🗞️ The Latest in Nostr: Weekly Nostr Recap 🚀 (04th May 2026 - 74th Edition)

@npub134d6...yggk

"Protocols are straightforward. People are complicated.#

Put them together, and confusion is inevitable — but that isn’t failure.#

It’s the first step past the surface.”#

@npub18ams...p424

“What do I mean when I say that Nostr is the largest Bitcoin circular economy in the world?#

Yesterday, attendees zapped me ~65K sats while I was on stage at Bitcoin 2026. Last night I zapped those sats, and double that, directly to musicians performing live at #NosVegas.#

No middleman were needed. There was no 30% platform cut. We had no payout delay. Money was zapped instantly thanks to bitcoin.#

This is why Nostr has the potential to disrupt traditional monetization and no one else spends bitcoin or uses bitcoin like we do. Keep zapping. 🤙🏻🫂💜”#

1. Are you near to Utrecht, Netherlands? Join this event, enjoy your time and build your network 👇🏻#

2. Divine is getting successful day by day 👏🏻#

3. The Nostr arrival of a tremendous filmmaker 🎥#

4. Let’s put protocols and people together with Aza. Deep dive into this great Nostr article (Pages: 15 & 16) 👇🏻#

5. This is amazing. Check it out 😍#

6. Surely this will calm your mind 🎧#

7. Broadcasting on Nostr before anything else 🫶🏻#

8. As always, another nice one 🤩#

9. These real-world examples prove that Nostr is the best 💪🏻#

10. Let’s wish him a speedy recovery and healthy future 🫂#

11. This is something to think over 🤔#

Nostr is growing fast!

According to https://github.com/aljazceru/awesome-nostr, there are now over 240 Nostr clients and over 500 Nostr apps running in more than 40 countries around the globe.

According to https://nostrarchives.com/analytics,#

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

👉🏻 Amethyst - 737 Users - 10.7k Notes#

👉🏻 Primal Android - 625 Users - 7.1k Notes#

👉🏻 Primal Web - 569 Users - 3.3k Notes#

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

👉🏻 relay.damus.io - 206.9k Users#

👉🏻 relay.momostr.pink - 195.2k Users#

👉🏻 relay.primal.net - 171.8k Users#

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

👉🏻 Publishing Users last week : 757.8K (+190.4%)#

👉🏻 New Publishing Users Last week : 390.1K (-41.5%)#

👉🏻 All-time Zap Count : 6.74M#

👉🏻 All-time Zap BTC Amount : 42.60 BTC#

👉🏻 All-time Zap Senders : 175.9K#

According to https://npub.world/stats,#

During last week:

👉🏻 Total Users: 6,468, compared to 4,921 users the week before#

Many thanks to the developers of https://nostrarchives.com/analytics, https://stats.andotherstuff.org/ by @npub1zuua...c2uc https://npub.world/stats by @npub176p7...vgup and all the contributors of https://github.com/aljazceru/awesome-nostr for providing these insights.

1. RDWE Nostr Terminal — a complete Nostr client in ONE HTML file#

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvryVDjYEh4

2. NostrMail - Learning from three decades of PGP#

@npub1dwah...7c52

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvfqPiC7IAI

1. Nostr Nights #2 @ Bitcoin Park Nashville - May 2026#

📅 Date: Monday, May 11, 2026
⏰ Time: 6.00 PM - 8.30 PM CDT
📍 Location: Bitcoin Park, 1910, 21st Avenue South, Nashville, Davidson County, Middle Tennessee, Tennessee, 37212, United States

🤹‍♀️ Organizers: @npub18ams...p424

🔗 Event:

https://plektos.app/event/naddr1qvzqqqrukvpzq0mhp4ja8fmy48zuk5p6uy37vtk8tx9dqdwcxm32sy8nsaa8gkeyqquxummnw3ez6mnfva58guedyvez6spdvf5hgcm0d9hz6urpwf4j6mnpwd58v6tvd3jj6vfhxu6nsv3hxvurydp38qknqzq9nmj

2. Digital Freedom with Nostr & Bitcoin - June 2026#

📅 Date: Sunday, June 07, 2026
⏰ Time: 12.00 PM - 1.00 PM MDT
📍 Location: Jives Coffee Lounge, 16 Colbrunn Ct, Colorado Springs, CO, United States

🤹‍♀️ Organizers: @npub1t3gx...9elk

🔗 Event:

https://www.meetup.com/bitcoin-lightning-and-nostr-plebs/events/mlcdqtyjcjbkb/

1. Do it for Divine#

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUGnNIh60-0

2. Why We Choose Convenience Over Freedom (Nostr, Privacy & Bitcoin)#

@npub17u5d...t4tp @npub1r8mt...wp63

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGY9cEdpL4s

3. Accumulate More Bitcoin and Freedom (with NOSTR)#

@npub138lk...zeru

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuzbD1io7MA

4. Soapbox Sessions Episode 35: Too Hot for TikTok#

@npub1nl8r...f9d0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sxnwfig07BM

5. Bitcoin Will Change the Music Industry#

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeaL3C8l_WM

6. Vine Just Came Back#

@npub1sg6p...f63m

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKHY4cS1gSU

7. Four Pillars of Digital Freedom: Bitcoin, Atom, Nostr, AI#

@npub1755d...aa5e @npub1h0h4...tf8e

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLuVP4FrfzY

8. Nostr explose : musique, IA, droits d’auteur et contre-culture#

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNV36qkiRnY

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 @npub1l2vy...ajft for providing this data.

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: nostr:npub1f4uyypghstsd8l4sxng4ptwzk6awfm3mf9ux0yallfrgkm6mj6es50r407#

- Zaps Received: 351
- Sats Earned: 35k

1. Name: @npub18ams...p424

   • Zaps Received: 303
   • Sats Earned: 104k

2. Name: @npub1utx0...50e8

   • Zaps Received: 204
   • Sats Earned: 18k

🔥 Top 3: Most Zappers#

1. Name: @npub1dsn6...2h64

   • Zaps Sent: 2085
   • Sats Spent: 131k

2. Name: @npub1zqre...x6yw

   • Zaps Sent: 113
   • Sats Spent: 5k

3. Name: @npub1hgvt...9jnv

   • Zaps Sent: 94
   • Sats Spent: 2k

💰 Top 3: Most Sats Received#

1. Name: @npub1hpnv...tplc

   • Sats Earned: 186k
   • Zaps Received: 15

2. Name: @npub18ams...p424

   • Sats Earned: 104k
   • Zaps Received: 303

3. Name: @npub1khjj...2vsj

   • Sats Earned: 92k
   • Zaps Received: 187

💰 Top 3: Most Sats Sent#

1. Name: “Name not visible”

   • Sats Spent: 177k
   • Zaps Sent: 1

2. Name: @npub1dsn6...2h64

   • Sats Spent: 131k
   • Zaps Sent: 2085

3. Name: @npub1qny3...95gx

   • Sats Spent: 96k
   • Zaps Sent: 38

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

🔥 Top 3: Most Zapped#

1. ⚡View on Nostr (nevent1qvz...)
   • Zaps Received: 97
   • Sats Earned: 47k
2. ⚡View on Nostr (nevent1qvz...)
   • Zaps Received: 65
   • Sats Earned: 5k
3. ⚡View on Nostr (nevent1qvz...)
   • Zaps Received: 48
   • Sats Earned: 21k

🔥 Top 3: Most Sats#

1. ⚡View on Nostr (nevent1qvz...)
   • Sats Earned: 72k
   • Zaps Received: 27
2. ⚡View on Nostr (nevent1qvz...)
   • Sats Earned: 47k
   • Zaps Received: 97
3. ⚡View on Nostr (nevent1qvz...)
   • Sats Earned: 21k
   • Zaps Received: 48

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1. BitMacro Signer - New Tool#

BitMacro Signer is a self-hostable Nostr signing tool that securely manages private keys using the NIP-46 bunker model. It encrypts keys on the client, never stores them in plaintext, and signs events via a relay using a lightweight daemon. Designed for both users and operators, it offers a privacy-focused, Docker-ready solution for secure Nostr interactions.

Developed by: Thiago Carvalho

• Source: https://github.com/bitmacro/bitmacro-signer

2. Amber - v6.1.0-pre1 (Pre-release)#

Amber is an Android Nostr event signer that securely handles key management and signing requests for connected apps using protocols like NIP-46. This pre-release improves the connection experience with a better layout and bulk permission controls, adds clearer account display (name and npub), introduces rate limiting for incoming intent requests, enhances error handling with invalid request screens, and includes stability fixes, performance optimizations, and new controls like stopping the background service and disabling auto-start on boot.

Contributed by: @npub1w4us...0jr5

• Source: https://github.com/greenart7c3/Amber/releases/tag/v6.1.0-pre1

3. Jumble - v26.5.1#

Jumble is a user-friendly Nostr client application designed to explore relay feeds, interact with posts, and engage with the decentralized social network. It supports core social features such as login, posting, replies, likes, reposts, zaps, bookmarks, conversations, and feed browsing using the outbox model. This release introduces a wide range of improvements including onboarding, explore and trending feeds, enhanced media and content rendering, improved performance and loading speed, multi-language support, NIP-46 bunker login with QR scanning, bookmarks (NIP-51), polls, YouTube embeds, Lightning invoice display, community mode, and multiple usability and UX enhancements across navigation, notifications, and post interactions.

Contributed by: @npub1melv...5c24 @npub180cv...h6w6 @npub1aeh2...4nwx @npub1q3sl...d26p @npub1gzuu...a5ds @npub19aw7...fsmu @npub17nd4...950x @npub1clar...0w8h @npub1pt4q...eera @npub1qqqq...ln03 @npub1syjm...f6wl @npub1r0d8...fsft Daniel Vergara, Maxblake, TheMonkeyCoder, Gustavo Mota, Taxil Kathiriya, Anthonyushie, Ali Raza, blackcoffeexbt, Alchemist, robos, M.Abubakar, Max Blake, Lez, bitcoinuser

• Source: https://github.com/CodyTseng/jumble/releases/tag/v26.5.1

4. Nostria - v3.1.37#

Nostria is a decentralized social networking application built on the Nostr protocol, designed to prioritize user ownership, privacy, and meaningful human connection without algorithmic manipulation or data exploitation. This release adds an “Auto” theme option that automatically matches the device’s system appearance settings and includes fixes for UI layout issues in the AI-related feature, improving overall usability and visual consistency. This was the latest, and there were some more releases last week.

Contributed by: @npub1zl3g...jajh

• Source: https://github.com/nostria-app/nostria/releases/tag/v3.1.37

5. Yakihonne Mobile App - 2.0.4#

YakiHonne is a decentralized social media application built on the Nostr protocol, offering a privacy-focused and censorship-resistant platform for publishing notes, articles, videos, and engaging with communities. This is the mobile app of this Nostr client. This release introduces interactive DM gifts, Blossom server management, and NIP-22 comment support for articles and videos, along with improvements to relay sharing, onboarding, and browsing experience. It also unifies feed settings, enhances relay joining and navigation flows, and includes multiple fixes for UI layout issues, relay filtering, and performance stability.

Contributed by: Boukhalfa Seddik

• Source:
  https://github.com/YakiHonne/mobile-app/releases/tag/YakiHonne-2.0.4

6. Yakihonne Web App - v5.9.0#

Yakihonne is a decentralized social and payments client built on the Nostr protocol and Bitcoin, combining social networking with financial features like payments and media sharing. This is the web app of the Yakihonne Nostr client. This release introduces a dedicated BLOSSOM file management page, HLS video playback support, and NIP-22 comments, along with improvements to relay sharing and navigation, fixes for direct messaging and comment rendering issues, and multiple UI and media handling stability enhancements across chat, gallery, and mobile layouts.

Contributed by: Moos

• Source: https://github.com/YakiHonne/web-app/releases/tag/v5.9.0

7. Nymchat - v3.61.311#

Nymchat is a lightweight ephemeral chat client built on the Nostr protocol, also bridged with Bitchat to enable anonymous, temporary messaging between users. This release is a hotfix that updates the default visual behavior by introducing solid theming as the new default transparency setting, improving UI consistency and readability. This was the latest, and there were a lot more releases last week.

Contributed by: @npub16jdf...33sv

• Source: https://github.com/Spl0itable/NYM/releases/tag/v3.61.311

8. Divine Mobile - 1.0.10 (Pre-release)#

Divine is a dark-mode-only short-form video application built on the Nostr protocol, designed for creating, watching, and interacting with decentralized social video content. This pre-release introduces major improvements across the platform, including a redesigned notifications system, enhanced video recording and editing features (such as long-press recording, stickers, blurhash previews, and improved seek handling), performance optimizations for feeds and video playback, and expanded social interactions like likes, reposts, reports (NIP-32), and collaboration features. It also includes multiple fixes for routing, profiles, publishing, and feeds, along with improved stability, CI updates, and better handling of relays and background operations. This was the latest, and there was another pre-release of 1.0.9 last week.

Contributed by: @npub1wmr3...g240 @npub1uaaj...87z6 @npub1mmfa...xvtp @npub1pmwz...4nu6 matthew bradley, Alex Frei, Meylis

• Source: https://github.com/divinevideo/divine-mobile/releases/tag/1.0.10

9. Wisp - v1.0.2#

Wisp is a minimal and high-performance Android client built on the Nostr protocol for browsing feeds, posting content, and interacting with decentralized social networks. This release adds a QR scan tab to the app’s drawer QR sheet for easier account and connection handling, and includes a compatibility fix for Android 15+ to support 16 KB page sizes, improving stability and performance on newer devices.

Contributed by: @npub1utx0...50e8

• Source: https://github.com/barrydeen/wisp/releases/tag/v1.0.2

10. Nostrord - v0.1.0#

Nostrord is a cross-platform Nostr NIP-29 group chat client built with Kotlin Multiplatform, targeting Android, iOS, web, and desktop. It provides decentralized group messaging features such as group creation, subgroup support, notifications, relay-based group fetching and caching, and persistent group state across sessions. This release introduces the initial stable feature set including a new UI layout, group creation flow, subgroup support, custom relay handling, notification system, and improvements to group caching and navigation behavior.

Contributed by: @npub1f27g...9swu @npub180cv...h6w6

• Source: https://github.com/nostrord/nostrord/releases/tag/v0.1.0

11. Clave - v0.1.0-build29 — refresh triggers + L1 observability#

Clave is an iOS NIP-46 remote signer for Nostr that securely stores private keys in the iPhone Keychain and allows apps to request event signatures via encrypted communication without direct key access or requiring the app to stay open. This release improves signing speed and reliability, ensures pending approval requests appear instantly, adds automatic re-registration with the push proxy for better stability, enhances client compatibility for profile and follow updates, and introduces developer diagnostics tools for observing signing state, latency, and notification behavior, along with multiple backend and proxy-level performance and routing improvements. This was the latest release, and there were also some more pre-releases last week. (v0.1.0-build31 — activity detail + njump, Build 27 — register-retry + aggressive blank-NC sweep, Build 24 — L1 foreground RPC accelerator, Build 22 — V2 proxy + response-delivery hotfix)

Contributed by: @npub1xy54...3urc

• Source:
  https://github.com/DocNR/clave/releases/tag/v0.1.0-build29

1. Mostro Core - v0.10.1#

Mostro Core is a Rust-based library that provides peer-to-peer functionality for decentralized applications and serves as the foundation for the Mostro daemon. The v0.10.1 release introduces a new P2P chat protocol module, expanding its capabilities beyond trading infrastructure and enabling direct messaging features within applications built on top of Mostro.

Contributed by: @npub1qqqq...rfkq

• Source: https://github.com/MostroP2P/mostro-core/releases/tag/v0.10.1

1. GRAIN - v0.5.4#

GRAIN is a comprehensive Nostr solution that primarily functions as a high-performance relay for operators, while also offering a Go client library for developers. This release focuses on production hardening and critical fixes, including resolving a silent data loss issue in Docker setups, fixing incorrect tag handling in the storage layer that broke event reads, and addressing connection tracking bugs that affected reliability and limits. It also introduces per-IP rate limiting, an IP blacklist system with auto-escalation, improved relay connection management, and more robust logging, making it a significantly more stable and production-ready relay deployment. This was the latest release, and there were a couple more releases and pre-releases last week.

Contributed by: @npub1zmc6...7f60

• Source: https://github.com/0ceanSlim/grain/releases/tag/v0.5.4

2. Nostrcheck Server - v0.7.0#

Nostrcheck Server is a comprehensive Nostr relay and service management platform designed to provide data sovereignty, multi-tenancy, and extended relay services within the Nostr ecosystem. This release introduces major improvements across the system, including enhanced security, database, Redis, and logging engines, a stronger AI moderation system, full multi-tenant support, improved dashboard and settings UI, custom file type handling, theming enhancements, legal/privacy/TOS pages, relay and key management frontends, installer improvements, and a broad refactor for stability and configurability.

Contributed by: @npub138s5...x624

• Source: https://github.com/quentintaranpino/nostrcheck-server/releases/tag/v0.7.0

1. Routstr Core - v0.4.3 (Pre-release)#

Routstr Core is a decentralized protocol for permissionless, private, and censorship-resistant AI inference that combines Nostr for service discovery with Cashu-based Bitcoin micropayments for private usage billing. This pre-release improves payment and refund handling, enhances cost tracking and usage reporting, fixes multiple issues in API key display, message handling, and model validation, strengthens streaming and error reliability, adds support for custom model IDs, improves logging and security behavior, and refines integration with upstream inference and payment flows for more stable AI inference operations.

Contributed by: @npub1ftt0...edsh 9qeklajc

• Source: https://github.com/Routstr/routstr-core/releases/tag/v0.4.3

Nostr is built by the 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 Seventy-fourth Nostr Recap, share your tips and suggestions for the next weekly #NostrRecap and let’s keep #GrowNostr together.

Thank you @npub1l77t...swft for this amazing idea!

A big shoutout to @npub1wmr3...g240 for his generous patronage for my Nostr Recaps!

Thank you, my younger brother @npub1nu5r...hjyn for helping me with the content and graphic stuff for my Nostr Recaps!

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