You lead by willing to walk alone
You’re just a man
You will never touch the hearts of others, if it does not emerge from your own.
- Goethe
Never thought I’d make it to Montana!
Awesome article by a16z, Nostr has a home here.
Acadia National Park, Maine!
I made my eighteenth edition of "The Latest on the Nostr! - A Weekly Nostr Recap" (April 7th, 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 - 7th April 2025 🚀
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🧠 Quote of the Week
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nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx
“the single best advice you can give friends interested in bitcoin is to download a nostr app so they can feel it first hand”
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🔥 Community Highlights
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1. nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg tagging woes after #hellthread - nostr:npub18m76awca3y37hkvuneavuw6pjj4525fw90necxmadrvjg0sdy6qsngq955 hasn’t been good at it
2. Zaps are cool - But meaningful conversations are priceless
3. Avoiding LinkedIn – Connecting with #Nostr Devs Instead
4. Top Builder Series - nostr:npub16dhgpql60vmd4mnydjut87vla23a38j689jssaqlqqlzrtqtd0kqex0nkq from nostr:npub15dc33fyg3cpd9r58vlqge2hh8dy6hkkrjxkhluv2xpyfreqkmsesesyv6e is redefining #Bitcoin Commerce
5. Nostr’s Struggles - Why Growth is Stalled and the Reality of its Empty Feeds
6. Nostr is the magic protocol which pays for contents according to nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m
7. The Sudden cancellation of nostr:npub1h922hu6rjv4tc0pyks3wp7z0whfdd09da6stcnyv7dn80p83e5qqasjhr8 Unconference
8. nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg house community opinion about Primal
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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: 44,276, compared to 43,282 zaps the week before
- Total zap amount: 11,355,315, compared to 10,964,902 sats the week before
- Total events: 5,432,613, compared to 5,724,911 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 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. 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. The best apps to use on Nostr
nostr:npub103m96sra82w4agghew9cdxtzs4s8sl7qsjsvw6h653yml0gjrkzqefd3h5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuRt5Hj4Y0M
2. The visual representation of Nostr
nostr:npub1tjjvjppc7efxtdgxyss6lrpfryglpe3nezszqj276txdfmm6gt9qms44cz
https://x.com/craigonbitcoin/status/1908249570293014604
3. Nostr Value for Value: How nostr being special over other social media platforms
nostr:npub1hz5alqscpp8yjrvgsdp2n4ygkl8slvstrgvmjca7e45w6644ew7sewtysa
https://x.com/BachleTanja/status/1908057570012450930
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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: 67
Sats Earned: 22k
2. Zaps Received: 45
Sats Earned: 2k
3. Zaps Received: 41
Sats Earned: 1k
💰 Top 3: Most Sats
1. Sats Earned: 46k
Zaps Received: 27
2. Sats Earned: 22k
Zaps Received: 67
3. Sats Earned: 20k
Zaps Received: 3
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😂 Nostr Memes
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🛠️ Tools, Updates and Releases
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1. Askopenly - A nostr micro client for asking questions - New tool
AskOpenly is a lightweight Nostr micro-client for anonymously asking questions on the open network. It runs fully in the browser as a PWA, with no backend or login required. Each question generates a new Nostr key, ensuring complete privacy. Events are stored locally, and replies are fetched periodically. AskOpenly continues to offer a simple, private way to ask anything without revealing your identity.
Developed by: nostr:npub1hee433872q2gen90cqh2ypwcq9z7y5ugn23etrd2l2rrwpruss8qwmrsv6
Source: https://github.com/happylemonprogramming/askopenly
2. nostrcontactform - Nostr based web contact form - New tool
A web contact form that sends the completed form to the recipient via Nostr DMs. It uses NIP-04 encryption to send form data privately through the Nostr network.
Developed by: nostr:npub18ams6ewn5aj2n3wt2qawzglx9mr4nzksxhvrdc4gzrecw7n5tvjqctp424
Source: https://github.com/derekross/nostrcontactform
3. Corny Chat - v2025.03
Corny Chat is an open-source audio space built on Jam with Nostr and Lightning support. This release, room owners can now set hashtags that appear in live chats and Nostr posts and users can favorite rooms for quick access. A new “Talking Stick” mode allows only one speaker at a time, helping manage discussions. Login options were expanded to include Facebook, Google, Apple, and more. Several bugs were fixed, including issues with the follows list, room access tracking, and message of the day storage.
Developed by: nostr:npub1yx6pjypd4r7qh2gysjhvjd9l2km6hnm4amdnjyjw3467fy05rf0qfp7kza
Source: https://github.com/vicariousdrama/cornychat/releases/tag/v2025.03
4. Primal iOS - 2.1.49
Primal iOS is a fast and user-friendly Nostr client for iOS, focused on delivering a rich social experience, combining a sleek UI with powerful features for discovering and interacting with Nostr content. In this release, Primal added support for animated GIF uploads, fixed issues with zap.stream URLs, improved deep linking to threads and resolved rendering problems for mentioned events with unknown kinds.
Developed by: nostr:npub1zga04e73s7ard4kaektaha9vckdwll3y8auztyhl3uj764ua7vrqc7ppvc
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🎁 Developer Tools, updates and Guides
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1. Nostrbook - Reference guide for the Nostr protocol - New Developer tool
Nostrbook is a detailed reference guide for the Nostr protocol, documenting event kinds, data structures and protocol specifications. It serves as a registry of markdown-based documentation aimed at helping developers understand and build on Nostr with clarity and accuracy. It remains a key resource for the Nostr dev community.
Developed by: nostr:npub1q3sle0kvfsehgsuexttt3ugjd8xdklxfwwkh559wxckmzddywnws6cd26p
Source: https://gitlab.com/soapbox-pub/nostrbook
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🌐 Relay Updates and Releases
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1. Citrine - v0.7.3
Citrine is a Nostr relay app for Android that allows any Nostr client supports android, to send and receive events through it. It functions as a mobile-friendly relay, making it easier to interact with the Nostr network directly from Android devices. In this release, Citrine received performance improvements for exporting and querying events, optimized memory usage when downloading events, and updated its dependencies for better stability.
Developed by: nostr:npub1w4uswmv6lu9yel005l3qgheysmr7tk9uvwluddznju3nuxalevvs2d0jr5
Source: https://github.com/greenart7c3/Citrine/releases/tag/v0.7.3
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🤖 Bots & Helpers Updates and Releases
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1. Scihubstr - A simple #Nostr bot - New bot
Scihubstr is a new NOSTR bot, a simpler version of the popular sci-hub bot on Telegram. Designed to help users easily access academic papers. Scihubstr allows you to send a DOI via DM (NIP-04 or NIP-17) and it will find the download link for you. While the bot is still in its early stages, the developer encourages users to report any issues to either the bot or its creator for improvements. The bot is not open source yet.
Developed by: nostr:npub1ptwv0m9uytzkz3k5te3y9j9k46f5r4h4ts5gdh0qzfp88qn2tgsshc2nu0
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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 eighteenth 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
This is really great. Thank you!
The cowards never started and the weak died along the way. That leaves us, ladies and gentlemen. Us.
— Phil Knight
Is email (smtp) the best analogy when describing nostr?
What does it mean for humanity when Al becomes capable of writing a novel that becomes a bestseller, moving mil-lions? Or makes us laugh out loud? Or paints a portrait that endures for decades? Or directs and produces a film that captures the hearts of festival critics? Is the beauty or truth expressed in such works any less powerful or authentic merely because they sprang from the mind of a machine?
Was hoping for the great clips special…
