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Bon dia, Nostr. https://blossom.ditto.pub/ffd2a7833f84c580ee153146760ca8280707634e8794c1dab1bc5e309f815a0e.jpeg https://blossom.ditto.pub/9626ff3dfa73fffdad76321fb54fbc2727060c469f7ae1a861e168f66bd869ad.jpeg https://blossom.ditto.pub/d90feebe4b7e5d73b94813eb8b03653a815d5cede6baccd634bfee66a33f4541.jpeg

2026-08-13 13:11:18 UTC

While Nostr has no CEO, you all have jokingly called me one for years. It's a funny meme and a nice gag as there is no CEO of a protocol. But I understand why you say it, and it comes from a position of love and appreciation. It means my work is visible and appreciated, and I don't take that lightly. Thank you all for your love and support over the years. 🫂💜🤙🏻
So here's what I'm thinking. I'm going on a cruise and will be mostly away from the Nostr. For the next #TwoWeeks while I'm away, I want to use that time to turn the "Two Weeks" meme into reality! It's time to SHIP! Both for ME and for YOU!
The challenge: Build something that grows Nostr.
Reply to this note with what you've built by August 27th. That gives me a nice stack of apps to review, test, and demo when I'm back on land.
Three categories:
🏗️ Community Building
Build something that brings Nostr users together or helps newcomers find their footing. Meetup tools, onboarding flows, community directories, event organizers, education resources. Make it easier to be a Nostrich. If it were me, I'd do something with Concord and "Private Nostr". I would think small. Tools for small communities.
💰 Sustainable Revenue
Build something on Nostr that makes money. Real revenue, not vibes and micro payments. Lightning native commerce, subscriptions, marketplaces, creator monetization tools, paid content, SaaS on Nostr. Show that the economics work. If it were me, I'd probably build something that indie musicians need. Bonus for fiat rails.
📈 User Growth
Build something that makes people want to join Nostr. Killer features, more bridge tools, AI tools that use Buzz's AI specs, or that one app that makes your friends go "wait, what app is that?" Be the purple pill. If it were me, I'd probably build on Concord and build a private stories app. People love disappearing stories and if they're private and encrypted, all the better.
Rules:
• It has to be new (not something you already shipped).
• It has to use Nostr (obviously).
• It has to be open source.
• Reply to this note with your submission so they're all in one place.
• Apps, tools, bots, integrations, NIP implementations, all fair game here!
Prizes 🏆
100,000 sats from me, split across the best builds in each category. Plus, every sat zapped to this announcement note goes into the prize pool too. So if you think the bounty should be bigger, zap this post and make it bigger. 💜⚡
Winners announced after I'm back on land (August 27th). I'll review, demo, and zap the standout builds live. Perhaps I'll even do all of this on a live stream to make it more fun? 👀
Two weeks. No CEO (well, we've never had one). No rules (well, a few). Just building and vibing the future of social communication.
Show me what this community can do.
Reply with your build by August 27th. I'll be back and ready to test everything out!
I love you all and I'll see you in #TwoWeeks

2026-07-15 19:18:34 UTC

We've been chasing private messaging on Nostr for years. NIP-04. NIP-17. NIP-29. Our own Universes. Marmot. Every one taught us something, none of them was the whole answer.
Now it is. Encrypted communities, no company in the middle, and we run our entire team on it.
It's built on the Concord Protocol by the Vector team, @npub16ye…g4wn and @npub12w7…ktz3, who pivoted from Marmot to their own protocol.
@npub1q3s…d26p worked with them on v2, and we ran with it.
A tip of the hat to Flotilla @npub1jlr…ynqn for leading the NIP-29 charge, too.
I wrote the whole messy, honest story, including the dead ends.
https://soapbox.pub/blog/building-an-armada-voyage-to-encrypted-communities

2026-07-14 21:08:18 UTC

Anyone still playing Chess over Nostr? https://jesterui.github.io
https://blossom.ditto.pub/0ab3016c4b342c4e5eff87eb8fba1998ae60bd250e0f9933d0ee79d7dbfc2c7c.png

2026-06-24 12:44:03 UTC

teaching @npub1q3s…d26p about this meme.
https://nostr-relay.derekross.me/89798fc5cd2b843f995d893197122eec88b82e775669e077a9a9afc38e5c528c.png

2026-06-19 13:01:08 UTC

Good morning and pura vida, Nostr! I had a dream about Bitcoin last night. It's been a while since I've had one of those. Bullish. 🫂🤙🏻💜

2026-04-30 18:04:03 UTC

Stacking some nuts at the Las Vegas airport. Thanks @nprofile…2xhz. https://blossom.primal.net/27b7a325906d06e96b6ebb36b18c4bc0b8e55e16af5b1c7c8357b824f917a10b.jpg

2026-04-22 03:45:22 UTC

The fact that entification and doomscrolling are actual terms people use to describe being social online shows us just how far we have truly fallen as a society. We will fix this.

2026-04-07 15:58:55 UTC

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hair is a crutch

2026-02-07 14:50:08 UTC

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We'll see how this goes. It might need an Amethyst skill that has some things defined for it, but this is a good start to see what gaps there are. Then I'll have it write a SKILL.md with all of the fixes we come up with.

2026-01-30 15:42:50 UTC

Don't miss Nostr Nights this Monday in Nashville.
Will Casarin (Damus) and David Strayhorn (Nosfabrica) are speaking. Chivanada food truck is serving empanadas. If you're not there, you'll be hearing about it for weeks. There's still time to FOMO in!
RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/bitcoinpark/events/312318620

2026-01-18 14:48:38 UTC

Good morning and pura vida, Nostr! 💜🫂🤙🏻
https://blossom.primal.net/cd511f17191dc4b23c7ebebb11a1ec5dcd398a8ba797ee8eed7e006877230dfd.jpg

2026-01-15 16:28:09 UTC

Who's going to be in Austin, Texas this weekend for the AI Hack for Freedom hackathon from @nprofile…jrvw and @nprofile…lw26?
https://hrf.org/latest/hrf-sponsors-ai-hackathon-for-freedom-in-austin-pairing-dissidents-and-developers/
I'm excited for it! 💜🤙🏻🫂

2025-10-24 02:14:29 UTC

channeling my inner @npub1lel…kvyz and slicing and dicing videos...

2025-07-29 18:34:33 UTC

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Lots of devs here for questions. @nprofile…dvuv @nprofile…h58f @nprofile…esgy @nprofile…wa92 @nprofile…esgy @nprofile…rts7
Fire away!

2025-05-05 20:38:22 UTC

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but does the mirror work?

2025-01-08 13:25:43 UTC

good morning and pura vida, nostr! it's time to create notes and send zaps! 🤙🏻🫂💜
visual content is taking off on nostr! keep sharing your #olas images —this movement is growing, and we're making it happen! 🚀

2023-02-03 22:31:28 UTC

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