🗞️ The Latest in Nostr: Weekly Nostr Recap 🚀 (03rd November 2025 - 48th Edition)
- 🧠 Quote of the Week
- 🔥 Community Highlights
- 1. These are the signals that indicates Nostr grows 😍
- 2. You should listen to Rabble’s new one if you are a lover of Nostr and free speech 🎙️
- 3. Yeah that’s 100% true 💯
- 4. A Nostr Bitcoiner is becoming the iron man 🏆
- 5. Celebrating 1000th order with Nostr 🥳
- 6. This new pleb will realize that there are no rules here 👇
- 7. This is how you can invest in Nostr for the future 👇
- 8. We are serving to people on Nostr, not algos 👈
- 9. A fat zap within one hour for the performances 🎙️
- 10. This is a great question 🤔
- 11. Aza brought Bitcoin culture to the Bitplebs Summit 2025 😍
- 🌱 Ecosystem Growth
- Nostr is growing fast!
- According to https://npub.world/stats,
- During last week:
- Total Users: 4,412, compared to 3,851 users the week before
- According to https://stats.nostr.band,
- During last week:
- Total zaps: 33,541, compared to 47,962 zaps the week before
- Total zap senders: 2,799, compared to 3,865 plebs the week before
- Total zap amount: 9,124,949, compared to 7,656,984 sats the week before
- Total events: 4,090,071, compared to 10,271,175 events the week before
- 🎓 Educational Guides
- 📅 Upcoming Events
- 📰 Nostr in the Media
- 1. Shakespeare: AI-Powered App Creation on Nostr
- 2. What makes apps built on Nostr different
- 3. How Nostr & Bitcoin Upgrade the Internet
- 4. Fully Open Source Social Media built on Nostr
- 5. How to get started using Nostr
- 6. Shadrach: Peer-to-Peer Physical Package Delivery Over Nostr
- 7. NOSTR Revolution: Why Every Twitter User Needs to Switch TODAY!
- 8. Arkinox: Fanfares & New Tools for Creators
- 9. NOSTR identities
- 10. TKay: Vibe Coding Nostr Onto Niche Hardware
- 11. How Nostr Achieved Massive Growth
- 12. Nostr Web of Trust (WoT) Can Be B2B
- 13. Has AI Broken the Internet?
- ⚡ Most Zapped Last Week
- Here are the Top Zapped/Top Zappers from last week, showcasing creators who received/sent the most engagement:
- 🔥 Top 3: Most Zapped
- 🔥 Top 3: Most Zappers
- 💰 Top 3: Most Sats Received
- 💰 Top 3: Most Sats Sent
- Here are the Top Zapped from last week, showcasing notes that received the most engagement:
- 🔥 Top 3: Most Zapped
- 🔥 Top 3: Most Sats
- 😂 Nostr Memes
- 🛠️ Tools, Updates and Releases
- 🎁 Developer Tools, Updates and Releases
- 🌐 Relay Updates and Releases
- 👋 Stay in Touch & Zap
- 🙌 Credits
🧠 Quote of the Week
“Nostr is high signal social media 🤝”
🔥 Community Highlights
1. These are the signals that indicates Nostr grows 😍
Just arrived at the @0deeb...95089 with @6147f...32aef and Bonne. Great to see a lot of Bitcoin maxi friends without 💩🪙 today. And happy to give a Nostr relay presentation together with @06639...f8f71 #noderunnersconf #nostr #bitcoin 
2. You should listen to Rabble’s new one if you are a lover of Nostr and free speech 🎙️
3. Yeah that’s 100% true 💯
4. A Nostr Bitcoiner is becoming the iron man 🏆
18/10/2025
I became an IRON MAN 🏊 🚲 🏃♀️
(powered by bitcoin + bitcoin communities)
5. Celebrating 1000th order with Nostr 🥳
6. This new pleb will realize that there are no rules here 👇
7. This is how you can invest in Nostr for the future 👇
8. We are serving to people on Nostr, not algos 👈
9. A fat zap within one hour for the performances 🎙️
512,305 sats were zapped in an hour at the incredible Nostrville 3.0 performances by @JoeMartin and @Ainsley at @BitcoinPark
Leave it bitcoiners to make it 256k per artist. 🤩
Let’s go Nostr music 🔥
https://image.nostr.build/1be5472d3e87f5afa955fb55503392a7f9b4005a62628cb704399e987d91b3cb.jpg
10. This is a great question 🤔
11. Aza brought Bitcoin culture to the Bitplebs Summit 2025 😍
🎬 Enjoying Movie Night at the Bitcoin Film Fest — beautifully organized by Aza and the BitPlebs crew!
Nothing beats watching Bitcoin-inspired stories with fellow plebs who truly get it.
Sound money, sound films, sound vibes. ⚡️🍿 #Bitcoin #Nostr #FilmFest #BitPlebs
@5ca25...962cc @8d5ba...3ecd5
🌱 Ecosystem Growth
Nostr is growing fast!
According to https://github.com/aljazceru/awesome-nostr, 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 790 relays online in more than 40 countries at the moment.
According to https://npub.world/stats,
During last week:
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Total Users: 4,412, compared to 3,851 users the week before
According to https://stats.nostr.band,
During last week:
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Total zaps: 33,541, compared to 47,962 zaps the week before
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Total zap senders: 2,799, compared to 3,865 plebs the week before
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Total zap amount: 9,124,949, compared to 7,656,984 sats the week before
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Total events: 4,090,071, compared to 10,271,175 events the week before
Many thanks to https://npub.world/stats by @pip and @franzap https://stats.nostr.band by @brugeman all the contributors of https://github.com/aljazceru/awesome-nostr and https://nostr.watch for providing these insights.
🎓 Educational Guides
1. How to bridge your twitter to Nostr
📅 Upcoming Events
1. Nostrshire - November 2025
📅 Date: Friday, November 21, 2025
⏰ Time: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM
📍 Location: Pendulum Hotel Sackville St, Manchester M1 3BB, United Kingdom
🤹♀️ Organizers: @@r9zw…q8lx
🔗 Event: https://bitfest.uk/#nostrshire
2. Nostrasia - November 2025
📅 Date: Saturday, November 22, 2025
⏰ Time: 1:00 PM - 9:00 PM GMT+9 (Doors open at 12:30 PM)
📍 Location: Crypto Lounge GOX 6F Tenam Town Building, 2-19-15 Kabukicho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0021, Japan
🤹♀️ Organizers: @Nostrasia
🎟️ Admission: Free
🔗 Event: https://nostrasia.com
📰 Nostr in the Media
1. Shakespeare: AI-Powered App Creation on Nostr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7ZtV7kxkx4
2. What makes apps built on Nostr different
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RBGFK4SmwI
3. How Nostr & Bitcoin Upgrade the Internet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyBJPPoSr9U
4. Fully Open Source Social Media built on Nostr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egJFdPDNw2Q
5. How to get started using Nostr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw3eZwUpPCE
6. Shadrach: Peer-to-Peer Physical Package Delivery Over Nostr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XHVSFlBqDI
7. NOSTR Revolution: Why Every Twitter User Needs to Switch TODAY!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSmeEEQ3sV4
8. Arkinox: Fanfares & New Tools for Creators
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxSFiA8Jsk0
9. NOSTR identities
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Mu_kz7D6kHE
10. TKay: Vibe Coding Nostr Onto Niche Hardware
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWBhKVr03Fw
11. How Nostr Achieved Massive Growth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ryLB5tMHCk
12. Nostr Web of Trust (WoT) Can Be B2B
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/enkhquWfv9U
13. Has AI Broken the Internet?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4TBThX4C9E
⚡ 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 for providing this data.
Here are the Top Zapped/Top Zappers from last week, showcasing creators who received/sent the most engagement:
🔥 Top 3: Most Zapped
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Name: @flash
- Zaps Received: 843
- Sats Earned: 190k
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Name: @ODELL
- Zaps Received: 499
- Sats Earned: 158k
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Name: @fountainboostbot
- Zaps Received: 415
- Sats Earned: 606k
🔥 Top 3: Most Zappers
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Name: @aqstr
- Zaps Sent: 957
- Sats Spent: 39k
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Name: @piotr
- Zaps Sent: 388
- Sats Spent: 219k
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Name: @FLjustin
- Zaps Sent: 278
- Sats Spent: 428k
💰 Top 3: Most Sats Received
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Name: @Alby Zapper
- Sats Earned: 1M
- Zaps Received: 228
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Name: @fountainboostbot
- Sats Earned: 607k
- Zaps Received: 416
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Name: El notas
- Sats Earned: 390k
- Zaps Received: 15
💰 Top 3: Most Sats Sent
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Name: “Name is not visible”
- Sats Spent: 640k
- Zaps Sent: 144
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Name: @BitBetBot
- Sats Spent: 598k
- Zaps Sent: 64
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Name: “Name is not visible”
- Sats Spent: 514k
- Zaps Sent: 62
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: 168
- Sats Earned: 119k
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- Zaps Received: 112
- Sats Earned: 19k
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- Zaps Received: 82
- Sats Earned: 41k
🔥 Top 3: Most Sats
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- Sats Earned: 400k
- Zaps Received: 1
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- Sats Earned: 241k
- Zaps Received: 59
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- Sats Earned: 119k
- Zaps Received: 168
😂 Nostr Memes
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Happy FOMC day to those who celebrate
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You love to see it
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Nostr is better.
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GM. All he wants is zaps.
Zap Zide #Nostr #bitcoin #GM #coffeechain #plebchain #grownostr #zapzide
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🎃 Wishing you a Happy Nostrween!
13 haunted transmissions from the protocol’s dark side. One every hour until the nodes stop screaming. (9/13) #Nostrween #GM #zapzide #Bitcoin #whitepaperday
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🕯️🎃 GM HAPPY NOSTRWEEN
13 haunted transmissions from the protocol’s dark side. One every hour until the nodes stop screaming. (1/13) #Nostrween #GM #zapzide #Bitcoin #whitepaperday
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GM. High signal. Low noise. Just how I like it.
Zap Zide #Nostr #bitcoin #GM #coffeechain #plebchain #grownostr #zapzide
https://image.nostr.build/6137d02f0cf21876da6cd0725fef8adc05631c40dd226aa82d92765d207f421f.jpg
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GM. Just me, my coffee, and the perfect echo chamber.
Zap Zide #Nostr #bitcoin #GM #coffeechain #plebchain #grownostr #zapzide
https://image.nostr.build/b6d450aa626f9d5763d59139f35113afa179c45d1920337d30be948095a2902d.jpg
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GM. Smash. Zap. Repeat.
Zap Zide #Nostr #bitcoin #GM #coffeechain #plebchain #grownostr #zapzide
🛠️ Tools, Updates and Releases
1. Flotilla - 1.4.0
Flotilla is a Discord-like Nostr client built around the concept of “relays as groups,” enabling users to join and interact within community-based relay spaces. This release introduces message editing, improved synchronization logic, and room management features such as creation permissions, icon picking, and deletion. It also enhances navigation, performance, and mention suggestions while adding support for relay and group member lists, connection status indicators, and fixes for modals and zapper loading. This was the biggest release of the week and the latest release was 1.4.1.
- Developed by: @@jlrs…ynqn
- Source: https://github.com/coracle-social/flotilla/releases/tag/1.4.0
2. Primal Android App - 2.5.22
Primal Android App is Primal’s Android client for the Nostr protocol, designed to deliver a fast, social, and media-rich Nostr experience on mobile. This latest release focuses on stability improvements, specifically fixing a crash issue that occurred when parsing invalid Lightning Network (LN) invoices.
- Developed by: Aleksandar Ilic
- Source: https://github.com/PrimalHQ/primal-android-app/releases/tag/2.5.22
3. Nostr Ynstant Messenger - v2.16.45
Nostr Ynstant Messenger is a lightweight ephemeral and persistent chat client built on the Nostr protocol, designed to bridge with Bitchat for anonymous and temporary messaging. This release delivers a hotfix resolving an issue where the user context menu failed to correctly identify the right user for blocking or slapping. This was the latest release and there were also some more multiple releases within the week. (v2.16.44, v2.16.42, v2.16.41. v2.16.40)
- Developed by: @Luxas
- Source: https://github.com/Spl0itable/NYM/releases/tag/v2.16.45
4. Iris - v2.2.4
Iris is a Nostr client that provides a decentralized interface for messaging, posting, and networking on the Nostr protocol. The v2.2.4 release introduces key improvements, including support for Lightning and Nostr URI handling, a fix for Lightning payment receiving, enhanced profile editing stability, and the ability to send ecash directly within DM view. It also includes refinements to mint metadata, listings, and group metadata transmission, ensuring smoother decentralized interactions and payments across the network. This was the biggest release of the week and the latest release was v2.2.5.
- Developed by: @Martti Malmi
- Source: https://github.com/irislib/iris-client/releases/tag/app-v2.2.4
5. Noscall - v0.2.0
Noscall is a secure audio and video calling application built on the Nostr protocol, offering end-to-end encrypted communication and cross-platform compatibility for private, censorship-resistant calls. This release introduces several updates, including a new user profile settings page, optimized profile and avatar fetching logic, portrait mode enforcement, and improvements to relay and ICE server lists. It also resolves key issues like contact list refresh errors and the auto-login bug, ensuring a smoother and more reliable communication experience.
- Developed by: @sana
- Source: https://github.com/sanah9/noscall/releases/tag/v0.2.0-release
🎁 Developer Tools, Updates and Releases
1. Replicatr - New Developer Tool
Replicatr is a background daemon designed to automatically monitor Nostr relay selections and replicate user events according to the outbox model. It ensures that a user’s published Nostr events are efficiently synchronized and distributed across multiple relays, maintaining data consistency, redundancy, and availability within the decentralized Nostr network.
- Developed by: @@jlrs…ynqn
- Source: https://github.com/coracle-social/replicatr
2. Aegis - v0.3.0
Aegis is a simple and cross-platform Nostr signer designed to securely manage keys and sign events while supporting multiple connection methods for seamless interoperability across clients. This introduces the ability to set up a local relay directly within the app and expands support to iOS, Android, macOS, Linux, and Windows, making it more versatile for users across platforms.
- Developed by: @@79e5…0zj8
- Source: https://github.com/ZharlieW/Aegis/releases/tag/v0.3.0
3. Gitplaza - v0.17.0
Gitplaza is a desktop Nostr client specialized in handling git-related activities and repositories within the Nostr ecosystem. This release introduces several major upgrades, including follow/unfollow functionality, enhanced profile editing (covering relays, contact lists, and hashtags), npub copying, and improved UI elements. It now integrates blog posts into inbox and activity feeds, refines git issue and patch displays, and improves performance by prioritizing key event publishing and data loading while reducing unnecessary allocations. The update also simplifies the interface by removing the Upvote section and noisy reactions/reposts.
- Developed by: @dluvian
- Source: https://codeberg.org/dluvian/gitplaza/releases/tag/v0.17.0
🌐 Relay Updates and Releases
No Relay Updates and Releases for last 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 Forty-Eighth Nostr Recap, share your tips and suggestions for the next weekly #NostrRecap, and let’s keep #GrowNostr together.
🙌 Credits
Thank you @Jurjen de Vries for giving me this idea!
A big shoutout to @rabble for your generous patronage!
Thank you, my brother @samalka for helping me to make the graphic stuff in this recap!
Recap by @Nomishka