Nostr Recap

#3 🌱 Ecosystem Growth Nostr is growing fast! According to

GitHub

GitHub - aljazceru/awesome-nostr: nostr.net - awesome-nostr is a collection of projects and resources built on nostr to help developers and users find new things

nostr.net - awesome-nostr is a collection of projects and resources built on nostr to help developers and users find new things - GitHub - aljazce...

, there are now over 140 Nostr clients and over 450 Nostr apps running in more than 40 countries around the globe. According to

Nostr Stats

Nostr Stats

Real-time analytics for the Nostr network

, 👉🏻 Publishing Users last week: 343.7K (+15.6%) 👉🏻 New Users Last week : 378.4K (+46.5%) 👉🏻 All time Zap Count : 6.44M 👉🏻 All time Sats Amount : 41.76 BTC 👉🏻 All time Zap Senders : 169.8K According to

statistics - npub.world

, During last week: 👉🏻 Total Users: 2,513, compared to 2,604 users the week before According to

Nostr Stats

, During last week: 👉🏻 Total Zaps: 30,891, compared to 38,143 zaps the week before 👉🏻 Total Zap Senders: 2,707, compared to 2,567 plebs the week before 👉🏻 Total Zap Amount: 6,615,075, compared to 9,130,963 sats the week before 👉🏻 Total Events: 2,879,042, compared to 2,556,086 events the week before Many thanks to

Nostr Stats

Nostr Stats

Real-time analytics for the Nostr network

by @JeffG ,

statistics - npub.world

by @Pip the WoT guy and @franzap,

Nostr Stats

by @brugeman, all the contributors of

GitHub

GitHub - aljazceru/awesome-nostr: nostr.net - awesome-nostr is a collection of projects and resources built on nostr to help developers and users find new things

nostr.net - awesome-nostr is a collection of projects and resources built on nostr to help developers and users find new things - GitHub - aljazce...

for providing these insights. #eco-growth_nostr_recap

#10 🎁 Developer Tools / Guides, Updates and Releases 1. Nostr Java - v1.2.1 Nostr Java is a Java library for generating, signing, and publishing Nostr events, enabling developers to integrate Nostr functionality into Java applications. This release refactors NIP-44 key derivation for improved reliability, enhances error handling, and updates several dependencies, resulting in a more robust and maintainable library for building Nostr-based applications. Contributed by: @398ja Source:

GitHub

Release v1.2.1 · tcheeric/nostr-java

What's Changed Refactor NIP-44 key derivation and improve error handling by @tcheeric in #501 chore(deps): bump JetBrains/qodana-action from 2025....

2. Dart Nostr Development Kit (NDK) - v0.7.0 Dart Nostr Development Kit (NDK) is a Dart library designed to enhance the Nostr development experience by providing tools for event handling, relay communication, and Nostr protocol integration. This release improves relay handling and reconnections, fixes NWC deserialization and event tampering vulnerabilities, adds wildcard tag search, introduces isolates for compute-heavy tasks, updates NIP-44 encryption detection, deprecates old filters, and unifies cache event APIs, resulting in a more secure, efficient, and developer-friendly environment for building Nostr applications in Dart. Contributed by: @leo, @Russell, @Anipy, frnandu Source:

GitHub

Release Release v0.7.0 · relaystr/ndk

What's Changed chore: version bump by @1-leo in #312 chore: doc sync readme by @1-leo in #314 Relay bad response by @nogringo in #320 Unhandled er...

3. Secure Nostr Software Toolkit for Renegades (SNSTR) - v0.2.0 SNSTR is a secure, lightweight TypeScript library for interacting with the Nostr protocol, providing a simple API with minimal dependencies. This release improves compatibility and developer experience by replacing NIP-04’s runtime require() switching with a registry pattern for clean ESM and bundler support, removing Node crypto from web builds for proper tree-shaking, fixing NIP-51 content field validation, clarifying NIP-57 zap pubkey usage, and exporting ephemeral relay utilities for easier testing, resulting in a more robust, modular, and testable Nostr development toolkit. Contributed by: @bitcoinplebdev Source:

GitHub

Release v0.2.0 · AustinKelsay/snstr

NIP-04 ESM/Bundler Compatibility TL;DR Replaces the runtime require() switching in NIP-04's crypto-shim with a registry pattern that works cleanly...

#dev-tools_nostr_recap

#11 🌐 Relay Updates and Releases 1. Citrine - v1.0.2 Citrine is a Nostr relay for Android that enables decentralized event publishing and retrieval. This release fixes a crash that occurred when attempting to restore follows, improving app stability and ensuring a smoother relay experience for users. Contributed by: @greenart7c3 Source:

GitHub

Release Release v1.0.2 · greenart7c3/Citrine

Citrine 1.0.2 Fix a crash when trying to restore follows Download it with zap.store, Obtainium, f-droid or download it directly in the releases ...

#relays_nostr_recap

#1 🧠 Quotes of the Week @atyh “if you look around, nostr is full of a special kind of people who dont give up easily.” @WeBreatheFreedom “Because of Nostr and Bitcoin and the AMAZING peaople behind them, I have hope again. I feel like I can smell the fresh air of freedom again.” #quote_nostr_recap

#3 🌱 Ecosystem Growth Nostr is growing fast! According to

GitHub

GitHub - aljazceru/awesome-nostr: nostr.net - awesome-nostr is a collection of projects and resources built on nostr to help developers and users find new things

nostr.net - awesome-nostr is a collection of projects and resources built on nostr to help developers and users find new things - GitHub - aljazce...

, there are now over 140 Nostr clients and over 450 Nostr apps running in more than 40 countries around the globe. According to https://nostr.watch, there are more than 950 relays online in around 50 countries at the moment. According to

Nostr Stats

Nostr Stats

Real-time analytics for the Nostr network

, 👉 Publishing Users last week: 257.5K (-39.0%) 👉 New Users Last week : 216.8K (+27.5%) According to

statistics - npub.world

, During last week: 👉 Total Users: 1,712, compared to 1,536 users the week before According to

Nostr Stats

, During last week: 👉 Total Zaps: 34,417, compared to 40,400 zaps the week before 👉 Total Zap Senders: 2,798, compared to 2,749 plebs the week before 👉 Total Zap Amount: 7,411,136, compared to 6,454,048 sats the week before 👉 Total Events: 2,840,257, compared to 2,780,570 events the week before Many thanks to

Nostr Stats

Nostr Stats

Real-time analytics for the Nostr network

by @JeffG ,

statistics - npub.world

by @Pip the WoT guy and @franzap,

Nostr Stats

by @brugeman, all the contributors of

GitHub

GitHub - aljazceru/awesome-nostr: nostr.net - awesome-nostr is a collection of projects and resources built on nostr to help developers and users find new things

nostr.net - awesome-nostr is a collection of projects and resources built on nostr to help developers and users find new things - GitHub - aljazce...

and https://nostr.watch for providing these insights. #eco-growth_nostr_recap

#4 🎓 Educational Guides 1. Aprendendo sobre o Nostr – Episódio 48: Proxy Tags @Agiota 2. Aprendendo sobre o Nostr – Episódio 49: Criptografia de Chave Privada 3. Aprendendo sobre o Nostr – Episódio 50: Capacidade de Busca 4. Aprendendo sobre o Nostr – Episódio 51: Listas 5. Aprendendo sobre o Nostr – Episódio 55: Aplicação Assinadora para Android 6. Aprendendo sobre o Nostr – Episódio 56: Denúncias Reporting 7. Aprendendo sobre o Nostr – Episódio 57: Lightning Zaps 8. Aprendendo sobre o Nostr – Episódio 58: Emblemas 9. Aprendendo sobre o Nostr – Episódio 59: Gift Wrap (Embrulho de Presente) 10. Aprendendo sobre o Nostr – Episódio 60: Carteiras Cashu #education_nostr_recap

#5 📅 Upcoming Events 1. nostr live talk radio 📅 Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026 ⏰ Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM GMT 📍 Location:

nostr live talk radio

(Online) 🤹‍♀️ Organizers: @Corny Chat 🔗 Event:

Plektos

Plektos - Decentralized Meetup Events

Plektos is a decentralized meetup platform, built on Nostr. Create, join, and manage events with privacy and freedom.

2. POSSE content with Drupal using Nostr at FOSDEM 2026 - January 2026 📅 Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026 ⏰ Time: 5.35 PM - 6.00 PM CET (UTC+1) 📍 Location: Room: K.3.401 Track: Collaboration and Content Management Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Solbosch Campus Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt 50, 1050 Bruxelles / Brussels, Belgium 🤹‍♀️ Organizers: FOSDEM, @Sebastix 🔗 Event:

FOSDEM 2026 - POSSE content with Drupal using Nostr

3. Digital Freedom with Nostr & Bitcoin - January 2026 📅 Date: Sunday, February 1, 2026 ⏰ Time: 12.00 PM - 1.00 PM MST 📍 Location: Jives Coffee Lounge 16 Colbrunn Ct, Colorado Springs, CO, United States 🤹‍♀️ Organizers: @fractalchris 🔗 Event:

Meetup

Digital Freedom with Nostr & Bitcoin, Sun, Feb 1, 2026, 12:00 PM | Meetup

Newbies welcome -- we will discuss Nostr and Bitcoin. Also, we can help you set up your free Nostr account, free Bitcoin Lightning wallet, etc. Ho...

4. Nostr Nights #1 - February 2026 📅 Date: Monday, February 2, 2026 ⏰ Time: 6.00 PM - 8.30 PM CST 📍 Location: 1910 21st Ave S Nashville, TN, USA 🤹‍♀️ Organizers: @Derek Ross, @Shawn, @OpenMike, @Andrew21, @Rod 🔗 Event:

Meetup

Nostr Nights #1, Mon, Feb 2, 2026, 6:00 PM | Meetup

Date: February 2, 2026 Doors Open - 5:30 PM Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM CT Please RSVP — Space is Limited Food & Drink Courtesy of [Soapbox](https:...

#events_nostr_recap

#6 📰 Nostr in the Media 1. Nostr KILLS the Internet 2. Exiting the Matrix with Nostr first look full @Sim Cardashian 3. Use Syncstr to Sync your Nostr Profile Data 4. Primal for Nostr – A Proper Deep Dive (After Snort Missed the Mark) 5. Nostr, Bitcoin, and the Quest for Home with Avi Burra @Avi Burra, @heatherlarson 6. NOSTR, Network States, and New Life - It's all pura vida @paul keating 7. Nostr: cenzúraálló közösségi média @Huszonegy #media_nostr_recap