Thanks for doing that!
I made my seventh edition of "The Latest on the Nostr"! a weekly recap (20th January 2025) highlights notable news, releases, community milestones, upcoming events, and more from across the Nostr ecosystem. I am aiming to bring you a concise but comprehensive overview, so you can stay in the loop without chasing every thread. Below, you’ll find mentions of the incredible contributors and creators whose work, insights, and enthusiasm power this decentralized network last week. Dive in, discover what’s new, and consider zapping these plebs to show your support. Let’s #growNostr together! 🗞️🚀 #nostrrecap
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🗞️ The Latest the Nostr: Weekly Recap - 20 January 2025 🚀
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🧠 Quote of the Week
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“NOSTR IS WHERE THE BEST PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET HANG OUT”
You can find the full note in the most zaps section(#3) in this recap.
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🔥 Community Highlights
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1. Nostrcheck Server Now on Alby Hub AppStore
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The Nostrcheck server is officially available on the Alby Hub AppStore! A huge thanks to nostr:npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvlqr80nfm for making this possible. This update brings exciting new possibilities for the Nostr community to enhance their workflows.
🔗 Author: nostr:npub138s5hey76qrnm2pmv7p8nnffhfddsm8sqzm285dyc0wy4f8a6qkqtzx624
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NOSTR is our digital agora, a space where value, ideas, and perspectives thrive, unlocking the power of #Bitcoin to foster freedom. The forces of the past have no place here, they don’t understand our culture, ethics, or unwritten codes. We are forming our own Social Contract, addressing conflicts our way, and building a new model. We’re not fighting the old systems, we’re creating something better.
🔗 Author: nostr:npub10u76a5allqxv9egzqj8wu6y2p7n3fd9c5ncqvwf2gmjnqzeeaqeqs9urt5
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A powerful moment captured in a video where a person requests to pay in Bitcoin with his primal wallet and the vendor gladly accepts. This exchange highlights the growing potential of Nostr and Bitcoin to replace traditional payment platforms like Venmo, offering more control, freedom, and security in transactions. As the world moves towards decentralized financial solutions, Bitcoin is poised to lead the way. Get ready for the shift!
🔗 Author: nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg
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🌱 Ecosystem Growth
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Nostr is growing fast! There are now over 45 Nostr clients, and relays are running in more than 40 countries around the globe.
According to https://nostrapps.com there are overall 70 Nostr apps for now.
During this week:
Total zaps: 49,214, compared to 52,975 zaps the week before
Total zap amount: 3,313,301, compared to 3,133,596 sats the week before
Total events: 4,982,145, compared to 6,033,163 events the week before
Many thanks to https://stats.nostr.band/ by nostr:npub1xdtducdnjerex88gkg2qk2atsdlqsyxqaag4h05jmcpyspqt30wscmntxy for providing these insights.
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🎓 Educational Guide
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1. New Developer Guide to #Nostr on Dev.to
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To help onboard new developers into the #Nostr ecosystem, nostr:npub1l77twp5l02jadkcjn6eeulv2j7y5vmf9tf3hhtq7h7rp0vzhgpzqz0swft has created an insightful article on Dev.to, explaining the background of Nostr and providing a step-by-step tutorial on how to publish your first #HelloNostr to relays using client-side HTML & JavaScript. He thanks to nostr:npub185rnkxdgz5zd59za29qthug9l0jmuxnpjvy7c9jp7yzvwjhxpuus0rz2ua, nostr:npub1zqcaun7cgynyaw6dapylz9cq7g4e62kj7z78hrklkwah2dcajyeqc9uza5 and nostr:npub19hs0lg9vyd0lghayeju5fnflx0melawjrl8etuqln9gkhd4mwtxq2t5jcn for their collaboration on this project!
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This event describes how to create and save personalized feeds on Primal in styles like Substack, Instagram, Reels, Old Twitter, and YouTube. Customize your browsing experience and organize your favorite content effortlessly!
Author: nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg
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1. FOSDEM 2025
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📅 Date: Saturday, Sunday, February 1–2, 2025 - CET
📍 Location: Brussels, Belgium
🤹♀️ Organizers: nostr:npub1qe3e5wrvnsgpggtkytxteaqfprz0rgxr8c3l34kk3a9t7e2l3acslezefe, nostr:npub1l77twp5l02jadkcjn6eeulv2j7y5vmf9tf3hhtq7h7rp0vzhgpzqz0swft, nostr:npub1hz5alqscpp8yjrvgsdp2n4ygkl8slvstrgvmjca7e45w6644ew7sewtysa , nostr:npub1nkmta4dmsa7pj25762qxa6yqxvrhzn7ug0gz5frp9g7p3jdscnhsu049fn, nostr:npub1r30l8j4vmppvq8w23umcyvd3vct4zmfpfkn4c7h2h057rmlfcrmq9xt9ma
🔗 https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/
FOSDEM is one of the biggest gatherings for open-source developers and enthusiasts worldwide, taking place each year in Brussels. It’s a free, community-driven event where thousands of devs, innovators, and Free and Open Source Software contributors come together to demo projects, host talks, and share ideas. It’s a key place for making meaningful connections, learning from each other, and pushing open-source tech forward.
For NOSTR, being at FOSDEM is a natural fit. It’s the perfect stage to introduce the broader open-source community to Nostr’s potential—how it can replace centralized social platforms, bring true ownership of data back to users, and encourage a more resilient, open internet. Engaging with fellow open-source projects and developers at FOSDEM helps Nostr grow its ecosystem, fosters new collaborations, and gains valuable feedback. The protocol is all about grassroots development, community contributions, and evolving without the constraints of centralized platforms, which aligns perfectly with FOSDEM’s collaborative spirit.
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📅 Date: Saturday, March 15th, 2025
📍 Location: Konstanz, near Lake Constance (Bodensee), Germany
🤹♀️ Organizers: nostr:npub1purpleye8gzrzss99nzqqnemtf7g8xxj8p950nkyknnuqzycuh5qnazkzp
Join with nostr:npub1purpleye8gzrzss99nzqqnemtf7g8xxj8p950nkyknnuqzycuh5qnazkzp for the next Nostrich meetup in Konstanz! They are renting a room for the day to foster conversation, with snacks, drinks, and plenty of opportunities to connect.
Interested in attending? Reach out, and They'll create a Simplex group for details. If you'd like to organize a talk or workshop, let them know! They’re excited to bring the community together!
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📅 Date: April 1-2, 2025, 8:30 PM IST to 1:30 AM IST
📍 Location: Online Event
🔗 https://events.humanitix.com/fediforum-april-2025?hxchl=hex-pfl
Join nostr:npub1h922hu6rjv4tc0pyks3wp7z0whfdd09da6stcnyv7dn80p83e5qqasjhr8 to explore the future of social media, including platforms like Fediverse, Bluesky, Nostr, and Mastodon. Discuss new technologies, funding models, and governance, focusing on building an open, trust-driven, and interoperable social web. Connect and collaborate with peers to shape the next generation of social media.
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📅 Date: Q4 2025
📍 Location: Argentina
🤹♀️ Organizers: nostr:npub1nstrcu63lzpjkz94djajuz2evrgu2psd66cwgc0gz0c0qazezx0q9urg5l
A community-driven event is in the works, with early planning underway to bring the Nostr fam together in Argentina. This gathering aims to celebrate the community and collaborate on the future of Nostr. Your input is shaping this exciting event, so share your thoughts and suggestions to make it even better! More details coming soon.
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1. Nostr: The Future of Open, Permissionless Communication
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nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx says:
"Nostr is blooming this year". Nostr is reshaping how we communicate in a world that values freedom and privacy. Like Bitcoin gives you control over your money, Nostr offers control over your communication, using public and private keys to create verifiable identities for secure, unrestricted conversations. With integrated Bitcoin payments, like "zaps," and a decentralized social media platform, Nostr provides an open space free from censorship and bans. Explore the revolution with apps like Primal, where digital freedom thrives.
🔗 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3HU3N2hkBJQ
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⚡ 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:
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1. Author: nostr:npub1akngghxzy6d75y8szp6y44u5pxktwy5aj6zh6jl3ncp8d93fj2fq5mfxa8
Zaps Received: 134
Sats Earned: 541k
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2. Author: nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg
Zaps Received: 94
Sats Earned: 15k
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1. Author: nostr:npub1jfld8m6cf274n46g5ywg0uv7rk78rj6gm7mquv0px3u60h9ep2nqhqyghy
Sats Earned: 870k
Zaps Received: 38
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2. Author: nostr:npub1akngghxzy6d75y8szp6y44u5pxktwy5aj6zh6jl3ncp8d93fj2fq5mfxa8
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Zaps Received: 134
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3. Author: nostr:npub1en8uevpryvw6sdha87rxq5trl3qmu5vqplsnyjx6xyjmx4cc2gwqtxl7d8
Sats Earned: 108k
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Zapstore is a permissionless app store built on the Nostr protocol, enabling identity verification and linking app releases to social profiles. This release fixes a user caching issue, ensuring smoother and more reliable functionality. This is the latest release and There was the release of 0.2.2, this week too.
Developed by: nostr:npub1wf4pufsucer5va8g9p0rj5dnhvfeh6d8w0g6eayaep5dhps6rsgs43dgh9
Source: https://github.com/zapstore/zapstore/releases/tag/0.2.3
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Amber is a Nostr event signer for Android, enabling secure signing of events on the Nostr network. This release introduces a button to clear cached data in settings, improves the handling of multiple bunker requests to ensure proper clearing, and adds relay status display in notifications.
Developed by: nostr:npub1w4uswmv6lu9yel005l3qgheysmr7tk9uvwluddznju3nuxalevvs2d0jr5
Source: https://github.com/greenart7c3/Amber/releases/tag/v3.1.8
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Mostro is a daemon for a Lightning Network peer-to-peer exchange platform on Nostr, enabling secure and private transactions. This release enhances privacy with keys management, allowing key rotation for every trade. Other updates include improved message handling, automatic database creation, user rating features, and code optimizations. GPG verification steps ensure authenticity. This release strengthens privacy and functionality.
Developed by: nostr:npub1qqqqqqqx2tj99mng5qgc07cgezv5jm95dj636x4qsq7svwkwmwnse3rfkq
Source: https://github.com/MostroP2P/mostro/releases/tag/v0.13.0
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Developed by: nostr:npub1l2vyh47mk2p0qlsku7hg0vn29faehy9hy34ygaclpn66ukqp3afqutajft
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nostr-geotags is an ESM-only NPM package for generating geohashes and ISO-3166-1/2/3 tags using NIP-32, based on inputs like latitude, longitude, and country. Currently in alpha, it leverages iso-3166 and ngeohash for precise geodata creation. This release includes documentation updates, a patch for inaccuracies, and a version bump. These changes improve clarity and maintain compatibility for seamless geotag generation.
Developed by: @dskvr
Source: https://github.com/sandwichfarm/nostr-geotags/releases/tag/v0.7.2
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notemine is a Rust-based tool for mining Nostr notes, designed to target the web and compile to WebAssembly (WASM). It features variable difficulty and real-time hashrate tracking. This prerelease focuses on enhancing documentation by fixing broken links in the README files, ensuring clearer guidance for users.This is the latest pre-release and there were some more pre-releases like wrapper@v0.1.1, wrapper@v0.1.0, core@v0.4.2, core@v0.4.1, core@v0.4.0, wrapper@v0.0.9, wrapper@v0.0.8, wrapper@v0.0.7, wrapper@v0.0.6, wrapper@v0.0.5, wrapper@v0.0.4, wrapper@v, core@v0.3.4, core@v0.3.2 and core@v in this week too.
Developed by: @dskvr
Source: https://github.com/sandwichfarm/notemine/releases/tag/wrapper%40v0.1.2
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RX-nostr provides a transparent interface to read/write events on Nostr relays. The latest release introduces a disconnectTimeout option (default 10 seconds) for improved connection management. While suitable for most use cases, it may cause issues in test scenarios; set disconnectTimeout: 0 to revert to the previous behavior. The replay functionality for RxReq was added but later reverted.
Developed by: nostr:npub1ye5ptcxfyyxl5vjvdjar2ua3f0hynkjzpx552mu5snj3qmx5pzjscpknpr
Source: https://github.com/penpenpng/rx-nostr/releases/tag/core%403.5.0
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Servus is a self-contained, single-executable CMS and blogging engine inspired by Jekyll, designed to function as a personal Nostr relay for sharing blog posts. This release introduces a rendered "/posts" section, enhancing the organization and display of blog content.
Developed by: nostr:npub1xvdg698f7fqdu2qu5azwa6fu8xhw8p0zpp272qe7qex7kpn5ks5su3am9l
Source: https://github.com/servus-social/servus/releases/tag/v0.1.7
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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. Right now, I’m in a tough spot: jobless and struggling to make ends meet. Most days, I’m barely able to afford food, and honestly, 210,000 sats per month would help provide a basic income to cover essential needs.
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 seventh recap, share your tips and suggestions for the next weekly #nostrrecap, and let’s keep #grownostr together.
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