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๐๏ธ The Latest the Nostr: Weekly Nostr Recap ๐
16th June 2025
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28th Edition
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#1 ๐ง Quote of the Week
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@Ben Arc
โI find traditional social media is full of downlifts, whereas Nostr is full of uplifts.โ
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#2 ๐ฅ Community Highlights
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1. #Nostr still has a chance to challenge X
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2. The social protocol that uplifts the community with GM
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3. Movies on Nostr soon
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4. A Popular pleb is gonna replace his laptop for a powerful one
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5. An amazing way to get quick access to your favorite nostr profile
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6. The
@primal onboarding progress
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7. A new pleb is gonna learn Nostr
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8. An impressive poem on Nostr
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9. The complains by plebs about
@ODELL
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10. A reward for the attendees of
@BTC Prague
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11. The fastest android client check on Nostr
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12. A great decision from a great Dad
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13. Another new onboarding on Nostr
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#3 ๐ฑ 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 and over 450 Nostr apps running in more than 40 countries around the globe.
According to
https://nostr.watch/, there are more than 850 relays online in more than 40 countries at the moment.
During this week:
- Total zaps: 36,047, compared to 35,795 zaps the week before

- Total zap amount: 5,149,930, compared to 6,251,083 sats the week before

- Total events: 3,172,122, compared to 3,042,916 events the week before

Many thanks to
by
@brugeman, all the contributors of

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...
and
https://nostr.watch/ for providing these insights.
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#4 ๐ Educational Guide
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No Educational Guide for this week.
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#5 ๐
Upcoming Events
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1. NOSTRBAMA Nostr Conference - July 2025
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Date: July 15 - 17, 2025
๐ Location: Mobile, Alabama.
๐คนโโ๏ธ Organizers:
@Other Mallory ,
@Sergio,
@Riddler
๐ Event:
2. Purple Konnektiv meetup - August 2025
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Date: August 29 - 31, 2025
๐ Location: Baden-Wuerttemberg, Southern Germany
๐คนโโ๏ธ Organizers:
@npub1purp...zkzp
๐ Event: nostr:
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#6 ๐ฐ Nostr in the Media
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1. Nostr vs current web
2. Short and Sweet Nostr introduction for beginners
3. A nice Nostr presentation
@Alex Gleason
4. Nostr group messaging on Stacker News
@Car,
@k00b
5. This speech by
@Jordi Llonch Esteve is impressive
6. How Nostr & Bitcoin can combat bots

X (formerly Twitter)
primal (@primal_app) on X
How Nostr & Bitcoin can combat bots.
7. The importance of Nostr by
@Haroun Kola

X (formerly Twitter)
The โฟitcoinโก๏ธLibertarian (@TheBitcoin__) on X
.@HarounKola is a Bitcoin advocate and Nostr enthusiast. He explains why using Nostr is important and outlines the incentives for its adoption.
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#7 โก Most Zapped Last Week
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Nostrโs 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
ZAPLIFE.LOL
A decentralized Craigslist running on Nostr
by
@PABLOF7z for providing this data.
Here are the Top Zapped/Top Zappers from last week, showcasing creators who received/sent the most engagement:
๐ฅ Top 3: Most Zapped
1. Name:
@FLASH
Zaps Received: 655
Sats Earned: 82k
2. Name:
@HODL
Zaps Received: 603
Sats Earned: 69k
3. Name:
@corndalorian
Zaps Received: 548
Sats Earned: 44k
๐ฅ Top 3: Most Zappers
1. Name:
@Chuck Langstrumpf
Zaps Sent: 644
Sats Spent: 5k
2. Name:
@onwayโก๏ธbitcoin
Zaps Sent: 554
Sats Spent: 81k
3. Name:
@Rigly
Zaps Sent: 460
Sats Spent: 120k
๐ฐ Top 3: Most Sats Received
1. Name:
@Fountain Boost Bot
Sats Earned: 384k
Zaps Received: 305
2. Name:
@Ben Justman๐ท
Sats Earned: 252k
Zaps Received: 196
3. Name:
@Vitor Pamplona
Sats Earned: 115k
Zaps Received: 311
๐ฐ Top 3: Most Sats Sent
1. Name: โName is not showingโ
Sats Spent: 232k
Zaps Sent: 1
2. Name:
@Rigly
Sats Spent: 120k
Zaps Sent: 460
3. Name:
@Berlin๐ฝ
Sats Spent: 103k
Zaps Sent: 15
Here are the Top Zapped from last week, showcasing notes which received the most engagement:
๐ฅ Top 3: Most Zapped
1.
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Zaps Received: 115
Sats Earned: 26k
2.
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Zaps Received: 100
Sats Earned: 13k
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Zaps Received: 69
Sats Earned: 52k
๐ฅ Top 3: Most Sats
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Sats Earned: 94k
Zaps Received: 63
2.
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Sats Earned: 52k
Zaps Received: 69
3.
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Sats Earned: 42k
Zaps Received: 4
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#9 ๐ ๏ธ Tools, Updates and Releases
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1. Zaptube - New tool
Zaptube is a decentralized video sharing and streaming platform built on Nostr. Zaptube empowers creators to publish videos without relying on centralized platforms, ensuring censorship resistance, peer-to-peer engagement, and native Nostr monetization via zaps and NIP protocols.
Developed by: Black Smoke
Source:

GitHub
GitHub - anond3v404/zaptube: A decentralized platform for sharing and streaming videos, built on Nostr.
A decentralized platform for sharing and streaming videos, built on Nostr. - anond3v404/zaptube
2. Yumyume - 0.8.0 โ Shakshuka with Feta & Fresh Herbs
Yumyume is a free, open-source, decentralized social bookmarking client built on Nostr, inspired by del.icio.us, offering censorship-resistant, user-owned bookmark sharing. The flavorful release "Shakshuka with Feta & Fresh Herbs" release brings a fresh wave of social features: users can now re-bookmark others' links, follow/unfollow profiles, filter bookmarks by people they follow, and comment directly on shared content. This update transforms Yumyume into a more social and interactive space for bookmark discovery. Under the hood, it improves bookmark deduplication, better utilizes OpenGraph metadata, and boosts tag cloud performance by narrowing the timeframe to the last 7 days. With this release, Yumyume becomes more than a bookmarking tool, it becomes a communal 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.
Geyser | Bitcoin Crowdfunding Platform
A Bitcoin crowdfunding platform where creators raise funds for causes, sell products, manage campaigns, and engage with their community.
Developed by:
@Iftakhar Hasnayen Abir
Source:

GitLab
0.8.0 โ Shakshuka with Feta & Fresh Herbs ยท Digital Ethics Agency / Nostr / yumyume ยท GitLab
This release is warm, social, and full of interaction. Just like sharing a pan of shakshuka with friends. Spiced tomatoes, gently cooked eggs, topp...
3. Zapstore - 0.2.7
Zapstore is a permissionless, social app store built on Nostr, allowing developers to publish and users to discover decentralized apps with native zap support. In this version, Zapstore added support for a new event format, laying the groundwork for upcoming relay migrations and future NIP upgrades. The release also increases the default zap amounts, encouraging more generous peer-to-peer support for app developers. These changes enhance compatibility, scalability, and community-driven monetization, making Zapstore more robust for both creators and users.
Developed by:
@franzap
Source:

GitHub
Release 0.2.7 ยท zapstore/zapstore
Support new event format, prepare for relay migration and future NIP upgrade
Increase default zap amounts (#219)
4. Nostrmo - 3.1.0
Nostrmo is a cross-platform Flutter-based Nostr client available on Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, Linux, and Web. This release introduces several major improvements, including a tags spam filter to reduce unwanted content, a clear cache function for better performance, and reply support in group chats for richer conversations. It also adds support for rejected Android content queries, fixes a Blossom upload bug, improves image rendering compatibility with other clients, and resolves issues with article summaries not being set. These updates collectively enhance usability, performance, and interoperability across platforms.
Developed by:
@DASHU
Source:

GitHub
Release 3.1.0 ยท haorendashu/nostrmo
Version 3.1.0 release!
Change list:
Add tags spam filter.
Add clear cache function.
Group chat add reply support.
Android content query add reject...
5. Tides - v1.1.4
Tides is a browser extension Nostr messenger built for Chrome, enabling seamless, permissionless messaging directly from your browser. This update fixes the positioning of names for received messages in group chats, improving readability and context in conversations. It also resolves issues with NIP-07 login, ensuring smoother authentication and connection with your Nostr identity. These fixes enhance the overall user experience, making Tides more reliable for group and private messaging on the decentralized web.
Developed by:
@arbadacarba
Source:

GitHub
Release tides-v1.1.4: Add files via upload ยท arbadacarbaYK/Tides
Fix position of name for received messages in groupchats
Fix NIP-07 login
6. Amber - v3.4.2-pre1
Amber is a Nostr event signer for Android, designed to securely manage your nsec keys in a dedicated mobile app, keeping your identity isolated from other clients. This pre-release brings numerous improvements, including a loading indicator during migrations, a proxy status check with a new icon, and a new screen for sending feedback via Nostr. It also fixes key issues like QR code scanning in multiwindow mode, ncryptsec export, and slow startup errors on some devices. With added event translations, better service handling, and dependency updates, this release enhances stability, usability, and security for users who want to manage their Nostr keys separately and safely.
Developed by:
@greenart7c3
Source:

GitHub
Release Release v3.4.2-pre1 ยท greenart7c3/Amber
Amber 3.4.2-pre1
Added loading indicator when running migrations
Fix ncryptsec export
Add a icon when using a proxy and check if the proxy is work...
7. Mostro - v0.14.0
Mostro is a peer-to-peer exchange platform built on the Lightning Network and Nostr, enabling decentralized Bitcoin trading without intermediaries. In this release, Mostro brings a wave of powerful updates: database keys are now encrypted, boosting user data security, and NIP-69 event publishing has been added for better protocol compliance. A full unit test suite improves code reliability, while the introduction of RPC support allows direct admin communications. The update also features a refactored settings system, hardcoded API URLs moved to configs, and a privacy-aware rating check. These changes make Mostro more secure, maintainable, and aligned with future Nostr and Lightning standards.
Developed by:
@Catrya,
@negrunch,
@Pinball Wizard
Source:

GitHub
Release v0.14.0 ยท MostroP2P/mostro
Verifying the Release
In order to verify the release, you'll need to have gpg or gpg2 installed on your system. Once you've obtained a copy (and ho...
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#10 ๐ Developer Tools, updates and Guides
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1. Nous CLI - New Developer tool
Nous CLI is a command-line tool that lets you publish static websites directly to the Nostr protocol and Blossom servers, leveraging NIP-XX: Pubkey Static Websites. With built-in cryptographic identity management, secure key storage, and a user-friendly CLI interface, Nous makes it easy to create and host decentralized websites, no centralized servers, no DNS, just Nostr-native publishing.
Developed by: Siddharth Singh
Source:

GitLab
Soapbox / nous-cli ยท GitLab
GitLab.com
2. Nsite-action - New Developer tool
A GitHub Action that automates the deployment of static websites to Nostr and Blossom using the nsyte tool. Ideal for developers building decentralized web experiences, it streamlines CI/CD workflows by publishing directly from your GitHub repository to the Nostr-powered web.
Developed by: Sandwich
Source:

GitHub
GitHub - sandwichfarm/nsite-action: A github action that deploys nsites to nostr and blossom (using nsyte)
A github action that deploys nsites to nostr and blossom (using nsyte) - sandwichfarm/nsite-action
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#11 ๐ Relay Updates and Releases
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No Relay Updates and Releases for last week.
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๐ 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.
Iโm 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-eighth recap, share your tips and suggestions for the next weekly #nostrrecap, and letโs keep #grownostr together.
A big shoutout to
@rabble for his generous patronage!
Recap by
@Nomishka