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GM from Sri Lanka (🇱🇰) nostriches! 👋

Another nice week is gonna start. The good news early in the morning is the 95th Nostr Recap (28th September 2026) is out! 😍




In this Nostr Recap, you could explore what happened last week in the #Nostr world under the topics below. Enjoy it! 👀


🧠 Quote of the Week
🔥 Community Highlights
🌱 Ecosystem Growth
🎓 Educational Guides
📅 Upcoming Events
📰 Nostr in the Media
⚡ Most Zapped Last Week
😂 Nostr Memes
🛠️ Tools, Updates and Releases
🎁 Developer Tools, Updates and Releases
🌐 Relay Updates and Releases
📡 Protocol Updates and Releases
🧩 Workspace Updates and Releases
🚧 Infrastructure Updates and Releases


Explore here 👇🏻
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“GM,

I took two months off as an experiment to see how it would feel. Nostr is the only thing on my phone that consistently generates new content so I found my screen pretty boring, which had it's benefits... I definitely got more writing done.

At one point, maybe two weeks ago, I noticed that nobody around me was talking about nostr. I began to wonder if it has any future or if any notable adoption would happen. Maybe nostr was a flash in the pan... I sat with that for about a week.

Maybe it's true, but I also couldn't stop thinking about it and I missed being here. A couple of days ago my two months was almost up and I COULDN'T WAIT to hop back on, but I did because I committed to it.

Many pent up notes to follow 🤙”

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1. What do you think nostriches? 🫵🏻

2. Here is the result of his experiment 👇🏻

3. Indeed, we need more non-bitcoin content on Nostr 👇🏻

4. Here is the very first feeling of a nostr beginner 😉

5. They need our prayers! 🙏🏻

6. A nostrich shares his Nostr experience concisely 👇🏻

7. This forum would be so useful for especially new Nostr relay maintainers 🔥

8. This is 💯% true 🤟🏻

9. Actually, what is the reason? 🤔

10. That’s really a nice bunch of tools 🫶🏻

11. This is the humanity on Nostr 🫶🏻

12. A great job by Sebastix at Noderunners conference 👏🏻

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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

👉🏻 1,042 relays on the Nostr network

👉🏻 Amethyst - 1,504 Users

👉🏻 Primal - 746 Users

👉🏻 Ditto - 501 Users

According to https://nostrarchives.com/analytics

👉🏻 Amethyst - 735 Users - 12.2k Notes

👉🏻 Primal iOS - 723 Users - 7.0k Notes

👉🏻 Primal Androoid - 461 Users - 3.7k Notes

👉🏻 relay.primal.net - 399.1k Users

👉🏻 nos.lol - 346.5k Users

👉🏻 relay.damus.io - 284.1k Users

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

👉🏻 Publishing Users last week: 6.74M (+56.3%)

👉🏻 New Publishing Users Last week: 4.25M (-20.6%)

👉🏻 All-time Zap Count: 7.10M Zaps

👉🏻 All-time Zap BTC Amount: 43.68 BTC

👉🏻 All-time Zap Senders: 181.8k senders

👉🏻 relay.mostr.pub - 677.3k Users

👉🏻 relay.primal.net - 586.2k Users

👉🏻 relay.damus.io - 469.2k Users

According to https://zap.observer

Zapped for the past 7 days,

👉🏻 Zaps - 11,710 Zaps

👉🏻 Sats - 3.9M Sats

According to https://npub.world/stats

During last week:

👉🏻 Total Users: 2,680 users, compared to 4,458 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. Building Nostr apps with open source AI tools

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hKPXRN3Qgo

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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. The NOSTR Protocol

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM5LNB1ejys

2. White Noise: Private Messaging for Humans and AI

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTX1nBNTcu8

3. Your Relay Should Decide Who Connects

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

4. What is Nostr? This is Nostr

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFP9qdG4HNU

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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: 395
    • Sats Earned: 1M

  2. Name:

    • Zaps Received: 192
    • Sats Earned: 17k

  3. Name:

    • Zaps Received: 163
    • Sats Earned: 8k

🔥 Top 3: Most Zappers

  1. Name:

    • Zaps Sent: 1237
    • Sats Spent: 24k

  2. Name:

    • Zaps Sent: 377
    • Sats Spent: 31k

  3. Name:

    • Zaps Sent: 104
    • Sats Spent: 25k

💰 Top 3: Most Sats Received

  1. Name:

    • Sats Earned: 1M
    • Zaps Received: 395

  2. Name:

    • Sats Earned: 256k
    • Zaps Received: 17

  3. Name: Barra

    • Sats Earned: 221k
    • Zaps Received: 101

💰 Top 3: Most Sats Sent

  1. Name: devotoare

    • Sats Spent: “Not showing the exact amount”
    • Zaps Sent: 3

  2. Name: “The name is not visible”

    • Sats Spent: 232k
    • Zaps Sent: 14

  3. Name:

    • Sats Spent: 220k
    • Zaps Sent: 2

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

🔥 Top 3: Most Zapped

    • Zaps Received: 25
    • Sats Earned: 8k

    • Zaps Received: 19
    • Sats Earned: 1k

    • Zaps Received: 18
    • Sats Earned: 1k

🔥 Top 3: Most Sats

    • Sats Earned: 21k
    • Zaps Received: 3

    • Sats Earned: 21k
    • Zaps Received: 1

    • Sats Earned: 21k
    • Zaps Received: 1

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1. Nsite-clay - New Tool

Nsite-clay is a self-editable nsite built entirely in a single HTML file. It can modify its own content and republish the updated version directly to Nostr, allowing the website to be hosted, updated, and distributed through the Nostr network without relying on traditional web hosting.

Developed by: - Source: https://github.com/jooray/nsite-clay

2. Divine Mobile - 1.0.23 (Pre-release)

Divine Mobile is a decentralized short-form mobile video app built around Vine-style six-second looping videos, with a focus on human-made content. This pre-release delivers a large set of improvements across messaging, Nostr relay handling, video playback and editing, profiles, search, privacy, accessibility, and performance. Notable changes include better NIP-17 DM delivery and inbox handling, more reliable relay subscriptions, improved video playback and editing, support for reusable community sounds, creator analytics and profile bookmarks, Telugu localization, and reduced memory usage, alongside numerous stability, testing, and account-management fixes.

Contributed by: mbradley, Alex Frei, Meylis, - Source: https://github.com/divinevideo/divine-mobile/releases/tag/1.0.23

3. Amber - v6.6.5

Amber is an Android-based Nostr event signer that lets users securely approve and sign events for Nostr applications. In v6.6.5, application backups were hardened by encrypting relay-published backups with a dedicated key derived from the account key, preventing apps with remembered nip44_decrypt permission from accessing backup data such as NIP-46 secrets and local keys. The release also fixes the backup restore prompt not appearing after logging back in when backup publishing is disabled.

Contributed by: - Source: https://github.com/greenart7c3/Amber/releases/tag/v6.6.5

4. Nostr WoT Extension - v0.8.3 (NWC app connections)

Nostr WoT Extension is a browser extension for Nostr that manages identities, signs events, and enables Lightning payments directly from the browser. In v0.8.3, it adds NWC app connections for its LNbits wallet, allowing separate connections with individual names, spending limits, and expiry dates, plus tools to monitor usage, copy connection strings, show QR codes, and revoke access. Connection secrets are encrypted locally, with recovery support for interrupted registrations. Although this was the latest, there were also the releases of v0.8.2, v0.8.1 & v0.8.0 last week.

Contributed by: Leon Acosta - Source: https://github.com/nostr-wot/nostr-wot-extension/releases/tag/v0.8.3

5. NoorNote - v1.8.1

NoorNote is a Nostr client for decentralized social interaction, with tools for navigating feeds, following users, and sharing curated follow packs. In v1.8.1, it introduces a new translucent “Marble Glass” design, a global back button synced with browser navigation, and the new T-Low theme. Follow Pack owners can also share packs directly to their timeline, while the release adds several smaller search, poll, sidebar, and UI improvements. This was the latest, and there were also the releases of v1.8.0 & v1.7.0 last week.

Contributed by: - Source: https://github.com/77elements/noornote/releases/tag/v1.8.1

6. Sidecar - 1.14.1

Sidecar is a browser-sidebar Nostr keystore and signer that securely manages keys and signs Nostr events without leaving the current browser tab. In v1.14.1, it fixes an unreadable confirmation chip across several themes by improving its contrast, adds automated theme-contrast checks to prevent similar issues, and updates reviewer documentation while keeping the same files and permissions as v1.14.0. There was also the release of v1.14.0 last week.

Contributed by: - Source: https://github.com/dmnyc/sidecar/releases/tag/v1.14.1

7. White Noise Android - v2026.9.21

White Noise Android is an Android client for White Noise, providing a mobile interface to the Marmot protocol for private, decentralized messaging. This release, message delivery, voice dictation, text-to-speech, conversation navigation, and account switching are improved, alongside a new AMOLED appearance. It also adds shareable profile and invite QR cards and group actions directly from profiles. This was the latest release, and there was also the pre-release of “Android PR Previews” last week.

Contributed by: Datawav, Datawav, Vladimir Krstic - Source: https://github.com/marmot-protocol/whitenoise-android/releases/tag/android-v2026.9.21

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1. Nostr-Java - v2.4.1

Nostr-Java is a Java library for creating, signing, and publishing Nostr events, making it easier for Java applications to interact with the protocol. In v2.4.1, the release includes a small MCP fix that keeps tag values unchanged when using nostr_publish_event, ensuring tag data is passed through exactly as provided. This was the latest, and there was also the release of v2.4.0 last week.

Contributed by: Eric T - Source: https://github.com/tcheeric/nostr-java/releases/tag/v2.4.1

2. RX-nostr - @3.7.7

RX-nostr is a library for reliable and flexible communication with multiple Nostr relays, helping applications manage relay connections and event flows. In this release, the default relay handling was improved to ignore tags that don’t contain relay information, preventing non-relay tags from being mistakenly treated as relay references.

Contributed by: - Source: https://github.com/penpenpng/rx-nostr/releases/tag/rx-nostr%403.7.7

3. Mostro Core - v0.15.1

Mostro Core is a Rust library that provides the core peer-to-peer functionality behind Mostro, serving as the foundation for building the Mostro daemon and related decentralized applications. In v0.15.1, it adds a new CooperativelyCanceled status for disputes that are resolved through mutual cancellation, along with the corresponding release and changelog updates. This was the latest, and there was also the release of v0.15.0 last week.

Contributed by: - Source: https://github.com/MostroP2P/mostro-core/releases/tag/v0.15.1

4. Nostr Development Kit - v0.10.0-dev.8 (Pre-release)

Nostr Development Kit (NDK) is a Dart library designed to make building Nostr applications easier by providing developers with tools for interacting with the protocol. In this pre-release, the release reduces unnecessary background polling and cache work, exposes the NWC hold-settle deadline, and improves Cashu seed handling by ensuring seeds are written and saved correctly while preserving the seed language. This was the latest, and there were also two more pre-releases (v0.10.0-dev.7 & v0.10.0-dev.6) last week.

Contributed by: frnandu, - Source: https://github.com/relaystr/ndk/releases/tag/v0.10.0-dev.8

5. Mostro CLI - v0.16.3

Mostro CLI is a command-line client for Mostro, the peer-to-peer Bitcoin and Lightning exchange that runs over Nostr, giving users a terminal-based way to interact with the platform. In v0.16.3, the chat view was improved to show both sides of a conversation, with the getdmuser command now described as a two-sided transcript, along with updated README badges and documentation. There was also the release v0.16.2 last week.

Contributed by: - Source: https://github.com/MostroP2P/mostro-cli/releases/tag/v0.16.3

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1. Hubstr Relay - New Relay

Hubstr Relay is a personal Nostr relay designed to serve as both a local event cache and a public-facing relay for your Nostr identity. It lets you store and access your Nostr events locally while also making them available through a relay that others can connect to.

Developed by: - Source: https://github.com/johninnis/hubstr-relay

2. GRAIN - v0.8.0-rc4 (Pre-release)

GRAIN is a comprehensive Nostr solution that combines a powerful relay with a Go client library for developers building Nostr applications. In this pre-release, the relay dashboard was reworked with live vitals, event and storage statistics, improved navigation, and a new stats API, while the reference client now resolves events more reliably across outbox relays, relay hints, and NIP-50 search. The release also brings several nostrdb correctness and search improvements, including NIP-01 prefix matching, configurable full-text search kinds, and more reliable fork syncing, plus an updated signer with import-key restore support.

Contributed by: - Source: https://github.com/0ceanSlim/grain/releases/tag/v0.8.0-rc4

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1. Angor - v0.2.36

Angor is a decentralized peer-to-peer funding protocol built on Bitcoin and Nostr, enabling projects to raise funds directly from supporters. In v0.2.36, the release brings a broad set of reliability fixes across Bitcoin transactions, fee estimation, wallet address lookups, recovery and founder claims, while improving indexer handling with dynamic fee rates, retries, backoff, and concurrency limits. It also adds timeout-based cleanup for Nostr relay subscriptions and switches the mainnet swap provider from Boltz to SatsRouting.

Contributed by: - Source: https://github.com/block-core/angor/releases/tag/v0.2.36

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1. Flotilla - 1.11.2

Flotilla is a Discord-like Nostr client built around the idea of using relays as groups, giving communities a familiar space-based way to communicate over Nostr. In this release, startup and remote-signer handling were improved, rooms can now display messages before syncing finishes, and feed reliability was fixed when relays respond at different speeds. The release also adds an F-Droid build and keeps GitHub releases compatible with Obtainium. This was the latest, and there was also the release of 1.11.1 last week.

Contributed by: Gauarv Chaudhary - Source: https://github.com/coracle-social/flotilla/releases/tag/1.11.2

2. Buzz - v0.5.25

Buzz is a workspace where humans and AI agents can build together on a relay you own, combining collaboration, agent workflows, and Nostr-based infrastructure. In v0.5.25, the release adds version history with atomic restore for Canvas, improves agent and Databricks model handling, adds optional newest-first thread windows, expands ACP task support, and includes several relay, mobile, and infrastructure fixes. This was the latest and there was also the release of v0.5.24 last week.

Contributed by: Bradley Axen, Tom Brow, Will Pfleger, Luke Tornquist, Wes, Tyler, Logan Johnson, Mic Neale, Michael Neale, Kalvin C, Salman Mohammed, ravarora2, Diem Nguyen, Jordan Mecom - Source: https://github.com/block/buzz/releases/tag/desktop-v0.5.25

3. Nostr Mail Client - v0.16.0

Nostr Mail Client is a Flutter email client that lets users send and receive encrypted email through Nostr, while also supporting traditional SMTP delivery. In this release, it adds per-recipient control over whether messages are sent via Nostr or SMTP, improves scheduled email management, and adds stronger relay-list requirements and media privacy by stripping location and device metadata from photos and videos. The release also brings numerous inbox, attachment viewer, reply, and mobile UI fixes.

Contributed by: - Source: https://github.com/nogringo/nostr-mail-client/releases/tag/v0.16.0

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1. Hubstr Blossom - New Infrastructure Tool

Hubstr Blossom is a personal Blossom media server for Nostr that lets you store and serve images, videos, and other files from your own origin. Files are identified by their content hash and managed using your Nostr key, giving you control over your media and how it is served across Nostr.

Contributed by: - Source: https://github.com/johninnis/hubstr-blossom

2. Originless - 1.0.0

Originless is a single-container backend for real-time web applications, combining an IPFS-based storage layer with tools for managing and serving media. In this release, it updates the bundled Kubo version, adds image EXIF stripping and anonymization before pinning, redesigns the dashboard into a media-focused pin studio, and separates upload and media examples. It also adds cross-node IPFS fetching and Docker Compose Swarm deployment support, along with some UI polish.

Contributed by: LittleBit, - Source: https://github.com/besoeasy/originless/releases/tag/1.0.0

3. Nostr VPN - v4.1.16

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 this release, private exit-node discovery was fixed on iOS and Android, pending earnings from expired seller channels are now collected automatically, and macOS adds local wallet transaction history. There was also the release of v4.1.15 last week.

Contributed by: - Source: https://github.com/mmalmi/nostr-vpn/releases/tag/v4.1.16

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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-Fifth Nostr Recap & share your tips and suggestions for the next weekly #NostrRecap and let’s keep #GrowNostr together.

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Thank you for this amazing idea!

A big shoutout to for your generous patronage for my Nostr Recaps!

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Zap Winners 🏆


🔥 Most Zaps Received -

🔥 Most Zaps Sent -

💰 Most Sats Received -

💰 Most Sats Sent - devotoare



This Nostr Recap is built step by step with the content of the below Nostriches. Hats off to them for making Nostr alive. 🫡




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