🗞️ The Latest in Nostr: Weekly Nostr Recap 🚀 (02nd March 2026)
The 65th Edition of your weekly Nostr Newslett
Justin Moon
“My parents have never been able to figure out any of the freedom tech tools I’ve made, but we moved the family group chat to Pika yesterday and they love it.
Momma’s got an NSEC!”
1. Stay calm, positive and ambitious in hard situations like this and make your path yourself with the resources you have 💪🏻
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2. Great news from Divine 😍
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3. A must-watch episode for Bitcoiners 👇🏻
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4. A cute cat “Jingle” onboarding to Nostr 🐱
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5. Nostria is getting better day by day 😍
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6. If you work alone, you’ll go fast. But if you collaborate, you’ll go far 👈🏻
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7. There is so many love, humanity and grace in Nostr ❤️
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8. A great opportunity from Claude to you open-source devs 🫵🏻
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9. Some valuable ideas from founder to grow Nostr pleb base 👇🏻
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10. Let’s access English courses through Nostr 👨🏻💻
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11. Hard times can come to everyone. Let’s help her in this hard time 🤝🏻
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12. Music is a divine medicine to everyone 🎵
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13. Just English? Nope, Let’s learn Russian also through Nostr 👨🏻💻
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14. Localization is very important to get access to Nostriches with various nationalities 👌🏻
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15. Let’s start Nostr spreading process from the family ❤️
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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://stats.andotherstuff.org/,
👉🏻 Publishing Users last week: 666.1K (+152.3%)
👉🏻 New Users Last week : 781.3K (+31.8%)
👉🏻 All-time Zap Count : 6.54M
👉🏻 All-time BTC Amount : 42.02 BTC
👉🏻 All-time Zap Senders : 171.7k
According to https://npub.world/stats,
During last week:
👉🏻 Total Users: 2,691, compared to 2,592 users the week before
Many thanks to https://stats.andotherstuff.org/ by JeffG, https://npub.world/stats by Pip the WoT guy and franzap and all the contributors of https://github.com/aljazceru/awesome-nostr for providing these insights.
1. Aprendendo sobre o Nostr – Episódio 90: Blossom media
Agiota
2. Aprendendo sobre o Nostr – Episódio 91: Protocolo de Comunicação Nostr BLE
3. Aprendendo sobre o Nostr – Episódio 92: Trechos de Código (Code Snippets)
4. Aprendendo sobre o Nostr – Episódio 93: Chats
5. Aprendendo sobre o Nostr – Episódio 94: Mensagens E2EE usando o protocolo Messaging Layer Security
6. Safebox Nosfabrica
Tim Bouma
1. Nostr Atlanta #11 - Lunch & Learn - Secret Handshake - March 2026
📅 Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2026
⏰ Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
📍 Location: 684 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE suite a1, 684 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE suite a1, Atlanta, GA, United States
🤹♀️ Organizers: Club Orange
🔗 Event:
2. Digital Freedom with Nostr & Bitcoin - April 2026
📅 Date: Sunday, April 05, 2026
⏰ Time: 12.00 PM - 1.00 PM MDT
📍 Location: Jives Coffee Lounge, 16 Colbrunn Ct, Colorado Springs, CO, United States
🤹♀️ Organizers: nostr:npub1t3gxvxcf9nrcdd2ukhtfzjd39x7uers96u3ce3jnm605vhkkn7gsfp9elk
🔗 Event:
https://www.meetup.com/bitcoin-lightning-and-nostr-plebs/events/mlcdqtyjcgbhb/
1. Soapbox Sessions Episode 26 - STOP OPENCLAW!
Derek Ross, MAKE SONGS LONGER, Soapbox
2. Is NOSTR the Key to Internet and Social Media Freedom?
3. Your relationship with tech will never be the same after this
Soak Quest
4. Bitchat - dstealth demo
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 PABLOF7z 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: FLASH
- Zaps Received: 438
- Sats Earned: 78k
2. Name: utxo the webmaster 🧑💻
- Zaps Received: 338
- Sats Earned: 56k
3. Name: The Daniel 🖖
- Zaps Received: 176
- Sats Earned: 30k
🔥 Top 3: Most Zappers
1. Name: The Daniel 🖖
- Zaps Sent: 4002
- Sats Spent: 134k
2. Name: utxo the webmaster 🧑💻
- Zaps Sent: 188
- Sats Spent: 19k
3. Name: FL Justin
- Zaps Sent: 137
- Sats Spent: 34k
💰 Top 3: Most Sats Received
1. Name: Vextor
- Sats Earned: k (Not showing the exact amount)
- Zaps Received: 4
2. Name: Pegah
- Sats Earned: 217k
- Zaps Received: 69
3. Name: Tekkadan
- Sats Earned: 204k
- Zaps Received: 15
💰 Top 3: Most Sats Sent
1. Name: DamageBDD
- Sats Spent: k (Not showing the exact amount)
- Zaps Sent: 4
2. Name: YODL
- Sats Spent: 201k
- Zaps Sent: 21
3. Name: AQSTR
- Sats Spent: 134k
- Zaps Sent: 4022
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🔥 Top 3: Most Zapped
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- Zaps Received: 53
- Sats Earned: 233k
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- Zaps Received: 33
- Sats Earned: 12k
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- Zaps Received: 32
- Sats Earned: 2k
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- Sats Earned: 233k
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- Sats Earned: 42k
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1. Wisp - v0.2.3-beta - New Tool
Wisp is a minimal, high-performance Android client for Nostr, built with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose. It emphasizes decentralization, smart relay routing, and a smooth native experience. This beta version fixes stale wallet states, improves link rendering, and clears quote targets to prevent stale replies. The update also enhances fullscreen video handling, rotation support, and broadcast progress visibility. Notifications are streamlined by merging Zaps into reaction groups, preventing duplicate cards for a cleaner interface. This was the latest release, and there were also the releases of v0.2.2-beta, v0.2.1-beta, v0.2.0-beta, v0.1.6-alpha, v0.1.5-alpha, v0.1.4-alpha, v0.1.3-alpha, v0.1.2-alpha, and v0.1.1-alpha last week.
Developed by: utxo the webmaster 🧑💻
- Source: https://github.com/barrydeen/wisp
2. Coracle - 0.6.31
Coracle is a web client for the Nostr protocol designed to highlight Nostr’s unique features, including relay selection and management, web-of-trust moderation, content recommendations, and privacy protection. This update upgrades CapacitorJS, updates the NIP-55 signer library, and fixes a crash in UserContent when the mute list is empty, improving stability and user experience.
Contributed by: hodlbod
- Source: https://github.com/coracle-social/coracle/releases/tag/0.6.31
3. Amber - v4.1.3-pre1
Amber is a Nostr event signer for Android that enables secure signing of Nostr events directly from your mobile device. This pre-release improves relay management by updating default profile relays, enhances backup and notification interfaces, fixes issues with relay icons and device-specific compatibility, and introduces features like displaying the signing account and reporting unknown event kinds. It’s designed to provide a smooth, reliable, and secure signing experience for Nostr users on Android.
Contributed by: greenart7c3
- Source: https://github.com/greenart7c3/Amber/releases/tag/v4.1.3-pre1
4. Aegis - v0.3.9
Aegis is a simple, cross-platform Nostr signer that supports multiple connection methods for securely authorizing events across apps. This release improves multilingual support by adding and refining translations while also fixing language-switching (i18n) bugs. It introduces clearer loading states and error messages in browser and activity pages for better usability. Additionally, UI optimizations and improved theme compatibility make the overall experience smoother and more consistent across devices.
Contributed by: ZharlieW
- Source: https://github.com/ZharlieW/Aegis/releases/tag/v0.3.9
5. Shosho - v0.13.0
Shosho is a mobile live streaming app with RTMP support and Nostr integration, offering a decentralized alternative to platforms like Facebook Live. This release introduces the ability to download stream replays as MP4 files and adds NIP-05 verification for Nostr profiles. Streaming performance has been improved, including better stability on low-bandwidth connections and older devices, along with fixes for iOS streaming to Zap.Stream. The RTMP publisher has been migrated to the Expo Modules API and New Architecture, and chat now displays bech32 IDs more clearly. Overall, this release enhances reliability, performance, and usability for decentralized live streamers.
Contributed by: Rod
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https://github.com/r0d8lsh0p/shosho-releases/releases/tag/v0.13.0
6. Nymchat - v3.31.115
Nymchat is a lightweight, ephemeral chat client built on the Nostr protocol, bridged with Bitchat to enable anonymous and temporary messaging. This release delivers a hotfix addressing an issue where emojis were incorrectly converted into SVG icons. This update ensures messages render properly and maintains a smooth, distraction-free chat experience. Designed for privacy-focused communication, Nymchat keeps conversations simple, fast, and transient. This was the latest release, and there were a lot more releases last week.
Contributed by: Luxas
- Source: https://github.com/Spl0itable/NYM/releases/tag/v3.31.115
7. Vector - v0.3.1
Vector Messenger is a free, open-source, decentralized, and censorship-resistant chat platform built for private communication without KYC, ads, or metadata tracking. This pre-release adds enhanced group management, improved Android notifications, faster networking, and GPU-accelerated voice-to-text. It also introduces folder compression for sharing, customizable encryption options, deterministic full-history sync, and support for older Android devices. Major performance, memory, media, and reliability improvements make the app significantly faster and more stable overall.
Contributed by: JSKitty
- Source: https://github.com/VectorPrivacy/Vector/releases/tag/v0.3.1
1. Outbox Model: What Actually Works - New Developer Tool
“Outbox Model: What Actually Works” is a method for Nostr clients that improves relay reliability and event recall by filtering dead relays, introducing randomness in relay selection, and learning from relay performance.
Developed by: elsat
- Source: https://github.com/nostrability/outbox
2. did-nostr: Nostr DID Method Specification - New Developer Specification/Protocol
did-nostr: Nostr DID Method Specification is an unofficial draft defining how to create, resolve, and use decentralized identifiers (DIDs) on the Nostr network, enabling identity management, social profiles, and relay interactions while addressing security and privacy considerations.
Developed by: Melvin Carvalho
- Source: https://github.com/nostrcg/did-nostr/
3. Nostr Java - v2.0.0
Nostr Java is a Java SDK for the Nostr protocol that provides tools to create, sign, and publish Nostr events to relays. The latest v2.0.0 release simplifies the library from 9 modules to 4, adds configurable WebSocket buffer sizes for handling large events, and includes several bug fixes and stability improvements, making it more lightweight and efficient for developers building Nostr-based applications.
Contributed by: Eric T
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https://github.com/tcheeric/nostr-java/releases/tag/v2.0.0
4. ZSP - v0.3.4
ZSP is a fast CLI tool for publishing Android apps to Nostr relays, used by Zapstore to distribute releases. This update defaults to the new NIP format, improves cache handling by deleting stale entries when overwriting releases, and ensures proper event replacement using updated timestamps. It also optimizes GitHub sourcing by first querying /releases/latest for a faster single-request path and prevents fetching pre-releases by default, making publishing more reliable and efficient.
Contributed by: franzap
- Source: https://github.com/zapstore/zsp/releases/tag/v0.3.4
1. Citrine - v2.0.0-pre2
Citrine is a Nostr relay for Android that focuses on high performance and smooth operation for mobile users. This pre-release improves relay performance through optimized indexes, database queries, and Kotlin coroutine management. It enhances hosting for web apps by assigning each app its own port, upgrades the event screen interface, supports full-text search queries, and allows expanding events directly from the event screen. Citrine is designed to provide a fast, reliable, and feature-rich relay experience on Android.
Contributed by: greenart7c3
- Source: https://github.com/greenart7c3/Citrine/releases/tag/v2.0.0-pre2
2. HAVEN - v1.2.2
HAVEN (High Availability Vault for Events on Nostr) is a sovereign personal relay for the Nostr protocol, designed to securely store and back up sensitive events such as eCash, private chats, and drafts. This release includes maintenance updates, such as cleaning up configuration files and updating repository references. While this update focuses on housekeeping changes, HAVEN continues to provide a reliable and privacy-focused solution for safeguarding important Nostr data under your own control. This is the latest, and there was also the release of v1.2.1 last week.
Contributed by: Anthony Accioly
- Source: https://github.com/barrydeen/haven/releases/tag/v1.2.2
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