Nostr Compass #3 is out: "Five Years of Nostr Decembers"
A technical retrospective tracing December milestones from 2020's genesis through Jack's 14 BTC donation to this month's NIP-55 signer expansion and NDK's 162x speedup.
Plus: Amethyst desktop module, Notedeck messaging, Citrine web hosting, NIP-54 internationalization fixes.
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**Nostr Compass Podcast is live.**
Protocol updates and client releases, explained by the builders.
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Nostr Compass Podcast #1
The builders mentioned in Nostr Compass #1 sat down to talk through what shipped.
NIP-BE brings Bluetooth mesh networking to Nostr. MIP-05 tackles private push notifications. Amethyst, WhiteNoise, Damus, and Notedeck all dropped security and UX improvements.
Hear the devs explain why it matters.
https://blossom.primal.net/24df160d686899425b1c03abff256817bc2e5bf4f491c61285cc7842a5aecee7.ogg
Show notes and timestamps:
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Nostr Compass Podcast #1
The builders mentioned in Nostr Compass #1 sat down to talk through what shipped.
NIP-BE brings Bluetooth mesh networking to Nostr. MIP-05 tackles private push notifications. Amethyst, WhiteNoise, Damus, and Notedeck all dropped security and UX improvements.
Hear the devs explain why it matters.
https://blossom.primal.net/24df160d686899425b1c03abff256817bc2e5bf4f491c61285cc7842a5aecee7.ogg
New logo for Nostr Compass!
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# Nostr Compass is now available in 10 languages!
Nostr Compass has been translated into 9 new languages, available on the website: Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish.
**We need your help!** If you're a native speaker of any of these languages, we'd love for you to review the translations and help us improve them. Found a typo or a better way to phrase something? PRs are welcome!
Check out the repo: https://github.com/andotherstuff/nostr-compass
Thank you for helping make Nostr more accessible to everyone around the world!
Nostr Compass now has a Topics section.
https://nostrcompass.org/en/topics/
When reading about Nostr development, you'll often encounter references to NIPs, protocol specs, and technical concepts without much context. Our new topics section solves this, each topic page provides a clear explanation, links to primary sources, and references to our newsletter coverage where you can see how it's being used in practice.
We've launched with 25 topics covering core NIPs (like NIP-01, NIP-02, NIP-17, NIP-55), the Blossom media protocol, and Marmot's encrypted messaging specs. As we cover more in our weekly newsletters, the topics section will grow alongside.
Whether you're building a client, trying to understand how zaps work, or figuring out what NIP-46 remote signing actually does, this is your reference.
Nostr Compass #2 is out. This week covers three NIP-55 signer updates including Primal Android joining as a full local signer, Shopstr's new Zapsnags flash sale feature, and Mostro's development fund. Four NIP changes landed with Public Messages (kind 24) and major group privacy improvements in NIP-29. On the library side, NDK cache queries got 162x faster and Tenex introduced RAL architecture for AI agent delegation.
The deep dive explains NIP-02 and NIP-10, the foundational specs for follow lists and reply threading that make social timelines and conversations work. Essential reading if you're building anything that displays feeds or handles replies. nostr:naddr1qqgrgdrx8pjngcfnx5enscnrv4jxyq3qwav4fae3gyfy3xj298kxj2mj8phavz7vavps34przq02j7w902qqxpqqqp65wucr7vf
Nostr Compass #2 is out. This week covers three NIP-55 signer updates including Primal Android joining as a full local signer, Shopstr's new Zapsnags flash sale feature, and Mostro's development fund. Four NIP changes landed with Public Messages (kind 24) and major group privacy improvements in NIP-29. On the library side, NDK cache queries got 162x faster and Tenex introduced RAL architecture for AI agent delegation.
The deep dive explains NIP-02 and NIP-10, the foundational specs for follow lists and reply threading that make social timelines and conversations work. Essential reading if you're building anything that displays feeds or handles replies. nostr:naddr1qqgrgdrx8pjngcfnx5enscnrv4jxyq3qwav4fae3gyfy3xj298kxj2mj8phavz7vavps34przq02j7w902qqxpqqqp65wucr7vf
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**Introducing Nostr Compass**
We're launching Nostr Compass, a weekly technical newsletter for the Nostr protocol ecosystem.
Think nostr:nprofile1qqstmwt26vdvdtcj83mg832hwhhzzwx6p78sz83ejn2k5fe8pe5j2agpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcpzdmhxue69uhhqatjwpkx2urpvuhx2ue0qy28wumn8ghj7un9d3shjctzd3jjummjvuhsyxkqja but for Nostr.
Each week we'll cover:
- NIP proposals and protocol changes
- Client and relay updates
- Notable code developments
- Implementation best practices
We're also producing a podcast featuring conversations with Nostr developers.
Our goal is simple: keep builders informed with technical accuracy, neutrality, and depth.
Newsletter #1 is live now.
Subscribe to the email list at nostrcompass.org and follow us on Nostr!