I made my nineteenth edition of "The Latest on the Nostr! - A Weekly Nostr Recap" (April 14th, 2025) highlight 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 powered this decentralized network last week. Dive in, discover what’s new, and consider zapping these plebs to show your support. Let’s #growNostr together!
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🗞️ The Latest the Nostr: Weekly Nostr Recap - 14th April 2025 🚀
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🧠 Quote of the Week
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nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m
“i don’t care how many people use nostr.
i care that this is the one place that will always be there for me to broadcast to the world.”
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🔥 Community Highlights
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1. #Nostr: The Broadcast method to the world that noone can silence
2. #Amethyst Tariffs: A Threat to Client Freedom on #Nostr?
3. Calling Devs: Let’s build a Nostr ecards app with Sats-Back Gifts!
4. Graphical Demonstration: The Functionality of Nstart and the Promenade server
5. The Power of Nostr: nostr:npub1lelkh3hhxw9hdwlcpk6q9t0xt9f7yze0y0nxazvzqjmre3p98x3sthkvyz is just with Nostr
6. The power of films: Unfiat the culture with nostr:npub1rjtrs7xqdvj3588r9njrexh2n750j7jdwx9qs543nutmdsj6ljaqpfmp8a
7. Talking Nostr and Sipping #lightning coffee at the Vancouver meetup
8. Bounties in El Salvador: nostr:npub1c0r3ytrr4afgrlhrhyec6y9wvkckdllx7ul3cfevtsgjqcrhx8tsdzqs7w asks help to claim his birthright citizenship
nostr:naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzps78zgkx8t6js8lw8wfn35g2ued3vml7daelrsnjchq3yps8wvwhqqcyymm4de6xjetn94nx7u3dg9h8jmmwv5k5c6tkd9hxwttfdck52mpd2dskcanpv3hhytthwucngaesee70zc
9. nostr:npub1yzvxlwp7wawed5vgefwfmugvumtp8c8t0etk3g8sky4n0ndvyxesnxrf8q: The Gateway for Nostr & Lightning
10. Making aware real estate investors about the Nostr #zapping
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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 75 Nostr apps for now.
During this week:
- Total zaps: 42,081, compared to 44,276 zaps the week before
- Total zap amount: 9,358,905, compared to 11,355,315 sats the week before
- Total events: 5,197,779, compared to 5,439,788 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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No any Educational Guides for this week.
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📅 Upcoming Events
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1. TechTuesday Meetup Utrecht - Social Bookmarking session - April 2025
📅 Date: April 15, 2025
⏰ Time: From 21:00 to 22:00 (UTC+2)
📍 Location: Above Vredenburgpassage 116, 3511 WR Utrecht, The Netherlands
🤹♀️ Organizers: nostr:npub1l77twp5l02jadkcjn6eeulv2j7y5vmf9tf3hhtq7h7rp0vzhgpzqz0swft
nostr:npub1qe3e5wrvnsgpggtkytxteaqfprz0rgxr8c3l34kk3a9t7e2l3acslezefe
nostr:npub1w98ems6ryhpv7zvmhwp5sv65p0pwrnvzw4lucn0ch776qan9ntdstscwpx
2. Los Angeles Nostr Meetup - April 2025
📅 Date: April 18, 2025
📍 Location: West Hollywood area, Los Angeles. (For security reasons, they're not mentioning the address. For more details explore the nostr note and contact them)
🤹♀️ Organizers: nostr:npub1jluy3twvf338v6zlujzzdhjkzjy8ezj34ksydr8vw8a6jwp89ygshpp2kq
🔗 Event: nostr:nevent1qqsf4ca3a2n6u6s67wkxek3xeqmt0rrx8vfwapckn9fy0tecrr0k2ycv0kpu2
3. nostr:npub1vlkx3xr0ulv5l65u4vwr7hknnkge4mwe76dd6gwfjezcffmu03aqpks68j “Nostr Month” - Meetup 2
📅 Date: Friday, April 25, 2025
🕡 Time: 6:30 PM - 8.30 PM ICT
📍 Location: BOB Space Bangkok
64/1 Phatsana 2 Alley (Ekkamai Soi 4), Watthana, Bangkok, Thailand
Shared location with PeerPower Platform
🤹♀️ Organizer: nostr:npub1vlkx3xr0ulv5l65u4vwr7hknnkge4mwe76dd6gwfjezcffmu03aqpks68j
🔗 Event: https://www.meetup.com/bob-space-community-events/events/307258415
4. nostr:npub1rwh33t5x8n7czknhts5fg0v0fml8mkl7neaarksumkkf8d679qrqcz7avv in Las Vegas - Nostr lounge - July 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
5. 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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📰 Nostr in the Media
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1. #Decentralizing the Future: How NOSTR is reshaping Digital Communication
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebCGWjA29VE
2. From simplicity to scale: Why nostr:npub1zl3g38a6qypp6py2z07shggg45cu8qex992xpss7d8zrl28mu52s4cjajh is building #Nostria
https://x.com/SondreB/status/1909403968175825302
3. Nostr Power: A generous zap from stranger to nostr:npub1spdnfacgsd7lk0nlqkq443tkq4jx9z6c6ksvaquuewmw7d3qltpslcq6j7
https://x.com/thepaulosophy/status/1911477010695610746
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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:
🔥 Top 3: Most Zaps
1. Zaps Received: 148
Sats Earned: 345k
2. Zaps Received: 109
Sats Earned: 37k
3. Zaps Received: 91
Sats Earned: 16k
💰 Top 3: Most Sats
1. Sats Earned: 345k
Zaps Received: 148
2. Sats Earned: 100k
Zaps Received: 13
3. Sats Earned: 70k
Zaps Received: 8
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😂 Nostr Memes
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🛠️ Tools, Updates and Releases
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1. Pokey - v0.1.6-alpha
Pokey is a tool that displays live notifications for your Nostr events and enables other apps to receive and interact with them. This release, introduced support for NIP-05 mentions, allowing users to receive notifications when they are mentioned by NIP-05 identifiers. It enhances the visibility of interactions within the Nostr network and improves user awareness in real time.
Developed by: nostr:npub1v3tgrwwsv7c6xckyhm5dmluc05jxd4yeqhpxew87chn0kua0tjzqc6yvjh
Source: https://github.com/KoalaSat/pokey/releases/tag/v0.1.6-alpha
2. RUNSTR - v0.2.9.7-alpha
Runstr is a decentralized running app built on Nostr, giving users full ownership of their fitness data. This release introduces major features like teams and clubs for group workouts and chat via NIP-29, new activity modes (Run, Walk, Cycle) with mode-specific metrics, and support for NIP-101e to share workouts as kind 1301 events. Users can now view detailed splits, delete runs from history, and enjoy several UI improvements for better usability outdoors. While still in alpha and under active development, this release pushes Runstr closer to becoming a fully-featured, privacy-respecting fitness app.
Developed by: nostr:npub1xr8tvnnnr9aqt9vv30vj4vreeq2mk38mlwe7khvhvmzjqlcghh6sr85uum
Source: https://github.com/HealthNoteLabs/Runstr/releases/tag/feed-0.1.0-20250410-154652
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🎁 Developer Tools, updates and Guides
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1. Nostr Spring Boot Starter - v0.3.0
Nostr Spring Boot Starter is a framework for building scalable Nostr clients and relay software using Spring Boot. In this release, it adds support for allowlist management via properties and database plugins, making access control more flexible. The release also includes Spring Boot and Shell version upgrades, along with a new identity-vanity command for generating keys with custom npub suffixes.
Developed by: Thebora Kompanioni
Source: https://github.com/theborakompanioni/nostr-spring-boot-starter/releases/tag/0.3.0
2. Nostr-PHP - 1.7.0
Nostr-PHP is a PHP helper library for building Nostr integrations. This release introduces NIP-19 support, enabling encoding and decoding of Bech32-encoded entities with identifiers and metadata. This release aligns the library with key Nostr standards. Although the latest release is 1.7.1, it has just very small changes.
Developed by: nostr:npub1qe3e5wrvnsgpggtkytxteaqfprz0rgxr8c3l34kk3a9t7e2l3acslezefe
Source: https://github.com/nostrver-se/nostr-php/releases/tag/1.7.0
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🌐 Relay Updates and Releases
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No Relay Updates and Releases for this week.
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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 nineteenth 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!
Recap by nostr:npub19hs0lg9vyd0lghayeju5fnflx0melawjrl8etuqln9gkhd4mwtxq2t5jcn
