2025 was a blast for NWC ecosystem: dozens of wallets and apps integrated the USB-C of Bitcoin wallets and apps. In the first update of 2026, we bring you 1 new wallet, 9 new products with NWC support, 4 new dev tools and 1 new NWC-adjacent protocol! Let's dive in 🤿 --- With the latest release, finally @ZEUS allows you to connect your wallet to any NWC app. For a while now you can also connect any other NWC wallet or node to Zeus. It really became an NWC powerhouse! --- We've got 3 new wallet interfaces for your NWC wallets: - @LaWallet that let's you connect your wallet to BOLT card, - @Portal Technologies, Inc. app combines NWC with Nostr identity - Tides, new Nostr messanger browser extension

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GitHub - arbadacarbaYK/Tides: Nostr Messenger Browser Extension For Chrome

Nostr Messenger Browser Extension For Chrome. Contribute to arbadacarbaYK/Tides development by creating an account on GitHub.

--- We got another exchange with NWC intergation! @Bitcoin Well, US & Canada exchange, allows you now to seamlessly withdraw your purchased bitcoin straight into your NWC wallets --- Now this one is exciting: @npub1musq...v5kr , bitcoin payment infrastructure provider, allows merchants to accept bitcoin in-store and online payments directly to connected NWC wallets. --- Bitinfrashop, winner of @Geyser NWC hackathon, allows for automated recurring Bitcoin subscriptions between shop owners and BTCPay Server admins powered by NWC. Think Stripe Subscriptions, but Bitcoin and Nostr-native.

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GitHub - NodeDiver/bitinfrashop: Enable automated monthly subscription payments via NWC for BTCPayServer users

Enable automated monthly subscription payments via NWC for BTCPayServer users - NodeDiver/bitinfrashop

--- @Sat Sorter helps you take control of your finances by giving every satoshi a specific purpose before you spend it. It's the ultimate bitcoin budgeting app. Give it a try with your NWC wallet! --- We also got a new social media app: @npub1lumr...kzfc is a platform for sharing images, built on the Nostr protocol --- Another NWC hackathon submission was Ricochet: a tool that helps drives meaningful engagement on Nostr by allowing you to create promotional campaigns for Nostr notes that reward engagement and conversations.

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GitHub - steliosrammos/ricochet: Promote notes and reward conversations on Nostr.

Promote notes and reward conversations on Nostr. Contribute to steliosrammos/ricochet development by creating an account on GitHub.

--- Now let's see 4 new dev tools: - Nostr PHP client implementation

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GitHub - dsbaars/nostr-php-nwc: Nostr Wallet Connect (NIP-47) implementation in PHP (nostr-php)

Nostr Wallet Connect (NIP-47) implementation in PHP (nostr-php) - dsbaars/nostr-php-nwc

- NWC Faucet for creating test wallets / dummy NWC connections for rapid app development and testing

NWC Faucet

- NWC Playground to connect and test Nostr Wallet Connect commands

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NWC Playground - Nostr Wallet Connect Testing Interface

Test and explore Nostr Wallet Connect (NWC) commands in a developer-friendly playground. Connect your Lightning wallet and execute NWC methods.

- Portal SDK - Nostr-based authentication and payment SDK allowing applications to authenticate users and process payments through Nostr and Lightning Network

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GitHub - PortalTechnologiesInc/lib: Portal protocol implementation in Rust

Portal protocol implementation in Rust. Contribute to PortalTechnologiesInc/lib development by creating an account on GitHub.

--- Last but not least, we got Cashu Wallet Connect, an NWC protocol extension that supports @Cashu wallets. It maintains NWC compatibility while adding native Cashu token operations, multi-mint support, and NUT-18 payment requests.

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wally/SPECIFICATION.md at master · Origami74/wally

Contribute to Origami74/wally development by creating an account on GitHub.

--- We just can't imagine how NWC landscape will look like at the beginning on next year. See all list of NWC wallet, products and tools on Awesome NWC repo:

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GitHub - getAlby/awesome-nwc: Curated list of awesome projects implementing Nostr Wallet Connect (NWC)

Curated list of awesome projects implementing Nostr Wallet Connect (NWC) - getAlby/awesome-nwc