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#1 🧠 Quote of the Week
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@Space Dog
“Nostr is the most wholesome community in the internet.”
#quote_nostr_recap
Nostr Recap
recap@nostr.eco
npub1etjm...nr68
⚡ Your weekly dose of Nostr, delivered fresh every Monday! 🚀 | Nostr Recap – Split Edition 🔥 | Stay in the loop, stay ahead! 🌎 #NostrRecap
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#3 🌱 Ecosystem Growth
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Nostr is growing fast!
Overview
Pubkeys: 44535020
Users: 1192736
Trusted users: 195964
Events: 606526111
Posts: 160882484
Zaps: 5418739
Zap amount: 2521736791 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 900 relays online in more than 40 countries at the moment.
During last week:
Total zaps: 35,202, compared to 38,343 zaps the week before
Total zap senders: 750, compared to 1,114 plebs the week before
Total zap receivers: 172, compared to 293 plebs the week before
Total zap amount: 10,235,498, compared to 9,592,827 sats the week before
Total events: 2,277,641, compared to 2,509,074 events the week before
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
Total zap senders: 750, compared to 1,114 plebs the week before
Total zap receivers: 172, compared to 293 plebs the week before
Total zap amount: 10,235,498, compared to 9,592,827 sats the week before
Total events: 2,277,641, compared to 2,509,074 events the week before
Many thanks to https://stats.nostr.band/ 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...
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#6 📰 Nostr in the Media
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1. Bitcoin Asia Yakihonne Side Event
@YakiHonne
2. How to earn Bitcoin without a large following with Nostr
#media_nostr_recap
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#9 🛠️ Tools, Updates and Releases
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1. Amethyst - v1.03.0: Built-in video recording
Amethyst is a Nostr client for Android, and this release adds built-in video recording with a new “record and post video” button. This update improves live streaming by activating streams in the top feed bubble, enhances visibility of authors, and enables custom TextToSpeech engines. It also fixes crashing relay URIs, relay settings duplication, and streaming flag issues while improving crash report handling. Other refinements include better URL error handling, memory management for follow lists, basic support for expiring DMs, and smoother posting, streaming, and relay management.
Developed by: @Vitor Pamplona, @⚡ Dee Kay ⚡🇸🇪🇬🇧🇨🇿🇧🇷🇦🇹, @KotlinGeek
Source:
2. Coracle - 0.6.20
Coracle is an experimental Nostr client designed to harness the power of multiple relays, letting users browse, filter, zap, and create custom feeds for a personalized Nostr experience. This latest release fixes duplicate follow actions in onboarding, feed controls changing themselves, long-form topic chips, and a scroll bug. It also removes global feeds, ensures only non-muted events count in reply counts, improves Zap receipt fetching, and fixes the "show anyway" button behavior.
Developed by: @hodlbod
Source:
3. Nowser - 1.3.0
Nowser is a secure Nostr key management and signing app for iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, and Linux, supporting multiple authentication methods. This release includes Android shortcut image resizing, fixes for download status updates and web app client issues (Following.space, Nostter), sets Android WebView dark mode, changes the default NESC relay, upgrades the Flutter version, and applies various UI and bug fixes.
Developed by: @DASHU
Source:
4. Oxchat App - v1.4.11
0xchat App is a secure messaging application built on the Nostr protocol, enabling private and decentralized communication without relying on central servers. The latest release, v1.4.11, removes MLS group functionality, adds support for the Urdu language, and fixes several bugs to improve overall stability and user experience.
Developed by: @water783
Source:
5. Coop - v0.2.5
Coop is a simple, fast, and reliable Nostr client designed for secure messaging across all platforms. This release addresses performance issues by fixing high CPU usage and correcting the handling of list indices, resulting in smoother and more efficient operation. This was the latest release, and there was also a release of v0.2.4 last week.
Developed by: @npub1zfss...w445
Source:
6. Primal Android App - 2.5.8
Primal Android App is Primal’s Nostr client for Android devices, offering a seamless way to connect and engage on Nostr. This release introduces full wallet support for NWC with features like balance tracking, transaction history, invoice creation, and payments, along with a new live streaming player. This update also delivers a visual facelift and important stability fixes for an improved user experience.
Developed by: Aleksandar Ilic
Source:
7. Nostr Ynstant Messenger (NYM) - v1.9.11
Nostr Ynstant Messenger is a lightweight ephemeral chat client built on the Nostr protocol, designed for anonymous and temporary messaging with integration to Bitchat. This release introduces a hotfix that highlights a user’s own messages and adds a new Bitchat-style theme with multicolored users, enhancing both usability and the overall chat experience. This was the latest release, and there were also releases of v1.8.11, v1.8.10, v1.7.9, v1.6.9, v1.5.9, v1.5.8, v1.5.7, and v1.5.6 last week.
Developed by: @Luxas
Source:
#tools_nostr_recap
GitHub
Release Release v1.03.0: Built-in video recording · vitorpamplona/amethyst
#Amethyst v1.03.0: Built-in video recording
New Features:
Adds "record and post video" button to new Post Screens by @npub1e2yuky03caw4ke3zy68lg0f...
GitHub
Release 0.6.20 · coracle-social/coracle
What's Changed
Fix duplicate follow actions in onboarding
Fix feed controls changing themselves
Fix long form topic chips
Remove global feeds
Only...
GitHub
Release 1.3.0 · haorendashu/nowser
Nowser version 1.3.0 release!
change list:
Android shortcut image resized.
Fix download status not update bug.
Set webview dark mode at android.
C...
GitHub
Release v1.4.11 release · 0xchat-app/0xchat-app-main
Removed MLS group
Added support for Urdu language
Fixed several bugs
GitHub
Release Release v0.2.5 · lumehq/coop
What's Changed
chore: fix high cpu usage and incorrect use of list indices by @reyamir in #135
Full Changelog: v0.2.4...v0.2.5
GitHub
Release Primal 2.5.8 · PrimalHQ/primal-android-app
Features
Implemented full wallet support for NWC incl. balance, transactions list, transaction details, create an invoice, pay to invoice, etc;
Im...
GitHub
Release v1.9.11 · Spl0itable/NYM
Hotfix: your own messages are highlighted
New: bitchat style theme (multi-colored users)
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#10 🎁 Developer Tools, Updates and Releases
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1. Dart Nostr Development Kit (NDK) - v0.5.1
Dart Nostr Development Kit (NDK) is a Dart library that streamlines building on Nostr by providing tools and utilities for developers. The latest release includes fixes for parsing rumor events without signatures, dependency updates, and improvements to NIP-46 support with bunkers, mock remote signer, tests, and event signer. It also adds user agent configuration, documentation updates, an AI guide, caching fixes, and overall stability enhancements.
Developed by: @leo, @Russell, @fmar
Source:
2. Nostr Game Engine (ngengine) - 0.1.1
Ngengine is a game engine and framework for building games and applications integrated with the Nostr ecosystem and peer-to-peer networking. This release introduces numerous bug fixes and improvements, with the standout feature being in-game advertising powered by the Nostrads protocol, enabling privacy-friendly and permissionless ads within the Nostr ecosystem.
Developed by: @rblb
Source:
#dev-tools_nostr_recap
GitHub
Release Release v0.5.1 · relaystr/ndk
What's Changed
fix parsing rumor event with no sig by @1-leo in #203
Update dependencies by @nogringo in #204
Update dependencies by @nogringo in ...
GitHub
Release 0.1.1 · NostrGameEngine/ngengine
This release brings many bug fixes and improvements, but the standout feature is in-game advertising powered by the nostrads protocol, designed to ...
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#1 🧠 Quote of the Week
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@Erik Cason
“Believe it or not, nostr is a space of compassion and holding, where all of the sins of the contemporary world can be held and honored for just what they are.”
#quote_nostr_recap
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#3 🌱 Ecosystem Growth
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Nostr is growing fast!
Overview
- Pubkeys: 44195894
- Users: 1190920
- Trusted users: 198005
- Events: 601721394
- Posts: 159220707
- Zaps: 5348235
- Zap amount: 2500720810 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: 41,801, compared to 37,572 zaps the week before
- Total zap senders: 992, compared to 1,020 plebs the week before
- Total zap receivers: 302, compared to 223 plebs the week before
- Total zap amount: 9,043,018, compared to 7,993,947 sats the week before
- Total events: 3,004,144, compared to 3,212,297 events the week before
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
- Total zap senders: 992, compared to 1,020 plebs the week before
- Total zap receivers: 302, compared to 223 plebs the week before
- Total zap amount: 9,043,018, compared to 7,993,947 sats the week before
- Total events: 3,004,144, compared to 3,212,297 events the week before
Many thanks to https://stats.nostr.band/ 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...
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#4 🎓 Educational Guides
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1. Getting Started with MKStack: How to Build Nostr Apps Fast
@Derek Ross
2. Revolutionizing Website Building with AI & Nostr Using Shakespeare
3. Nostr for iOS Noobs
4. Nostr & Digital Sovereignty
@Jordi Llonch Esteve
#education_nostr_recap
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#6 📰 Nostr in the Media
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1. You must watch this story to realize the importance of Nostr
2. Bitcoin, Tunestr, Nostr, & the Future of Independent Music. Podcast
@OpenMike, @JoeFi, @npub1q58h...ncdc, @tcBitcoin
3. Nice Nostr Ad on Twitter/X
4. Nostr is getting more popular among people than X
#media_nostr_recap
X (formerly Twitter)
Nostr Bob (@nostrbob) on X
Latest #nostr video drop, check it out!
"Control your media, control your message"
Nostr
https://t.co/ZtfCcBOrG9
https://t.co/T8NTZEteMe

X (formerly Twitter)
Bitcoin District Próspera (@BitcoinProspera) on X
We're much more on Nostr than X these days...
Now even #bitchat is powered by this freedom protocol. Can you spot our dot? 🟢
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#10 🎁 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:
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:
#dev-tools_nostr_recap
GitHub
Release v0.1.0 · 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
Fixing NIP01 sear...
GitHub
Release 1.2.0 · 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.
getRelays met...
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#1 🧠 Quote of the Week
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@ODELL
“as the internet gets further infested with ai slop, the nostr webs of trust we are building out today become much more important”
#quote_nostr_recap
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#3 🌱 Ecosystem Growth
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Nostr is growing fast!
Overview
Pubkeys: 43487306
Users: 1178329
Trusted users: 199892
Events: 579234889
Posts: 150980577
Zaps: 5108880
Zap amount: 2059699059 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 this week:
Total zaps: 27,793, compared to 31,377 zaps the week before
Total zap amount: 6,778,841, compared to 6,453,547 sats the week before
Total events: 2,933,211, compared to 3,156,552 events the week before
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
Total zap amount: 6,778,841, compared to 6,453,547 sats the week before
Total events: 2,933,211, compared to 3,156,552 events the week before
Many thanks to https://stats.nostr.band/ 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...
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#4 🎓 Educational Guide
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1. How to find your friends on Nostr with follow packs
@paul keating
#education_nostr_recap
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#6 📰 Nostr in the Media
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1. NOSTR Telegram with MLS encryption
@JeffG , @Ben Arc
2. Decentralizing social media speech of @Derek Ross & @Sirius
3. Why Nostr will beat X
@Jake Woodhouse
4. Nostr is the future
@₿en Wehrman
#media_nostr_recap
X (formerly Twitter)
Jake Woodhouse (@jakewoodhouseio) on X
Why Nostr Will Beat X
w/ @jordi_llonch
X (formerly Twitter)
₿en Wehrman (@benwehrman) on X
PSA: you will never get free speech on a centralized platform that has the ability to delete any content/accts they don't like
You are a RENTER he...