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nostrrecap 7 months ago
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nostrrecap 7 months ago
=============================== #7 ⚡ 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: 127 Sats Earned: 140k View quoted note → 2. Zaps Received: 104 Sats Earned: 75k View quoted note → 3. Zaps Received: 79 Sats Earned: 91k View quoted note → 💰 Top 3: Most Sats 1. Sats Earned: 140k Zaps Received: 127 View quoted note → 2. Sats Earned: 91k Zaps Received: 79 View quoted note → 3. Sats Earned: 75k Zaps Received: 104 View quoted note → #most-zapped_nostr_recap
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nostrrecap 7 months ago
================================== #9 🛠️ Tools, Updates and Releases ================================== 1. Nostratui - New Tool Nostratui is a terminal user interface (TUI) for browsing Nostr posts, built in Rust. It offers a minimalist and efficient way to interact with the Nostr network directly from the command line, making it ideal for users who prefer a lightweight, keyboard-driven experience. Developed by: Adam Source: 2. Shosho - New Tool Shosho is a mobile app that lets you live stream from your camera and chat with friends and followers on Nostr in real time. It uses RTMP to stream video to zap.stream servers while announcing the stream on the Nostr network, creating an experience similar to Facebook Live but fully decentralized and built on Nostr. Developed by: @Rod Source: 3. Yumyume - 0.7.0 - Mezze Platter with Labneh, Olives & Spiced Lamb Yumyume is a free, open-source, decentralized social bookmarking tool built on Nostr, designed to help users save and share bookmarks with full data ownership. This release adds detailed bookmark and URL pages, improved tagging and faster feeds, and updates the bookmarklet to Kind 39701 for NIP-B0 compliance. Onboarding is now smoother with dynamic return URLs, and tag formatting issues have been fixed, making bookmarking on Nostr more seamless, insightful, and user-friendly. 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: 4. Futr - v0.3.0 Futr is a desktop Nostr client written in Haskell and Qt5, offering a responsive and polished cross-platform experience. This release adds Windows 10 support, rich media viewing for images and videos, threaded conversations with nested comments, improved chat and profile features, smoother scrolling, and better error handling. These updates make browsing, interacting, and messaging on Nostr faster, more intuitive, and accessible to both Windows and Linux users. Developed by: @Sascha-Oliver Prolić Source: 5. Voyage - v0.17.5 Voyage is a lightweight Nostr client for Android, designed for speed and simplicity on mobile devices. This release improves performance by no longer fetching or displaying upvote counts and removes forced handling of kind 1111 replies. These changes streamline the app, making it faster and more efficient for everyday Nostr use on Android. Developed by: @dluvian Source: 6. Alby Lightning Browser Extension - v3.12.0 Herbig-Haro 24 Alby Lightning Browser Extension is a powerful Bitcoin Lightning extension that integrates Lightning, Nostr, Liquid, and on-chain features directly into the browser, acting as both a wallet interface and key signer. This release, "Herbig-Haro 24," introduces improved onboarding for master and Nostr keys, a new Wallet Settings menu for easier configuration, a refined UI and copy for better user experience, removal of the "batteries" feature, and numerous backend improvements, including code cleanups, documentation updates, and workflow optimizations. Developed by: @Moritz, Vara Rahul Rajana, @Deleted Account, Achal Jhawar, Pavan Joshi Source: 7. 0xchat App - v1.4.10 0xchat App is a mobile Nostr client for iOS and Android that enables private and public messaging. In this release, new support was added for creating MLS private groups, enhancing encrypted group chats. Several bugs were fixed, including issues with NIP-29 group type settings, ecash signing via Amber, relay duplication, and rare key package retrieval errors. This update improves both privacy features and reliability, making it a noteworthy addition to a Nostr user-focused recap. Developed by: @water783 Source: 8. Runstr - v0.4.7 - Bug Squashing Runstr is a running app built on the Nostr protocol that tracks fitness and shares data privately on Nostr. This release improves step tracking accuracy, enhances privacy by limiting data sharing and relay use, refines reward payouts via Lightning Address discovery, and fixes UI issues on CalyxOS and GrapheneOS. It also adds better workout time accuracy and a skip countdown option, making it a notable Nostr-integrated fitness tool. This is the latest release and there were some more minor releases within this week. Developed by: @TheWildHustle Source: #tools_nostr_recap
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=========================================== #10 🎁 Developer Tools, updates and Guides =========================================== 1. NIPs on Nostr - New Developer tool NIPs on Nostr is a website that lets users view official Nostr Implementation Possibilities (NIPs) and publish custom NIPs directly to the Nostr network. It makes exploring and contributing to the Nostr protocol easier and more decentralized. Developed by: @Alex Gleason Source: 2. Dart Nostr Development Kit (NDK) - v0.4.0 Dart Nostr Development Kit (NDK) is a Dart library that simplifies and enhances Nostr app development, especially for Flutter projects. This release introduces performance improvements, NIP feature support (like NIP-59 and NIP-51), enhanced relay filtering, better error handling, async broadcasting, and expanded NWC (Nostr Wallet Connect) capabilities. These updates make the library more robust and flexible, enabling developers to build faster, more reliable Nostr apps with advanced features. Developed by: @leo, @fmar, @npub1cp3v...lakk, Kieran Source: #dev-tools_nostr_recap
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nostrrecap 7 months ago
================================ #1 🧠 Quote of the Week ================================ @Derek Ross “Nostr is not your backup identity when centralized and legacy platforms fail you. Nostr is your identity. You own it. You're in control of it. Full stop.” #quote_nostr_recap
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nostrrecap 7 months ago
=================================== #3 🌱 Ecosystem Growth =================================== 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 1000 relays online in more than 40 countries. During this week: Total zaps: 40,409, compared to 34,933 zaps the week before image Total zap amount: 12,095,130, compared to 7,083,150 sats the week before image Total events: 2,787,200, compared to 2,578,036 events the week before image Many thanks to https://stats.nostr.band/ by @brugeman, all the contributors of and https://nostr.watch/ for providing these insights. #eco-growth_nostr_recap
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================================= #4 🎓 Educational Guide ================================= - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1. How to enable Blossom with @primal - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - @paul keating #education_nostr_recap
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nostrrecap 7 months ago
================================= #6 📰 Nostr in the Media ================================= - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1. The real revolution is on Nostr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - @primal - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2. From centralization to #decentralization - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - @mar - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3. @finity posted a song on #Nostr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://x.com/Bitcoinfinity/status/1926617332706619767 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4. An amazing blog with freedom - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://gimmy.blog/desocial #media_nostr_recap
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nostrrecap 7 months ago
=============================== #7 ⚡ 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 nostriches from last week, showcasing creators who received the most engagement: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 🔥 Top 3: Most Zapped - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1. Name: @ODELL Zaps Received: 697 Sats Earned: 115k 2. Name: @corndalorian Zaps Received: 676 Sats Earned: 82k 3. Name: @utxo the webmaster 🧑‍💻 Zaps Received: 560 Sats Earned: 43k - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 🔥 Top 3: Most Zappers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1. Name: @The21 Zaps Sent: 1381 Sats Spent: 29k 2. Name: @₿oniz23⚡️🏴‍☠️🇮🇹 Zaps Sent: 430 Sats Spent: 1k 3. Name: @onway⚡️bitcoin Zaps Sent: 337 Sats Spent: 17k - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 💰 Top 3: Most Sats Received - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1. Name: @SATsStandard Sats Earned: 1M Zaps Received: 127 2. Name: @Fountain Boost Bot Sats Earned: 753k Zaps Received: 419 3. Name: @ODELL Sats Earned: 115k Zaps Received: 697 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 💰 Top 3: Most Sats Sent - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1. Name: @Josef Marshall Sats Spent: 1M Zaps Sent: 135 2. Name: @Uno Sats Spent: 71k Zaps Sent: 28 3. Name: @Rod Palmer 📯 Bugle News #40HPW🎧 Sats Spent: 67k Zaps Sent: 31\ #most-zapped_nostr_recap
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================================================== #10 🎁 Developer Tools, updates and Guides ================================================== - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1. Nostr PHP - 1.8.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Nostr PHP is a helper library that makes it easier for developers to interact with the Nostr protocol using PHP. This release adds support for NIP-05 lookups, NIP-17 private direct messages, and additional metadata fields for profiles. It also includes a fix for NIP-44, improvements to relay handling via Relay and RelaySet methods, and the removal of the CLI tool from the library. These updates enhance protocol support, simplify integration, and give developers more flexibility when building Nostr-based PHP applications. Developed by: @Sebastix, @Djuri Source: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2. Noscrypt - 0.1.10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Noscrypt is a C-based cryptographic library tailored for Nostr applications. This release introduces versioned CI builds using a new semver format, modernizes Windows crypto API usage, and improves build configurations through updated Taskfiles and CMakePresets. It also updates mbedTLS to 3.6.3.1 and refreshes .NET dependencies for its wrapper. These changes enhance development workflow, ensure better compatibility, and lay groundwork for more stable builds in future updates. Developed by: Vaughn Nugent Source: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3. Rust Nostr - v0.42.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Rust Nostr is a high-level Rust library for building Nostr clients and services. This release brings major protocol updates, including a reworked NIP-46 module and a switch to NIP-44 encryption. It adds support for NIP-73 blockchain addresses, new crates for MLS messaging and storage, and relay monitoring. Deprecated protocols and outdated encryption methods were dropped, improving security, modularity, and compatibility with the evolving Nostr ecosystem. Developed by: @npub1drvp...seet, @reya, @npub1qqqq...ln03, Thomas Profelt, @Daniel D’Aquino, @JeffG Source: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4. Nostr Spring Boot Starter - v0.4.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - This starter project helps developers easily build Nostr-based applications using Spring Boot. This releases adds support for encrypted payloads (NIP-44) and gift wrap events (NIP-59), along with better handling of events missing tags. These enhancements simplify building secure, standards-compliant Nostr apps in Java while improving event filtering reliability. Developed by: Thebora Kompanioni Source: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5. Mostro Core - v0.6.40 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mostro Core is a Rust-based library that provides peer-to-peer and cryptographic functionality for decentralized applications, forming the foundation for the Mostro daemon. This release introduces encrypted database columns, enhances password handling and privacy logic, and adds a new, more readable crypto.rs module. Improvements also include refined encryption/decryption functions, better memory settings for Argon2, and smarter caching of identity keys. These updates boost security, reliability, and maintainability for developers building on the Mostro protocol. Developed by: @negrunch, @Pinball Wizard Source: #dev-tools_nostr_recap
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=========================== #1 🧠 Quote of the Week =========================== @paul keating “Healthy social media - Nostr Healthy computer - Daylight Healthy money - Bitcoin” #quote_nostr_recap
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=========================== #3 🌱 Ecosystem Growth =========================== 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 1000 relays online in more than 40 countries. During this week: Total zaps: 34,933, compared to 35,032 zaps the week before image Total zap amount: 7,083,150, compared to 7,019,551 sats the week before image Total events: 2,576,751, compared to 2,760,038 events the week before image Many thanks to https://stats.nostr.band/ by @brugeman and all the contributors of for providing these insights. #eco-growth_nostr_recap
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============================ #6 📰 Nostr in the Media ============================ 1. An unforgettable conversation with @rabble: From Twitter to Nostr 2. The Precious discussion with @Vitor Pamplona 3. Nostr, Surfing and Bitcoin inside the Bitcoin jungle 4. Paul Keating is using Daylight with Bitcoin #media_nostr_recap
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================================== #9 🛠️ Tools, Updates and Releases ================================== 1. Nostria - A Nostr Client - New tool A user-focused Nostr client designed for accessibility, performance, and scalability. It runs on both web and desktop platforms, offering a seamless experience for interacting with the Nostr network, with an emphasis on simplicity and global usability. Developed by: @SondreB Source: 2. YakBak - Voice Message Social Platform - New tool A voice-first social platform built on the Nostr protocol, enabling users to share and engage with voice messages. Developed using React and TypeScript, it offers a smooth and interactive experience tailored for audio-based communication within the decentralized Nostr ecosystem. Developed by: @Derek Ross Source: 3. Coracle - 0.6.17 Coracle is an experimental Nostr client focused on harnessing the power of multiple relays for a curated user experience. This release improves stability by fixing a crash in reaction notifications, adds a web of trust badge in DMs, makes usernames clickable in messages, reduces duplicate dependencies, and adds relays to the note options form, enhancing trust visibility, navigation, and relay control for users. This was the latest release, and there was release 0.6.16 also this week. Developed by: @hodlbod Source: 4. Amber - v3.4.1 Amber is a Nostr event signer for Android that keeps users' nsec keys securely isolated in a dedicated app. This release brings better Android compatibility by replacing deprecated APIs, improves performance and stability with a move to DataStore, adds temporary permission control, enhances QR code visibility, and fixes crashes and connection issues, resulting in a more secure, reliable, and user-friendly signing experience. This was the latest release, and there was the release of v3.4.0 also this week. Developed by: @greenart7c3 Source: #tools_nostr_recap
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=========================================== #10 🎁 Developer Tools, updates and Guides =========================================== 1. Servus - v0.1.11 Servus is a minimalist, all-in-one social media server packed into a single executable, serving as a CMS, personal Nostr relay, personal Blossom server, and NIP-05 server. This release introduces a theme API, content signing, and a cleaner admin interface, while dropping NIP-96 support and fixing Blossom OPTIONS headers. These updates enhance customization, security, and overall usability for self-hosted Nostr setups. Developed by: @npub1xvdg...am9l Source: #dev-tools_nostr_recap
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====================================== #11 🌐 Relay Updates and Releases ====================================== 1. Citrine - v0.8.0 Citrine is a Nostr relay for Android that enables any compatible client to send and receive events directly through the app. This release adds support for protected events and authentication, introduces options to disable pokey broadcasts and disable start on boot, and improves backup tracking, offering users more privacy, control, and flexibility in managing their mobile relay. Developed by: @greenart7c3 Source: #relays_nostr_recap
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nostrrecap 7 months ago
=========================== #1 🧠 Quote of the Week =========================== @ODELL “we need to replace github with an open alternative nostr seems like an ideal fit” #quote_nostr_recap
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nostrrecap 7 months ago
=========================== #3 🌱 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 running in more than 40 countries around the globe. During this week: Total zaps: 35,032, compared to 32,978 zaps the week before image Total zap amount: 7,019,551, compared to 7,363,298 sats the week before image Total events: 2,757,757, compared to 2,498,372 events the week before image Many thanks to https://stats.nostr.band/ by @brugeman and all the contributors of for providing these insights. #eco-growth_nostr_recap
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=========================================== #10 🎁 Developer Tools, updates and Guides =========================================== 1. Nostr Media - 0.13-beta Nostr Media is a WordPress plugin that lets you self-host images and media shared via your Nostr client. This release adds support for downloading media and mirroring files using Blossom (BUD-01, BUD-04). It supports uploads via NIP-96, NIP-98, and BUD-05, keeps originals, generates scaled versions, and integrates with the WordPress Media Library. Works well with the Modern Image Formats plugin for automatic WebP/AVIF conversion. There was the release of 0.12-beta this week too. Developed by: @Fabian Source: #dev-tools_nostr_recap