Nostr Biweekly Review ( 1-14 Nov 2025)
GM, Nostriches! The Nostr Review is a biweekly newsletter focused on protocol updates, exciting programs, the long-form content ecosystem, and key events happening in the Nostr-verse. If you’re interested, join me in covering updates from the Nostr ecosystem!
Quick review:
In the past two weeks, daily active pubkeys reached 205,771. New user growth increased, and profiles with bios increased over 65.85%. Note events totaled 6.4 million and zap volume had increased to 26.3 million sats. Additionally, 16 pull requests were submitted to the Nostr protocol. A total of 90 Nostr projects were tracked, with 10 releasing product updates. During this period, 5 notable events took place, and 2 significant events are upcoming.
Nostr Statistics
Based on user activity, the total daily active pubkeys reached 205,771, reflecting a decrease of 19.63% compared to the previous period. The highest daily activity was recorded on November 13th, with 15,251 active users, representing a 2.59% decrease compared to the previous record of 15,656.
The number of new users overall has increased from the last period. In particular, the number of profiles with bios reached 318,518 marking an outstanding increase of about 65.85% compared to the previous record of 192,057. The number of new profiles with contact lists reached 334,687 and pubkeys writing events reached 564,220 within this period.
In terms of content publishing, approximately 6.4 million note events were published during this period, representing a decrease of about 58.44% compared to the previous cycle. Among them, Repost reached a total of 302,323 within this period.
For zap activity, the total zap amount is about 26.3 million, showing an increase of over 45.3% compared to the previous period.
Data source: https://stats.nostr.band/
NIPs
NIP-A3 payto: Payment Targets (RFC-8905)
ATXMJ
@ehmjay
Standardizing reliable payment target definitions, crucial for commercial tooling.
Add NIP-RP: Reservation Protocol alejandro-runner @alejandro Introduces a generalized protocol for resource reservation.
Add NIP-100: Decentralized Stars & Reviews rossigee Implementing verifiable, decentralized rating and review systems for products/services.
NIP D8 Key Rotation staab @jlrs…ynqn A foundational security mechanism for securely rotating private keys without losing identity/social graph.
NIP-47: Add support for Arkade and non-BOLT11 addresses LastDegenBtc Extends NIP-47 (Nostr Wallet Connect) to support newer payment primitives beyond BOLT11 invoices.
Add NIP-XX: ProofMode - Cryptographic Video Verification rabble @rabble Proposal for cryptographically verifying video content authenticity at the source.
Source: https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/pulls
Notable Projects
🚀 YakiHonne hotfixes are live: privacy and reach just leveled up. The big wins on mobile: Support for onion relays connectivity for stronger privacy and censorship-resilience, Forward notifications to their respective views for cleaner, context-aware alerts, and Other currencies in the wallet so your sats translate better wherever you are. Paired with Web v5.2.0’s real-time Relay Orbits, smarter event encoding, and search improvements, this release is all about smoother flows, clearer signal, and global usability. Download Link: https://yakihonne.com/yakihonne-mobile-app-links
YakiHonne latest hot fixes and improvements:
web: v5.2.0
- Expanded sats-to-fiat conversion to support more currencies
- Added real-time note updates in Relay Orbits
- Added curations tab to Relay Orbit feeds
- Included relay data in note address encoding for more accurate fetching
- Fixed icon color issues when using the system theme
- Settings footer repositioned to the right on desktop view
- Added support for parsing nostr:-prefixed lnbc invoices
- Fixed missing reaction stats in notes
- Fixed issues with republishing events
- Events in the manager are now sorted by actual publish time
- Fixed home feed timeline fetching
- Fixed parsed URLs with the nostr: schema
- Improved self-profile search and general search accuracy
- Fixed relay metadata display in Relay Orbits
- Added “Favored By” stats across all Relay Orbit tabs
- Added Web of Trust explanation to Settings
- Notes can now be opened in separate tabs
- Fixed inconsistent article previews before and after publishing
- Fixed relay list overflow in Relay Feeds settings
- General improvements
mobile: (1.9.3)
Added
- Support for onion relays connectivity.
- Other currencies in the wallet.
Changed
- Forward notifications to their respective views.
- Favorite relays, settings relays, interests in dashboard (Add data to the top of list).
- Add relay in event encoding when sharing content.
- Accept only http://njump.me and http://nostr.com Nostr scheme rendering.
- Make article drafts clickable, and change the behavior on already fetched articles to take drafts to edit not article view.
- Added “,” to the URL regex.
Fixed
- Fixed points system not functioning well.
- Fixed content actions disable not updating.
- Fixed GIF display.
- Fixed sharing intent opening files in YakiHonne.
- Fixed display names.
- Fixed database blocking issue.
- 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.
- Recurring Events – You can now create events that repeat (daily, weekly, monthly, only weekdays etc.), making it easier to schedule ongoing meetings, classes or other cyclical gatherings.
- RSVP Support – Attendees can now RSVP to events, so you’ll know who’s coming (and who isn’t) ahead of time.
- Nostr Signer Support – We’ve added support for signing in/authorising via Nostr, so you can use your Nostr keys to authenticate and manage your calendar.
- Mobile View – The UI now adapts cleanly for mobile devices: easier navigation, optimized layouts and touch-friendly controls when on the go.
- Add Participants Support – Hosts can add participants to events (invite people, assign attendees) so you can more easily plan collaborative gatherings.
Nostr Ynstant Messenger - v2.16.45 @Luxas
- 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)
Iris — v2.2.4 @Martti Malmi 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Replicatr — New Developer Tool @jlrs…ynqn
- 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.
- 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 release 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.
Long-Form Content Eco
In the past two weeks, more than 290+ long-form articles have been published, with over 35% being Bitcoin related articles and 65% related to Nostr and other topics across the Nostr Ecosystem.
The central discussion around The Nostr Ecosystem has shifted to focus heavily on its accelerating institutional adoption and integration across global financial systems. Key topics now revolve around the massive influx of Bitcoin into corporate treasuries and the use of the asset as a strategic hedge against global inflation, thereby fortifying its utility as a foundational economic protocol. This reflects a growing community emphasis on integrating a robust decentralization backbone for the future by ensuring that financial tools are available and unconstrained by centralized state control. The discourse frequently compares the necessity of holding self-custodied Bitcoin versus utilizing trusted third parties, typically favoring Bitcoin’s decentralized nature for long-term economic liberty within the open web.
The discussion around Bitcoin is now primarily focused on its efficacy as a foundational technology for global and personal well-being, specifically through widespread Bitcoin education initiatives and its growing presence in global financial architecture. The dialogue emphasizes why Bitcoin matters in the current macroeconomic climate, driven in part by global inflation and the need for economic tools independent of state control. Articles explore Bitcoin’s critical role as a tool for the future, touching on themes of economic liberty, but also expanding into specific geopolitical applications like its use in the Russian banking system for international trade and the rising number of Bitcoin events in colleges and across nations as a model for decentralized knowledge transfer and financial sovereignty outside of traditional systems. This re-imagining of financial sovereignty connects directly to supporting a truly private and unconstrained digital life.
Other prominent discussions were also published in relation to the battle between DEFI (Decentralized Finance) and Centralized Exchanges like Coinbase, examining the trade-offs between self-custody/privacy and regulatory compliance/ease of use. Further discourse highlights the growing adoption of Bitcoin within centralized apps like Cash App which now accept Bitcoin for payments, underscoring its transition into a mainstream payment rail. Ultimately, the emphasis remains on achieving true finance privacy and financial freedom, contrasting Bitcoin’s open, permissionless nature with the potential for surveillance and control inherent in traditional and state-backed digital currencies.
Thank you,
@etsr…jz94
@nelsondcg
@average_bitcoiner
@HRF
@AviBurra
@Dustin
@MartyBent
and others, for your work. Enriching Nostr’s long-form content ecosystem is crucial
Nostriches Global Meet Ups
Recently, five (5) Notable Nostr and Bitcoin events have been hosted.
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SatsConf 2025 (November 7–8, 2025) was held in São Paulo, Brazil. The largest Bitcoin conference in Brazil, focusing on bringing a spotlight to global majority Bitcoin developments with keynotes, workshops, and networking.
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Mining Disrupt (November 11–13, 2025) Took place in Irving Convention Center, Texas, USA. Billed as the world’s largest Bitcoin Mining Conference & Expo, this event focuses on the mining industry, hardware, and sustainable energy solutions.
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Bitcoin Amsterdam (November 13–14, 2025) Was held at SugarFactory, Amsterdam, Netherlands. A major European conference for Bitcoin enthusiasts, developers, and industry leaders to discuss technological advancements, global adoption, and policy.
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Digital Freedom With Nostr & Bitcoin Was Held on (November 02, 2025) the event features discussions on Nostr and Bitcoin. Also, newbies will be assisted to set up their free Nostr account, free Bitcoin Lightning wallet, etc.
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Bitcoin Whitepaper Masterclass (6-8 November, 2025) Was held virtually over a span of 3 days educating the attendees across all major areas of the Bitcoin ecosystem as well as introducing them to decentralised media on Nostr via Yakihonne @YakiHonne
Here are the upcoming Nostr and Bitcoin events that you might want to check out.
- Nostrshire — 21st November 2025 Will be held at Pendulum Hotel Sackville St, Manchester M1 3BB, United Kingdom. Billed as the UK’s first one-day Nostr conference, it will feature developers, privacy advocates, and thought leaders shaping the future of decentralized communication. Exploring the Nostr protocol and the future of the decentralized Internet, with a focus on privacy and free speech in the digital age. Some of the speakers include:
@80cv…h6w6
@Ben Arc
@Shaun
@Derek Ross
@Shortfiat
@Constant
@AviBurra
@Bitkarrot
And many others.
- Nostrasia (November 22nd, 2025) Takes place at Crypto Lounge GOX(in Tokyo). Not just for Nostr users, anyone interested in decentralized social media is welcome! Talks, merch, and even a shrine where you can draw your fortune. Lots of fun content awaits!
Thanks for reading! If there’s anything I missed, feel free to reach out and help improve the completeness and accuracy of my coverage.
