Nice recap, thank you! Nostr needs these - there’s simply too much going on and everyone is in a different time zone.
Will watch your posts for events worth archiving 🫡
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🗞️ The Latest the Nostr: Weekly Nostr Recap 🚀
19th May 2025
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24th Edition
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#1 🧠 Quote of the Week
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nostr:npub1spdnfacgsd7lk0nlqkq443tkq4jx9z6c6ksvaquuewmw7d3qltpslcq6j7
“Healthy social media - Nostr
Healthy computer - Daylight
Healthy money - Bitcoin”
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#2 🔥 Community Highlights
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1. Just 3 days left for nostr:npub1rjtrs7xqdvj3588r9njrexh2n750j7jdwx9qs543nutmdsj6ljaqpfmp8a 2025
2. The unwillingness of nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m with the term #sats
3. The #Nostr question
4. Proof of the #bitcoin payment
5. An Amazing talk with nostr:npub1ttgpyhr0rqgtplr8wf6h4p0wadse9sjkxdskedqehew4h0dep0msl2fwtm
6. The proof of lightning payment to #steaknshake
7. Nostria Publishment of nostr:npub1zl3g38a6qypp6py2z07shggg45cu8qex992xpss7d8zrl28mu52s4cjajh
8. A nostr:npub1purpleye8gzrzss99nzqqnemtf7g8xxj8p950nkyknnuqzycuh5qnazkzp meeting with 8 people
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#3 🌱 Ecosystem Growth
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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
- Total zap amount: 7,083,150, compared to 7,019,551 sats the week before
- Total events: 2,576,751, compared to 2,760,038 events the week before
Many thanks to https://stats.nostr.band/ by nostr:npub1xdtducdnjerex88gkg2qk2atsdlqsyxqaag4h05jmcpyspqt30wscmntxy and all the contributors of https://github.com/aljazceru/awesome-nostr for providing these insights.
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#4 🎓 Educational Guide
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1. How to use nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg article editor
2. Publish long form content on #Primal by nostr:npub1spdnfacgsd7lk0nlqkq443tkq4jx9z6c6ksvaquuewmw7d3qltpslcq6j7
nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg
https://x.com/primal_app/status/1923378668534898999
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#5 📅 Upcoming Events
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1. nostr:npub1rwh33t5x8n7czknhts5fg0v0fml8mkl7neaarksumkkf8d679qrqcz7avv in Las Vegas - Nostr lounge - May 2025
📅 Date: May 28 - 29, 2025
⏰ Time: At 1.00pm PDT
📍 Location: The Venetian Las Vegas
(3355 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89109, USA)
🤹♀️ Organizers:
nostr:npub18m76awca3y37hkvuneavuw6pjj4525fw90necxmadrvjg0sdy6qsngq955 (28th meetup) - nostr:npub1yaul8k059377u9lsu67de7y637w4jtgeuwcmh5n7788l6xnlnrgs3tvjmf, nostr:npub1fgz3pungsr2quse0fpjuk4c5m8fuyqx2d6a3ddqc4ek92h6hf9ns0mjeck, nostr:npub12gyrpse550melzx2ey69srfxlyd8svkxkg0mjcjkjr4zakqm2cnqwa3jj5
nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg (29th meetup) - nostr:npub16c0nh3dnadzqpm76uctf5hqhe2lny344zsmpm6feee9p5rdxaa9q586nvr, nostr:npub1zga04e73s7ard4kaektaha9vckdwll3y8auztyhl3uj764ua7vrqc7ppvc, nostr:npub1spdnfacgsd7lk0nlqkq443tkq4jx9z6c6ksvaquuewmw7d3qltpslcq6j7
🔗 Event: https://b.tc/conference/2025
nostr:naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzq0mhp4ja8fmy48zuk5p6uy37vtk8tx9dqdwcxm32sy8nsaa8gkeyqqu8jmm4wgkkwatfv3jj6ar094skcmpdw35xjmn8wvkkummnw3ez6ct5943xjarrda5kutfjxqer2ttvv9ej6an9vashxhc8rct
2. NOSTRBAMA Nostr Conference - July 2025
📅 Date: July 15 - 17, 2025
📍 Location: The Hatch (upstairs Haberdasher), 113 Dauphin Street. Mobile, Alabama.
🤹♀️ Organizers: nostr:npub1unm5skfa9x4drpq43pu2g00w6pzwvfhsa23z4j6aee7vghaygmkqwjtxhc, nostr:npub16secklpnqey3el04fy2drfftsz5k26zlwdsnz84wtul2luwj8fdsugjdxk, nostr:npub1ualvtyga8hj6kgw9mwe72ns9pn6c8kd66qruv98eafeuawg7yt0shdwmqx
🔗 Event: https://nostrbama.com/
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#6 📰 Nostr in the Media
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1. An unforgettable conversation with nostr:npub1wmr34t36fy03m8hvgl96zl3znndyzyaqhwmwdtshwmtkg03fetaqhjg240: From Twitter to Nostr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnZOZp4vuTw
2. The Precious discussion with nostr:npub1gcxzte5zlkncx26j68ez60fzkvtkm9e0vrwdcvsjakxf9mu9qewqlfnj5z
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NlgxiLgqZo
3. Nostr, Surfing and Bitcoin inside the Bitcoin jungle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNkvQyZyZ3w
4. Paul Keating is using Daylight with Bitcoin
https://x.com/thepaulosophy/status/1921929544795054385
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#7 ⚡ Most Zapped Last Week
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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 https://zaplife.lol/ by nostr:npub1l2vyh47mk2p0qlsku7hg0vn29faehy9hy34ygaclpn66ukqp3afqutajft 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: 129
Sats Earned: 101k
2. Zaps Received: 84
Sats Earned: 50k
3. Zaps Received: 76
Sats Earned: 4k
💰 Top 3: Most Sats
1. Sats Earned: 101k
Zaps Received: 129
2. Sats Earned: 91k
Zaps Received: 40
3. Sats Earned: 50k
Zaps Received: 84
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#8 😂 Nostr Memes
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#9 🛠️ Tools, Updates and Releases
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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: nostr:npub1zl3g38a6qypp6py2z07shggg45cu8qex992xpss7d8zrl28mu52s4cjajh
Source: https://github.com/nostria-app/nostria
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: nostr:npub18ams6ewn5aj2n3wt2qawzglx9mr4nzksxhvrdc4gzrecw7n5tvjqctp424
Source: https://github.com/derekross/yakbak
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: nostr:npub1jlrs53pkdfjnts29kveljul2sm0actt6n8dxrrzqcersttvcuv3qdjynqn
Source: https://github.com/coracle-social/coracle/releases/tag/0.6.17
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: nostr:npub1w4uswmv6lu9yel005l3qgheysmr7tk9uvwluddznju3nuxalevvs2d0jr5
Source: https://github.com/greenart7c3/Amber/releases/tag/v3.4.1
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#10 🎁 Developer Tools, updates and Guides
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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: nostr:npub1xvdg698f7fqdu2qu5azwa6fu8xhw8p0zpp272qe7qex7kpn5ks5su3am9l
Source: https://github.com/servus-social/servus/releases/tag/v0.1.11
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#11 🌐 Relay Updates and Releases
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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: nostr:npub1w4uswmv6lu9yel005l3qgheysmr7tk9uvwluddznju3nuxalevvs2d0jr5
Source: https://github.com/greenart7c3/Citrine/releases/tag/v0.8.0
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👋 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.
I’m 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 twenty-fourth recap, share your tips and suggestions for the next weekly #nostrrecap, and let’s keep #grownostr together.
A big shoutout to nostr:npub1wmr34t36fy03m8hvgl96zl3znndyzyaqhwmwdtshwmtkg03fetaqhjg240 for his generous patronage!
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