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2026-10-06 00:21:48 UTC

BushRat on Nostr: Good recap ...

Good recap
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“Developers should stop trying to address Nostr as if it was a single community. That is not working.”

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1. This game would be amazing 🔥

2. A new feature to Nostrich? 👇🏻

3. Great news from the Nostr founder 🔥

4. This is really great work 🫶🏻

5. What do you think? 🤔

6. This is really worth reading 👇🏻

7. Do you like dead Nostr too? 🫵🏻

8. Have you tried all of these clients? 👇🏻

9. Seems Nostr is not dead 😉

10. This is how BitPopArt feels, Nyves. What about you? 🫵🏻

11. A message to devs from the Nostr founder 👨🏻‍💻

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The Nostr growth indicates differently in several sources!

According to https://github.com/aljazceru/awesome-nostr, there are over 240 Nostr clients and over 500 Nostr apps running in more than 40 countries around the globe now.

According to https://nostrhub.io/stats

👉🏻 1,050 relays on the Nostr network

👉🏻 Amethyst - 2,387 Users

👉🏻 Primal - 2,266 Users

👉🏻 Ditto - 467 Users

According to https://nostrarchives.com/analytics

👉🏻 Primal iOS - 728 Users - 6.7k Notes

👉🏻 Amethyst - 678 Users - 11.5k Notes

👉🏻 Primal Android - 447 Users - 3.6k Notes

👉🏻 relay.primal.net - 419.2k Users

👉🏻 nos.lol - 366.4k Users

👉🏻 relay.damus.io - 290.5k Users

According to https://stats.andotherstuff.org/

👉🏻 Publishing Users last week: 4.74M (+16.5%)

👉🏻 New Publishing Users Last week: 4.59M (+7.8%)

👉🏻 All-time Zap Count: 7.11M zaps

👉🏻 All-time Zap BTC Amount: 43.73 BTC

👉🏻 All-time Zap Senders: 182.1k users

👉🏻 relay.mostr.pub - 676.3k Users

👉🏻 relay.primal.net - 607.8k Users

👉🏻 nos.lol - 481.9k Users

According to https://zap.observer

Zapped for the past 7 days,

👉🏻 Zaps - 12,827 Zaps

👉🏻 Sats - 3.9M Sats

According to https://npub.world/stats

During last week:

👉🏻 Total Users: 2,997 users, compared to 2,680 users the week before

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Many thanks to the developers of https://nostrhub.io/stats, https://nostrarchives.com/analytics, https://stats.andotherstuff.org/, by https://zap.observer by https://npub.world/stats by and all the contributors of https://github.com/aljazceru/awesome-nostr for providing these insights.

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1. Nostr WoT: One Identity, Wherever You Go

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1rwlVWadqI

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvGy70Z3ACA

3. How to Change Nostr Site Permissions & Global Rules

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu11fK9juzU

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1. NOSTRSHIRE - November 2026

📅 Date: Friday, November 20, 2026 ⏰ Time: 9.00 AM - 6.00 PM (GMT) 📍 Location: Pendulum Hotel, Sackville St, Manchester M1 3BB, United Kingdom 🤹‍♀️ Organizers:

🔗 Event:

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https://bitfest.uk/#nostrshire

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1. Nostr: Everything You Need to Know

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDhLGgThWQs

2. How to get started using Nostr

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7kuP5hz7RM

3. Nostr Cyphers, Value-for‑Value, and the HISA Marketplace App with Turi$mo

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUYzDDMO47Y

4. Cloudflare Down, Nostr Up

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2C3QGC1aLg

5. Edward Snowden Reveals Nostr: The Future of Free Speech and Trade in Our Digital World

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https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AwM4xYwO-fA

6. Angor: A Decentralised Bitcoin Crowdfunding Platform

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqNSCC9nDA4

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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 for providing these insights.

Here are the Top Zapped/Top Zappers from last week, showcasing the creators who received/sent the most engagement:

🔥 Top 3: Most Zapped

  1. Name:

    • Zaps Received: 369
    • Sats Earned: 864k

  2. Name:

    • Zaps Received: 220
    • Sats Earned: 26k

  3. Name:

    • Zaps Received: 176
    • Sats Earned: 67k

🔥 Top 3: Most Zappers

  1. Name:

    • Zaps Sent: 2736
    • Sats Spent: 164k

  2. Name:

    • Zaps Sent: 96
    • Sats Spent: 3k

  3. Name:

    • Zaps Sent: 95
    • Sats Spent: 2k

💰 Top 3: Most Sats Received

  1. Name:

    • Sats Earned: 864k
    • Zaps Received: 369

  2. Name:

    • Sats Earned: 265k
    • Zaps Received: 5

  3. Name: TURI$MO

    • Sats Earned: 97k
    • Zaps Received: 80

💰 Top 3: Most Sats Sent

  1. Name:

    • Sats Spent: 634k
    • Zaps Sent: 35

  2. Name: devotoare

    • Sats Spent: 347k
    • Zaps Sent: 5

  3. Name:

    • Sats Spent: 265k
    • Zaps Sent: 2

Here are the Top Zapped from last week, showcasing notes that received the most engagement:

🔥 Top 3: Most Zapped

    • Zaps Received: 106
    • Sats Earned: 16k

    • Zaps Received: 39
    • Sats Earned: 33k

    • Zaps Received: 30
    • Sats Earned: 3k

🔥 Top 3: Most Sats

    • Sats Earned: 210k
    • Zaps Received: 3

    • Sats Earned: 76k
    • Zaps Received: 2

    • Sats Earned: 55k
    • Zaps Received: 1

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1. Earthly - v0.1.16

Earthly is a collaborative map editor built on Nostr that helps people turn local knowledge into useful, shared maps. This release improves Map, Story, and Atlas previews, preserves image descriptions and better syncs Story timelines with map cues, and makes Shelf source counting clearer. It also improves WebMCP access by allowing independent public map reads to run concurrently, while keeping editing and publishing controlled, and adds stability improvements for relay restarts and memory usage. This was the latest, and there were a few more releases (v0.1.15, v0.1.14, v0.1.13 & v0.1.12) last week.

Contributed by: Schlaus Kwab - Source: https://github.com/zeSchlausKwab/earthly/releases/tag/v0.1.16

2. Amber - v6.6.6

Amber is a Nostr event signer for Android, allowing Nostr apps to securely request event signing and other actions from a user's device. In v6.6.6, it fixes the NostrConnect parser so connection values containing = are preserved correctly, resolving secret-check failures in NDK-based clients. The release also improves dark- and light-theme visibility for controls and status icons, and makes feedback publishing more reliable by using the relays advertised by Amber's repository, with longer timeouts for Tor connections.

Contributed by: - Source: https://github.com/greenart7c3/Amber/releases/tag/v6.6.6

3. Oxchat - v1.5.6

0xchat is a secure, open-source chat app built on the Nostr protocol for private and decentralized messaging. In v1.5.6, it strengthens security and privacy by fixing Cashu, gift-wrap, proxy, TLS, and WebView signing issues, while release builds no longer expose sensitive logs. The update also improves message and relay reliability, speeds up startup and chat performance, reduces background work and data usage, and makes the Android and desktop release process more robust.

Contributed by: ghghjhhhhh - Source: https://github.com/0xchat-app/0xchat-app-main/releases/tag/v1.5.6-release

4. Shosho - v1.2.0

Shosho is a live streaming marketplace where creators can go live, interact with fans, and receive support through Bitcoin and Lightning. In this release, it adds a built-in Bitcoin wallet with NWC and external wallet support, zaps, Quick Zap, Zap Goals, Lightning addresses, and Bitcoin checkout. The release also improves live streaming with viewer counts, larger clip uploads, stream raids and clips in chat, while adding multi-shop profiles, faster video loading and startup, and broader performance improvements.

Contributed by: - Source: https://github.com/r0d8lsh0p/shosho-releases/releases/tag/v1.2.0

5. YakiHonne Mobile - 2.0.9

YakiHonne Mobile is a decentralized social platform mobile app built on Nostr, providing a censorship-resistant and privacy-focused experience for publishing, interacting, and making payments. In this release, it improves QR code scanning and keeps the device awake during video playback, while adding support for lightning:-prefixed invoices across payments and QR scans. The release also improves reply thread context, cleans up processed paid-note events, and includes general bug fixes and performance improvements.

Contributed by: Boukhalfa Seddik - Source: https://github.com/YakiHonne/mobile-app/releases/tag/YakiHonne-2.0.9

6. YakiHonne Web - v6.0.4

YakiHonne Web is a decentralized social platform built on Nostr, providing users with tools for publishing, discovering, and interacting with content across the protocol. In this release, it brings back the classic sidebar and lets users choose between sidebar and top-bar navigation, while also adding a setting to enable or disable the glass visual effect. The release also includes general bug fixes and improvements. This was the latest and there were also the releases of v6.0.3 & v6.0.2 last week.

Contributed by: Moos - Source: https://github.com/YakiHonne/web-app/releases/tag/v6.0.4

7. Mostro Mobile - v1.5.0

Mostro Mobile is a modern, secure mobile client for the Mostro peer-to-peer Bitcoin trading platform, which operates over Nostr. In v1.5.0, it adds information showing how long a Mostro instance has been active, complete Dutch-language support, and Satispay as a EUR payment method. It also fixes push-token re-registration so trades continue receiving notifications after push server restarts.

Contributed by: BBakker26, mostroeuropa - Source: https://github.com/MostroP2P/mobile/releases/tag/v1.5.0

8. Nostur - v1.32.0

Nostur is an iOS Nostr client for decentralized social interaction, with features for feeds, messaging, profiles, and media. In v1.32.0, it adds QR-code and shareable Nostr IDs for profiles, direct QR scanning, better direct-message retries and delivery details, and improvements to feed scrolling, unread tracking, replies, and Web of Trust filtering. The release also improves short-video playback, voice messaging, Mac layouts, translations, and overall stability.

Contributed by: - Source: https://github.com/nostur-com/nostur-ios-public/releases/tag/1.32.0

9. Nostr WoT Extension - v0.8.10

Nostr WoT is a browser extension for signing Nostr requests, managing accounts, sending Lightning payments, and optionally exploring your social graph through Web of Trust. In v0.8.10, it adds a safer login path for clients using nonstandard authentication formats, with prominent warnings and separate approval required for every request while still enforcing security checks. The release also adds an optional privacy-conscious feedback form after uninstalling the extension. This was the latest, and there were also the releases of v0.8.9, v0.8.8, v0.8.7 & v0.8.4 last week.

Contributed by: Leon Acosta - Source: https://github.com/nostr-wot/nostr-wot-extension/releases/tag/v0.8.10

10. Nostr Mail Client - v0.17.0

Nostr Mail Client is a Flutter email client that lets users send and receive encrypted emails through Nostr. In this release, it adds folders and labels with rules, richer reply and forwarding tools, inline images, attachment previews and editing, improved email selection, and customizable themes. The release also strengthens privacy by hiding email activity from relays, improves multi-device syncing, adds Nostr app discovery during onboarding, and fixes issues with Amber login, public email delivery, media, scheduling, and desktop/mobile usability.

Contributed by: - Source: https://github.com/nogringo/nostr-mail-client/releases/tag/v0.17.0

11. NoorNote - v1.8.2

NoorNote is a Nostr client for decentralized social interaction, with features for feeds, profiles, messaging, and community-focused content. In v1.8.2, it adds a Daily Quran ayah widget with Arabic, English, and tafsir, while making sidebar widgets such as Wallet Balance, BTC Price, and Nostr Majlis directly clickable. The release also fixes custom emoji previews, notification reply threading, account-switcher layout issues, and settings-page navigation.

Contributed by: - Source: https://github.com/77elements/noornote/releases/tag/v1.8.2

12. Sidecar - v1.15.5

Sidecar is a browser-sidebar Nostr keystore and signer that securely manages keys and signs Nostr events without leaving the current browser tab. In v1.15.5, the full-size composer gains support for replies and polls, along with an option to always use it by default. It also adds saved drafts, better code formatting with copy buttons, full previews of replied-to notes, and improved image uploads and Auto Zap limits. This was the latest, and there were a few more releases last week.

Contributed by: - Source: https://github.com/dmnyc/sidecar/releases/tag/v1.15.5

13. White Noise Android - v2026.10.3

White Noise Android is an Android client for White Noise, providing a mobile interface to the Marmot protocol for private, decentralized messaging. In v2026.10.3, it adds custom and NIP-30 emojis, richer polls with replies, reactions, per-voter results and custom closing times, plus smart-folder rules and filters for unread, mentions, direct chats, and pinned conversations. The release also improves animated GIF profile pictures, dictation, attachments, notifications, relay setup, reading position, and chat-list loading. This was the latest, and there was also the release of v2026.9.30 last week.

Contributed by: Mubarak Auwal, Datawav - Source: https://github.com/marmot-protocol/whitenoise-android/releases/tag/android-v2026.10.3

14. PsstPsst - v26.10.1

PsstPsst is a decentralized, end-to-end encrypted messaging app that lets users communicate without a phone number. In v26.10.1, it adds support for small private group chats, fixes standalone emoji display, and improves overall messaging reliability.

Contributed by: - Source: https://github.com/CodyTseng/psstpsst/releases/tag/v26.10.1

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1. RX-Nostr - @3.7.8

RX-Nostr is a library for high-quality and flexible communication with multiple Nostr relays, helping developers manage relay connections and event flows. In this release, event comparisons were fixed to use the event ID as specified by NIP-01, ensuring events are handled and compared correctly according to the Nostr protocol.

Contributed by: - Source: https://github.com/penpenpng/rx-nostr/releases/tag/rx-nostr%403.7.8

2. Mostro Core - v0.17.0

Mostro Core is a Rust-based library that provides the peer-to-peer functionality behind Mostro, serving as the foundation for building the Mostro daemon and related decentralized applications. In v0.17.0, it adds a major reputation system update with support for importing, exporting, merging, and tracking native and imported reputation separately, along with reputation attestations and native rating totals. The release also adds payer declarations, payment history, and order-bound payment hashes, while improving attestation validation and rejecting invalid payer payloads. This was the latest, and there was also the release of v0.16.0 last week.

Contributed by: - Source: https://github.com/MostroP2P/mostro-core/releases/tag/v0.17.0

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1. Nostream - v3.2.0

Nostream is a TypeScript-based Nostr relay. This release adds a HAProxy blue/green deployment setup for zero-downtime relay updates and introduces optional automatic hiding of content targeted by actionable NIP-56 reports. It also fixes CLI commands hanging when the database is unreachable and improves filtering for multiple tag names and per-filter limits. This was the latest, and there was also the release of v3.1.0 last week.

Contributed by: Ricardo Cabral - Source: https://github.com/cameri/nostream/releases/tag/v3.2.0

2. GRAIN - v0.8.0-rc5 (Pre-release)

GRAIN is a comprehensive Nostr solution that primarily serves as a powerful relay for operators who need fine-grained control, while also providing a Go client library for developers building Nostr applications. In this pre-release, the relay fixes silent event loss for content containing special characters, adds safer and more accurate event purge handling, strictly rejects malformed request filters, improves subscription and NIP-01 message handling, and makes relay statistics more efficient through caching. It also improves startup logging, web responses, and overall relay reliability based on its first production run. This was the biggest pre-release, and the latest was v0.8.0-rc6.

Contributed by: - Source: https://github.com/0ceanSlim/grain/releases/tag/v0.8.0-rc5

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1. Mostro - v0.19.2

Mostro is a production-ready, censorship-resistant, non-custodial peer-to-peer exchange for Bitcoin and Lightning built on Nostr. In v0.19.2, it adds support for publishing since alongside deprecated-day information, fixes development fee handling so fees are only paid when LND is running on mainnet and are sent to the correct address, and updates documentation around payer history and reputation imports. The project is also now licensed under GPLv3 or later. There were also the releases of v0.19.1 & v0.19.0 last week.

Contributed by: - Source: https://github.com/MostroP2P/mostro/releases/tag/v0.19.2

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1. Verdana - New Workspace

Verdana is a desktop and Android runtime for Nostr napps, providing apps with built-in access to Nostr identity, signing, events, relays and local data through interfaces such as window.nostr and window.nostrdb.

Developed by: - Source: https://github.com/fiatjaf/verdana

2. Buzz - v0.5.26

Buzz is a workspace where humans and AI agents build together on a relay you own, combining collaboration, agent workflows, and Nostr-based infrastructure. In Desktop v0.5.26, it adds NIP-AR channel artifacts, native HPKE encryption for nsec backups, a relay admin console, and stronger NIP-FI security enforcement. The release also improves channel handling, long-thread performance, sidebar syncing, relay reliability, and mobile identity features, alongside various database and CI improvements.

Contributed by: klopez4212, Will Pfleger, Luke Tornquist, Logan Johnson, Alex Rosenzweig, Salman Mohammed, Tom Brow, Matthew Boston, Shawn Hank, Diem Nguyen, Jobi Armstrong, Ian Oberst, Ian Alloway, Zach Meyer, Tom Brow, Bradley Axen, crgallego, Jordan Mecom, Jarrod Sibbison - Source: https://github.com/block/buzz/releases/tag/desktop-v0.5.26

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1. Originless - 1.0.1

Originless is a single-container backend for real-time web applications, combining an event store with IPFS-based storage and media handling. In this release, it fixes several event-store issues, including expired-event handling, resumable event streams, dashboard startup race conditions, pagination cursors, and IPFS health checks. The release also adds a /cid/{cid} inspection endpoint, resource limits for events and uploads, download timeouts, and a cleaner Go source structure, while updating Docker and CI to use the Go version defined in go.mod. This was the biggest release of the week, and the latest was 1.0.3.

Contributed by: - Source: https://github.com/besoeasy/originless/releases/tag/1.0.1

2. Nostr VPN - v4.1.17

Nostr VPN is a Tailscale-style private mesh VPN that uses Nostr for coordination and a FIPS-based data plane to create secure connections between devices. In v4.1.17, the release improves reliability across platforms, with more robust macOS background service installation and local file handling, as well as smoother upgrades from older app versions. It also clarifies that paid exits are not supported on iOS.

Contributed by: - Source: https://github.com/mmalmi/nostr-vpn/releases/tag/v4.1.17

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No Exploration Tools Updates and Releases for last week.

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Nostr is built by plebs, for the plebs. If you found this Nostr 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 Ninety-Sixth Nostr Recap & share your tips and suggestions for the next weekly #NostrRecap and let’s keep #GrowNostr together.

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