HiveTalk

Key Observations from 2025: #Privacy First, Feedback Welcome Running a Nostr-native tool taught us volumes about what users crave: Nostr-Friendly, Not Exclusive: Join without a login? Check. It’s accessible to all, but supercharged for Nostr folks. Privacy is Paramount: Users demanded it, and we delivered. Private meetups outpaced public hangouts 10-to-1, fostering intimate, secure spaces. We don’t sell or track data—ever. Feedback’s Tricky: Direct input is gold but hard to mine. If you’ve got thoughts on HiveTalk, hit us up! We’d love more public, open community events to spark that dialogue. These insights shaped our roadmap, reminding us that in #Nostr, sovereignty starts with user trust.

Community Buzz: Small Businesses and Very Busy Bees If there’s one word for our user base this past 2025, it’s *vibrant*. We’ve watched small businesses and solopreneurs turn HiveTalk into their secret weapon for zap-powered transactions and global reach. Take @npub1m7h20lqwnjd8snaf8alefep6xfkdeanlv74ce4my5p4drjed5l2qsq0yf8 , the English teacher zapping his way through lessons for Russian students—frictionless peer to peer lightning payments, no banks involved. Or @npub18ams6ewn5aj2n3wt2qawzglx9mr4nzksxhvrdc4gzrecw7n5tvjqctp424 , who hosted weekly “Shakespeare-vibe” coding sessions to demystify #AI tools for the community. These aren’t outliers; they’re the norm in our hive. Check out this talk from Nostr Valley about Nostr for Content Creators and see how Hivetalk plays a role!

Did you know? #asknostr Now when you create a permanent room on Honey Hivetalk, you can attach a calendar event (Kind 30313) to your room, and it will pop up seamlessly as an event scheduled on honey.hivetalk.org. But, there’s more - since #nostr is decentralized, these calendar events will show up across the ecosystem on other nostr clients, bridging the gap. This is much more than just “sharing a link on another website” - the cryptographically signed and verified event data is also replicated - who created it, when it was created, the event details, location, time and relays where the data is published. Here are two clients that replicate Honey calendar event data: plektos.app and nostrcal.com

#Hivetalk has been deepening Roots in the #Nostr Ecosystem 🔥 HiveTalk was never meant to be a silo—it’s the “Other Stuff” in Nostr’s “Notes and Other Stuff” ethos. In 2025, we doubled down on interoperability, ensuring we play nice with your favorite Twitter/X-style clients like Damus, Primal, Jumble, and Amethyst. Moving beyond nostr identities, honey allows users to create permanent rooms and moderator lists based on nostr users. Calendar events tied to rooms round out this set of features, but there’s more. If an organizer wants to schedule notes we’ve added that option as well in the Posta Nota section. Want to create notes that mention your events or adjust your relays? Maybe share a page with your rooms and events? That’s now all built in as well.

The differences between Vanilla and Honey in a nutshell.

@Dave Nicholls what are your preferred Vanilla features that you would like to see on Honey? 🐝💜

Hivetalk users, we need your opinion / feedback. Do you prefer using Vanilla even though it's only the videoconferencing, it can't scale and has worse fidelity? Or do you prefer the posibility of scale that Honey offers and all the #nostr tools that are enabled? #asknostr

Thanks to your constant support, We keep the lights on and #Hivetalk free :) Cheers!

What is Honey Hivetalk? The game-changer we dropped in October 2025 as an early-stage working product. Built from the ground up with client and relay support, it scales effortlessly to thousands of users. We’re added more native #Nostr features, better handling for spotty internet in remote areas, and seamless integration for massive events. Honey isn’t just bigger—it’s smarter, turning video calls into zap-fueled social experiences. By year’s end, Honey’s beta has been live for three solid months, proving its mettle in real-world chaos. We’ve hosted everything from yoga flows to vibe coding meetups, and the feedback? It’s sweet as... well, you know.

What is Vanilla Hivetalk? Our OG client-only setup, capped at 100 participants for cozy, intimate gatherings. Released in early 2024 as a proof-of-concept, it’s now been humming along for a full 20 months as of January. Perfect for quick team huddles or small #Nostr meetups, it’s the reliable workhorse that’s kept our community buzzing without a hitch. You can check it out at:

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