Nostr Compass #20 is out. GitWorkshop ships an in-browser PR merge button, Stars and repository following, a bandwidth-efficient git explorer, and kind 1111 inline code review comments. Routstrd launches a local daemon that routes inference requests across Nostr providers and settles with Cashu. Tagged releases: ngit v2.4.2, Wisp v1.0.0, grain v0.5.2/v0.5.3, Mostro Core v0.10.0, Mostro Mobile v1.2.5, marmot-ts v0.5.0, CruxCoach v0.1.3, Meiso v1.3.0, applesauce 6.0.0, NoorNote, Nostria, and more. Unreleased work covers Amethyst Nests MoQ interop, nostream NIP-65/NWC, FIPS udp:nat bootstrap, strfry observability, Sprout owner attestations, and Zap Cooking recipe packs. The issue closes with Six Nostr Aprils, a retrospective from 2021 through 2026.

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Nostr Compass #19 is out. Amethyst merges 57 PRs across Marmot MIP-00/01/05 compliance, first-class NIP-72 communities, NIP-75 zap goals on live streams, a new MoQ-transport audio rooms stack, and the Amy CLI for cross-client Marmot interop. TollGate v0.1.0 pins its spec set for pay-per-use internet access over Nostr and Cashu. nostream merges 53 PRs covering NIP-45 COUNT, NIP-62 vanish, complete NIP-11 parity, and query hardening. The Formstr suite (Pollerama, Formstr forms, Nostr Calendar) lands 26 PRs across security hardening and RRULE support. Forgesworn publishes a 29-repo cryptographic toolkit for Nostr covering signing, identity, attestations, web-of-trust, and paid-API discovery. This week's deep dives cover NIP-72 (moderated communities) and NIP-57 (zaps). View article →

Nostr Compass Podcast #18 is OUT Protocol and client updates across the ecosystem: Amethyst's Tor and C secp256k1 work, Snort v0.5.0-v0.5.3 security and performance changes, and NIP-34 plus NIP-63a progress, and MORE in the latest episode. https://podcast.nostrcompass.org/naddr1qvzqqqr4vcpzqa6e2nmnzsgjfzdy520vdy4hywr06c9ue6crpr2zxyq749uu275qqyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnwdaehgu3wvfskueqpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduqp7etsd9ek7er995cnwdek8q6nyd33xycrzwpdvfhhsdmrvaskgwg4qh8dk Guests this week: Tim Bouma (@Tim Bouma) Vinney (@vinney...axkl) Javier (@J.G.Montoya.Hodl) Hodlbod (@hodlbod) Max (@Max) #podcast #nostr

Nostr Compass Podcast #17 is out. Amethyst ships v1.08.0 "Arti Tor," migrating from C Tor bindings to the Rust-based Arti implementation, and merges a full pure Kotlin MLS and Marmot stack into Quartz, opening the door to iOS. Amber v6.0.0-pre1 adds per-connection NIP-46 signing keys so a compromised client can't impersonate the signer elsewhere. NIP-58 Badges merge a kind migration: Profile Badges move to replaceable kind 10008, and Titan launches a native nsite:// desktop browser with Bitcoin name registration. Plus: Nostur video recording, Shosho Shows with OBS integration, Notedeck Zapstore self-update, Nostria native mobile, Nostr VPN exit nodes, Nymchat NIP-17 group chats with rotating keys, and 7 open NIP proposals including NIP-AC WebRTC calls, NIP-340 FROST Quorum, and ephemeral gift wraps. Deep dives into NIP-17 (Private Direct Messages) and NIP-46 (Nostr Remote Signing). https://podcast.nostrcompass.org/naddr1qvzqqqr4vcpzqa6e2nmnzsgjfzdy520vdy4hywr06c9ue6crpr2zxyq749uu275qqyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnwdaehgu3wvfskueqpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduqp7etsd9ek7er995cnwdekxvmrxv3hxv6nxvfdxp4x7vrx89n8saqdexyh5 #podcast #nostr

Nostr Compass #18 is out. Amethyst merges 29 PRs including desktop Tor support, a custom C secp256k1 implementation, WebRTC voice and video calls, and multi-wallet NWC. Snort ships v0.5.0 through v0.5.3 with a security audit, batched WASM verification, and a rewritten message system. nstrfy launches as a Nostr-native push notification app replacing Firebase with kind 7741 relay events. This week's deep dives cover NIP-29 (relay-based groups) and NIP-90 (data vending machines). View article →

Nostr Compass #17 is out. Amethyst ships Arti Tor in v1.08.0 and writes a full Kotlin implementation of MLS and Marmot in its Quartz library, removing all native C/Rust dependencies and opening the door to iOS via Kotlin Multiplatform. Nymchat reverts from Marmot to enhanced NIP-17 with rotating ephemeral keys after multi-device sync issues. Titan v0.1.0 launches a native nsite:// browser resolving human-readable names via Bitcoin, Nostr relays, and Blossom servers. Nostr VPN ships exit node support across six releases. Snort ships a security audit with NIP-46 relay forgery protection. Primal Android adds wallet multi-account sharing. Bikel v1.5.0 adds native foreground service for de-Googled phones. Sprout (Block) adds NIP-01, NIP-23, and NIP-33 support. OpenSats announces 16th wave of Nostr grants: Amethyst Desktop, Nostr Mail, Nostrord, and Nurunuru. Protocol: NIP-58 badge kind migration and NIP-34 follow lists merged. NIP-AC (P2P calls), NIP-340 (FROST threshold signing), NIP-5D (web applets), NIP-5C (WASM scrolls) proposed. NIP deep dives: NIP-17 (Private DMs) and NIP-46 (Remote Signing). 30+ projects covered. View article →

Nostr Compass Podcast #16 is out. Amethyst ships six releases in three days, adding pinned notes, NIP-86 relay management, and NIP-62 Request to Vanish. NIP-5A merges, defining how to host static websites under Nostr keypairs using Blossom storage. White Noise fixes relay churn with quorum-based publishing and scoped ephemeral sessions. Flotilla adds voice rooms, email login, and proof-of-work DMs. Nymchat adopts Marmot for MLS-encrypted group chats with NIP-17 fallback. nospeak launches 1.0 as a no-signup encrypted messenger. Calendar by Form* reaches v1.0.0, Amber adds mnemonic recovery, and Schemata ships 21 PRs across four releases. Plus: Nostr VPN roster sync, Igloo FROST threshold signing on iOS, Nalgorithm relevance-ranked feeds, TENEX RAG vector stores, and 10 open NIP proposals including agent reputation, paid API announcements, and LNURL-auth key derivation. Deep dives into NIP-5A (Static Websites) and NIP-62 (Request to Vanish) with @Tim Bouma , @marcan0, @vinney...axkl, @hodlbod, @calvadev⚡️, @Max and @VincenzoImp. https://podcast.nostrcompass.org/naddr1qvzqqqr4vcpzqa6e2nmnzsgjfzdy520vdy4hywr06c9ue6crpr2zxyq749uu275qqyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnwdaehgu3wvfskueqpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduqp7etsd9ek7er995cnwde4xvmnydf3xcunsded095hq7ngvaenxusjnh9wl #podcast #nostr

Nostr Compass #16 is out. Amethyst v1.07.0 through v1.07.5 adds pinned notes, NIP-86 relay management, and NIP-62 Request to Vanish support. Flotilla v1.7.0 ships voice rooms and email login, while Nymchat adopts the Marmot protocol for MLS-encrypted group chats with NIP-17 fallback. NIP-5A (Static Websites) merges into the NIPs repository, defining how to host websites under Nostr keypairs using Blossom storage. This issue digs into NIP-5A and NIP-62 (Request to Vanish). View article →

Nostr Compass Podcast #15 is published: Pip, Abh3po, Pete and Max walk through the biggest stories from [Newsletter #15](https://nostrcompass.org/en/newsletters/2026-03-25-newsletter/), from Primal's new Follow Packs and BigBrotr's relay-scale nsec leak analysis to nostr-vpn, peer-to-peer DOOM, and a dense week of client and protocol releases. The second half of the episode moves from weekly updates into a longer retrospective, tracing what happened in Nostr each March from 2021 through 2026. That arc runs from fiatjaf making two protocol commits in March 2021 to a March 2026 ecosystem where VPNs, games, signers, CI pipelines, and agent proposals all coexist on the same event-and-relay model. https://podcast.nostrcompass.org/naddr1qvzqqqr4vcpzqa6e2nmnzsgjfzdy520vdy4hywr06c9ue6crpr2zxyq749uu275qqyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnwdaehgu3wvfskueqpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduqp7etsd9ek7er995cnwde58yurvdfhxymnzwpdvdh8seejx33hy6cx7jpaf #podcast #nostr

Podcast #14 is out: wallet clients broaden NWC support, Notedeck moves release discovery onto Nostr, relay behavior gets more adaptive, and we close with deep dives into NIP-94 and NIP-54. https://podcast.nostrcompass.org/naddr1qvzqqqr4vcpzqa6e2nmnzsgjfzdy520vdy4hywr06c9ue6crpr2zxyq749uu275qqyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnwdaehgu3wvfskueqpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduqp7etsd9ek7er995cnwde5xccn2v35xqurgdpdv4hx76n6v9hhxasuyksuk #podcast #nostr

Nostr Compass #15 is out. Primal followed its 3.0 wallet release with Follow Packs, zap enrichment, and `primalconnect://` deep links, while BigBrotr scanned 41 million events across 1,085 relays and found 16,599 valid private keys. Martti Malmi's nostr-vpn shipped 11 releases in seven days, and Vector open-sourced multiplayer DOOM over Nostr while FIPS added Tor transport, reproducible builds, and a Nostr relay sidecar example. This issue closes with Five Years of Nostr Marches, tracing the protocol from two March 2021 commits to VPNs, git forges, and multiplayer games in 2026. View article →

Podcast #13 is out. We cover Shopstr and Milk Market's MCP commerce push plus NIP-42 relay auth across the stack. We also dig into Route96, Samizdat, and this week's releases. Then we close with deep dives on NIP-49 and NIP-70. Read the issue at nostrcompass.org. https://podcast.nostrcompass.org/naddr1qvzqqqr4vcpzqa6e2nmnzsgjfzdy520vdy4hywr06c9ue6crpr2zxyq749uu275qqyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnwdaehgu3wvfskueqpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduqp7etsd9ek7er995cnwde5xv6rsdph8qmnjv3dw4mkzut5xcukw7s0pud9g #podcast #nostra

Nostr Compass Podcast #12 is out. We unpack outbox benchmarks, ContextVM's MCP, and MDK's public release. We also run through this week's releases and NIP updates. Then we trace five Februaries of Nostr from the 2021 rewrite to 2026 infrastructure growth. Read the issue at nostrcompass.org. https://podcast.nostrcompass.org/naddr1qvzqqqr4vcpzqa6e2nmnzsgjfzdy520vdy4hywr06c9ue6crpr2zxyq749uu275qqyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnwdaehgu3wvfskueqpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduqp7etsd9ek7er995cnwde5xqurgwphxscnjwpdd4shjurp0q6x76sy36rd6 #podcast #nostr

Nostr Compass #14 is out. Amethyst expands NWC. Notedeck turns signed NIP-94 events into app updates. Relay routing gets sharper across Damus, Nostur, and Outbox. We also dig into NIP-94 and NIP-54. Read it here: View article →

Nostr Compass #13 is out. Shopstr and Milk Market open MCP commerce surfaces. Samizdat ships Android alpha, and NIP-42 relay auth reaches Amber and strfry. View article →

Nostr Compass Podcast #11 is out. This week: FIPS ships a working Rust mesh network using Nostr keypairs. White Noise v0.3.0 brings real-time messaging and Amber signer support. HAVEN v1.2.0 adds multi-npub relay hosting with JSONL backup. Burrow launches MLS messaging for AI agents and humans. Plus diVine 1.0.5, Pika, Ridestr, Coracle, Nostur, nak, Unfiltered, and Nostria Signer Extension. NIP updates: NIP-85 service provider discovery, NIP-29 drops unmanaged groups, NIP-11 removes deprecated fields, NIP-39 moves identity tags. Four AI agent NIPs progress. NIP-144 and NIP-DC open. Deep dives into NIP-55 (Android Signer Application) and NIP-60 (Cashu Wallet). https://podcast.nostrcompass.org/naddr1qvzqqqr4vcpzqa6e2nmnzsgjfzdy520vdy4hywr06c9ue6crpr2zxyq749uu275qqyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnwdaehgu3wvfskueqpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduqp7etsd9ek7er995cnwdej8ymn2dfhxqmnwdedxpk8zdmsw56hqagsrwap2 #podcast #nostr

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Nostr Compass Podcast #10 is out. This week: Blossom local cache from 4 independent projects, competing AI agent NIPs from joelklabo and pablof7z, Alby's NWC sandbox, FROST threshold signing on Android, decentralized map tiles over Nostr, Mostro's built-in Lightning wallet, and deep dives into NIP-85 Trusted Assertions and NIP-52 Calendar Events. https://podcast.nostrcompass.org/naddr1qvzqqqr4vcpzqa6e2nmnzsgjfzdy520vdy4hywr06c9ue6crpr2zxyq749uu275qqyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnwdaehgu3wvfskueqpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduqp7etsd9ek7er995cnwde38ymrydfexcmrzwpdv3cxumpe8pa8z7qvpm54w #podcast #nostr