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🗞️ The Latest the Nostr: Weekly Nostr Recap 🚀
16th June 2025
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28th Edition
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#1 🧠 Quote of the Week
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nostr:npub1c878wu04lfqcl5avfy3p5x83ndpvedaxv0dg7pxthakq3jqdyzcs2n8avm
“I find traditional social media is full of downlifts, whereas Nostr is full of uplifts.”
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#2 🔥 Community Highlights
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1. #Nostr still has a chance to challenge X
2. The social protocol that uplifts the community with GM
3. Movies on Nostr soon
4. A Popular pleb is gonna replace his laptop for a powerful one
5. An amazing way to get quick access to your favorite nostr profile
6. The nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg onboarding progress
7. A new pleb is gonna learn Nostr
8. An impressive poem on Nostr
9. The complains by plebs about nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx
10. A reward for the attendees of nostr:npub167n5w6cj2wseqtmk26zllc7n28uv9c4vw28k2kht206vnghe5a7stgzu3r
11. The fastest android client check on Nostr
12. A great decision from a great Dad
13. Another new onboarding on Nostr
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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 850 relays online in more than 40 countries at the moment.
During this week:
- Total zaps: 36,047, compared to 35,795 zaps the week before
- Total zap amount: 5,149,930, compared to 6,251,083 sats the week before
- Total events: 3,172,122, compared to 3,042,916 events the week before
Many thanks to https://stats.nostr.band/ by nostr:npub1xdtducdnjerex88gkg2qk2atsdlqsyxqaag4h05jmcpyspqt30wscmntxy, all the contributors of https://github.com/aljazceru/awesome-nostr/ and https://nostr.watch/ for providing these insights.
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#4 🎓 Educational Guide
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No Educational Guide for this week.
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#5 📅 Upcoming Events
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1. NOSTRBAMA Nostr Conference - July 2025
📅 Date: July 15 - 17, 2025
📍 Location: Mobile, Alabama.
🤹♀️ Organizers: nostr:npub1unm5skfa9x4drpq43pu2g00w6pzwvfhsa23z4j6aee7vghaygmkqwjtxhc, nostr:npub16secklpnqey3el04fy2drfftsz5k26zlwdsnz84wtul2luwj8fdsugjdxk, nostr:npub1ualvtyga8hj6kgw9mwe72ns9pn6c8kd66qruv98eafeuawg7yt0shdwmqx
🔗 Event: https://nostrbama.com/
2. Purple Konnektiv meetup - August 2025
📅 Date: August 29 - 31, 2025
📍 Location: Baden-Wuerttemberg, Southern Germany
🤹♀️ Organizers: nostr:npub1purpleye8gzrzss99nzqqnemtf7g8xxj8p950nkyknnuqzycuh5qnazkzp
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#6 📰 Nostr in the Media
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1. Nostr vs current web
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBQgoL-BlV4
2. Short and Sweet Nostr introduction for beginners
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_wGW37stkbo
3. A nice Nostr presentation
nostr:npub108pv4cg5ag52nq082kd5leu9ffrn2gdg6g4xdwatn73y36uzplmq9uyev6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--3Yf_3BUoY
4. Nostr group messaging on Stacker News
nostr:npub1f4www6qjx43mckpkjld4apyyr76j3aahprvkduh9gc5xec78ypmsmakqh9, nostr:npub1qkfnmpuz692azr8c5phn0930x2v92xyqvwgr6ve8znaa3qd6c3hq09ertp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QD0vloTKxTw
5. This speech by nostr:npub138lktp328xjqvs45zysswzjxu4gxj58uypmlt486nxhek3dry8vsf3zeru is impressive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02l1vZWEgjI
6. How Nostr & Bitcoin can combat bots
https://x.com/primal_app/status/1932130732480279036
7. The importance of Nostr by nostr:npub139ww0ztzqrp4lf7gs0eu4mztr2z6gtdqf99hcjcw8fq3vutn3dlqrpgyag
https://x.com/TheBitcoin__/status/1932968820093915314
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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/Top Zappers from last week, showcasing creators who received/sent the most engagement:
🔥 Top 3: Most Zapped
1. Name: nostr:npub1f4uyypghstsd8l4sxng4ptwzk6awfm3mf9ux0yallfrgkm6mj6es50r407
Zaps Received: 655
Sats Earned: 82k
2. Name: nostr:npub1rtlqca8r6auyaw5n5h3l5422dm4sry5dzfee4696fqe8s6qgudks7djtfs
Zaps Received: 603
Sats Earned: 69k
3. Name: nostr:npub1lrnvvs6z78s9yjqxxr38uyqkmn34lsaxznnqgd877j4z2qej3j5s09qnw5
Zaps Received: 548
Sats Earned: 44k
🔥 Top 3: Most Zappers
1. Name: nostr:npub1yv54qfj70fhwkxul7zuqyztvutmegqsdjychan3fp6hsdyvmgpjspr00ky
Zaps Sent: 644
Sats Spent: 5k
2. Name: nostr:npub1pllwy732dn6efd3zezhmqyfmvvlw279zwqj36whp758xyhlhs3hq44uz4h
Zaps Sent: 554
Sats Spent: 81k
3. Name: nostr:npub1t6el40knsq8hmrpr0m6tt3t0tr4pdeyhlt2qelwhgtwawddqx0xsv03scu
Zaps Sent: 460
Sats Spent: 120k
💰 Top 3: Most Sats Received
1. Name: nostr:npub1hpnvua47twpxd9vcqfyry2ud7npczcy0lfd9k37y7w47pk8hv7jstktplc
Sats Earned: 384k
Zaps Received: 305
2. Name: nostr:npub153xmex42x4chdf757hp3q6zxagykkek7pdgwuwd074964dkyha9s82ryu8
Sats Earned: 252k
Zaps Received: 196
3. Name: nostr:npub1gcxzte5zlkncx26j68ez60fzkvtkm9e0vrwdcvsjakxf9mu9qewqlfnj5z
Sats Earned: 115k
Zaps Received: 311
💰 Top 3: Most Sats Sent
1. Name: “Name is not showing”
Sats Spent: 232k
Zaps Sent: 1
2. Name: nostr:npub1t6el40knsq8hmrpr0m6tt3t0tr4pdeyhlt2qelwhgtwawddqx0xsv03scu
Sats Spent: 120k
Zaps Sent: 460
3. Name: nostr:npub15dlejafzgczlz2e2ejuwql5lw66lkcfyegw0au7mthl62yjahamstpj628
Sats Spent: 103k
Zaps Sent: 15
Here are the Top Zapped from last week, showcasing notes which received the most engagement:
🔥 Top 3: Most Zapped
Zaps Received: 115
Sats Earned: 26k
Zaps Received: 100
Sats Earned: 13k
Zaps Received: 69
Sats Earned: 52k
🔥 Top 3: Most Sats
Sats Earned: 94k
Zaps Received: 63
Sats Earned: 52k
Zaps Received: 69
Sats Earned: 42k
Zaps Received: 4
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#8 😂 Nostr Memes
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#9 🛠️ Tools, Updates and Releases
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1. Zaptube - New tool
Zaptube is a decentralized video sharing and streaming platform built on Nostr. Zaptube empowers creators to publish videos without relying on centralized platforms, ensuring censorship resistance, peer-to-peer engagement, and native Nostr monetization via zaps and NIP protocols.
Developed by: Black Smoke
Source: https://github.com/blacksmoke21/zaptube
2. Yumyume - 0.8.0 – Shakshuka with Feta & Fresh Herbs
Yumyume is a free, open-source, decentralized social bookmarking client built on Nostr, inspired by del.icio.us, offering censorship-resistant, user-owned bookmark sharing. The flavorful release "Shakshuka with Feta & Fresh Herbs" release brings a fresh wave of social features: users can now re-bookmark others' links, follow/unfollow profiles, filter bookmarks by people they follow, and comment directly on shared content. This update transforms Yumyume into a more social and interactive space for bookmark discovery. Under the hood, it improves bookmark deduplication, better utilizes OpenGraph metadata, and boosts tag cloud performance by narrowing the timeframe to the last 7 days. With this release, Yumyume becomes more than a bookmarking tool, it becomes a communal experience. The concept is from nostr:npub1l77twp5l02jadkcjn6eeulv2j7y5vmf9tf3hhtq7h7rp0vzhgpzqz0swft.
To support its growth, contributions to the nostr:npub1kmwdmhuxvafg05dyap3qmy42jpwztrv9p0uvey3a8803ahlwtmnsnhxqk9 campaign are encouraged, with rewards available for even less than the cost of a yearly Pinboard subscription.
https://geyser.fund/project/yumyume
Developed by: nostr:npub1zqcaun7cgynyaw6dapylz9cq7g4e62kj7z78hrklkwah2dcajyeqc9uza5
Source: https://gitlab.com/digitalethicsagency/nostr/yumyume/-/releases/0.8.0
3. Zapstore - 0.2.7
Zapstore is a permissionless, social app store built on Nostr, allowing developers to publish and users to discover decentralized apps with native zap support. In this version, Zapstore added support for a new event format, laying the groundwork for upcoming relay migrations and future NIP upgrades. The release also increases the default zap amounts, encouraging more generous peer-to-peer support for app developers. These changes enhance compatibility, scalability, and community-driven monetization, making Zapstore more robust for both creators and users.
Developed by: nostr:npub1wf4pufsucer5va8g9p0rj5dnhvfeh6d8w0g6eayaep5dhps6rsgs43dgh9
Source: https://github.com/zapstore/zapstore/releases/tag/0.2.7
4. Nostrmo - 3.1.0
Nostrmo is a cross-platform Flutter-based Nostr client available on Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, Linux, and Web. This release introduces several major improvements, including a tags spam filter to reduce unwanted content, a clear cache function for better performance, and reply support in group chats for richer conversations. It also adds support for rejected Android content queries, fixes a Blossom upload bug, improves image rendering compatibility with other clients, and resolves issues with article summaries not being set. These updates collectively enhance usability, performance, and interoperability across platforms.
Developed by: nostr:npub19yeqjawls407xjnmgkk6yss7936pcd7qzd5srlj8wye6j8433vrsjazqwk
Source: https://github.com/haorendashu/nostrmo/releases/tag/3.1.0
5. Tides - v1.1.4
Tides is a browser extension Nostr messenger built for Chrome, enabling seamless, permissionless messaging directly from your browser. This update fixes the positioning of names for received messages in group chats, improving readability and context in conversations. It also resolves issues with NIP-07 login, ensuring smoother authentication and connection with your Nostr identity. These fixes enhance the overall user experience, making Tides more reliable for group and private messaging on the decentralized web.
Developed by: nostr:npub1n2ph08n4pqz4d3jk6n2p35p2f4ldhc5g5tu7dhftfpueajf4rpxqfjhzmc
Source: https://github.com/arbadacarbaYK/Tides/releases/tag/tides-v1.1.4
6. Amber - v3.4.2-pre1
Amber is a Nostr event signer for Android, designed to securely manage your nsec keys in a dedicated mobile app, keeping your identity isolated from other clients. This pre-release brings numerous improvements, including a loading indicator during migrations, a proxy status check with a new icon, and a new screen for sending feedback via Nostr. It also fixes key issues like QR code scanning in multiwindow mode, ncryptsec export, and slow startup errors on some devices. With added event translations, better service handling, and dependency updates, this release enhances stability, usability, and security for users who want to manage their Nostr keys separately and safely.
Developed by: nostr:npub1w4uswmv6lu9yel005l3qgheysmr7tk9uvwluddznju3nuxalevvs2d0jr5
Source: https://github.com/greenart7c3/Amber/releases/tag/v3.4.2-pre1
7. Mostro - v0.14.0
Mostro is a peer-to-peer exchange platform built on the Lightning Network and Nostr, enabling decentralized Bitcoin trading without intermediaries. In this release, Mostro brings a wave of powerful updates: database keys are now encrypted, boosting user data security, and NIP-69 event publishing has been added for better protocol compliance. A full unit test suite improves code reliability, while the introduction of RPC support allows direct admin communications. The update also features a refactored settings system, hardcoded API URLs moved to configs, and a privacy-aware rating check. These changes make Mostro more secure, maintainable, and aligned with future Nostr and Lightning standards.
Developed by: nostr:npub1catrya6c7rdnny0useday5ftxq9ycl5vt7c880zzmfwnpn58urgq6neuhz, nostr:npub1qqqqqqqx2tj99mng5qgc07cgezv5jm95dj636x4qsq7svwkwmwnse3rfkq, nostr:npub1qqpn4ym6tc5ul6d2kjxnzx3sv9trekp53678ut9fe3wrxa6yvhjsnql2ng
Source: https://github.com/MostroP2P/mostro/releases/tag/v0.14.0
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#10 🎁 Developer Tools, updates and Guides
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1. Nous CLI - New Developer tool
Nous CLI is a command-line tool that lets you publish static websites directly to the Nostr protocol and Blossom servers, leveraging NIP-XX: Pubkey Static Websites. With built-in cryptographic identity management, secure key storage, and a user-friendly CLI interface, Nous makes it easy to create and host decentralized websites, no centralized servers, no DNS, just Nostr-native publishing.
Developed by: Siddharth Singh
Source: https://gitlab.com/soapbox-pub/nous-cli
2. Nsite-action - New Developer tool
A GitHub Action that automates the deployment of static websites to Nostr and Blossom using the nsyte tool. Ideal for developers building decentralized web experiences, it streamlines CI/CD workflows by publishing directly from your GitHub repository to the Nostr-powered web.
Developed by: Sandwich
Source: https://github.com/sandwichfarm/nsite-action
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#11 🌐 Relay Updates and Releases
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No Relay Updates and Releases for last 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 twenty-eighth 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
