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🗞️ The Latest in Nostr: Weekly Nostr Recap 🚀 (16th November 2026)

By Nomishka November 15, 2026 · Edited November 15, 2026
The 102nd edition of your weekly Nostr Newsletter.
🗞️ The Latest in Nostr: Weekly Nostr Recap 🚀 (16th November 2026)

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@Contra

“Nostr is not a platform. It is the philosophical dissolution of the barrier between minds.

Platforms are walls. Protocols are rivers. You do not connect to the river; you are the river.

Meaning is the transcendence of limits. Thinking well is the question.

The river remembers. The current does not forget.

#nostr #philosophy”

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1. Indeed, some interesting speeches that you must watch 🔥

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2. These stories look awesome 🔥

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3. This is not just an investigation but also a motivation for nostriches to be active on Nostr 👇

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4. Do you delete Nostr to help Bitcoin go up? 😂

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5. Do you agree nostriches? 🤔

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6. Make ready your stuff to sell 😍

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7. It’s so disgusting that Google doesn’t help decentralization 👎

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8. The meaning is a bit deep. But there is a truth ✅

Contra
Nov 14, 2026 20:33

Nostr is not a platform. It is the philosophical dissolution of the barrier between minds.

Platforms are walls. Protocols are rivers. You do not connect to the river; you are the river.

Meaning is the transcendence of limits. Thinking well is the question.

The river remembers. The current does not forget.

#nostr #philosophy

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9. Nostr’s non-official CEO shares something with the community 👇

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10. Paul shares great news while surfing 🏄‍♂️

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11. This is why Nostr is more practical & special than other platforms 👇

seth
Nov 11, 2026 16:24

Everyone everywhere, including all the hardcore Bitcoin analysts on Twitter, measures Bitcoin by how many dollars it’s worth.

Meanwhile, on Nostr, we’re sending it, spending it, and using it as money.

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12. We need more onboardings like this 👌

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The Nostr growth indicates differently in various sources!

According to https://github.com/aljazceru/awesome-nostr, there are over 240 Nostr clients and over 500 Nostr apps running in the Nostr ecosystem.

According to https://nostrhub.io/stats

👉🏻 1,102 relays on the Nostr network

Top 3 Popular Clients by Usage (For 7 days):

👉🏻 Amethyst - 2,348 Users

👉🏻 Primal - 2,314 Users

👉🏻 Ditto - 601 Users

According to https://nostrarchives.com/analytics

Top 3 Popular Clients by Usage (For 7 days):

👉🏻 Primal iOS - 675 Users - 6.9K Notes

👉🏻 Amethyst - 669 Users - 9.8K Notes

👉🏻 Primal Android - 424 Users - 4.1K Notes

Top 3 Popular Relays by Usage (by NIP-65 relay lists):

👉🏻 relay.primal.net - 542.9K Users

👉🏻 nos.lol - 453.4K Users

👉🏻 relay.damus.io - 333.9K Users

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

👉🏻 Publishing Users last week: 9.89M (+165.6%)

👉🏻 New Publishing Users: 26.41M (+194.1%)

👉🏻 All-time Zap Count: 7.19M Zaps

👉🏻 All-time Zap BTC Amount: 43.98 BTC

👉🏻 All-time Zap Senders: 183.4K Users

Top 3 Popular Relays by Usage (User Relay Preferences from NIP-65):

👉🏻 relay.primal.net - 733.7K Users

👉🏻 relay.mostr.pub - 673.3K Users

👉🏻 nos.lol - 570.3K Users

According to https://zap.observer

Zapped for the past 7 days,

👉🏻 Zaps - 12,565 Zaps

👉🏻 Sats - 2.8M Sats

According to https://npub.world/stats

During last week:

👉🏻 Total Users: 1,587 users, compared to 2,187 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 @jeffg https://zap.observer by @The Fishcake🐶🐾 https://npub.world/stats by @pip and all the contributors of https://github.com/aljazceru/awesome-nostr for providing these insights.

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1. Internet worth having - nostr

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2. White Noise: Private, Censorship-Resistant Messaging on Nostr

@codeorange

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3. What is Nostr?

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https://veganostr.com/what-is-nostr

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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: @Nostrshire @Nathan Day

🔗 Event:

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https://bitfest.uk/#nostrshire

2. Alan Bimbati a Bologna - December 2026

📅 Date: Friday, December 11, 2026
⏰ Time: 7.45 PM (GMT+1)
📍 Location: Bologna Metropolitan City of Bologna, Italy
🤹‍♀️ Organizers: @cluborange

🔗 Event:

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https://plektos.app/event/naddr1qvzqqqrukvpzqejwqu87yhnkmh8054yjnsx7gtk26zqspy6s0cjdu33zqagumda2qqvrvctxx93ngcf58qcrye3jvd3rwvrx8p3kgvrxxy7zw0e7

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1. Buzz: Free Open Source Slack Rival, 37,000 Stars

@jack

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2. Martti Malmi on Nostr VPN, Iris Chat & the Power of Open Source

@Sirius

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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 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: @fountainboostbot

    • Zaps Received: 278
    • Sats Earned: 249k

  2. Name: Kenny

    • Zaps Received: 197
    • Sats Earned: 4k

  3. Name: Conor

    • Zaps Received: 157
    • Sats Earned: 4k

🔥 Top 3: Most Zappers

  1. Name: @aqstr

    • Zaps Sent: 1,607
    • Sats Spent: 78k

  2. Name: @

    • Zaps Sent: 226
    • Sats Spent: 4k

  3. Name: @rev.hodl

    • Zaps Sent: 120
    • Sats Spent: 15k

💰 Top 3: Most Sats Received

  1. Name: @fountainboostbot

    • Sats Earned: 249k
    • Zaps Received: 278

  2. Name: @Wallet of Satoshi

    • Sats Earned: 157k
    • Zaps Received: 24

  3. Name: @BitBetBot

    • Sats Earned: 135k
    • Zaps Received: 11

💰 Top 3: Most Sats Sent

  1. Name: @0k0w…sq56

    • Sats Spent: 168k
    • Zaps Sent: 38

  2. Name: @BitBetBot

    • Sats Spent: 120k
    • Zaps Sent: 17

  3. Name: @aqstr

    • Sats Spent: 78k
    • Zaps Sent: 1,607

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

🔥 Top 3: Most Zapped

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    • Zaps Received: 59
    • Sats Earned: 34k

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    • Zaps Received: 18
    • Sats Earned: 881

  3. seth
    Nov 11, 2026 16:24

    Everyone everywhere, including all the hardcore Bitcoin analysts on Twitter, measures Bitcoin by how many dollars it’s worth.

    Meanwhile, on Nostr, we’re sending it, spending it, and using it as money.

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    • Zaps Received: 17
    • Sats Earned: 588

🔥 Top 3: Most Sats

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    • Sats Earned: 100k
    • Zaps Received: 3

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    • Sats Earned: 74k
    • Zaps Received: 4

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    • Sats Earned: 65k
    • Zaps Received: 1

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1. Satori Desktop - v0.8.0 - New Tool

Satori Desktop is a native Nostr desktop client built with Rust and GPUI. This release introduces a customizable columns workspace with drag-and-drop reordering, persistent layouts, hashtag and relay feeds, and improved navigation. It also expands Nostr protocol support with NIP-22 comment notifications, NIP-30 custom emoji, NIP-36 content warnings, NIP-57 zap splits, NIP-65 relay handling, and NIP-75 zap goals. Other improvements include richer event rendering, better profile and mention discovery, enhanced emoji support, repost interaction improvements, and security and performance hardening. This was the latest, and there were also the releases of v0.7.1, v0.7.0, v0.6.0, v0.5.0, and v0.4.0 last week.

Contributed by: @Geek Steve, Ilya Solovyov

2. Staircase - New Tool

Staircase is a native Cordn client for private group messaging, using MLS (RFC 9420) encryption and Nostr for message transport. Built with Kotlin Multiplatform and Compose Material 3, it supports Android and Linux desktop, interoperates with cordn-web, and works with any Cordn coordinator, including the one built into newlay.

Developed by: staircase

3. Amber - v7.0.0-pre4 (Pre-release)

Amber is a Nostr event signer for Android that allows other applications to securely request signatures. This pre-release introduces an amber command-line client for Linux, macOS, and Windows, allowing scripts and AI agents to request NIP-46 signatures from a running Amber instance. It also adds desktop notifications with Approve / Reject buttons on Windows and macOS, improves offline app discovery and update handling, and fixes account restoration issues, notification behavior, and Android keystore-related crashes. This was the latest and there was also the pre-release of v7.0.0-pre3 last week.

Contributed by: @greenart7c3

4. Pubkey Quest - v0.1.49

Pubkey Quest is a web-based D&D-style RPG that generates unique characters from your Nostr identity and stores its persistent game world on Nostr relays. This release settles the remaining open questions in the mining draft. The release v0.1.48 also existed last week.

Contributed by: @OceanSlim

5. Shosho - v1.3.0

Shosho is a live-streaming marketplace built on Nostr where creators broadcast shows and receive support from their fans. This version introduces scheduled shows, multi-streaming to platforms like YouTube and Twitch, streamer raids, and the ability to split Zap Goal payments between multiple recipients. It also improves Picture-in-Picture, shop discovery, Amber integration, and overall performance, while fixing several streaming, relay management, and stability issues.

Contributed by: @Rod

6. Nostur - v1.35.0

Nostur is an iOS Nostr client for browsing, posting, and interacting with the Nostr network. Version 1.35.0 introduces an in-app browser for Nostr web apps, allowing users to sign in securely without sharing their private keys, alongside new poll creation and voting features. It also adds a native camera to the post composer, improves video recording and uploads, supports Blossom image links, and brings various interface, navigation, and stability improvements.

Contributed by: @Fabian

7. Nostr WoT Extension - v0.8.25

Nostr WoT Extension is a browser extension that provides Nostr identity management through a NIP-07 signer, Web of Trust features, and a built-in Lightning wallet. This release adds the extension logo to the popup while it loads after installation or an update, and fixes the alignment of Wallet Settings when opening the Lightning address alias form. There were also the releases of v0.8.24 and v0.8.23 last week.

Contributed by: @leon

8. NoorNote - v1.9.15

NoorNote is a Nostr client for browsing and interacting with the decentralized social network. This release improves feed loading with cursor-based pagination, adjusts background refresh timing for slower relays, and fixes scroll pagination stalls when a page contains too few posts to fill the screen. It also includes minor interface refinements to page headings and inactive tab colors. While this was the latest release of the week, there were also the releases of v1.9.14, v1.9.13, v1.9.12, v1.9.11 & v1.9.10 last week.

Contributed by: @alp

9. Sidecar - v1.17.1

Sidecar is a browser-sidebar Nostr keystore and signer that helps users manage their Nostr identity and interact with Nostr-enabled websites. This release introduces a new Your Library panel for accessing bookmarks, highlights, web-page comments, and reactions from your relays. It also adds dedicated pages for NIP-22 web comments, including replies and reactions, and adds Nostr Vault as a supported client for opening notes and profiles. Developer-focused additions include commands for generating extension store screenshots and publishing images to Blossom servers. Nostrich support has been removed. This was the latest and there was also the release of v1.17.0 last week.

Contributed by: @daniel

10. PsstPsst - v26.11.2

PsstPsst is a decentralized, end-to-end encrypted messaging app built on Nostr that allows users to communicate without a phone number. This release improves file upload reliability across media servers, fixes the layout of quoted replies, and addresses Android issues with the message input and long-press message menus. There was also the release of v26.11.1 last week.

Contributed by: @Cody

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1. Mostro CLI - v0.17.1

Mostro CLI is a command-line client for Mostro, a peer-to-peer Bitcoin and Lightning exchange that runs over Nostr. This release adds configuration management commands, live order monitoring that stays connected across relay reconnects, and order chat functionality with JSON output. It also improves payment-related message handling, adds support for mining the proof of work advertised by the node, and includes several bug fixes and reliability improvements.

Contributed by: @negrunch

2. Routstr Core - v0.5.1-beta.4 (Pre-release)

Routstr Core is a FastAPI-based reverse proxy that enables pay-per-request access to OpenAI-compatible AI APIs using Bitcoin Lightning and Cashu payments. This release adds per-image billing across multiple AI providers, PostgreSQL support, and settlement-based usage statistics. It also improves payment handling with more reliable refunds, more accurate provider billing, and wallet performance, alongside security fixes, credential redaction, and improvements to Nostr analytics and relay configuration. Although this was the latest pre-release of the week, there were also the pre-releases of v0.5.1-beta3, v0.5.1-beta2, v0.5.1-beta1, and v0.5.1-beta.

Contributed by: 9qeklajc

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1. GRAIN - v0.8.2

GRAIN is a comprehensive Nostr solution offering a powerful relay for operators and a Go client library for developers. This release focuses on relay reliability, protocol compliance, and performance, ensuring event acknowledgements are sent only after events are successfully stored. It fixes issues with replaceable events, deletions, repost handling, and several NIP-01 and NIP-09 edge cases. Query performance is improved, with faster response times, while the Alpine startup crash and WebSocket message handling issues are resolved. The release also introduces customizable relay branding with logos and banners, alongside improvements to admin security and database handling.

Contributed by: @OceanSlim arkinox

2. Nostream - @3.15.3

Nostream is a Nostr relay written in TypeScript. This release fixes a payment issue where purchasing a cheaper plan could incorrectly downgrade a public key even when its more expensive plan was still active.

Contributed by: Avanti Konde

3. Citrine - v3.2.4

Citrine is a Nostr relay designed to run on Android devices. This release significantly reduces database storage by no longer keeping contact lists for people you don’t follow, improves memory management during backups and relay requests, and makes crash reporting more reliable. It also brings major query performance improvements, with unfiltered queries dropping from around 2 seconds to 0.15 seconds. There were also the releases of v3.2.3 & v3.2.2 last week.

Contributed by: @greenart7c3

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No Protocol Updates and Releases for last week.

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1. Buzz Desktop - v0.5.30

Buzz Desktop is a collaborative workspace where people and AI agents work together on a relay they own, built on Nostr. This release focuses mainly on performance improvements across mobile and shared components, including faster search and channel loading, more efficient event and profile handling, reduced unnecessary network requests, and HTTP/2 support on Android and iOS. It also adds role controls for agents, improves relay Git-push handling, and includes several reliability and privacy-related fixes.

Contributed by: Matt Toohey, Will Pfleger, Evan Broderick, Tom Brow, Jordan Mecom, Wes, Ian Oberst

2. Flotilla - 1.15.1

Flotilla is a Discord-like Nostr client built around the idea of “relays as groups.” This release improves performance across the app, fixing a startup stall and making the network feed, spaces, and member directory load much faster. It also improves profile loading by fetching profiles from each person’s own relays, adds unread thread counts to board cards, combines consecutive join messages, and removes delays when displaying the activity stream.

Contributed by: @hodlbod

3. Manent - v3.1.0

Manent is a private, encrypted space for storing notes and files, built on Nostr. This release improves how tall images and videos appear in the note list, keeping them within 60% of the screen height without causing layout jumps while loading. It also simplifies voice recording on Linux by removing the need for FFmpeg, handling WAV file creation directly in the app, and improving installation support for the required PulseAudio tools.

Contributed by: @dtonon

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No Infrastructure Updates and Releases for last week.

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

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Thank you, my younger brother @samalka for helping me with the content and graphic stuff for my Nostr Recaps!

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