Nostr Compass #11
White Noise ships 160 improvements with Amber signing. FIPS builds Nostr-native mesh networking. Four AI agent NIPs advance. ContextVM bridges MCP.
Nostr Compass
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Nostr Compass is a technical resource for the Nostr protocol, helping developers, relay operators, and builders stay current on protocol evolution.
We publish weekly newsletters covering NIP proposals, client updates, relay developments, and notable code changes. Our podcast features conversations with the developers building Nostr. The topic index documents key concepts with links to primary sources.
Podcast: https://podcast.nostrcompass.org
Nostr Compass #10
Blossom local caching emerges for offline Android media. Alby launches NWC sandbox. AI agent NIPs compete. NIP-85 Trusted Assertions improves.
Nostr Compass #9
Mostro ships mobile beta for peer-to-peer Bitcoin trading. Zapstore reaches stable 1.0 release milestone. Antiprimal bridges Primal's cache. NIP-45 adds HyperLogLog.
Nostr Compass #8
rust-nostr API redesign, Nostria 3.0, Vector SIMD acceleration, Frostr iOS threshold signing, NIP-47 hold invoices, Pod21 3D printing marketplace, and 30+ more updates.
Nostr Compass #7
Ridestr builds P2P ridesharing with Cashu escrow. Damus ships negentropy DM sync. Marmot merges MIP-03. Five years of Nostr Januaries reviewed.
Nostr Compass #6
Bitchat adopts Rust Arti for Tor. Listr returns AI-powered. Zeus fixes NWC. Primal adds wallet backup. NIP-11/66 enable relay trust scoring.
Nostr Compass Podcast #5
Bitchat completes Cure53 security audit with 17+ PRs fixing critical findings. NIP-71 addressable video merged. Post-quantum cryptography NIP opens. Amethyst v1.05.0 ships bookmarks.
Nostr Compass #5
Bitchat completes Cure53 security audit with 17 PRs merged. NIP-71 brings addressable video. Amethyst ships bookmarks, voice notes, and desktop support.
Nostr Compass Podcast #4
Primal Android becomes a signing hub with NIP-46 and NIP-55. Marmot hardens MLS after audit. Nostria 2.0 adds music and streaming.
Nostr Compass #4
Primal becomes Android signing hub. Marmot hardens MLS encryption after audit. Deep dive: why NIP-44 replaces flawed NIP-04 encryption.
Nostr Compass Podcast #2
Episode 2: NIP-55 Signers, Zapsnags, and the Social Graph
Nostr Compass #3
Five years of Nostr Decembers: from fiatjaf's first client in 2020 to 2,500+ relays, 140+ clients, and a thriving global ecosystem.
Nostr Compass Podcast #1
Builders break down Nostr Compass #1: NIP-BE, Marmot Protocol, Blossom, Shopster, plus client updates from Amethyst, Damus, Notedeck, Zeus, and more.
Nostr Compass #2
NIP-55 signers mature, Shopstr adds zap-powered flash sales, NDK gets 162x faster, and we break down follow lists and threading specs.
Nostr Compass #1
NIP-BE brings Bluetooth mesh networking to Nostr, MIP-05 solves private push notifications, and major clients (Amethyst, WhiteNoise, Damus, Notedeck) ship security and UX improvements.