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#1 π§ Quote of the Week
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@Marty Bent
βHonored to be a part of this protocol with you all. Many don't recognize it yet, but Nostr will be the protective layer of free speech in the digital world.β
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#2 π₯ Community Highlights
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1. A new revolution.social podcast episode with
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2. Well done
@rabble
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3. A newbie pleb is getting used to Nostr
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4. Do you agree plebs?
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5. A great definition about the Nostr feeling
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6. A great achievement of #bitchat in App Store
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7. The future expectation of
@Vitor Pamplona about #bitchat
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8. An intern finds an job opportunity
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9. It is so nice to realize the importance of Nostr
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10. Try it. But Nostr is not dying
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11. Nostr messages are messy sometimes
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12. Nostr is so powerful if you select it
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13. 2 Job opportunities for the right persons
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#3 π± Ecosystem Growth
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Nostr is growing fast!
Overview
- Pubkeys: 43820239
- Users: 1187383
- Trusted users: 200357
- Events: 592049407
- Posts: 155707454
- Zaps: 5231741
- Zap amount: 2086283211 sats
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 800 relays online in more than 40 countries at the moment.
During last week:
- Total zaps: 36,522, compared to 28,732 zaps the week before

- Total zap senders: 852, compared to 771 plebs the week before

- Total zap receivers: 185, compared to 118 plebs the week before

- Total zap amount: 8,815,036, compared to 4,536,747 sats the week before

- Total events: 3,183,007, compared to 3,283,881 events the week before

Many thanks to
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@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 π Educational Guides
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No Educational Guides for this week.
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#5 π
Upcoming Events
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1. Digital Freedom with Nostr & Bitcoin - September 2025
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Date: Sunday, September 7, 2025
β° Time: 12:00 PM - 1.00 PM MDT
π Location: Jives Coffee Lounge
16 Colbrunn Ct Β· Colorado Springs, CO, USA
π€ΉββοΈ Organizers: Chris Curran
π Event:

Meetup
Digital Freedom with Nostr & Bitcoin, Sun, Sep 7, 2025, 12:00 PM | Meetup
Newbies welcome -- we will discuss Nostr and Bitcoin. Also, we can help you set up your free Nostr account, free Bitcoin Lightning wallet, etc.
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2. Purple Konnektiv meetup - August 2025
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Date: August 29 - 31, 2025
π Location: Baden-Wuerttemberg, Southern Germany
π€ΉββοΈ Organizers:
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#6 π° Nostr in the Media
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1. Nostr is Beating YouTube, X, and Spotify at their Own Game
@Jake Woodhouse
2. Nostr is of strategic importance to #Bitcoin
3. How does the Bitcoin well integrate with Nostr?
@Adam OβBrien
4. HOW to Orange Pill people with Satlantis, a Nostr-based super app
@Alekandar Svetski
5. Building a Nostr-Only Bitcoin Business
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#7 β‘ Most Zapped Last Week
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Nostrβs 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:
π₯ Top 3: Most Zapped
1. Name:
@elsirion
Zaps Received: 1745
Sats Earned: 1M
2. Name:
@FLASH
Zaps Received: 1114
Sats Earned: 112k
3. Name:
@corndalorian
Zaps Received: 450
Sats Earned: 41k
π₯ Top 3: Most Zappers
1. Name:
@Deleted Account
Zaps Sent: 2342
Sats Spent: 19k
2. Name:
@npub1nyyh...7gan
Zaps Sent: 1493
Sats Spent: 15k
3. Name:
@blosstr
Zaps Sent: 1488
Sats Spent: 12k
π° Top 3: Most Sats Received
1. Name:
@Biz
Sats Earned: 2M
Zaps Received: 8
2. Name:
@elsirion
Sats Earned: 1M
Zaps Received: 1745
3. Name:
@rodant
Sats Earned: 830k
Zaps Received: 5
π° Top 3: Most Sats Sent
1. Name:
@Five
Sats Spent: 2M
Zaps Sent: 3
2. Name: βNot showing the nameβ
Sats Spent: 407K
Zaps Sent: 575
3. Name: βNot showing the nameβ
Sats Spent: 337k
Zaps Sent: 337
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π₯ Top 3: Most Zapped
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Zaps Received: 109
Sats Earned: 19k
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Zaps Received: 87
Sats Earned: 10k
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Zaps Received: 73
Sats Earned: 7k
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Sats Earned: 193k
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Sats Earned: 175k
Zaps Received: 27
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Sats Earned: 80k
Zaps Received: 14
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#9 π οΈ Tools, Updates and Releases
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1. Runstr - v0.7.0: Team Events
Runstr is a Nostr-powered running app that integrates fitness tracking with social features. This release, introduces team events, enabling captains to organize group challenges, with a new Events tab to discover and join them. Team names now appear on dashboards and in Nostr posts, fostering team spirit. The update also includes pull-to-refresh, enhanced GPS performance across platforms, reduced battery usage, faster feed loading, and more reliable relay syncing. This is the latest main release, and there were some more releases last week.
Developed by:
@TheWildHustle
Source:

GitHub
Release RUNSTR v0.7.0: Teams Events Β· HealthNoteLabs/Runstr
What's New
π Team Events Are Here!
Create Team Events: Team captains can now organize events and challenges for their teams
Events Tab: Discove...
2. Primal Android App - 2.3.16
Primal Android App is the official Nostr client for Android developed by Primal. This version, brings several improvements, including landscape support in the media gallery, immersive mode for videos, and better rendering of images in article details. It also adds support for uppercase LN invoices, improved error handling when buying minimum sats, and UI enhancements like scroll support in the wallet transaction editor. Bugs such as screen flickering on large devices and notification toggle issues have been fixed as well.
Developed by: Aleksandar Ilic
Source:

GitHub
GitHub - PrimalHQ/primal-android-app at 2.3.16
Primal's Android app for Nostr. Contribute to PrimalHQ/primal-android-app development by creating an account on GitHub.
3. Nostur - TestFlight build 414
Nostur is a Nostr client designed for iOS, offering a streamlined experience for interacting with the Nostr network. The latest TestFlight build (414) introduces Short Voice Messages (YakBak) support, improves feed interaction with an in-place "Show more" button, and ensures the Discover tab remains visible for new users. Additional updates include better thread loading, syncing of seen posts across devices, cleaner account data handling on logout, and improved compatibility for comments and replies on pictures and articles.
Developed by:
@Fabian
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#10 π Developer Tools, Updates and Releases
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1. Nostr Java - v0.1.0
nostr-java is a comprehensive Java library designed to help developers generate, sign, and publish Nostr events with ease. This release introduces broad support for key NIPs including NIP-07, 09, 30, 33, 44, 46, 57, 60, and 61, along with major refactors and improvements to event handling, filters, and tag serialization. It adds support for Android compatibility, customizable relay configurations, JSON validation, and enhanced WebSocket reliability. With improved unit and integration tests, updated documentation, and Spring Boot support, this release makes nostr-java a solid foundation for building secure and feature-rich Nostr applications in the Java ecosystem.
Developed by:
@npub1y8hs...fqyr,
@398ja, kuiperanon, nick avlo, brito, Jon Austen, Rene Malmgren, 1440000bytes
Source:

GitHub
Release v0.1.0 Β· tcheeric/nostr-java
What's Changed
Refactored NIPs 01, 04, 05, 08, 09, 16, 25, 33 by @guilhermegps in #91
Feature/#92 nip 30 by @guilhermegps in #93
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2. Nowser - 1.2.0
Nowser is a secure Nostr key management and signing application available across iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, and Linux. This release upgrades the Nowser SDK, improves web input handling on desktop, and initializes Nostr support with a new user info provider. This version also introduces username display alongside npub, enhances relay handling, and adds new web app pages, streamlining cross-platform authentication and key management for developers.
Developed by:
@DASHU
Source:

GitHub
Release 1.2.0 Β· haorendashu/nowser
Upgrade nowser sdk version.
Fix weburl input can submit at pc.
Init nostr and add userinfo provider.
Change npub to usename and npub.
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#11 π Relay Updates and Releases
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1. Grain - v0.4.11
GRAIN (Go Relay Architecture for Implementing Nostr) is a production-grade Nostr relay designed for stability, flexibility, and developer control. This release focuses on critical reliability improvements, including database reconnection logic to prevent crashes during MongoDB outages and enhanced startup resilience when external relays are unreachable. A new client configuration section in the YAML file allows fine-tuning of connection behavior, timeouts, and relay lists, all with hot-reload support. These updates make GRAIN more robust for real-world deployments, ensuring high uptime, flexible operation modes, and smoother client behavior during network disruptions.
Developed by:
@OceanSlim
Source:

GitHub
Release GRAINπΎ v0.4.11 Β· 0ceanSlim/grain
Critical Reliability Fixes & Client Configuration
Released: [Release Date]
Commit: [Commit Hash]
Full Changelog: v0.4.1...v0.4.11
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π 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.
Iβm 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 thirty-fifth recap, share your tips and suggestions for the next weekly #nostrrecap, and letβs keep #grownostr together.
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π Credits
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Thank you
@Jurjen de Vries for giving me this idea!
A big shoutout to
@rabble for his generous patronage!
Thank you, my brother
@Samalka Hansana for helping me to make the graphic stuff in this recap!
Recap by
@Nomishka