Article atlas
Nostr Article Atlas
Start with a clean explainer, then move into funding, Damus, product launches, culture and research when you want the wider picture. This is the shelf for the public story around Nostr.
Core explainers
Core explainers.
The clean first explanations and durable public guides.
Lyn AldenThe Power of Nostr
A deep essay that makes identity, censorship resistance and open social infrastructure legible for non-specialists.
ForbesHow To Get Started With Nostr
Mainstream beginner guide for readers who want first steps and vocabulary.
ForbesYour Guide To Nostr
A wider guide that frames Nostr as a decentralized network for more than one app.
SoapboxNostr 101
Simple outside explainer that helps a reader move from curiosity into the first vocabulary.
What is Nostr?
Public education reference for keys, clients, relays and why the protocol exists.
CryptoRankBeyond the Feed
Bridge from timeline thinking toward real-world potential, product and community use.
Block EngineeringTrust in Nostr NIP-05 Identifiers
Engineering explanation of identity verification and why readable identifiers need trust context.
Funding, people and public-good work
Funding, people and public-good work.
Origin stories, grant context, public-good funding and ecosystem coordination.
CoinDeskJack Dorsey gives Nostr 14 BTC in funding
Public context for why Nostr escaped niche protocol talk and entered the wider Bitcoin media cycle.
ForbesMeet @fiatjaf, the Nostr creator
Profile and origin story for the protocol creator and early community energy.
CoinDeskThank Elon for making the use case for Nostr
Opinion piece connecting platform risk, Twitter/X turbulence and decentralized social media.
TechCrunchJack Dorsey backs open social tools like Nostr
Later funding context for open social work around Nostr and adjacent tooling.
The Nostr Fund
Public-good funding reference for projects, libraries and infrastructure around Nostr.
Damus, App Store and zaps coverage
Damus, App Store and zaps coverage.
The biggest mainstream article cluster: launch, China removal, Apple zaps conflict and follow-ups.
TechCrunchDamus enters the social app conversation
Mainstream product read on how a Nostr client became understandable as a social app moment.
CoinDeskDamus gets listed on Apple App Store
App-store listing story that made decentralized social media visible to a wider audience.
9to5MacNostr iPhone app Damus makes it to the App Store
Apple-focused coverage of Damus arriving on iPhone and Dorsey calling it an open-protocol milestone.
CryptoSlateNostr launches mobile app Damus
Crypto press coverage of the mobile app launch and early open-protocol attention.
CryptoSlateDamus hits 45K members on first day
Early adoption report showing how quickly the launch converted into visible user growth.
NewsBTCNostr now on Apple and Google stores
Short app-store coverage for both Apple and Google entry points.
Damus goes live on Apple App Store
Industry press record of the Damus launch moment and its decentralized Twitter framing.
TechCrunchDamus pulled from Apple App Store in China
Platform-control moment that illustrates why account portability and network paths matter.
DecryptDamus banned in China
Parallel report on the same app-store control story, useful for comparing coverage angles.
TechCrunchDamus to be removed from App Store
Apple payment-rule conflict around zaps, tipping and what app stores permit.
9to5MacApple threatened to remove Damus
Apple-focused explanation of the Lightning tipping dispute before the removal decision.
CryptoSlateApple threatens Damus over Lightning payments
CryptoSlate coverage of the same App Store policy conflict around Lightning payments.
ForbesDamus removed over Bitcoin tipping dispute
Concise mainstream account of the zap conflict between Damus and Apple policy.
DecryptDamus gets booted from Apple App Store
Crypto-industry reaction to Apple removing the Bitcoin-friendly Nostr app.
CoinDeskDamus avoids Apple deplatforming
Follow-up that records the two-week App Store battle over zaps and tipping.
DecryptDamus remains on Apple App Store with core feature removed
Follow-up showing the tradeoff: app survives, zap feature changes.
CCNDamus allowed back with Bitcoin tipping removed
Another source on the compromise between app-store survival and payment functionality.
CoinDeskZapple Pay workaround for Bitcoin tipping
Useful for understanding how payment flows bend around app-store restrictions.
CryptoSlateDamus calls for Apple to adopt peer-to-peer payments
Frames the conflict as a broader argument for peer-to-peer payments.
Clients, products and infrastructure reports
Clients, products and infrastructure reports.
Primal, clients, relays, product launches and open social adoption context.
PR NewswirePrimal launches new social network for digital freedom
PR and product-positioning material for comparing clients, publishing surfaces and daily social use.
No Bullshit BitcoinPrimal v2.0
Product update covering reads, explore tabs, feed marketplace and advanced search.
ForbesNostr creator day job launches decentralized social app
Product and funding signal around the social app layer and Bitcoin functionality.
Twitter killer Nostr launches on Apple App Store
Culture and product framing around Damus, Nostr and the open social moment.
Nostr notes and other stuff transmitted by relays
William Casarin context that connects the public app layer to protocol and builder language.
OpenSatsAdvancements in Nostr Clients
Impact report from the front lines of Nostr client development.
OpenSatsAdvancements in Nostr Relays
Infrastructure report for the relay layer that makes the public social graph travel.
DecryptBluesky and Nostr are growing with growing pains
Compares decentralized social alternatives and the limits readers may notice early.
Bitcoin Magazine essays and culture
Bitcoin Magazine essays and culture.
Deeper essays about privacy, circular economy, identity safety and social-media incentives.
How Nostr can improve Bitcoin privacy
Technical privacy angle for readers connecting Nostr with Bitcoin usage.
White Noise: anonymous Nostr DMs and encrypted group chat
Encrypted messaging and group-chat context around Nostr identity.
Nostr is the world biggest Bitcoin circular economy
Essay arguing that zaps and community behavior make Nostr a practical circular economy.
Beyond the Feed: Nostr in the real world
Real-world framing for what Nostr can do outside the feed.
What makes Nostr a different social platform
Explains the structural difference between an open protocol and an owned platform.
No password reset: how FROSTR saves your Nostr identity
Identity-safety piece for readers worried about losing private keys.
Censorship-resistant communication for innovation and progress
Culture argument for why censorship-resistant social communication matters.
How Nostr breaks the cycles of social media
Essay on social media incentives, algorithms and why portable identity changes the loop.
Research, standards and source references
Research, standards and source references.
Primary shelves and research pieces for verifying claims made in media coverage.
arXivAn Empirical Analysis of the Nostr Social Network
Research paper on decentralization, availability and replication overhead in the Nostr network.
arXivFEDSTR: Money-In AI-Out
Research reference for decentralized AI and service-market ideas built around Nostr.
Nostr Implementation Possibilities
Primary standards shelf. Use this when a press article makes a technical claim that needs verification.
Awesome Nostr
Community-maintained source map for projects, tutorials, reads, videos and ecosystem references.
Nostr overview and public commons
Reference overview for readers who need a neutral public page after a media article.