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.
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Nostr Compass #3
Welcome back to Nostr Compass, your weekly guide to the Nostr protocol ecosystem.
This week: As 2025 closes, we look back at five years of December milestones in Nostr’s evolution. From fiatjaf’s first client release in December 2020, through Jack Dorsey’s pivotal 14 BTC donation in December 2022, to this month’s NIP-55 signer proliferation and NDK’s 162x cache speedup, December has consistently marked turning points for the protocol. This special issue traces the technical history through each December, documenting the protocol’s growth from two …
Nostr Compass #2
Welcome back to Nostr Compass, your weekly guide to the Nostr protocol ecosystem.
This week: Three NIP-55 signer implementations see updates: Amber adds performance caching, Aegis gains
nostrsigner:URI support, and Primal Android joins them as a full local signer. Shopstr introduces “Zapsnags” for flash sales via zaps. Mostro adds a development fund. Four NIP updates land including Public Messages (kind 24) and group privacy improvements. NDK cache queries speed up 162x, Applesauce adds reactions and NIP-60 wallet support, and Tenex introduces RAL architecture for AI agent …Nostr Compass #1
Welcome to Nostr Compass, a weekly newsletter dedicated to the Nostr protocol ecosystem. Our mission is to keep developers, relay operators, and builders informed about important developments across the network. We document protocol evolution with technical accuracy, neutrality, and depth, covering everything from NIP proposals to client releases to implementation best practices.
Nostr Compass is inspired by Bitcoin Optech, whose years of dedicated work advancing Bitcoin technical knowledge set the standard for protocol-focused newsletters. We’re grateful for their example and hope to …
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