NomishkaDilshan on Nostr: I made my fifteenth edition of "The Latest on the Nostr! - A Weekly Nostr Recap" ...
I made my fifteenth edition of "The Latest on the Nostr! - A Weekly Nostr Recap" (March 17th, 2025) highlights 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! 🗞️🚀 #nostrrecap
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🗞️ The Latest the Nostr: Weekly Nostr Recap - 17th March 2025 🚀
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🧠 Quote of the Week
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BenJustman (npub153x…ryu8)
“The signal is clear here and that's why so many of us are spending more and more time on nostr”
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🔥 Community Highlights
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1. tigs (npub1q7w…m2vr) is talking about Jackbox Party Pack on HiveTalk (npub1z0l…8ldk)
2. The excitement of franny (npub1995…8vtf) to meet Nostriches in Purple Konnektiv (npub1pur…zkzp) meetup
3. Talking about Alexandria and other clients at Purple Konnektiv (npub1pur…zkzp) meetup
4. What’s frying the brain of Vitor Pamplona (npub1gcx…nj5z) on #nostr
5. Micael (npub1f4q…a37d) is thanking to god for #bitcoin and #nostr
6. Laeserin (npub1m4n…c2jl) is talking about her Purple Konnektiv (npub1pur…zkzp) meetup experience
7. According to BenJustman (npub153x…ryu8), the reason so many people are spending more and more time on #nostr
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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: 43,183, compared to 43,462 zaps the week before
- Total zap amount: 8,110,313, compared to 10,507,273 sats the week before
- Total events: 5,598,715, compared to 5,905,260 events the week before
Many thanks to https://stats.nostr.band/ by brugeman (npub1xdt…ntxy) for providing these insights.
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🎓 Educational Guide
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1. How you can off-ramp bitcoin using primal (npub12vk…pugg) wallet with swapido (npub1wvq…je20) in Mexico
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📅 Upcoming Events
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1. FediForum April 2025
📅 Date: April 1, 2025 – April 2, 2025 at 8.00am (PT) - 1.00pm (PT) each day
📍 Location: Online Event
🤹♀️ Organizers: FediForum (npub1h92…jhr8)
🔗 Event: https://fediforum.org/
FediForum is an unconference focused on open social protocols and the future of decentralized social media, including the Fediverse, Mastodon, ActivityPub, Bluesky, and ATProto. Discussions will be shaped by attendees, covering topics such as governance, trust and safety, new funding models, and interoperability across platforms.
While Nostr has been part of past discussions and demos from persons like Rabble (npub1wmr…g240) and petri (npub1ust…n3mj), its inclusion in this event will depend on participant interest. If you're passionate about Nostr, consider attending and contributing to the conversation.
🔗
🔗
Second invitation e-mail for previous FediForum attendees sent on 12th of March 2025.
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: Rizful.com (npub1jlu…p2kq)
🔗 Event:
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📰 Nostr in the Media
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1. The discussion of Svetski (npub1dtg…up6m), efenigson (npub1dg6…sguz), PABLOF7z (npub1l2v…ajft) & Max DeMarco (npub1lel…kvyz) about #Nostr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKCbia6Hoc0
2. #Nostr helps get rid from breakness and manipulation
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6whKy2c_Lsc
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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 PABLOF7z (npub1l2v…ajft) 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: 122
Sats Earned: 64k
2. Zaps Received: 96
Sats Earned: 123k
3. Zaps Received: 58
Sats Earned: 3k
💰 Top 3: Most Sats
1. Sats Earned: 123k
Zaps Received: 96
2. Sats Earned: 64k
Zaps Received: 122
3. Sats Earned: 12k
Zaps Received: 21
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😂 Nostr Memes
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🛠️ Tools, Updates, and Releases
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1. Kartapio - Nostr based food delivery app - New tool
Kartapio is a decentralized food delivery app built on Nostr, offering a censorship-resistant and open network for ordering meals. By leveraging Nostr’s relay-based communication, Kartapio connects users directly with restaurants and delivery partners without relying on centralized platforms. This ensures greater transparency, lower fees, and increased privacy for both customers and vendors.
Developed by: Victor Stabile
Source: https://github.com/vstabile/kartapio
2. RUNSTR - v0.2.0-alpha
Runstr is a decentralized running app on Nostr, giving users full control over their data. Although v0.2.1-alpha is the latest update it has just some small updates. So in here just focus about v0.2.0 update which include improves Amber login permissions and the Dashboard with accurate split formatting, pace in miles/km, and a mini music player, plus adds elevation tracking. The Runstr Feed (formerly Run Club) now supports likes and reposts, while Stats (formerly History) includes a calorie burn tracker and health profile input. Wavlake introduces continuous music playback and an improved track list. The Wallet now allows changing the default zap amount and adds a RUNSTR donation button. There were also some simple updates and core updates v0.1.9-alpha, v0.1.8-alpha and v0.1.5-alpha in this week.
Developed by: TheWildHustle (npub1xr8…5uum)
Source: https://github.com/HealthNoteLabs/Runstr/releases/tag/simple-updates-0.0.0-20250314-172208
3. Primal Android - 2.1.11
Primal is an Android client for Nostr, designed to provide a smooth and decentralized social experience for users.This release fixes profile details not updating when the screen starts and resolves an issue where the "follow" button was always displayed. Additionally, a crash occurring when the API fails to return user profile data has been addressed.
Developed by: mehmedalijak (npub1235…zphw)
Source: https://github.com/PrimalHQ/primal-android-app/releases/tag/2.1.11
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🎁 Developer Tools, updates and Guides
==================================
1. txinfo - Nostr based blockchain transaction insights - New Tool
txinfo is a decentralized tool that enhances blockchain transaction and address details using Nostr. Designed to be local-first, censorship-resistant, and independent, it allows users to access and share transaction insights without relying on centralized services. While fully functional without external dependencies, an Etherscan API key can be used for optimization.
Developed by: xdamman (npub1xsp…62dr)
Source: https://github.com/xdamman/txinfo
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🌐 Relay Updates and Releases
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No Relay Updates and Releases for this 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 fifteenth recap, share your tips and suggestions for the next weekly #nostrrecap, and let’s keep #grownostr together.
Patroned by Rabble (npub1wmr…g240)
Recap by NomishkaDilshan (npub19hs…5jcn)
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🗞️ The Latest the Nostr: Weekly Nostr Recap - 17th March 2025 🚀
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🧠 Quote of the Week
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BenJustman (npub153x…ryu8)
“The signal is clear here and that's why so many of us are spending more and more time on nostr”
=====================
🔥 Community Highlights
=====================
1. tigs (npub1q7w…m2vr) is talking about Jackbox Party Pack on HiveTalk (npub1z0l…8ldk)
quoting nevent1q…3z2tHey Everybody!!!
We're playing The Jackbox Party Pack on HiveTalk (npub1z0l…8ldk) !
Few people in here already and hoping for numbers up to 8 or even more! People can sit in the audience too so if you feel like you'll miss out, you won't! This is also a great way to stresstest and test out the latest update to Hivetalk that YEGHRO (npub1lqs…cejr) just pushed today!
You can find us at https://staging.hivetalk.org/join?room=testing_room1234
2. The excitement of franny (npub1995…8vtf) to meet Nostriches in Purple Konnektiv (npub1pur…zkzp) meetup
quoting nevent1q…yzt8Nostr merch is always with me when we meetup 🫶💜 exited to meet a group of Nostriches today 🫂💜 GM 💫
3. Talking about Alexandria and other clients at Purple Konnektiv (npub1pur…zkzp) meetup
quoting nevent1q…90dsTalking about Alexandria and all the other clients, drinking tea and enjoying each others' presence. This is Purple Konnektiv (npub1pur…zkzp). #Meetup #Konstanz #PurpleKonnektiv
4. What’s frying the brain of Vitor Pamplona (npub1gcx…nj5z) on #nostr
quoting nevent1q…qxarI am not going to lie.. trying to separate encryption keys from identity keys on Nostr is frying my brains.
5. Micael (npub1f4q…a37d) is thanking to god for #bitcoin and #nostr
quoting nevent1q…5t57
Thank you God for Bitcoin and Nostr.
Thanks to all the devs and autist out there investing their time, effort, knowledge and resources to keep freedom technology improving and growing.
What a time to be alive!
6. Laeserin (npub1m4n…c2jl) is talking about her Purple Konnektiv (npub1pur…zkzp) meetup experience
quoting nevent1q…fcqyThe location of this Purple Konnektiv (npub1pur…zkzp) meetup was the shore of Lake Constance. Beautiful.
But windy! ❄️❄️
Thank you, to everyone who came. 🥰 It always energizes me to meet in Real Life. Zusammenkommen really does matter. 🫂
#Konstanz #Germany #PurpleKonnektiv
7. According to BenJustman (npub153x…ryu8), the reason so many people are spending more and more time on #nostr
quoting nevent1q…an3pOn Twitter the last day + everyone has been acting like some trader is a god for predicting the bitcoin price.
The signal is clear here and that's why so many of us are spending more and more time on nostr
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🌱 Ecosystem Growth
==================
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: 43,183, compared to 43,462 zaps the week before
- Total zap amount: 8,110,313, compared to 10,507,273 sats the week before
- Total events: 5,598,715, compared to 5,905,260 events the week before
Many thanks to https://stats.nostr.band/ by brugeman (npub1xdt…ntxy) for providing these insights.
==================
🎓 Educational Guide
==================
1. How you can off-ramp bitcoin using primal (npub12vk…pugg) wallet with swapido (npub1wvq…je20) in Mexico
quoting nevent1q…lkkvWe just discovered you can off-ramp Bitcoin in Mexico using primal (nprofile…j5u0)'s lightning wallet! ⚡️👉🇲🇽
Mind blown 🤯
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📅 Upcoming Events
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1. FediForum April 2025
📅 Date: April 1, 2025 – April 2, 2025 at 8.00am (PT) - 1.00pm (PT) each day
📍 Location: Online Event
🤹♀️ Organizers: FediForum (npub1h92…jhr8)
🔗 Event: https://fediforum.org/
FediForum is an unconference focused on open social protocols and the future of decentralized social media, including the Fediverse, Mastodon, ActivityPub, Bluesky, and ATProto. Discussions will be shaped by attendees, covering topics such as governance, trust and safety, new funding models, and interoperability across platforms.
While Nostr has been part of past discussions and demos from persons like Rabble (npub1wmr…g240) and petri (npub1ust…n3mj), its inclusion in this event will depend on participant interest. If you're passionate about Nostr, consider attending and contributing to the conversation.
🔗
quoting nevent1q…20ksThe "Proposed Topics" page for the next FediForum is up.
When people register for FediForum, we ask them what topics they want to discuss. Not everybody fills out the form, and not everybody lets us publish what they said. But some do!
Check it out at http://fediforum.org/2025-04/
Anything sound interesting? Then please join them and us April 1 and 2.
Any glaring omissions? Then propose the missing topics when you register yourself! You don't need to be an expert. https://fediforum.org
🔗
quoting nevent1q…5p5vUjun Jeong (ujeong1@mastodon.world) is coming to #FediForum and wants to talk about his project:
Fediversesharing: a novel dataset on cross-platform interaction dynamics between 20,000+ #threads users and 20,000+ #mastodon users over a ten-month period.
Join us April 1-2? https://fediforum.org
Second invitation e-mail for previous FediForum attendees sent on 12th of March 2025.
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: Rizful.com (npub1jlu…p2kq)
🔗 Event:
quoting nevent1q…kpu2Ivy (npub1uze…kqac) calvadev (npub16dh…0nkq) ericfj (npub10xv…g437) aceaspades (npub1xzr…0qap) We have critical mass for a Los Angeles nostr meetup! It will be happening on April 18th in the West Hollywood area. If you know any other LA-based Nostr users, please tag them in a reply to this message so we can invite them!
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📰 Nostr in the Media
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1. The discussion of Svetski (npub1dtg…up6m), efenigson (npub1dg6…sguz), PABLOF7z (npub1l2v…ajft) & Max DeMarco (npub1lel…kvyz) about #Nostr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKCbia6Hoc0
2. #Nostr helps get rid from breakness and manipulation
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6whKy2c_Lsc
======================
⚡ Most Zapped Last Week
======================
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 (npub1l2v…ajft) 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: 122
Sats Earned: 64k
quoting nevent1q…l9g4
2. Zaps Received: 96
Sats Earned: 123k
quoting nevent1q…6xyhHELLO NOSTR! ✌️
Spent the lots of recent weekends and evenings putting together a new Nostr educational site.
My plan is to continue to add to this to cover loads of other awesome Nostr clients and tools to help people get started. (and for you awesome people to share with your friends!)
For now we have:
🟣 Simple onboarding via primal (nprofile…5zx8)
🟣 Nostr 101
🟣 Nostr protocol explainer
🟣 Nostr glossary
🟣 An intro to 'other stuff'
🟣 An intro to Nostr utilities
🟣 Some incredible video content from BTC Sessions (nprofile…wmsc), Derek Ross (nprofile…n6q3) and studentofbitcoin (nprofile…t0r8)
It's early days and there's lots more to come. Project is on GitHub, and I welcome feedback, suggestions and external contributors.
Would LOVE it if you could share this post for me to help get the word out! 🙏
Thanks to pals ODELL (nprofile…qft7) OrangeSurf (nprofile…zjdh) and sethforprivacy (nprofile…hm8r) for their feedback l ♥️
hellonostr.xyz
3. Zaps Received: 58
Sats Earned: 3k
quoting nevent1q…gns4Bitcoin is money for the people. A monetary revolution built from the ground up.
Never forget that.
💰 Top 3: Most Sats
1. Sats Earned: 123k
Zaps Received: 96
quoting nevent1q…6xyhHELLO NOSTR! ✌️
Spent the lots of recent weekends and evenings putting together a new Nostr educational site.
My plan is to continue to add to this to cover loads of other awesome Nostr clients and tools to help people get started. (and for you awesome people to share with your friends!)
For now we have:
🟣 Simple onboarding via primal (nprofile…5zx8)
🟣 Nostr 101
🟣 Nostr protocol explainer
🟣 Nostr glossary
🟣 An intro to 'other stuff'
🟣 An intro to Nostr utilities
🟣 Some incredible video content from BTC Sessions (nprofile…wmsc), Derek Ross (nprofile…n6q3) and studentofbitcoin (nprofile…t0r8)
It's early days and there's lots more to come. Project is on GitHub, and I welcome feedback, suggestions and external contributors.
Would LOVE it if you could share this post for me to help get the word out! 🙏
Thanks to pals ODELL (nprofile…qft7) OrangeSurf (nprofile…zjdh) and sethforprivacy (nprofile…hm8r) for their feedback l ♥️
hellonostr.xyz
2. Sats Earned: 64k
Zaps Received: 122
quoting nevent1q…l9g4
3. Sats Earned: 12k
Zaps Received: 21
quoting nevent1q…u625First day in over a week of not feeling like absolute shit.
If you're healthy today, maybe take a moment to reflect on how ephemeral that state is.
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😂 Nostr Memes
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quoting nevent1q…tr3f
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quoting nevent1q…qcpkPurple pilling IRL
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quoting nevent1q…medtNostr meetup
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quoting nevent1q…a45pGM good people
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🛠️ Tools, Updates, and Releases
===========================
1. Kartapio - Nostr based food delivery app - New tool
Kartapio is a decentralized food delivery app built on Nostr, offering a censorship-resistant and open network for ordering meals. By leveraging Nostr’s relay-based communication, Kartapio connects users directly with restaurants and delivery partners without relying on centralized platforms. This ensures greater transparency, lower fees, and increased privacy for both customers and vendors.
Developed by: Victor Stabile
Source: https://github.com/vstabile/kartapio
2. RUNSTR - v0.2.0-alpha
Runstr is a decentralized running app on Nostr, giving users full control over their data. Although v0.2.1-alpha is the latest update it has just some small updates. So in here just focus about v0.2.0 update which include improves Amber login permissions and the Dashboard with accurate split formatting, pace in miles/km, and a mini music player, plus adds elevation tracking. The Runstr Feed (formerly Run Club) now supports likes and reposts, while Stats (formerly History) includes a calorie burn tracker and health profile input. Wavlake introduces continuous music playback and an improved track list. The Wallet now allows changing the default zap amount and adds a RUNSTR donation button. There were also some simple updates and core updates v0.1.9-alpha, v0.1.8-alpha and v0.1.5-alpha in this week.
Developed by: TheWildHustle (npub1xr8…5uum)
Source: https://github.com/HealthNoteLabs/Runstr/releases/tag/simple-updates-0.0.0-20250314-172208
3. Primal Android - 2.1.11
Primal is an Android client for Nostr, designed to provide a smooth and decentralized social experience for users.This release fixes profile details not updating when the screen starts and resolves an issue where the "follow" button was always displayed. Additionally, a crash occurring when the API fails to return user profile data has been addressed.
Developed by: mehmedalijak (npub1235…zphw)
Source: https://github.com/PrimalHQ/primal-android-app/releases/tag/2.1.11
==================================
🎁 Developer Tools, updates and Guides
==================================
1. txinfo - Nostr based blockchain transaction insights - New Tool
txinfo is a decentralized tool that enhances blockchain transaction and address details using Nostr. Designed to be local-first, censorship-resistant, and independent, it allows users to access and share transaction insights without relying on centralized services. While fully functional without external dependencies, an Etherscan API key can be used for optimization.
Developed by: xdamman (npub1xsp…62dr)
Source: https://github.com/xdamman/txinfo
==========================
🌐 Relay Updates and Releases
==========================
No Relay Updates and Releases for this week.
===================
👋 Stay in Touch & Zap
===================
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 fifteenth recap, share your tips and suggestions for the next weekly #nostrrecap, and let’s keep #grownostr together.
Patroned by Rabble (npub1wmr…g240)
Recap by NomishkaDilshan (npub19hs…5jcn)