Riddler
🔗 Event:
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📰 Nostr in the Media
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1. The kindness and support of the Nostr community
@Tanja
https://x.com/BachleTanja/status/1915349348273041815
2. Take control of your life with Nostr
@SondreB
3. Publishing the same content on Nostr & X / Twitter
@primal
4. Nostr is truely #Decentralized
@npub1dqcv...9fsy
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⚡ Most Zapped Last Week
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Nostr’s Value4Value (V4V) model is all about plebs directly rewarding creators for the value they receive, no middlemen fees, no ads, just pure community-driven support using sats via the Bitcoin Lightning Network. Thanks to by @PABLOF7z for providing this data. Here are the top zapped posts from last week, showcasing creators who received the most engagement:
🔥 Top 3: Most Zaps
1. Zaps Received: 111
Sats Earned: 30k
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2. Zaps Received: 53
Sats Earned: 25k
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3. Zaps Received: 49
Sats Earned: 5k
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💰 Top 3: Most Sats
1. Sats Earned: 39k
Zaps Received: 31
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2. Sats Earned: 35k
Zaps Received: 29
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3. Sats Earned: 30k
Zaps Received: 111
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😂 Nostr Memes
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🛠️ Tools, Updates and Releases
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1. Zappix - A nostr image sharing application - New Tool
Zappix is a Nostr client designed to deliver a clean, image-centric user experience. Built using React, TypeScript, Material UI, and the Nostr Development Kit (NDK), it focuses on visual content and smooth interaction, providing a modern and polished frontend for Nostr users.
Developed by: @Derek Ross
Source: 
2. Yumyume - 0.5.0 – Beef Curry with Shemai
Yumyume is a social bookmarking tool built on the Nostr protocol, helping users discover, share and organize bookmarks. In this "Beef Curry with Shemai" release, Yumyume migrates to the new NIP-B0 standard (kind 39701) for better compatibility and future-proofing. The homepage is now unified, combining the feed, popular tags and bookmark creation in one easy place, making the platform more accessible and organized. This release also includes important bug fixes and code improvements for a smoother experience. The concept is from @Jurjen de Vries.
To support its growth, contributions to the @Geyser campaign are encouraged, with rewards available for even less than the cost of a yearly Pinboard subscription.
Developed by: @npub1zqca...uza5
Source: 
3. Kinostr - Release
Kinostr is a Nostr-based platform for sharing and discussing videos in real time. In this release Kinostr added timestamp mode, letting users post clickable timestamps in chats for easier scene-specific discussions. Other improvements include fixing sidebar overflow, publishing the first note as a chat message with cover art and hashtags, and adding genre categories from hashtags, making browsing smoother.
Developed by: @HoloKat
Source: View quoted note →
4. Zapstore - 0.2.6
Zapstore is a social, permissionless app store that lets users discover and share Nostr apps freely. In this release, Zapstore fixes issues with app detail refresh and reputation verification using DVM, while introducing a basic developer screen. These updates enhance app browsing and improve trust.
Developed by: @franzap
Source: 
5. Coracle - 0.6.10
Coracle is an experimental Nostr client designed to unlock the full potential of using multiple relays, letting users browse, filter, zap, and create custom feeds for a more curated experience. In this release, Coracle brings major improvements including faster page loads, better storage handling for improved performance and multiple bug fixes like Spotify URL parsing, reply drafts, and account creation issues. These updates make Coracle more stable, faster, and better at handling relay connections for a smoother user experience.
Developed by: @hodlbod
Source: 
6. Hivetalk - v0.0.4 - Winter Freeze
HiveTalk is a browser-based real-time video calling tool that combines Nostr and Lightning to enable seamless communication. In this release, HiveTalk improves usability with updates like a collapsible side button bar, clearer hero banner text, link previews and better handling of active rooms using Handlebars. These enhancements make HiveTalk smoother, more interactive and better organized for users connecting over Nostr.
Developed by: @BITKARROT, @YEGHRO
Source: 
7. Nostrmo - 3.0.0
Nostrmo is a Flutter-based Nostr client available across Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, Web and Linux. This release adds support for Nesigner on desktop platforms, recodes the local relay database using ISar for better performance and upgrades to the latest Flutter version. It also introduces new features like displaying comment events (kind 1111) and improved decoding for relay groups and follow sets, making Nostrmo more powerful and reliable across devices.
Developed by: @DASHU
Source: 
8. Amber - v3.3.0
Amber is a Nostr event signer for Android that helps users securely manage their nsec keys in a dedicated app. In this release, Amber improves security and reliability by automatically removing any special characters when users paste their nsec, reducing the chance of input errors or issues during signing. This is the latest release, But there were the releases v3.2.9, v3.2.8, v3.2.7 also in this week.
Developed by: @greenart7c3
Source: 
9. Runstr - Core Functionality v0.2.9.9-alpha
RUNSTR is a running app built on the Nostr protocol, designed to bring social and fitness activities together. In this alpha release, RUNSTR improves performance with faster feed loading, upgrades zap functionality to NWC, enhances the splits dashboard and introduces featured team management through NIP29. It also overhauls the music player experience and adds NIP101h health tracking, allowing users to save fitness metrics like weight, height and fitness level directly to Nostr. There were release v1.0.0 and more pre-releases also this week.
Developed by: @TheWildHustle
Source: 
10. 0xchat App - v1.4.9
0xchat App is a chat application built on the Nostr protocol, available for iOS and Android. In this release, 0xchat introduces updated NIP-29 group logic with support for group admin roles, giving users more control over group management. Additionally, it adds support for Aegis URL scheme login on iOS, making authentication smoother and more secure for Apple users.
Developed by: @water783
Source: 
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🎁 Developer Tools, updates and Guides
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1. SNSTR - Simple Nostr Software Toolkit for Retards - New Developer Tool
SNSTR (Simple Nostr Software Toolkit) is a lightweight TypeScript library for interacting with the Nostr protocol. It offers a simple, minimal-dependency API, making it easy for developers to integrate Nostr into their projects. Although still under development, SNSTR aims to simplify the building process for Nostr applications.
Developed by: @bitcoinplebdev
Source: 
2. Noscrypt - v0.1.9
Noscrypt is a Nostr-specific cryptography library written in C, designed to handle secure encryption operations. This release adds a C# .NET 8.0 wrapper, full NIP-44 vector testing and important updates like newer mbedtls and OpenSSL versions for improved security. It also introduces API changes for better consistency, making Noscrypt more robust and accessible for developers building secure Nostr applications.
Developed by: @ChipTuner
Source: 
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🌐 Relay Updates and Releases
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No Relay Updates and Releases for this week.
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👋 Stay in Touch & Zap
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Nostr is built by the plebs, for the plebs. If you found this recap helpful, consider supporting me, Nomishka with a zap.
I’m committed to supporting Nostr and I split a part of the zaps I receive for this note with the plebs mentioned in this recap for all their great effort. Thank you so much for being part of this journey. Let me know your thoughts about this twenty first recap, share your tips and suggestions for the next weekly #nostrrecap and let’s keep #grownostr together.
A big shoutout to @rabble for his generous patronage!
Recap by @Nomishka
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🗞️ The Latest the Nostr: Weekly Nostr Recap - 28th April 2025 🚀
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🧠 Quote of the Week
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@primal
“Nostr is how we orange pill the masses.”
=====================
🔥 Community Highlights
=====================
1. Analysis of Reactions and Original Notes on #Nostr Over Two Years
View quoted note →
2. Evaluating custom feeds on @Coracle and pointing out the bug
View quoted note →
3. The connection between Nostr and #Bitcoin
View quoted note →
4. Posting on Nostr regarding the lockout on X
View quoted note →
5. Global Spreading progress of Nostr
View quoted note →
6. Seeking plebs’ favourite Nostr clients
View quoted note →
7. The Healthiest social network relationship of @PABLOF7z ever
View quoted note →
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🌱 Ecosystem Growth
==================
Nostr is growing fast! According to https://github.com/aljazceru/awesome-nostr, there are now over 140 Nostr clients, over 50 relays and over 450 Nostr apps are running in more than 40 countries around the globe.
During this week:
- Total zaps: 35,342, compared to 40,070 zaps the week before
- Total zap amount: 7,352,762, compared to 10,120,790 sats the week before
- Total events: 3,348,038, compared to 4,823,280 events the week before
Many thanks to Nostr Stats
GitHub
GitHub - aljazceru/awesome-nostr: nostr.net - awesome-nostr is a collection of projects and resources built on nostr to help developers and users find new things
nostr.net - awesome-nostr is a collection of projects and resources built on nostr to help developers and users find new things - GitHub - aljazce...
Bitcoin 2025 - Las Vegas
The Bitcoin Conference is the world's largest gathering of bitcoiners. From breaking announcements and international media coverage to countless me...
Nostrbama 2025
X (formerly Twitter)
Sondre Bjellås (@SondreB) on X
The fact that X, Facebook and these centralized social media gives less exposure when you add links that goes to external sites, should be enough t...
X (formerly Twitter)
primal (@primal_app) on X
X vs. Nostr engagement:
X (formerly Twitter)
Betelgeuse (@santhoshj) on X
One of the biggest Nostr relays - @damusapp is down. And the Nostriches didn't even realize it. Because, #Nostr is TRULY DECENTRALIZED.
#Decentral...
ZAPLIFE.LOL
A decentralized Craigslist running on Nostr
GitHub
GitHub - derekross/zappix: A nostr image sharing application for browsing, sharing, and zapping visual content.
A nostr image sharing application for browsing, sharing, and zapping visual content. - derekross/zappix
Geyser | Bitcoin Crowdfunding Platform
A Bitcoin crowdfunding platform where creators raise funds for causes, sell products, manage campaigns, and engage with their community.
GitLab
0.5.0 – Beef Curry with Shemai · Digital Ethics Agency / Nostr / yumyume · GitLab
This release took a little longer to simmer, but for good reason. While Abir was celebrating Eid with his favorite beef curry and sweet shemai, Jur...
GitHub
Release 0.2.6 · zapstore/zapstore
Bugfix: Always refresh app when entering detail screen (#207)
Bugfix: Use verify reputation as DVM (#210)
Feature: Basic developer screen
GitHub
Release 0.6.10 · coracle-social/coracle
What's Changed
Fix spotify url parsing bug
Fix nip46 signer connect
Use new version of network library
Fix reply drafts bug
Fix creating a new acc...
GitHub
Release v0.0.4 Winter Freeze · HiveTalk/hivetalksfu
What's Changed
Reorganize zaplink css/js by @Yeghro in #79
Made the text on hero landing banner more visible. by @Yeghro in #80
Add Handlebars for...
GitHub
Release 3.0.0 · haorendashu/nostrmo
This release mainly add support to nesigner and recode local relay's database.
Change list:
Add support to nesigner (Windows, Linux and MacOS).
Us...
GitHub
Release Release v3.3.0 · greenart7c3/Amber
Amber 3.3.0
Remove any special characters when pasting the nsec
Download it with zap.store, Obtainium, f-droid or download it directly in the rel...
GitHub
Release Core Functionality v0.2.9.9-alpha · HealthNoteLabs/Runstr
RUNSTR v0.2.9.9 Alpha Release Notes
🚀 RUNSTR Feed
Simplified implementation to enhance load time
⚡ Zaps
Migrated from Bitcoin Connect to NW...
GitHub
Release v1.4.9 release · 0xchat-app/0xchat-app-main
Implemented updated NIP-29 group logic with support for group admin roles
Added support for Aegis URL scheme login on iOS
GitHub
GitHub - AustinKelsay/snstr: Secure Nostr Software Toolkit for Renegades
Secure Nostr Software Toolkit for Renegades. Contribute to AustinKelsay/snstr development by creating an account on GitHub.
GitHub
Release noscrypt v0.1.9 · VnUgE/noscrypt
v0.1.9
See the CHANGELOG for details.
Or see the full changelog
Downloads
Signed downloads
Quick start and documentation
All packages from my websi...
Nostr is addictable!
Stack sats. Zap for the Plebs and Save in Bitcoin!
That's it 💪
Hello Nostr plebs!
I am thrilled to say that I got my first harvest from my self-sufficient garden today. The most interesting thing is I didn't use any chemical things, which are harmful for the environment and insects. That is #permaculture. Everything is possible!
Special thanks to my family for helping with this and @Jurjen de Vries for the inspiration. Video and editing credit goes to my brother @Samalka Hansana. I hope to spread this to my entire garden!
#nostr #garden #harvest
Stack Sats, join Nostr, zap for the plebs, and save in Bitcoin!
#Nostr #Bitcoin
I made my 20th edition of "The Latest on the Nostr! - A Weekly Nostr Recap" (April 21st, 2025) highlight notable news, releases, community milestones, upcoming events, and more from across the Nostr ecosystem. I am aiming to bring you a concise but comprehensive overview. So you can stay in the loop without chasing every thread. Below, you’ll find mentions of the incredible contributors and creators whose work, insights, and enthusiasm powered this decentralized network last week. Dive in, discover what’s new, and consider zapping these plebs to show your support. Let’s #growNostr together!
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🗞️ The Latest the Nostr: Weekly Nostr Recap - 21st April 2025 🚀
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🧠 Quote of the Week
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@jack
“no one asks to speak.
no one begs to build.
no one waits to change.”
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🔥 Community Highlights
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1. #TechTuesday: Smarter Homes, Safer Digital Lives and Better Bookmarks with Nostr
View quoted note →
2. #Nostr: Just freedom without #centralization
View quoted note →
3. From vision to Reality: Decentralized social media in action
View quoted note →
4. #Decentralizing Healthcare: Seeking Health Professionals for MedSchlr app
View quoted note →
5. We don’t ask, We build
View quoted note →
6. When Openness Hurts: A Hard Lesson in Nostr Identity
View quoted note →
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🌱 Ecosystem Growth
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Nostr is growing fast! According to https://github.com/aljazceru/awesome-nostr, there are now over 140 Nostr clients, over 50 relays and over 450 Nostr apps are running in more than 40 countries around the globe.
During this week:
- Total zaps: 40,070, compared to 42,081 zaps the week before
- Total zap amount: 10,120,790, compared to 9,358,905 sats the week before
- Total events: 4,820,677, compared to 5,206,313 events the week before
Many thanks to by @brugeman and all the contributors of for providing these insights.
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🎓 Educational Guide
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1. Explaining Nostr on Twitter
https://x.com/notD7R/status/1912131094046011788
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📅 Upcoming Events
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1. @BOBSpace_BKK “Nostr Month” - Meetup 2
📅 Date: Friday, April 25, 2025
🕡 Time: 6:30 PM - 8.30 PM ICT
📍 Location: BOB Space Bangkok
64/1 Phatsana 2 Alley (Ekkamai Soi 4), Watthana, Bangkok, Thailand
Shared location with PeerPower Platform
🤹♀️ Organizer: @BOBSpace_BKK
🔗 Event: 
2. @The Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas - Nostr lounge - July 2025
📅 Date: May 28 - 29, 2025
⏰ Time: At 1.00pm PDT
📍 Location: The Venetian Las Vegas
(3355 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89109, USA)
🤹♀️ Organizers:
@Damus (28th meetup) - @Terry Yiu, @KernelKind, @eric
@primal (29th meetup) - @miljan, @npub1zga0...ppvc, @paul keating
🔗 Event:
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3. NOSTRBAMA Nostr Conference - July 2025
📅 Date: July 15 - 17, 2025
📍 Location: The Hatch (upstairs Haberdasher), 113 Dauphin Street. Mobile, Alabama.
🤹♀️ Organizers: @npub1unm5...txhc, @Sergio, @Riddler
🔗 Event:
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📰 Nostr in the Media
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1. Scaling Nostr: The Shift from Kind 3 to Kind 10002 Relay Lists
@SondreB
https://x.com/SondreB/status/1912968634013819156
2. On-Device AI: Private, Powerful, and Decentralized
@Damus
3. A Medium blog related Discovery Relays
https://medium.com/@sondreb/discovery-relays-e2b0bd00feec
4. The Podcast of @Lea Meakin from X to Nostr
https://x.com/LeaMeakin/status/1913493789378797970
5. The best replacement for X
https://x.com/LeaMeakin/status/1913500985697210541
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⚡ Most Zapped Last Week
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Nostr’s Value4Value (V4V) model is all about plebs directly rewarding creators for the value they receive, no middlemen fees, no ads, just pure community-driven support using sats via the Bitcoin Lightning Network. Thanks to by @PABLOF7z for providing this data. Here are the top zapped posts from last week, showcasing creators who received the most engagement:
🔥 Top 3: Most Zaps
1. Zaps Received: 708
Sats Earned: 1M
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2. Zaps Received: 155
Sats Earned: 42k
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3. Zaps Received: 90
Sats Earned: 50k
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💰 Top 3: Most Sats
1. Sats Earned: 1M
Zaps Received: 708
View quoted note →
2. Sats Earned: 85k
Zaps Received: 41
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3. Sats Earned: 50k
Zaps Received: 90
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😂 Nostr Memes
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🛠️ Tools, Updates and Releases
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1. Lantern - A Chrome extension for highlighting and annotating web pages - New Tool
Lantern is a Chrome extension for highlighting and annotating web content and publishing notes directly to Nostr via NIP-84 and NIP-73. As a fork of Hypothes.is, it helps users emphasize and share readable content within Nostr. Works best on ungoogled-chromium.
Developed by: @fiatjaf
Source: https://git.fiatjaf.com/lantern
2. Aegis - Nostr Signer - New Tool
Aegis is a simple, cross-platform Nostr signer for securely signing events across multiple clients. Supports various connection methods, making it easy to use with different apps and devices.
Developed by: ZharlieW
Source: 
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🎁 Developer Tools, updates and Guides
==================================
1. Nostr Components - Take Nostr content beyond Nostr clients - New Developer Tool
Nostr Components is a developer tool that allows embedding Nostr profiles, posts, and follow buttons into any website. Built on the concept of fiatjaf’s Nostr Web Components, this tool enhances usability with a refined UI and a storybook component generator for easy customization. It simplifies the process for developers and webmasters to integrate Nostr content outside of traditional clients, helping increase Nostr's presence and accessibility across the web.
Developed by: @npub1qsvv...sft3
Source: 
2. rely - A framework for building super custom relays - New Developer Tool
Rely is a framework for building custom Nostr relays. It avoids the complexity of other frameworks with a clean, minimal architecture. There was a release also this week (v0.3.2) which adds a security fix that blocks clients trying to authenticate before receiving an AUTH challenge, preventing impersonation attacks and enhancing relay security.
Developed by: @Pip the WoT guy
Source: 
3. llms - Context text files for LLMs - New Developer Tool
llms is a developer tool that provides helpful text files for large language models (LLMs) to build Nostr apps more easily. These files include code examples, explanations, and documentation (all in one place). So the LLM has everything it needs to generate working code. It also includes support for tools like rust-nostr, making AI-assisted development faster and more accurate.
Developed by: @aljaz
Source: 
4. Rust Nostr - v0.41.0
A Rust library for building Nostr clients, wallets, and relays, offering high-level protocol support. This release adds NIP-C0 (Code Snippets) and NIP-98 (auth verification), introduces a Nostr keyring, improves relay error handling, and includes breaking changes to tag handling and metadata structure.
Developed by: @Yuki Kishimoto, @Awiteb, @npub1kuem...drjt
Source: 
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🌐 Relay Updates and Releases
==========================
No Relay Updates and Releases for this week.
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👋 Stay in Touch & Zap
===================
Nostr is built by the plebs, for the plebs. If you found this recap helpful, consider supporting me, Nomishka with a zap.
I’m committed to supporting Nostr and I split a part of the zaps I receive for this note with the plebs mentioned in this recap for all their great effort. Thank you so much for being part of this journey. Let me know your thoughts about this twentieth recap, share your tips and suggestions for the next weekly #nostrrecap and let’s keep #grownostr together.
A big shoutout to @rabble for his generous patronage!
Recap by @Nomishka
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🗞️ The Latest the Nostr: Weekly Nostr Recap - 21st April 2025 🚀
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==================
🧠 Quote of the Week
==================
@jack
“no one asks to speak.
no one begs to build.
no one waits to change.”
=====================
🔥 Community Highlights
=====================
1. #TechTuesday: Smarter Homes, Safer Digital Lives and Better Bookmarks with Nostr
View quoted note →
2. #Nostr: Just freedom without #centralization
View quoted note →
3. From vision to Reality: Decentralized social media in action
View quoted note →
4. #Decentralizing Healthcare: Seeking Health Professionals for MedSchlr app
View quoted note →
5. We don’t ask, We build
View quoted note →
6. When Openness Hurts: A Hard Lesson in Nostr Identity
View quoted note →
==================
🌱 Ecosystem Growth
==================
Nostr is growing fast! According to https://github.com/aljazceru/awesome-nostr, there are now over 140 Nostr clients, over 50 relays and over 450 Nostr apps are running in more than 40 countries around the globe.
During this week:
- Total zaps: 40,070, compared to 42,081 zaps the week before
- Total zap amount: 10,120,790, compared to 9,358,905 sats the week before
- Total events: 4,820,677, compared to 5,206,313 events the week before
Many thanks to Nostr Stats
GitHub
GitHub - aljazceru/awesome-nostr: nostr.net - awesome-nostr is a collection of projects and resources built on nostr to help developers and users find new things
nostr.net - awesome-nostr is a collection of projects and resources built on nostr to help developers and users find new things - GitHub - aljazce...
Meetup
BOB Space "Nostr Month" - Meetup 2, Fri, Apr 25, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup
We resume Nostr Month in April 2025 at #BOBSpace with a very special guest, NickyDev of #Wherostr, Thailand's home-grown #Nostr client. This month'...
Bitcoin 2025 - Las Vegas
The Bitcoin Conference is the world's largest gathering of bitcoiners. From breaking announcements and international media coverage to countless me...
Nostrbama 2025
X (formerly Twitter)
Damus⚡️ (@damusapp) on X
We have our own grok now, except it can run on device and works offline. ai agents will be more private, powerful, and capable on decentralized and...
ZAPLIFE.LOL
A decentralized Craigslist running on Nostr
GitHub
GitHub - ZharlieW/Aegis: Simple and cross-platform Nostr signer
Simple and cross-platform Nostr signer. Contribute to ZharlieW/Aegis development by creating an account on GitHub.
GitHub
GitHub - saiy2k/nostr-components: Embed Nostr anywhere on the internet, a Zap Button for every webpage
Embed Nostr anywhere on the internet, a Zap Button for every webpage - saiy2k/nostr-components
GitHub
GitHub - pippellia-btc/rely: A framework for building custom Nostr relays you can rely on. Designed for the best developer experience.
A framework for building custom Nostr relays you can rely on. Designed for the best developer experience. - pippellia-btc/rely
GitHub
GitHub - nostr-net/llms: llms.txt files for LLMs to do one-shot applications for nostr
llms.txt files for LLMs to do one-shot applications for nostr - GitHub - nostr-net/llms: llms.txt files for LLMs to do one-shot applications for n...
GitHub
Release v0.41.0: Bump to 0.41.0 · rust-nostr/nostr
Signed-off-by: Yuki Kishimoto yukikishimoto@protonmail.com
I made my nineteenth edition of "The Latest on the Nostr! - A Weekly Nostr Recap" (April 14th, 2025) highlight notable news, releases, community milestones, upcoming events, and more from across the Nostr ecosystem. I am aiming to bring you a concise but comprehensive overview. So you can stay in the loop without chasing every thread. Below, you’ll find mentions of the incredible contributors and creators whose work, insights, and enthusiasm powered this decentralized network last week. Dive in, discover what’s new, and consider zapping these plebs to show your support. Let’s #growNostr together!
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🗞️ The Latest the Nostr: Weekly Nostr Recap - 14th April 2025 🚀
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🧠 Quote of the Week
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@jack
“i don’t care how many people use nostr.
i care that this is the one place that will always be there for me to broadcast to the world.”
=====================
🔥 Community Highlights
=====================
1. #Nostr: The Broadcast method to the world that noone can silence
View quoted note →
2. #Amethyst Tariffs: A Threat to Client Freedom on #Nostr?
View quoted note →
3. Calling Devs: Let’s build a Nostr ecards app with Sats-Back Gifts!
View quoted note →
4. Graphical Demonstration: The Functionality of Nstart and the Promenade server
View quoted note →
5. The Power of Nostr: @Max DeMarco is just with Nostr
View quoted note →
6. The power of films: Unfiat the culture with @Bitcoin FilmFest
View quoted note →
7. Talking Nostr and Sipping #lightning coffee at the Vancouver meetup
View quoted note →
8. Bounties in El Salvador: @Corey San Diego asks help to claim his birthright citizenship
View article →
9. @YakiHonne: The Gateway for Nostr & Lightning
View quoted note →
10. Making aware real estate investors about the Nostr #zapping
View quoted note →
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🌱 Ecosystem Growth
==================
Nostr is growing fast! There are now over 45 Nostr clients and relays are running in more than 40 countries around the globe.
According to https://nostrapps.com, there are overall 75 Nostr apps for now.
During this week:
- Total zaps: 42,081, compared to 44,276 zaps the week before
- Total zap amount: 9,358,905, compared to 11,355,315 sats the week before
- Total events: 5,197,779, compared to 5,439,788 events the week before
Many thanks to by @brugeman for providing these insights.
==================
🎓 Educational Guide
==================
No any Educational Guides for this week.
====================
📅 Upcoming Events
====================
1. TechTuesday Meetup Utrecht - Social Bookmarking session - April 2025
📅 Date: April 15, 2025
⏰ Time: From 21:00 to 22:00 (UTC+2)
📍 Location: Above Vredenburgpassage 116, 3511 WR Utrecht, The Netherlands
🤹♀️ Organizers: @Jurjen de Vries
@Sebastix
@Arnold Hubach
🔗 Event: View quoted note →
2. Los Angeles Nostr Meetup - April 2025
📅 Date: April 18, 2025
📍 Location: West Hollywood area, Los Angeles. (For security reasons, they're not mentioning the address. For more details explore the nostr note and contact them)
🤹♀️ Organizers: @Rizful.com
🔗 Event: View quoted note →
3. @BOBSpace_BKK “Nostr Month” - Meetup 2
📅 Date: Friday, April 25, 2025
🕡 Time: 6:30 PM - 8.30 PM ICT
📍 Location: BOB Space Bangkok
64/1 Phatsana 2 Alley (Ekkamai Soi 4), Watthana, Bangkok, Thailand
Shared location with PeerPower Platform
🤹♀️ Organizer: @BOBSpace_BKK
🔗 Event:
4. @The Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas - Nostr lounge - July 2025
📅 Date: May 28 - 29, 2025
⏰ Time: At 1.00pm PDT
📍 Location: The Venetian Las Vegas
(3355 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89109, USA)
🤹♀️ Organizers:
@Damus (28th meetup) - @Terry Yiu, @KernelKind, @eric
@primal (29th meetup) - @miljan,
@npub1zga0...ppvc,
@paul keating
🔗 Event:
View quoted note →
5. NOSTRBAMA Nostr Conference - July 2025
📅 Date: July 15 - 17, 2025
📍 Location: The Hatch (upstairs Haberdasher), 113 Dauphin Street. Mobile, Alabama.
🤹♀️ Organizers: @npub1unm5...txhc, @Sergio, @Riddler
🔗 Event:
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📰 Nostr in the Media
==================
1. #Decentralizing the Future: How NOSTR is reshaping Digital Communication
2. From simplicity to scale: Why @SondreB is building #Nostria
3. Nostr Power: A generous zap from stranger to @paul keating
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⚡ Most Zapped Last Week
======================
Nostr’s Value4Value (V4V) model is all about plebs directly rewarding creators for the value they receive, no middlemen fees, no ads, just pure community-driven support using sats via the Bitcoin Lightning Network. Thanks to by @PABLOF7z for providing this data. Here are the top zapped posts from last week, showcasing creators who received the most engagement:
🔥 Top 3: Most Zaps
1. Zaps Received: 148
Sats Earned: 345k
View quoted note →
2. Zaps Received: 109
Sats Earned: 37k
View quoted note →
3. Zaps Received: 91
Sats Earned: 16k
View quoted note →
💰 Top 3: Most Sats
1. Sats Earned: 345k
Zaps Received: 148
View quoted note →
2. Sats Earned: 100k
Zaps Received: 13
View quoted note →
3. Sats Earned: 70k
Zaps Received: 8
View quoted note →
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😂 Nostr Memes
==============
1. View quoted note →
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5. View quoted note →
===========================
🛠️ Tools, Updates and Releases
===========================
1. Pokey - v0.1.6-alpha
Pokey is a tool that displays live notifications for your Nostr events and enables other apps to receive and interact with them. This release, introduced support for NIP-05 mentions, allowing users to receive notifications when they are mentioned by NIP-05 identifiers. It enhances the visibility of interactions within the Nostr network and improves user awareness in real time.
Developed by: @KoalaSat
Source: 
2. RUNSTR - v0.2.9.7-alpha
Runstr is a decentralized running app built on Nostr, giving users full ownership of their fitness data. This release introduces major features like teams and clubs for group workouts and chat via NIP-29, new activity modes (Run, Walk, Cycle) with mode-specific metrics, and support for NIP-101e to share workouts as kind 1301 events. Users can now view detailed splits, delete runs from history, and enjoy several UI improvements for better usability outdoors. While still in alpha and under active development, this release pushes Runstr closer to becoming a fully-featured, privacy-respecting fitness app.
Developed by: @TheWildHustle
Source: 
==================================
🎁 Developer Tools, updates and Guides
==================================
1. Nostr Spring Boot Starter - v0.3.0
Nostr Spring Boot Starter is a framework for building scalable Nostr clients and relay software using Spring Boot. In this release, it adds support for allowlist management via properties and database plugins, making access control more flexible. The release also includes Spring Boot and Shell version upgrades, along with a new identity-vanity command for generating keys with custom npub suffixes.
Developed by: Thebora Kompanioni
Source: 
2. Nostr-PHP - 1.7.0
Nostr-PHP is a PHP helper library for building Nostr integrations. This release introduces NIP-19 support, enabling encoding and decoding of Bech32-encoded entities with identifiers and metadata. This release aligns the library with key Nostr standards. Although the latest release is 1.7.1, it has just very small changes.
Developed by: @Sebastix
Source: 
==========================
🌐 Relay Updates and Releases
==========================
No Relay Updates and Releases for this week.
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👋 Stay in Touch & Zap
===================
Nostr is built by the plebs, for the plebs. If you found this recap helpful, consider supporting me, Nomishka with a zap.
I’m committed to supporting Nostr and I split a part of the zaps I receive for this note with the plebs mentioned in this recap for all their great effort. Thank you so much for being part of this journey. Let me know your thoughts about this nineteenth recap, share your tips and suggestions for the next weekly #nostrrecap and let’s keep #grownostr together.
A big shoutout to @rabble for his generous patronage!
Recap by @Nomishka
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🧠 Quote of the Week
==================
@jack
“i don’t care how many people use nostr.
i care that this is the one place that will always be there for me to broadcast to the world.”
=====================
🔥 Community Highlights
=====================
1. #Nostr: The Broadcast method to the world that noone can silence
View quoted note →
2. #Amethyst Tariffs: A Threat to Client Freedom on #Nostr?
View quoted note →
3. Calling Devs: Let’s build a Nostr ecards app with Sats-Back Gifts!
View quoted note →
4. Graphical Demonstration: The Functionality of Nstart and the Promenade server
View quoted note →
5. The Power of Nostr: @Max DeMarco is just with Nostr
View quoted note →
6. The power of films: Unfiat the culture with @Bitcoin FilmFest
View quoted note →
7. Talking Nostr and Sipping #lightning coffee at the Vancouver meetup
View quoted note →
8. Bounties in El Salvador: @Corey San Diego asks help to claim his birthright citizenship
View article →
9. @YakiHonne: The Gateway for Nostr & Lightning
View quoted note →
10. Making aware real estate investors about the Nostr #zapping
View quoted note →
==================
🌱 Ecosystem Growth
==================
Nostr is growing fast! There are now over 45 Nostr clients and relays are running in more than 40 countries around the globe.
According to https://nostrapps.com, there are overall 75 Nostr apps for now.
During this week:
- Total zaps: 42,081, compared to 44,276 zaps the week before
- Total zap amount: 9,358,905, compared to 11,355,315 sats the week before
- Total events: 5,197,779, compared to 5,439,788 events the week before
Many thanks to Nostr Stats
Meetup
BOB Space "Nostr Month" - Meetup 2, Fri, Apr 25, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup
We resume Nostr Month in April 2025 at #BOBSpace with a very special guest, NickyDev of #Wherostr, Thailand's home-grown #Nostr client. This month'...
Bitcoin 2025 - Las Vegas
The Bitcoin Conference is the world's largest gathering of bitcoiners. From breaking announcements and international media coverage to countless me...
Nostrbama 2025
X (formerly Twitter)
Sondre Bjellås (@SondreB) on X
Ideas come easy; building is hard.
The more people that are involved with anything, the higher the complexity becomes. Nostr started with a simple...
X (formerly Twitter)
Paul Keating (@thepaulosophy) on X
Complete stranger just zapped me 10k sats for this on Nostr.
ZAPLIFE.LOL
A decentralized Craigslist running on Nostr
GitHub
Release v0.1.6-alpha · KoalaSat/pokey
New Pokey release v0.1.6-alpha
Features
Now notifications include NIP-05 mentions
What's Changed
Include mentions by @KoalaSat in #83
v0.1.6-alp...
GitHub
Release Core Functionality v0.2.9.7-alpha · HealthNoteLabs/Runstr
Teams/Clubs
Create and join running clubs to connect with other runners
Chat with club members and share your activities
View club member a...
GitHub
Release v0.3.0 · theborakompanioni/nostr-spring-boot-starter
0.3.0 - 2025-04-09
Added
plugin: allowlist from properties
plugin: allowlist from database
Changed
upgrade: update spring-boot from v3.4.0 to v3...
GitHub
Release 1.7.0 · nostrver-se/nostr-php
What's Changed
Added support for NIP-19 encoding and decoding bech32-encoded entities with identifiers and metadata.
Implement NIP-19 by @Sebastix...
Hey Nostr plebs,
Did you know that there is a Nostr-based alternative for
#Kanbanstr is a decentralized alternative for Trello. So why are you stuck with the centralized platforms? Let's try Kanbanstr.
Thank you, @Vivek and other contributors, for developing this amazing Trello alternative.
https://noalt.app/trello
Capture, organize, and tackle your to-dos from anywhere | Trello
Make the impossible, possible with Trello. The ultimate tool to boost your productivity. Escape the clutter and chaos—stay efficient with Inbox, ...
Hello Nostr Plebs,
I have a question for all of you. In my @Nostr Recap under the title "Community Highlights,"
Do you like to see just Nostr-related content from the #Nostr community or any interesting content from the Nostr community? Hope everyone will comment, who likes my recap :-)
#asknostr
Hey Nostr plebs,
Did you know there is a Nostr-based alternative for Goodreads?
#Bookstr is a decentralized alternative for Goodreads. So why are you stuck with the centralized platforms? Let's try bookstr.xyz.
Thank you, @MK Fain, @Alex Gleason, and other contributors for developing this amazing Goodreads alternative.
https://noalt.app/goodreads
I made my eighteenth edition of "The Latest on the Nostr! - A Weekly Nostr Recap" (April 7th, 2025) highlight notable news, releases, community milestones, upcoming events and more from across the Nostr ecosystem. I am aiming to bring you a concise but comprehensive overview. So you can stay in the loop without chasing every thread. Below, you’ll find mentions of the incredible contributors and creators whose work, insights and enthusiasm powered this decentralized network last week. Dive in, discover what’s new, and consider zapping these plebs to show your support. Let’s #growNostr together!
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🗞️ The Latest the Nostr: Weekly Nostr Recap - 7th April 2025 🚀
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🧠 Quote of the Week
==================
@ODELL
“the single best advice you can give friends interested in bitcoin is to download a nostr app so they can feel it first hand”
=====================
🔥 Community Highlights
=====================
1. @primal tagging woes after #hellthread - @Damus hasn’t been good at it
View quoted note →
2. Zaps are cool - But meaningful conversations are priceless
View quoted note →
3. Avoiding LinkedIn – Connecting with #Nostr Devs Instead
View quoted note →
4. Top Builder Series - @calvadev⚡️ from @Shopstr Markets is redefining #Bitcoin Commerce
View quoted note →
5. Nostr’s Struggles - Why Growth is Stalled and the Reality of its Empty Feeds
View quoted note →
6. Nostr is the magic protocol which pays for contents according to @jack
View quoted note →
7. The Sudden cancellation of @FediForum Unconference
View quoted note →
8. @primal house community opinion about Primal
View quoted note →
==================
🌱 Ecosystem Growth
==================
Nostr is growing fast! There are now over 45 Nostr clients and relays are running in more than 40 countries around the globe.
According to https://nostrapps.com, there are overall 75 Nostr apps for now.
During this week:
- Total zaps: 44,276, compared to 43,282 zaps the week before
- Total zap amount: 11,355,315, compared to 10,964,902 sats the week before
- Total events: 5,432,613, compared to 5,724,911 events the week before
Many thanks to by @brugeman for providing these insights.
==================
🎓 Educational Guide
==================
No Educational Guides for this week.
====================
📅 Upcoming Events
====================
1. TechTuesday Meetup Utrecht - Social Bookmarking session - April 2025
📅 Date: April 15, 2025
⏰ Time: From 21:00 to 22:00 (UTC+2)
📍 Location: Above Vredenburgpassage 116, 3511 WR Utrecht, The Netherlands
🤹♀️ Organizers: @Jurjen de Vries, @Sebastix, @Arnold Hubach
🔗 Event: View quoted note →
2. Los Angeles Nostr Meetup - April 2025
📅 Date: April 18, 2025
📍 Location: West Hollywood area, Los Angeles. (For security reasons, they're not mentioning the address. For more details explore the nostr note and contact them)
🤹♀️ Organizers: @Rizful.com
🔗 Event: View quoted note →
3. NOSTRBAMA Nostr Conference - July 2025
📅 Date: July 15 - 17, 2025
📍 Location: The Hatch (upstairs Haberdasher), 113 Dauphin Street. Mobile, Alabama.
🤹♀️ Organizers: @npub1unm5...txhc, @Sergio, @Riddler
🔗 Event:
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📰 Nostr in the Media
==================
1. The best apps to use on Nostr
@Jor
2. The visual representation of Nostr
@Craig on Bitcoin
3. Nostr Value for Value: How nostr being special over other social media platforms
@Tanja
https://x.com/BachleTanja/status/1908057570012450930
======================
⚡ Most Zapped Last Week
======================
Nostr’s Value4Value (V4V) model is all about plebs directly rewarding creators for the value they receive, no middlemen fees, no ads, just pure community-driven support using sats via the Bitcoin Lightning Network. Thanks to by @PABLOF7z for providing this data. Here are the top zapped posts from last week, showcasing creators who received the most engagement:
🔥 Top 3: Most Zaps
1. Zaps Received: 67
Sats Earned: 22k
View quoted note →
2. Zaps Received: 45
Sats Earned: 2k
View quoted note →
3. Zaps Received: 41
Sats Earned: 1k
View quoted note →
💰 Top 3: Most Sats
1. Sats Earned: 46k
Zaps Received: 27
View quoted note →
2. Sats Earned: 22k
Zaps Received: 67
View quoted note →
3. Sats Earned: 20k
Zaps Received: 3
View quoted note →
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😂 Nostr Memes
==============
1. View quoted note →
2. View quoted note →
3. View quoted note →
4. View quoted note →
5. View quoted note →
6. View quoted note →
7. View quoted note →
===========================
🛠️ Tools, Updates and Releases
===========================
1. Askopenly - A nostr micro client for asking questions - New tool
AskOpenly is a lightweight Nostr micro-client for anonymously asking questions on the open network. It runs fully in the browser as a PWA, with no backend or login required. Each question generates a new Nostr key, ensuring complete privacy. Events are stored locally, and replies are fetched periodically. AskOpenly continues to offer a simple, private way to ask anything without revealing your identity.
Developed by: @lemon
Source: 
2. nostrcontactform - Nostr based web contact form - New tool
A web contact form that sends the completed form to the recipient via Nostr DMs. It uses NIP-04 encryption to send form data privately through the Nostr network.
Developed by: @Derek Ross
Source: 
3. Corny Chat - v2025.03
Corny Chat is an open-source audio space built on Jam with Nostr and Lightning support. This release, room owners can now set hashtags that appear in live chats and Nostr posts and users can favorite rooms for quick access. A new “Talking Stick” mode allows only one speaker at a time, helping manage discussions. Login options were expanded to include Facebook, Google, Apple, and more. Several bugs were fixed, including issues with the follows list, room access tracking, and message of the day storage.
Developed by: @Nice and Kind Vic
Source: 
4. Primal iOS - 2.1.49
Primal iOS is a fast and user-friendly Nostr client for iOS, focused on delivering a rich social experience, combining a sleek UI with powerful features for discovering and interacting with Nostr content. In this release, Primal added support for animated GIF uploads, fixed issues with zap.stream URLs, improved deep linking to threads and resolved rendering problems for mentioned events with unknown kinds.
Developed by: @npub1zga0...ppvc
Source: View quoted note →
==================================
🎁 Developer Tools, updates and Guides
==================================
1. Nostrbook - Reference guide for the Nostr protocol - New Developer tool
Nostrbook is a detailed reference guide for the Nostr protocol, documenting event kinds, data structures and protocol specifications. It serves as a registry of markdown-based documentation aimed at helping developers understand and build on Nostr with clarity and accuracy. It remains a key resource for the Nostr dev community.
Developed by: @Alex Gleason
Source: 
==========================
🌐 Relay Updates and Releases
==========================
1. Citrine - v0.7.3
Citrine is a Nostr relay app for Android that allows any Nostr client supports android, to send and receive events through it. It functions as a mobile-friendly relay, making it easier to interact with the Nostr network directly from Android devices. In this release, Citrine received performance improvements for exporting and querying events, optimized memory usage when downloading events, and updated its dependencies for better stability.
Developed by: @greenart7c3
Source: 
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🤖 Bots & Helpers Updates and Releases
=====================================
1. Scihubstr - A simple #Nostr bot - New bot
Scihubstr is a new NOSTR bot, a simpler version of the popular sci-hub bot on Telegram. Designed to help users easily access academic papers. Scihubstr allows you to send a DOI via DM (NIP-04 or NIP-17) and it will find the download link for you. While the bot is still in its early stages, the developer encourages users to report any issues to either the bot or its creator for improvements. The bot is not open source yet.
Developed by: @Tincho 🧙♂️
Source: View quoted note →
===================
👋 Stay in Touch & Zap
===================
Nostr is built by the plebs, for the plebs. If you found this recap helpful, consider supporting me, Nomishka with a zap.
I’m committed to supporting Nostr and I split a part of the zaps I receive for this note with the plebs mentioned in this recap for all their great effort. Thank you so much for being part of this journey. Let me know your thoughts about this eighteenth recap, share your tips and suggestions for the next weekly #nostrrecap and let’s keep #grownostr together.
A big shoutout to @rabble for his generous patronage!
Recap by @Nomishka
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🗞️ The Latest the Nostr: Weekly Nostr Recap - 7th April 2025 🚀
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🧠 Quote of the Week
==================
@ODELL
“the single best advice you can give friends interested in bitcoin is to download a nostr app so they can feel it first hand”
=====================
🔥 Community Highlights
=====================
1. @primal tagging woes after #hellthread - @Damus hasn’t been good at it
View quoted note →
2. Zaps are cool - But meaningful conversations are priceless
View quoted note →
3. Avoiding LinkedIn – Connecting with #Nostr Devs Instead
View quoted note →
4. Top Builder Series - @calvadev⚡️ from @Shopstr Markets is redefining #Bitcoin Commerce
View quoted note →
5. Nostr’s Struggles - Why Growth is Stalled and the Reality of its Empty Feeds
View quoted note →
6. Nostr is the magic protocol which pays for contents according to @jack
View quoted note →
7. The Sudden cancellation of @FediForum Unconference
View quoted note →
8. @primal house community opinion about Primal
View quoted note →
==================
🌱 Ecosystem Growth
==================
Nostr is growing fast! There are now over 45 Nostr clients and relays are running in more than 40 countries around the globe.
According to https://nostrapps.com, there are overall 75 Nostr apps for now.
During this week:
- Total zaps: 44,276, compared to 43,282 zaps the week before
- Total zap amount: 11,355,315, compared to 10,964,902 sats the week before
- Total events: 5,432,613, compared to 5,724,911 events the week before
Many thanks to Nostr Stats
Nostrbama 2025
X (formerly Twitter)
Craig On Bitcoin ⚡ ⛏️ ₿ (@craigonbitcoin) on X
A Beginner’s Guide to Nostr
The new Decentralized protocol for the internet.
ZAPLIFE.LOL
A decentralized Craigslist running on Nostr
GitHub
GitHub - happylemonprogramming/askopenly: A nostr micro-client for asking questions anonymously to the open network
A nostr micro-client for asking questions anonymously to the open network - happylemonprogramming/askopenly
GitHub
GitHub - derekross/nostrcontactform: A web contact form that sends the completed form to the recipient via Nostr DMs
A web contact form that sends the completed form to the recipient via Nostr DMs - derekross/nostrcontactform
GitHub
Release 2025.03 · vicariousdrama/cornychat
March 2025 release of Corny Chat
🌽 Corny Chat is an open source audio space built on Jam that integrates Nostr and Lightning. A publicly running...
GitLab
Soapbox / Nostrbook · GitLab
Structured, detailed knowledge about Nostr for both humans and AI. ⚡ https://nostrbook.dev/
GitHub
Release Release v0.7.3 · greenart7c3/Citrine
Citrine 0.7.3
Improved performance when exporting events
Improved memory usage when downloading your events
Improve query performance
Update depen...
Did you know there was a #Nostr-based alternative for the Play Store?
@Zapstore is a Nostr-based alternative for the Play Store. Why are we now stuck in a centralized world? Get into the decentralized world.
Thank you, @franzap and other contributors, for developing this great nostr alternative.
https://noalt.app/play-store
I made my Seventeenth edition of "The Latest on the Nostr! - A Weekly Nostr Recap" (March 31st, 2025) highlights notable news, releases, community milestones, upcoming events and more from across the Nostr ecosystem. I am aiming to bring you a concise but comprehensive overview. So you can stay in the loop without chasing every thread. Below, you’ll find mentions of the incredible contributors and creators whose work, insights, and enthusiasm powered this decentralized network last week. Dive in, discover what’s new, and consider zapping these plebs to show your support. Let’s #growNostr together!
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🗞️ The Latest the Nostr: Weekly Nostr Recap - 31st March 2025 🚀
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🧠 Quote of the Week
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@Juan Cienfuegos I BITCORNER
“Your digital identity shouldn’t belong to corporations—it should belong to YOU.”
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🔥 Community Highlights
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1. @roya ୨୧ captures the essence of #Nostr as a refreshing online experience
View quoted note →
2. @Gigi reminds us to step back and appreciate Nostr’s rapid progress
View quoted note →
3. @primal house no fiat policy in action - #Bitcoin only
View quoted note →
4. @The Beave is on Nostr freedom - bold financial moves and zero tolerance for negativity
View quoted note →
5. Taking back Digital identity - @Max DeMarco on Nostr’s power for sovereignty
View quoted note →
6. How Nostr and Primal could scale - A bold creator recruitment strategy
View quoted note →
7. @YakiHonne is empowering #Africa with Nostr, #Bitcoin and #Decentralization
View quoted note →
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🌱 Ecosystem Growth
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Nostr is growing fast! There are now over 45 Nostr clients and relays are running in more than 40 countries around the globe.
According to https://nostrapps.com, there are overall 75 Nostr apps for now.
During this week:
- Total zaps: 43,282, compared to 44,731 zaps the week before
- Total zap amount: 10,964,902, compared to 11,300,866 sats the week before
- Total events: 5,723,185, compared to 5,083,657 events the week before
Many thanks to by @brugeman for providing these insights.
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🎓 Educational Guide
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1. Nostr startup Tips
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📅 Upcoming Events
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1. FediForum April 2025
📅 Date: April 1, 2025 – April 2, 2025
⏰ Time: 8.00am (PT) - 1.00pm (PT) each day
📍 Location: Online Event
🤹♀️ Organizers: @FediForum
🔗 Event: 
FediForum is an unconference focused on open social protocols and the future of decentralized social media, including the Fediverse, Mastodon, ActivityPub, Bluesky, and ATProto. Discussions will be shaped by attendees, covering topics such as governance, trust and safety, new funding models, and interoperability across platforms.
While Nostr has been part of past discussions and demos from persons like @rabble and @petri, its inclusion in this event will depend on participant interest. If you're passionate about Nostr, consider attending and contributing to the conversation.
🔗 View quoted note →
Second invitation e-mail for previous FediForum attendees sent on 12th of March 2025.
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2. TechTuesday Meetup Utrecht - Social Bookmarking session - April 2025
📅 Date: April 15, 2025
⏰ Time: From 21:00 to 22:00 (UTC+2)
📍 Location: Above Vredenburgpassage 116, 3511 WR Utrecht, The Netherlands
🤹♀️ Organizers: @Jurjen de Vries, @Sebastix, @Arnold Hubach
🔗 Event: View quoted note →
3. Los Angeles Nostr Meetup - April 2025
📅 Date: April 18, 2025
📍 Location: West Hollywood area, Los Angeles. (For security reasons, they're not mentioning the address. For more details explore the nostr note and contact them)
🤹♀️ Organizers: @Rizful.com
🔗 Event: View quoted note →
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📰 Nostr in the Media
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1. Planning Beyond X: The Need for Nostr as Censorship Tightens
https://x.com/SoyerJango/status/1906264353210245167
2. Decentralization wins: No masters, Only freedom
@npub1l04j...kdhn
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⚡ Most Zapped Last Week
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Nostr’s Value4Value (V4V) model is all about plebs directly rewarding creators for the value they receive, no middlemen fees, no ads, just pure community-driven support using sats via the Bitcoin Lightning Network. Thanks to by @PABLOF7z for providing this data. Here are the top zapped posts from last week, showcasing creators who received the most engagement:
🔥 Top 3: Most Zaps
1. Zaps Received: 79
Sats Earned: 17k
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2. Zaps Received: 65
Sats Earned: 4k
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3. Zaps Received: 63
Sats Earned: 4k
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💰 Top 3: Most Sats
1. Sats Earned: 24k
Zaps Received: 21
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2. Sats Earned: 23k
Zaps Received: 41
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3. Sats Earned: 17k
Zaps Received: 79
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😂 Nostr Memes
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🛠️ Tools, Updates and Releases
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1. Nostr Hero - Generate Unique DnD Characters from Nostr Keys - New tool
Nostr Hero creates unique Dungeons & Dragons (DnD) characters from Nostr keys. Your key determines the character’s traits, abilities and background, making each one special and personal.
Developed by: @OceanSlim
Source: 
2. Asknostr - new update
AskNostr, a social Q&A platform on Nostr, has introduced key improvements. The "Ask Question" panel now saves drafts and auto adds relevant tags. Threaded replies enhance discussions and long threads are displayed more clearly. Bug fixes improve date filtering and pagination, while optimized profile data fetching ensures smoother interactions. Additionally, homepage and browsing speeds have been boosted for a faster user experience. However, it is important to note that the Github repo is still not open-source.
Developed by: @𝐒𝐧@𝐱
Source: View quoted note →
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🎁 Developer Tools, updates and Guides
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1. Bifrost - Threshold Signing & Secure Messaging for Nostr - New Developer tool
Bifrost is a core library and SDK for implementing the FROSTR protocol, a threshold signing and secure messaging system for nostr. It provides a BifrostNode that communicates over nostr, enabling nodes to collaborate in signing messages and exchanging ECDH secrets. Bifrost supports standalone deployment or integration into existing nostr clients, offering methods for creating, distributing, and managing FROST based threshold signing shares. This enhances security and decentralization by ensuring no single party controls the signing process.
Developed by: @npub1gg5u...ulq3
Source: https://github.com/FROSTR-ORG/bifrosthttps://github.com/DocNR/POWR
2. Nostringer – Unlinkable Ring Signatures for Nostr - New Developer tool
Nostringer is an easy-to-use Javascript/Typescript library providing unlinkable ring signatures (SAG) for Nostr pubkeys. It allows a signer to prove membership in a group of Nostr accounts without revealing which specific account produced the signature.
Developed by: @A₿del fgu
Source: 
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3. Alienos – A Self-Hosted Nostr Stack - New Developer Tool
Alienos is a plugin-able and manageable Nostr stack designed for self-hosting, integrating a relay, Blossom media server and NIP-05 server. Built on Khatru, Event Store, Blob Store and Go Nostr, it supports NIP-86 for access control and offers a reliable solution for hosting and backups.
Developed by: @کیهان
Source: 
4. Frost2x - v0.1.1-alpha
Frost2x is a nostr signer extension powered by FROST, enabling secure and efficient multi-party signing. This Pre-release brings key improvements, including default relays for better connectivity and a package script to easily create zip and crx files for installation. A changelog has also been added for better tracking of updates. Additionally, issues with prompt window sizing and scrolling have been fixed, improving the user experience.
Developed by: @npub1gg5u...ulq3
Source: 
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🌐 Relay Updates and Releases
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1. 23GMT – Time-Restricted Nostr Relay - New Relay
23GMT is a specialized nostr relay with strict constraints, operating within a narrow time window. It only accepts posts between 23:00 and 24:00 GMT and deletes its database at 01:00 GMT, ensuring a fresh start daily. The relay exclusively supports kind 1 (text notes) and requires events to include a NIP-70 "-" tag, making it a unique and purpose-driven relay for specific use cases.
Developed by: @fiatjaf
Source: https://git.fiatjaf.com/23gmt
2. Domain Specific Relays (DSR) - New Relays set
Domain Specific Relays (DSR) are a bunch of specialized Nostr relays designed for targeted data handling, improving search, storage and moderation. Zapoli for NIP-82 clients, 210maxi for NIP-B1 feeds, Pages for profile management and Bunklay for bunker events. Enhanced filtering, access control and reliability make Nostr more efficient.
Developed by: @کیهان
Source: 
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🎮 Game Updates and Releases
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No Game Updates and Releases for this week.
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👋 Stay in Touch & Zap
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Nostr is built by the plebs, for the plebs. If you found this recap helpful, consider supporting me, Nomishka with a zap.
I’m committed to supporting Nostr and I split a part of the zaps I receive for this note with the plebs mentioned in this recap for all their great effort. Thank you so much for being part of this journey. Let me know your thoughts about this seventeenth recap, share your tips and suggestions for the next weekly #nostrrecap and let’s keep #grownostr together.
Patroned by @rabble
Recap by @Nomishka
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🗞️ The Latest the Nostr: Weekly Nostr Recap - 31st March 2025 🚀
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🧠 Quote of the Week
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@Juan Cienfuegos I BITCORNER
“Your digital identity shouldn’t belong to corporations—it should belong to YOU.”
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🔥 Community Highlights
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1. @roya ୨୧ captures the essence of #Nostr as a refreshing online experience
View quoted note →
2. @Gigi reminds us to step back and appreciate Nostr’s rapid progress
View quoted note →
3. @primal house no fiat policy in action - #Bitcoin only
View quoted note →
4. @The Beave is on Nostr freedom - bold financial moves and zero tolerance for negativity
View quoted note →
5. Taking back Digital identity - @Max DeMarco on Nostr’s power for sovereignty
View quoted note →
6. How Nostr and Primal could scale - A bold creator recruitment strategy
View quoted note →
7. @YakiHonne is empowering #Africa with Nostr, #Bitcoin and #Decentralization
View quoted note →
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🌱 Ecosystem Growth
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Nostr is growing fast! There are now over 45 Nostr clients and relays are running in more than 40 countries around the globe.
According to https://nostrapps.com, there are overall 75 Nostr apps for now.
During this week:
- Total zaps: 43,282, compared to 44,731 zaps the week before
- Total zap amount: 10,964,902, compared to 11,300,866 sats the week before
- Total events: 5,723,185, compared to 5,083,657 events the week before
Many thanks to Nostr Stats
FediForum
FediForum
FediForum: moving the Open Social Web forward
X (formerly Twitter)
Bitcoin TW (@tw_bitcoin2) on X
#Bitcoin; There is no master node.
#Nostr; There is no master relay.
The future is bright.
- @nvk
#BitcoinTwitter
https://t.co/4Id3YIh6AR
ZAPLIFE.LOL
A decentralized Craigslist running on Nostr
GitHub
GitHub - 0ceanSlim/nostr-hero: DnD Characters Derived from nostr keys
DnD Characters Derived from nostr keys. Contribute to 0ceanSlim/nostr-hero development by creating an account on GitHub.
Asknostr.site
#asknostr - Q&A site powered by Nostr
This website is a Q&A community on top of Nostr. The purpose of the site is showcase the power of a decentralized social network protocol and allow...
GitHub
GitHub - AbdelStark/nostringer: JavaScript library providing unlinkable ring signatures (SAG) for Nostr pubkeys.
JavaScript library providing unlinkable ring signatures (SAG) for Nostr pubkeys. - AbdelStark/nostringer
GitHub
GitHub - dezh-tech/alienos: A plugin-able and manageable Nostr stack (relay/blossom/nip-05) designed for self-hosting.
A plugin-able and manageable Nostr stack (relay/blossom/nip-05) designed for self-hosting. - dezh-tech/alienos
GitHub
Release v0.1.1-alpha · FROSTR-ORG/frost2x
Added
Added default relays to the extension.
Added package script to create a zip and crx file of the extension.
Added changelog.
Fixed
Fixed is...
GitHub
GitHub - dezh-tech/ddsr: The Dezh DSR's (Domain Specific Relays) repository.
The Dezh DSR's (Domain Specific Relays) repository. - dezh-tech/ddsr