The Nostr Review

The Nostr Review is a biweekly newsletter covering protocol updates, interesting programs, the long-form content ecosystem, and important events in the Nostr-verse.

Nostr Biweekly Review ( 7-20 July 2025)

In the past two weeks, daily active pubkeys reached 235, 451. New user growth sdecreased, and profiles with bio decreased over 35%. Note events totaled 6 million, zap volume slightly decreased to 12.9 million sats. Additionally, 8 pull requests were submitted to the Nostr protocol, with 1 merged. A total of 81 Nostr projects were tracked, with 16 releasing product updates, and over 364 long-form articles were published, 52% focusing on Bitcoin and Nostr. During this period, 2 notable events took place, and 1 significant events are upcoming.

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Nostr Biweekly Review ( 23 June-6 July 2025)

In the past two weeks, daily active pubkeys reached 224,846. New user growth increased, and profiles with bios and pubkeys writing events increased over 50%. Note events totaled 6 million, while zap volume increased over 17% to 13.1 million sats. Additionally, 9 pull requests were submitted to the Nostr protocol, with 1 merged. A total of 81 Nostr projects were tracked, with 16 releasing product updates, and over 243 long-form articles were published, 73% focusing on Bitcoin and Nostr. During this period, 4 notable events took place, and 3 significant events are upcoming.

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Nostr Biweekly Review ( 8-22 June 2025)

In the past two weeks, daily active pubkeys reached 240,079. However, new user growth declined, and profiles with bios and contact lists dropped by over 75%. Note events totaled 5.87 million, while zap volume fell over 40% to 11.3 million sats. Additionally, 6 pull requests were submitted to the Nostr protocol, with 1 merged. A total of 76 Nostr projects were tracked, with 16 releasing product updates, and over 353 long-form articles were published, 78% focusing on Bitcoin and Nostr. During this period, 4 notable events took place, and 3 significant events are upcoming.

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Nostr Biweekly Review ( 28 April- 11 May 2025)

In the past two weeks, Nostr statistics indicate over 211,000 daily trusted pubkey events. The number of new users has seen a notable decrease, Profiles with contact lists were representing a 50% decline. More than 5 million events have been published, reflecting a 34% decrease. Total Zap activity stands at approximately 14 million, marking a 12% increase. Additionally, 25 pull requests were submitted to the Nostr protocol, with 8 merged. A total of 60 Nostr projects were tracked, with 18 releasing product updates, and over 356 long-form articles were published, 36% focusing on Bitcoin and Nostr. During this period, 5 notable events took place, and 2 significant events are upcoming.

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Nostr Biweekly Review ( 14 - 27 April 2025)

In the past two weeks, Nostr statistics indicate over 216,000 daily trusted pubkey events. The number of new users has seen a notable decrease, Profiles with contact lists and pubkeys writing events were both representing a 70% decline. More than 7 million events have been published, reflecting a 24% decrease. Total Zap activity stands at approximately 16 million, marking a 20% increase. Additionally, 14 pull requests were submitted to the Nostr protocol, with 6 merged. A total of 45 Nostr projects were tracked, with 7 releasing product updates, and over 378 long-form articles were published, 24% focusing on Bitcoin and Nostr. During this period, 9 notable events took place, and 3 significant events are upcoming.

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Nostr Biweekly Review ( 17-30 Mar 2025)

In the past two weeks, Nostr statistics indicate over 221,000 daily trusted pubkey events. The number of new users has seen a notable decrease, with profiles containing a contact list dropping by 79%. More than 10 million events have been published, reflecting a 12% decrease. Total Zap activity stands at approximately 21 million, marking a 15% increase. Additionally, 15 pull requests were submitted to the Nostr protocol, with 2 merged. A total of 45 Nostr projects were tracked, with 8 releasing product updates, and over 569 long-form articles were published, 24% focusing on Bitcoin and Nostr. During this period, 7 notable events took place, and 2 significant events are upcoming.

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Nostr Biweekly Review ( 3-16 Mar 2025)

In the past two weeks, Nostr statistics indicate over 225,000 daily trusted pubkey events. The number of new users has seen a notable decrease, with profiles containing a contact list dropping by 95%. More than 10 million events have been published, with posts and reposts showing a decrease. Total Zap activity stands at approximately 15 million, marking a 10% decrease. Additionally, 26 pull requests were submitted to the Nostr protocol, with 6 merged. A total of 45 Nostr projects were tracked, with 8 releasing product updates, and over 463 long-form articles were published, 29% focusing on Bitcoin and Nostr. During this period, 2 notable events took place, and 3 significant events are upcoming.

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Nostr Biweekly Review (20 Jan-2 Feb 2025)

In the past two weeks, Nostr statistics indicate over 245,000 daily trusted pubkey events.The number of new users has seen a significant increase. Profiles with contact list amount is reflecting a nearly 40% growth. Pubkeys writing events and profiles with a bio have both increased by over 20%.More than 10 million events have been published, posts and reposts are representing a significant decrease. Total Zap activity stands at approximately 20 million, marking a 200% increase. Additionally, 26 pull requests were submitted to the Nostr protocol, with 6 merged. A total of 45 Nostr projects were tracked, with 10 releasing product updates, and over 400 long-form articles were published, 32% focusing on Bitcoin and Nostr. During this period, 6 notable events took place, and 1 significant event is upcoming.

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Nostr Biweekly Review (23 Dec 2024-5 Jan 2025)

In the past two weeks, Nostr statistics indicate over 224,000 daily trusted pubkey events.The number of new users has seen a significant increase. Profiles with contact list amount is four times the amount from the same period. Public writing events have reflected a 50% increase. More than 9 million events have been published, with posts leading in volume at around 1.3 million, representing a significant 32% decrease. Total Zap activity stands at approximately 9 million, marking a 20% decline. Additionally, 16 pull requests were submitted to the Nostr protocol, with 8 merged. A total of 45 Nostr projects were tracked, with 13 releasing product updates, and over 337 long-form articles were published, 34% focusing on Bitcoin and Nostr. During this period, 1 notable event took place, and 3 significant events are upcoming.

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Nostr Biweekly Review ( 9 - 22 Dec 2024)

In the past two weeks, Nostr statistics indicate over 240,000 daily trusted pubkey events. However, the number of new users has significantly declined. Profiles with LN addresses or bios are far below the single-day numbers recorded during the same period. Public writing events have also dropped sharply, reflecting a 97% decrease. More than 12 million events have been published, with posts leading in volume at around 2 million, representing a slight 4% decrease. Total Zap activity stands at approximately 9 million, marking a 10% decline. Additionally, 30 pull requests were submitted to the Nostr protocol, with 10 merged. A total of 44 Nostr projects were tracked, with 17 releasing product updates, and over 378 long-form articles were published, 34% focusing on Bitcoin and Nostr. During this period, 3 notable events took place, and 3 significant events are upcoming

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